Sunday, June 21, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
PREGNANCY WEEK 31 !!!!!
Dear Wren,
63 days or 9 weeks until the EDD! I remember being excited when Mommy was 9 weeks pregnant....now we are saying she only has 9 weeks to go....In reality, only 6 weeks until you are considered FULL TERM!
This week, you should be measuring around 16 inches long. And we know that you weigh well over the 3.3 lbs suggested on BabyCenter....You weighed this several weeks ago....I am guessing about 4 1/2 pounds by now! You are track to be a 9 plus pounder if Mommy goes the full 39/40 weeks! You can turn your head from side to side, and your arms, legs, and body are plumping out as needed fat accumulates underneath your skin. You are moving a lot, too! Some of the videos she captures of your movements looks like a belly extortionate!!!! Makes me say OUCH! I wish I could put it on this website, but for some reason I get a video loading error each time. :-(. We all take comfort in the fact that all this moving is a sign that you are active and healthy!
At the last OB visit on Monday, Mommy's fundal height was right on track and your heart was beating a healthy 145 BPM! Blood pressure is good and a trace of protein in her urine. Mommy's sugars are still all over the place even on insulin shots and a controlled diet. Poor thing, she is trying sooooo very hard. One good piece of news, she lost 1 lb. !!!!
PS Mommy no longer recognizes her feet and ankles! Poor thing!!
Love you baby Warren!
Mimi
63 days or 9 weeks until the EDD! I remember being excited when Mommy was 9 weeks pregnant....now we are saying she only has 9 weeks to go....In reality, only 6 weeks until you are considered FULL TERM!
This week, you should be measuring around 16 inches long. And we know that you weigh well over the 3.3 lbs suggested on BabyCenter....You weighed this several weeks ago....I am guessing about 4 1/2 pounds by now! You are track to be a 9 plus pounder if Mommy goes the full 39/40 weeks! You can turn your head from side to side, and your arms, legs, and body are plumping out as needed fat accumulates underneath your skin. You are moving a lot, too! Some of the videos she captures of your movements looks like a belly extortionate!!!! Makes me say OUCH! I wish I could put it on this website, but for some reason I get a video loading error each time. :-(. We all take comfort in the fact that all this moving is a sign that you are active and healthy!
At the last OB visit on Monday, Mommy's fundal height was right on track and your heart was beating a healthy 145 BPM! Blood pressure is good and a trace of protein in her urine. Mommy's sugars are still all over the place even on insulin shots and a controlled diet. Poor thing, she is trying sooooo very hard. One good piece of news, she lost 1 lb. !!!!
PS Mommy no longer recognizes her feet and ankles! Poor thing!!
Love you baby Warren!
Mimi
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
PREGNANCY 30 WEEKS!!!!
Dear Wren,
I have been waiting for so long to write 30 weeks! And it is finally here! According to Babycenter.com, you are around 15 1/2 inches long and you definitely weigh well over the average 3 lbs. posted on their site. I bet you are closer to 3.75 pounds by now. Mommy has an OB appointment next Monday and they will do a 3D/4D ultrasound in their office! I am curious to see how much you have grown in the last few weeks and if you are head down yet!
We are having a baby shower for your Mommy this Sunday with a nautical theme to match your nursery! You are one lucky and loved little baby. I will post more about this later.
Love you much!
Mimi
I have been waiting for so long to write 30 weeks! And it is finally here! According to Babycenter.com, you are around 15 1/2 inches long and you definitely weigh well over the average 3 lbs. posted on their site. I bet you are closer to 3.75 pounds by now. Mommy has an OB appointment next Monday and they will do a 3D/4D ultrasound in their office! I am curious to see how much you have grown in the last few weeks and if you are head down yet!
We are having a baby shower for your Mommy this Sunday with a nautical theme to match your nursery! You are one lucky and loved little baby. I will post more about this later.
Love you much!
Mimi
28w6d- EXERCISE
Message from Mommy,,,,,Gracyn and I try and walk every night after dinner about 1/2 mile. I've been using the new stroller for her and Wren! And if the weather is bad I've been using the treadmill and while she plays with her "baby toys" in the basement!
