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Daily With Devyn
October 22 2008- So I just got news last week that Devyn is in the top 50 babies of over 5000 babies in Canada for the Zellers Baby Face Contest. We entered on fluke just because the first prize was $10 000 for an education fund. We thought "what the heck" And sent in her pictures. Any way she came in top 50 and we won $500 worth of Baby Einstein products. I am so proud of my girl. We went and got her ears pierced yesterday. She cried for about 30 seconds and then turned in to her happy and flirty self. Her falling asleep is getting ridiculous so my boyfriend and I are going to sit down together tomorrow and work out a sleep plan. A routine that we will stick to for sure so we are both on the same page. We worked together so well and around 3 months old she was putting herself to sleep. But things got tough and I was alone for a while and so it was easier to just let her fall asleep in my arms. Silly me because now she is refusing her soother and refuses to put herself to sleep. I feel guilty because it is my fault but now we are beginning to see our only option as the CIO method because anything we try now other than rocking is making her cry anyway. It is frustrating because I don't know what to do.. we will see
May 21 2008 - I cannot believe how quickly time flies! Devyn is already 6 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours old. She is already getting so big. As of May 15th she is 10lbs 12oz and 23.5 inches long. She was 8lbs 6oz when she was born and she was 19.5 inches long. That is 4 inches in 6 weeks. My baby is growing so quickly. I am afraid I will wake up one morning and it will be her first day of school. I don't think I will like that day too much. As of right now Devyn smiles so much! She squints her eyes and opens her mouth real wide when she is really happy. I think she will start squealing soon. I know babies don't usually sit up until 4months old but Devyn already knows what muscles to use to sit up. When she lays down on her back she straightens her legs and pulls her chin to her chest trying to sit up. As she can't she usually just falls over onto her side. It is kind of frustrating that I can no longer just snuggle her without her getting pissed off and trying to sit herself up. As soon as I sit her up she is completely pleased. I miss my fresh baby! Although I am so proud that she is already doing things baby don't usually do until a little later. Oh how I love her.
October 22 2008- So I just got news last week that Devyn is in the top 50 babies of over 5000 babies in Canada for the Zellers Baby Face Contest. We entered on fluke just because the first prize was $10 000 for an education fund. We thought "what the heck" And sent in her pictures. Any way she came in top 50 and we won $500 worth of Baby Einstein products. I am so proud of my girl. We went and got her ears pierced yesterday. She cried for about 30 seconds and then turned in to her happy and flirty self. Her falling asleep is getting ridiculous so my boyfriend and I are going to sit down together tomorrow and work out a sleep plan. A routine that we will stick to for sure so we are both on the same page. We worked together so well and around 3 months old she was putting herself to sleep. But things got tough and I was alone for a while and so it was easier to just let her fall asleep in my arms. Silly me because now she is refusing her soother and refuses to put herself to sleep. I feel guilty because it is my fault but now we are beginning to see our only option as the CIO method because anything we try now other than rocking is making her cry anyway. It is frustrating because I don't know what to do.. we will see
May 21 2008 - I cannot believe how quickly time flies! Devyn is already 6 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours old. She is already getting so big. As of May 15th she is 10lbs 12oz and 23.5 inches long. She was 8lbs 6oz when she was born and she was 19.5 inches long. That is 4 inches in 6 weeks. My baby is growing so quickly. I am afraid I will wake up one morning and it will be her first day of school. I don't think I will like that day too much. As of right now Devyn smiles so much! She squints her eyes and opens her mouth real wide when she is really happy. I think she will start squealing soon. I know babies don't usually sit up until 4months old but Devyn already knows what muscles to use to sit up. When she lays down on her back she straightens her legs and pulls her chin to her chest trying to sit up. As she can't she usually just falls over onto her side. It is kind of frustrating that I can no longer just snuggle her without her getting pissed off and trying to sit herself up. As soon as I sit her up she is completely pleased. I miss my fresh baby! Although I am so proud that she is already doing things baby don't usually do until a little later. Oh how I love her.
I found out I was pregnant on August 1st 2007.
First Doctors appointment was August 9th
First U/S was August 21st Saw the heartbeat
Cant remember the date of my first OBGYN appt. I think it was Sept 28th. Babies heartbeat was 166.
Same day went for blood work. And booked my second U/S
Oct 11 second OBGYN appt. Babies heart beat 144 (a girl by myth) Rory was there, he got to watch me get a full physical.
Up soon will be the U/S on November 5th. We find out the sex. The next OBGYN appt is Nov 14th to discuss the U/S.
On to Crazy dreams, pregnant women are known to have crazy dreams and I am not an exception.
1st crazy dream - I dreamed that I was pregnant and found out I was having a boy and that when I was 5 months pregnant I some how got pregnant again. When I gave birth to my son I was 4 months pregnant with a second son. I needed to get my son baptized but they refused to baptize him without him being circumcised. I don't remember much else except that I was at my grandma's house and my unliked aunt was there.
