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Pregnancy Survey About You Name?: Tanya Age?: 26 Height?: 5'7" Pre-pregnancy weight?: 175 About The Father Name?: Michael Age?: 28 Height?: 6`3" Are you still together?: Ofcourse, 7 years going strong!!! About Your Pregnancy Is this your first pregnancy?: Yup for both of us, and last LOL When did you find out you were pregnant?: july 06 Was it planned?: Not exactly, I think Mike did it on purpose What was your first reaction?: scared Who was with you when you found out? Mike Who was the first person you told?: My sis How did your parents react?: happy How far along are you?: 32weeks, 0days What was your first symptom?: Nausea What is your due date?: Feb 27th for now Do you know the sex of the baby?: YES If so, what is it?: Have you picked out names?: yes If so, what are they?: SAVANNAH MICHELLE How much weight have you gained?: 20LBS Do you have stretch marks?: no Have you felt the baby move?: ALL THE TIME Have you heard the heartbeat?: yes 147 LAST TIME About the birth Will you keep the baby?: OFCOURSE Home or hospital birth?: hospital Natural or medicated birth?: Natural Who will be in the delivery room with you?: Mike and my mom Will you breastfeed?: YUP Do you think you'll need a c-section?: Only if a serious situation arises Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: yes I will What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: WOW Would you let someone videotape the birth?: If allowed Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:
	Seven Months By now, your baby weighs about 3 pounds and is more than 15 inches long. She can open and close her eyes and follow a light. 30 weeks 31 weeks 32 weeks 33 weeks
	Eight Months Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds. His layers of fat are filling him out, making him rounder, and his lungs are well developed. 34 weeks 35 weeks 36 weeks 37 weeks
	Nine Months The average baby is more than 19 inches long and weighs nearly 7 pounds now, but babies vary widely in size at this stage 38 weeks 39 weeks 40 weeks

5/24: My baby girl is growing so much every day. She can now roll over on one side and “talks” very loudly. Her nails are so long that she constantly scratches herself in the face. I bite off her nail but it grows right back. Her hair is growing now. It’s still straight and curly so there is not much I can do with it besides put it in a headband. She is getting darker now. She is not as dark as me but not as light a mike. There was some difficulty with Mike and her but now her finally getting comfortable with him. I can finally leave him to watch her with having a panic attack.

5/5: We took Savannah to the doctor for her 2 month well visit check up. She had to get 6 different shots. My poor baby screamed like she was being butchered alive. I felt so bad for her but I didbt cry although I wanted to. As soon as we got outside she calmed down and went to sleep with her pretty self. She now weighs 13lbs 8oz and 22 inches 15 ¾ head circumference. That’s the 95^th percentile for her age …yikes. My baby is a lil chunky monkey lol.

Month TWO

4/4: Today we went to take pictures of the baby and she was such a big girl, the picture came out so cute. Can’t wait to distribute them.

4/3: Savannah has gotten so big and has grown so much in the one month she has been here. She can lift her head, lock her legs and has started to coo. We took her to the doctor and she now weighs 10 15lbs and 20inches. She doesn’t like formula so I decided to keep her on breast milk.

Month ONE

3/16: I serious stressed out. I know something is not right with Savannah she keeps crying really loudly again. I was about to take her to the clinic’s urgent care center for a doctor to check up on her. Tasha suggested that I call before going. I called and spoke to one the doctor he told me that it sounds like she had Colic. That is was not necessary for me to come in unless the problem continues. It may be the formula. He advises me to not give her any milk at all for the next couple of hours. I am supposed to give her Pedialyte for the next couple of feedings. So I will see how it works. I gave her about 4 ounces at 9pm. She didn’t seem so cranky when she woke up and she went right back to sleep. He also told me that I should pump continuously so my breast doesn’t become engorged. If I do decide to give her formula again I have to double the amount of water in the mixture. Instead of 2 ounces to 1 scoop of powder. I have to give her 4 ounces to 1 scoop of powder formula. I am a little concerned because I don’t want her to lose weight. This is very stressful. I pray that it works; I don’t want my beautiful baby to suffer anymore.

