39 Weeks

On Tuesday I hit 39 weeks. Offically the longest I have been pregnant. Wednesday I went to my Doctors appointment to basically tell the Dr. that I was ready to be induced. hehe. I didn't gain any weight, I measured normal, babies heartbeat was great. Dr. Christensen asked if we wanted to be incuded on Friday or Sunday. I opted for Friday...duh! I was ready! I am just a little upset that I didn't get a belly picture, so the last one you get is the 38 week belly shot. Stay tuned for more baby posts!

38 Weeks

This week I hit the 38 week mark. Everything has been going good. I have gained another 3 lbs. Baby is moving good. Heartbeat is good. I was almosted dialated to a 2 and 70% effaced. Still having lots and lots of Braxton Hicks Contractions. If the baby doesn't come by my next appointment on the 27th I will probably asked to be induced, so we will see what happens & how it goes. Here are some belly pictures & a naked belly shot!

Getting Ready for Baby

We have been really busy lately getting ready for our newest little addition that should be joining our family in the next 16 days or so.

We got plenty of Diapers...We like Huggies!

We have got the Bassinet ready, a new Boppy and a new Car Seat as well. We just need to install the car seat now!

We have got Gavin's bag packed & ready to go to Grandma's when we go into labor!

And the Baby's "Coming home from the hospital" bag packed as well.

We also have Gavin's Easter outfit and Easter Basket ready just in case we have the baby before Easter!

All-in-all I think we are pretty much set for this new Little Guy to join our family. We have plenty of clothes from Gavin that he can wear, lots of diapers, a place for him to sleep, a seat to ride around in, and a Family that will love & adore him! Can't wait for him to join us! We are anxiously awaiting his arrival!

36 Weeks

I am 36 weeks this week. I will be 37 weeks on Tuesday & you know what that means...FULL TERM! Wow. I am in a lot more pain this time around & I feel like I get worn out a lot easier. I have a lot more aches & am really sluggish! Hopefully he will decide to come soon, but not too soon! My Drs. Appt. went well. I am measuring right on still & only gained 1 pound so I have gained a total of 20 pounds. Enjoy the 36 week picture.

34 Weeks

I am now 34 weeks along. My Doctors Appointment this week was good. I was measuring right on & gained another 4 lbs! Heartbeat was great & everything is moving right along. 5-7 more weeks until this little guy #2 will make his appearance.

30 Weeks

Wow - It has been a CRAZY month for us this month! Just kidding! We have been so bored/boring that we have done nothing fun to blog about. I hit the 30 week mark last Tuesday. On Wednesday I had another Ultrasound to check the distance from my Cervix to my Placenta. The Ultrasound Tech LITERALLY measured it for every angle imaginable. Even Vaginally! (Sorry) Every which way she measured it it came out above 2 cm! Can you believe it? I sort of can't! We went to my Doctors Appointment on Friday and the Doctor reviewed the measurements & we have decided that everything is good to go from here and we can have (hopefully) a normal vaginal delivery! I am so super excited to continue on with this pregnancy without the thought of a planned c-section or bleeding out dramatically! We won't even need to do another ultrasound because the Doctor said it will just continue to move up a little bit as the baby grows bigger. He weighed 3 lbs 10 ounces at the ultrasound which isn't exactly accurate, but he is growing. I am also measuring right on, so hopefully the next 9 weeks will go off without a hitch and everything will work out incredibly! Other then that, we are on to every 2 weeks appointments now and we are close to the end! Kind of can't wait to get my body back and continue on with this journey. Enjoy the 30 week picture!

