Growth ultrasound

On Monday, I had a normal Ob appointment and a growth ultrasound. Because my meds, in the last trimester, they increased the number of ultrasounds I'll be getting (now once a month). 

Everything with me looked good. Fundal height was right on track (33) and my BP was 118/72. Definitely am feeling good winding into this last trimester. The Ob, Dave and I talked about labor and delivery practices and signed the consent form for when I go in (it basically says that I give them permission to do whatever is necessary to keep the baby and me safe).

The growth ultrasound went great. As of Monday, he was 3 lbs 15 oz. I can't believe he's growing so fast! They said he will probably be between 7.5-8 lbs at birth. He's also about 16 inches long. This amazes me because I was only 18.5 inches when I was born (on my due date!). Something tells me he's going to be tall like his daddy :)

My next appointment is December 9th. After that, I only have one more two-week appointment before going to weekly!! He's almost here!

Week 32

Week 32

How far along? 32 weeks 

How are you feeling? Overall, I feel good. However, I'm exhausted. A lot. Baby has also been moving a TON, so it makes me a little sore.

Baby is the size of a(n): Jicama (wtf is that?). About 16.7 inches and around 3 3/4 pounds. (I wonder if he's really that tall, I was only 18.5 when I was born!)

Cravings: Sleep.

Aversions: The overwhelming smell of coffee in the break room.

Testing/appts this week? Sometime this week, I'm going to do my Lamictal level. My next Ob appt isn't until the 25th.

Milestones: The nursery is started!

Increase in Movement

Over the past few weeks, I didn't really get a lot of kicks from the baby. It was more like rolling around (I referred to them as "Nessy Rolls" because it looked like the Loch Ness monster was going across my stomach). The Ob and me both chalked this up to the baby's frank breech position and the fact that he was getting bigger.

However, the few days, I've has a DRASTIC increase in movement. It feels like there's a dance party in my belly and he's learned how to do high kicks. Haha!

I'm hoping that this means he's at least shifted from his frank breech position. It feels great to have him flipping around all day again. However, his kicks now wake me up again, but that let's me know he's doing great in there. :)

Nearing 32 weeks (today makes 31 weeks 4 days), I want him as active as possible. It makes me do excited to meet this little guy!

Baby Shower #1

I am finally getting around to writing this.

My mother-in-law and sister-in-law threw my a baby shower on November 9 with a lot of family and friends :)

They did it at the same restaurant where Dave and I had our rehearsal dinner. The restaurant was built before the Revolutionary War and is such a cool place. I love it there. They did a jungle theme and had little stuffed jungle animals everywhere. This one is my favorite:

 

I love monkeys! I actually took it home with me. As much as I love it though, I'm pretty sure that our little dude is going to be petrified of it. Haha.

The guests played two games. One was the "Price is Right" and they had to guess the price of baby items (formula, diapers, lotion, etc). It was funny to see how far some people were off. The prices were from our local Target and the two team members I actually used to work with were pretty far off in their prices. So disappointing, I expected more from them lol.

The other game was the purse game. Basically, there's a list of item (completely random) and whoever has the most items on the list gets a prize. It was funny to see the random things that people carried. My mom had scissors in her purse!

I had a great time! Baby Boy is definitely blessed with a ton of people that love him!

Anyway, here are a few pictures from the shower and afterwards:

Dave and me! Finally a baby bump picture!

Baby boy's things:

My mom is also throwing a shower on December 8 for me (we know a lot of people). I can't believe how close we are getting to meeting our son!

Week 31

Week 31

How far along? 31 weeks 

How are you feeling? Overall, I feel good. I get sore if I overexert myself, but other than that, I'm having a good week. It's also hard to get comfortable sleeping. I can't wait to meet our baby and to have the ability to sleep on my back again without 80 pillows. 

Baby is the size of a(n): Coconut (what a cute little coconut!!). He's 16 inches long and approximately 3.3 lbs (I'm going to go with he's bigger than that ;)

Cravings: Last night, I wanted chocolate milk. But, I think that's because I forgot my calcium pill.

Aversions: Nothing.

Testing/appts this week? Sometime this week, I'm going to do my Lamictal level. My next Ob appt isn't until the 25th.

Milestones: My belly button has officially given up. It's out. Lol

3D Ultrasound

I realize that these scans aren't coved by insurance and in some areas, they are ridiculously expensive, but Dave and I couldn't wait to see our baby boy! We went a place called Bountiful Babies.

It was amazing to be able to see what was happening inside my belly. He's still frank breech, but apparently, he doesn't care and is completely comfortable that way. In fact, his face was facing my back and we watched him nuzzle deeper into my belly.

There were a few moments that completely melted me:

1) He rubbed his sleepy little eye. It was adorable.

2) He has his father's feet. Dave has the incredible ability to spread his toes so far apart that I can fit my wrist between his big toe and first toe. The baby kept spreading his toes apart. Over and over, confirming he's his father's son, lol

3) He has my button nose. There's no mistaking it. End of story :)

4) He smiled! It was this shy little half-smile but he's practicing! I can't wait to see that smile face to face.

