Saturday, January 25, 2014
Waiting on You...Update #1
On Friday January 24th (36.5 weeks) Meghan's head is down and very low (way to go our little breech-thru-pregnancy baby!). I am 50% effaced and 0 cm dilated. Looks like we're not having a baby yet!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Baby Hoosier :: Week 36
This week, Baby is the size of a: honeydew melon
Total weight gain/loss: 38 lbs gained - I asked my doctor about this, since it's over the recommended amount, and he said he has no concerns with my weight gain because it's all been in my belly (I have gained nowhere else, besides my swollen ankles) - he laughed when he lifted my shirt to listen for her heartbeat saying, "My goodness! You are ALL baby!"
Sleep: some nights I sleep well, most nights I toss and turn and am up most of the night - just getting ready for having a sweet baby girl who needs her mama during the night
Best moment this week: I had my shower at work on Thursday - we were so blessed by the generosity and support of my coworkers.
Movement: She continues to be a wiggler! She's out of room, but that doesn't stop her from trying to make some! She "goes to sleep" during very loud events - such as the Garmin Winter Event video and me running the grain mill. She also startles at sudden loud noises - ouch!
Food cravings: apples and pancakes
Symptoms: She is sitting very low - I can't usually put my legs together. Cole enjoys watching the ways that I have adjusted daily tasks to account for my new center of gravity. He told me that we would have to "do this again" because "you're so cute!" One of my students (who correctly was adamant that she was a girl from the day we told the kids that I was having a baby) insists that she is coming in 8 days - we will see if he is correct :)
Belly Button in or out: Out - completely out!
Milestones: The doctor says we are full term despite being only 36 weeks - he says we are ready to birth this baby whenever she is ready to come - wow!!
A picture of me for the week, as drawn by one of my students:
Total weight gain/loss: 38 lbs gained - I asked my doctor about this, since it's over the recommended amount, and he said he has no concerns with my weight gain because it's all been in my belly (I have gained nowhere else, besides my swollen ankles) - he laughed when he lifted my shirt to listen for her heartbeat saying, "My goodness! You are ALL baby!"
Sleep: some nights I sleep well, most nights I toss and turn and am up most of the night - just getting ready for having a sweet baby girl who needs her mama during the night
Best moment this week: I had my shower at work on Thursday - we were so blessed by the generosity and support of my coworkers.
Movement: She continues to be a wiggler! She's out of room, but that doesn't stop her from trying to make some! She "goes to sleep" during very loud events - such as the Garmin Winter Event video and me running the grain mill. She also startles at sudden loud noises - ouch!
Food cravings: apples and pancakes
Symptoms: She is sitting very low - I can't usually put my legs together. Cole enjoys watching the ways that I have adjusted daily tasks to account for my new center of gravity. He told me that we would have to "do this again" because "you're so cute!" One of my students (who correctly was adamant that she was a girl from the day we told the kids that I was having a baby) insists that she is coming in 8 days - we will see if he is correct :)
Belly Button in or out: Out - completely out!
Milestones: The doctor says we are full term despite being only 36 weeks - he says we are ready to birth this baby whenever she is ready to come - wow!!
A picture of me for the week, as drawn by one of my students:
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Baby Hoosier :: Week 33
This week, Baby is the size of a: durian fruit...whatever that is!
I knew that I was getting large - my shirts were telling me as much. But, when Cole took this picture, I was a bit shocked by what I saw! Seven-ish weeks till we meet this little girl!
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Meghan's Nursery ... coming along
We did a bit more work in the nursery this morning, the area near her crib is ready to hold a sweet sleeping little one!
The Whole Area
Close Up of the Bedding Made by My Mom
Close Up of the Mobile Made by Me
Her room is coming right along - I'm so grateful for the beautiful bedding that my Mom did and for all the drilling, nailing, leveling, and furniture moving Cole has done!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Dear Meghan,
Dear Meghan,
The time of our meeting is drawing nearer and nearer. And as it does I find myself with so many questions and curiosities.....
Will you have your Daddy's gorgeous blue-green eyes or my more subtle pale eyes?
Will you be a righty or will you develop your Daddy's left-handedness?
Will you be a brunette, a blonde, or a firey-red-head? All three are possible! Or, will you just be bald for a long while?
Will you have inherited my allergies and celiac disease or will you be like your Daddy and a perfect vision of health and adaptability?
Will you be shy and introverted like your parents or will you break the mold and be our social butterfly?
Will you have a pure & calming singing voice like your Daddy or be completely tone-deaf (but honest in your enthusiasm) like me?
Will you be as much of a mover and shaker on the outside as you are on the inside?
Will you prefer to escape into a good book or to work on math during school?
According to a friend of mine at work - you need to inherit my "cute nose." Do you have my nose or your Daddy's (which I think is quite cute!)?
Will you prefer to sleep in quiet or with music?
What is your favorite color? How many times will that change?
Will you be a cuddle-bug or a bit more hands-off (regardless of how you feel about cuddling, you do know your Papa will cuddle you, right?)?
Will you be a dig-in-the-dirt girl or a little princess? Or a little bit of both?
What will be your first word?
What will your little coos sound like?
What will your smile look like?
Little one, we are so excited to meet you. We are so curious; we cannot wait to discover and learn the little wonder God made you to be. You are so loved.
Love,
Mama
The time of our meeting is drawing nearer and nearer. And as it does I find myself with so many questions and curiosities.....
Will you have your Daddy's gorgeous blue-green eyes or my more subtle pale eyes?
Will you be a righty or will you develop your Daddy's left-handedness?
Will you be a brunette, a blonde, or a firey-red-head? All three are possible! Or, will you just be bald for a long while?
