My Mom and Nick had just arrived at the hospital when the doctor told us they had taken Haley to the NICU. Since Nick wasn't allowed in there, Josh took him to the cafeteria and my Mom and I headed down to see her. It was kind of surreal being pushed in a wheelchair to go visit my baby. When we got down there, they took us over to where she was and I couldn't help but start to cry. She was hooked up to an IV and had a bunch of other wires on her monitoring her vitals. The pregnancy hormones kind of washed over me and I lost it for a few minutes. The doctor came over again and reassured us that this is a pretty typical problem for big babies and that they suspected that Haley would be able to go home after just a few days. The plan was to slowly wean her off of the IV sugar they had her on as long as her glucose stayed at an acceptable level after she ate. So, every three hours they would wake her up, check her sugar, lower the IV if they could, and then feed her again.
This went on all day Friday and Saturday. On Friday Josh ended up going home with Nick and my Mom stayed at the hospital with me. We spent lots of time in the NICU in the chair next to Haley's little bed and quite a bit of time back in my room as they had advised me to start pumping every three hours. So, we would go to the NICU in time to attempt to breastfeed (no luck most of the time) then participate in feeding her formula, then back to my room to pump, wash pump parts, chill for a few minutes and then repeat the whole thing. It was exhausting. On Saturday my Mom left and Josh came back and we did the whole thing all over again. Haley did pretty well, would have stable sugars, would get weaned and then would have a few setback feedings where they wouldn't be able to wean. Luckily, on Sunday morning, her body seemed to get things figured out and she had consecutive feedings where her sugar stayed normal so they finally weaned her off of the IV. The next step was to have 3 more "good" readings after feedings before they would release her. I was discharged from the hospital on Sunday and although I could have stayed there with her, I decided that I really needed to get home and have a good night sleep. We called the NICU around 11 pm and they confirmed that she had gotten her 3rd good reading and that she would be discharged on Monday. We were so happy!
On Monday we went back to the hospital for the last time to pick up our girl! They had to do a few more tests- one to make sure her sugar would be good on regular formula (they had been giving her a slightly higher calorie formula) and then a test for Jaundice. Finally they let us bring her home in the early afternoon, we were so, so happy to get out of that place!
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Haley's Birth Story
The last few weeks of the pregnancy were pretty miserable. I was in quite a bit of pelvic pain and just getting around was getting to be a huge pain. Each week my doctors appointment would come, they would check me, and send me on my way reminding me of the signs of labor and/or pre- eclampsia to watch out for. I had been convinced that Haley was going to arrive before her due date. To that end, I had my Mom come out to MA at the beginning of February so that she could be here with Nicholas when we went to the hospital. At my 38 week appointment they did find sugar in my urine and then did a finger prick and my glucose was quite high. My OBGYN's office attributed it to the sugary (waffle crisp- so good!) cereal that I had that morning. More on this later. We ended up going to the hospital twice before we were actually admitted. The first time (was somewhere around 39 weeks) I was having very regular contractions one night for over three hours so we went in. Got sent home because the contractions were not dilating me at all. Second time the doctor actually sent us in(actually this was on my due date) because my blood pressure was slightly elevated and they were concerned about pre-e since I also had a headache that wouldn't go away. That also turned out to be a false alarm and we were sent home.
Finally at my 41 week appointment, the doctor said that I could go in to the hospital on 2/20/13 in the evening to start the induction. Their policy is to not induce a healthy pregnancy until 41 weeks, so the idea is to get there the night before so that they can start the cervical ripening process. Although I was already at a 2 or 3 at that point, she said she thought I could still benefit from some cervical ripening. So, I made 2/19 my last work day (I had been working from home) and then we spend 2/20 getting ready/relaxing since we knew we were likely in for a long few days based on the induction experience we had with Nicholas. The hospital finally called us around 7 pm and asked us to be there around 8. We said goodnight to Nicholas and my Mom and headed to the hospital. When we got there, there was apparently some debate as to whether or not I really needed cervical ripening or could be sent home and then come back the next day to get the induction started. I was pretty pissed off at this point and didn't want to be sent home again. They finally agreed that I could benefit from cervical ripening so they got the Cervadil going around 10 pm or so. They also got an IV started that bruised the hell out of my arm. They offered me an Ambien and I took it knowing that the next day was going to be a long one. Josh also had some Z-Quil and got a good nights sleep as well.