This list could be a lot longer, but I'll spare you. I'm a proud mama already. 

Here's our pride and joy:

Ob appt - TDAP vaccine

I had a normal appointment today with my Ob office. They did all the normal things: took my weight, blood pressure and talked to me about symptoms, along with taking my fundal height and heart beat of the baby.

The baby's heart beat was in the high 140s and my fundal height was 31 cm (so a week ahead, but still good). My blood pressure was 130/84, so still looking really good.

I asked about receiving the TDAP vaccine (they suggest pregnant women get it in between 27-36 weeks). I made them aware of my epilepsy because of the warnings on the vaccine (it tells you to watch for seizures for 7 days after getting the shot and not to receive it if you haven't been seizure-free for over a week).

After I got it, I started to feel lightheaded after a few minutes. They had me sit and drink some water, juice and have some crackers. Shortly after I started on the juice, my arms and hands started to feel numb and shaky. They took me in a room and retook my BP, which had dropped to 105/80. Because of the drastic drop and the shaking in such a short period of time, they asked that Dave come get me because they didn't want me to drive.

I didn't go to work today. I fell asleep almost immediately after getting home and woke up with a headache and very slight nausea. The doctor said she thought this was being caused by a bad reaction to an ingredient in the Diphtheria part of the vaccine. However, after speaking to a few girls also on AEDs, they said they had similar reactions so maybe it has to do with the meds and vaccine together.

I'm just glad that I got it and it will provide a little extra protection for little dude, even if it made me not feel well.

Ugh. Back to sleep. 

Growth ultrasound

Last Monday, I went in to my Ob for a growth ultrasound and to receive my rhogam shot. The 30-week growth ultrasound isn't a routine practice usually (I'm unsure if my health network does it routinely or not. I know many don't) Because of my high risk status, they check to make sure the baby is growing at a normal rate the blood flow is still good.

His heart beat is still steady at 149-150 - and he still doesn't like the Doppler wand, haha. Only this time, he kicked it during an ultrasound. He couldn't have been cuter this entire appointment. Poor little dude is in a frank breech position (meaning he's head up and bent in half with his toes by his face). However, it made for some very cute ultrasound movements. Originally, he was sucking on his toes and eventually, he moved them away from his face to show us he could wiggle them :) *heart melts*

He looks really good they said. He weighs around 2 lbs 14 oz and is in between 15 and 16 inches. Everything looks like it is growing at normal pace.

Baby in frank breech position. The white lines at the very top of the scan is his leg.

Here's his long and lean leg. Proof he's not flat-footed like his handsome daddy:

They took my blood pressure (normal) and measured my fundal height (it was 29.5, which is perfect). The doctor we saw thinks that the office may want to see me two times a week after 36 weeks just to monitor me more closely. Honestly, I don't think that'll happen, but if it does, oh well.

The rhogam shot is horrible. Horrible. I know it keeps the baby and me safe but it makes me feel like crap. I got really tired and groggy. I also was pretty nauseous and my stomach was doing flips. I forced myself to eat, but that seemed to make me feel worse. I have to do this one more time after birth if we find out the baby is a different blood the than me.

I'm glad baby boy is doing well. :)

Week 30

Week 30

How far along? 30 weeks (...say what?)

How are you feeling? Okay, sore. My hips and back have been bothering me.

Baby is the size of a(n): A head of cabbage. Roughly 15.7 inches and 3 lbs.

Cravings: Nothing. Although the other night, I had a very specific craving for an Oreo Blizzard. Dave drove about a half hour in order for me to get one. That's what love is :)

Aversions: Nothing.

Testing/appts this week? Tomorrow, I have my 30-week appointment with the Ob. On Wednesday, Dave and I are doing a 3D/4D ultrasound. I am so excited to see our little boy moving around in 3D.

Milestones: I had my first baby shower yesterday!! Baby Mory received lots of nice things. I'll write a post about this. I need to catch you guys up on a few other things first though (growth ultrasound, my appointment tomorrow, etc).

Week 29

Week 29

How far along? 29 weeks 

How are you feeling? Okay. Winded. Baby has successfully lodged himself as high as humanly possible (quite a change from a few weeks ago!) and it feels like he's pushing on my lungs. Other than that, I'm doing pretty well.

Baby is the size of a(n): A butternut squash. We actually had an appointment yesterday with an ultrasound (this is going to be a separate post) and they estimated him weighing about 2 lbs 14 oz.

Cravings: Nothing.

Aversions: For some reason yesterday, the smell of Dave's freshly brewed iced tea was disgusting to me.

Testing/appts this week? We had a regular Ob check up yesterday where they did a growth ultrasound and gave me the rhogam shot. That shot is evil. I know it protects the baby and me, but it makes me feel like crap:

Milestones: My appointments are officially going to be every two weeks now!! Getting very close to the end!