I'm up another 5 lbs, so I'm 170 (35 lbs total - eep!)
Baby's head is very low. Dr L said the pains I've been feeling are baby's head mashing my bladder and cervix!
Jay put his head on my belly last night and says he's positive he heard the baby's heartbeat! It was too fast to be my heart and sounded different that digestion, breathing or movement sounds.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
July 21, 2006
Had a baby shower last weekend (thanks SO MUCH mom and Jennie, for all the hard work and thought that you both put into it!) it was a lot of fun... and there was TONS of food there, from lobster dip to chocolate dipped strawberries to a huge trifle to pans full of squares. yummy. i'm drooling just remembering it all!!! There was a smaller than expected turn out, but lots of fun anyway.
It was soooo humid at mom's, nearly unbearable. I swelled up very badly and had to take off my amber ring that Jennie gave me almost a year ago. My wedding rings are still on, but pretty tight. My ankles and toes were so puffy it hurt to walk. It's cooler being home in the city now and the swelling have gone down a bit. But it makes me wonder what August has in store! I thought I'd be pretty good at handling the heat, but if we get many days like that up here, I might lose my mind!
I took the shuttle to mom's - 5 whole hours worht! I stopped drinking fluid about an hour before they picked me up and made it the whole way, with only 1 break. I was rather dehydrated and head-achey by the end. We were just coming off the highway when we got stuck behind an old car parade. Another shuttle passenger really had to go to the bathroom so the driver pulled out onto the shoulder and tried to drive past the 7-8 cars who were also waiting. A police officer came running over to stop us, but the driver quickly rolled down his window and said he had a pregnant lady on board who had to use the bathroom quickly. The police office made us wait a bit longer, but we were the first car on the road after they went by. Luckily, by the time we reached the gas station, I had to go too, so it wasn't a total lie!
On Saturday, Jennie & I went for a walk then she gave me a manicure and a bikini & brow wax. It's been 10+ months since I've had a bikini wax and with the increased blood flow & sensitivity due to the pregnancy OW - IT HURT!!! I was yelling and Jen was trying to finish quickly. I made it, but boy. That'll be it for a long while!
Jay had nearly finished painting the nursery when I got back home. The walls are called "Casual Cream" and the trim is an orange called "Nice Spice". Pretty! The crib is currently in the guest room along with most of the other baby stuff. Soon!
Had my first 2 week dr's appointment today - until now, they've been every 4-5 weeks. Just another sign that things are getting closer! I'm 31.5 weeks along, measuring 32 weeks, my weight is 170 lbs (up 5 lbs in 2 weeks - i better start keeping an eye on that!). Baby's heart rate is averaging 145 beats per minutes. My blood pressure is great...
I have been feeling some odd pains that are similar to a bladder infection. I mentioned it to my dr, and she tested my urine but found no signs of infection. (No protein or sugars, either, which is great!) When she poked at my belly to determine the baby's position, she said that his/her head is VERY LOW, so that would account for the pains i'm feeling!! As long as baby stays pointing down, i'm happy, and will put up with the odd pain. (Even though sometimes it's so sharp i make a sound or stop walking in the middle of an intersection and Jay gets very concerned!!) Silly baby... the bladder really is baby's first squeeze toy!
It was soooo humid at mom's, nearly unbearable. I swelled up very badly and had to take off my amber ring that Jennie gave me almost a year ago. My wedding rings are still on, but pretty tight. My ankles and toes were so puffy it hurt to walk. It's cooler being home in the city now and the swelling have gone down a bit. But it makes me wonder what August has in store! I thought I'd be pretty good at handling the heat, but if we get many days like that up here, I might lose my mind!
I took the shuttle to mom's - 5 whole hours worht! I stopped drinking fluid about an hour before they picked me up and made it the whole way, with only 1 break. I was rather dehydrated and head-achey by the end. We were just coming off the highway when we got stuck behind an old car parade. Another shuttle passenger really had to go to the bathroom so the driver pulled out onto the shoulder and tried to drive past the 7-8 cars who were also waiting. A police officer came running over to stop us, but the driver quickly rolled down his window and said he had a pregnant lady on board who had to use the bathroom quickly. The police office made us wait a bit longer, but we were the first car on the road after they went by. Luckily, by the time we reached the gas station, I had to go too, so it wasn't a total lie!
