Pregnancy Update: Weeks 22-30

Pregnancy Update: Weeks 22-30

Monday, April 27, 2015

Oh hey! I'm still pregnant, I just never blog about it! A little update, shall we? Prepare yourselves for a lot of quality mirror selfies.

22ish weeks:

When you are especially bored at the OB office because your doctor had to go deliver a baby you take selfies and send them to your sisters (23ish weeks)

^the awkward stage where you sometimes just look fat and not at all pregnant, especially when sitting down haha!

24ish weeks (I think this outfit definitely makes me look bigger than I was at this point):

25 weeks:

26 weeks soaking up the sun while the boys played outside:

By third trimester it's completely acceptable to wear your husband's clothes to bed:

28/29 weeks:

And now we are at 30 weeks! Wow I've been so awful at documenting this pregnancy. Poor baby girl ha!

So at 30 weeks...

Gender: Still assuming girl since I haven't had an ultrasound since 18 weeks when they told us it was a girl! I have a little bit of anxiety that she will come out and not be a she though ha!

Total weight gain/loss: At my last appointment the doctor said 24 pounds but I think either the nurse wrote the weight down wrong or the doctor calculated wrong because I watched the scale when she weighed me and it was only 20lb more than what they've recorded as my starting weight. So I'll have to confirm at my next appointment in two weeks.

Exercise: I just finished Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred! Okay that's a little bit of a lie because I only finished 28 days and then both my boys came down with nasty fevers for a week aaand basically I've not exercised all week long ha! But I'll do my last two days and then it's on to running or (stationary) biking every morning!

Swelling: None.

Maternity clothes: Errdayyy.

Belly button: Mostly out.

Sleep: Sleep has easily been the worst this pregnancy out of my three pregnancies. Easily. Restless leg syndrome is a beast. About five minutes after I hit the sack I just want to get back up and go on a five mile walk. But it's usually around midnight so I obviously don't really consider it. Any takers on being a midnight walking buddy? ;)

I did pay a visit to a chiropractor a few weeks ago (my first ever chiropractic experience!) and it cured my severe lower back pain that I was having at nights and also significantly reduced the severity of my restless leg syndrome. I've noticed the restless leg syndrome getting bad again in the last week so I think I may be due for another visit soon! I'm also just generally uncomfortable and restless at night. I seem to have more Braxton Hicks at night which never hurt but just feel uncomfortable having your belly so tight! Plus they always make me have to pee (tmi?)!

Food cravings: Root beer floats and fresh fruit...not together.

Symptoms: Restless leg syndrome, 

Movement: Soooo much movement! I'm sure it's the same as the boys but I always forget how much they move at this point! She is always twisting and turning!

Labor signs: Nope.

What I miss: Regular clothes. Being able to reach to paint my toenails. Not having to pee every 30-60 minutes. Sleep.

What I'm loving: Baby movements, browsing baby girl clothes, making headbands/binky clips/quilts, etc!, planning and starting to decorate the nursery.

What I'm looking forward to: The 40 week mark ;) And also a baby shower in late May!

Best moment this week: Finishing baby girl's (and mama's!) first quilt! It is far from perfect but I'm so in love! I will post a picture soon, promise!

I had an OB appointment this week and measured only 28cm at 30 weeks (supposed to measure 30cm) and so the doctor told me "this is not a big baby." And man am I hoping she's right! Because I really, really want a 7-something pounder! I can't even imagine a 6 pounder! That would be amazing ha!

Another fun fact? My mom came with me to my OB appointment this week to help watch the boys and when we pulled into the parking lot she said "this is where I used to come!" Apparently she delivered all six of her babies at the same clinic where I'm being seen! When we went into the office we figured out that the doctor who delivered me is actually still practicing ha! I'm on rotation with all the doctors at this point and I actually have my appointment with him in two weeks, so crazy! I definitely plan to tell him that he delivered me ha! I think it would be so crazy if he delivered baby girl! How many people can say that the doctor who delivered them also delivered their baby? Except I really love my primary doctor and would love for her to deliver me. Honestly I love everyone I've seen so far and would be happy with any of them delivering my baby which is a great feeling! - considering with Phillip's delivery I somehow ended up with a random on-call doctor who wasn't even from my doctor's office!