Will you have inherited my allergies and celiac disease or will you be like your Daddy and a perfect vision of health and adaptability?
Will you be shy and introverted like your parents or will you break the mold and be our social butterfly?
Will you have a pure & calming singing voice like your Daddy or be completely tone-deaf (but honest in your enthusiasm) like me?
Will you be as much of a mover and shaker on the outside as you are on the inside?
Will you prefer to escape into a good book or to work on math during school?
According to a friend of mine at work - you need to inherit my "cute nose." Do you have my nose or your Daddy's (which I think is quite cute!)?
Will you prefer to sleep in quiet or with music?
What is your favorite color? How many times will that change?
Will you be a cuddle-bug or a bit more hands-off (regardless of how you feel about cuddling, you do know your Papa will cuddle you, right?)?
Will you be a dig-in-the-dirt girl or a little princess? Or a little bit of both?
What will be your first word?
What will your little coos sound like?
What will your smile look like?
Little one, we are so excited to meet you. We are so curious; we cannot wait to discover and learn the little wonder God made you to be. You are so loved.
Love,
Mama
Baby Hoosier :: Week 32
This week, Baby is the size of a: butternut squash
Total weight gain/loss: 30 lbs gained
Sleep: Meghan's busy movement usually wakes me up around 5:00 - long before my alarm clock. But I am able to just lay in bed and enjoy feeling her explore her small surroundings. I have had a sinus infection that's been making sleep difficult - but I've still had great energy during the day! Yay!
Best moment this week: School is out for winter break - it's time to spend Christmas with family and have a few days to work on preparing for this sweet girls arrival.
Movement: Her movements are becoming much less "spastic" and seem more intentional. This week she seems to be actively exploring her environment - there have been a lot of intentional feeling hits/moves of her hands and feet; I imagine her with a deep thinking look as she explores. Every once-in-a-while she gets a good hit or kick to the lungs which just shocks me :)
Food cravings: cream soda, ice cold water, oranges, fudge, eggs, bananas
Symptoms: Pregnancy wise, I am feeling very good! Cole bought a birth ball and it arrived this week - sitting on that allows me to sway side-to-side to relieve some of the pressure/pain on my hips. While I am very aware of the extra weight I am carrying around, I am feeling much better than I expected to be at this point in my pregnancy!
Belly Button in or out: half in and half out - it's odd :)
Milestones: She now has her toenails, fingernails, and whatever amount of hair she will probably have at birth. She is putting on weight and filling her skin out!
Total weight gain/loss: 30 lbs gained
Sleep: Meghan's busy movement usually wakes me up around 5:00 - long before my alarm clock. But I am able to just lay in bed and enjoy feeling her explore her small surroundings. I have had a sinus infection that's been making sleep difficult - but I've still had great energy during the day! Yay!
Best moment this week: School is out for winter break - it's time to spend Christmas with family and have a few days to work on preparing for this sweet girls arrival.
Movement: Her movements are becoming much less "spastic" and seem more intentional. This week she seems to be actively exploring her environment - there have been a lot of intentional feeling hits/moves of her hands and feet; I imagine her with a deep thinking look as she explores. Every once-in-a-while she gets a good hit or kick to the lungs which just shocks me :)
Food cravings: cream soda, ice cold water, oranges, fudge, eggs, bananas
Symptoms: Pregnancy wise, I am feeling very good! Cole bought a birth ball and it arrived this week - sitting on that allows me to sway side-to-side to relieve some of the pressure/pain on my hips. While I am very aware of the extra weight I am carrying around, I am feeling much better than I expected to be at this point in my pregnancy!
Belly Button in or out: half in and half out - it's odd :)
Milestones: She now has her toenails, fingernails, and whatever amount of hair she will probably have at birth. She is putting on weight and filling her skin out!
Friday, December 20, 2013
Baby Hoosier :: Week 31
This week, Baby is the size of a: pineapple
Total weight gain/loss:
Best moment this week: We are continuing to bask in the excitement of knowing that she no longer has placenta previa and things are moving forward normally. It has been such a load off of my mind - I had turned the whole situation over to God, knowing that he had a divine plan for her birth just as he had shown himself to have in her conception and pregnancy thus far. But, it was still something we knew had the potential to cause problems and something we feel blessed to have "fix itself" without the need for medical intervention. We are blessed - and have been cleared to travel for Christmas rather than having to consider the potential of bed rest.
Movement: Meghan's favorite trick these days seems to be sticking her hand and/or foot straight up into my ribs. It shocks me every time she does it; several times, most days, we argue about whether or not she can stay there. I am hoping that while we are at my parents next week she will let them and my little brother feel her move; she's a wiggle worm, but sometimes a lot of that wiggling is towards my back or ribs rather than at my belly where others can feel her.
Food cravings: peanut butter cookies, steak, chipotle, cream soda
Total weight gain/loss:
Best moment this week: We are continuing to bask in the excitement of knowing that she no longer has placenta previa and things are moving forward normally. It has been such a load off of my mind - I had turned the whole situation over to God, knowing that he had a divine plan for her birth just as he had shown himself to have in her conception and pregnancy thus far. But, it was still something we knew had the potential to cause problems and something we feel blessed to have "fix itself" without the need for medical intervention. We are blessed - and have been cleared to travel for Christmas rather than having to consider the potential of bed rest.
Movement: Meghan's favorite trick these days seems to be sticking her hand and/or foot straight up into my ribs. It shocks me every time she does it; several times, most days, we argue about whether or not she can stay there. I am hoping that while we are at my parents next week she will let them and my little brother feel her move; she's a wiggle worm, but sometimes a lot of that wiggling is towards my back or ribs rather than at my belly where others can feel her.
Food cravings: peanut butter cookies, steak, chipotle, cream soda
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