The Cervadil did a pretty decent job getting my contractions going. They left it in until 10 am and then got the Pitocin going. They also gave me some pain meds at this point- I think it was called Nubain which pretty much knocked me out for most of the morning/mid-day. Not gonna lie- it was awesome :) At some point, they came in and broke my water so that they could put the internal monitor on the baby as she kept moving around and the external monitors were not doing a great job tracking her. I think I asked for the epidural at some time in the late afternoon and they placed it without incident (much better than the one I got with Nicholas.) With the epidural I dozed on and off for a few hours until I started feeling more and more pressure. I should also mention that I was flirting with a fever the whole time I was there and at one point it was over 101 so they started me on some IV antibiotics in case there was an infection starting. Around 8 pm they checked me and I was ready to push.
Unfortunately, my pushing was not any more effective with Haley than it was with Nicholas and I got to push FOREVER. Ok, 2.5 hours, but still, it felt like freaking forever. At one point I was absolutely exhausted and telling them that I couldn't do it, she was to big, and I couldn't push her out. The doctor came in and said they would give the vacuum a try but said they can only do 3 pushes with it and if she didn't come out that way then I would have to push her out on my own. We agreed to the vacuum and it didn't work. Basically the doctor and nurses started yelling at me at that point to push harder, better, etc. I think it took 3 more pushes until she came out. She was born and immediately started screaming her head off. The doctor told me that she thought Haley was well over 9 pounds. I sent Josh over to be with Haley while they finished up with me.
I couldn't believe when they weighed her and she was almost 10 lbs! Even more surprising was when the doctor told me I hadn't torn or anything! From that point on pretty much everybody was calling me a rock star for birthing a 10 lb baby intact. The next 30 minutes are kind of a blur- the baby nurses were there taking care of Haley and they were getting me all cleaned up. I finally got to hold her and it was love at first sight. I was surprised how much she looked like Nicholas. She was really pissed off and still crying- she probably cried off and on for about an hour. They checked her blood sugar (standard procedure with a baby over 9 lbs) and said it was low so they needed us to give her some formula since she didn't appear to be very interested in nursing (big surprise.) Finally, they took her to the nursery so that they could do the state screening, etc on her and so they could take us to the mother/baby unit. The hospital pediatrician came in and told us that Haley looked great but that due to the fever I had during labor she was going to have to be on IV antibiotics for 48 hours as a preventative measure. I felt really sad that my brand new baby was going to have an IV but we knew it was for the best.
It was after midnight at this point so we were getting pretty tired. Once we were in the mother baby unit, the baby nurse came in and said she wanted to keep Haley in the nursery for a bit because she had another low glucose test and they were going to have to give her some more formula in a few hours. We agreed to that so we could get a few hours of sleep. The nurse did bring her back a few hours later and I got to snuggle with her for a bit and attempt to nurse- still no dice. The lactation consultant came in and was helping us work on nursing for a bit but also stressed the need to keep giving her some formula because of her glucose. Haley was having some trouble with the formula so the LC took her back to the nursery. A few hours later, the neonatologist came to the room and said they had transferred Haley to the NICU for Hypoglycemia.
The doctor explained that it was possible I had an undiagnosed case of Gestational Diabetes toward the end of my pregnancy and that Haley was getting a lot of sugar from me. When she was born and the umbilical cord was severed, that sugar went away, but her body was continuing to produce a large amount of insulin. They explained that she would need to stay in the NICU until her body regulated its sugar and that this was a pretty normal problem with big babies. I was crushed that my baby was in the NICU.
To be continued.