Friday, June 5, 2015
29w2d- HICCUPS
Mommy felt your hiccups down low today.... Hoping this is a good sign that you turned head down! Fingers crossed!!!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
CARSEAT!
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
PREGNANCY 29 WEEKS!!!!
Dear Wren,
We loved seeing you at the ultrasound! My guess is that you are close to 3.5 lbs this week and about 14.5 inches long! Your muscles and lungs are continuing to mature...we even got to see you practice breathing during the ultrasound! Your head is growing bigger to make room for your developing brain.....We already know you are a little smartie...You would peek at us with one eye and then kick HARD because you didn't want that probe on Mommy's belly! Your way of communicating with us to leave you alone! :-)
One cool thing that Mommy (the nurse) picked up on was the umbilical cord...she pointed out the 3 arteries in the cord! Once I realized what I was looking at, it became clear, but it took her trained eye to see it! With a healthy umbilical cord, you are getting the blood and nutrients needed from Mommy and the placenta to be as healthy as you are! Speaking of healthy, this trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your hardening skeleton each day.
Mommy's fundus is measuring right on track at 29 weeks, and your movements are nice and strong with a HB of 169. She is now on biweekly visits! And will start having weekly NST visits at 34 weeks. You are still in the breech position! They will check again at 36 weeks and they may have to do an external cephalic version ( manual belly manipulation) to get you to turn head down! OUCH! So far the OB is not happy with Mommy's glucose levels and upped her insulin. :-(. But as far as weight gain, she is up 5 lbs from last month but over weight gain is 15 lbs!!! Not bad!
We loved seeing you at the ultrasound! My guess is that you are close to 3.5 lbs this week and about 14.5 inches long! Your muscles and lungs are continuing to mature...we even got to see you practice breathing during the ultrasound! Your head is growing bigger to make room for your developing brain.....We already know you are a little smartie...You would peek at us with one eye and then kick HARD because you didn't want that probe on Mommy's belly! Your way of communicating with us to leave you alone! :-)
One cool thing that Mommy (the nurse) picked up on was the umbilical cord...she pointed out the 3 arteries in the cord! Once I realized what I was looking at, it became clear, but it took her trained eye to see it! With a healthy umbilical cord, you are getting the blood and nutrients needed from Mommy and the placenta to be as healthy as you are! Speaking of healthy, this trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your hardening skeleton each day.
Mommy's fundus is measuring right on track at 29 weeks, and your movements are nice and strong with a HB of 169. She is now on biweekly visits! And will start having weekly NST visits at 34 weeks. You are still in the breech position! They will check again at 36 weeks and they may have to do an external cephalic version ( manual belly manipulation) to get you to turn head down! OUCH! So far the OB is not happy with Mommy's glucose levels and upped her insulin. :-(. But as far as weight gain, she is up 5 lbs from last month but over weight gain is 15 lbs!!! Not bad!
Mommy asked if she could have a birth photographer in the delivery room.... Not sure if we really got a straight answer....at least it wasn't a definite NO. Time will tell!
Love, Mimi
Love, Mimi
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
PREGNANCY WEEK 28! WOOT WOOT!!!
Dear Wren,
Time is flying by and Mommy is in the home stretch of this pregnancy! You are a bruiser already... Weighing in at 3 lbs and 10 days ahead of schedule! Your heartbeat is around 160!!! You can blink your eyes, which now sport lashes. I hope you end up with Mommy's beautiful lashes.....many people think she wears false eyelashes because they are so long, thick and naturally BEAUTIFUL! We noticed just how pretty they were going to be when she was about 3 months old! Mommy also has a beautiful green/blue and sometimes even a hint of brown to her eyes (depends on what she is wearing)...So not only does she have to die for eye lashes...she has killer colored eyes to match! Your eyesight is developing as well as the color of your eyes....you may be able to see the light that filters in through the womb. I wonder what color your eyes will be by the time you are 9 months old, since it takes that long for the true color to develop!? You are also developing billions of neurons in your brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world!
