I am officially in week 18 as of today, but I let week 17 slide by in blog world so I'll recap:
The most exciting thing that happened in week 17 is that the baby is moving and kicking! I feel it often now and it's by far the coolest thing I've ever experienced. Brian got to feel it the other day. It seemed like every time he would put his hand on my belly, the baby would stop kicking. He finally got to feel 2 little kicks!
We have our 2nd Trimester screening 1 week from today! We can't wait :)
My belly seems to have popped out a bit more as of this morning. It looks like it's starting to spread out a little bit and get rounder. I don't think I've gained much weight yet though.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
I popped!
Week 16:
There is a lot to report on this week. I literally woke up one day with a noticeable bump :). People at work started to notice too..and I love it. It's still tiny, but so cute! I'll definitely be posting pictures now that the belly is actually changing.
As if that isn't news enough..I was driving to work this morning and the baby kicked me 3 times!!! There were 2 kicks and then I pushed on my belly a little bit and I got a 3rd kick. It was unmistakable and awesome. I've been waiting all day to feel it again, but nothing so far.
I had a doctors appointment on the 9th and we got to hear the heartbeat again. According to the doctors scale I haven't gained any weight yet, but I'm sure it's coming. I've been fluctuating between 128 and 130.
Brian and I are planning on starting the babies room over Christmas break. I can't believe next Friday is Christmas!?!!
15 days until we get to find out the sex!
There is a lot to report on this week. I literally woke up one day with a noticeable bump :). People at work started to notice too..and I love it. It's still tiny, but so cute! I'll definitely be posting pictures now that the belly is actually changing.
As if that isn't news enough..I was driving to work this morning and the baby kicked me 3 times!!! There were 2 kicks and then I pushed on my belly a little bit and I got a 3rd kick. It was unmistakable and awesome. I've been waiting all day to feel it again, but nothing so far.
I had a doctors appointment on the 9th and we got to hear the heartbeat again. According to the doctors scale I haven't gained any weight yet, but I'm sure it's coming. I've been fluctuating between 128 and 130.
Brian and I are planning on starting the babies room over Christmas break. I can't believe next Friday is Christmas!?!!
15 days until we get to find out the sex!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Week 15
I can't believe how fast these weeks are going! Things really started to speed up. Tomorrow is week 16 already! 4 months pregnant :)
I had a bad pain in my stomach (right near my belly button) on Tuesday. It started when I was on my way home from work. For some reason I wasn't overly concerned..maybe because it didn't feel like a cramp or anything. I got home and made dinner, but when I went to sit down to eat, the pain started getting worse. I thought that if I could lay flat, maybe it would feel better. I went to the couch, but the pain was still there..just as bad. Brian and my mom convinced me to call the doctors office. The doctor on call asked that I come into the hospital to Labor Hall so she could check out my belly. I still wasn't overly worried at this point. It seemed like a good practice run since we've never been to the labor part of the hospital. We got there around 8 and the doctor was just getting ready to deliver a baby C-section. She stopped into my room and pushed on my belly saying that everything seemed to be ok. They were going to take a urine sample and check the babies heartbeat and then I could go home if I was feeling ok. Of course the pain went away when we were there. Not that it was a bad thing, but that's always how it works. The doctor went to deliver a baby and the nurse checked for the heartbeat. She couldn't find it, but we could hear movement. I don't think she was down low enough. She told me that the doctor would do a sonogram when she could. Luckily, the doctor came in about a 1/2 hour later and just squirted the gel on my stomach and put the sonogram thing down when a nurse came in with an emergency. The doctor did say before she ran out that the baby looked good. We could see the hearbeat. So she ran out and there sat the sonogram machine. It was turned on and ready to go. I still had all the gel on my stomach and Brian and I looked at each other..we wanted so badly to check it out for ourselves. No one was around! I knew though that as soon as one of us touched the machine, someone would come into the room. I had to hold Brian off. The doctor eventually came back and took the time to show us our little one. The baby flipped on it's side when we were watching!! So basically, everything was fine and the pain was gone. 2 hours after we got there, we were on our way home. I was very impressed with the doctor on call (Dr. Keperling) and I liked the hospital. She delivered 2 babies while we were there and was still very patient and caring towards me.
I also think that I felt the baby move this week. I can't be 100% sure, but I felt it a work when I was sitting very still and I felt it at church on Sunday. It's very subtle, but I'm pretty sure it was my baby!!!
