Belly Shot

I have not been good at all this pregnancy documenting my belly.  Poor baby, his brothers have all these pictures of them in the belly and he will get like 5 or something.  Here is the latest one, 34 weeks :)

Belly Shot

16 weeks 4 days

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!

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.

32 Weeks

I hit the 32 week mark this week. My appointment was normal. Everything is progressing perfectly. I haven't gained any weight in a month. I have only gained 15 lbs so far this whole pregnancy. The Dr. would like to see me gain 10 more, I told him maybe 5. Other than that, everything is going great!

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!

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.

38 Weeks 5 Days

There are a lot of posts coming...so brace yourselves & enjoy. The day before our Baby Gavin joined us, we took some belly shots. Some normal shots that we have been taking since week 20 & a naked belly shot for my mommy...little did we know that he would be coming the next day, so it all worked out. Here is the last pregnancy pictures you will be seeing of me for a while!