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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Guessing when the baby is coming.
Today is August 12th. I have 13 days and counting! We took a poll to see when everyone thinks Katelyn will be arriving. I guessed the 14th, I just have a feeling she is coming early. Linda guessed the 19th and told me she would pay me $20 to wait so she could be right. I told everyone I would take the highest bid and have her then. Although, I would rather be right and say my motherly instincts just knew. I read online how to make yourself go into early labor because I am so excited and just like everything I can NEVER wait; I always rush everything into happening. It said to do things like eat spicy foods, walk a lot, bounce on an exercise ball and thinks like that. I am not going to do anything that would hurt my body or the baby but all those things are good for me anyway so I will try whatever I can. This little baby will come whenever she is ready, but I hope she is ready soon! I am SO tired of going to the bathroom all day and night! I can't wait to be able to bend over and put my pants on easily or picky things up without a struggle. I also can't wait to get rid of this heartburn! I will be happy to wake up without my hands being numb, I have gotten used to going to the bathroom and texting with numb hands. My hands go numb pretty much no matter what I do and my knuckles hurt really bad. I can't wear my own tennis shoes I have to wear Burke's size 12 shoes and they are still tight :( When I walk at Linda's house I have to wear Doug's shoes because they are bigger than Burke's and more comfortable. There is nothing like asking your father-in-law if you can borrow his shoe's because your feet are so big and swollen. Good thing I am comfortable with them and don't care when they laugh at me.
Burke and I got every last little thing we could possibly think of this weekend. We got the play mat, a trash can for her room, a little music player that plays different relaxing music and shines different moving pictures on the wall like the cow jumping over the moon. I love to sit in the rocking chair in the nursery with the lights off and listen to the music and watch the cows and stars on the ceiling. It is my favorite thing in the nursery. I have had everything washed and ready to go since my baby shower. We have the bag packed and set out ready to go. I have batteries in everything like the swing, the bouncer and the monitor.
I am so excited and anxious for Katelyn's arrival. She can come any time. Last week I was almost a cm dilated and I am getting checked again tomorrow so hopefully all of the things I have been trying are working. I am still working Monday through Thursday and I can't wait until I don't have to work anymore! Everyone keeps coming up to me and trying to touch my stomach and asks me the same questions OVER and OVER again!! It is SO annoying! I want to yell at them "don't touch me and it's none of your business what I am having, what we are naming the baby, and what my plans are." I normally don't mind that much. I love being pregnant and talking about the baby but I don't like the same residents trying to touch me! I hope this little baby appreciates all that I am going through!
Burke and I got every last little thing we could possibly think of this weekend. We got the play mat, a trash can for her room, a little music player that plays different relaxing music and shines different moving pictures on the wall like the cow jumping over the moon. I love to sit in the rocking chair in the nursery with the lights off and listen to the music and watch the cows and stars on the ceiling. It is my favorite thing in the nursery. I have had everything washed and ready to go since my baby shower. We have the bag packed and set out ready to go. I have batteries in everything like the swing, the bouncer and the monitor.
I am so excited and anxious for Katelyn's arrival. She can come any time. Last week I was almost a cm dilated and I am getting checked again tomorrow so hopefully all of the things I have been trying are working. I am still working Monday through Thursday and I can't wait until I don't have to work anymore! Everyone keeps coming up to me and trying to touch my stomach and asks me the same questions OVER and OVER again!! It is SO annoying! I want to yell at them "don't touch me and it's none of your business what I am having, what we are naming the baby, and what my plans are." I normally don't mind that much. I love being pregnant and talking about the baby but I don't like the same residents trying to touch me! I hope this little baby appreciates all that I am going through!
Monday, September 13, 2010
5th Ultra sound
Today was our 5th ultra sound. July 9th, 2010. We had it in the doctor's office. It was the same lady as before but she was really nice this time. Kristen came with us because she has never seen an ultra sound done before. It was so fun to see the baby. You really can't see that much and I couldn't tell what I was looking at the whole time because the screen was so unclear. They don't have as good of equipment as the other place that's why the pictures aren't that good. The lady measured her and right now she weighs about 4 pound 12 ounces, give or take a little. She measured her legs and her legs are over 10 inches! You can't even see her whole leg on the screen. Her head is down and her legs are bent over her head and the lady said she is about 20 inches! Right now she should only be between 17 to 18 inches so she is very long, the lady said she should be long and skinny; hopefully she will be lucky and have that carry on throughout her life. We couldn't get a good picture of her profile or a good 3D picture because she wouldn't move her arm away from her face. We tried changing positions and shaking my stomach but nothing worked. She would not move her arm! It was frustrating but I am happy that everything looks good and we will see her soon enough!