I had a bad pain in my stomach (right near my belly button) on Tuesday. It started when I was on my way home from work. For some reason I wasn't overly concerned..maybe because it didn't feel like a cramp or anything. I got home and made dinner, but when I went to sit down to eat, the pain started getting worse. I thought that if I could lay flat, maybe it would feel better. I went to the couch, but the pain was still there..just as bad. Brian and my mom convinced me to call the doctors office. The doctor on call asked that I come into the hospital to Labor Hall so she could check out my belly. I still wasn't overly worried at this point. It seemed like a good practice run since we've never been to the labor part of the hospital. We got there around 8 and the doctor was just getting ready to deliver a baby C-section. She stopped into my room and pushed on my belly saying that everything seemed to be ok. They were going to take a urine sample and check the babies heartbeat and then I could go home if I was feeling ok. Of course the pain went away when we were there. Not that it was a bad thing, but that's always how it works. The doctor went to deliver a baby and the nurse checked for the heartbeat. She couldn't find it, but we could hear movement. I don't think she was down low enough. She told me that the doctor would do a sonogram when she could. Luckily, the doctor came in about a 1/2 hour later and just squirted the gel on my stomach and put the sonogram thing down when a nurse came in with an emergency. The doctor did say before she ran out that the baby looked good. We could see the hearbeat. So she ran out and there sat the sonogram machine. It was turned on and ready to go. I still had all the gel on my stomach and Brian and I looked at each other..we wanted so badly to check it out for ourselves. No one was around! I knew though that as soon as one of us touched the machine, someone would come into the room. I had to hold Brian off. The doctor eventually came back and took the time to show us our little one. The baby flipped on it's side when we were watching!! So basically, everything was fine and the pain was gone. 2 hours after we got there, we were on our way home. I was very impressed with the doctor on call (Dr. Keperling) and I liked the hospital. She delivered 2 babies while we were there and was still very patient and caring towards me.
I also think that I felt the baby move this week. I can't be 100% sure, but I felt it a work when I was sitting very still and I felt it at church on Sunday. It's very subtle, but I'm pretty sure it was my baby!!!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Out with the old, In with the new!
Week 14:
We made it safely into our Second Trimester! Mom is doing well. Baby is doing well. Andrea found out this week that she is having another little boy! We have exactly 1 month to wait before we can find out.
I put on my one and only pair of jeans for Thanksgiving and the zipper wouldn't even attempt to go up. I have a very tiny little belly right now, which I'm very proud of :). I went shopping with my mom and bought some maternity pants and my mom bought me two adorable maternity shirts. I'm really enjoying every second of this pregnancy!!!
We found a Black Friday sale on a glider - 50% off! We were lucky enough to actually get one without fighting the crowds. I couldn't help putting it together today and I love it. We also stopped at Target for something and we happened to stroll past the furniture, where we found the perfect dresser and book shelf for the babies room - on sale! It's not baby furniture, but it's by far the cutest/nicest furniture I've seen, and exactly what we've been looking for. Now all we need is the crib and a big, comfy rug. I didn't really expect to have all this shopping done already, but a deal is a deal :).
I can't wait to feel the little one moving in my belly! This whole process is beautiful and I pray for continued health for the baby and myself. I've been a whole lot more emotional lately, but can you blame me..I have a miracle growing inside of me!
Current Weight: 130ish
Monday, November 23, 2009
Final Week of Trimester #1 (!!!!)
Hmm, where to start..
So I had an idea this week about Baby H's room. This is the first baby room idea that I've had that really makes me excited. I'm thinking about using very simple, dainty, old fashioned looking furniture (Jenny Lind designs in white, to be exact). My decorating style has always been juxtaposing Victorian, very intricate styles with modern, quirky styles. So I'm thinking that I'll use the furniture with delicate little spindles and I'll paint one wall of the room with horizontal black and white stripes (thick stripes). The other 3 walls will be almost white, but ever so slightly tinted with a color..maybe pink, blue, green, yellow..not sure yet. Anyhow, all the accents of the room will be bright, beautiful colors! I can't wait. I think my dad is going to help us get the twin bed that goes in that room set up this week.