Mommy has been swelling ALOT in her fingers, toes, feet and ankles.....she even has pitting skin when she presses her finger on her ankle.....NOT GOOD! Especially since she has gestational diabetes, some protein in her urine and now pitty ankles......some early signs of pre-eclampsia ....So she needs to keep a close eye on her blood pressure. She had the same issues with Gracyn's pregnancy and it never turned into pre-eclampsia.... Fingers crossed the same holds true this pregnancy.
Love, Mimi
Time is flying by and Mommy is in the home stretch of this pregnancy! You are a bruiser already... Weighing in at 3 lbs and 10 days ahead of schedule! Your heartbeat is around 160!!! You can blink your eyes, which now sport lashes. I hope you end up with Mommy's beautiful lashes.....many people think she wears false eyelashes because they are so long, thick and naturally BEAUTIFUL! We noticed just how pretty they were going to be when she was about 3 months old! Mommy also has a beautiful green/blue and sometimes even a hint of brown to her eyes (depends on what she is wearing)...So not only does she have to die for eye lashes...she has killer colored eyes to match! Your eyesight is developing as well as the color of your eyes....you may be able to see the light that filters in through the womb. I wonder what color your eyes will be by the time you are 9 months old, since it takes that long for the true color to develop!? You are also developing billions of neurons in your brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world!
Mommy has been swelling ALOT in her fingers, toes, feet and ankles.....she even has pitting skin when she presses her finger on her ankle.....NOT GOOD! Especially since she has gestational diabetes, some protein in her urine and now pitty ankles......some early signs of pre-eclampsia ....So she needs to keep a close eye on her blood pressure. She had the same issues with Gracyn's pregnancy and it never turned into pre-eclampsia.... Fingers crossed the same holds true this pregnancy.
Love, Mimi
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
27w3d- ULTRASOUND!!!
Our chunky monkey is measuring 10 days ahead of schedule (28w6d)! He looks nice and healthy with a heartbeat of 160 and already weighs 3lbs!!!! Right now he is in the breach position! YIKES! Hopefully he turns in the weeks to come!
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
PREGNANCY WEEK 27!!! HELLO THIRD TRIMESTER!
Yep, you read that right! 3rd Trimester!!!! This week baby Wren weighs around 2 lbs and is about 14 1/2 inches long from head to toe! He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, Wren is very active now. He even reacts to light and noise! While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now. Let's hope he stays put for another 13 weeks!
Mommy is now insulin dependent, but I am very proud of how she is maintaining a healthy diabetic diet. By this time with Gracyn she gained 14 lbs.... This time with you, she has gained around 10-11 lbs....depending on the time of day that she remembers to weigh herself. She is experiencing low iron, and takes an iron pill daily. She also has charley horses in her legs and feet, sciatica pain, and several Braxton Hicks contractions each day. All within normal range this time in the pregnancy..... 3 more days until we get to see you sweet little man, during the ultrasound !!!!
Mommy is now insulin dependent, but I am very proud of how she is maintaining a healthy diabetic diet. By this time with Gracyn she gained 14 lbs.... This time with you, she has gained around 10-11 lbs....depending on the time of day that she remembers to weigh herself. She is experiencing low iron, and takes an iron pill daily. She also has charley horses in her legs and feet, sciatica pain, and several Braxton Hicks contractions each day. All within normal range this time in the pregnancy..... 3 more days until we get to see you sweet little man, during the ultrasound !!!!
Love you baby Warren!!!
Monday, May 18, 2015
26w5d- GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Sadly but not surprisingly, Mommy has gestational diabetes with this pregnancy as well. After failing the one hour glucose test, they skipped the three hour and went straight to insulin. :-(. Your heartbeat during the visit was 150! Nice and strong! Can't wait to see you on Saturday at the new HD 3d/4d Ultrasound!!!!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
PREGNANCY WEEK 26!!!!