Hiccups
June 28th, 2010
Today I felt the baby have hiccups for the first time. Burke and I had to stay at his parents house because our A/C went out and we laid down around 10:30 and I felt tiny jerks in my belly repeatedly. They were too small and too frequent to be kicks or the baby moving. Burke and I laid there for almost 15 minutes feeling the baby have hiccups. It was so much fun! All of the books I have read and all of the week to week articles on the Internet talk about hiccups and I was sad that I hadn't felt them yet because they can start really early and I am already 32 weeks, so I was thinking I would never feel them. She had hiccups for a long time so after 15 minutes we had to try to go to sleep. I can't wait for her to have hiccups again!
Today I felt the baby have hiccups for the first time. Burke and I had to stay at his parents house because our A/C went out and we laid down around 10:30 and I felt tiny jerks in my belly repeatedly. They were too small and too frequent to be kicks or the baby moving. Burke and I laid there for almost 15 minutes feeling the baby have hiccups. It was so much fun! All of the books I have read and all of the week to week articles on the Internet talk about hiccups and I was sad that I hadn't felt them yet because they can start really early and I am already 32 weeks, so I was thinking I would never feel them. She had hiccups for a long time so after 15 minutes we had to try to go to sleep. I can't wait for her to have hiccups again!
My first Mother's Day!
May 9th, 2010. My first Mother's Day!!!
For Mother's Day I got the crib. Burke seemed really mad that he bought me the crib and I couldn't understand why. I finally asked him why he was so mad that he bought me the crib for Mother's Day, after all that doesn't really count as a present because it's not for me it is for the baby and it is something that we have to get anyway. He said, "Why do you need a crib if the baby can't sleep in it for a year?" I was like what are you talking about??? I was so confused! He said they can't sleep in a crib anyway because they can suffocate. Babies can't sleep with blankets or stuffed animals in the crib because they can't wake up if they can't breathe until they are 12 months old. He got that confused with they can't sleep in a crib for a year. I asked him, "Where do you think they would sleep?" He thought they would sleep in the bassinet, babies can only sleep in a bassinet for 2 maybe 3 months. I just started laughing. I asked him if he was scared about being a dad because he really knows NOTHING about babies!! Yikes! He just said it is a good thing that I am staying home with the baby and not him. I will definitely have to watch him with this baby at all times! He also got me a cute outfit that I actually really wanted from Babies R Us that he didn't even know I wanted. He has good taste and I am happy about that.
We went to church and our little 4 year old's sang to all the moms and I cried thought the whole thing. After church we went to Linda's house and gave her her presents. Linda and Doug gave me Mother's Day presents and Doug gave me a card, he was the only one and I really appreciated that he thought of that. I knew Linda would get me a gift, she always does but it was nice that Doug that of that all on his own. Even Burke didn't get me a card.We talked to Shad and ate dinner.
It was a very fun Mother's Day. I can't wait until next year when I can celebrate Mother's day with this little baby. My belly is growing and I can feel her moving around a lot.
For Mother's Day I got the crib. Burke seemed really mad that he bought me the crib and I couldn't understand why. I finally asked him why he was so mad that he bought me the crib for Mother's Day, after all that doesn't really count as a present because it's not for me it is for the baby and it is something that we have to get anyway. He said, "Why do you need a crib if the baby can't sleep in it for a year?" I was like what are you talking about??? I was so confused! He said they can't sleep in a crib anyway because they can suffocate. Babies can't sleep with blankets or stuffed animals in the crib because they can't wake up if they can't breathe until they are 12 months old. He got that confused with they can't sleep in a crib for a year. I asked him, "Where do you think they would sleep?" He thought they would sleep in the bassinet, babies can only sleep in a bassinet for 2 maybe 3 months. I just started laughing. I asked him if he was scared about being a dad because he really knows NOTHING about babies!! Yikes! He just said it is a good thing that I am staying home with the baby and not him. I will definitely have to watch him with this baby at all times! He also got me a cute outfit that I actually really wanted from Babies R Us that he didn't even know I wanted. He has good taste and I am happy about that.
