Whoo hoo, turkey day is just around the corner. Usually this isn't a favorite holiday, but this year is different. Good food here we come and I get to wear stretchy pants! Today I'm wearing my, "Got Cravings" t-shirt in honor of the upcoming occassion.
We had an ultrasound this past Monday. Baby is growing just as expected. They estimate the weight around 2lbs 9oz. And its little heart could be seen thumping away at about 149 beats per minute. I'm sure we'll get some more information at our next regular doctor appointment.
I did find out that the placenta has moved enough for me to delivery naturally, which is good! The bad news is little baby VB has decided that she/he is not ready to face head down just yet and is laying sideways... actually butt first is what we were told. There is still plenty of time to move into position, so no reason to panic just yet, but they will monitor it closely. For now I guess I get a big old head jamming into my ribs :) Ha! and here I thought that was the baby's butt!
We have a few new pics, but they aren't as good as the first ones. I'll add them once we have a chance to scan them in.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Did you know...
that my baby countdown is being advertised on TV!!! Really it is. Well actually, my due date happens to coincide with the move to digital tv. It's still funny to hear the countdown everyday.
My memory still sucks and no matter how many places I write things down, I still forget. This time I booked a business trip over a Dr. appointment. You'd think I would double check the calendar before I do these things. This is my last business trip until I return from maternity leave for sure. I'll be 30 weeks by this time, so any more would be too much of a pain, literally! Plus my clients look at me funny when I waddle into the meeting room. Ha!
See ya later aligators!
My memory still sucks and no matter how many places I write things down, I still forget. This time I booked a business trip over a Dr. appointment. You'd think I would double check the calendar before I do these things. This is my last business trip until I return from maternity leave for sure. I'll be 30 weeks by this time, so any more would be too much of a pain, literally! Plus my clients look at me funny when I waddle into the meeting room. Ha!
See ya later aligators!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Relaxed
Ah, I love weekends when you have absolutely nothing to do, which is exactly what we did last weekend. Well, not really. Friday we ended up out with friends and I made it past mid-night! I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've stayed up that late since I have been pregnant.
Saturday we attemped to register. I knew it was going to be frustrating from the start, but I really wanted Jereme to get an idea of what things are and why we needed them. He decided to just point the little gun thing and click. The list says bottles, he sees a bottle and selects it. No looking at sizes or brands... just selects it. I did stop him flat for the camo baby bag; he chose black instead... knowing I would change it later. Needless to say, I am still adjusting things online. Well, at least he tried, ugh.
I'm looking forward to this weekend already! Jereme is hunting again, and I plan on getting some chores done around the house. And, as soon as the weekend is over, I get to see my little bugger again. Ultrasound is scheduled for first thing Monday morning. YIPPEE! I really think that they should allow all pregnant women to have as many ultrasounds as they want. It's the most reassurring and relaxing thing that I think I've had my entire pregnancy.
Until later,
~Sara
Saturday we attemped to register. I knew it was going to be frustrating from the start, but I really wanted Jereme to get an idea of what things are and why we needed them. He decided to just point the little gun thing and click. The list says bottles, he sees a bottle and selects it. No looking at sizes or brands... just selects it. I did stop him flat for the camo baby bag; he chose black instead... knowing I would change it later. Needless to say, I am still adjusting things online. Well, at least he tried, ugh.
I'm looking forward to this weekend already! Jereme is hunting again, and I plan on getting some chores done around the house. And, as soon as the weekend is over, I get to see my little bugger again. Ultrasound is scheduled for first thing Monday morning. YIPPEE! I really think that they should allow all pregnant women to have as many ultrasounds as they want. It's the most reassurring and relaxing thing that I think I've had my entire pregnancy.
Until later,
~Sara
Friday, November 14, 2008
Back to me
I think I finally got through this rut and I am back to regular old me. Hitting that less than one-hundred day point helped. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. Jereme even set up the bassinett yesterday. He wasn't all too sure what it exactly was and why we needed it, but it's in working condition now. We plan on registering this weekend (Target and Babies R Us). That will be a learning experience for dear hubby. He knows nothing about baby goods.
We had our 26 week appointment yesterday. My doctor says I am the text book definition of where a pregnant person should be. Gained another couple of pounds since my last appointment... I still haven't gotten used to the scale increasing every time I step on it. Baby's heartbeat was right around 155, which is average. And, I PASSED my gestational diabetes test, thank God! I don't know what I would have done if I had to control my sugar intake. I am having some small contractions, but nothing to be concerned about; apparently it's normal. The little buggers sure are uncomfortable tho! See the latest pic below. Not sure why my eyes always look like I just got punched, but whatever.
