29 weeks with only about 11 left to go! It seems so close, but it's taking forever to get here!
Cupcake should be about 15.2 to 16.7 inches in length and weigh about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds (way less than my 23-pound weight gain!). I have to say the third trimester is going well so far! Still able to get to the gym or do yoga, though I haven't really been keeping up on my 30-minutes a day goal (mostly because I end up having a ton of things to do that day or I work all day and then have the childbirth preparation class). But I figure I might as well take it kind of easy and try to prevent the exhaustion/energy loss that's supposed to hit this trimester. And about every other day isn't too shabby, I suppose.
I've gotten to the point now where I look pregnant while wearing a large hooded sweatshirt. A LARGE! I had 3 volunteers on Tuesday morning (I just recently started volunteering about 2 hours every Tuesday morning at a local elementary school for the SMART program--Start Making A Reader Today) comment on how pregnant I was (mostly "when are you due?" and one "You look more pregnant every time I see you!"). When someone asks when I'm due, I just tell them "sometime in May" or "in about 3 months". The look of amazement and disbelief on their face is getting a little ridiculous. I'm not THAT huge yet for them to think that it's crazy that I still have a few months left. I just keep telling myself it's because I'm so short and the belly just looks big. I don't think I look super huge all over, but maybe I do (but I doubt it). Yes, I have had to buy a couple larger shirts and a bra, but still.
I think I only have a few more weeks of yoga left in me. It's definitely getting a little more uncomfortable trying to do some of the poses or catch my breath. However, working out at the gym is still working really well. I'll usually do about 15-20 minutes on the treadmill or elliptical (don't worry, it's at a slower pace than my usual, pre-cupcake workouts) and then sometimes some (light) weight machines. I'm hoping to maybe walk a 5k in June (Run for the Love of Dove) and do a little more running for the Mt. Tabor Doggie Dash at the end of July. Hopefully I can get my Little Brother (Big Brothers/Big Sisters) to do one or both of them with me! And I'm really looking forward to trying Zumba (offered at my gym) and taking some more Barre3 classes in June or so. Yes, I realize that there's a chance I'll be exhausted, but there's also a chance that CC will get into a great routine, I'll get sleep and will be able to function normally. Fingers crossed!
I still don't have any swelling in my ankles or wrists (I think staying active definitely helps!), no heartburn, no constipation... still able to drink 60-80 ounces of water on most days and until recently, have been sleeping okay (as okay as possible for me, anyway). Even if I start having terrible pregnancy symptoms, as long as Cupcake is healthy, I'll be fine with it (especially since I've made it this far with fairly smooth sailing!).
Joe and Katie's little Dawson arrived this last week! I believe she delivered on Sunday or Monday. I haven't had the chance to meet him yet (or get his "birth stats"), but I've seen a picture and he is cute! I'm so happy for them!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
28 weeks--7 months! Third trimester has started!
Alright, third trimester here we go!
Baby is still the size of an eggplant (about 14 inches in length and weighing about 2 pounds). Lungs should be fairly mature (in case of an early delivery, but don't worry. This cupcake still has some baking time left!) and she's just working on collecting fat deposits under her skin (which is wrinkly at this point). She should be able to blink and respond to changes in light (I'm pretty certain she is. If I'm sitting at home and feel her moving around, I'll lift up my shirt to watch the under-skin dance party and she'll stop. As soon as I put my shirt back down, she's dancing again).
Still feeling pretty good. Things like bending over (and some poses in yoga class) are getting a little more difficult as the belly is expanding. Really enjoying watching her dance around when I'm sitting on the couch. The bumps and kicks are getting stronger by the week! I'm getting to the point where people (aka strangers) are really noticing that I'm pregnant and are making comments or asking questions (I keep getting, "Oh, when are you due?!" or "You look like you're expecting soon!"). I usually reply with, "About 3 months left, sometime in May". Then I'll think in the back of my mind, "Do I really look that huge?!" I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror at work the other day and had to stop. I've only gained 20 pounds so far, but I think (hopefully) most of it is baby, placenta, etc and not just me ;) Chris keeps telling me that it's all in the belly and not anywhere else (what a good husband). I know I've gained a little in my hips and legs because certain pants are fitting a little more snug, but I don't think it's super noticeable to anyone else.
