MARCH 7 (18 weeks)

I had another doctor's appointment today. They did my quad screen and checked the baby's heartbeat. It was a strong 163bpm, so everything still looks good. I just hope everything on my tests comes back good as well, but there really is no reason it shouldn't. :)

MARCH 20 (20 weeks)

I had an appointment with the nurse today to draw some more blood to test for HIV, Hep C and a few other things I know I don't have. I also had to answer some questions about my boyfriend's and my families’ historys. Also my quad screen came back great and I am now 158lbs. I am glad everything is going good.

APRIL 4 (22 weeks)

I went to the dr. again today and everything is still going good. I am now at 160.8lbs, and the baby's heartbeat was 156bpm. That's nice and strong. The dr. poked my belly and woke up the baby and he started kicking me for an hour and a half. he is moving around so much more lately and I am loving it.

APRIL 7 (23 weeks)

I woke up yesterday morning in a lot of pain. It was a very sharp and stretcing pain in the right side of my abdoemn. It lasted for about an hour and then went away. I told my b/f about it yesterday evening and he said he wanted me to call the dr, so I did. The dr. said that I needed to come in the next day to have a check up. I went into the dr. today at 2:45pm and my dr. told me that everything looked fine and that the baby was still doing well. He said the pain was probably round ligament pain because my ligament was stretching and it cramped but it is completely normal.

MAY 2 (26 weeks)

I had another dr. apt. today, but my dr was out of the office so I saw Diana who is a Nurse Practitioner. She was really nice. My little one was being very stubborn though. He wouldn't let Diana find his heartbeat very easily. Plus while she was trying to find it he kicked her hand and then when she did find it he kicked the machine twice too. :) His heartbeat was 150bpm. Also I gained 10lbs in one month wow. I am now at 171.2 and I have gained a total of 21 lbs. since I got pregnant. I hope it doesn't keep going this way though otherwise I will be huge by the time this kid is born. I also had my glucose test today. The sugar drink wasn't that bad but when they went to draw my blood the had to stab me twice. The first stick went fine but while they were pulling the blood out I stopped bleeding so the had to stick me again in my other arm. I Hate Needles! :) I looked so funny too walking out of the office with a band aid on each arm, but of course as always I lived no matter how much of a drama queen I am when it comes to needles.

May 16 (28 weeks)

I went to the dr. again today for another check up with Dr. Dooley. He said everything is still looking pretty good. The babies heart beat was 163bpm and I am at 173lbs. That means I have only gained two pounds in the last two weeks which is great because that really does mean that the reason I had gained so much weight at my last appointment was because I started swelling and reataining water. The dr. said there was nothing he could do about my swelling though except to put me on a low sodium diet, but he can't promise that it will change anything. The only thing that I am a little worried about is that my bp was a higher that it has been recently. It was only a little bit high though at 133/66 so I just need to watch it, but it still bothers me a little bit.

May 30 (30 weeks)

Everything with my little man seems to be going great so far. The dr. said he is now head down and growing fine. His heartbeat was 132bpm today so he is right on track but I fear that he is not going to make these last two months easy on his mommy. I am now 179.8 lbs. which is up 6lbs. from last time which is a few more pounds then I need to have gained. Plus my blood preasure has gone up again, today it was 143/70. I really don't know what I am giong to do if it keeps going up. I can't afford to not work right now but I may not have much of a choice in the matter. Daemyn seems to be calling all the shots here. :)

June 2 (31 weeks)

I had my first birthing class today which went pretty well but I don't really feel like I have learned anything that I couldn't live without. This is only the first of four classes so I hope that I will learn more later. Rik did go with me (and he was even feeling sick) so I am very grateful for that. I really loved having him there even though I know he didn't enjoy it much; it really made me feel closer to him. Also it made this whole thing feel a little more real as somedays it is still hard for me to believe that I am really going to be a mother in two months but I still can't wait till he is here.

