27 Week Bumpdate

Hello 3rd trimester! The past few weeks have flown by and I can't believe I have hit yet another milestone.

I had a regular check-up yesterday and things went really well. My blood pressure was great (115/70) and baby's heartbeat was loud and strong! I gained 4lbs since my last appointment making total weight gain up to 15lbs. I know I am going to gain more than I did with Maggie, but I am hoping to stay around 20lbs...we will see. I had my glucose test yesterday as well. I am hoping that I passed! Now appointments are every 2 weeks and I have a growth scan at the next one!

• How many weeks are you? 27 weeks / 1 day

• How are you feeling? I am feeling large, but honestly I cannot complain. I have been having upper back pain at work from sitting too long in my chair. Lately, I have been feeling out of breath, especially in the mornings. This baby likes to move ALL THE TIME! I don't remember Maggie being this active.

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to spring and not being coped up inside all the time. I am also looking forward to the ultrasound in 2 weeks to see the baby again!

Also, we finally decided on a name! It took a long time to find something we both liked. Our daughter will be named Emma Christine :-)

23 Week Bumpdate

I can't believe that I am already hitting the uncomfortable stage! Sleeping has become a challenge and I believe this baby had a growth spurt because my belly is noticeably bigger!

I had a regular check-up yesterday and all is well, thankfully. My blood pressure was great at 120/70 and even though my doctor wasn't concerned with my weight gain, I was. I gained 5lbs since my last appointment which makes a total of 11lbs. It is hard not to compare pregnancies, but I was hoping to gain around the same as I did with Maggie (16lbs), but it looks like I will likely go over that number. The baby's heart was beating strong at 150bpm and it was reassuring to know that she was head down. We went over the glucose test I will be taking at my next appointment and she also gave me the hospital registration forms to fill out.

• How many weeks are you? 23 weeks / 1 day

• How are you feeling? Movement has increased substantially which is wonderful. I feel her move many times throughout the day, but there are still days that I don't feel her as much so I know it won't be consistent until a little while longer. In the evenings and at night I have become more uncomfortable. My energy seems to still be up so that's good!

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to hitting the viability mark next week!

20 Week Bumpdate

HALFWAY POINT! Well, at least I hope it's halfway already! I can't believe I am already at this milestone. I really haven't done/bought anything for this pregnancy so I feel like there is lots to do within the next 20 weeks!

We had our anatomy scan last week and I was so happy to find that everything looks healthy and baby is measuring right on track. Baby weighed 11oz and had a heartbeat of 150bpm! It was confirmed that I do have an anterior placenta this time again! We closed our eyes while the ultrasound tech found the sex of the baby! She was able to find it quickly and was confident in what she saw.

My blood pressure was great, but I was a little disappointing with my weight. I gained 4lbs since my last check-up making my total weight gain this pregnancy 6lbs.

Christmas Eve came we opened the little stocking to find out we are having another GIRL! Honestly, we were both thinking it was a boy this time, but we are both thrilled to be having another girl and that Maggie gets a sister!

• How many weeks are you? 20 weeks

• How are you feeling? I have been feeling more consistent movement now....at least twice a day, usually in the morning before I get out of bed and at night when I am relaxing. I am still not at the point where I am feeling her no matter what I am doing...if I have a really busy day I won't feel her as much. I feel more aches in pains in my lower abdomen and I have to be careful not to move too fast!

• What are you looking forward to? Now that the holidays are over I am looking forward to relaxing weekends with my family. We have a lot of organizing and de-cluttering to do so it will be nice to accomplish those tasks.

18 Week Bumpdate

Not a whole lot has been happening since my last update. We are just preparing for Christmas and anxiously awaiting the a/s in exactly 1 week!!

• How many weeks are you? 18 weeks

• How are you feeling? I have still been feeling flutters, but so far they aren't getting any stronger than they were at 16 weeks I believe. I suspect I have an anterior placenta again. I just can't wait until I am feeling more kicks and less flutters! Other than movement I have been feeling great. I had heartburn and sciatica pain last week, but both of those symptoms have seen to have died down a bit this week. Also, I don't feel BH's as much as I used to (which wasn't a lot to begin with).

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to our anatomy scan next ad Christmas next week! I also can't believe that I am almost at the halfway mark! This pregnancy can slow down now, please!

16 Week Bumpdate

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with all of our family and Maggie had so much fun with her cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. 

I had my monthly check-up yesterday and all is well. Over the past few weeks I have been feeling anxious and nervous about this pregnancy, so hearing the heartbeat again was a huge sigh of relief. My blood pressure & weight were both great (2lbs gained so far) and the baby had a heartbeat of 150bpm! We must have a mover on our hands because the baby kept moving away from the doppler!

• How many weeks are you? 16 weeks / 1 day

• How are you feeling? I am feeling overall pretty darn good! I am happy with my weight and energy level thus far. I have been feeling more flutters this week, but I am patiently waiting for those movements to become stronger and more consistent. I feel like this pregnancy I have been much more emotional and I cry much easier than when I wasn't pregnant.

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to our anatomy scan in less than 3 weeks!!! I can't wait to see the baby again :-)

15 Week Bumpdate

15 weeks! I am happy to have reached this milestone already! This means 25 weeks to go, 1 week until another check-up, and 4 weeks until my anatomy scan!

• How many weeks are you? 15 weeks

• How are you feeling? I have been fighting off a nasty cold for almost 2 weeks now. Pregnancy-wise I am feeling pretty good. I don't feel as tired anymore, but walking for long distances definitely wears me out. I need to get back into a walking schedule. I am still feeling little flutters and kicks, but they have certainly not become consistent yet. I have been feeling more emotional lately and I don't remember that with Maggie's pregnancy. I have started to feel Braxton Hick's again (starting around 14w) and I usually feel a couple everyday. Also, sometimes when I stand/walk I feel like my belly/uterus is heavy or really full.

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to Thanksgiving in a couple of days! Excited to spend time with family and friends.

13 Week Bumpdate

Wow it has been way too long since I have updated! I can't believe I am in the 2nd trimester already. This pregnancy has flown!

After waiting 4 weeks after my first ultrasound I had a 12 week check-up last week. My blood pressure and weight both looked good (I only gained 1 pound). My doctor said the blood work that was taken at my ultrasound all came back normal. I was given a pap smear and a breast exam. Then came the fin part; the doppler! After about 10 seconds, she found the heart beating at 164bpm. I was so excited the hear it again. We scheduled another check-up for the end of November and I was even able to schedule our anatomy scan on December 21st!

• How many weeks are you? 13 weeks / 1 day

• How are you feeling? I cannot believe how lucky I am this pregnancy. The only symptoms I have had within the past few weeks are sore boobs and randoms times of tiredness. Other than that my belly has been growing, but I wouldn't consider it a cute bump just yet. I *think* I have been feeling the baby move, but I can't be sure yet.

• What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to feeling definite movement. I am also very excited for our anatomy scan which is 6 weeks away :-)