On Saturday, Jennie & I went for a walk then she gave me a manicure and a bikini & brow wax. It's been 10+ months since I've had a bikini wax and with the increased blood flow & sensitivity due to the pregnancy OW - IT HURT!!! I was yelling and Jen was trying to finish quickly. I made it, but boy. That'll be it for a long while!
Jay had nearly finished painting the nursery when I got back home. The walls are called "Casual Cream" and the trim is an orange called "Nice Spice". Pretty! The crib is currently in the guest room along with most of the other baby stuff. Soon!
Had my first 2 week dr's appointment today - until now, they've been every 4-5 weeks. Just another sign that things are getting closer! I'm 31.5 weeks along, measuring 32 weeks, my weight is 170 lbs (up 5 lbs in 2 weeks - i better start keeping an eye on that!). Baby's heart rate is averaging 145 beats per minutes. My blood pressure is great...
I have been feeling some odd pains that are similar to a bladder infection. I mentioned it to my dr, and she tested my urine but found no signs of infection. (No protein or sugars, either, which is great!) When she poked at my belly to determine the baby's position, she said that his/her head is VERY LOW, so that would account for the pains i'm feeling!! As long as baby stays pointing down, i'm happy, and will put up with the odd pain. (Even though sometimes it's so sharp i make a sound or stop walking in the middle of an intersection and Jay gets very concerned!!) Silly baby... the bladder really is baby's first squeeze toy!
Friday, July 7, 2006
July 7, 2006
I'm sitting in the doctor's office, waiting for my regular check up. Dr L is running behind as she just delivered a baby! It's funny, because I was thinking on the walk here that I've been lucky - I know she tries to deliver all of her patient's babies, but to date I hadn't had to have any appointments rescheduled.
Feeling pretty good. It's humid today, which makes me tired and I get cranky when I'm tired. We're doing interviews for my replacement this afternoon. I'm anxious to get someone hired so I can start training them. I plan to work until August 15th, so that will give 3-4 weeks of training, which *should* be plenty, but I'll feel better once it's all in place.
I went to the gym & yoga last night. I noticed that after my cardio work out (20 minutes on the cross trainer) that my belly was very wide and low and puffy on the sides. After my weight routine (arms, very basic!) it was more of a ball in the centre and not so much on the sides anymore. I guess the baby changes positions!
I'm a bit concerned that I'm carrying low because I can't really feel and baby bits at the top of my uterus. I know there's still 10 weeks (!!!) left, so if the baby is breech or transverse, there's time for him/her to move to a head down position, but still... baby just feels so compact that I don't think the positioning is right yet.
I had my one hour sugar test for gestational diabetes 2 weeks ago. Since I haven't heard back, I'm assuming I passed, which is a relief. There's a high failure rate and failing means you move on to the 3 hour test where you have to fast, have blood drawn, go for breakfast and have more blood drawn 3 hours later.
The one hour test was simple - I didn't have to fast (Dr L told me to eat normally), then go and drink an orange pop like drink (Trudat, I think???) then have blood drawn after an hour.
If I did fail both, then I'd be monitored more closely as GD babies can be large and the mother's can have issues with high blood pressure. I'd really have to watch what I ate, too, and not just the obvious sugar things.
UPDATE:
I passed the sugar test - no risk of gestational diabetes! I guess this means that my years of eating sugar and crap food have paid off... my body must be conditioned to deal with sugar! YAY!! Seriously, I know I have mainly good eating habits, but I was worried that my carb and sweets consumption was going to come back and kick me in the butt - especially since i've been craving sweets during the pregnancy.
My iron is a bit low but that if I eat more red meat I should be good, (Iron was 114 but should have been 120)
I'm up another 7 lbs... stepping on that scale and seeing that HUGE number was a bit shocking! I was 168 with my shoes on, but 165 without, so that's the number we used. That's a 29 lb weight gain in total! And there's still 10 or so weeks to go. But still, my dr isn't concerned and I feel and look healthy. My energy and activity levels are good - i'm just loving being preggers!!!