June 9 (32 weeks)

Ok, so I had my second birthing class tonight and the only thing that I have really learned is a couple of breathing techniques. I guess I may be expecting too much from this class. I am still glad to be able to spend the time with Rik though even though I know he isn't too thrilled with the class either. At least he said that it is better than the last one he went to with his ex-wife. :)

June 14 (32 weeks)

I went to the doctor yesterday for another check-up. The dr. told me again that Daemyn is already head down and I am measurring right where I am supposed to be. The heart rate was 145bpm and I unfortunately gained another 5lbs. and am now at 184lbs. I really don't want to know where I am going to be in 8wks. My blood preasure was 140/63 though, which isn't any worse than last time but not any better either. My dr. wants me to start checking my bp everyday now so that we can keep an eye one it. I had been really worried about it lately but when my mother and I took it today it was only 111/64 so it must not really be as bad as we thought it was. I think one of the reasons the other tests were higher may have had something to do with how much I was moving around before my appointments and how hot it is, but we will see.

June 17 (33 weeks)

Yesterday was class three of four, it wasn't quite as boing as the first two but maybe I am just getting used to it. I really did enjoy the physical part of the class this time though. While we were practicing our breathing techniques the instructor asked our partners to give us a full body massage and at one point Rik started massaging my stomach and it felt soooooo good. :) it was really cool, but it made it kind of hard to focus on my breathing. lol

June 23 (34 weeks)

I had another ultrasound today it went great. I love being able to see my little man, he is getting so big. The dr said that yes he is still a boy :) and that he weighs about 5lbs 8oz. Also he was measuring at 34wks and 5days when he should have been measuring at 33wks and 6days, so I think my due date may be a little off but I guess we will see. We don't have to worry about my blood preasure as much anymore though it was 127/61 today which is much better than it has been but today I also got to relax a while before they took it because of the ultrasound instead of coming in sitting down for maybe 2 mins then having my bp taken.

Rik and I also had our last birthing class tonight and it went pretty well. We had a different lady teaching the class tonight who was a lot better to listen to than the normal teacher, I actually felt like I learned a few things tonight. We also had our tour of the hospital tonight. I loved the size of the birthing rooms but was very suprised at how small the post-partum rooms were. The teacher said well at least they are private rooms. I almost wish they weren't cause then at least they would be bigger, but hopefully I won't be spending too much time there so it won't matter too much.

July 6 (35 weeks)

I had my baby shower tonight. There were almost 20 people there! There were a few more that I wish would have showed up but I'm not sure if all of them would have fit. lol I did enjoy spending the time with my friends and the presents were wonderful. Also the cake came out great and tasted really good too. I am really thankful to everyone who could come and also those that couldn't but I still got gifts from.

July 7 (36 weeks)

My doctor's apointment went well today. I am back up to 184.6lbs and my blood preasure was 123/63. Daemyn's heartrate was 141bpm and he is still doing very well. Also Dr. Dooley said that I am 1cm dilated and that my cervix is starting to soften. He still thinks that I may make it to my due date, but I am not sure I agree. I guess we will see though. All I know is I can't wait to see my little boy even though I am still teriffied of labor. I just hope everything goes well. Only four more weeks! :)

July 27 (38 weeks)

I went to the doctor's office yesterday for a check up. I know weigh 191.8lbs and my blood preasure was 128/65 so still doing good. Daemyn's heart rate was at 147bpm and he is measuring well. The dr. said that I am 1-2cm dilated and 70% efaced so I don't have much further to go. Dr. Dooley believes I could go into labor anyday now but he decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and schedule me for an induction just in case, so at 5am on Aug. 6 is when we set it up but we don't think I will make it that much longer. Also Daemyn has dropped again today and I honestly think that if he gets any lower he will be out. :) My muscles are getting very sore from the weight and it is hard to stand or walk for very long so I hope it won't be too much longer before he comes. I really can't wait to meet my little one finally.

Daemyn Malakai Camarillo

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