27 weeks

No big updates, just random stuff. Noah has been moving more often and my tummy is getting harder. I had Braxton Hicks contractions yesterday morning. and now i'm getting scared of daycare. i know my mom and joe's mom will be watching him, but i just can't get past the fact that i won't be able to raise my own kid. I'm already having separation anxiety and he's still in my uterus! I'm definitely going to have a hard time getting used to it. I hate expressing it, b/c I know Joe feels like it's his fault and that he needs to make more money. it's not and i've never told him that, i don't know how to even say what it is i'm worried about b/c I don't know. I'm partially afraid of missing little moments- what if i'm not around when Noah takes his first step, or says his first word? what if he prefers grandma to me and runs for her all the time? there are so many little what if questions that terrify me, and i guess it comes down to me being afraid i'll miss something or the baby won't like me.

allright, i'll try to calm down and think rationally. i know he'll love me b/c i'm his mom and i'll be able to provide his necessities. i just can't believe how close everything is now. we start childbirth classes in 15 days! I'm in my 3rd trimester- only 3 months left to get ready for the munchkin. and i still have lots of things i want to get accomplished:
-buy recliner
-hang shades and curtains and artwork
-buy a new entertainment center, so we can
-set up the new system we got for christmas
-get a fence put in around the property


anyway- here's the latest belly picture, i'm definitely getting bigger now!

25 weeks

First, i switched to my new schedule at work about 2 weeks ago. so far so good.

I had my doctor's appt on Friday. Noah's heartbeat was at 150, nice and strong. My weight was up again, but the doctor's haven't said that they're worried about it. After the appt, i went to get my gestational diabetes screening done. The results are normal!

i'm getting tired again and have horrid heartburn, but Noah has started moving around more often and more frequently so that's pretty neat. Joe got kicked once, but the movement still isn't always strong enough to feel on the outside. as for my belly, judge for yourself:

24wks5days

23 weeks

I'm 23 weeks today, and I'm freaking out. I got my weekly email that said I should be feeling strong karate kicks by now. I'M NOT!!!! and the email said if i pushed on my abdomen and moved it to the side, baby would respond. HE DOESN'T!!! so now of course, i'm worried something's wrong. I haven't felt strong movement in a day or so. I thought the worry would gradually go away as the pregnancy went along, but so far it hasn't. and man, you think crazy thoughts when you get worried. Things like- what if i rolled over too fast in the middle of the night and hurt him. or, what if we jinxed the pregnancy by buying nursery furniture and clothes for him already? and the craziest thing by far, is everything you'll do to try and make baby move. I've drank hot cocoa, cold juice, done jumping jacks in the bathroom at work, poked my belly, yelled at the baby in the car... and all i've gotten is an annoyed little thump. I want him to wake up and kick the bejeesus out of me.

Noah, you worry your mommy and you need to wake up and start moving around.

and now it's time...for an update!

It's been awhile since i've updated. So, first thing's first! I had my ultrasound on 12/3/2007. Aside from having to hold 16 oz of fluid in my bladder while the baby jumped on it, the experience was pleasant.

andddd... It's a boy! He was weighing 10 oz at the appointment, and his heartbeat was 133.

I had my 21 week check up on 12/12/2007. We received the blood work results (everything is good!). The ultrasound results were good too, but they couldn't get all the measurements they wanted. So- we go back for another ultrasound next week. Baby's heartbeat at the appointment was 140- higher then usual, he's getting bigger and stronger too.

I'm getting bigger too. Here's the most recent belly shot we've taken.
taken at 20weeks5 day

blech

being sick while pregnant is NOT fun. I left work early Friday. Was aching so bad I was crying. it hurt to move even. I got home and started puking. took a hot shower and got into pjs. tried to lay down but that hurt even worse. so all weekend was pretty much me lying around in pjs trying to keep some food down and get some rest. and of course, the whole time i'm worried i've hurt the baby somehow. everytime i cough it feels like my uterus is being stretched out :-(.
i still feel the baby moving around some so I'm pretty sure everything's fine, but i'll feel better once i'm over this sickness.

the ultrasound is next Monday. they'll be able to tell us if the baby's healthy and growing correctly, and hopefully tell us the sex of the baby as well. if it's willing to cooperate. and so far, it's been stubborn so I don't think it'll cooperate. but i have a gut feeling it's a little boy.

Doctor's appointment

The appointment yesterday went well. The doctor said she'd guess it's a boy based on the heart rate. We can get our ultrasound between 18-20 weeks, so not too long before we'll know for sure!

I've gained a total of 7 lbs so far, so I'm doing okay with that aspect so far. I asked about my ankle pains and she said my balance was being thrown off by my hips shifting and the belly and it was normal to experience leg and ankle pains. the muscle spasm in my back is also considered perfectly normal.

So I'll schedule the ultrasound, and then my next appointment is December 12th and I'll see a different doctor then, I still have 2 to meet.

My doctor's appointment on Friday got rescheduled, so now it's tomorrow. I'm anxious, I want to hear the baby's heartbeat so badly.
I got a stethoscope on Sunday, and I can hear the baby moving around in there but i can't locate the heartbeat. I'm still not positive i'm feeling the baby move, but i'm pretty definite.

everything else is still going fine. My belly is growing, but I still just look a little chubby. which is odd since my scale said i've lost weight. We'll have to see tomorrow.