Dear Wren,
Mommy is on the countdown to the 3rd trimester! One more week!!! Time seems to be flying by as you continue to grow stronger! According to babycenter.com... Brain waves for the auditory and visual systems are detectable in your brain. That means your brain is registering things like sound and light. You may not understand what any of it means yet, but you're on track to comprehend an entire episode of Blue's Clues in no time! The network of nerves in your ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. You may now be able to hear both your Mommy and Daddy as they chat with each other. When you are born, you will recognize their voices! Even though your eyes are still shut, your eyes are fully developed...soon you will be able to blink! You are inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of your lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when you're born and take that first gulp of air. And you continuing to put on baby fat. You now weigh about a pound and two-thirds and measure around 14 inches (the size of a burp cloth) from head to heel.
We get to see you in a HD 3D/4D ultrasound in about 1 1/2 weeks! CAN'T WAIT!
Love you,
Mimi
Mommy is on the countdown to the 3rd trimester! One more week!!! Time seems to be flying by as you continue to grow stronger! According to babycenter.com... Brain waves for the auditory and visual systems are detectable in your brain. That means your brain is registering things like sound and light. You may not understand what any of it means yet, but you're on track to comprehend an entire episode of Blue's Clues in no time! The network of nerves in your ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. You may now be able to hear both your Mommy and Daddy as they chat with each other. When you are born, you will recognize their voices! Even though your eyes are still shut, your eyes are fully developed...soon you will be able to blink! You are inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of your lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when you're born and take that first gulp of air. And you continuing to put on baby fat. You now weigh about a pound and two-thirds and measure around 14 inches (the size of a burp cloth) from head to heel.
We get to see you in a HD 3D/4D ultrasound in about 1 1/2 weeks! CAN'T WAIT!
Love you,
Mimi
Sunday, May 10, 2015
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
PREGNANCY- 25 WEEKS!!!!
Dear Baby Wren,
You are growing by leaps and bounds. According to babycenter.com, from head to heels, you now measures about 13 1/2 inches long!!!! You probably weigh about a pound and a half to two pounds ( an average rutabaga ), and you are finally putting on some baby fat! As you gain more fat, your wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and you'll start to look more and more like a newborn!!!! So exciting! You are also growing more hair — and if we could see it, we'd now be able to discern it's color and texture!
Wren is not the only one with more hair — Mommy's hair is more full and lustrous than ever! At least I think so! Thanks to hormonal changes, the hair that she'd normally shed is sticking around longer than usual. She is even finding dark hairs in places where she doesn't want to see them....like her belly....especially near the belly button!
Mommy has also noticed that she can't move around as gracefully as before. The swelling has taken over the entire body....especially her hands/fingers and feet/ toes! The worst pregnancy systems now include siatic nerve pain, charlie horses in her legs, HEARTBURN and vivid dreams!!! She has also gained 12 lbs. so far......But you are worth it!!
We love you!
Mimi
You are growing by leaps and bounds. According to babycenter.com, from head to heels, you now measures about 13 1/2 inches long!!!! You probably weigh about a pound and a half to two pounds ( an average rutabaga ), and you are finally putting on some baby fat! As you gain more fat, your wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and you'll start to look more and more like a newborn!!!! So exciting! You are also growing more hair — and if we could see it, we'd now be able to discern it's color and texture!
Wren is not the only one with more hair — Mommy's hair is more full and lustrous than ever! At least I think so! Thanks to hormonal changes, the hair that she'd normally shed is sticking around longer than usual. She is even finding dark hairs in places where she doesn't want to see them....like her belly....especially near the belly button!
Mommy has also noticed that she can't move around as gracefully as before. The swelling has taken over the entire body....especially her hands/fingers and feet/ toes! The worst pregnancy systems now include siatic nerve pain, charlie horses in her legs, HEARTBURN and vivid dreams!!! She has also gained 12 lbs. so far......But you are worth it!!
We love you!
Mimi
Monday, May 4, 2015
24w5d- OB APPOINTMENT
Mommy had her OB appointment today. Your HB was 146 and Mommy's fundal height is measuring right on track at 25 weeks! They checked her herniated stomach muscle bed again and so far are just keeping an eye on it......one thing they are concerned about is the tracked blood sugar levels Mommy while being on a strict diabetic diet.....she will take the glucose test next week and may or may not have to go on insulin shots. She may even have to go on weekly OB visits sooner than expected.....time will tell. One thing we know for sure....you are growing right on track!!!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
HEAVENS' ANGEL
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