Our childbirth preparation class was canceled last week because the midwife and back-up midwife for the class both got called to labors! The first class started a little late because the midwife was finishing up a birth downstairs. It'll be interesting to see how the following 4 classes go. I have one more monthly prenatal appointment and then I'll be going in every 2 weeks until week 36 when I'll go in once a week. It feels like it's taken a long time to get to this point, but it also feels like it's gone really fast on some days. I can't believe we're at week 28! About 10 weeks left! Yay!
The standard headless side-shot... :)
And an (almost) full picture (with Machi in the background)
Baby is still the size of an eggplant (about 14 inches in length and weighing about 2 pounds). Lungs should be fairly mature (in case of an early delivery, but don't worry. This cupcake still has some baking time left!) and she's just working on collecting fat deposits under her skin (which is wrinkly at this point). She should be able to blink and respond to changes in light (I'm pretty certain she is. If I'm sitting at home and feel her moving around, I'll lift up my shirt to watch the under-skin dance party and she'll stop. As soon as I put my shirt back down, she's dancing again).
Still feeling pretty good. Things like bending over (and some poses in yoga class) are getting a little more difficult as the belly is expanding. Really enjoying watching her dance around when I'm sitting on the couch. The bumps and kicks are getting stronger by the week! I'm getting to the point where people (aka strangers) are really noticing that I'm pregnant and are making comments or asking questions (I keep getting, "Oh, when are you due?!" or "You look like you're expecting soon!"). I usually reply with, "About 3 months left, sometime in May". Then I'll think in the back of my mind, "Do I really look that huge?!" I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror at work the other day and had to stop. I've only gained 20 pounds so far, but I think (hopefully) most of it is baby, placenta, etc and not just me ;) Chris keeps telling me that it's all in the belly and not anywhere else (what a good husband). I know I've gained a little in my hips and legs because certain pants are fitting a little more snug, but I don't think it's super noticeable to anyone else.
Our childbirth preparation class was canceled last week because the midwife and back-up midwife for the class both got called to labors! The first class started a little late because the midwife was finishing up a birth downstairs. It'll be interesting to see how the following 4 classes go. I have one more monthly prenatal appointment and then I'll be going in every 2 weeks until week 36 when I'll go in once a week. It feels like it's taken a long time to get to this point, but it also feels like it's gone really fast on some days. I can't believe we're at week 28! About 10 weeks left! Yay!
Monday, February 14, 2011
27 weeks
Behind on this week's blog, too. Oh well.
Nothing new, really. Changing sleep positions (or rather, moving from laying on my left side to my right side) is getting irritating and uncomfortable. Every now and then I'll get the start of a leg or foot cramp, but can usually relieve it before it becomes a full-on charlie horse sensation.
Omi's little baby Icen is here! She was admitted Sunday night and delivered Tuesday morning. I stopped by Monday morning before work and then again after work around 6pm. I was able to stay all night until about 5:30am Tuesday morning. Aaron slept off and on while Aundi and I tried to help Omi through contractions. She had a menagerie of drugs basically forced upon her because of the preeclampsia (high blood pressure, protein in the urine), but she managed to completely rock it and avoided a c-section. After getting the epidural around 5am, I decided to head home for a few hours of sleep (since that's what she'd be doing) before heading to a local elementary school for a few hours of volunteer work with SMART (Start Making a Reader Today). I got two hours of sleep, then was up and heading to the school. As I got to the parking lot about 9:15am, I was informed that Icen had arrived! I was totally super bummed (I almost started crying in the car), but happy that he was here, happy and healthy (for the most part). And I have to say, I was a little relieved that I'd be able to spend my two hours not worrying what I was missing and unable to pay attention. So I guess if I had to miss his birth for anything, at least I was doing something that hopefully makes a difference (as opposed to something like sleeping or watching tv). He's a little guy! 5 pounds 15 ounces, 20 inches, so his temperature was a little low as well as his blood sugar. But he's doing better and hopefully will start plumping up soon! I was able to spend about 4 hours with both him and mom and dad on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and I have to say, even that was not enough. He is way precious and I'm totally in love with him.