3/14: Today I had a really big scare with Savannah. Today she was crying non stop and I didn’t know why. She wasn’t sleeping more than 30 minis at a time and she woke up screaming. At first, I thought she was going through a lil crying phase. Then I realize that it was something else. I originally thought because her belly button was falling off it was hurting her…but that wasn’t the case. I immediately called my began to get hysterical and called my sister. She told me that it probably was GAS. I called the doctor who I was told was on vacation. They told me that they would have another doctor called me to tell me what to do. The doctor told me that most likely she has gas and to give her Mylicon infant drops. I was pissed when Mike told me he paid $8.99 for a ½ ounce bottle. I realized that I may have been the culprit for my princess’ pain by feeding her bottles at room temperature. Savannah is so greedy, she eats so fat and seems to swallow so much air, even when I am breastfeeding her.

Savannah is finally here. I can’t believe it. She is so beautiful. More beautiful than I could ever imagine. I will never forget when I heard her cry for the first time. I was a little upset because they did not show me her right away. I cannot believe how pale she is. I’m sure that will change. She looks just like Mike. Just like him, it’s amazing. I knew from my week 20 ultrasound pics that she would not look like me. Her features were very clear in the U/S. I keep telling everyone that she looks like Michael …and she did!! In the U/S she clearly had Mike’s nose (the Jiggetts nose I called it), chin, mouth and head shape *laugh*. She has so much hair; black, long and straight. I guess all that heartburn wasn’t for nothing. She does not even look like she belongs to me. I feel so happy to be a mother finally. Looking at her I just cried and cried. I don’t ever wanna let her go. She has 10 fingers and 10 toes and has a healthy set of lungs. She came out screaming and hollering. Even the nurse said she tried to grasp on to her. She is so alert like she has been here longer than 10 minis *laugh*. Mike seems happy as well but grossed out from the delivery. I feel so blessed to have Savannah with the man that I intend on spending the rest of my life with. He has been there for me the entire time. He went to every visit. My doctor knew him by name. He did everything that I asked. In the end he helped me get dressed and put on my shoes everyday when I no longer could, I really wanted for him to be apart of this journey and he was. I couldn’t ask for a better father to be. He truly is a good man. What a beautiful healthy baby I have…I am so blessed.

3/3: Today is the big day. Neither one of us slept at all last night. I am very nervous and the clock is seems to be moving extremely slow. I have my bags ready. For the baby...I have her pink little going home outfit, pair of socks with matching head band, 2 caps, 2 blankets, wipes, onesies, comb and brush...and some other stuff. I came prepared because you never know. Its 8:30pm and I am about to leave the house. I know upon my return, my life will be completely different, for me and for Mike. It is a change that took 7.5 years to come. I am very scared. Everything is so uncertain, but this day was inevitable. I can’t be pregnant for ever. I will miss being pregnant. It has been an amazing experience despite the many discomforts. I will be missing that uncertainty. I will miss the attention. I will the feeling of knowing that I performing the miracle of life. I will miss the bond that we shared. I will miss feeling my baby move inside of me. And I will definitely miss the closeness and the bonding that Mike and I shared during thus amazing journey. All the belly kisses and belly rubs.

3/2: Still not in labor...no leap year baby. I guess tomorrow is the big day. Mike's mom and Grandma came over today to make sure house was ok and that everything was packed...very funny.

2/29: I can’t believe I still haven’t had the baby. I still don’t have any pain at all. However, I keep having some kind of discharge. It is clear and smells kind of sweet/weird. When it happens it feels like that feeling of when you first get your period...warm. I called the doc and he is not sure if it is my mucus plug or my bag of waters. It is not coming out continuously flowing. He asked that for me to walk around for 5 minutes to see if anything leaks again....nothing happen. The smell does not stink but it is very distinctive and bothersome. He advised me to go to the hospital if it happens again. I really don’t feel like taking a trip the triage for nothing.