November 2nd
I am going for my U/S on Monday the 5th and I am getting really worried. I know everyone is so excited to see their baby and I am too. But it must also be completely natural for me to be terrified that there will be something wrong. I am afraid that she will touch it to my stomach and tell me "Oh I am so sorry but your baby has no arms" or something along those lines. On the other hand I cannot wait to see if I am having a boy or a girl!! I know it is normal to worry but how much is too much?? This maternal thing is getting to me, i just want to be able to protect my baby from everything!
November 6th
We went to our first U/S yesterday and after she did all the measurements for our doctor we got to have a nice peak and find out the sex. She told us in the course of the entire exam she never saw a penis and she usually does if it is a boy. She showed us between the legs but babies bum was tilted down, she said once again that she would usually see a penis so that would make her assume that it is a girl BUT she hadn't seen labia either so she cannot say 100% that it is a girl. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?? Do you think that it is a girl and she is just covering her ass incase she is wrong? OR do you still think there is a good likelihood that it is a little boy? On the other hand I am super pleased to see that my baby is happy and healthy, she says my baby moves A LOT and made it difficult to take measurements but it's good as well. Baby's size proves my dates were completely correct and that I was 19 weeks 1 day yesterday. Baby weighs 10 ounces and heartbeat was 147. Yesterday also was a terrible day because starting at 6am until sometime this morning I wasn't even able to keep down water. My doc says i have a nasty stomach bug. Fortunately i didn't get sick during my U/S though. I was so glad to see my wee one!
November 13th
I am going to see the doctor tomorrow to find out the results of the ultra sound. As U.S techs aren't doctors I am still a bit nervous even though the tech said that everything looked good. Once again it is the doctor that has to tell us the medical news so Rory and I are going tomorrow bright and early to make sure the bun or the most LIKELY baby girl is okay. She is moving like crazy lately and I have started going clothes crazy so I really hope that the U.S techs guess was correct. From what I hear if it's a boy IT'S obvious. Also I am getting super tired of this acid reflux, it takes one piece of food to set it off and then I have it for the rest of the day. Nothing seems to help. ALSO this may sound super strange but every once and a while i get a sharp pain in my vagina somewhat like i sat down straight on a broom handle, it stays for a few seconds and then disappears. NOTE TO SELF: ask doctor about this pain tomorrow.
Any one else getting this weird pain?
November 15th
Went to the doctors yesterday. My doctor has a resident working with her so the resident did pretty much the whole appointment without my doctor in the room. It is really unfortunate that the resident leaves in two weeks because I think I may have liked her more than I like my real doctor. The reasons being that she is a lot closer to my age and I felt a lot more comfortable with her, though my doctor while older is still pretty cool and knows how to laugh at a joke. Anyways my doctor came in and made sure the resident had given us all the info on the ultra sound correctly, WE HAVE A VERY LOW RISK, UNCOMPLICATED, BORING EVERY DAY PREGNANCY! which is exactly what I wanted to hear. Placenta is on the front and not covering the cervix, my dates match up exactly and the baby is wonderful! Which unfortunately means no more free ultrasounds because my doctor won't be recommending anymore unless she feels it necessary SO that means in a few weeks Rory and I are going to have to go out and pay for one so we can confirm the sex of the wee one. I forgot to ask my doctor about that weird random pain but I did ask her about the acid reflux and she prescribed me Zantac at 150mgs to take two pills a day, ALREADY helping woot. OH and the resident got to give me a flu shot under the supervision of my doctor, I think it was her first time, it scared the crap outta me. BABY Devyn's (if she is a girl) heartbeat was 145 this time, is it supposed to slow down compared to the beginning? It is always a little less each time. Well I think I am done rambling for now
November 28th
Can you believe Christmas is almost here already??
Yesterday was the funeral for my boyfriends Nana who passed away on the 23rd of November. I truly believe that while this baby is unplanned there is a reason we got pregnant before she passed away. She was so absolutely thrilled when we told her she was going to be a Great-Nana, I also believe there is a reason that we are being blessed with a little girl. It is all for Nana. ALSO I just witnessed the most amazing thing. I am writing an essay for school, have been all day and Devin or Devyn has been kicking all day so on one of my moments of staring into space I decided to open my robe and stare at my belly instead and just HOPE that maybe I would see something. I feel movement in different spots at different times of the day, in the morning i feel her bottom left and in the evening it feels like she is going to pop through my cervix and late at night i feel her up top right near my belly button. WHICH IS WHERE I SAW MY STOMACH RAISE!! On the right side of my belly button as she kicked it raised a noticeable amount. I am in such a good mood now that I can possibly stay up another hour to write my essay some more EW! It is moments like these that make me wish my boyfriend and I were living together already!! He should have been here to see this. Well as soon as I tell him tomorrow I won't be aloud to put my shirt down until he sees it so I know daddy will get to see it tomorrow!
Madame Zaritska's reading
What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be hot. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.
After a labor lasting approximately 24 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have green eyes and dark hair.