Finally at my 41 week appointment, the doctor said that I could go in to the hospital on 2/20/13 in the evening to start the induction. Their policy is to not induce a healthy pregnancy until 41 weeks, so the idea is to get there the night before so that they can start the cervical ripening process. Although I was already at a 2 or 3 at that point, she said she thought I could still benefit from some cervical ripening. So, I made 2/19 my last work day (I had been working from home) and then we spend 2/20 getting ready/relaxing since we knew we were likely in for a long few days based on the induction experience we had with Nicholas. The hospital finally called us around 7 pm and asked us to be there around 8. We said goodnight to Nicholas and my Mom and headed to the hospital. When we got there, there was apparently some debate as to whether or not I really needed cervical ripening or could be sent home and then come back the next day to get the induction started. I was pretty pissed off at this point and didn't want to be sent home again. They finally agreed that I could benefit from cervical ripening so they got the Cervadil going around 10 pm or so. They also got an IV started that bruised the hell out of my arm. They offered me an Ambien and I took it knowing that the next day was going to be a long one. Josh also had some Z-Quil and got a good nights sleep as well.
The Cervadil did a pretty decent job getting my contractions going. They left it in until 10 am and then got the Pitocin going. They also gave me some pain meds at this point- I think it was called Nubain which pretty much knocked me out for most of the morning/mid-day. Not gonna lie- it was awesome :) At some point, they came in and broke my water so that they could put the internal monitor on the baby as she kept moving around and the external monitors were not doing a great job tracking her. I think I asked for the epidural at some time in the late afternoon and they placed it without incident (much better than the one I got with Nicholas.) With the epidural I dozed on and off for a few hours until I started feeling more and more pressure. I should also mention that I was flirting with a fever the whole time I was there and at one point it was over 101 so they started me on some IV antibiotics in case there was an infection starting. Around 8 pm they checked me and I was ready to push.
Unfortunately, my pushing was not any more effective with Haley than it was with Nicholas and I got to push FOREVER. Ok, 2.5 hours, but still, it felt like freaking forever. At one point I was absolutely exhausted and telling them that I couldn't do it, she was to big, and I couldn't push her out. The doctor came in and said they would give the vacuum a try but said they can only do 3 pushes with it and if she didn't come out that way then I would have to push her out on my own. We agreed to the vacuum and it didn't work. Basically the doctor and nurses started yelling at me at that point to push harder, better, etc. I think it took 3 more pushes until she came out. She was born and immediately started screaming her head off. The doctor told me that she thought Haley was well over 9 pounds. I sent Josh over to be with Haley while they finished up with me.
I couldn't believe when they weighed her and she was almost 10 lbs! Even more surprising was when the doctor told me I hadn't torn or anything! From that point on pretty much everybody was calling me a rock star for birthing a 10 lb baby intact. The next 30 minutes are kind of a blur- the baby nurses were there taking care of Haley and they were getting me all cleaned up. I finally got to hold her and it was love at first sight. I was surprised how much she looked like Nicholas. She was really pissed off and still crying- she probably cried off and on for about an hour. They checked her blood sugar (standard procedure with a baby over 9 lbs) and said it was low so they needed us to give her some formula since she didn't appear to be very interested in nursing (big surprise.) Finally, they took her to the nursery so that they could do the state screening, etc on her and so they could take us to the mother/baby unit. The hospital pediatrician came in and told us that Haley looked great but that due to the fever I had during labor she was going to have to be on IV antibiotics for 48 hours as a preventative measure. I felt really sad that my brand new baby was going to have an IV but we knew it was for the best.
It was after midnight at this point so we were getting pretty tired. Once we were in the mother baby unit, the baby nurse came in and said she wanted to keep Haley in the nursery for a bit because she had another low glucose test and they were going to have to give her some more formula in a few hours. We agreed to that so we could get a few hours of sleep. The nurse did bring her back a few hours later and I got to snuggle with her for a bit and attempt to nurse- still no dice. The lactation consultant came in and was helping us work on nursing for a bit but also stressed the need to keep giving her some formula because of her glucose. Haley was having some trouble with the formula so the LC took her back to the nursery. A few hours later, the neonatologist came to the room and said they had transferred Haley to the NICU for Hypoglycemia.
The doctor explained that it was possible I had an undiagnosed case of Gestational Diabetes toward the end of my pregnancy and that Haley was getting a lot of sugar from me. When she was born and the umbilical cord was severed, that sugar went away, but her body was continuing to produce a large amount of insulin. They explained that she would need to stay in the NICU until her body regulated its sugar and that this was a pretty normal problem with big babies. I was crushed that my baby was in the NICU.
To be continued.
Haley Miranda is here!
