Diapers and Clothes

Aunt Stephanie's Diaper cake has stocked 2 drawers and the diapers are stacked 2 rows high. That should last us a few days.

Here's a really full closet!!

baby shower stuff

Baby shower #2

Dr. appointment update

I had a doctor appointment today. He said everything looks great, I have a perfect pregnancy...except I'm heavier than he'd like, but I haven't gained much lately, so I'm fine.

I asked about an ultrasound and they'll do one on the 27th. There's been no mention of delivering early. Hopefully after the ultrasound we'll see if Alex is breech, then we may have a clearer picture of the future.

30 weeks belly

Final room layout

Patrick helped (reluctantly) move the furniture along with my friend's husband...thanks Kenny!

29 weeks belly picture

Swollen feet and ankles

Here are my swollen ankles. The first picture is an indentation my finger made in my ankle.

Baby shower pictures

Here are some that I took...click the link
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Today is my 1st shower

I'm so excited! I'll take some pictures...if I remember and post them. I'm sure others will take pics, but I'll get the good stuff like the cake and presents!

Updates

At this stage in my pregnancy, they test for gestational diabetes. They do a 1 hour glucose tolerance test where you drink sugar and they draw your blood. My levels came back high 156, so they called me back for the 3 hr. test. There they drew a vial of blood, then had me drink 100mg of sugar, then every hour after that for 3 hours they draw blood. Today I found out that I passed the test and I don't have gestational diabetes. Yay! But, I am anemic, so I have to take prescription iron pills now until I deliver.

I also asked the doctor about another ultrasound to see if Alex has enough room and fluid in there. He said they'd see about that in another month. Other than that, the doctor said it looks like the pregnancy is going well with the bicornuate uterus.

28 weeks belly picture

Alex's room sans crib

New Glider and Ottoman

27 week belly

Getting Big

25 week belly pictures

ultrasound pictures

The specialist said he doesn't need to see me again. He said everything looked perfect. Alex is breech and the dr. doesn't think that's going to change, so a c-section is in my future.

Belly pics

22 weeks



23 weeks

He has a name!

We've decided on Alex Ethan Noble. Alex is Alex, not Alexander.

Belly PIctures

Baby Movements

So, the night of my birthday as I was laying down after a long day at work, I felt some bubbles in my belly. I thought it was the baby moving. I'm so sure it was.

Tonight I felt a poke or a kick. It felt like a spasm, but I'm sure it was him!!

Ultrasound Pictures!

If you click on the picture, it will come up bigger and you can see better.

The long awaited question gets answered

It's a boy! Ultrasound picture to come...

Baby's room

Alas, I have cleaned. We need to move the computer somewhere and then steam clean the carpets.

First Trimester Pics and this week's pic

I sure was bloated in the first trimester. 1st trimester is weeks 4, 8, 12. The pic below is Week 17.

Champagne Wishes and Gender Dreams

I dreamt we are having a girl last night. The dream was that we were getting an ultrasound and the dr. said it was a girl...however, the legs were crossed a little and he couldn't be 100% sure, but he was pretty sure.

Time for Guessing!!!

I found this online and thought it would be cute. Get your guesses in before 8/7. Winner gets to buy us diapers!

The Belly Shots

Update

Today was my doctor's appointment. Nothing exciting happened. I got to hear the heartbeat and it's so fast. I have another appointment on August 7th and hopefully will be able to tell if it's a boy or girl.

So...if you want it to be a surprise, don't check the site after the 7th.

Oh yeah

The 2nd week of July I have a week long convention/workshop and then on the 16th (I think) I have another dr. appointment.

Crazy Dreams!!

Every night I have dreams. Like 2-3 dreams and they're crazy. Last night I dreamt that I got a job at the YMCA but forgot to tell them I was pregnant so I refused to lift anything heavy.

Then I had a dream about a boat and it kept going in reverse and sinking and I had to save people.

Other nights the dreams are bad and I have to wake up and make myself think of other things. Like this one dream that I was a hit-woman and I was in a shoot out and was all Matrix like and never got hit.

It's crazy. Now, I normally dream but not every night, and not 2-3 dreams a night.

Specialist Appointment

I had an appointment at West Jeff this morning with a specialist. He said I do have a Bicornuate (spelling??) Uterus or Double Horned uterus. This means that I have a septum down the middle and the baby is on the right side. The bleeding I had at the end of May most probably came from the left side.

I will have to worry about pre-term labor and a possible c-section if the baby is breech due to no room to move around. Instead of having a full uterus to move, it has half. But, it can push the left side aside for movement. The doctor says the baby looks really good, it was moving around a lot and very active.

Appointment Update

So, the bleeding issue may be solved soon. The ultrasound technician found that I have a bifurcated uterus. Basically I have a septum down the middle and they think I was bleeding from the side without the baby. I'm going to see a specialist on Friday so hopefully we'll know more then.

The baby looked fine, it's heartbeat was 164. We could see the heart flicker and when the technician moved the ultrasound wand around we could see the definition of two arms and two legs!!!

Finished Closet

I can't believe it's full already!

Doctor's Appointment

I had a regular appointment today and the doctor gave me the results from the ultrasound from last Monday. He said I have a subchorionic hemorrhage. I have an ultrasound scheduled for 2 weeks from now and I suppose they will be looking for a heartbeat. They tried to find a heartbeat today with a doppler but couldn't. The nurse says she thinks I'm still too early.

For you gender guessers

I've been craving fruit and salad- not veggies really, but salad (lettuce). I cannot get enough fruit. I ate more fruit yesterday than I'd normally have in a month. I had strawberries, kiwi, plum, and a peach. I had to have watermelon the other day and ate 1/4 in one sitting.

Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE chocolate, however, I haven't wanted it at all. Now once I eat it it's great, but I'm not craving it.

I had chicken spaghetti the other night and was so grossed out I couldn't finish it.

So, leave a comment with your guess!