31 Weeks 4 days! Home Stretch!

Let me tell you.. the 3rd trimester is no joke. Little man is all crammed in there and while he's moving everyday, I can definitely tell he's running out of space!
I had some odd glucose readings last week and the MFM dr decided to bring me in for a non stress test and a fluid check. Turns out my fluid is pretty low, so I was told to go on bed rest this weekend and see my OB for weekly nst's and AFI ultrasound measurements. This was originally going to start when I hit 36 weeks, but it's serious enough that they want it now. I'll discuss with my OB tomorrow what the next course of action is... if I have to be on bed rest more, or if it can be modified... or not at all which would be fine too but I'm so worried! Without fluid his lungs won't develop, he will slow or stop growing and it could lead to all sorts of other issues. I'm pryaing I can increase my water intake and help increase the fluid around Archer. That would be ideal. We'll see tomorrow if this weekend has had any headway in that department. 

How far along?: 31 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain/loss?: about 10lbs up (from my lowest during pregnancy) 

Maternity clothes?: yes and no.

Stretch marks?:  Yep a few old and a few new. A couple of odd color ones..

Sleep?: Not so good.   I'm still able to sleep at least a few hours on my left, but then I have to get up to pee (no fun!) and try to sleep on my right for a little while.. which only ends in me getting numb fingers and turning back to my left. I think I have some nerve impingement in my right shoulder and when I lay on that side my fingers/hand/lower arm go all numb and tingly and I cannot stand it! I know I need to see my dr about it, but I was hoping to wait until after I have baby. 

Best moment this week?:  I'm going to say that the best was having Archer respond when put on the monitors at the hospital earlier. It's good to know he's still okay..
Worst moment: being told I have low fluid and that it could be because the placenta isn't functioning properly.. scary stuff.

Movement?: There have been movements, but they are changing. Nothing big enough to be him flipping over, but kicks and squiggles for sure. 

Food cravings?:  Sweets!!!! And tamales... again.

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  again only when my sugars are off.

Have you started to show yet?:  Oh yeah. :)

Gender?: BOY!!! 

Size of baby: About the size of a huge head of romaine lettuce. Somewhere between 3.5 and 4lbs

Labor signs: NO!  Still get Braxton Hicks when I do too much or walk too far.

Wedding rings on/off?: Off. I wear a cheap fakie that's a bigger size. 

Belly button in/out?: in, so far...

Happy or Moody?:  Moody I guess.. scared is another word for it. I'm trying so hard to be calm for my kids, my hubby is helping out so much but I still can't help but worry.

Looking forward to: Getting more answers tomorrow at my OB appointment. And hopefully getting more baby stuff because he'll be here before we know it.

29 weeks

I have been slacking! These past few weeks have been flying by and I just can't seem to remember to update these!

How far along?: 29 weeks and 1 day

Total weight gain/loss?: I'm not 100% sure anymore. I know that at my last OB appointment I had gained about 4lbs, but that was after losing so much. So lets just say I'm on track. 

Maternity clothes?: I have a few, plus some just comfy clothes 

Stretch marks?:  Yep a few old and a few new. Found some on the top of my belly

Sleep?: Sleeping okay.. been able to prop pillows around me to keep myself fairly comfortable on my left side most of the night. Until, that is, my husband gets up for work and I get sciatic pain (on my right.. how odd) then I have to move.  

Best moment this week?:  getting to spend time with my loving family this past weekend. We went to the apple orchard and had lots of fun! (until Abi melted down at the end of the trip.. but she was hot and thirsty and tired so it wasn't totally out of left field.)

Movement?:  Oh yes, the other day he was going wild moving around in there! He's not usually super movey, but he does get around quite a bit these days. I believe he's still butt down, so I really hope he flips in the next few weeks. 

Food cravings?:  hmm... chicken fingers. That is what sounds the best. ;)

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  still mostly when my sugars are off but that has been less and less lately. 

Have you started to show yet?:  Oh yeah. :)

Gender?: BOY!!! And we have a name! We have decided on Archer! :) :) :) I'm so thrilled to finally have a name for him and it's something we all really like!