Haley Miranda was born on 2/21/13 at 10:39 pm. She weighed in at 9 lbs 12 oz and was 21.5 inches long. She was a full week past her due date! Birth story to come...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
37 Weeks
How far along? 37 Weeks.
Symptoms: Extremely pregnant, BH contractions, very sore pelvic area, lots of pressure.
Total weight gain/loss: +33 lbs.
Maternity clothes? LOL, like anything else fits.
Sleep: Not so great. Its nearly impossible to get comfortable, and then I am also waking up every 2 hours to pee.
Best moment this week: We had a growth ultrasound this past week to check in on baby girl. Everything looked good and they said she is about 7 lbs 2 oz. If she goes to 40 weeks, she will be over 8 lbs!
Movement: Girlfriend likes to be on the MOVE. I'm happy she is enjoying herself in there, but OMG I am over being her punching bag!
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: Contractions and just generally sore. Hoping for some progress in the next few weeks.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: My Mom comes back today! She was supposed to come next Sunday but I have been nervous that Haley is coming early and we have nobody here locally to watch Nicholas. Mom and I are going to stop at the outlet mall on the way back from the airport and I am hoping to find a new bag!
Symptoms: Extremely pregnant, BH contractions, very sore pelvic area, lots of pressure.
Total weight gain/loss: +33 lbs.
Maternity clothes? LOL, like anything else fits.
Sleep: Not so great. Its nearly impossible to get comfortable, and then I am also waking up every 2 hours to pee.
Best moment this week: We had a growth ultrasound this past week to check in on baby girl. Everything looked good and they said she is about 7 lbs 2 oz. If she goes to 40 weeks, she will be over 8 lbs!
Movement: Girlfriend likes to be on the MOVE. I'm happy she is enjoying herself in there, but OMG I am over being her punching bag!
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: Contractions and just generally sore. Hoping for some progress in the next few weeks.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: My Mom comes back today! She was supposed to come next Sunday but I have been nervous that Haley is coming early and we have nobody here locally to watch Nicholas. Mom and I are going to stop at the outlet mall on the way back from the airport and I am hoping to find a new bag!
Friday, December 28, 2012
33 Weeks
How far along? 33 Weeks.
Symptoms: Feel very pregnant, sore, huge, clumsy. Classic 3rd trimester symptoms.
Total weight gain/loss: +26 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Well, Nick gave me the cold that I blogged about last time and it beat me up pretty good. Sleep became nearly impossible for the last week. Luckily, it seems to be leaving me now!
Best moment this week: Christmas! Even though I was sick it was great to see Nicholas have fun opening his presents and playing with new toys.
Movement: She is very active. Movement is visable from the outside too. She seems feisty and seems to get cranky if I sit in one position very long.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none. BH contractions though.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: My parents are coming to visit today. They were supposed to come yesterday but their flight was delayed. They will be here for new years. Also looking forward to getting this next week at work over with- its our year end close and will be insane. Luckily, we close the books in 4 days so its a fast and furious week, but then its over.
Symptoms: Feel very pregnant, sore, huge, clumsy. Classic 3rd trimester symptoms.
Total weight gain/loss: +26 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Well, Nick gave me the cold that I blogged about last time and it beat me up pretty good. Sleep became nearly impossible for the last week. Luckily, it seems to be leaving me now!
Best moment this week: Christmas! Even though I was sick it was great to see Nicholas have fun opening his presents and playing with new toys.
Movement: She is very active. Movement is visable from the outside too. She seems feisty and seems to get cranky if I sit in one position very long.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none. BH contractions though.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: My parents are coming to visit today. They were supposed to come yesterday but their flight was delayed. They will be here for new years. Also looking forward to getting this next week at work over with- its our year end close and will be insane. Luckily, we close the books in 4 days so its a fast and furious week, but then its over.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
31 Weeks
How far along? 31 Weeks.
Symptoms: Tired, sore, feeling very pregnant. Still feeling the braxton hicks contractions.
Total weight gain/loss: +25 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Waking up at least 2 times most nights to pee. Finally broke down and bought a Snoogle pillow which has made things a bit more comfortable but I am still waking up kind of sore and achy.
Best moment this week: Not that I like Nick being sick, but he has some kind of cold/chest congestion today and all he wants is Mommy. Makes me feel good when he wants extra cuddles and love from Mom.