Feeling pretty good. It's humid today, which makes me tired and I get cranky when I'm tired. We're doing interviews for my replacement this afternoon. I'm anxious to get someone hired so I can start training them. I plan to work until August 15th, so that will give 3-4 weeks of training, which *should* be plenty, but I'll feel better once it's all in place.
I went to the gym & yoga last night. I noticed that after my cardio work out (20 minutes on the cross trainer) that my belly was very wide and low and puffy on the sides. After my weight routine (arms, very basic!) it was more of a ball in the centre and not so much on the sides anymore. I guess the baby changes positions!
I'm a bit concerned that I'm carrying low because I can't really feel and baby bits at the top of my uterus. I know there's still 10 weeks (!!!) left, so if the baby is breech or transverse, there's time for him/her to move to a head down position, but still... baby just feels so compact that I don't think the positioning is right yet.
I had my one hour sugar test for gestational diabetes 2 weeks ago. Since I haven't heard back, I'm assuming I passed, which is a relief. There's a high failure rate and failing means you move on to the 3 hour test where you have to fast, have blood drawn, go for breakfast and have more blood drawn 3 hours later.
The one hour test was simple - I didn't have to fast (Dr L told me to eat normally), then go and drink an orange pop like drink (Trudat, I think???) then have blood drawn after an hour.
If I did fail both, then I'd be monitored more closely as GD babies can be large and the mother's can have issues with high blood pressure. I'd really have to watch what I ate, too, and not just the obvious sugar things.
UPDATE:
I passed the sugar test - no risk of gestational diabetes! I guess this means that my years of eating sugar and crap food have paid off... my body must be conditioned to deal with sugar! YAY!! Seriously, I know I have mainly good eating habits, but I was worried that my carb and sweets consumption was going to come back and kick me in the butt - especially since i've been craving sweets during the pregnancy.
My iron is a bit low but that if I eat more red meat I should be good, (Iron was 114 but should have been 120)
I'm up another 7 lbs... stepping on that scale and seeing that HUGE number was a bit shocking! I was 168 with my shoes on, but 165 without, so that's the number we used. That's a 29 lb weight gain in total! And there's still 10 or so weeks to go. But still, my dr isn't concerned and I feel and look healthy. My energy and activity levels are good - i'm just loving being preggers!!!
Monday, July 3, 2006
July 3, 2006
29w
10 squares TP
The heat is starting to get to me! But only a bit - I think I can handle a few more degrees, so hopefully I'll be able to make it through until I go on Mat leave in August. The temperatures have been 24-26 C, but with the humidity it's been feeling like 32-34... and it's only going to get worse.
We have our first baby shower next weekend at mom's. It'll be a mixed party, uncles, aunts, etc. Jay can't make it down as he has more dental surgery that Friday - he's having the post put in for the implant. After 6-7 months, the implant will be attached and hopefully that will be the end of this drama!
So he's going to stay in the city while I go to mom's and paint the nursery. Then we'll put the crib together. I can't wait! His mom called last week and said our cradle is nearly ready. It's going to be beautiful, I know it.
Jay bought us a stroller and car seat at a yardsale recently. He was so proud! And it's a really nice one, too. He got it for only $50 - would have been $350 new. It's less than 1.5 years old and in really good shape. No accidents.
10 squares TP
The heat is starting to get to me! But only a bit - I think I can handle a few more degrees, so hopefully I'll be able to make it through until I go on Mat leave in August. The temperatures have been 24-26 C, but with the humidity it's been feeling like 32-34... and it's only going to get worse.
We have our first baby shower next weekend at mom's. It'll be a mixed party, uncles, aunts, etc. Jay can't make it down as he has more dental surgery that Friday - he's having the post put in for the implant. After 6-7 months, the implant will be attached and hopefully that will be the end of this drama!
So he's going to stay in the city while I go to mom's and paint the nursery. Then we'll put the crib together. I can't wait! His mom called last week and said our cradle is nearly ready. It's going to be beautiful, I know it.
Jay bought us a stroller and car seat at a yardsale recently. He was so proud! And it's a really nice one, too. He got it for only $50 - would have been $350 new. It's less than 1.5 years old and in really good shape. No accidents.
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