Aaron (dad) and Icen all bundled up
Ayla and Icen. We're going to force them to get married because we can... :)
Me and my future son-in-law! Look at how tiny he is! And how adorable he is! And his fantastic hat!
Chris and I took the dogs to the cabin this weekend. Staying up all night for Omi's labor FINALLY caught up to me the last few nights (I was pretty stoked because I had stayed up until 6am on Tuesday, slept for 2 hours, went to SMART, went back to the hospital, went to yoga with Laura, then finally went to bed around 10PM. Felt totally fine the next day and the next, then started getting a little more cranky and tired towards the evenings). Slept a lot, took Chris to SakeOne for their Valentine's weekend sake and dessert tasting, did some cross-stitching, played some card games with Chris... it was really relaxing!
Nothing new, really. Changing sleep positions (or rather, moving from laying on my left side to my right side) is getting irritating and uncomfortable. Every now and then I'll get the start of a leg or foot cramp, but can usually relieve it before it becomes a full-on charlie horse sensation.
Omi's little baby Icen is here! She was admitted Sunday night and delivered Tuesday morning. I stopped by Monday morning before work and then again after work around 6pm. I was able to stay all night until about 5:30am Tuesday morning. Aaron slept off and on while Aundi and I tried to help Omi through contractions. She had a menagerie of drugs basically forced upon her because of the preeclampsia (high blood pressure, protein in the urine), but she managed to completely rock it and avoided a c-section. After getting the epidural around 5am, I decided to head home for a few hours of sleep (since that's what she'd be doing) before heading to a local elementary school for a few hours of volunteer work with SMART (Start Making a Reader Today). I got two hours of sleep, then was up and heading to the school. As I got to the parking lot about 9:15am, I was informed that Icen had arrived! I was totally super bummed (I almost started crying in the car), but happy that he was here, happy and healthy (for the most part). And I have to say, I was a little relieved that I'd be able to spend my two hours not worrying what I was missing and unable to pay attention. So I guess if I had to miss his birth for anything, at least I was doing something that hopefully makes a difference (as opposed to something like sleeping or watching tv). He's a little guy! 5 pounds 15 ounces, 20 inches, so his temperature was a little low as well as his blood sugar. But he's doing better and hopefully will start plumping up soon! I was able to spend about 4 hours with both him and mom and dad on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and I have to say, even that was not enough. He is way precious and I'm totally in love with him.
Chris and I took the dogs to the cabin this weekend. Staying up all night for Omi's labor FINALLY caught up to me the last few nights (I was pretty stoked because I had stayed up until 6am on Tuesday, slept for 2 hours, went to SMART, went back to the hospital, went to yoga with Laura, then finally went to bed around 10PM. Felt totally fine the next day and the next, then started getting a little more cranky and tired towards the evenings). Slept a lot, took Chris to SakeOne for their Valentine's weekend sake and dessert tasting, did some cross-stitching, played some card games with Chris... it was really relaxing!
Monday, February 7, 2011
26 weeks (6 1/2 months!)
I totally am slacking on my weekly update this week.
Cucpake is still the size of an eggplant, so between 13.6 and 14.8 inches in length (I think still measuring from crown to rump at this point) and weighing about 1.5 to 2.2 pounds.
