Ok I talked Mr. B into doing my belly cast for me and let me just say he was not for the idea. He totally nixed the boobage idea so I had to put my arm over my boobs which wasn't a huge deal except he didn't pay attention to detail like I would've and it doesn't show my hand very well...you can tell my arm and the crease of my shoulder...that looks good but I'll have to kind of cast over it with my I think.
And he didn't get under the boobs to connect to the belly very well so I have to do that. Luckily I was smart enough to leave one roll of the strips left which I won't need all of it but still.
Then the kit I got was the deluxe so it comes with the proper sanding tool and then plaster to smooth everything out after I cut and sand and stuff to get it ready for painting.
It does show my belly button poking out which was cute haha.
I haven't decided if I'm going to paint it or not or just leave it and put her name and her feet prints on it.
I may just do a pale pink or something.
So that will be a project for this entire week and then maybe painting on Saturday while Mr. B is tailgating.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Yep...
I will be getting another ultrasound next week. The nurse said that the doctor said things look good but at this point she is going to monitor the fluid and now I'm assuming weight.
Of course they don't have anything around my appointment on Thursday so I go Wednesday late afternoon for the U/S and then Thursday my doctor and I can discuss it. I'll also be getting my strep b test (oh goodie can't wait) haha
Of course they don't have anything around my appointment on Thursday so I go Wednesday late afternoon for the U/S and then Thursday my doctor and I can discuss it. I'll also be getting my strep b test (oh goodie can't wait) haha
Weekly Update: Week 35
Countdown: 87.2% through pregnancy, 61.3% through 3rd tri. 36 days until due date, 15 days until full term. 5 weeks of work left (If I go to the end)
How big is baby? As of 34 Weeks and 5 Days she's 6lbs 7oz (so basically right at 6.5lbs) She gained a pound in a week folks.
Weight gain/loss? Up 35lbs (I don't weigh at home since it's probably not on with the doctors scale so I'll update next week) which baby is big and I have extra fluid so I think that is explaining the higher gain.
Stretchies? I saw two tiny ones where my belly piercing was. It ticks me off that I took it out a year before getting pregnant and it's still there. But I can handle it if that's all I get. Some of the ones on the boobs are really meshing with my skin color and some are darker now.
Sleep? Pee breaks are so much anymore and sleep is getting restless. I'm going with carpel tunnel as to why I wake up with my hands and wrists asleep. I'm really looking forward to getting up because of Ava rather then the serious pain of a full bladder.
Best Moment? Seeing my butterball again and getting it confirmed she has a lot of hair haha
Movement? Serious rolling! The tech said that I have so much fluid that even though I'm feeling a lot I probably don't feel half of the stuff she does in there!
Food Cravings? Nothing out of the ordinary just fountain drinks egh
Labor Signs? Having Braxton Hicks and this week I had a few that were 10 in an hour! Body is definitely getting ready.
What I’m looking forward to next week? Hopefully seeing Ava again. I would assume they'll call to say I need one being my fluid level increased yet again. And I'm looking forward to seeing my doc for my 36 week appointment because I have a feeling we'll be discussing timing more.
Weekly Wisdom? Keep my feet up and relax. Make Mr. B do everything haha yah right.
Emotions? Pretty good except for my patience with people lately has been wearing thin. I have been able to take a deep breath especially with Mr. B.
This Week: Putting away all the extra little wash cloths and stuff I washed recently. Vacuuming my car out. Windexing all of my cars windows. Cleaning the trunk out. Stopping by the daycare and trying to coax her into taking my intial fee to for sure guarantee me a spot. Body casting my belly :) Thinking of making a bolognese sauce to freeze. Deep cleaning the kitchen and hopefully Laundry Room/Parle's room. Putting the bags in the trunk :)
How big is baby? As of 34 Weeks and 5 Days she's 6lbs 7oz (so basically right at 6.5lbs) She gained a pound in a week folks.
Weight gain/loss? Up 35lbs (I don't weigh at home since it's probably not on with the doctors scale so I'll update next week) which baby is big and I have extra fluid so I think that is explaining the higher gain.