December 8th 2007
My aunt had a baby 2 months ago and today she dropped off all the newborn diapers that Autumn has grown out of. I sat in my room holding one small diaper and started to cry. I am waiting and waiting for this little person to be here. I cannot wait, I am so terrified that between now and March something terrible could happen and all the baby stuff I have bought becomes a paper weight in my house. I am terrified that I will never get to meet my baby, I don't think I could stand waiting so long for someone and then not being able see her. Or to come home after losing her and finding a house full of things that should have been hers that she will never get to wear or sleep in. I know that things will most likely be fine and that I shouldn't worry but I want her SO BAD i just don't want anything to happen to take her away from me
December 12th 2007
So much for completely perfect, low risk, unremarkable, boring pregnancy. I had my diabetes screen yesterday but had to see my doctor first, good thing I did. Up until my last appointment everything had been fine, I had only gained 4 pounds and baby was matching up completely with her dates. Something in the last 4 weeks has gone wrong. I have gained only another 4 pounds making the total 8 but the baby has somehow managed to get herself 2 weeks ahead. SO in 4 weeks she grew 6 weeks, and I am now measuring at 26 weeks. My doctor says it could be a sign of diabetes or she could just be a big baby. I was told I wouldn't need anymore ultrasounds because everything looked perfect and now my doctor wants to do another u/s at around 30 weeks to make sure things are good. Other than that Baby's heart beat was 134 (the lowest it has been yet, though still healthy) and I went on to the lab to get the diabetes screen. I got there and drank the horrible liquid which at first tasted like sprite but got sweeter and worse and near the end felt like it was burning my throat. I then had an hour to wait. They took a urine sample and then the wait began. Thank goodness my friend came with me. I hope all the results come back okay!! SO now I am trying to be super healthy. My boyfriend and I went on a long walk after work today and we made a HUGE spinach salad with plenty of left overs for dinner. MMMM salad. Today I am worried about episiotomies and the idea of ripping. AHHHH..
January 6th
Wow I cannot believe I am in week 28 already. Time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday I was on this site clicking on week 12 and 13 and now I only have 12 weeks left. Probably 10 because baby is now measuring two weeks ahead. Rory and I have found a place to live, a nice basement suite for a damn good deal and it is actually my grandma who owns the house so we have started moving our stuff over already. Last night we brought over most of the baby stuff and i bought i nice box of Ivory Snow and I started washing everything and organizing everything I also went clothes crazy shopping yesterday too because the 3d ultrasound confirmed that this is definitely a little girl that we are having! I could not be happier, I could also not imagine, before the ultrasound, the instant love that I had for that little face. Unfortunately we barely got to see her face, she was camera shy, she showed us hands and feet and cord all in front of her face and she kept her legs crossed most of the time too. The tech offered us a free session because we didn't see much. I am glad because we spent $200 for this! So next week we get to go again. I cannot wait to see that button nose and those chubby cheeks again.
Jan 19th
Happy 24th Birthday to my man today. We went to both a doctors appointment and our free session of the 3d u/s on the 17th and both went well. I am still measuring 2 weeks ahead but the doctor is fine with it because it is staying consistent and not all over the place. I am also not diabetic. So she wants to do an u/s around week 34 for a biophysical, i think thats what she called it, to see if there is anything wrong or to see why she is so big. Also to check fluid levels and to see baby's respiratory system working. She also asked if baby was head down at the u/s we went to on the 3rd. I told her that no she was still head up. The doc felt around said she thinks baby is head down but couldn't tell for sure. She says by 30 weeks they would like the baby to be flipped. I was 29 and 5 days. Anyways I went to our next 3d u/s that day and it is amazing what 2 weeks can do, she looked much bigger and she was moving and rubbing her eyes and sucking her toes and she smiled!! I love her so much. OH and she isn't breech anymore. She has flipped over at some point in the last two weeks and that could explain the pubic pain. Oh well. Its all worth it.
Jan 29th
I have a doctors appt in two days and I am worried about her telling me that I am gaining too much weight. I am not too sure what to do though I really am trying but I just seem to keep ballooning. Which is completely different from the first four months of pregnancy where i didn't gain any weight at all. I have turned into one gigantic stretch mark I think just because i have gained it all so quickly. It is scary to see only one more little developmental picture to go on my tickers up there. I really am getting close to the end. I cannot believe it. My baby girl will be here soon enough and my boyfriend and I cannot wait to snuggle her and spoil her with love!
February 6th
I had a scare yesterday, not related to the baby but with my health. I was standing at the bus stop yesterday on my way to work feeling just fine. All of a sudden I felt super hot so i whipped off my mitts and scarf. I instantly felt dizzy. There was no bench to sit on and I was debating plopping myself in the snow, I got all light headed and the edges of my vision started to turn black. I was sure I was going to pass out. I then started throwing up. Needless to say I went straight home due to worry and sheer embarrassment for puking in front of the people at the bus stop. I went to the doctor and turns out my blood pressure is low and there wasn't enough blood getting to my brain. He is surprised i didn't pass out. He is making me stay home from work for a few days (dang I know) and I have to lay down if I feel dizzy at all.
