KristenMatt
KristenMatt has 14 days to go and is now in week 38
	Age: 32 Country: US Province/region: Massachusetts City: Boston area Partner: husband Matt Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 20 Jul ,2008 Occupation: mom, student, & military wife
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hi! i'm kristen and my husband is matt. this will be my 3rd baby and my husband's 1st. i have 2 boys fm my previous marriage. i'm brand spanking new to this absolutely wonderful site. looking fwd to meeting and making new friends here. will post a few pictures asap (hopefully tonight).

Tuesday, 12 Feb

tonight i went to my mother-in-law `s house for an `open house ` get together she has every year. i was wearing my regular sz 6 jeans and a sweatshirt. i feel like i just look a little chubby, not pregnant. i showed my mom-in-law, sister-in-law, and another female, my belly. it wasn `t that impressive. i LITERALLY laid down on the floor and pulled my jeans down a little. they could baaaarely see my `bump `. seeing as it `s still winter, i tend to wear the hooded sweatshirts w/the kangaroo pocket in front. if a stranger looked at me, he/she wouldn `t know i was pregnant. i `m kinda now waiting for the belly to `pop out `, as opposed to me just looking a little chubby. i think i `ve seriously gained like 3 lbs. i `m suuuure that in another few months, i `ll be looking back on these days and sighing. i THINK i felt the baby kick last night. i ate a bowl of cherries (cherries give me SERIOUS gas) and was verrry gassy, then out of nowhere i felt a little bump fm the lower front of my uterus. it felt different fm all the gassy rumbling i felt. this coming tues (2/12) i have an appt to have my fundal height checked. i have a feeling the dr is going to tell me i `ve not gained enough weight. i `m not listening to her this time. when i was pregnant w/my 2nd child in 2000, they told me i wasn `t gaining enough and that the baby was small. so, i ate and i ate and i ate and i ate! i gave birth weighing about 152 lbs!!! that `s no typo...i weighed 152 i think! and he weighed 8.2. he did NOT get out of me the way he got in. after 15 looong hrs of labor (inc 5 hrs of unproductive pushing), i had an emergency cesarean. i don `t care if the drs say i `m not gaining. i eat plenty and i eat right. so long as the baby is doing well, i don `t give a flyin leap what i gain. congrats to all who are pregnant! yaaay for us!

Tuesday, 12 Feb

AAAAAAAHAAAAA! thx to the 2 of you who left me comments on how to blog (as opposed to leaving myself msgs!). if you knew me in person, you `d know i `m a bit chubby, but none of you know me so when i fiiiiiinally post pictures, i won `t be impressively showing. i wore my old navy sz Small wind pants today and they fit mostly fine. i `m about 128 lbs. it `s funny...sometimes i feel sooo huge and bloated; like maybe there `s a medicine ball in my belly, while other times i feel like i `ve only put on like a lb or 2. tomorrow i `m having the fundal height measured.

Wednesday, 13 Feb

seriously...how bad is that picture? fm my ridiculously wide, flat screen monitor, the picture looks looong. i `m assuming the picture looks super thin and super long on a regular monitor...DOH! anyhoo...i went in for my fundal measurement and sonuvagun...she wouldn `t measure my belly bc she said it was too soon for that! what thuuhhh??? we made that appt (the dr and I) like a month ago!? what does she mean it `s too soon?!? i `ve gained 2 lbs and she said that was ok, but we `ll see how much i gain in the next 4 wks. i `m bummed. my husband went w/me and was kinda surprised she didn `t do the measurement b/c that `s what the effin appt was for!! i cried like an emotional idiot. not long or gushy...just a moment of emotion and a few tears. this is my 3rd pregnancy and the 3rd time they tell me i have a small belly. she listened to the heart and said it was like 140 or something. i asked her to tell me in `english ` what 140 meant. she said it was good, healthy heart rate, so i `m happy about that. i can `t effin WAIT to find out if it `s a boy or girl. bc i already have 2 boys, in the beginning i wanted a girl, but now i don `t give a flying leap if i see a penis or labia. i mean, it `s not like we have 15 sexes...it `s either a boy or a girl! how surprising could it be?? anyhoo...i go on the 18th for what they `re calling a survey (dr told me today that it `s a survey fm head to toe of baby). i `m calling it `find out what sex ` day. who wants to be fat...but i `m hoping my little bumpkins will pop out a little and make the drs crap themselves! i mean how the heck does 4-5 ` in my abdomen NOT show itself??!? boy won `t this come back to slap me in the face...i `m thinking i `ll be small til like 6 mos, then BAM! i `ll gain like 10-15 lbs of puuuure baby belly! ok...i `m gonna watch some of american idol and wait for baby bumpkins to kick mum!

Thursday, 14 Feb

WOWOW i sat watching american idol tonight. i was crying sooo many `pregnancy tears `. i was (& still am) wearing too big sweats and i slid my hands just under the waistband & cupped my lil belly. because as mom `s, we can feel the inside as well as the outside, by the flutters inside i knew where to prod and push on the outside. i SERIOUSLY felt the baby! little bits here and there. couldn `t identify any one thing in particular, but i felt that little buggar. omg...that was A-mazing! i called my mother but she wasn `t home. my hubby works the night shift and i didn `t want to bother him, so i just cried to myself. sooo effin wonderful!