Stretchies? I saw two tiny ones where my belly piercing was. It ticks me off that I took it out a year before getting pregnant and it's still there. But I can handle it if that's all I get. Some of the ones on the boobs are really meshing with my skin color and some are darker now.
Sleep? Pee breaks are so much anymore and sleep is getting restless. I'm going with carpel tunnel as to why I wake up with my hands and wrists asleep. I'm really looking forward to getting up because of Ava rather then the serious pain of a full bladder.
Best Moment? Seeing my butterball again and getting it confirmed she has a lot of hair haha
Movement? Serious rolling! The tech said that I have so much fluid that even though I'm feeling a lot I probably don't feel half of the stuff she does in there!
Food Cravings? Nothing out of the ordinary just fountain drinks egh
Labor Signs? Having Braxton Hicks and this week I had a few that were 10 in an hour! Body is definitely getting ready.
What I’m looking forward to next week? Hopefully seeing Ava again. I would assume they'll call to say I need one being my fluid level increased yet again. And I'm looking forward to seeing my doc for my 36 week appointment because I have a feeling we'll be discussing timing more.
Weekly Wisdom? Keep my feet up and relax. Make Mr. B do everything haha yah right.
Emotions? Pretty good except for my patience with people lately has been wearing thin. I have been able to take a deep breath especially with Mr. B.
This Week: Putting away all the extra little wash cloths and stuff I washed recently. Vacuuming my car out. Windexing all of my cars windows. Cleaning the trunk out. Stopping by the daycare and trying to coax her into taking my intial fee to for sure guarantee me a spot. Body casting my belly :) Thinking of making a bolognese sauce to freeze. Deep cleaning the kitchen and hopefully Laundry Room/Parle's room. Putting the bags in the trunk :)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Ultrasound
Ok so I really do get annoyed when I have an appointment and people are late for it. There was one lady in there already and one in front of me and they had at least 2 tech's going and I think I was seen 15 minutes after my appointment and I got there 10 minutes early.
But whatev's
So I tell her why I'm there and she starts doing her measuring and was like look at her belly! her tiny waist and big belly he he
Then she asks how much Ava weighed last week and I tell her 5lbs 9oz....then she looks confused and says wait how much did she weigh? And I say again and she goes and you just got the ultrasound last week? I said yah a week and two days actually. She goes well this girl gained about a pound in a week! She's 6lbs 7oz....holy shitballs folks!
Like seriously she's only supposed to gain 1/2lb not a full lb! If she gained a pound a week and I went to my due date she'd weigh 10.5lbs haha ummm no thank you!
But she said she looked great! She was moving a ton and the lady said you're not even feeling all of this are you? I said nope...she said you're only going to feel when she really hits hard....which is crazy since I feel her moving all of the time ...turns out she's moving ALL of the time!
Then she said wow she's got a lot of hair haha I said yah in our 3D the lady said she did....she's like for me to see it on here it means a lot...I said well I had a ton too...which honestly I have to admit I'm super excited about!
She said she saw her practicing her breathing so that was great. She did a few more things and said she passed her bio physical with flying colors...8 out of 8. So I'm not worried about that.
Then my doctor was in surgery so I met with the nurse real quick and she said immediately that my amniotic fluid level increased from last week. I mean no wonder why my belly is so big. With Ava weighing in at 6.5lbs and more fluid. I didn't ask how much fluid though...I should've.
I told her I figured my doc would want me to do another ultrasound next week while I had my appointment but didn't know and she said she'd call this afternoon to let me know. But I have a feeling with increased fluid levels and Ava gaining so much she will.
Now I'm really beginning to feel like we may get an induction at 37 weeks and then I was like crap....that means in 2 weeks I could be a mommy vs 4. Umm wowzer.
Even if she goes back to only gaining 1/2lb a week at 37 weeks she'll still be a healthy 7.5lber.
Granted ultrasounds can be off but I have a feeling it's pretty darn close.
