How far along? almost 40 weeks! My first due date was 10/1 (estimated by me really...but we weren't really exactly sure) and then I had an ultrasound and my due date moved to 10/5 based on the ultrasound tech's estimate. SO, I'll be 40 weeks this weekend according to the DR office.
Total weight gain/loss: up 29 total lbs per my last DR visit on 9/30. It was weird to see the scale say the same number as the week prior, usually it jumps everytime!
Maternity clothes? same old. If i have to wear the same thing everyday I'm fine by that... there are only weeks to go until I'll be able to wear almost any of my pre-pregnancy clothes again! WOO HOO!
Stretch marks? Actually, yes, I found some stretch marks! That actually were in front of my face for probally weeks or months and I just never really noticed. I have stretch marks just above my belly button and a little just below. I'm not complaining really at all. I'm just interested to see if they will stay or go away after the baby is born.
Stretch marks? Actually, yes, I found some stretch marks! That actually were in front of my face for probally weeks or months and I just never really noticed. I have stretch marks just above my belly button and a little just below. I'm not complaining really at all. I'm just interested to see if they will stay or go away after the baby is born.
Highlights:
Daddy finished the trim in the baby's room! And it really looks GREAT! It really pulls the finishing touches together in the room.
It's finally October! MY FAV month! My favorite season, my birthday, our wedding anniversary, AND baby's birthday!!! YAY, baby, you're gonna be an October baby just like mommy! <3 Will is excited to deer hunt! He didn't get to go out 10/1 - opening day for bow season due to work obligations but I'm hoping he can get out there a couple times before baby is born!
Baby Hunches! I put together a link to a baby poll website and threw it on Facebook for people to cast their hunches on Baby Burns' stats.
Here are the latest hunch stats:
Gender: BOY (70%)
Hair color: BROWN (35%)
Eye color: BLUE (82%)
I'm past my due date (my first due date... and approaching my second due date this Saturday...3 days) next week I have a regualr appointment, if we make it that far, and a stress test for the baby. If everything i looking good on my end and on baby's end, my choice would be to wait a little longer to see if I can go into labor naturally, rather than being induced. But we will see when next week arrives if I feel the same!
Daddy finished the trim in the baby's room! And it really looks GREAT! It really pulls the finishing touches together in the room.
It's finally October! MY FAV month! My favorite season, my birthday, our wedding anniversary, AND baby's birthday!!! YAY, baby, you're gonna be an October baby just like mommy! <3 Will is excited to deer hunt! He didn't get to go out 10/1 - opening day for bow season due to work obligations but I'm hoping he can get out there a couple times before baby is born!
Baby Hunches! I put together a link to a baby poll website and threw it on Facebook for people to cast their hunches on Baby Burns' stats.
Here are the latest hunch stats:
Gender: BOY (70%)
Hair color: BROWN (35%)
Eye color: BLUE (82%)
I'm past my due date (my first due date... and approaching my second due date this Saturday...3 days) next week I have a regualr appointment, if we make it that far, and a stress test for the baby. If everything i looking good on my end and on baby's end, my choice would be to wait a little longer to see if I can go into labor naturally, rather than being induced. But we will see when next week arrives if I feel the same!
FALSE ALARM!
Saturday 9.28.13 was any normal Saturday. Will and I went to breakfast at the local resturant in our small town of Hickory Corners. Will left for a bit to try and hang some tree stands. I stayed home did some chores and crocheted for a bit. I noticed my braxton hicks pretty strong, but nothing to take my breath away or "hurt" or anything like that. I also noticed that I was leaking clear fluid (looked just like water)...but not much. It just happend enough times where I thought it might be best to call Labor & Delivery, just to be safe. The nurse told me that sometimes you get a pinhole leak and they wanted me to come in to get it checked out. She told me to take my time, but also to come prepared incase I do go into active labor. So, I called Will and told him what the plan was. He was on his way home at that point anyway. I took a shower and we packed for an overnight-baby delivering- hospital visit! I was pretty excited at this point...just to know that this really could be the day that I might be able to meet this little one! But also knowing that this really could be my first false alarm.