February 15th
My boyfriend and I postponed valentines day until today due to the fact that I wound up spending about 5 hours in the hospital yesterday. Wednesday night around 9pm i started having the 'period' cramps but I didn't think anything of it because i know you can have a certain amount a day. When I woke up the next morning to take my man to work I was still having them and that is when i began to get worried. Also my back pain changed a few days ago from pain to the constant achey feeling i would get when my period was about to come. So I took my man to work and waiting patiently until 11 o'clock am for my doctors appt. I talked with my doctor and we went over the signs of preterm labour and she told me that 10 period cramps a day is completely normal BUT if i had 4-6 an hour to get my butt to the hospital. I began timing them as soon as I left her office. Within 10 minutes I had had 3. I went out for lunch with a friend and had 2 more so I called the Health Link. I described what I was feeling to them and she told me to get to the hospital asap. I went to the hospital and my man met me there, we instantly got hooked up to the heart monitor for the baby and we did the nonstress test for about an hour. I told the nurse that I didn't want to come in and be told I was just paranoid. The nurse told me it is better to be safe than sorry and that there are some women who think they are just being PARANOID and then they are sorry. She said the fact I came in shows I will be a great mom. I thought that was very sweet of her. So baby's heart beat was wonderful she moved PLENTY. They next did some vaginal swab which HURT LIKE HELL and they said if there was a certain protein present then it was likely i would go into labour within the next 2 weeks, she said if it was negative then the likelihood of me beinh in labour early was a 1-2% chance. That test came back negative THANK GOD, she then checked my cervix and it is still long and closed WOOT and so then i got to pee in a cup and all tests came back negative as well. They didn't give me anything to stop contractions. They told me that at the moment I am not in active labour and I can go home and that if they start coming every 5 minutes that I have to go back. SO yay for me, I get to have contractions for another 6 weeks! Hope you ladies had a better V-day than me!
February 22
I am one month away nearly one month away. Rory has a feeling Devyn will be here in two weeks. I think she is going to be late. I have this feeling even though she is measuring 2 weeks ahead because I want to meet her so bad that I know she will take her sweet time because I do want to meet her so bad. I just did one of those labour prediction quiz things. Here are the results
I know you were hoping we weren't going to say this, but don't expect this baby to come early. Your baby is nice and comfy tucked away in your womb and has no interest in joining the rest of the world. We predict your baby will be born after its due date. Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 8.8 pounds and that your labor will be about 11 hours long.
http://justmommies.com/quizzes/labor_prediction_quiz.php
February 25th
Had our ultrasound with the biophysical profile today. To see why she is measuring big or to see if there were problems. Looks like she is just a big girl. At the moment I am 35 weeks 1 day and she is measuring the size of 36 weeks 2 days. She is 6 pounds 6 ounces. She has hair on her head. WE COULD SEE HER HAIR. OH I am so happy she isn't going to be a bald baby. I also can't believe she has 4.5 weeks left of cooking. My aunts baby was born to term and weighed 6 lbs 2 ounces. Our girl is already over that and has a month to go. I am so pleased. I cannot wait to see her. All these ultrasounds are teasing me! I just want to hold her and snuggle her so bad. I also want these feet out of my ribs
February 28th
I asked about Post Partum Depression on here a few days ago and it turns out there were a few people concerned as well. So I talked about it with my doctor today and I thought I would share what went down. I asked my doctor how likely it was that I would get PPD because I was diagnosed with depression a few years ago and just went off meds a few months ago. She says that I am definitely higher risk. She then asked me if I felt like I would get depressed. I told her I hope not. SHe asked if I am displaying symptoms. I explained my feelings of inadequacy and failures of being a mother when I am not a mother yet. She asked if I was getting teary and I said yes. She decided to put me back on antidepressants. She says that because it takes 4-6 weeks to take full effect that I should start now so that by the time baby is here it is working completely. Depression isn't a weakness so don't be afraid to talk to your doctors ladies. She also did my Group B swab which hurt like a bitch and in the process discovered I had a yeast infection. JOY!
March 7th 2008
Had my doctors appointment today. I have lost 3 pounds!! I am so excited. My doctor says it is fine if my weight is hovering. My blood pressure was good and baby's heart beat was 145. Measuring at 38 weeks and my doctor says that its about time I start urging her out. So basically I am googling all different sorts of induction techniques. My group b swab also came back negative so no need to worry about that. I went shopping today at walmart and OH DEAR they had clothes on sale.. 5 dollars for entire outfits. So needless to say I went nuts and the ones i didn't pick up my friend did and bought them for me haha. This little girl is so spoiled. I bought the wooden letters for her wall as well as a wicker laundry hamper for her. I also bought another belly mould kit because the first one we did turned out too flimsy. I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I did my first mould. Those 3 weeks went so quickly and now I only have 3 weeks left. AHH I cannot wait to see this girls face!
March 14th 2008
Week 38 here I come. I had a doctors appointment today, I have lost another pound, baby is still measuring a week to two weeks ahead BUT my doctor says she won't induce me until I am 11 days past my due date. I also found out that the baby hasn't even dropped completely, my doctor says she is partially in the pelvis but not completely. I have a feeling that instead of 14 days left I have 25 days left.. this baby is never going to come out
First Doctors appointment was August 9th
First U/S was August 21st Saw the heartbeat
Cant remember the date of my first OBGYN appt. I think it was Sept 28th. Babies heartbeat was 166.
