Weekly Check In

Weekly Check In

How far along?  38 weeks, 5 days

Weight Gain/Loss?  34 pounds.

Maternity Clothes?  Are there any other kind of clothes?

Sleep?  Pfffft.  No.

Best Moment of Week?  Watching Up with Brian and him putting his head near my belly.  It's not often at 9 months pregnant that I feel completely comfortable and at ease but at that moment in time all was perfect. 

Movement?  All the time.  You can feel it too if you put your hand on the belly but she is facing my back so I don't get the visible jabs from her hands and feet, but the occasional head but will stick out and shock me. 

What I Miss?  Movement and flexibility.  Exercise endorphins.  Life without heartburn.  I kept this answer completely the same as my last check in 10 weeks ago.  Hasn't changed. 

Looking forward to...  Hearing the Dr say she's perfect. Please please please. 

Milestones.   Baby's now the size of a watermelon!The last bits of vernix caseosa (the white goo keeping baby's skin moist) and lanugo (downy hair) are slowly shedding into your amniotic fluid. Baby's head is about the same circumference as her abdomen, and her head could be covered in an inch or so of hair.

Labor Signs..  Nope.  And if I did I would lie and tell you differently.  I am not going into labor before her scheduled eviction date of 12/27.  If I am going to have to have a section, it will not be before then, promise!

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Weekly Check In

How far along?  28 weeks 4 days

Weight Gain/Loss?  Let's say I started out at 126 which is where I was at my 9 week appointment.  Gain of 22 lbs.  Hopefully tapering off soon, but I'll likely gain another 11.  Oh my...  I'm getting uncomfortable.

Maternity Clothes?  Can I get a hell yes?

Sleep?  It's not the end of the world, but I toss and turn a lot and getting up every 3 hours to pee.  When it's bedtime I'm definately ready, but I'm rising a lot earlier than I'm used to, mostly because I'm hungry.

Best Moment of Week?  Maybe when I saw Brian set the Tivo to record a season pass of Baby Story and another baby show.  Cute!  or when he carried my purse for me through our hospital tour because my arm was sore and I felt crappy from my flu shot.  Or when he started painting the nursery last night after working a 12 hour day.  There are a lot of best moments right now, these are just a few that popped into my head immediately.

Movement?  Yes.  This baby is a crazy insane acrobat.  Although there were 2 different times when she stopped for a few hours and I go into full on panic mode, but everyone needs to sleep I guess.  It's just that when she does, I'm up worrying about why I'm not feeling her. 

What I Miss?  Movement and flexibility.  Exercise endorphins.  Life without heartburn. 

Looking forward to...  Getting the nursery done.  Started the painting last night.  Then the floors and floorboards.  Then I will feel like we are getting somewhere. 

Milestones. 
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Labor Signs..  Had my first Braxton Hicks contraction yesterday.  I didn't expect the belly to grow as much as it did during it, but it did go back to "normal" within an hour.  Slightly painful, mostly uncomfortable.  Deep breaths. 
 

Weekly Check In

I hit my 20 week mark today!  Yippee!  I think I can finally justify the weekly update!  I used to read these on other blogs before I was pregnant and while they were interesting to me, I never thought I would be doing them, but here goes:)

How far along?  20 weeks

Weight Gain/Loss?  Well when I took my HPT on May 2nd I weighed 118 when I woke up, but on May 3rd I weighed 120 when I woke up and went to PCP office for an official test, so I fluctuate quite a bit, especially when my crappy home scale is involved.  At my first OB appointment on May 31 I was officially weighed at 126 so I think I will use that as my starting point.  Today at home I am 133.5.  So I'm either +13.5, or how I would like to think of it, +7/8 lbs.  I'm curious to see what the Dr says about my weight gain at my next appointment on the 19th. 

Maternity clothes?  Sometimes.  I can still wear my clothes from when I was heavier but the pants give me saggy butt, and the shirts are too short, since now I am carrying my weight very differently than the days of the weight struggles.  So I find myself wearing maternity pants because they make my butt look the best :)  I did pop into the Motherhood store at Citrus Park mall the other day since Brian was at Sears getting tools.  I got a dress for an upcoming wedding we are going to, and a more casual dress for day to day when jeans aren't going to cut it.  Overall, I'm not in love with maternity clothes.  They are still pretty big on me, I'm so in between right now.  Story of my life when it comes to clothes fitting me properly.  Will I ever stop changing shapes and sizes?  For goodness sake!  Maybe I will check out Pea in a Pod today at International Plaza.  They seem to have more variety. 

Sleep?  I am trying to sleep on my left because that is the way to get the best blood flow to the baby.  Problem is I have always slept on my right so I roll to my right after I fall asleep, then wake up and worry about the baby and roll back to the left.  Then there is the minimum of 3 times I get up to pee.  I have to note that at least getting up to pee isn't too difficult yet :)

Best Moment this past week?  Brian has been working hard on the bathroom and on getting our home ready, and he has just been so amazing through this.  So this week there isn't one specific moment that stands out (we've both been working a lot this week and I've had a cold, boo) but just that I'm feeling an overall sense of peace and happiness and comfort in knowing we are bringing a baby into a good place. 

Belly button in or out?   I'm in denial that mine is going to pop out.  In.

Movement?  UMMM.  I don't know?  Sometimes I feel a little something in my lower belly but I just don't know.  It's so subtle.  I am  hoping for a soccer player IRL and I'm hoping for some significant kicks in the very near future.  I'm constantly worried that something is wrong because I feel like I should be feeling more kicks by now. 

What I miss?  That is easy.  Working out.  A kick ass, sweat dripping on the ground, heart pounding, difficult to breath, wobbly and shaky work out.  My Dr said I can work out as long as I keep heart rate below 140, but worrying about not getting my heart rate too high makes me nervous and I don't enjoy the workout.  Not to mention, the back pain I have had since about week 10. 

What I'm looking forward to this week?  HELLO!  My 20 week appointment is on Friday and I will find out for sure what we are having, I.Can't.Wait!

Milestones. 
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Labor signs  Nope. Thank goodness.  Baby has a lot more cooking to do.

Picture. 

Oh My!!  Where did that belly come from???  Oh yeah, I remember :)