Got another profile pic and she again said Look at those cheeks haha
Nervous, anxious, excited, and happy all in one...can't wait to meet my little girl!
But whatev's
So I tell her why I'm there and she starts doing her measuring and was like look at her belly! her tiny waist and big belly he he
Then she asks how much Ava weighed last week and I tell her 5lbs 9oz....then she looks confused and says wait how much did she weigh? And I say again and she goes and you just got the ultrasound last week? I said yah a week and two days actually. She goes well this girl gained about a pound in a week! She's 6lbs 7oz....holy shitballs folks!
Like seriously she's only supposed to gain 1/2lb not a full lb! If she gained a pound a week and I went to my due date she'd weigh 10.5lbs haha ummm no thank you!
But she said she looked great! She was moving a ton and the lady said you're not even feeling all of this are you? I said nope...she said you're only going to feel when she really hits hard....which is crazy since I feel her moving all of the time ...turns out she's moving ALL of the time!
Then she said wow she's got a lot of hair haha I said yah in our 3D the lady said she did....she's like for me to see it on here it means a lot...I said well I had a ton too...which honestly I have to admit I'm super excited about!
She said she saw her practicing her breathing so that was great. She did a few more things and said she passed her bio physical with flying colors...8 out of 8. So I'm not worried about that.
Then my doctor was in surgery so I met with the nurse real quick and she said immediately that my amniotic fluid level increased from last week. I mean no wonder why my belly is so big. With Ava weighing in at 6.5lbs and more fluid. I didn't ask how much fluid though...I should've.
I told her I figured my doc would want me to do another ultrasound next week while I had my appointment but didn't know and she said she'd call this afternoon to let me know. But I have a feeling with increased fluid levels and Ava gaining so much she will.
Now I'm really beginning to feel like we may get an induction at 37 weeks and then I was like crap....that means in 2 weeks I could be a mommy vs 4. Umm wowzer.
Even if she goes back to only gaining 1/2lb a week at 37 weeks she'll still be a healthy 7.5lber.
Granted ultrasounds can be off but I have a feeling it's pretty darn close.
Got another profile pic and she again said Look at those cheeks haha
Nervous, anxious, excited, and happy all in one...can't wait to meet my little girl!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
yesterday
So yesterday was going pretty normal having a few braxton hicks here and there and then I noticed they were getting more frequent and from 3-4 I had 10. So I called the nurse (by the way whenever you call you have to leave a message with the nurse and she calls back...apparently when you call at this stage and say you've had quite a few it's amazing they put you right through haha)
She wanted me to see how many I had in the next 45 minutes but I only had about 4 so that was fine.
I came home and took it easy and was watching tv and from 7-8 I had 10 more and the last like 2 or 3 were definitely crampy feeling.
but thent it went back to normal and if I had anymore I didn't notice while sleeping.
Today they seem to be back to normal. A little crampy here and there but I just figure my body is starting to practice and get ready for the real deal in a couple of weeks.
Ava was moving around a ton today...but when I mean moving around a lot really she was staying in the same position just jabbing her arms and legs around.
I have an ultrasound tomorrow so I'm going to see if the tech can look at my cervix and see how that is.
I really don't want to go into labor well at least until 37 weeks and even though I'm anxious for her would prefer to be 38 weeks.
My aunt thinks 2 weeks from now which of course is about 37 weeks.
Well I'll update on the weight of Ava and how my fluid is looking tomorrow morning
She wanted me to see how many I had in the next 45 minutes but I only had about 4 so that was fine.
I came home and took it easy and was watching tv and from 7-8 I had 10 more and the last like 2 or 3 were definitely crampy feeling.
but thent it went back to normal and if I had anymore I didn't notice while sleeping.
Today they seem to be back to normal. A little crampy here and there but I just figure my body is starting to practice and get ready for the real deal in a couple of weeks.
Ava was moving around a ton today...but when I mean moving around a lot really she was staying in the same position just jabbing her arms and legs around.
I have an ultrasound tomorrow so I'm going to see if the tech can look at my cervix and see how that is.