Movement: She is very active. Movement is visable from the outside too. She seems feisty and seems to get cranky if I sit in one position very long.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none. BH contractions though.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: Appt tomorrow- just a regular appt. This week will be busy at work as we are getting ready for the two weeks of holidays after. Having a mini Christmas party for my staff at my house next weekend, so we will be busy cleaning and getting ready for that.
Symptoms: Tired, sore, feeling very pregnant. Still feeling the braxton hicks contractions.
Total weight gain/loss: +25 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Waking up at least 2 times most nights to pee. Finally broke down and bought a Snoogle pillow which has made things a bit more comfortable but I am still waking up kind of sore and achy.
Best moment this week: Not that I like Nick being sick, but he has some kind of cold/chest congestion today and all he wants is Mommy. Makes me feel good when he wants extra cuddles and love from Mom.
Movement: She is very active. Movement is visable from the outside too. She seems feisty and seems to get cranky if I sit in one position very long.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Often hungry but nothing tastes very good.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none. BH contractions though.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: Appt tomorrow- just a regular appt. This week will be busy at work as we are getting ready for the two weeks of holidays after. Having a mini Christmas party for my staff at my house next weekend, so we will be busy cleaning and getting ready for that.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
29 Weeks
How far along? 29 Weeks.
Symptoms: Tired, sore, feeling very pregnant. Starting to have some braxton hicks contractions.
Total weight gain/loss: +22 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Waking up at least 2 times most nights to pee. BH contractions woke me up last night. Also having crazy weird dreams, so the sleep I am getting is not terribly restful.
Best moment this week: Have had a really great weekend with my Nicholas. He has been in a really good mood and a lot of fun. Very lovable and lots of hugs and kisses for Mommy.
Movement: She is very active. Movement is visable from the outside too. She seems feisty and seems to get cranky if I sit in one position very long.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Actually most food sounds kind of gross. Was craving mexican today but we went and got burritos and mine was gross. I barely ate it.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none. BH contractions though.
Belly Button in or out? Out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: Appt tomorrow- just a regular appt. I did pass my glucose test with flying colors the week of Thanksgiving so was pretty happy about that. Otherwise just looking forward to Christmas. We put our tree up after Thanksgiving and Nicholas loves it. He loves to point at the different colored "balls" and touch the ornaments.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
27 Weeks
How far along? 27 Weeks.
Symptoms: Tired, cranky, feeling very very pregnant this week.
Total weight gain/loss: +17 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yup, exclusively at this point.
Sleep: Haven't been sleeping as well this week.
Best moment this week: Have been able to see baby movements from the outside. She is so very active, especially in the evenings.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time.
Food cravings: Pizza.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: Thanksgiving on Thursday, my family visiting us, Black Friday shopping, and going to see Breaking Dawn part 2!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Haley's Room
We have been working a bit on Haley's room. The plan is to re-use the nursery furniture we got for Nicholas since he is using his toddler bed now and should be ready for a big boy bed by the time she is here. We got him a new dresser from Ikea and moved his dresser (with the changing table) to her room. We got a new King size bed so he will get our old Queen size bed and then the toddler bed will be converted back to a crib and moved to her room. Quite the game of musical beds we are playing in this house!
For her decor, I wanted to do something similar to what I did for Nick- Girly but not to babyish and not any character themes. Found this set from Target and it fit the bill. Ironically its the same manufacturer as the set we got for Nicholas which we were really happy with. Also, I was happy that they had this available as a Toddler bed set- comes with the comforter (which we won't use till she is in the toddler bed,) fitted sheet, flat sheet, and pillow case. No bumpers, diaper stacker, or crib skirt. My Mom and I are going to use the flat sheet to make a crib skirt and we wouldn't have used the bumpers or diaper stacker anyway, so we were able to save like $60 by just getting the Toddler set over the full crib set.
We are planning to paint the room light purple.... pictures of that to come soon. We are actually going to paint Nick's room while my parents are here for Thanksgiving and then her room when they are here for Christmas.
Copied an idea I saw on Pinterest to make letters for her room that spell out her name. I got the letters for $2.99 each at Michael's and then used scrapbook paper and modge podge to decorate them. Will probably look for a white floating shelf to have these sit on eventually I was pretty happy with how they turned out.