Same day went for blood work. And booked my second U/S
Oct 11 second OBGYN appt. Babies heart beat 144 (a girl by myth) Rory was there, he got to watch me get a full physical.
Up soon will be the U/S on November 5th. We find out the sex. The next OBGYN appt is Nov 14th to discuss the U/S.
On to Crazy dreams, pregnant women are known to have crazy dreams and I am not an exception.
1st crazy dream - I dreamed that I was pregnant and found out I was having a boy and that when I was 5 months pregnant I some how got pregnant again. When I gave birth to my son I was 4 months pregnant with a second son. I needed to get my son baptized but they refused to baptize him without him being circumcised. I don't remember much else except that I was at my grandma's house and my unliked aunt was there.
November 2nd
I am going for my U/S on Monday the 5th and I am getting really worried. I know everyone is so excited to see their baby and I am too. But it must also be completely natural for me to be terrified that there will be something wrong. I am afraid that she will touch it to my stomach and tell me "Oh I am so sorry but your baby has no arms" or something along those lines. On the other hand I cannot wait to see if I am having a boy or a girl!! I know it is normal to worry but how much is too much?? This maternal thing is getting to me, i just want to be able to protect my baby from everything!
November 6th
We went to our first U/S yesterday and after she did all the measurements for our doctor we got to have a nice peak and find out the sex. She told us in the course of the entire exam she never saw a penis and she usually does if it is a boy. She showed us between the legs but babies bum was tilted down, she said once again that she would usually see a penis so that would make her assume that it is a girl BUT she hadn't seen labia either so she cannot say 100% that it is a girl. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?? Do you think that it is a girl and she is just covering her ass incase she is wrong? OR do you still think there is a good likelihood that it is a little boy? On the other hand I am super pleased to see that my baby is happy and healthy, she says my baby moves A LOT and made it difficult to take measurements but it's good as well. Baby's size proves my dates were completely correct and that I was 19 weeks 1 day yesterday. Baby weighs 10 ounces and heartbeat was 147. Yesterday also was a terrible day because starting at 6am until sometime this morning I wasn't even able to keep down water. My doc says i have a nasty stomach bug. Fortunately i didn't get sick during my U/S though. I was so glad to see my wee one!
November 13th
I am going to see the doctor tomorrow to find out the results of the ultra sound. As U.S techs aren't doctors I am still a bit nervous even though the tech said that everything looked good. Once again it is the doctor that has to tell us the medical news so Rory and I are going tomorrow bright and early to make sure the bun or the most LIKELY baby girl is okay. She is moving like crazy lately and I have started going clothes crazy so I really hope that the U.S techs guess was correct. From what I hear if it's a boy IT'S obvious. Also I am getting super tired of this acid reflux, it takes one piece of food to set it off and then I have it for the rest of the day. Nothing seems to help. ALSO this may sound super strange but every once and a while i get a sharp pain in my vagina somewhat like i sat down straight on a broom handle, it stays for a few seconds and then disappears. NOTE TO SELF: ask doctor about this pain tomorrow.
Any one else getting this weird pain?
November 15th
Went to the doctors yesterday. My doctor has a resident working with her so the resident did pretty much the whole appointment without my doctor in the room. It is really unfortunate that the resident leaves in two weeks because I think I may have liked her more than I like my real doctor. The reasons being that she is a lot closer to my age and I felt a lot more comfortable with her, though my doctor while older is still pretty cool and knows how to laugh at a joke. Anyways my doctor came in and made sure the resident had given us all the info on the ultra sound correctly, WE HAVE A VERY LOW RISK, UNCOMPLICATED, BORING EVERY DAY PREGNANCY! which is exactly what I wanted to hear. Placenta is on the front and not covering the cervix, my dates match up exactly and the baby is wonderful! Which unfortunately means no more free ultrasounds because my doctor won't be recommending anymore unless she feels it necessary SO that means in a few weeks Rory and I are going to have to go out and pay for one so we can confirm the sex of the wee one. I forgot to ask my doctor about that weird random pain but I did ask her about the acid reflux and she prescribed me Zantac at 150mgs to take two pills a day, ALREADY helping woot. OH and the resident got to give me a flu shot under the supervision of my doctor, I think it was her first time, it scared the crap outta me. BABY Devyn's (if she is a girl) heartbeat was 145 this time, is it supposed to slow down compared to the beginning? It is always a little less each time. Well I think I am done rambling for now
November 28th
Can you believe Christmas is almost here already??
