Negative

Weee Negative for GD. So that's one reason crossed off the list for the extra fluid. We'll see next week if it has increased and then I'll chat with my doctor.

I know this it's becoming harder to breathe and with Ava it didn't start for at least another month, I know it's a side effect of having Poly but I've also had sinus issues where I can't breathe out of my nose at all then having trouble breathing regularly that almost sends me into panic attacks.

Gestational Testing

Well I had my GD testing on Wednesday...just waiting for the results. I wish I remembered how long it took for them to call me with it last time.

Last time I wasn't as concerned because I hadn't been diagnosed with poly yet and even though I haven't been diagnosed technically with poly yet (at least I don't think I have) I do have a little extra fluid and I just want to rule it out.

I would love to hear back today but don't know if that's in the cards, but don't think it was more than a couple of days so hopefully I'll hear on Monday if I don't hear today.

Weekly Update Week 26

Red is Allison

How far along? 26 Weeks

How big is baby? About 14 inches in length and weighs about 2lbs...

Weight gain/loss? My scale's battery is dead and I'm too lazy to replace it haha but I want to wait until at the doctors anyways....Still waiting to be weighed via my doctors scale...I did weigh myself at home and my weight was about what it was at the one doctors 2 weeks ago so I think her scale was wrong.

Maternity clothes? Pretty much all unless some things fit that aren't...All unless dresses

Stretchies? Same ones...can barely see the stomach ones that I got late with Ava, the boobs as usual....just on the boobs boooooo

Sleep? It's been rough. I not only have had the worst sciatic pain ever where no position helps but I have a sinus/upper respiratory infection and I wake not being able to breathe and coughing a lot....The past few nights were great even if I got up a couple of times to go to the bathroom...I think this was because Mr. B wasn't hope to be snoring and tossing and turning haha..I think I may have to resort to sleeping in the guest room.

Best moment this week? Another week closer to everything going well. Ali moved more than Ava did I swear....Another week down! Ava moving around like crazy

Movement? I thought Ava moved a lot...shoot Ali is surpassing her! seriously I think my girl may end up being a boxer! She is hitting/kicking/punching all over all the time. And she really dislikes it when I move from right to left on my side at night haha

Food cravings? I want some Rudy's Enchilada's and now really am considering having someone send them via dry ice to me once I figure out how much that will be haha....I've been bringing my lunch to work and just want a really good burger or Chinese buffet...something! nothing out of the ordinary but soda which really sucks

Food aversions/foods that make me sick? Nothing! nothing really whoot

Gender? Girl again! GIRL!!!!!

Labor signs? Just some Braxton Hicks...none..I have been having a little tightness but honestly I don't know if it's Braxton Hicks or not.

An outer-innie? Both but becoming more of an outtie with each passing day...both

What I miss? Sleeping...sleeping, and honestly drinking

What I am looking forward to? Uncle Ben is coming this weekend to get the guest bed so looking forward to that. And he actually has a nice shampooer not like the one we got that was broken...so once I get Ali's room cleared of the other stuff then I will pick next weekend maybe to shampoo everything! Well Uncle Ben couldn't come so looking forward to when someone can move the crap out and I can touch up paint and put together the furniture. We did get the shampooer so I'm going to shampoo her room around the two big items.

Milestones? Same as before! Another week honestly and some say into 3rd Trimester. Double Digits!!!!

New things this week? Getting the guest room cleared so we can start transforming it into Allison's room! Ava is moving so much....and I got excited about buying clothes...which I did haha

Weekly Wisdom? I haven't gotten any! Honestly I really haven't gotten any but I'm starting to get tons of folks asking me when I'm due...one lady today asked if I was expecting...she was trying to be nice but what if I wasn't? She would've still looked bad haha

Emotions? They are in check but we'll see how this weekend goes haha...In check and I hope to stay!

Weekly Update Week 25

How far along? 25 Weeks

How big is baby? About 13.5 inches in length and weighs 1 and half pounds. (My child already weighed in at 1.5 lbs last week per the U/S haha so she is probably a little plumper this week

Weight gain/loss? At last week's appointment I am up I believe it was 18lbs. Had a little extra amniotic fluid so I'll get another U/S at 7 months. My scale needs a new battery and I'm just plain too lazy to change it so I'll only go by the doctors scale.

Ok I almost shit myself ok...no lie. At my 5 month I was up 7lbs and at 6 month I was up a total of like 19lbs but I went to a different doctor on a different scale. I have a serious hard time believing that I gained 12lbs in a month. Yes my belly is far bigger and the babe did some serious gaining and I'm sure everything else did too but even Mr. B agrees that I haven't really gained weight in my legs or arms so belly and boobs don't make up 12lbs in a month. So I'm going to pay close attention when I go in for my 7 month at my normal doctors scale because I don't think it's that high.