Thats it for now. More updates to come!
For her decor, I wanted to do something similar to what I did for Nick- Girly but not to babyish and not any character themes. Found this set from Target and it fit the bill. Ironically its the same manufacturer as the set we got for Nicholas which we were really happy with. Also, I was happy that they had this available as a Toddler bed set- comes with the comforter (which we won't use till she is in the toddler bed,) fitted sheet, flat sheet, and pillow case. No bumpers, diaper stacker, or crib skirt. My Mom and I are going to use the flat sheet to make a crib skirt and we wouldn't have used the bumpers or diaper stacker anyway, so we were able to save like $60 by just getting the Toddler set over the full crib set.
We are planning to paint the room light purple.... pictures of that to come soon. We are actually going to paint Nick's room while my parents are here for Thanksgiving and then her room when they are here for Christmas.
Copied an idea I saw on Pinterest to make letters for her room that spell out her name. I got the letters for $2.99 each at Michael's and then used scrapbook paper and modge podge to decorate them. Will probably look for a white floating shelf to have these sit on eventually I was pretty happy with how they turned out.
Thats it for now. More updates to come!
26 Weeks
How far along? 26 Weeks. Oops. Missed a week!
Symptoms: Feeling mostly good... just definitely feeling very pregnant these days.
Total weight gain/loss: +17 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit. My friend Amanda lent me some of her maternity clothes so have had some new stuff to rotate in, which has been great!
Sleep: Sleeping very well. I am lucky!
Best moment this week: Coming home after a trip to Dallas for work. Nick was very happy to see me and I have been getting lots of hugs and kisses.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Saw my stomach jumping around a bit earlier today.
Food cravings: Nothing specific really.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Being able to get up out of a chair or get onto the floor without feeling so huge!
What I am looking forward to: Thanksgiving is the week after next... my parents and brother are coming out to visit us. So excited!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
24 Weeks
How far along? 24 Weeks.
Symptoms: Feeling good pregnancy wise. My throat has been sore since yesterday so I think I am getting another cold :(
Total weight gain/loss: +17 lbs. +5 over the past month. Pretty much only updating this weight the week after my dr's appt since their scale is my official measure. Our home scale is off by a few lbs.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Slept like crap last night, but I think that was because of the sore throat.
Best moment this week: Had a great Dr's appt. BP is really good-120/68 this week and HB sounded good. I'm fairly certain that my BP was up by this time last time around, so I'm taking it as a good sign that it is still nice and low. Also, got two huge tubs of baby clothes from my friend Amanda. Had so much fun yesterday going through them. Need to get back up to her room today and get everything put away/hung up. We are pretty much set for baby clothes for NB-6month sizes!
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Super active baby, but then again, so was her brother!
Food cravings: Pasta
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Was looking forward to Halloween this week, but now we have a hurricane heading this way. They are calling Hurricane Sandy a "Frankenstorm" which could cause major power outages, flooding, etc. so not sure what that means for Halloween this week. For now, just praying that we don't lose power or have any trees fall on our house! We are as prepared as we can be!
Symptoms: Feeling good pregnancy wise. My throat has been sore since yesterday so I think I am getting another cold :(
Total weight gain/loss: +17 lbs. +5 over the past month. Pretty much only updating this weight the week after my dr's appt since their scale is my official measure. Our home scale is off by a few lbs.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Slept like crap last night, but I think that was because of the sore throat.
Best moment this week: Had a great Dr's appt. BP is really good-120/68 this week and HB sounded good. I'm fairly certain that my BP was up by this time last time around, so I'm taking it as a good sign that it is still nice and low. Also, got two huge tubs of baby clothes from my friend Amanda. Had so much fun yesterday going through them. Need to get back up to her room today and get everything put away/hung up. We are pretty much set for baby clothes for NB-6month sizes!
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Super active baby, but then again, so was her brother!
Food cravings: Pasta
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Was looking forward to Halloween this week, but now we have a hurricane heading this way. They are calling Hurricane Sandy a "Frankenstorm" which could cause major power outages, flooding, etc. so not sure what that means for Halloween this week. For now, just praying that we don't lose power or have any trees fall on our house! We are as prepared as we can be!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
23 Weeks
How far along? 23 Weeks.
