This was a great week for Alexa & I. We are enjoying our memorial day trip to Charleston with Daddy, Aunt Megan, Uncle Steve, and Grandma Sandy. Everyone is sunburnt! Steve and Justin have it the worst. But we are all enjoying the beach and getting a chance to relax.
Alexa this week is about 11 inches long and about 1 pound. She looks more like a miniature newborn, her eyelids, lips, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and her teeth are beginning to form.
The crib arrived this week. It is still sitting in its box & may stay that way for awhile. I want to put it together, but we do not have the bedding yet. For now, it may be better just to in vision it. We are still waiting on the dresser. Hopefully it will arrive soon.
This week we are looking forward to the rest of our Charleston vacation & Brandon's High School graduation. Only 18 more weeks (Still not counting down).
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
21 Weeks!
Finally to the point where we are closer to the finish line then where we started. But I am not going to start counting down yet!
Little Alexa will start a very rapid growth spurt this week which will continue over the next month. She is expected to put on an ounce and a half each week. Though her length will not make as a dramatic change, this extra weight will start putting meat on her bones. Her eyes should be starting a more regular REM (Rapid eye movement) cycles which will teach her sleep cycles. Her very red skin is still translucent, but she has some time to work on that.
I still don't really feel like I am showing. I can clearly see a change in my stomach, but its not more than just excess belly fat to me. The uterus should now be positioned about a 1/2 inch above the belly button. I have put on over 10lbs, but not exactly sure on the weight gain from last week. I stopped weighing myself every day & will just leave that up to the doctors.
Mom, Dad & Beth purchased our nursery furniture. We decided on a sleigh crib, 5 drawer dresser & separate changing table. The crib will be converted into a toddler bed until we decide to have baby #2 (side note: we are wanting them about 3 years apart in age). The changing table will be arriving sometime this week, the crib sometime next week & the dresser will be here in June. I am very excited to start assembling her nursery.
On Sunday, Justin and I attended an 'Oh Baby conference. There were educational sessions as well as vendor tables. We registered to win a bunch of things & ended up with a diaper cake and baby hat. The diaper cake has at least 100 diapers in it, a baby outfit, and a bunch of breast feeding items. We are still very much considering using cloth diapers while we are home with her. I have been doing a lot of research & feel that they can be good for not only the environment but also save us some money. Of course we will be using disposable when we travel or are out of the house foe the day.
That is about it for now. This week we will be starting on putting the nursery furniture together, finalizing all of our summer plans & hopefully enjoying this beautiful weather.
Little Alexa will start a very rapid growth spurt this week which will continue over the next month. She is expected to put on an ounce and a half each week. Though her length will not make as a dramatic change, this extra weight will start putting meat on her bones. Her eyes should be starting a more regular REM (Rapid eye movement) cycles which will teach her sleep cycles. Her very red skin is still translucent, but she has some time to work on that.
I still don't really feel like I am showing. I can clearly see a change in my stomach, but its not more than just excess belly fat to me. The uterus should now be positioned about a 1/2 inch above the belly button. I have put on over 10lbs, but not exactly sure on the weight gain from last week. I stopped weighing myself every day & will just leave that up to the doctors.
Mom, Dad & Beth purchased our nursery furniture. We decided on a sleigh crib, 5 drawer dresser & separate changing table. The crib will be converted into a toddler bed until we decide to have baby #2 (side note: we are wanting them about 3 years apart in age). The changing table will be arriving sometime this week, the crib sometime next week & the dresser will be here in June. I am very excited to start assembling her nursery.
On Sunday, Justin and I attended an 'Oh Baby conference. There were educational sessions as well as vendor tables. We registered to win a bunch of things & ended up with a diaper cake and baby hat. The diaper cake has at least 100 diapers in it, a baby outfit, and a bunch of breast feeding items. We are still very much considering using cloth diapers while we are home with her. I have been doing a lot of research & feel that they can be good for not only the environment but also save us some money. Of course we will be using disposable when we travel or are out of the house foe the day.
