24 Weeks

Just about 24 weeks.

Prenatal Visit #4

Another prenatal appointment come and gone... I know there are many more in my future but it seems like this last month has flown by. My sister came with me this time and was excited to hear the baby's little heart beat! I was finally able to meet with the midwife I chose from the beginning and I really liked her. I would like to see her as much as I can through the rest of my pregnancy.  Hopefully I can get some appointments scheduled way in advance so I can get to know her better. She works out of Westborough as well so it makes it a little bit difficult to be able to see her every time.

As for me, I am doing well. The midwife said my belly is growing right on track, my blood pressure was perfect finally, and my weight gain is in an acceptable range. She commented on how great my skin looked, meaning I have no stretch marks on my belly as of yet! Surprising, but true! It was a really good visit and I came away excited and encouraged. I've been worrying all month about gaining weight because my belly has gotten so big , but it was encouraging to be able to talk to her and find out I am doing just fine.

My next appointment will be the glucose test so I get to drink that yummy sugary stuff that everyone keeps talking about (ick!). I am really hoping that my body reacts fine to all the sugar , and that all will be well.

On another exciting note, I just discovered today that when the baby gives me a good hard kick my belly moves! That is really cool. I can't wait to show my husband... He will get a kick out of it. No pun intended. Haha!

Guess that is about it for now. I will most likely post another fruit photo and information about the baby's growth in a few days. I am traveling for a wedding on Friday morning though, so no promises !

Baby Registries

Kyle and I have made our baby registries at Babys R Us and Target today. Babys R Us is our bigger registry… I am still working on adding some things to both. But they are up and running!

Week 21 - A Carrot

At 21 weeks, our baby has been making herself known more and more! The kicking has become more strong as she gets bigger. At this week she is 10.5 inches long from head to toe and around 12.7 ounces... almost a pound! We are halfway through the pregnancy - yay!

She is getting long! About half the length she will be full term.

This carrot is only 8 inches... so imagine 2 1/2 more. ;)

21 Weeks

It's a...

Mostly everybody knows by now that we are having a little girl. Last week we had the privilege of seeing what our baby is up to in there! She was moving her arms and legs and even putting her hand near her mouth. We were both mesmerized by our beautiful baby and the amazing miracle God is forming in my belly. It truly is an unbelievable experience and only made us wanting to hold her in our arms even more!

Our ultrasound results all came back normal and she is growing right on track. 

I can't wait to meet her! :)

Birthday Weekend

For years, my family has planned to take me back to Cape Cod for my birthday. Over the last three years we have been too busy with weddings and such, so this year we planned to go. My father built a house on the Cape for a man he works for ocassionally, and the man will let us stay there anytime we like. So we excitedly headed there on Friday (me and my family - Kyle, Kurt and Coralie had to wait until after work) only to find that the man had given us the wrong keys.  Keep in mind we had coolers of food for the entire weekend that we had to keep cold that whole day. On top of that, we had bought ice cream and milk right before going to the house to find we couldn't get in! Crazy. After 4 hours of trying to contact people and figure out a way to get in, we gave up and decided to head in a totally new direction.

We spent the weekend in Maine and stayed with my grandparents for two nights. It worked out just fine and we traveled to Boothbay Harbor on Saturday to shop and drive along the coast. Sunday afternoon we headed to York and Kittery to drive along the beach and shop the outlets. We did have a great time even though our plans were turned upside down! We were so disappointed after planning that for so long, but oh well!

This was at Bailey's Island and the statue is a man with a lobster in his hands. Lol. Alyssa was taking the picture.

Prenatal Appointment #3

This morning mom and I made our way to St. Vincent's Hospital for another prenatal visit. It was a good visit and I was able to get a lot of my questions answered concerning the birth procedures and such. I met a new midwife and liked her just as much as the last one… So far so good when it comes to them! They are very nice and I was so glad to hear that they will work with me on my preferences when it comes time to have the baby. They are all for natural birth and helping me through that, they typically wait to cut the cord, they are okay with me saying no to vaccines right away, they don't use Pitocin until it is completely necessary when labor is at a standstill, and the list goes on!

The baby's heart rate was around 150-160 (can't remember which!) and it was a steady, strong heartbeat. The baby is very healthy! I am doing well, though my blood pressure was high once again. If it doesn't go down in the next little bit, they will run tests on me and keep a closer eye on the pregnancy. I am hoping it is nothing, but we will see. I have enjoyed knowing I am a low-risk pregnancy so far! It would be nice to keep it that way. The midwife guessed the gender of the baby, as everyone else has been doing. It was more for fun than anything... We will see in 5 days!

...waiting... impatiently. ;)