We went to church and our little 4 year old's sang to all the moms and I cried thought the whole thing. After church we went to Linda's house and gave her her presents. Linda and Doug gave me Mother's Day presents and Doug gave me a card, he was the only one and I really appreciated that he thought of that. I knew Linda would get me a gift, she always does but it was nice that Doug that of that all on his own. Even Burke didn't get me a card.We talked to Shad and ate dinner.
It was a very fun Mother's Day. I can't wait until next year when I can celebrate Mother's day with this little baby. My belly is growing and I can feel her moving around a lot.
Going to the hospital
May 6th, 2010
I had to go to the hospital today because this little baby hasn't been moving. I went swimming on Monday and the pool was pretty cold, Kayli wouldn't even get in. It is now Thursday and I haven't been feeling this baby move. I thought I might have given the baby hypothermia so I called the doctor. I told them that I didn't want to over react so I waited a few days to call. They told me to do a kick test. You have to drink something really sweet and cold and lay on your side for an hour and count how many times the baby kicks. They said is she moved less than 10 times in an hour that I had to go to the hospital. I tried not to get too worried and I went and laid down in the corporate apartment at work and called Burke to let him know what was going on. I drank a naked juice and a lot of ice cold water. The baby moved 2 times in the hour so the lady at the doctor's office told me to go to the hospital. I was freaking out a little bit more because I knew the baby had a cyst on her brain and I didn't know if there was something wrong. Burke met me at the hospital and they tried to find the baby's heart beat. They couldn't find the heart beat with the normal thing and then I really started to get nervous. Another nurse came in to help her and she said that was used for bigger babies and that is probably why we couldn't find the heart beat. They got a smaller one that is used at the doctor's office and they said the heartbeat sounded normal. I left the hospital and went home so I could pay more attention to her moving. 4 hours later I felt her start moving again and I changed my doctor's appointment up so we could make sure everything is ok. This little baby is making me worried!
I had to go to the hospital today because this little baby hasn't been moving. I went swimming on Monday and the pool was pretty cold, Kayli wouldn't even get in. It is now Thursday and I haven't been feeling this baby move. I thought I might have given the baby hypothermia so I called the doctor. I told them that I didn't want to over react so I waited a few days to call. They told me to do a kick test. You have to drink something really sweet and cold and lay on your side for an hour and count how many times the baby kicks. They said is she moved less than 10 times in an hour that I had to go to the hospital. I tried not to get too worried and I went and laid down in the corporate apartment at work and called Burke to let him know what was going on. I drank a naked juice and a lot of ice cold water. The baby moved 2 times in the hour so the lady at the doctor's office told me to go to the hospital. I was freaking out a little bit more because I knew the baby had a cyst on her brain and I didn't know if there was something wrong. Burke met me at the hospital and they tried to find the baby's heart beat. They couldn't find the heart beat with the normal thing and then I really started to get nervous. Another nurse came in to help her and she said that was used for bigger babies and that is probably why we couldn't find the heart beat. They got a smaller one that is used at the doctor's office and they said the heartbeat sounded normal. I left the hospital and went home so I could pay more attention to her moving. 4 hours later I felt her start moving again and I changed my doctor's appointment up so we could make sure everything is ok. This little baby is making me worried!
4th Ultra sound
Our 4th ultra sound was April 2nd, 2010. It was AMAZING how much we could see and how much this little baby is growing. In the first picture you can see that her mouth is open and you can see her little tongue. We could actually see her drinking the amniotic fluid. We could see every part of her brain and the way the blood was moving in and out of the umbilical cord. We could see that she had urine in her bladder and amniotic fluid in her kidneys. We could see the heart beating and the way the blood was moving in and out of the heart. We had them take a few pictures that are 3D and the baby looks like a little monster! It was cool to see her hand move across her face in 3D; it actually looked like a real hand. They confirmed we are having a girl and that she is healthy. After our 3rd ultra sound we found out that the baby has a cyst on her brain, and it is still there. They said it is nothing to worry about and they are 99% sure that it will go away. They said the brain and everything else look good so that we should not worry at all. It was a fun ultra sound!
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