Overall, I have to say I've felt really good this pregnancy! Nights aren't great with the restless leg syndrome and general discomfort but during the days I generally feel pretty great! I still have energy to chase the boys around, I'm relatively comfortable during the daytime hours, and I'm loving Jack's excitement over "new baby." We are getting so excited to welcome a little girl into the family! If only we could decide on a name...! Can't believe we have less than 10 weeks left eek!!

xoxo

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24

24

Saturday, October 5, 2013

At 24 weeks...

- I had my 24 week check-up.  My doctor and I are not seeing eye-to-eye on the birth plan. For about the millionth time I expressed my concern about delivering a large baby. Jack was 9lb 1oz and after 1hr45min of pushing EVERY SINGLE CONTRACTION the baby had not descended at ALL. After a Priesthood blessing, he finally made his way past my "small pelvis" (doctor's words) and thankfully entered the world without a c-section. The next day when my doctor came to check on me he advised me that I should be induced 1 week early for future babies to avoid having another large baby and risking a c-section. I gave all this information to my new doctor when I saw him at 9 weeks and at the time he seemed understanding. In all the times I've mentioned my concerns since, he has dismissed them saying I will easily be able to deliver a 9.5 pound baby this time since "Jack paved the way." At this most recent appointment, I told him I really did not want to end up with a c-section just because the baby was too big (like 10lb at 41 weeks!), especially when we already know I have a history of carrying a large baby. His response was that we would have to do a c-section if the baby was too big. Basically, "no big deal." Well, to me a c-section is a big deal. I obviously would like to avoid one. Because I feel like he & I are fighting against each other in our opinions and not working together to find the best solution, I've decided to switch doctors. I am more comfortable with a doctor who will listen to my concerns and at least be open to the idea of induction rather than a doctor whose opinion is more "my way or the highway."  That being said, I don't think Dr. Knight is a bad doctor, just not the right doctor for me. ANYway, I scheduled an appointment with a new OB, Dr. Melchione, who came high recommended by 4 friends. I see him in 2.5 weeks and hopefully that appointment will go better than my last!

-I finally ordered a new maternity dress from Target so I don't have to keep squeezing into my non-maternity church clothes [as seen above].

-I am measuring 25 cm (1cm more than with Jack at this stage).

-I am +14 pounds. I'm currently between the recommended minimum & maximum and 1lb below the recommended average.

Do you want to know how I know this? I found THE BEST pregnancy weight chart ever.

If you are obsessed about your pregnancy weight gain like I am this time around then you NEED to know about this.

Go here and enter your height and pre-pregnancy weight.

Then it calculates the minimum, maximum, and average weight you should be every two weeks.

After I did mine I took a screen shot and refer to that regularly. It's so much easier than the charts that say you should be up "5-8lb" or whatever. No calculating required with this chart! The only downside is it doesn't ask if you're expecting twins.

There ARE charts out there with that option but they don't show the minimum, maximum, and average which is the best part about this chart, in my opinion.

-I had this crazy dream that the baby came 6 weeks early and I was only in labor for like 1 hour before he arrived. I didn't even have time to tell the people who I plan to have in the delivery room that I was in labor. My sister, Kelli & cousin Catherine were both randomly there though which is funny since neither of them live nearby. Don't worry, T made it too.

Note: Please skip the rest of this if you have no interest in the deets of my nonsense dream.

Okay so I delivered on a Sunday. In part of my dream I delivered at the hospital but in other parts of the dream I had delivered in the mother's lounge at my church. And as dreams go, it wasn't weird that I might have delivered in the church nor was it weird that I went back and forth between delivery places. Don't you love how anything goes in dreams? 