28 Weeks

I am officially into my third trimester! Only 12 weeks left...give or take (probably and hopefully take) We went to the doctor this week for our check up and to discuss the placenta issue. His theory and thinking is that between 20-30 weeks it is most likely to move. Which is true in my case because at 20 weeks it was 1.25 cm away from my cervix and at 24 weeks it was .55 cm away...talk about a move! So we will have another ultrasound at 30 weeks to see where it is measuring. Doctor says it is less likely to move after 30 weeks because the baby is growing and pushing it into its place and taking up all the left over space in my belly, it really has no where else to go but to stay in the place it lands at 30 weeks. After that ultrasound I have another appointment with the Dr. to discuss that ultrasound reading and we will go from there. If he feels it is necessary, we will do another ultrasound at 37 weeks to get that reading and another one at 39 weeks (If I make it that long, I didn't with Gavin) and decide from there. I have also been put on a limit light duty type of schedule. I am not supposed to lift heavy things, taking it easy and if I start "pouring out blood" as the Dr. put it, to go straight to the hospital and call him on our way. Oh joy. So that is where we are at. If I were to go into labor right now, I would have an emergency c-section because my Dr. won't deliver me with how close my placenta is. But we will just have to play it by ear and see if it moves and is 2 cm away from my cervix for a vaginal delivery. In the mean time, enjoy my 28 week picture. We are getting closer!

26 Weeks

Here I am in all my 26 week glory! We took this picture last week. I am 27 weeks today! Can't wait to go to my Dr. Appointment next week & be in the 3rd trimester!

24 Weeks

First lets talk about the details. I gained 4 lbs and measured 23 cm which is normal. At the ultrasound the baby's heartbeat was 143 bpm & he measured a 1 lb 11 oz. He is also measuring right on now as opposed to last time he was measuring a week late. Growth Spurt?

This Pregnancy has turned my life, my whole way of thinking an "easy" pregnancy can be upside down! With Gavin I truly did have a great, easy, wonderful pregnancy. This one has been quite the opposite! Right off the bat it was a Shocker, then I tested positive for Group Strep B which means that I have to have Antibiotics while I am in Labor. On top of it all I have been sick since about 6 weeks to about a couple weeks ago. At our 20 week Appointment our Ultrasound Tech didn't get a good reading of some stuff so we had to go back and get a new reading. I went and did that this week and discovered that everything is perfectly fine with our little Miracle Boy #2, but the issue is with me. With Gavin's delivery he tore the placenta and it started to deliver before him, which was a worry for the Dr. and Nurse. I didn't fully understand the worries of it then because Gavin came and was perfect, and everything with me worked out great, no complications. With this one it seems that I am headed in that same direction, but this Dr. is much more concerned about it then the last. My placenta is only .55 cm away from my cervix, it should be at least 2 cm away to have a natural vaginal delivery. I will go back in 4 more weeks again for another reading and if it hasn't moved by then I will most likely have a C-Section. I am kind of thinking at this point that if I had the same issue with Gavin and it is happening again, that it most likely won't move up. Whew...that is a mouthful! We will keep you all updated on the progress and what will likely be the outcome of getting our Little Guy #2 here! Sorry for so much information, but need to record it for family history! Enjoy the 24 week picture and my big belly.

22 Weeks

Here I am at 22 weeks. I look & feel so much bigger this time then 22 weeks with Gavin.

20 Weeks

I am officially 21 weeks yesterday, but I need to post about my 20 week appointment & pictures. I went to the Doctor, haven't gained a pound in 4 weeks and have only gained 1 pound this whole pregnancy...hehe! It is because I still can't eat very much & I am still puking in the morning when I brush my teeth! The heart rate was at 148 & everything looked good.

We then went to our Ultrasound appointment. I don't know if the Tech was an idiot or if the baby was just being stubborn, but she couldn't get a good reading of anything except that it is a BOY! His head was right underneath my belly button so she was getting a shadow on his head, she would try to move him & it hurt so bad! Then he would move back to the same spot! He doesn't have a cleft pallet, we know that. According to the Tech, he looked great, but we might have to go do another Ultrasound to verify. The baby was also measuring a week small, so I don't know if that will affect anything. But we are for sure having another BOY! We have the tentitive name of Greyson right now, but we have 19 more weeks, so anything could happen! Can't wait to meet our new little BOY!