Yesterday was the funeral for my boyfriends Nana who passed away on the 23rd of November. I truly believe that while this baby is unplanned there is a reason we got pregnant before she passed away. She was so absolutely thrilled when we told her she was going to be a Great-Nana, I also believe there is a reason that we are being blessed with a little girl. It is all for Nana. ALSO I just witnessed the most amazing thing. I am writing an essay for school, have been all day and Devin or Devyn has been kicking all day so on one of my moments of staring into space I decided to open my robe and stare at my belly instead and just HOPE that maybe I would see something. I feel movement in different spots at different times of the day, in the morning i feel her bottom left and in the evening it feels like she is going to pop through my cervix and late at night i feel her up top right near my belly button. WHICH IS WHERE I SAW MY STOMACH RAISE!! On the right side of my belly button as she kicked it raised a noticeable amount. I am in such a good mood now that I can possibly stay up another hour to write my essay some more EW! It is moments like these that make me wish my boyfriend and I were living together already!! He should have been here to see this. Well as soon as I tell him tomorrow I won't be aloud to put my shirt down until he sees it so I know daddy will get to see it tomorrow!
Madame Zaritska's reading
What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be hot. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.
After a labor lasting approximately 24 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have green eyes and dark hair.
December 8th 2007
My aunt had a baby 2 months ago and today she dropped off all the newborn diapers that Autumn has grown out of. I sat in my room holding one small diaper and started to cry. I am waiting and waiting for this little person to be here. I cannot wait, I am so terrified that between now and March something terrible could happen and all the baby stuff I have bought becomes a paper weight in my house. I am terrified that I will never get to meet my baby, I don't think I could stand waiting so long for someone and then not being able see her. Or to come home after losing her and finding a house full of things that should have been hers that she will never get to wear or sleep in. I know that things will most likely be fine and that I shouldn't worry but I want her SO BAD i just don't want anything to happen to take her away from me
December 12th 2007
So much for completely perfect, low risk, unremarkable, boring pregnancy. I had my diabetes screen yesterday but had to see my doctor first, good thing I did. Up until my last appointment everything had been fine, I had only gained 4 pounds and baby was matching up completely with her dates. Something in the last 4 weeks has gone wrong. I have gained only another 4 pounds making the total 8 but the baby has somehow managed to get herself 2 weeks ahead. SO in 4 weeks she grew 6 weeks, and I am now measuring at 26 weeks. My doctor says it could be a sign of diabetes or she could just be a big baby. I was told I wouldn't need anymore ultrasounds because everything looked perfect and now my doctor wants to do another u/s at around 30 weeks to make sure things are good. Other than that Baby's heart beat was 134 (the lowest it has been yet, though still healthy) and I went on to the lab to get the diabetes screen. I got there and drank the horrible liquid which at first tasted like sprite but got sweeter and worse and near the end felt like it was burning my throat. I then had an hour to wait. They took a urine sample and then the wait began. Thank goodness my friend came with me. I hope all the results come back okay!! SO now I am trying to be super healthy. My boyfriend and I went on a long walk after work today and we made a HUGE spinach salad with plenty of left overs for dinner. MMMM salad. Today I am worried about episiotomies and the idea of ripping. AHHHH..
January 6th
Wow I cannot believe I am in week 28 already. Time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday I was on this site clicking on week 12 and 13 and now I only have 12 weeks left. Probably 10 because baby is now measuring two weeks ahead. Rory and I have found a place to live, a nice basement suite for a damn good deal and it is actually my grandma who owns the house so we have started moving our stuff over already. Last night we brought over most of the baby stuff and i bought i nice box of Ivory Snow and I started washing everything and organizing everything I also went clothes crazy shopping yesterday too because the 3d ultrasound confirmed that this is definitely a little girl that we are having! I could not be happier, I could also not imagine, before the ultrasound, the instant love that I had for that little face. Unfortunately we barely got to see her face, she was camera shy, she showed us hands and feet and cord all in front of her face and she kept her legs crossed most of the time too. The tech offered us a free session because we didn't see much. I am glad because we spent $200 for this! So next week we get to go again. I cannot wait to see that button nose and those chubby cheeks again.
Jan 19th
Happy 24th Birthday to my man today. We went to both a doctors appointment and our free session of the 3d u/s on the 17th and both went well. I am still measuring 2 weeks ahead but the doctor is fine with it because it is staying consistent and not all over the place. I am also not diabetic. So she wants to do an u/s around week 34 for a biophysical, i think thats what she called it, to see if there is anything wrong or to see why she is so big. Also to check fluid levels and to see baby's respiratory system working. She also asked if baby was head down at the u/s we went to on the 3rd. I told her that no she was still head up. The doc felt around said she thinks baby is head down but couldn't tell for sure. She says by 30 weeks they would like the baby to be flipped. I was 29 and 5 days. Anyways I went to our next 3d u/s that day and it is amazing what 2 weeks can do, she looked much bigger and she was moving and rubbing her eyes and sucking her toes and she smiled!! I love her so much. OH and she isn't breech anymore. She has flipped over at some point in the last two weeks and that could explain the pubic pain. Oh well. Its all worth it.
Jan 29th
I have a doctors appt in two days and I am worried about her telling me that I am gaining too much weight. I am not too sure what to do though I really am trying but I just seem to keep ballooning. Which is completely different from the first four months of pregnancy where i didn't gain any weight at all. I have turned into one gigantic stretch mark I think just because i have gained it all so quickly. It is scary to see only one more little developmental picture to go on my tickers up there. I really am getting close to the end. I cannot believe it. My baby girl will be here soon enough and my boyfriend and I cannot wait to snuggle her and spoil her with love!