I checked into Labor & Delivery, they had me suit up and put my belly on the monitor. The montor was telling the nurses and midwife on call that my contractions were regular, but by my composition it wasn't convincing enough that I was in labor. I wasn't in labor, there's no way, it was way too easy. lol. They tested the fluid that I was "leaking" and determined that it wasn't amniotic fluid, so, my water didn't break and I shouldn't be concerned with any infection or anything like that. Cool. The midwife determined that I was dialated to 1cm and about 50-60% effaced. Which could mean anything really...could mean that mabye in 2 weeks I'd kick into labor, or, mabye tonight! The midwife told me to walk to see if my contractions would become more active. So, Will and I walked around a total of a 800 yard circle like a HUNDRED times... for an hour. I was walking way too fast to be in labor. I even did some squats on a handful of laps. I was lapping another lady in the hallway doing laps. My contractions were becoming noticably stronger, but really nothing to make me slow down or take my breath away. They put me on the monitor again and while I relaxed the contractions became less. So that told the midwife that this wasn't labor quite yet. She said it could be pre-term labor, but we won't know until tonight if it is labor. She told us to go home and be comfortable until labor happens, tonight, or weeks from now. We told the midwife that we had plans to go to the Capri Drive in Theatre in Coldwater (about an hour from where we live) for the 1st date & proposal anniversary. She was oohing and ahhing about how cute it was but instructed us not to travel that far just incase. So, we didn't get to uphold our tradition this year, but concidering that a kid's movie was playing, we weren't too disappointed ;) Plus our first false alarm expereince was a little exciting and exhausting. We were there for about 3 hours.
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| 39 Weeks: False Alarm! 9.28.13...good practice ;) |
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| Notice how regular my contractions are! 3 min apart, just not active enough for labor! |
New Baby items? This week we recieved a pretty unique item from a friend! We were sent an email with information on how a Wildlife Fund Adoption (www.worldwildlife.org) has been made in Baby Burns' name! Here is the personalized adoption certificate! Pretty Neat!
Movement? still a ton! I'm feeling more movement in my pelvic area and my lower belly actually this week too.
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Movement? still a ton! I'm feeling more movement in my pelvic area and my lower belly actually this week too.
Miss anything? sleep! I wake up so much to use the bathroom or try and get comfortable. Good practice for baby, right??
Food cravings? chocolate and....water! yes, been very much increasingly thirsty this week.
Gender: per the gender poll hunches, baby is a boy!
Belly button in or out? Still slightly popped out
Wedding rings on or off? off :(
Mood/How are you feeling? Great! A little sleepy but I really can't complain, this has been an amazing experience. And, I know it will soon only be a memory.
Looking forward to: the first sign that tells me, yep, it's baby time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My birthday is this weekend! :) This is the first time I could care less what I do for my birthday, I'm so excited for BABY! My mom stopped by this week and brought me some early birthdy presents. I've been wanting a Heather Shrub and she brought me one!! :) She also brought me a bunch of photo albums that I can fill will all these pictures I've been printing lately (wedding & baby shower/bump pics)! ...and soon there will be more pictures to print of the little one!
Looking forward to: the first sign that tells me, yep, it's baby time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My birthday is this weekend! :) This is the first time I could care less what I do for my birthday, I'm so excited for BABY! My mom stopped by this week and brought me some early birthdy presents. I've been wanting a Heather Shrub and she brought me one!! :) She also brought me a bunch of photo albums that I can fill will all these pictures I've been printing lately (wedding & baby shower/bump pics)! ...and soon there will be more pictures to print of the little one!
Fitness Report: still being active but relaxing a bit more than I usually do. I'm not convinced that walking will help put me into labor, just keep me sane. I think the baby will come when I'm most relaxed... just my gut opinion.
What I’ve learned: what to expect in Labor & Delivery! Now, I'm not nervous about what to bring, and I'm familar with the the rooms now and the belly monitor, and how the staff interacts. It was a good practice run ;)