Maternity clothes? Exclusively unless I have things that I can wear that are cute that aren't maternity. some and then just the dresses. I won some khaki capri's and a cute maternity shirt on Ebay and need to find another shirt or two to win

Stretchies? The boobs will forever be there I believe...the stomach ones can't really see which is good. just on the boobs boooooo

Sleep? Great until Ava wakes up crying at 5am and doesn't even want to go back down with us. getting worse. If I'm not up going to the bathroom literally 3 times in the middle of the night I'm constantly flipping from left to right and have 3 pillows trying to help me

Best moment this week? Getting Ali's comforter that I won on Ebay. It is perfect! Getting to another week and Uncle Ben coming to get the rest of the stuff out of Ava's room!

Movement? All.The.Time. seriously I think my girl may end up being a boxer! She is hitting/kicking/punching all over all the time. And she really dislikes it when I move from right to left on my side at night haha

Food cravings? Nothing out of the ordinary except Miracle Whip on sandwiches sounds so good. I've always preferred MW over Mayo anyways so that's nothing new, but I made my lunch last night and seriously wanted to make a sammy for last night and breakfast this morning haha I can't wait until I eat lunch. nothing out of the ordinary but soda which really sucks

Food aversions/foods that make me sick? Nothing! nothing really whoot

Gender? Another Girl GIRL!!!!!

Labor signs? None. Getting some intense Braxton Hicks but just a few times a day. none..I have been having a little tightness but honestly I don't know if it's Braxton Hicks or not.

Birth Prep? Just setting up our plans to everyone that thinks they have a plan for us and of course having to make sure not to hurt feelings. But I want Ava to go to daycare during the day to keep her routine unless Mr. B brings her to the hospital, and at night he will go home and have some time with her so she can have that familiarity as well as bonding with him for two days will help when I come home and can't just grab her and play either because of taking care of Ali or bedridden recovering from my section. I really want this to be a private family things for a couple of days with no visitors. And when visitors comes just keep it short. We had our hospital tour last week and I'm so excited about the location we have picked! I'm going to start my pre-natal yoga this week as well

An outer-innie? Oh half is out and it won't be long until the whole thing is...both

What I miss? Sleeping on my back or stomach. Since I breast fed up until like last week haha I have not slept on my stomach in almost 2 years and that sucks. sleeping, and honestly drinking

What I am looking forward to? Uncle Ben coming to get the guest room next weekend so we can finally get things organized in Ali's room and start patching holes and prepping for paint! Getting to do the little things in Ava's room this weekend and in about 2 weeks putting together her furniture!

Milestones? Every week is a great week. Viability Day was a great day but this week is just one step closer to her being able to really survive with no long term side effects

New things this week? Just a ton of movement from Ali. Can definitely see her movements from outside too. Ava is moving so much but last night I had my first lucid dream of the birth and what she looked like. And honestly after I was having it and had her she woke me up at 3:30 kicking the shit out of me which she's never up at 3:30...odd!

Weekly Wisdom? I haven't gotten any haha Honestly I really haven't gotten any but I'm starting to get tons of folks asking me when I'm due

Emotions? They are good...trying to be a calmer person haha Last week in check...this past week out of freaking check! Ugh it was a bad week but I think Mr. B and I have finally figured out how to handle it!

6 Month Appointment

Well I go in and get weighed and have gained 11lbs in a month.
So when she comes in I tell her my fears about the chance of having poly again. She said you know last time we had to do an US at 6 months (which I forgot because Ava moved around so much at the 5 month that they didn't get to see all the chambers in the heart and had me do another).

She said I was normal but at high normal then and that I got it a little later. And I had gained 19lbs then I think it was.

Well this time I've gained a total of 18lbs...which I said yah I gained about 41 with Ava due to the extra fluid and she said well around here that's actually the average (because we have heavy set women and folks who eat a lot of fried food) and I had told her I was carefully watching this past month because I knew last time I had a huge increase.

So she said yah we'll monitor it but this could just be a big weight gain month for you in pregnancies.

So she found the heartbeat after a minute of Ali kicking and punching everywhere and then measured me. She said I was measuring "a little big" which she didn't say (I should've asked) and sent me for an ultrasound.

I told the US tech about why I was there and that I had it last time and I haven't had my GD test yet but last time passed with flying colors.

She never did say I had high or low fluid and had me sit in the room while she got the report together which was strange.

Then I had to take it to my doc and I almost read it (should've) but gave it to the nurse who quickly skimmed it but I had to wait on the doc.

She looked at it and kind of laughed and said yah....you do have a little higher amount but nothing extreme that we need to worry about right now...she wants me to do another US right before my 7 month appointment to see if it goes up or stays the same.

The biggest thing is it going up.

I have to go in for my GD test in 2 weeks and hoping I pass...

It's truly crazy that only 1-3% of women get this and generally it's due to GD and it's even more rare to not have anything wrong with me or the baby and get it in another pregnancy...like it's not something that once you get you'll get with every pregnancy.

We'll see..

