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Today we had our sonogram and ultrasound.....we are having a little girl! She wasn't very modest at all....we saw everything! She weighs appx 1lb 1oz which is right on target! She was moving around alot, and we also got to see the 3-D pictures and video, she was openening and closing her mouth, and she even kicked the little device they move across your stomach. Next visit they will order my paper work for the testing of gestational diabetes.....now the fun stuff begins..........They said right now she is breach, but she has plenty of time to turn the right way. So far I have gained a total of 13 lbs....which they said Im right on target for my 30-35 lbs weight gain......

2/21/2007

Well Tomorrow I will be 25 weeks! Time is just flying. Everyday I feel our little girl move more and more. Some days it seems like she is just kicking back and relaxing...must be nice..lol. My new little niece Kiera, is just adorable, pretty soon her little cousin will be here and they can play! We chose a name already her name will be Allyson Elizabeth....or maybe I will spell it Allison????? So many decisions. Of course we will call her Ally for short. So far Im still tracking ok for my weight gain. I started at 104 and Im about 118-119 now. I know the pounds will really start packing in the third trimester. As time get closer Im starting to feel more anxious....and a little scared. Not so much about the baby being here.....and caring for another person...but the labor part. I have a pretty good threshold for pain. But I am one of those people, I kinda like to know whats going on, and not feel like Im not in control of my situation. I am hoping it will be a breeze. My next appointment is March 6th.......then after that I will go every 2 weeks....then on the last month every week.....its winding down!!!!

3/6/2007

Ok had my appointment today, my brother in law's girlfriend had her at the same time..they just found out they are having a boy. So now....there is two girls...and a boy being born in the family. Doc measured me..so far everything looks great. Gained 18 lbs for the whole pregnancy so far.......and I go back March 28th...then every two weeks thereafter. Allyson's hearbeat was 153 which has been pretty consistent...she kept kicking the doppler. He will be ordering another sonogram for me when I am about 30-32 weeks....to measure the growth....he said he does it for his smaller patients because we tend to measure a bit small. Othe than that...it was a GREAT visit!

3/28/07

Well had my doc visit today...my weight is at 125-----oh wow...who would have though! I get to have another sonogram/ultrasound in two weeks. He said I am measuring a little small....about weeks small. He says that normal because ofmy small frame. Plus its genetics, our family just makes small babies. He said he is guessing about 6-61/2 lb baby. I told him my husband was a little smaller than me, and all his brothers were a little small. I weighed 6lbs 11oz..and he weight about the same maybe a little less. He also said he thinks the baby is head down. Guess we will know in two weeks! He said he isnt too worried he just wants to make sure Im within the certain percentile and that im not on track to having a 5lb baby. I dont think so, because at my 22 week visit-she measured righton target. My due date remains the same since I got my first U/S at 6 weeks...and that is considered most accurate because in the beginning everyone grows the same. I have some swelling under my arms...found out is just swollen glands with my milk starting to come in----oh joy..lol. Other than that...great visit!

4/10/2007

Ok well today I had another 2 week check-up and my ultrasound to check Allyson's growth. In that doctors face! She is growing just fine! She weighed in at about 3lbs 14oz....and apparently has long legs...go figure since they are always jammed up in my ribs all the time! We got some ok shots....she was napping and restin her head against the uterine wall.....and thankfully she is head down. I kinda figured that after these past two weeks, it has felt like someone has kicked me between the legs over and over! I have gained 3 lbs since last visit, which puts me at a total of 24lbs for the pregnancy. Its weird because I have never really been over 100....I was about 104 when I got pregnant, and that was because I was going to the gym all the time....heh now all that tone has turned to flab...how glamorous! The doc still checked my measurements from the outside, and he said my utuerus is still measuring off..but he my kid is measuring JUST FINE..lol actually I saw on the little counter thing when the tech was doing her measurements, it already had 32 weeks and some odd days.....sooooo.....Im not worried, my kids and over achiever I guess.lol.