Today is a leap day. I hope that I don’t go into labor today because I am not sure if it is a blessing or a curse. Everyone keeps calling me to find out if I am labor or had the baby yet and I am getting really annoyed. But I guess there are just as anxious as I am.

2/26: Only one more day until my due date...still nothing. Went the doctor today and was told that I would be induced on Sunday at 9pm if I didn’t go in on my own. I would be given a medication called Cervadil because I was not effaced or dilated at all. I would be given the Cervadil for 12 hrs and then it would be taken out and potocin would be started or maybe the Cervadil would start my labor alone. I don’t know how to feel about that. It sounds kind of serious and I am hoping that I go naturally. Only time will tell. I am kind of tired of being pregnant I know that for sure.

2/22: I am 39 weeks and 2 days. I feel so drained physically and emotionally. I had a doc appt yesterday and was told that I have another week. I was fine until about week 36. I want to get it over with in the worst way. All I find myself doing is crying all the time. Mike and I are not speaking. He is basically ignoring me and its killing me because I really need him right more than ever. He always lets his anger get the best of him, my best friend is in her own world, my sister lives too far away and my mother pisses me off. Right now I am just not getting the support that I need. It’s a real messed up place to be in. I feel so deserted and unhappy right now. Maybe I’m just anxious. I can’t sleep. I have so much pain and pressure in my back when I walk. I don’t know what the hell to do. Being home all day is a real drag.

2/15: Doc appt today. Cervix still closed my doc is on vacation till 2/25. Today was my last day of work and at least I have something to happy about. My belly is measuring 39 centimeters. Dr Pierre said she weighs anywhere from 7.5-8lbs.

2/10: So I had my 37 week check up on Friday. My cervix is still completely closed. My strep B came back positive. My STD results are negative. Does not look like Ill is going in this week. My doc thinks I am going all the way. My last day is 2/15(Fri.) I can’t wait. The crib and everything else is set. The baby's bag is packed. Mine is not completely ready. My feet aren’t as swollen. I keep throwing up and I have no clue as too why. My doc thinks that I should have sex more, even though he doesn’t believe its helps labor. I can’t wait to have this baby.

2/5: My feet have been really swollen since my baby shower. I haven’t been at work since Monday and I have no idea how the hell I am going on tomorrow. My last day is 2/15 and I don’t think that I will make it. I am so tired and exhausted by I am only taking 12 weeks I and I don’t want to waste time without the baby by sitting home doing nothing. I did manage to take the time to actually wash the clothing I received from the shower. It took about 3 hours to complete not including time to fold, separate and put away. Other than the swelling I feel fine...I don’t have allot of pressure and heartburn as usually. I am sleeping allot better.

2/3: My shower was yesterday and it was extremely exhausting. I am so happy that it was over. It didn’t end until about 12am. Clean up was a horror, the rest of the food was given to the homeless. There were about 60 ppl there. I have so many things. I am so grateful. Naturally when you have a girl you get a lot of clothes and that exactly what I got. I got a few things off of the registry. I got a 2 strollers(one travel system and one umbrella), crib, humidifier, wipe warmers, snugly, bottle warmer, a tub, bouncer, play mat, baby bags, breast pump, diapers, bottles, clothes, clothes and more clothes and money....I officially hate the color pink. I couldn’t have asked for more. I saw people I haven’t seen since right after high school. I am just ready to have my baby now.

1/27: My shower is Feb 2nd and I am excited yet nervous. I have no idea how I am going to do my hair mad what I am going to wear. My mom and my sister is doing is throwing the event. The main problem is that I have no idea how many ppl will be there. I have invited 50 of my family and mutual friends. My mom keeps inviting more ppl everyday, so is mike's mom. So the list is more like 70. I have about 40 confirmed. I don’t want to no have enough food for ppl. Also, my family is from Panama so I will have our traditional food. However, Mike's family is down south-American. I am trying to have a menu that is diverse and will satisfy both groups. I wish I came from one of the families that serve sandwiches and club soda at their events lol.