Symptoms: Feeling mostly good... just definitely feeling very pregnant these days. Nicholas wants me to play on the floor/ground with him and its getting very difficult to get up and down!
Total weight gain/loss: +12 lbs. Was off on this the past few weeks, LOL.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Have been sleeping like a rock this week.
Best moment this week: Nick and Josh stopped by my office the other day. Nick has learned the proper use of the word "Hi" so he was running around saying Hi to absolutely everybody. It was cute.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Very very active this weekend actually. Feels like she is yanking on her cord or something, very strange feeling!
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts from Dunkin Donuts thanks to their constant commercials
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Dr. Appt this week and getting to hear the heartbeat :)
Symptoms: Feeling mostly good... just definitely feeling very pregnant these days. Nicholas wants me to play on the floor/ground with him and its getting very difficult to get up and down!
Total weight gain/loss: +12 lbs. Was off on this the past few weeks, LOL.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Have been sleeping like a rock this week.
Best moment this week: Nick and Josh stopped by my office the other day. Nick has learned the proper use of the word "Hi" so he was running around saying Hi to absolutely everybody. It was cute.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Very very active this weekend actually. Feels like she is yanking on her cord or something, very strange feeling!
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts from Dunkin Donuts thanks to their constant commercials
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Dr. Appt this week and getting to hear the heartbeat :)
Sunday, October 14, 2012
22 Weeks
How far along? 22 Weeks.
Symptoms: Just tired and cranky.
Total weight gain/loss: +12 lbs. Was off on this the past few weeks, LOL.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Sleeping great- even with getting up a few times a night to pee.
Best moment this week: I got lots of nice hugs from Nicholas when I got home from my trip. Also, he has a new word, a very pronounced "HI!" Its so cute!
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Love that feeling.
Food cravings: Nothing specific this week, just hungry alot.
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? starting to go out.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Having a more low key week. The past few weeks have been really busy at work with deadlines and travel so this will be a nice chance to get caught up and catch my breath!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
21 Weeks
How far along? 21 Weeks.
Symptoms: Gag reflex has been more pronounced this week... maybe because of the cold I am still trying to get over.
Total weight gain/loss: +12 lbs. Was off on this the past few weeks, LOL.
Maternity clothes? Pretty much wearing all maternity stuff for work. Regular yoga pants still fit.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well this past week. Probably because I was exhausted from being busy at work (quarter close week.)
Best moment this week: Not really a moment, but a day. Took Nick to the pumpkin patch yesterday and just had an overall great day.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Love that feeling.
Food cravings: Carbs. Made baked mac and cheese for our brunch today b/c it sounded soooo good. And it was :)
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I miss: Would really like a nice glass of red wine!
What I am looking forward to: Thursday. Today is Sunday and I am leaving in less than an hour for the airport- have to go to Indiana for work this week. Won't get home until late Wednesday night and won't see Nicholas until Thursday.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
20 Weeks
How far along? 20 Weeks.
Symptoms: Still feeling mostly good, but a bit beat up this week, haha. Have managed to catch a cold which of course is no fun while pregnant because cold meds are not allowed. Starting to feel really, really pregnant now- its getting harder to move around, sit on the floor, etc.
Total weight gain/loss: +5
Maternity clothes? My regular clothes still fit, pants are getting pretty tight-pretty much only wearing regular work pants. Regular shirts still fit too.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well, but regularly getting up at least once, sometimes twice to pee. Gotta love pregnant bladders!
Best moment this week: Well technically it was last week, but we found out that this baby is a GIRL! More importantly we had our anatomy scan and she looks perfect! She was measuring a few days ahead actually. Due date is still Valentines day though.
Movement: Yup, she moves all the time. Love that feeling.
Food cravings: Soup. I have been kind of obsessed with it. Tried some Kale soup at lunch yesterday and it was actually really good. Josh made me Chicken Noodle Soup for dinner for my cold and it was great!
Gender: GIRL- Her name is Haley Miranda.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I miss: Nothing really.
What I am looking forward to: The weekend. This cold is kicking my butt and I need some relax time.
Milestones: Anatomy scan was last week and everything looked good. Actually have a routine appointment this morning so should get to hear the heartbeat. Maybe the doc will have some suggestions for this cold too!
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