Still Pregnant
Yes I’m still pregnant, How sad is that. I feel like I have been waiting years to see this baby. why doesn’t he want to come out now but at 25 weeks he wanted to come out. Well if anything its good to know the longest Id be waiting is only two more weeks. Not allowed to go past 42 weeks.
I went to my Dr. appointment today. I am still 3 centimeters dilated and that’s about it. I’m glad I had the guy doctor today too because it doesn’t hurt when he checks my dilation. I don’t know whats wrong with women doctors but they just seem to kill my stomach every time they check for dilation. But anyways I’m just tired alot and have heartburn all the time. Its not fun right now. This Friday I will be 40 weeks pregnant exactly so I am hoping he will be here by then. If not then I guess its another week or two.
39 weeks pregnant Today
OK so I am 39 weeks pregnant today and the baby is still not ready. I have my bags packed with no where to go. I am dreading nexts weeks Dr. appointment because I know shes going to check my dilation again and I have to go alone because My man has to work so there is no one to hold my hand while I pretty much die lol. I don’t know why but this last time after she checked my cervix I almost felt like passing out. It was not good.
So today I did the laundry and vacumed and I still feel fine. Yesterday walked around a bit a Target and a few other stores and still nothing is changing. I am really excited to meet my baby but now am also getting nervous of the pain to come. I am really wondering when he will decide its time to come on out.
38 weeks pregnant
I went to my appointment this week to see the doctor. She checked my cervix to see if I was dilated at all and she said I was 3 centimeters. I hate when they check because it hurts alot. I’m not sure if I believe her though because I saw a man doctor about a month or so ago and he checked me and said I was 0 when I was checked before at the hospital and they said I was 1 centimeter. So its hard to say. I kinda liked the guy doctor because he was like the head doctor of everyone and has been a doctor for a long time and seemed to know more than all the women doctors. But all I can do is wait and see what happens. The baby has been moving alot too and poking his feel out on my sides, you can see it and it looks really weird. I’m also having trouble sleeping and breathing while I sleep. Hope everything will turn out ok. After the doctor checked me, I had some bleeding and still do a bit so I’m kinda scared to really go anywhere. I am just going to stay in bed for now until I am ready to take a walk.
sick with two kids-no fun
So we just came back from a week in Utah visiting my husband who is working out there for 3 months. And now I have bronchitus. This is the fourth time being sick in the last 6 months! I had tonsilitus 3 times, back to back and now this. I have an appt to see my doctor and get some test done. I am still breastfeeding my 8 month old. So am I giving all my immunities to the baby and not have any for myself? I drink plenty of water, eat healthy and still take my prenatal vitamins! I did have surgery 3 weeks ago and had a cyst removed from my wrist but dont think that would lower my immune system. This is just weird. I hate being sick. I usually only get sick maybe once a year. I get a flu shot. What else am I not doing?
Baby Brain
Alot of people who have not been pregnant before or just don’t want to believe its true don’t know about a thing called ‘baby brain”. Its when you are pregnant and your brain gets lost and forgetful and you really do forget things easily and do things completely wrong.
Scientists have found that a woman’s brain actually shrinks during pregnancy and the brain cell volume actually decreases during the third trimester.But luckily it all comes back a few months after pregnancy. At least now they have found that the vitamin called choline helps bring back those memory cells. Most moms will get it from their prenatal vitamins but its not enough. You can get more of this vitamin by eating egg yolks,beef,milk,soybeans,citrus fruits,wheat germ and nuts.
It is also recommended to get lots of this vitamin even after pregnancy and especially if you are breastfeeding. So thats alot of vitamins to be taking when you are pregnant. Remember during the beginning of pregnancy to take lots of folic acid to help the baby’s development and then in the third trimester to take lots of choline for yours and your baby’s brain development.