16 Weeks

I am 16 weeks along today! I can hardly believe it. I seems like just yesterday I was freaking out that I was pregnant. Now we are 4 weeks away from half way there. May still seems so far away, but we are getting closer & closer. This pregnancy seems to be going faster in some ways & slower in others. With Gavin, I didn't have really anyone with me, so it seems to drag on because I was by myself. It also did go by faster as well because I had things to look forward to. With this one it is going by so fast because I have Mike & Gavin to take care of daily & they take care of me daily. But it is going by slow because I am still super sick especially at night.

We went to the doctor yesterday & he tried to find the heartbeat & couldn't find it. So we talked him into another Ultrasound. As soon as he put the wand on my belly, he found the baby & the heartbeat. He didn't tell us how fast the heartbeat was, but we were just glad that everything was okay. He tried to get the Money Shot, but the baby was being shy, so we wait another 4 weeks. I also think I felt the baby yesterday. I have been having movement feelings in my belly, but thinking they are too high or on the side to be the baby. Yesterday I felt a nudge right in front & low, so I defiantly think that was the baby. Pretty exciting! Now the fun stuff starts! I will try to get a new picture up, but our computers are still not uploading pictures, so we are working on that. Until next time...

12 Weeks

Today I am officially 12 weeks along! Kind of hard to believe, but we are there. The puking has not let up. Last night & this morning are proof of that! We went to the Baby Doctor yesterday & saw our baby. It measured right at 11 weeks 6 days & the heartbeat was good & strong. On the Ultrasound it was 160 & on the Fetal Heart Monitor it was 170. The Doctor gave us a 51% chance of having a girl because he said that he delivers more girls then boys & that he generally thinks that there are more girls in the world! Other then that, everything is looking good. I got my blood drawn for all the many wonderful tests they do & got a Flu Shot! The only thing I could really ask for is to start feeling better! I am so super excited to be with the Doctor that we are with this time. Our Doctor with Gavin was great, but this Doctor we have known for a long time & we feel very comfortable with him & his staff. I am really excited to have him as our Doctor for the experience this time! We will deliver at American Fork Hospital this time around & we are excited for a new experience this time around. With Gavin, Mike wasn't here to experience it so it is nice having him here for it too! As soon as our computers are back up I will post some pictures!

PS - There is only 1 baby! Thank goodness!

Surprise

So we are pregnant! We are due the beginning of May. Just for reference & remembering, I thought I would write down how we found out & fun things like that, so we don't forget. It was Friday the 13th. I didn't think I was anywhere close to ovulating, so we didn't think anything about it. The next day I had thought about getting the Morning After Pill (don't judge me) but thought everything would be fine. I was supposed to start on the 31st of August, so I wasn't planning on taking the test until September 1st if I hadn't started. On Monday, August 30th something just told me to ask Mike to buy a pregnancy test on his way home & I would take it in the morning just to have peace of mind. Tuesday morning I woke up late, took the test really quick & jumped in the shower. The whole time in the shower I was thinking, when I get out it will say "Not Pregnant" so stop worrying. You will start today & blah. I got out of the Shower & read the test & it said "PREGNANT." I freaked out! Called Mike into the bathroom & started hyperventilating. He kept telling me "everything will be okay" & "it will all work out." He seriously didn't think I was pregnant & said it isn't right, take it again tomorrow. He thought I would start that day. Well, I didn't! I took the other pregnancy test the next day & hopped in the shower only to get out to the same thing "PREGNANT." Mike asked me how I was when I came out of the bathroom & I said "still pregnant." Hehe.

So there you go, that it the story of our 2nd baby! I am getting more & more excited everyday, but I am still freaked out! We will have our 1st OB appointment on the 18th, so we can't wait for that & for the new update posts on our new addition!

This is me at 8 weeks with all my Gavin Baby Fat!