That is about it for now. This week we will be starting on putting the nursery furniture together, finalizing all of our summer plans & hopefully enjoying this beautiful weather.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Half way there! (Week 20)
I am very excited to hit this mile stone. I cannot believe I am already half way there. It is not going fast at all, but its still an amazing week. Since my fall last week things have been getting better. I am walking with out my crutches & the pain is minimal. I am trying to be more careful when I walk. I will be sticking to gym shoes or flip flops from here on out. I went to the gym and did my normal arm exercises and the elliptical with no resistance. It feels good to get back into my routine.
Sleeping has been the biggest difference over the last few weeks. I have always been a belly sleeper & that is become much harder to do. Laying on your sides is the best option when you are pregnant, but I tend to only sleep 2-3 hours at a time. I usually role around for awhile & then make it back to sleep. I am open to any suggestions!
Today was the anatomy ultra sound. She weighted in at 12 ounces. This is surprisingly a very average size baby. She is measuring even a little large for a girl. It makes me excited to think she got a little bit of her Daddy's height. They were able to find all of her organs & all 10 fingers and toes. She was laying face down in the fetal position. We did not get a great face shot or profile picture. But it was neat to watch her kick and rub her eyes. She seems so much bigger than 4 weeks ago. The ultra sound tech was not able to get all the shots of the heart that she needed, so we have another one in 4 more weeks. I have become very spoiled with these ultra sounds. Our next appointment is June 10th.
Sleeping has been the biggest difference over the last few weeks. I have always been a belly sleeper & that is become much harder to do. Laying on your sides is the best option when you are pregnant, but I tend to only sleep 2-3 hours at a time. I usually role around for awhile & then make it back to sleep. I am open to any suggestions!
Today was the anatomy ultra sound. She weighted in at 12 ounces. This is surprisingly a very average size baby. She is measuring even a little large for a girl. It makes me excited to think she got a little bit of her Daddy's height. They were able to find all of her organs & all 10 fingers and toes. She was laying face down in the fetal position. We did not get a great face shot or profile picture. But it was neat to watch her kick and rub her eyes. She seems so much bigger than 4 weeks ago. The ultra sound tech was not able to get all the shots of the heart that she needed, so we have another one in 4 more weeks. I have become very spoiled with these ultra sounds. Our next appointment is June 10th.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Ohh Miss Alexa- 19 Weeks!
As most of you know, my knees and ankles have always been trouble for me. Yesterday I was walking in the parking lot outside of our apartment and my wonderful right ankle gave out. I fell on my right ankle and lower leg & somehow injured my femur/ hip area. Justin took me on post to get checked out. The baby has had a strong heart beat since the fall & has not given us any reason to be concerned. I did not fall on my belly, so she should not be effected by this. The leg pain was hard to diagnose because of the pregnancy. Though the radiation may only have a small impact on her, it was not something I wanted to risk. Because my pain is in the upper leg, there was no way of covering my belly during an x-ray. We called Jay & the doctors agreed the best option was to wait 3 days. During this time the pain will either subside or will get increasingly worse. Of course we are hoping it will subside. This allows the doctors to have a better idea on how to treat my leg. So far the pain is still strong, but the swelling is going down. I will be rotating between the bed & the couch for 3 days (2 left).
A dear friend of ours from church brought me dinner and stayed the night. She made sure I stayed off my feet and kept ice on my leg. Justin had his first staff duty at Fort Jackson and therefore could not be here with me. He will be home tonight and will be able to take care of us.
Little Alexa should be about 7 ounces and 6 inches from head to butt. She is getting big! I feel her kicking more and more every day. This weekend I am looking forward to Mother's day and my new perspective on it.
Thanks for all the prayers!
A dear friend of ours from church brought me dinner and stayed the night. She made sure I stayed off my feet and kept ice on my leg. Justin had his first staff duty at Fort Jackson and therefore could not be here with me. He will be home tonight and will be able to take care of us.
Little Alexa should be about 7 ounces and 6 inches from head to butt. She is getting big! I feel her kicking more and more every day. This weekend I am looking forward to Mother's day and my new perspective on it.
Thanks for all the prayers!
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