Size of baby: About the size of a spaghetti squash.. or approx. 2.5lbs if not more.

Labor signs: NO!  but I have been having some braxton hicks and they are not fun.

Wedding rings on/off?: still off for the most part. When it's cold out I can get my wedding band on. 

Belly button in/out?: in, but I'm wondering if it'll be popping out with this one. 

Happy or Moody?:  Moody today.. very sad. I've been having some trouble with Abi lately.. or rather she's been having some trouble at school and I've been feeling guilty and all sorts of other things. 

Looking forward to: getting things straightened out with Abi and her school.. getting more baby stuff ready and purchased. .. seeing Archer again in a few weeks (officially, lol) 

26 week update

How far along?: 26 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain/loss?: -10lbs so far

Maternity clothes?: I have a new maternity top, woohoo! 

Stretch marks?:  again, nothing new here really, lol.

Sleep?: Still sleeping reasonably well, having some issues with my hips on occasion and had a really bad charlie horse this morning in my calf but other than that I've been doing good. 

Best moment this week?:  Will be later tonight when I get to see my hubby again after him being gone all week!

Movement?:  Lots of good movements, he still likes to be feet down so he's kicking my bladder/cervix a lot, but he'll flip around and kick out at the top of my belly more now.  

Food cravings?:  I'm back to sweets again, but I can't have them!

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  When my sugars are off I get kind of sick. But for the most part I'm okay.

Have you started to show yet?:  Oh yeah. :)

Gender?: BOY!!!

Size of baby: Yesterday he measured at about 2lbs

Labor signs: NO!

Wedding rings on/off?: still off for the most part. When it's cold out I can get my wedding band on. 

Belly button in/out?: in

Happy or Moody?: Moody.. I miss my hubby so so much and have been listening to some music from when I was younger (home made CD's, didn't know what was on them) and it made me even more sad because I was in such a funk when I made them that it brings me right back there now listening to them. 

Looking forward to: Seeing my hubby tonight! Oooh and having our 3D/4D ultrasound tomorrow!! 

25 Weeks

How far along?: 25 weeks (I've missed a few of these!)

Total weight gain/loss?: Looks like I've lost again.. total loss of 10lbs

Maternity clothes?: Same old same old. Yet again, lol.

Stretch marks?:  I have a few really odd bruise looking ones popping up on my upper belly. It's odd.

Sleep?: I'm still in my bed, thankfully.. By now I think I was on the couch with my last pregnancy because my hips hurt so badly.

Best moment this week?:  Watching my belly move and groove when little man kicks! It's so cool!

Movement?:  Lots of good movements, mostly to my cervix which feels so odd! But he's finally flipping over and pushing around in my upper belly.  

Food cravings?:  Not really. I haven't been interested in food much. 

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  Still pretty good. Yesterday was odd, I was feeling pretty nauseous at dinner time. 

Have you started to show yet?:  Oh yeah. :)

Gender?: BOY!!!

Size of baby: About the size of an eggplant! Depending on who you ask, lol. He's a little over a foot long.

Labor signs: NO!

Wedding rings on/off?: off for the most part. When it's cold out I can get my wedding band on. 

Belly button in/out?: in

Happy or Moody?: I've been okay. Kind of moody, kind of sad.. a whole lot of impatient with everyone. lol

Looking forward to: Next Saturday when we will have a 3D/4D ultrasound of our little boy!

