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28 Weeks

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March 13, 2013

Week 28

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 28 weeks

Baby’s size: Chinese Cabbage – Your baby is equal in weight to a chinese cabbage — about 2.25 pounds. (Length: almost 15 inches, head to heel.)

Sleep: I have still been sleeping fabulously. Once I get to sleep I am not waking up every three hours which is tremendous for me. However, no matter how much sleep I get, I still seem to fight the drowsies all day.

Maternity Clothes: Yep. Even though my stretchy jeans are starting to fit regularly which means I might need another pair before the end.

Food Cravings: I have been craving tons of sweets lately. I just can’t seem to get enough of them. That is possibly why I have put on a little bit of weight in the last month. I will most likely get a scolding from the doctors again. C’est la vie.

Food Aversions: Spicy. I still can’t handle a bit of spice. It is completely opposite of Pixel’s pregnancy.

Symptoms I have: Still have the heartburn on an every-other day basis. I am definitely starting to waddle as Sprout likes to hang out down low. It makes moving after sitting down a little rough.

Doctor’s Appointment: Once again our Midwife had to reschedule, so now our appointment with her is on Thursday (maybe). We were waiting to tell her in person we were leaving, but I finally just texted her because I don’t want her to keep rescheduling until we are gone and we need copies of our charts. *sigh* The upside is we get to see Sprout tomorrow at our MFM ultrasound appointment! I am totally excited. Besides the fact it has been 4 weeks since we have heard Sprout, it has been 6 weeks since we saw baby. Totally loving the ultrasound glimpses.

Movement: Regularly. Sprout likes to kick one side only for the most part. I finally felt a kick on the other side the other day, but it was just a couple kicks and then back to normal. I say “kicks” because I can’t quite distinguish all the body parts yet through my extra insulation. Maybe in a few more weeks I can be more definite in what’s going on.

Belly Button: Level.

Gender: Team Yellow!

What I’m looking forward to: Finishing up the packing and getting this show on the road!

What I miss: I’m not missing much this week. At least not where pregnancy is concerned. I am loving being pregnant and am trying to enjoy every minute of it since I know how fast it can disappear.

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27 Weeks

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March 7, 2013

Sorry this is a little late. We have been extremely busy here the last few days. Today is my day for a break, so I figured I should get this done before the weekend hits and we get busy packing again. 🙂

27 Weeks

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 27 weeks

Baby’s size: Head of Cauliflower – Your baby is as hefty as a head of cauliflower, weighing in at almost 2 pounds. (Length: about 14.5 inches)

Sleep: Sleep has been great! We got rid of our bedroom set, so we had to switch to the futon bed which I was not looking forward to. The first night was rough, but the other nights have been fabulous! I slept like a log!

Maternity Clothes: Yep. Even though my stretchy jeans are starting to fit regularly which means I might need another pair before the end.

Food Cravings: Same as last week.

Food Aversions: Same as last week.

Symptoms I have: My pelvic pain has been slightly easier and not so painful lately. However, that heartburn is really starting to kick in. I seem to get it every night no matter what.

Doctor’s Appointment: Our Midwife had to reschedule our appointment since she is in Arkansas waiting to deliver her grandson. So now we have a Midwife appointment next Monday, 3/11, and then our MFM ultrasound on 3/13.

Movement: I still feel Sprout regularly unless I am extremely busy and don’t focus. Darrell has only felt a few kicks in the last week though.

Belly Button: Level.

Gender: Team Yellow!

What I’m looking forward to: Our neighbor is throwing us a baby shower/good-bye party. It should be fun!

What I miss: I’m really starting to miss being able to move things around by myself. All of my other moves I have been able to box up stuff and move the boxes out of my way before starting another box. Now I have to strategically place a box before packing it so that it can sit there all day once packed until Darrell comes home to move it. Makes packing go a little bit slower. 🙂

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Tired and Frustrated.

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March 4, 2013

We spent all weekend packing up the house. I am exhausted! We got a lot done, but we aren’t anywhere near done. We only have the office, living room and Kitchen pretty much left to pack. It is hard because we know we have 2 weeks left to pack, but we don’t want to wait until the last minute to do it. Of course I say “we” when I should probably say “I.” Darrell likes getting stuff done, but it isn’t quite as urgent to him as it is for me. I understand it. I think it is a little of that nesting starting to kick in. Either way we are both ready to be done packing, up there in a place and unpacked just waiting for Sprout’s arrival. We are thinking we probably won’t be at that point until middle of April at the earliest.

The cats are a little nervous about what is going on since there are boxes everywhere and things are slowly disappearing. We have been trying not to pack any of their stuff because (1) it will hopefully help them with the adjustment and (2) we are dropping them off at Lorna’s for a few weeks while we find a place in Seattle, so they will need their stuff there. We are trying to let them know they are still loved by giving them lots of attention and treats. We have to get them into a vet before we go so that will be a little difficult. They are constantly following me around and staring at me with those eyes. Those two weeks they are with Lorna might be harder on me than on them.

The frustrating part for me today is that we haven’t had a doctor’s appointment in 3 weeks. That is the longest we have gone this whole pregnancy without an appointment. I haven’t been too worried as I do feel Sprout kick on a daily basis, so I know that everything is ok. I spent all of last week anxious and so ready for today to be here. Today was suppose to be a Midwife appointment. I was excited to be able to go in and hear Sprouts heartbeat and know that the kicks I am feeling aren’t just a figment of my imagination. (Darrell has only felt them a couple of times, but not regularly) Well… Yesterday morning I got a text from the midwife saying that she was still in Arkansas waiting on her grandson’s delivery since he was late. I understand that there isn’t a clock that is perfect for timing when a baby will arrive. I’m just frustrated that I have to wait one more week putting us at 4 weeks from the last time we heard the heartbeat. I know that that is normal for many pregnant women who have to wait 4 weeks for their entire pregnancy until they hit the 3rd trimester, but I am not use to that. So, instead of one appointment each week from here until we leave, I have two next week (monday and wednesday) and then one on the Tuesday before we close.