Im going to be a Mom
Wow Juan and I are so happy we are about to be parents to a sweet little baby boy. We both wanted a boy too and its just such a miracle for us. One thing that tells me its a miracle and meant to be is the name we picked out for him means gods gift. And we didn’t even know it when we picked it. We found out the meaning afterward and its just so perfect. Our baby is gods gift to us.
We just cant wait to meet him. I spent all day yesterday cleaning, washing clothes and stuff around the house. Today I was bored though because yesterday I had done everything already. I wanted to take a walk today but it was just way too hot outside. I didn’t want to take a chance of me collapsing or something strange happening being by myself. Cant wait til this weekend because we will do some walking together and get to spend more time together since he works alot. When the baby comes too he gets to take a couple weeks off which is great. Well we have everything we need, just waiting for our little guy to make his big debu.
Week 37 Dr. visit
So yesterday I had my doctor visit. It was pretty much a bunch of nothing. haha. Just go and get measured, weighed and listen to the baby’s heartbeat. The doctor asked if I know when to go to the hospital, I don’t know why they ask that, I mean I’m not stupid lol. If it starts hurting alot or water breaks or anything crazy shows up then of course I will be running to the hospital. Its crazy though how at around 25 weeks the baby almost wanted to come out and I had small contractions and now he is just wanting to stay in there. The other thing I didn’t really get is that the doctor said the baby is small just by feeling my belly. But he weighed 4 pound when I was about 30 weeks so Id assume hes about 6 pounds but she thinks hes only 5. So we will see about that. Next appointment is next Tuesday morning. She said to start walking alot to help the baby come out. SO maybe next week I will start doing that. Ive been walking though and cleaning and nothing has happened yet so Hope he doesn’t stay in there past his due date.
More cute stuff for the Baby
It was so nice yesterday. Juan’s family had a little barbecue party for us. We had some yummy food. His mom brought one of those chocolate fondue things to dip the fruit in, that was so good. We got some more awesome gifts too. We got the diaper bag from his mom that we needed. His sisters got us the stroller and it came with a car seat, so we will have two car seats which is cool because the free one I got can be for the baby when he gets older because it doesn’t have the carry handle on it. One of his sisters got us a cute photo frame for a photo of each month. That’s a very cool idea. And then some more cute clothes and this sponge bath thing that I wanted for the bathtub. I think we are totally ready for sure now.
Got My Babys Car Seat
So yesterday I finally got a car seat for the baby. All I had to do was take this car seat class at the medical place I go to and they gave me a free one. Its pretty good because it can be used for many years. Its not just for infants, so when the baby gets bigger we can still use it. So we pretty much have just about everything ready. Juan wants to buy some shelves to put up on the wall to make more room for some of the baby’s stuff.
Right now I am just waiting for the baby to say hes ready to be here. I have three weeks left and I hope its soon. I have been so exhausted and sleep way to much during the day. I also started getting tummy aches again. I sometimes get the chills too once in a while. Hope this means hes coming soon.
16 and Pregnant
I’ve watched all the episodes of “16 and Pregnant,” which is on MTV. Each episode focuses on a unique girl dealing with teen pregnancy. In season one it had 4 amazingly smart teen moms all dealing with an unexpected pregnancy while still in High School and only 16.
First you meet Maci a pretty, sweet sixteen-year-old girl with a boyfriend who is five years older than she is. Prior to her pregnancy she was a cheerleader and loved dirtbikes. That all changed when she found out she was pregnant. Suddenly, she was engaged and switching to an alternative school in order to graduate high school early. Well things didn’t go as planned, she soon had her son Bentley who is beyond adorable, and her and her long time loser boyfriend Ryan called everything quits (Thank GOD!). Maci never came off as being a immature typical 16 year old, she started the show off as the most mature girl on the show from my view. She would try everything to make things work with her and Ryan which seemed like more for Bentley’s sake then for her. She was real focused on just getting High School done and moving forward, she was very smart for taking her parents help but also for finally leaving her loser boyfriend which one day when he looks back on all this he’ll see how incredible stupid he was!!
