August 19, 2007

36 - going on 37 weeks. So tired of the whole pregnancy experience. Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed it for the most part but I am ready to move to the next stage of the game. I may regret saying this as soon as the baby is born but for right now - I have had enough! He has been head down for about a month now which has been kinda uncomfortable at times. I haven't had any BH that I am aware of besides the few way back in April/May. I haven't "dropped" but I am not sure that I really have room for him to go anywhere. At my weekly u/s the tech has commented on how low he is positioned and his butt is still way up high. He also commented that 2 weeks ago he guestimated the weight at 7lb 12 oz. Can we say SCARY!!!! That is a big baby! I think that he is very long also, which may attribute to his head being so low and his butt still way up high. It also hurts quite a bit when he twists from side to side, which he still likes to do on a daily basis. Hopefully he will make an appearance soon.

July 25, 2007

So here I am in week 33 and haven't written any thing since the end of May. Gestational diabetes has not been fun let me tell you. I had a really hard time at first but seem to have everything under control now. He has been growing well as I am measuring 37 but I am losing weight. I have been losing weight every time I get weighed at the dr's office. I have been seeing my OB every other week since May 31 and now go see him every week. He also set me up with an u/s weekly for a biological profile. He says that if baby scores less than 5/8 he has to come out. Kinda scary to think that I could have a baby as early as next weekend. That thought scares the hell out of me. I was very comfortable up until now. Now I am stressing out that baby could come any time and I won't be ready. I guess you never can be totally ready right?

May 31, 2007

25 weeks yesterday and confirmed gestational diabetes.Waiting on the consults with the dietition and diabetic specialist which should happen sometime next week but in the meantime I have to test my blood 4 times a day - fun stuff, if you don't mind your fingertips hurting on every key stroke!He is still very active and the no sugar diet will probably do me good in the long run.

May 4, 2007

So today is offically my last day at work. I was covering a mat leave myself and now going on an extended one! It is bitter sweet. I think I will definitely enjoy the time but being here gave me something to do everyday, something to keep me busy and not sit around thinking about my constantly expanding belly. Now I have 4 months to wip my house in shape for a baby, along with all the critters that live in that house - I also have to put up with family having to do my renovations because I know I am not going to be able to lay down flooring myself!

My boy has been moving around quite a bit down there. His kicks are not really strong enough for Will to determine he has actually felt something. They feel plenty strong to me but the work Will does has made his hands somewhat insensitive so he thinks he felt it but isn't sure. He seems to go through periods of up and down more regular now. I notice him more during the day but definitely in the mornings, then after lunch, and supper - like he is just following the food! Which is probably exactly what he is doing. He gets really active if I eat PB and he also seems to like apples.

April 27, 2007

My growing boy has officially made himself known to me. I began feeling a lot of consistent movements this week and he is still going strong. Before it was quite sporadic and I would go days without any flutterings. Tuesday he was active all day, Wednesday m orning, the same. He took a break on Thursday and today he seems to be back for round 3. For the most part he seems to lay on his back from side to side - his head on my right and feet to the left. I was getting more sensations from the left side so that makes sense and today he seems to just want to kick me down below. Let me tell you, that is not comfortable! I am also not looking forward to when he can really pack a punch! It's funny how all you want is to feel them move and then it happens and you are so happy with the experience...but what is this going to feel like when he's almost full term and still trying to stretch? He already has long legs and big feet, I think I am in for an interesting time!!

Okay, consider me officially confused. I just had my "20 wk" anatomy scan and I was told the measurements put my dd up to Sept 1. That is almost two weeks ahead of where I was this morning. How exactly does this work? and who do I believe? I had an u/s on April 3rd because it was necessary for the triple screen test and at that time I had this u/s scheduled. My ob said I could keep it, it wasn't going to hurt and I would use this as the anatomy scan. At that time my counting (weeks) was right on and my dd was still Sept 12. All that being said, the new dd goes along with the LMP better. Like I said, majorly confused at this point. I will go with Sept 12 for sure but I wish I knew who to believe. Also I don't go back to the ob until end of May.