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	Age: 34 Country: US Province/region: North carolina City: Winston salem Partner: Chuck (our second marriage) Children: Yes, 7 Pregnant: Please select Due date: 09 0 ,0000 Occupation: mommy/wife/xray tech.
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Hi moms to be!! My name is Melissa and I am 34 years old, expecting my 4th little one...my 1st son!! Finally!! We have a blended family...my husband and I have been married for 5 years...we have a daughter who is 16 (from my first marriage), a daughter who is 15 (from my first marriage), a 13 year old daughter (whom we adopted), an 11 year old daughter (from my husband's first marriage), an 8 year old son (from my husband's first marriage) and last but not least...a 5 year old daughter (our daughter together). We have one on the way..our second child together..and its a BOY..just what I wanted. To say the least we have an extremely busy life, not as bad as you think though, because the older kids help with the younger ones...we have a wonderful family who help out alot. This will be our last child, I think its time to stop, there's not many houses out there that will accomodate a family of 9!! I'm excited to join this web site!! Please stop by and leave messages...pics to come soon!!

Dec. 30th---I added pics of all my kids....

Wednesday, 9 Jan

Jan. 9- I am 29 weeks as of yesterday, I went to the Dr. today, had an u/s..we just have one little boy in there, he is weighing about 3.6 lbs. right now, he is measuring about 30 weeks and 2 days, that is about 1 week ahead of schedule, but they didn `t change my due date. I had the glucose test today, it wasn `t bad at all. The nurse took 5 tubes of blood, to check for diabeties, my tsh level(I have a hx. of goiter/low tsh levels) and for toxemia b/c my blood pressure was a little elevated and I have bad headaches..weigh gain was 4 lbs., that makes a total of 20. As for the way I feel...huge, tired, short of breath and anxious to see my first son!!!! I can `t wait to meet him!

Monday, 14 Jan

Got my lab results today, all the tests were fine: tsh,glucose and toxemia. I don `t feel that great today though, bad headache and blood pressure is 149/98...which is extremely high for me. I `m going to take it again in about an hour. I was pretty stressed out this weekend, I think that has alot to do with it.

Wednesday, 23 Jan

Went to the Dr. today..all my aches and pains are normal..the Dr. did point something out to me that for some reason I didn `t realize. Since this is my fourth pregnancy, my uterus is like a hammick now, its stretched out and allows my baby `s head to go further down which is putting more pressure on everything down there..which explains the sharp pelvic pains and the rectum pressure I `m feeling...lovely!

Wednesday, 6 Feb

Went to see the Dr. today..gained 3 lbs, making a grand total of 26! Everything was right on schedule...Dr. Jones did tell me I could take Tylenol PM to help me sleep. I `ll be stopping by Walgreens on my way home from work..I hope it helps, my legs hurt so bad at night. 7 little more weeks to go!

Thursday, 14 Feb

I had a major miagraine yesterday and the night before, I had to miss work yesterday, my Dr. told me to come in if I didn `t feel any better today, but I do feel better today, I `m back at work and my headache is gone. Yay!!!! My bp is 130/78, which is a tiny bit high for me, but its okay. Its amazing what one day of rest will do for ya!

Tuesday, 19 Feb

35 weeks today! I went to the Dr. today, everything is fine. Only gained a pound, grand total of 27. Not too awfully bad. From here on out I go every week until delivery and next week they `ll starting checking to see if I `ve dialated any..5 weeks to go!!

Monday, 25 Feb

Had Dr. `s visit today...1/2 centimeter dialated, cervix still thick...my baby `s here to stay for a while I guess....my doctor says I can be induced in a couple of weeks if I get too miserable...I would much rather go on my own, so we `re going to stick it out as long as possible.

Tuesday, 4 Mar

Went to the doc today..37 weeks..still only 1 cm dilated, cervix still thick. Gained 3 more lbs., up to 30 lb weight gain...I got such good news this time..yeah right! I just don `t understand how someone who constantly feels pressure down there and is constantly getting sharp vaginal pains, who can barely even walk, hasn `t dilated hardly at all! Next week when I go in I `m going to ask to be induced on the 18th. I `m just too miserable..

Tuesday, 11 Mar

Nothing. Dr. visit today was a waste of time. Dilated 1/2 cm. and cervix still thick, the baby hasn `t even dropped. No weight gain. Not being induced next week unless I start dilating.

Tuesday, 18 Mar

39 WEEKS...1 CM DILATED, 50% EFFACED...MEASURING 1 WEEK BIG...INDUCING ON MARCH 20TH!!! GRAND TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN = 31.25..LOGAN WILL BE HERE IN 2 DAYS!!!!!!

Hi guys....My son, Logan James Stegall was born March 20, 2008...he is AMAZING!!! He was 8lbs. 1oz, 21 inches long...he is absolutely perfect. I'll try to keep up with this page...not very good at it!! Good luck to all you new moms!!