February 6th
I had a scare yesterday, not related to the baby but with my health. I was standing at the bus stop yesterday on my way to work feeling just fine. All of a sudden I felt super hot so i whipped off my mitts and scarf. I instantly felt dizzy. There was no bench to sit on and I was debating plopping myself in the snow, I got all light headed and the edges of my vision started to turn black. I was sure I was going to pass out. I then started throwing up. Needless to say I went straight home due to worry and sheer embarrassment for puking in front of the people at the bus stop. I went to the doctor and turns out my blood pressure is low and there wasn't enough blood getting to my brain. He is surprised i didn't pass out. He is making me stay home from work for a few days (dang I know) and I have to lay down if I feel dizzy at all.
February 15th
My boyfriend and I postponed valentines day until today due to the fact that I wound up spending about 5 hours in the hospital yesterday. Wednesday night around 9pm i started having the 'period' cramps but I didn't think anything of it because i know you can have a certain amount a day. When I woke up the next morning to take my man to work I was still having them and that is when i began to get worried. Also my back pain changed a few days ago from pain to the constant achey feeling i would get when my period was about to come. So I took my man to work and waiting patiently until 11 o'clock am for my doctors appt. I talked with my doctor and we went over the signs of preterm labour and she told me that 10 period cramps a day is completely normal BUT if i had 4-6 an hour to get my butt to the hospital. I began timing them as soon as I left her office. Within 10 minutes I had had 3. I went out for lunch with a friend and had 2 more so I called the Health Link. I described what I was feeling to them and she told me to get to the hospital asap. I went to the hospital and my man met me there, we instantly got hooked up to the heart monitor for the baby and we did the nonstress test for about an hour. I told the nurse that I didn't want to come in and be told I was just paranoid. The nurse told me it is better to be safe than sorry and that there are some women who think they are just being PARANOID and then they are sorry. She said the fact I came in shows I will be a great mom. I thought that was very sweet of her. So baby's heart beat was wonderful she moved PLENTY. They next did some vaginal swab which HURT LIKE HELL and they said if there was a certain protein present then it was likely i would go into labour within the next 2 weeks, she said if it was negative then the likelihood of me beinh in labour early was a 1-2% chance. That test came back negative THANK GOD, she then checked my cervix and it is still long and closed WOOT and so then i got to pee in a cup and all tests came back negative as well. They didn't give me anything to stop contractions. They told me that at the moment I am not in active labour and I can go home and that if they start coming every 5 minutes that I have to go back. SO yay for me, I get to have contractions for another 6 weeks! Hope you ladies had a better V-day than me!
February 22
I am one month away nearly one month away. Rory has a feeling Devyn will be here in two weeks. I think she is going to be late. I have this feeling even though she is measuring 2 weeks ahead because I want to meet her so bad that I know she will take her sweet time because I do want to meet her so bad. I just did one of those labour prediction quiz things. Here are the results
I know you were hoping we weren't going to say this, but don't expect this baby to come early. Your baby is nice and comfy tucked away in your womb and has no interest in joining the rest of the world. We predict your baby will be born after its due date. Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 8.8 pounds and that your labor will be about 11 hours long.
http://justmommies.com/quizzes/labor_pr
February 25th
Had our ultrasound with the biophysical profile today. To see why she is measuring big or to see if there were problems. Looks like she is just a big girl. At the moment I am 35 weeks 1 day and she is measuring the size of 36 weeks 2 days. She is 6 pounds 6 ounces. She has hair on her head. WE COULD SEE HER HAIR. OH I am so happy she isn't going to be a bald baby. I also can't believe she has 4.5 weeks left of cooking. My aunts baby was born to term and weighed 6 lbs 2 ounces. Our girl is already over that and has a month to go. I am so pleased. I cannot wait to see her. All these ultrasounds are teasing me! I just want to hold her and snuggle her so bad. I also want these feet out of my ribs
February 28th
I asked about Post Partum Depression on here a few days ago and it turns out there were a few people concerned as well. So I talked about it with my doctor today and I thought I would share what went down. I asked my doctor how likely it was that I would get PPD because I was diagnosed with depression a few years ago and just went off meds a few months ago. She says that I am definitely higher risk. She then asked me if I felt like I would get depressed. I told her I hope not. SHe asked if I am displaying symptoms. I explained my feelings of inadequacy and failures of being a mother when I am not a mother yet. She asked if I was getting teary and I said yes. She decided to put me back on antidepressants. She says that because it takes 4-6 weeks to take full effect that I should start now so that by the time baby is here it is working completely. Depression isn't a weakness so don't be afraid to talk to your doctors ladies. She also did my Group B swab which hurt like a bitch and in the process discovered I had a yeast infection. JOY!