Now, to my belly. I have a slight (very slight) little bump! I've continued to feel good. I'm not a big fan of waiting a full month between appointments, but I know there really isn't a reason go to sooner at this point. I just like seeing and hearing the baby.
Todd and Andrea find out if they are having a boy or girl tomorrow. I'm hoping for a girl for them.
Current weight: 130
So I had an idea this week about Baby H's room. This is the first baby room idea that I've had that really makes me excited. I'm thinking about using very simple, dainty, old fashioned looking furniture (Jenny Lind designs in white, to be exact). My decorating style has always been juxtaposing Victorian, very intricate styles with modern, quirky styles. So I'm thinking that I'll use the furniture with delicate little spindles and I'll paint one wall of the room with horizontal black and white stripes (thick stripes). The other 3 walls will be almost white, but ever so slightly tinted with a color..maybe pink, blue, green, yellow..not sure yet. Anyhow, all the accents of the room will be bright, beautiful colors! I can't wait. I think my dad is going to help us get the twin bed that goes in that room set up this week.
Now, to my belly. I have a slight (very slight) little bump! I've continued to feel good. I'm not a big fan of waiting a full month between appointments, but I know there really isn't a reason go to sooner at this point. I just like seeing and hearing the baby.
Todd and Andrea find out if they are having a boy or girl tomorrow. I'm hoping for a girl for them.
Current weight: 130
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Week 12
Mom, Dad and Baby Heisey had a pretty exciting week 12! We had our second doctors appointment on Wednesday - we got to hear the heart beat. Then we had an awesome sonogram from Maternal Fetal Medicine for the First Trimester Screening on Thursday. Our little baby really does look like a baby now! We got a bunch of pictures and the one shows a clear picture of his/her mouth, nose, and eyes. It's amazing!!! My mom came with us to our screening and the 3 of us were completely surprised by the movement of the baby. I kinda laugh every time I think of it because I was expecting small movements, but Baby Heisey was 'bucking' in there and his/her little hands were going all over the place. It was adorable!
I'm back to being really tired again. I guess all the growing that's happening in there is making me exhausted.
We will get to find out the sex on December 29th as long as the little one cooperates :)
Almost out of the first trimester!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Whoops - we blew right through week 10!
So I guess the pregnancy really is going by faster than I thought. Here it is, the start of my 11th week, and I just realized that I never updated for week 10. Brian did get a picture though - all the pictures will be added soon although I can't say there has been much of a change yet aside from looking bloated!
Getting up in the middle of the night to pee has become a normal thing now. As I'm stumbling through the hallway at 1 in the morning..or is it 3?? (I'm only 1/2 awake), I don't always see it as an amazing thing, but just think how God has this all set up. So I never woke up to go to the bathroom before. In fact, I never work up for anything before, but now that I'm working towards motherhood it's so cool to know that He is preparing my body and my mind for those long baby feeding nights (and then the monster's under the bed nights..and the peeing the bed nights..along with the sleepless nights worrying about every last kid/teenager thing...looks like I won't be getting much sleep from here on out!)
I'm so excited to start showing. I don't want to wish any of this by, but I really, really just can't wait to be able to see the little one growing. I've felt great so far that I sometimes forget that I'm pregnant!
We have two upcoming appointments. The first is on Nov. 11th for a regular check-up and the second is on the 12th at Maternal Fetal Medicine for a sonogram screening. My mom will hopefully be joining us for the sonogram :)
Weight: about 130.
Getting up in the middle of the night to pee has become a normal thing now. As I'm stumbling through the hallway at 1 in the morning..or is it 3?? (I'm only 1/2 awake), I don't always see it as an amazing thing, but just think how God has this all set up. So I never woke up to go to the bathroom before. In fact, I never work up for anything before, but now that I'm working towards motherhood it's so cool to know that He is preparing my body and my mind for those long baby feeding nights (and then the monster's under the bed nights..and the peeing the bed nights..along with the sleepless nights worrying about every last kid/teenager thing...looks like I won't be getting much sleep from here on out!)
I'm so excited to start showing. I don't want to wish any of this by, but I really, really just can't wait to be able to see the little one growing. I've felt great so far that I sometimes forget that I'm pregnant!
We have two upcoming appointments. The first is on Nov. 11th for a regular check-up and the second is on the 12th at Maternal Fetal Medicine for a sonogram screening. My mom will hopefully be joining us for the sonogram :)
Weight: about 130.
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