So right after I delivered I decided to go to the church (or maybe I was already there?) to show the baby to my MIL since she didn't even know I had delivered yet. She was in the Relief Society room at church (and Relief Society was in progress) and I just popped my head in and lifted the baby up for her to see. Hahaha, okay seriously it's awkward just thinking about it. 

Then I randomly realized I was wearing a white skirt and I was thinking how it probably was not a good idea to be wearing a white skirt in public being that I had just delivered a baby one hour ago! HA. It must have been a breezy delivery because I felt perfectly comfortable roaming around an hour after giving birth.

So THEN the fire sprinklers are going off...both in the hospital and in the church since I'm still jumping back & forth between where I'm actually at.

The hospital evacuates everyone and basically tells me I'm being discharged...an hour after giving birth! Want to know what I was saddest about after being discharged so early? That the baby never got his name written on a cute little paper and taped to his hospital crib. Hahaha. I was also worried about not getting much-needed sleep the first night since I would have no nurse help.

At the church everyone also left because, duh, we're getting soaked. The thing I was most worried about there was that I somehow knew my dad had papers all over his desk in his bishop's office that were getting soaked. And he was just standing in the hallway. I kept telling him he better go move his papers because they were getting soaked! I don't know why I was so worried about it and yet he seemed so un-worried...while he stood in the hallway getting soaked. Hahahaha.  You should know T & I walked home from church after the sprinkler incident. Our house is only a 5 minute walk away but seriously...an hour after giving birth! HA.

Oh. And you should know that my baby came out at a whopping 8lb even though he was 6 weeks early. I had a dream when I was pregnant with Jack that he came out weighing like 15 pounds and while THAT didn't happen, he was an especially large baby. Obviously 8lb six weeks early is completely unrealistic but YIKES, do I have another BIG baby in my future? Haha, not that I think dreams mean anything but still.

**END OF DREAM**

You can now continue reading if you skipped that part HA.

-For the first time in my LIFE my nails are long! Like normally I have stubs.

You know how they say pregnancy is supposed to give you these amazing nails and hair? With Jack, NADA. No good nails, no good hair. What gives? While I still am lacking in the amazing pregnancy hair department, I can't complain about my nails! They may not look long to you but anyone who really knows me (like my mom, sisters, and T) will tell you this is AMAZING for me! I am so proud.

-I actually allowed myself a nap this week. These are few and far between but one day when it was a little chilly outside (emphasis on A LITTLE) and I was especially tired and Jack was actually napping, I wrapped myself up in this Christmas-y blanket (because I love my Christmas-y blankets and sort of collect them...it's weird) and snuck in a little hour-long nap. Heavenly, I tell you.

On to week 25!

xoxo

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What We Wear Wednesday

What We Wear Wednesday

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

I'm absolutely cheating.

This is my Tuesday outfit and I'm even posting on Tuesday and scheduling this post for Wednesday.

BUT I really do have a good excuse!

Our computer has been completely taken apart to replace the mother board but turns out the new-to-us mother board (thanks to my brother) doesn't fit in our computer case.

So now we have to order a new case and while we're waiting our computer is out of commission.

And normally I can use T's work laptop but since he is super busy at work this week & next that is not an option right now.

SO. Not that you needed all that information but there you have it.

Let me cheat in peace.

- Marci -

Top: H&M Mama

same

Scarf: Target

Jeans: Old Navy Maternity

similar

Shoes: Walmart

Where are you going?

This little kid has been go, go, go ever since that cast came off!

Oh.

And this happened ALL day.

99% of the time when I put him down he cried and clung to me.

Just one of those days when everything in life is going wrong unless I'm holding him. Haha

Excuse that I'm laughing at him for being so silly!

- Jack Jack -

Top: Target

similar

Shorts: Old Navy

Shoes: Hand-me-downs

*I think they might be Old Navy but they're in his room and he's sleeping.

And this is the face Jack makes for the front-facing camera haha

Happy Wednesday!

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