Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Hope y'all had a great Mardi Gras!
We had a group over for some good food and LSU basketball yesterday! We had a great time and hope y'all did too!
Monday, February 23, 2009
36 weeks...in the home stretch
We finished up our classes last week and now officially know everything there is to know about babies...ha, ya right! We did get to practice CPR on little tiny baby dummies. Hopefully, we will never have to use those skills and if we do I hope we can remember them! But our last class was on breastfeeding...I know Scott found it highly entertaining! Overall, I thought it was an informative class and that we got some good info out of it and even made some friends!
We had another ultrasound on Thursday to check on the size (although not 100% accurate, it can be off as much as 10% in either direction) and position of the baby. The baby was weighing about 5 pounds 15 ounces and was still head down. They noted again that my fluid was a little on the lower side, so the Dr. said to keep up that water intake and they are going to check the fluid at my next appointment again. I promise I'm drinking tons of water!!! Here are some pictures, I know they can be a little hard to make out though.
This is a profile shot...baby is looking up with the forehead on the right.
This is a 3D profile shot...can you see the eye, nose, mouth and hand?
I did my first load of baby laundry last night! That was exciting...all the little socks and onesies in my dryer. I know from here on out it will probably be more of a chore, but the first time was pretty entertaining. Here is the photo update from this week.
We had another ultrasound on Thursday to check on the size (although not 100% accurate, it can be off as much as 10% in either direction) and position of the baby. The baby was weighing about 5 pounds 15 ounces and was still head down. They noted again that my fluid was a little on the lower side, so the Dr. said to keep up that water intake and they are going to check the fluid at my next appointment again. I promise I'm drinking tons of water!!! Here are some pictures, I know they can be a little hard to make out though.
This is a profile shot...baby is looking up with the forehead on the right.
This is a 3D profile shot...can you see the eye, nose, mouth and hand?I did my first load of baby laundry last night! That was exciting...all the little socks and onesies in my dryer. I know from here on out it will probably be more of a chore, but the first time was pretty entertaining. Here is the photo update from this week.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Hair?!?
Just about 30 days to go! This is certainly starting to feel real. The due date is March 19th and the proximity is revealing itself all over the place. Walking through Target, we're seeing St. Patrick's Day shirts. Movie release dates are right around our due date. I'm taking loan applications at work that won't close until AFTER the baby is here. I have a fantasy baseball draft scheduled already in late March. You get the point...the baby is coming, and coming SOON!
Allyson had an ultrasound last week and it appears that the baby has hair. Now I, along with Brent, Matt and Casey, was bald until I was a year old or so. Allyson, on the other hand, had "Something About Mary" hair. Sorry if you don't get the reference, but she had a ton of hair, and it stood straight up. Pretty nuts that the Doc can point out hair on an ultrasound.
At 35 weeks the baby is about 18 inches long and weighs about 5 1/4 pounds, pick up a honeydew. The kidneys are fully developed now, and the liver can process some waste products. Most of the basic physical development is now complete — the baby will spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
Here is the bump from this week.
Allyson had an ultrasound last week and it appears that the baby has hair. Now I, along with Brent, Matt and Casey, was bald until I was a year old or so. Allyson, on the other hand, had "Something About Mary" hair. Sorry if you don't get the reference, but she had a ton of hair, and it stood straight up. Pretty nuts that the Doc can point out hair on an ultrasound.
At 35 weeks the baby is about 18 inches long and weighs about 5 1/4 pounds, pick up a honeydew. The kidneys are fully developed now, and the liver can process some waste products. Most of the basic physical development is now complete — the baby will spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
Here is the bump from this week.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Feet up, rest and tons of water!
***I should warn you now that this may be a little TMI and if you don't like hearing about girly parts then maybe you should skip the beginning of this post. Okay, I warned you.***
This week was a little eventful for us. Saturday and Sunday I had a bit of bleeding and we saw the OB on Monday to try and figure out what was going on. She did a pelvic exam and my cervix (I warned you about the girly parts) was bleeding; when she touched it with a q-tip, when I coughed, basically for no reason. She also did a quick ultrasound and the baby looked great, head down, and moving around. It was so cute to be able to see little toes and fingers. Anyways, when she was doing the ultrasound she noticed that the amniotic fluid was a little on the lower side although completely unrelated to the bleeding. They prescribed some medication, took me out of work for the week and wanted me to rest and have my feet up. She has me drinking double the amount of water...I seriously think I may float away!
We went back in to see the Doc today and the good news is that there hasn't been any further bleeding and the cervix seems to have bounced back into shape. Also, the amniotic fluid volume has increased so my guzzling of water like it was going out of style was actually for more than extra trips to the bathroom. So all in all things are fine, but it was scary for a few days there. I'll be back at work tomorrow.
At 34 weeks the baby weighs about 4 3/4 pounds, like a cantaloupe, and is almost 18 inches long. The fat layers — which will help regulate the body temperature once the baby is born — are filling out, making the little one rounder. The skin is also smoother than ever. The central nervous system is maturing and the lungs are continuing to mature as well.
This week was a little eventful for us. Saturday and Sunday I had a bit of bleeding and we saw the OB on Monday to try and figure out what was going on. She did a pelvic exam and my cervix (I warned you about the girly parts) was bleeding; when she touched it with a q-tip, when I coughed, basically for no reason. She also did a quick ultrasound and the baby looked great, head down, and moving around. It was so cute to be able to see little toes and fingers. Anyways, when she was doing the ultrasound she noticed that the amniotic fluid was a little on the lower side although completely unrelated to the bleeding. They prescribed some medication, took me out of work for the week and wanted me to rest and have my feet up. She has me drinking double the amount of water...I seriously think I may float away!
We went back in to see the Doc today and the good news is that there hasn't been any further bleeding and the cervix seems to have bounced back into shape. Also, the amniotic fluid volume has increased so my guzzling of water like it was going out of style was actually for more than extra trips to the bathroom. So all in all things are fine, but it was scary for a few days there. I'll be back at work tomorrow.
At 34 weeks the baby weighs about 4 3/4 pounds, like a cantaloupe, and is almost 18 inches long. The fat layers — which will help regulate the body temperature once the baby is born — are filling out, making the little one rounder. The skin is also smoother than ever. The central nervous system is maturing and the lungs are continuing to mature as well.
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