4/25/2007

Ok today was another 2 week check-up weighed in at about 130lbs..that puts my total weight gain to 26lbs...not too shabby if I say so myself. I came down with what kinda feels like the flu or some other viral infection-AGAIN...I left work early yesterday, I feel a little better today.....just very stuffy and sore throat. Ally is moving like crazy though---glad to know she is better than me! They checked her heart beat, and it was running a little high about 178 I told the nurse that was unusually high for her....she is usually around 155-157 range...at the time though she was moving around alot...we waited for her to settled and it went back down. A few mins later the doc checked again and she was back down to 155....he said that was fine,...and actually they like to see that.....its a really good indicator...she was moving around in cramped space so her heart rate was really going. Next visit is the Goup B test.....oh joy...then there after I go to every week visits.....Im in for the home stretch ---in about two weeks..lol.

5/7/2007

So how about an interesting story! This past weekend, Saturday, I was sittingon the porch, watching my lovely husband cut the grass. All of a sudden I felt something really warm come out of me...and it wasnt a little bit! So, I waddle to my hubby, and tell him im not sure if I peed myself, or im leaking fluid. So I go inside, call the on call nurse, she says go to labor and delivery and get checked. So after alot of debating, I go. My cousin had the same thing, didnt go...had pre term labor...so I go. I get there, they swab me....nope not fluid (so now Im pee pee pants theresa) Then they checked for contractions...I had a few......then it was time for them to check for dialation. Mind you, I have not had this done yet....so, the first girl tries to check says "Wow, your baby is really reallylow, I feel her head, you must be uncomfortable" (gee what gave her that idea) but she couldn't find my cervix...something about the baby's head was pushing it...she hurt me so bad! Then the second nurse comes in...much better, didnt feel any pain, she says the same thing, that the baby is sitting really low in my pelvis, she could feel her head....hmmm wonder if this means anything!...Anyhow...no dialation though. I felt a little defeated when I walked out of there.....I swear I still dont think I peed myself...but hey you never know......lol

5/16/2007

Ok Im up to weekly visits now. My weight has stayed the same...which puts my weight gain to a total of 33 lbs. Not too shabby if I say so myself. I was checked Im thinning, but still closed. Doc said its ok because some women never open until labor actually starts. The thinning though---thats a change yay for me! She felt the baby from the outside, said she is getting big.....heh ya think? Well that's my update..... :0)

5/29/07

Well another uneventful, painful doctors visit.The only thing good that came out of this one.....I have a date to be induced.Now, Im a little disappointed that I have to stay pregnant for an extra week...but NOW I have date.My cervix has not softened still at 50% barely fingertip dialted...and that was only because she was pushing......so Wed, June 13th at 5pm, I will be going in to have my cervix softened, then the 14th, they will start the pitocin, break water....and she will be here....sooo sometime before the 14th she will be here....FINALLY something to look foward to.

12/21/2007

First, I want to start off and wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS! It has been quite the year. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She is now 6 months old, and time has definatly gotten away from me. If there was one thing that I learned since I have had her, it's that time is definatly not on your side. Allyson will be 6 1/2 months old and has changed so much in these last 6 months. I can't believe she was inside me at one point. She scoots now, has her two bottom teeth, rolls all over the place...she has been sitting up on her own since she was 4 months old. She is truly a blessing. I lover her smiles every morning. It must be something to wake up and just be happy to get your day started. Im happy to get mine started because she is here. I wish everyone, health and happiness in the year. Good luck, and I will talk to you all in 2008!

3/5/2008

Well Allyson will be 9 months old next week. Where has the time gone!? Before you know it, she will be a year old. I can't believe it. Its been a rough month or so lately. She has been sick, and this last time we were both sick with the flu....she has to do breathing treatments for bronchiolitis. Apparently its very common. Sometimes thats the end result for the flu. She takes it like a champ though. There has just been some funk going around lately. Anyhow, below are the things she can do...

*Waves bye-bye

*Crawls

*Has 4 TEETH!

*Says, Mama, and Dada

*stands with assistance

*Walks around the furniture

*Claps her hands

*Feeds herself finger foods

*Uses the sippy cup

and soooo much more! She eats pretty much what we eat- she has grown very board of the baby food, and wants to try what we are eating. I buy the Gerber meals for her, and she loves them. She loves to feed herself.