Allison was moving and grooving though and her HB was strong at 149. I think her profile does look like Ava but looks much more like me than Mr. B this go round.

She's measuring at 1lb 4.5 oz and a month ago she was only 9oz. So that's about 11oz gain...we all know US's aren't always accurate so I'm guessing she was more like 11-12 last month like Ava and probably gained about 8-9oz.

Anyways that's the update!

Weekly Update Week 24

How far along? 24 Weeks Anything in RED means with Allison

How big is baby? About 11.8 inches and my child is 1.5lbs hah (Same with Allison)

Weight gain/loss? Funny reading back because at my 5 month appointment I had gained 7lbs and this appointment I gained 11lbs...so I'm up to 18lbs......Ok I almost shit myself ok...no lie. At my 5 month I was up 7lbs and at 6 month I was up a total of like 19lbs but I went to a different doctor on a different scale. I have a serious hard time believing that I gained 12lbs in a month. Yes my belly is far bigger and the babe did some serious gaining and I'm sure everything else did too but even Mr. B agree's that I haven't really gained weight in my legs or arms so belly and boobs don't make up 12lbs in a month. So I'm going to pay close attention when I go in for my 7 month at my normal doctors scale because I don't think it's that high.

Maternity clothes? Pretty much all maternity unless I have things that fit for maternity that technically aren't. some and then just the dresses. I won some khaki capri's and a cute maternity shirt on Ebay and need to find another shirt or two to win

Stretchies? So far looks like just the ones that have always been there.....just on the boobs boooooo

Sleep? So far so good. I think this is due to being exhausted with work and running after Ava haha....getting worse. If I'm not up going to the bathroom literally 3 times in the middle of the night I'm constantly flipping from left to right and have 3 pillows trying to help me

Best moment this week? Seeing my baby girl again unexpectedly!!! Seeing my baby girl again and knowing her heart is perfect!

Movement? haha Ali is moving just like her big sister!!! seriously I think my girl may end up being a boxer! She is hitting/kicking/punching all over all the time

Food cravings? Rudy's Taco's Enchilada's...I'm actually looking into having my friend ship some via dry ice since no disgruntled employee's have put the recipe online! nothing out of the ordinary but soda which really sucks

Food aversions/foods that make me sick? Nothing finally! nothing really whoot

Gender? Another Girl! GIRL!!!!!

Labor signs? none none

Birth Prep? We're not doing another tour since we just did one 1.5 years ago haha and I'm having a RCS so I don't need to put down on paper what I want. We have our hospital tour this Sunday (hopefully TD Bonnie doesn't cancel that) and I have put my birth plan on paper

An outer-innie? It's about flat these days...poor Ava loves to poke at it and I go "boop boop boop" and she tries to repeat me but these days she can't put her finger in there haha both

What I miss? Moving quickly and keeping up with Ava....sushi sleeping, and honestly drinking

What I am looking forward to? Getting my house organized (a.k.a. throwing shit out), taking and fingers crossed passing my GD test, and getting the nursery started. Viability Day which is tomorrow and getting Ava's room in order

Milestones? Viability! Viability Day whooot

New things this week? Allison really has kicked it up a notch with the kicking and punching all over! And I have popped big time. Ava really is aware of when Mr. B talks with her and when I tap her she taps back...so cool...oh and it was so cool when she would kick me and I could feel it and see it on the US haha

Weekly Wisdom? None! It's seriously the craziest thing! I don't know maybe everyone thought I have handled things so well with Ava and so far that they don't feel the need? Maybe they're scared of me haha Honestly I really haven't gotten any but I'm starting to get tons of folks asking me when I'm due

Emotions? Eh I say 80% in check...these past few months just have been some stressful times and I'm dealing with some things emotionally trying to navigate and it's getting tough and I'm afraid a big blow up break down is coming....In check again yesssss.....

looking back

This JustMommies site tells you when they think you'll have your child and a few details..
Here's what it said about Ava

Just about the time you think you can't handle hearing one more "when is that baby going to pop?", your baby will decide to make it's appearance. We predict your baby will be born 3-7 days before its due date. Ava came 8-9 days ahead of due date

Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. She was born at 7:01pm haha

Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 7.0 pounds and that your labor will be about 12 hours long. She weighed 7lbs 10.2 oz and if you want to even consider the little time that I had pitocin and labored that was literally an hour long...the entire time from check in to having Ava was like 3.5 hours

so they were wrong about everything.

But here's what they say about Allison

You won't need to try any secret recipes to bring on labor. Have your emergency numbers ready. Don't wait until the last minute to get your nursery ready.

We predict your baby will come 1-2 weeks early.

Your baby will most likely be born in the morning.

Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 8.0 pounds and that your labor will be about 7 hours long.

Ok this is funny because she will be born about 1 week early, and I'm hoping to schedule my section for the morning, and I have a feeling she'll be bigger than Ava and around 8lbs sounds about right. The only thing that is wrong is the laboring part since I have to have another section.