Monday March 17, 08

Lil mr. corey bumpkins moves all the time. i had an appt a wk or so ago and all was well. i've gained 5 or 6 lbs; sometimes i feel like i'm huuuuge and other times i feel depressed because i'm not big. for the most part i'm more comfortable in maternity pants...size 6 just isn't doing it for me anymore ; ) when the dr measured my fundal height at 20 or 21 wks, it only measured 13 or 14 cm, BUT i'm wicked short...i didn't ever 'measure' properly w/my 1st 2 pregnancies. i always measured waaay below. being 5 ft 2 in doesn't leave many centimeters of length along my abdomen. anyhoo...matt and i bought corey's first baby things yesterday at gymboree. we're both blondes so i figure we'll have a blond boy...so i bought a thin, cotton knit hat for his head to be protected fm the july sun. well, i bought 2. a blue one and a yellow one. and i bought adorable little brown warmer sweater knit one for the fall. it had 2 floppy ears sewn on, stitched on eyes and nose. effin cute! and as we were heading to the cash register, i saw the clearance rack. i bought a 3-6 month christmas velour one piece outfit on clearance for like $8. that was my shopping spree. i'll have a baby shower...don't want to get stuff too early.

oh...who wants free stuff? everyone, right?? ok...there's this website...freecycle.org everything is free. you post stuff you don't want and get stuff you do want. you join a local group and everything is free. it's through yahoo, so you have to have a yahoo acct to use this site. a wk or so ago i got one of those graco baby car seats that attaches to a carriage and it has 2 bases for easy snappin in and out of cars. my hubby and i only want one car for now, so i'll keep the extra base in the basement. but i saw the 'offer' post on freecycle and i emailed the lady immediately. she said i could have it. she gave me her address, which was less than 15 min away. i picked it up and voila!

so anyhoo...with the chillier weather still hanging around here in the boston area, i still wear hooded sweatshirts. unless i SAY something or start rubbing my belly, people don't notice i'm pregnant. not that i NEEEED them to, but it's exciting and i kinda want to shout it out fm the top of mt everest. my next appt is april 7. i don't remember when the glucose test is, but i've already told the dr i won't drink that drink they give us. it's gross and women have had babies for centuries w/out that drink. i suppose if my weight starts spiraling out of control, i could have gestational diabetes. otherwise, i don't see a need for it. i've also told the dr that i don't want corey bumpkins to have that vitamin K shot in the heel that they give newborns. she said it was for blood clotting. and the antibiotic goop they smear in the baby's eyes...no thx! i asked what that was for. dr said it was to prevent infection to the baby's eyes fm the bacteria of the mom's vagina. i jokingly informed her that i don't HAVE bacteria there! she laughed, i chuckled, and then got serious. i told her i didn't want either the vitamin k shot OR the antibacterial eye goop. she said no problem but for me to remember to tell them that in the delivery rm as her job mostly ends when my baby is delivered. the infant nurses take care of bumpkins after he's born. ok...i'm done rambling. xox

sat, may 24, 08

i'm into my 8th month i guess. holy shitballs batman! i'm scared sometimes and thrilled other times. i'm WICKED scared of another c-section. AAAALL day today i've been having sporadic contractions. i called the dr about them and she said not to really worry bc my water hasn't broken yet and my mucus plug is still there (as far as we know). after my last appt, apr 29th, i didn't bother to make my next appt for 2 wks later. so now i haven't been to the dr in almost a month. well, a few days ago i made the appt for this wed, may 28th. i'm hoping they'll check my cervix and say i've dilated and that he'll come a little early (8 wks early is toooo early), like maybe 3-4 wks early. and i'm hoping she'll tell me that he'll be a very healthy, but petite 6ish lbs. THAT would be nice.

happy baby dust to all, easy labor/delivery dust to all, and get-our-figures-back-quick dust to all! :)

mon, june 16, 08

well, at my last appt, the midwife said corey bumpkins was about 4 1/2 lbs. i'm going back on june 23rd for my appt and last (probably last) ultrasound. they want to check his growth. she said he could gain 2-3 lbs fm thur - due date. i sooo hope he doesn't last till my due date. 37 wks would be soooo NICE! :) on a progress note: he dropped a wk or so ago...yaaay. i do NOT want him to gain 3 lbs! i'm soo scared of another c-section :( i eat like a horse, so maybe he will gain a bit, but i eat verrrry healthy. i drink at least a gallon of water ea day. my bkfst is usually a bowl of raisin bran and a peach or an orange or maybe some other fruit. my lunch is another bowl of cereal or chicken sandwich made on 100% whole wheat bread w/leafy green lettuce, real chicken fm the chicken i grilled or baked the night before, alfalfa sprouts, and one thin slice of american cheese. YUUUUMMMY! i snack on baby carrots and a bag of cherries, an orange, apple slices, or a bowl of strawberries. i did have a devil dog today though AAAAAND a 3 munchkins fm Dunkin Donuts...YUM! i have 2 floors in our house and the washer/dryer is in the basement. i do at least a load of laundry ea day...sometimes 2 loads. so i go up/down between 3 floors 2-3 times (or more) ea day. i've now gained 21 lbs (last i checked about 3 days ago). i figure i'll gain another few lbs before i have him, so maybe 25 lbs through this pregnancy. my gfnd told me my arse is hard ... and i said but it's hard FAT! ;) my arse has more cellulite than my head has hairs! yuck!