March 7th 2008
Had my doctors appointment today. I have lost 3 pounds!! I am so excited. My doctor says it is fine if my weight is hovering. My blood pressure was good and baby's heart beat was 145. Measuring at 38 weeks and my doctor says that its about time I start urging her out. So basically I am googling all different sorts of induction techniques. My group b swab also came back negative so no need to worry about that. I went shopping today at walmart and OH DEAR they had clothes on sale.. 5 dollars for entire outfits. So needless to say I went nuts and the ones i didn't pick up my friend did and bought them for me haha. This little girl is so spoiled. I bought the wooden letters for her wall as well as a wicker laundry hamper for her. I also bought another belly mould kit because the first one we did turned out too flimsy. I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I did my first mould. Those 3 weeks went so quickly and now I only have 3 weeks left. AHH I cannot wait to see this girls face!
March 14th 2008
Week 38 here I come. I had a doctors appointment today, I have lost another pound, baby is still measuring a week to two weeks ahead BUT my doctor says she won't induce me until I am 11 days past my due date. I also found out that the baby hasn't even dropped completely, my doctor says she is partially in the pelvis but not completely. I have a feeling that instead of 14 days left I have 25 days left.. this baby is never going to come out
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MonikaOH - Thursday, 31 July
If baby is conjusted at all I would have it checked by pediatrician
tmack - Thursday, 31 July
that's cool you have the same car seat...go evenflo! My nephew had pneumonia at 3 months and he was coughing up green mucous and his chest sounded like it rattled when he breathed. He is doing great now and is now 7 months old. I will keep my fingers crossed she does not have it and I hope your gramma gets better soon.
Jo-Mama - Tuesday, 29 July
I am so happy for you! Things seem to really be working out now and that is so great to hear. Enjoy your date!
Jo-Mama - Wednesday, 23 July
You are so great. Really. You got your boyfriend to get help and you stood up for little Devyn. I am so proud of you!
collsbaby - Wednesday, 23 July
tough love girl! That is the only thing that works. And you know what...he should be a little worried about you not taking him back. That's ok. Let him think that for a while and it will get his butt in gear! My thoughts are with you. But stick it out because you can't go back if you don't, ya know? Hang in there and keep us posted. You're doing the right thing. (((hugs)))
busybeemom - Tuesday, 22 July
I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes! To all my ladies that sent the e cards, after I was done laughing it brought a tear to my eye!!! Hugs to all!
baby4aaden - Saturday, 19 July
Hey, I saw you post about your troubles with your boyfriend. I just wanted to say if you really are unhappy and you don't think its working consider leaving. I had troubles with my husband (then boyfriend) when we only had one baby and I wanted to leave but I thought he would change and stayed now we have 4 kids and things are not better, it feels impossible to leave and I do my best to put up with him but I look back now and I wish I would have just left years ago, but only you know whats best for you and your baby. Good luck!
beautifulbebe - Saturday, 19 July
Hi - sorry to hear about your relation going sour. From experience I would say: 'Go with your gut instinct'. When I was 21 and in a similar situation (without a baby though) I did not listen to that little voice inside me and I landed up going through 5 years of absolute hell. It is not worth it and you will find out that you are a strong woman with lots of resources (both government and inner resources). I wish you all the best and you can email me if you want to talk about it.
Jo-Mama - Saturday, 19 July
Wow. Your situation sounds pretty rough. I mean, you really don't need a prescription drug addict in your life (I know because I lived with one). But it's not easy to leave when you have some dependency on one another. Do you have family that can help? How would he react if you told him you wanted to break up? Are you at all afraid of him?
This is such a crappy deal for you. I don't even know you but I can tell that you are a strong, opinionated, tough woman who will get what she wants. You also care so much for your little girl and want to protect her more than anything.
Do what feels best. Maybe take a break from each other if you can. Communicate as much as you can with him (though if he's downing 16 pills a day, then he may not be much of a communicator!).
Just think of Devyn. Take care of her and take care of you. I'm thinking about you!
flutterbylovebump - Saturday, 19 July
Thanks heaps for you'r response to my question re: pumps & bottles.
jalsmom2004 - Saturday, 19 July
Thanks!!
Jo-Mama - Friday, 18 July
That's a crazy growth spurt! Wow. She is so beautiful. I love her little bald head.
jalsmom2004 - Friday, 18 July
Your little girl is so pretty! She has beautiful eyes! Mines a little baldy too! Haha! Could you tell me how to post pics in the month by month forum?
Jo-Mama - Friday, 18 July
Check out this site: http://www.shirts4squirts.com/
Jo-Mama - Friday, 18 July
Malone's daddy is a software designer and my sister know that onesie would go over well! We found it at a shop here called Red Chair Kids. You might be able to find it online. People think I'm mean when I put it on Malone, but Drew thinks it's funny. I mean, he's a proud geek!
juliedue2008 - Friday, 18 July
that is the most amazing photo on the blog you posted of your baby.. i just had to tell you!
weloveourbaby - Friday, 18 July
Devyn is adoreble...I loved the piture you posted on the 3 month blog
leahsmom - Friday, 18 July
She does have a ton of hair to play with. Devyn is a cutie too though with those sweet cheeks!
scarter - Wednesday, 16 July
thats a great idea thank you.
scarter - Monday, 14 July
how did you do this? scarter - Monday, 14 July
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