I really don't want to go into labor well at least until 37 weeks and even though I'm anxious for her would prefer to be 38 weeks.
My aunt thinks 2 weeks from now which of course is about 37 weeks.
Well I'll update on the weight of Ava and how my fluid is looking tomorrow morning
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Check and Check
We installed the Car Seat Sunday and let me tell you that was a surreal moment....now every time I get in and out I see that cute little car seat and just can't wait for Ava to finally get here to be in it! hehe I'm just so excited and ready for her.
I also called to set up a time to get the car seat checked. I'm quite sure that it's installed properly being my car has those latches specifically for car seats and all we had to do was click each one into the bars and pull the strap to tighten and our base has levels on each side so it's level.
But we're not taking any chances. They only do appointments on Wednesdays and she was full this Wednesday and then out for like the next two so I was going to have to find another place but she said she was doing some on Friday and she had a 4 o'clock...I mean couldn't get much better being I won't have to leave work too early.
I also froze my baked potato soup....and I made Gumbo and we ate that Sunday for lunch and dinner. There wasn't enough to eat it for dinner last night and freeze so I just froze the rest. I figure Mr. B can eat that and get 2-3 bowls out of it and that will be good for him if I'm busy with Missy poo.
I'm making Mr. B get his flu shot on Saturday as well while I'm out running Parle to the vet. He was due for his shots (even though the place that boards him already gave them to him mistakenly about 2 months ago) and he needs his annual exam anyways. So I'm getting another bag of dog food and big bag of treats while there because that will last us a couple of months. I should go ahead and try and get some things for his stocking since I won't want to be out too much.
My boss is out this week but on Monday I plan on talking with her about my replacement because by that time I'll only for sure (hopefully) have 2 weeks to work with someone and even though it doesn't take that long we'll still have to plan around each other's schedules and I want to go over my folks and the way I do things before it's too late. I think she isn't thinking like that and I understand she's never had a child before but with my extra fluid I just don't think I'll make it to my due date. Even when things aren't bad from extra fluid it seems like most women tend to go early. We'll see though. Either way I want work to be squared away.
A lady from work bought our mobile and the cute Lady Bug nightlight/song machine....aww so nice. She already told me that work was probably going to do a surprise baby shower but umm they better get cracking haha I mean I don't need anything else really except a few things that we are more then willing to get on our own but if they want to throw me something they are sure waiting until the end.
I could just be paranoid about this extra fluid thing. I'm not worrying because she is hiccuping like crazy so I know she's swallowing and stuff but in general even with babies that were perfectly fine it seemed like they women all were early either by induction or c-section. So I guess I'm just like holy crap in 2 weeks I could be a mommy....that is nuts everyone nuts! I tell you who would be really excited.....my freaking bladder! It is manageable until bed and I like to watch tv in bed for about 2-3 hours a night before going to sleep and our bed is so high up that I have to strain to get out and that hurts my bladder soooo bad. It's amazing how full it always is haha.
Well that's about it. I felt like I need to post something but honestly it seems pretty boring. Maybe something excited will happen later this week...at least I'll be able to blog about my U/S on Thursday morning.
I also called to set up a time to get the car seat checked. I'm quite sure that it's installed properly being my car has those latches specifically for car seats and all we had to do was click each one into the bars and pull the strap to tighten and our base has levels on each side so it's level.
But we're not taking any chances. They only do appointments on Wednesdays and she was full this Wednesday and then out for like the next two so I was going to have to find another place but she said she was doing some on Friday and she had a 4 o'clock...I mean couldn't get much better being I won't have to leave work too early.
I also froze my baked potato soup....and I made Gumbo and we ate that Sunday for lunch and dinner. There wasn't enough to eat it for dinner last night and freeze so I just froze the rest. I figure Mr. B can eat that and get 2-3 bowls out of it and that will be good for him if I'm busy with Missy poo.
I'm making Mr. B get his flu shot on Saturday as well while I'm out running Parle to the vet. He was due for his shots (even though the place that boards him already gave them to him mistakenly about 2 months ago) and he needs his annual exam anyways. So I'm getting another bag of dog food and big bag of treats while there because that will last us a couple of months. I should go ahead and try and get some things for his stocking since I won't want to be out too much.