So that is about all that is going on here at the moment. Packing and trying to figure out everything for our move. I really hope that the weather cooperates for us and we are able to do the drive Northwest instead of West and then North. Not that we don’t want to see family, but it will make it a shorter trip for us and the cats.

Back to organizing the office stuff for packing. Maybe we will get that done tonight or tomorrow.

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26 weeks

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February 28, 2013

Week 26

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 26 weeks

Baby’s size: English Hothouse Cucumber – Your baby is as tall as an English hothouse cucumber and weighs about 1 2/3 pounds. (Length: 14 inches, head to heel)

Sleep: Pretty good lately. I go to bed around midnight, get up for the bathroom at 4, wake up with Darrell around 9 and then finally get up around 11. So, all in all, I get about 10 hours of sleep total.

Maternity Clothes: Yep. Even though my stretchy jeans are starting to fit regularly which means I might need another pair before the end.

Food Cravings: No specific cravings this week.

Food Aversions: I am starting to be able to eat some spicy things, but it is still hit or miss.

Symptoms I have: Still having pelvic pain. It isn’t as bad as it was last week, but it is still there.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next Monday with the midwife. Our last one with her before we move.

Movement: I feel Sprout regularly, but Darrell finally got to feel Sprout this morning!

Belly Button: Level.

Gender: Team Yellow!

What I’m looking forward to: Moving and getting settled before Sprout arrives.

What I miss: I’m starting to realize everything we will miss when we finally leave. Maybe it is enhanced by pregnancy hormones, but it still makes me a little sad.

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Anxiety & Stress relief

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February 26, 2013

As I said in the previous post, we have sold the house. We are still under option period, but the inspection came back clear with nothing to fix. They had the appraisal done on Friday, but we haven’t heard back from that. And yesterday they had the termite inspection done (VA loans require it no matter the age of the house) and since we have Orkin come out every other month, we know that one came back clear. 😛

But since we are officially still in option, there isn’t much we can really do since they can back out at any point. There is only 3 days left of the option period, so we are excited for that. Once Friday hits, we will be able to start packing and we will have just over 2 weeks to pack the rest of the house up before the moving truck gets here. Everything is happening fast and as much as I am excited for it, I have been slightly stressed about whether we will be able to make it happen with me not being able to do a whole lot. Luckily we have some awesome friends here who are willing to come over and help when we need. I know things will work out in the long run, so I have just been taking it easy during the option period while I wait for the real excitement to start.

My anxiety has been steadily climbing through the last few days. I know a big part of it is the fact that we are slowly closing in on the gestational age that we lost Pixel at. Today marks two weeks since we have had an appointment and our next appointment isn’t scheduled until Monday, so we still have almost a week to go. It is the longest we have gone without hearing Baby’s heartbeat or making sure things are going ok since November. I wasn’t to worried about it because I was feeling Sprout move a lot more than I had felt Pixel, so I was under the assumption I would be fine. Until this past weekend. Since we signed the contract on the house and have had a bunch of stuff going on this last week, I have been doing more stuff and when I am moving around doing stuff, either Sprout isn’t moving or I just can’t feel it. I realized on Sunday night that I was feeling Sprout a lot less and as I was laying down to sleep (which is usually active time for baby), I didn’t feel anything before I fell asleep. I woke up on Monday and thought I felt some movement, but it was very light movement. I have to say that my anxiety all day yesterday was through the roof. I was tempted to call the doctor just so I could come in for a heartbeat check, but my unrational mind said not to because if there was no heartbeat, I wanted Darrell with me and I didn’t want to worry him with my fears. I waited through the day and just sat around as much as possible to try to get Sprout to move for me. I finally felt movement just before bed which is usual time, so I was pretty sure it was really just a cause of my anxiety.

These are things you second guess yourself all throughout a pregnancy after a loss. A lot of other mom’s I have read through blogs or different forums have described this anxiety and whether they want to go to the doctors and seem a little nutty or drive themselves nutty, so I kind of expected it. I don’t think I will be able to handle it for another 3-4 weeks though. I am glad that we have a doctors appointment once a week from here until we move which will relax my mind.

This morning, I was feeling a lot better since I woke up to Sprout kicking away and lots of movement. Sprout isn’t usually active in the morning, but this morning was a very playful morning. I was lying there with my arm across my tummy feeling Sprout move and Darrell was next to me reading facebook on his phone. Usually when I get his hand to feel Sprout, Sprout stops moving and Darrell doesn’t get to feel anything. This morning, I waited a good 5 minutes before I was pretty sure Sprout would keep moving. I had Darrell lay his hand across the belly and within a minute, Darrell finally got to feel Sprout move! I was really excited. All Darrell could say was “that was weird.” hahaha. This was something I have been looking forward to since we got pregnant because he never got to feel Pixel and I wanted him to feel Sprout.

So, that was totally my Anxiety relief this morning. I know Sprout is in there healthy and kicking. I still have 3.5 weeks until we reach Pixel’s gestational age at loss and I am already as big as I was with him. We shall see how much bigger I will get with Sprout by then.

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