Showing posts with label belly pic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label belly pic. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2011

39 weeks & Bokeh

Today is the first day of my Christmas break. Jayden is working this week and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby G. I am trying to relax and not let the waiting get to me too much. I have been trying to keep myself busy and to have fun. Today we had a doctors appointment and everything is still looking good. I will have to admit that it was a pretty disappointing appointment. The last two weeks I have only been at 1 cm dilated. I was hoping that I could have my membranes stripped today, but that would mean I would have to be dilated to at least a 2. Unfortunately, I am still only 1 cm dilated. However, my cervix is a little more thinned out, to about a 70%. Dilated and effacement aren't good indicators of when labor will start, since it is different for everyone. At least my body is getting ready and it really could be anytime now, so we are keeping our fingers crossed!
39 weeks and 2 days



Today I had some fun playing around with my camera and our Christmas tree lights. I wanted to try Bokeh, which is a photography technique which includes blurred lights. These are the images that I got, I think they turned out pretty good.




Wednesday, November 30, 2011

36 +4

Today I am 36 weeks and 4 days pregnant, only 24 days left until my due date! Here is a little update for the week. Yesterday we had our 36 week doctors appointment, which will mean I will start seeing the doctor every week until I deliver. This was the first visit where my doctor checked me for progress. I'm not dilated yet, but I am 50 % effaced, which is some good progress. We also had an ultrasound to check the growth of the baby. Our little guy is measuring right on down to the exact day. From the ultrasound, they told us he weighs around 6 lbs 11 oz right now. If I go until or past my due date, it is looking like he will be around 8-8.5 pounds. I am hoping he doesn't get too much bigger than that. I need to finish getting the nursery organized this week, he could come at any time now! On Saturday he will be full term, so from here on out it is the waiting game. Last night I had a TON of pressure/cramps/contractions, I had to lay down and they made me stop what I was doing, but once I fell asleep they went away. I am excited to see when our little guy will make his big debut. I am hoping for either the week before or after finals, but not during the week of finals! I hope he also comes before Christmas, we are keeping our fingers crossed, but not getting our hopes up too much. I am so excited and ready to met our little guy. I am also ready to get my pre- pregnancy back! I didn't know my belly could get this big.



Tuesday, October 25, 2011

31 1/2 weeks


Today I am 31 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Less than 60 days left! This week our little guy has learned a new trick, and no it is not a good one! He thinks its funny to press down on my bladder and punch it as hard as he can, resulting in me having to pee every 15 minutes. I love feeling our little guy move all day long. He is getting so big that I can feel him 24/7 now. This week he has been hiding up in my ribcage, which is very uncomfortable. I can't wait until we can meet our baby boy. We have finished our prenatal classes and we got to take a tour of the Labor and Delivery unit this last week. It made it seem like the time is getting really close! Our baby boy will be full term in less than 6 weeks, so crazy! I hope he comes at about week 39, which would be the week in between finals and Christmas. Once we are finished with finals and on Christmas Break, hopefully we can get labor started! I am actually really excited for the labor and delivery part, that might sound crazy, but I can't wait. My next doctors appointment is a week from today, then I start going every two weeks! I have all of my appointments scheduled from here until delivery, so that is exciting. I can't believe how big my belly is getting, and am wondering how much bigger I am going to get... Here is my almost 32 week belly.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

30 weeks!

Here are some pregnancy highlights from the week:

How Far Along: 30 weeks and 1 day

Size of the baby: Should be around 3.5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yes, yes, yes. It is so hard to feel good about what I wear. It is getting harder to dress for church on Sunday's this week.

Movement: Baby's movement has been a lot different this week, I think he went through a huge growth spurt! I can distinctively feel where his feet and bum are all the time. He is getting higher and moving up towards my rib cage, which doesn't feel too good. He now reacts all the time to me touching his little feet, it is the coolest feeling!

Sleep: I have been sleeping A LOT better the last couple of weeks. My back hasn't been hurting as bad and my energy has gone up! I feel great
most of the time!

What I miss: Not having to go to the bathroom every 15 minutes

Best moment of the week: Taking our first prenatal class and making it to 30 weeks, yay!

Cravings: fruit. Especially raspberries.


Friday, October 7, 2011

Comparison

It is hard to remember back to when I had a flat stomach. My stomach has always been my best feature, here is a little comparison at how my belly has grown. My belly at 5 weeks pregnant and 29 weeks pregnant.


Monday, September 26, 2011

Hello 3rd Trimester

Time for a pregnancy update. This week has probably been the worst week of pregnancy so far, but I am so grateful that our little boy is healthy and growing so fast. On Thursday, I started getting a really bad toothache. The pain was uncomfortable, but manageable. Friday morning was pretty rough, I couldn't concentrate because the pain was so bad and making my head spin and hurt really bad. I knew that I needed to go to the dentist, but I had a mid-term on Saturday morning that I really needed to study for. I told myself I would just deal with the pain. We were headed down to my parents house on Saturday anyway ( where my dentist is) so I would just wait until then. Friday night I hardly slept at all. The pain was so excruciating and tylenol is the only pain killer you can take while pregnant. Saturday morning I woke up at 7:30, planning to study for my mid-term, I was in so much pain I couldn't focus and wasn't quite sure how I was going to take my test. 10 am finally rolls around and I leave to take my test. I barely could read the questions and fill out the answers, I hurried as fast as I could and headed home to lay down. We then headed to the dentist, and the dentist told me I would have to have a root canal. I have only heard horrible things about root canals and was scared. Because I am pregnant, the dentist couldn't give me a very strong dose of Novocaine. This might sound funny, but the root canal was the best part of my day. I was numb and I was relived of the pain for a little bit. I immediately started  to feel better, even though I was still in some pain. Usually the dentist would give a strong painkiller, like loratab, but tylenol was all I could have. I have never been in so much pain before ( besides my experience in Uganda), it was so so so so painful, and I tolerate pain pretty well. I am so grateful that my dentist was able to come in on a Saturday to relieve my pain! 

Here are some pregnancy highlights from the week:

How Far Along: 27 weeks and 2 days

Size of the baby: Should be around 2.5 pounds or so

Maternity Clothes: Almost all. I love my new pregnancy jeans and they are so comfy. I can wear some pre-pregnancy pants with my belly band, but they are not nearly as comfortable. I love my maternity ribbed tank tops for old-navy, they are so comfortable and you can pair them with so many outfits.

Movement: This week I have felt so much movement. Now I can feel him almost all day long, and I can feel him changing positions, which is so weird! He is getting stronger and bigger and I can tell everyday. The best is watching my stomach move so much. I never thought my stomach would be able to move like it does!

Sleep: Not the best. I wake up 3-5 times a night to go to the bathroom. Sometimes it is hard for me to fall back asleep after too.

What I miss: My flat stomach. I was looking through photos yesterday, and realized how flat my stomach was. It gets in the way so much now! I miss not being able to cuddle the same with Jayden either, the belly is getting big!

Best moment of the week: Making it to the 3rd trimester!

Cravings: Anything chocolate and Mexican food. But whats new?