My boss is out this week but on Monday I plan on talking with her about my replacement because by that time I'll only for sure (hopefully) have 2 weeks to work with someone and even though it doesn't take that long we'll still have to plan around each other's schedules and I want to go over my folks and the way I do things before it's too late. I think she isn't thinking like that and I understand she's never had a child before but with my extra fluid I just don't think I'll make it to my due date. Even when things aren't bad from extra fluid it seems like most women tend to go early. We'll see though. Either way I want work to be squared away.
A lady from work bought our mobile and the cute Lady Bug nightlight/song machine....aww so nice. She already told me that work was probably going to do a surprise baby shower but umm they better get cracking haha I mean I don't need anything else really except a few things that we are more then willing to get on our own but if they want to throw me something they are sure waiting until the end.
I could just be paranoid about this extra fluid thing. I'm not worrying because she is hiccuping like crazy so I know she's swallowing and stuff but in general even with babies that were perfectly fine it seemed like they women all were early either by induction or c-section. So I guess I'm just like holy crap in 2 weeks I could be a mommy....that is nuts everyone nuts! I tell you who would be really excited.....my freaking bladder! It is manageable until bed and I like to watch tv in bed for about 2-3 hours a night before going to sleep and our bed is so high up that I have to strain to get out and that hurts my bladder soooo bad. It's amazing how full it always is haha.
Well that's about it. I felt like I need to post something but honestly it seems pretty boring. Maybe something excited will happen later this week...at least I'll be able to blog about my U/S on Thursday morning.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Weekly Update: Week 34
Countdown:84% through pregnancy, 48% through 3rd tri. 43 days until due date, 22 days until full term. 6 weeks of work left (If I go to the end)
How big is baby? As of 33 Weeks and 3 Days she's 5lbs 9oz (running on the big side) :)
Weight gain/loss?Up 35lbs (I had been giving it 2 too much the entire time haha) which baby is big and I have extra fluid so I think that is explaining the higher gain.
Stretchies?None...I'm knocking on wood. Very lucky. The boobs have started to mesh with my regular color skin whoot!
Sleep?Pee breaks are so much anymore and sleep is getting restless. I'm going with carpel tunnel as to why I wake up with my hands and wrists asleep.
Best Moment?Put up Ava's wall letters and got the extra cabinet for our bathroom for her goodies.
Movement?Serious rolling! Yesterday she was moving like crazy from 7-9pm and then again from like 11pm-1am and then early this morning haha
Food Cravings?Nothing out of the ordinary just fountain drinks egh
Labor Signs?Having Braxton Hicks and they are getting much more severe
What I’m looking forward to next week? Seeing Ava again. I get to see her weekly now since I have that extra fluid.
Weekly Wisdom?Don't read the Internet. (My bad...I started investigating why I'd have extra fluid and many things were not good but from reading the comments most of the women had healthy babies) The only upsetting thing is it seems that most women end in C-Sections at 37 weeks and I really really want to try and avoid a C-Section if at all possible. I mean I will definitely do it for the health of Ava and myself but if I can go vaginally then that's what I want. And I'd prefer to go at 38 weeks ...just saying if I had my rather's haha
Emotions?Good except for anything that's sweet dealing with babies or families I get emotional. Like that commerical when the parents didn't tell the son and daughter where they were going until they go to the airport and then told them they were going to Disney World...an they freaked in joy! Yah I cry haha
This Week: Clearing the rest of the hutch off (got most of it done), washing the rest of Ava's wash cloths and little onsies we keep getting as presents haha. Freezing the loaded baked potato soup, making gumbo and freezing that (that makes 3 different dishes that can each easily be eaten on for about 2-3 days). Putting my bag and Ava's bag in the car sqeeee, getting the car seat checked out to make sure we've installed it properly. And my goal is to clean the living room really well (like in those tight corners where nobody can get to that I'm sure have spider webs) haha, dusting the entire house.
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