21 Weeks and gestational diabetic..

How fun is it that I get to take my blood sugar 4 times a day for the rest of my pregnancy? NOT at all. But, I know it is for the health of my little bub, so I have to do it for him. I went to my MFM appointment yesterday, so they could give me a new glucose meter and re-educate me on all that is involved with tracking my sugars and eating appropriately. Some things have changed since last go-round so I'm glad I went. (Not that I had a choice, but still..) I love my new finger stick device, I can hardly feel the needle if at all sometimes. Plus they taught me how to better get the spot to bleed enough so that I don't have to keep re-sticking myself. Yay! No more feeling like a pin cushion every few hours! I really want to control this with diet and exercise like I did last time. Hopefully that will be all I need until they decide to start monitoring baby. Oh yes, the fetal monitoring. I get to go for non-stress tests once a week starting in my 3rd trimester.. and eventually I'll go 2x a week. It's not a big deal really, I get to sit in a comfy chair and listen to baby's heartbeat and push a little button whenever he moves. No big thing. I think they take like 20 minutes. I'm just glad I'll have time to do them now that I've gone down in hours at work. Speaking of which and as a side note... I am scared to death that I'm going to be stuck with just 1 day a week for the rest of my pregnancy. On the one hand that will be great because I'll be able to clean house and get bubs room ready before he comes (while not also having to entertain Abi) but I really need the money. I'm looking for some work from home gigs or something to do to bring in a little extra income because I can't NOT have some cash flow. That's a work in progress...

Anyway, this isn't my first rodeo with gestational diabetes. I'm less scared this time and I wasn't really scared last time so that's good. I do worry a bit because little man is measuring a week ahead... so I really don't want to be induced because he's "bigger." We'll cross that bridge later.

How far along?: 21 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss?: Well, here's the thing... yesterday I was weighed and it says that I've lost the weight I thought I'd put on.. so I don't know! LOL I will probably just have to go with whatever my Dr.'s scale says since it'll be consistent. So... that being said, total gain 5 lbs.

Maternity clothes?: Same old same old. Comfy clothes, a few maternity yoga pants (for work... shhh!).

Stretch marks?:  I haven't seen any new ones in a while... :)

Sleep?: I've found a way to sleep for at least 5 hours straight on my left. But unfortunately I've been getting charlie horses in my right hip and that does not help me sleep.

Best moment this week?:  Feeling little man from the outside yesterday. I was so cool! Also we had our 7 year anniversary this past weekend, so we went out to a nice dinner and had a good evening.

Movement?:  I've been feeling pretty good movements every day now. I'm so in love! 

Food cravings?: Um.. tamales, sweets, anything I can't have. 

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  Still pretty good.

Have you started to show yet?:  I think so, and hubby does too.

Gender?: BOY!!!

Size of baby: About the size of a long carrot!

Labor signs: NO!

Wedding rings on/off?: off.  sadly....I was able to wear my wedding ring on our anniversary this past weekend, so that was nice.

Belly button in/out?: in

Happy or Moody?: Moooooooddddyyyyy!!!!!  Lots of emotions rolling around in there this week.

Looking forward to: Little miss starting Kindergarten soon! EEEEEEEEEKK!!!!!

Movement

I have been feeling little man a lot more lately and today I just felt him from the outside for the first time!  So cool!

20 Weeks and Half Way There!

How far along?: 20 weeks I am officially at the HALF WAY POINT!!! Holy cow!

Total weight gain/loss?: Total gain 5 lbs.

Maternity clothes?: Mostly comfy clothes still. A few maternity yoga type pants, nothing major.

Stretch marks?:  I haven't seen any new ones in a while... :)

Sleep?: Still sleeping okay, still waking at 5/5:30 which is not fun.

Best moment this week?:  Monday I had my anatomy ultrasound and little man is looking really good! We have to go back in a few weeks to check on his heart but not because anything is wrong, more because he was so busy moving around that they couldn't get good pictures of it. 

Movement?:  Still feeling slight movements here and there. I have felt a few good ones, but he's still pretty small for the big, BIG movements.  

Food cravings?: Um.. tamales!

Anything make you queasy or sick?:  I'm good for the most part. If I don't eat I get a little icky.

Have you started to show yet?: Not too much, still looking as chubby as always.

Gender?: BOY!!!

Size of baby: About the size of a Belgian Endive (it's a long head of lettuce LOL) He's measuring at 20w 4d and is about 13oz in weight. He's gonna be a big boy!!! EEEEK!

Labor signs: NO!

Wedding rings on/off?: off.  sadly....

Belly button in/out?: in

Happy or Moody?: Moooooooddddyyyyy!!!!! 

Looking forward to: Feeling baby move more and our next ultrasound in 4 weeks.