1/25: I had my doctors’ appt today. They gave me my GPS and STD tests. My baby is definitely still head down and my cervix is still closed. They said that my NST and BPP test all came normal, meaning my fluid is good, baby's activity is normal. I hope I make it till at least 2/15.

1/23: I had a little scare today, for some reason I was having so much pain in my legs and my vagina area. I felt so bad I couldn’t even walk. After work, I could take it anymore so I when to the hosp .By the time I got there the pain was so bad I had be wheel chaired in. When I got there they hooked me up to the monitors. They told me that the pain I was feeling was contractions. They monitored me and have me an IV. If the contractions didn’t stop they were going to give me medication. The contractions lost strength and space out so the sent me home. I was so scared I was thinking damn my baby is going to come before I got anything...My shower is in 10days lol. Thank god, I feel much better now that I am home. Maybe I was dehydrated or something but who knows?

1/2: Well it’s finally 2008. I guess this means I should start panicking now. I am getting to the point where I am tired of being pregnant but not quite ready for my baby girl's arrival. I am afraid that she may be hearing sooner than I think. According to my ultrasound technician, my lil peanut weighs a chunky 4lbs 12oz., heart beat was 147, She is already head down(in posterior position or facing me she said). I knew she was head down already, I remember telling the doc on 12/21 that she was really active one day and her head feels low now. He didn’t think so but... I knew what I was talking about! The tech also said she has very long legs (I’m 5 foot 7in; mike is 6foot 3inches...). Everything looked fine. Her kidneys, stomach, brain, spine...all ok. My placenta is in the front which is why for all these months I didn’t feel as much as most people do. It used to drive me crazy at least now I know. I see my doc on 1/11 and he will let me know whether my date will be pushed up or at risk for a C-section. Right now I have to finish up preps for my shower.

12/22: I passed my glucose test. I now weigh 195(yikes...that 7lbs in the last 3weeks). I have a U/S on 12/31 to check the baby's growth, well being and cervical length. I have been having a lot of vaginal pain and pressure in the lower part of my belly for the last 2 weeks or so. My CM has also increased. Baby Savannah's movements have increase a lot over the last week. My baby shower is scheduled for 2/2/2008.

11/27: The other day I was so upset. At my last appointment on 10/19 I was advised to make an appt for 5 weeks which was on 11/23. I get the office on this day and the office was closed, I was so P/O because I scheduled to leave work early and rushed to make my appt on time (2pm). I called the office on Monday and they say they don’t know what happened because there should have been a block on the system. So they schedule me in for the next day at 1pm. Again, I called my boss and asked to leave early so I worked from 7am to 11pm. I get to the office and the Dr is not there. He was at the hosp delivering. I was P/O. I waited for almost 2hrs. I didn’t want to leave because I didn’t want to have to go through the same thing all over again. Anyway, I met with the Dr. He checked the heartbeat, gave me my RhOgram shot (I am O-). By the time I was finished the lab was closed. So I couldn’t take my glucose test. Now I have to go back on Monday to take the test. This is the first bad experience I have with the office and I hope it is the last. I now weigh 188.5lbs

11/09: Today I went to the ER; I did not feel Savannah Michelle move very much in the last 24hrs. I tried to wait to see it she would move but nothing happened. I woke up at 3:30am crying. When I got to the hospital she made me out to be a liar. She was moving all over the place. They (The hosp staff) decided to check everything anyway. They checked my urine and the said that there were some bacteria in the urine but it was nothing. They did an Ultrasound and I have to see my lil muffin. There she was kicking and playing. They said she was a pound and a half. I am relieved :0)

11/3: I found some measuring tape in my junk space and decided to measure my belly. I am 40 inches now. I also weighed myself; I have gained 15lbs so far. I think I am getting big too fast (still sexy though...lol). Everyone is getting mad at me because I haven’t gotten maternity clothes. Most of my tops except for the button downs fit just fine. Mike's mom gave me some shirts and pants from maternity world. The shirts are ok but the pants don’t fit and they are ugly (very ugly). This store sells the worst clothing EVER! Everything at the store makes u look 10 years older and 10lbs fatter than u really are. I am going to check out the Gap to see what they have. Anyway.... off to Manhattan to shop, have dinner and go to the movies to see American Gangster with the hubby.