We had a prenatal appointment last week and everything is going great! I've gained about 20 pounds so far (no stretch marks yet, hooray! Luckily I've been slowly putting the weight on and my skin's had a chance to start it's slow stretch. Check out my tattoo!) and my midwife says I'm at the perfect size and exactly where I should be. Still no swelling, no heartburn, nausea's been long gone, no gagging, no constipation, no sweating or feeling really warm... my hips get sore every once in a while, but nothing major. I'm still able to do 30 minutes of exercise every day (either a dog walk, going to the gym, yoga, or walking on the treadmill) and getting at least 60 ounces of water. Sleeping is getting a little uncomfortable. I now have to sleep completely on my side (as opposed to my usual stomach/side position). Supposedly I'm at the point where some Braxton Hicks contractions might be a little more noticeable. Oh! And I did feel some baby hiccups last week on the third. I had woken up (around 5 am, which seems to be getting the normal time of when I wake up, regardless of what time I go to sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up a little hungry or have to pee. Usually I can fall back asleep within half an hour), went to the bathroom and grabbed a string cheese. As I was laying in bed, I felt little "pulses" every second or two.
Last week was our second childbirth preparation class at the waterbirth center and we're really enjoying it so far! There are about 10 couples in the class and we really like the midwife who's teaching it. Omi and Aaron are taking the class with us ("due date" February 26th) and so is Omi's brother and his wife ("due date" May 22nd, I believe)-- (though, Omi is currently in the hospital and it looks like little Icen will be here just a few weeks earlier than expected due to preeclampsia. I'm excited to be her doula and be there for her and Aaron! I stopped by on my way to work this morning and will be heading back in just a few hours to see how she's progressed. She wants to do as little interventions as possible, so things are slowly moving along without her getting pumped full of Pitocin or an epidural. No c-sections for that woman!). I was able to meet up with Katie last week. We talked for four whole hours! I couldn't believe it! She's "due" with little Dawson February 22nd and she looks fantastic!
I think on Wednesday (at 27 weeks), I'll be starting the third trimester! Ahhhh! I can't believe I only have about 3 months left. Little CC still has so much growing to do in a relatively short amount of time (I fear the stretch marks will be coming along with that...).
Cucpake is still the size of an eggplant, so between 13.6 and 14.8 inches in length (I think still measuring from crown to rump at this point) and weighing about 1.5 to 2.2 pounds.
We had a prenatal appointment last week and everything is going great! I've gained about 20 pounds so far (no stretch marks yet, hooray! Luckily I've been slowly putting the weight on and my skin's had a chance to start it's slow stretch. Check out my tattoo!) and my midwife says I'm at the perfect size and exactly where I should be. Still no swelling, no heartburn, nausea's been long gone, no gagging, no constipation, no sweating or feeling really warm... my hips get sore every once in a while, but nothing major. I'm still able to do 30 minutes of exercise every day (either a dog walk, going to the gym, yoga, or walking on the treadmill) and getting at least 60 ounces of water. Sleeping is getting a little uncomfortable. I now have to sleep completely on my side (as opposed to my usual stomach/side position). Supposedly I'm at the point where some Braxton Hicks contractions might be a little more noticeable. Oh! And I did feel some baby hiccups last week on the third. I had woken up (around 5 am, which seems to be getting the normal time of when I wake up, regardless of what time I go to sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up a little hungry or have to pee. Usually I can fall back asleep within half an hour), went to the bathroom and grabbed a string cheese. As I was laying in bed, I felt little "pulses" every second or two.
Last week was our second childbirth preparation class at the waterbirth center and we're really enjoying it so far! There are about 10 couples in the class and we really like the midwife who's teaching it. Omi and Aaron are taking the class with us ("due date" February 26th) and so is Omi's brother and his wife ("due date" May 22nd, I believe)-- (though, Omi is currently in the hospital and it looks like little Icen will be here just a few weeks earlier than expected due to preeclampsia. I'm excited to be her doula and be there for her and Aaron! I stopped by on my way to work this morning and will be heading back in just a few hours to see how she's progressed. She wants to do as little interventions as possible, so things are slowly moving along without her getting pumped full of Pitocin or an epidural. No c-sections for that woman!). I was able to meet up with Katie last week. We talked for four whole hours! I couldn't believe it! She's "due" with little Dawson February 22nd and she looks fantastic!
I think on Wednesday (at 27 weeks), I'll be starting the third trimester! Ahhhh! I can't believe I only have about 3 months left. Little CC still has so much growing to do in a relatively short amount of time (I fear the stretch marks will be coming along with that...).
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