And, I am learning that sneezing is not as easy as it used to be. One should never sneeze with a full bladder. I haven't exploded yet, but I have had close calls. And, don't ever, ever sneeze while lying down. You're likely to pull every stomach muscle you have (what's left of them anyways). Quite painful. Best to roll up in a ball if you've got warning.
Finally, anyone ever concerned that they'll forget to zipper up their pants after they stop wearing maternity pants? I've dreamt about this twice now. I'm getting so used to just pulling up and down that I forget completely about the zipper. If after this baby is born, you see me walking around with my fly down, please, please, tell me!
Ciao for the weekend, more next week!
We had our 26 week appointment yesterday. My doctor says I am the text book definition of where a pregnant person should be. Gained another couple of pounds since my last appointment... I still haven't gotten used to the scale increasing every time I step on it. Baby's heartbeat was right around 155, which is average. And, I PASSED my gestational diabetes test, thank God! I don't know what I would have done if I had to control my sugar intake. I am having some small contractions, but nothing to be concerned about; apparently it's normal. The little buggers sure are uncomfortable tho! See the latest pic below. Not sure why my eyes always look like I just got punched, but whatever.
Let me think... what else it new...
Oh, I spent 15 minutes in the ice cream aisle looking for butter brittle ice cream this week. Then left angry when they didn't have it and went to the next grocery store, which also didn't have it. I haven't wanted that kind of ice cream since I was a kid, weird. I seem to want all kinds of foods from my childhood lately. I settled for dulce de leche which is almost as good.
And, I am learning that sneezing is not as easy as it used to be. One should never sneeze with a full bladder. I haven't exploded yet, but I have had close calls. And, don't ever, ever sneeze while lying down. You're likely to pull every stomach muscle you have (what's left of them anyways). Quite painful. Best to roll up in a ball if you've got warning.
Finally, anyone ever concerned that they'll forget to zipper up their pants after they stop wearing maternity pants? I've dreamt about this twice now. I'm getting so used to just pulling up and down that I forget completely about the zipper. If after this baby is born, you see me walking around with my fly down, please, please, tell me!
Ciao for the weekend, more next week!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Yippee!!!
Yippee!!! I've hit another milestone... my little counter today says that I have less than 100 days to go. Hopefully they go fast.
More later this week... I was just excited to see that this morning :)
More later this week... I was just excited to see that this morning :)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Doom and Gloom
Ok, I know I am delinquent on updating my blog... I've just had other priorities the past week.
I'm stuck in a doom and gloom rut. Maybe its the weather and the lack of natural light in my life. Maybe its the stress of work, daycare interviews and Jereme's job... I don't know. I do know that I have been CRABBY and it needs to stop. I can hardly stand myself. Whatever the reason, I hope I snap out of this self pity phase soon. I digress.
Ok, now onto brighter topics. Another baby in the VonBargen world... a boy this time. I swear we either have a wedding or another kid is born every other week. Great to have such a huge family and so many friends, but hard to keep track of!
Next appointment for us is next week. I have a glucose test at this one. I'm a little nervous because of the history of diabetes in my family and the fact that I each junk food like it is going out of style. This isn't a new thing. My whole life I've been a junk food junkie. My mom used to tell me that I could smell out candy in the house. I would be in a serious world of hurt if I had to give that up... it would be worse than not drinking. I'm crossing my fingers and my toes that this goes well.
I'll post updated pics next week... I promise.
I'm stuck in a doom and gloom rut. Maybe its the weather and the lack of natural light in my life. Maybe its the stress of work, daycare interviews and Jereme's job... I don't know. I do know that I have been CRABBY and it needs to stop. I can hardly stand myself. Whatever the reason, I hope I snap out of this self pity phase soon. I digress.
Ok, now onto brighter topics. Another baby in the VonBargen world... a boy this time. I swear we either have a wedding or another kid is born every other week. Great to have such a huge family and so many friends, but hard to keep track of!
Next appointment for us is next week. I have a glucose test at this one. I'm a little nervous because of the history of diabetes in my family and the fact that I each junk food like it is going out of style. This isn't a new thing. My whole life I've been a junk food junkie. My mom used to tell me that I could smell out candy in the house. I would be in a serious world of hurt if I had to give that up... it would be worse than not drinking. I'm crossing my fingers and my toes that this goes well.
I'll post updated pics next week... I promise.
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