10/26: Baby Savannah is very active today. I feel more than usual. I am happy because for the last couple of days she had me worried because she was kind of quiet. I guess my baby girl has her days. I am beginning to learn her little pattern slowly. I know that she always wakes up or becomes active once I get to work. I guess it’s because my co-workers are so rowdy lol. She is very active during the night when I am about to sleep. Also, I don’t know why, but for the last couple of days I have had the worst back pain ever. Even right now I feel very comfortable. It is getting real hard to walk up and down the steps and do any house work. I am going to ease up from doing any strenuous work and see what happens.

10/21: Had a Dr. Appt finally got the results of my triple marker test and the level 2 U/S. Everything was normal. I feel really good about that. I just needed to hear it from him. She is starting to kick harder now. I think she even has hiccups. I don’t understand what is really happening because I feel her kick but not move anymore. The doc sad that there is nothing wrong with that. I guess time will tell...Oh I almost forgot, I have gained 10lbs so far...

10/15: Last Thursday (10/11) I had my 20 week ultrasound appt me. I was soo nervous all day at work because I was so anxious. When I got there any saw the baby I was thrilled. The funny thing was that the lady asked me if I wanted to know what I was having but even though I was laying down I could still see the screen. When she asked I already knew what it was so I said yes. She said it was a girl!!! I asked her to check to make sure but the shot was the clearest thing I have ever seen. She gave the tech such a hard time because wouldn’t turn the right way. I am very grateful she is healthy, she weights 12 ounces. At first we were just a lil disappointed because I have always wanted a boy as my first child. Now we are so excited I just can’t wait to see my lil girl... I am very excited because my older sister in the hospital as we speak 6 centimeters with her first child Alana Simone...so she'll have a lil play mate. Today is also my mom’s birthday...how cool is that!!!

10/10: This heartburn aint no joke, everyone is telling me the baby is going to have a lot of hair but I know that this is BS. It hurts so bad and makes things so uncomfortable. I took so Tums but it only works temporarily. Other that I feel great. I even started getting hair done and putting my makeup back on. Can’t wait until Thursday.

8/31: Went to the Dr. Today and I was delighted to hear the baby's heartbeat thru the Doppler device. The last time they told me he was too small. I lost a 1/2 of a pound. I was really surprised by this because I eat a lot (ALOT!!). In two weeks I have to take my Down syndrome test and the week after I have another visit. I don't think that I will be able to rest well until I get the results. Two weeks (5 weeks from now) from that I will have a U/S (@19 weeks) to determine the sex of the baby. It kind of frustrated me when he told me that because it seems sooooo far away but if it means a more accurate determination....then I'll have to wait...I'll keep everyone posted.

8/21: I feel Horrible today. This baby is really giving it to me. For the last 2 weeks all of symptoms have gotten significantly worst. I have terrible headaches and severe nausea. Last night I barely slept and when I did sleep I has these weird dreams. Seriously, can’t wait until this phase is over so that I feel like a human being instead of a zombie. It is really hard to feel excited and happy when you feel this way. Sometimes I feel so bad for Mike. I have been putting him through hell. He has been nothing but kind, gentle and supportive since the beginning. Lately, I can tell that he has been a little frustrated with me. We don’t have sex that much anymore and its killing him but I can’t....I just can’t...it’s just not fun at all. Hopefully this is all a 1st trimester thing.

7/19: Today I had my first official appointment with the physician assistant. I have an appt with my obstetrician on 8/3. She said my due date is February 27, 2008 based my last menstrual period. She said it may change based my sonogram that I have scheduled for 8/8/2007 at 3:30pm. I am so excited. I will be 11weeks then. My regular OB Dr. Chi still practices but does not deliver babies anymore. That is very important to me. She told me that I can meet with all the other doctors to see which one I like. I have an appointment with Dr. Lerebours like I said on 8/3. I hope I like him.