32 1/2 weeks!

This week my baby girls weighs about 4 pounds and around 17 inches.  I'm gaining about a pound a week and about half of that goes right to the baby!  She now has toenails, fingernails, and hair on her head.  Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth. 

I have been having heartburn/indigestion like CRAZY!  I remember it being this bad too with Jaycee.  I don't know if it's part baby & part because of her hair.  It's not very fun.  I now keeps tums by my bed at night because that when it tends to be the worst.  I also have to pee every single night.  It drives me nuts to walk all the way downstairs.  I can't wait to have my own bathroom one day.  I haven't noticed a lot of swelling or back pain yet.  My fingers are a little puffy and so are my feet, but that's expected.  I'm still drinking 10+ water a day, but I love it. 

I had another dr apt yesterday (32 week) and baby's heartbeat was at 150 bpm and everything looking good.  I feel so much better with Dr. Bradfield knowing I don't have to see the other doctors they have.  He even remembered Jaycee's name when he walked in.  He's so personable.  Come to find out that he's actually from Detroit, MI so Craig got to talk to him about the Lions.  I guess he used to have season tickets to their games.  Craig and I really like and trust him.  He read over the report from my u/s 3 weeks ago and everything on the baby looks great.  They are still concerned with my amniotic fluid being low as well as having "placenta lakes"  What those are is "lake looking" patches in my placenta that fill up with blood.  It's no harm to the baby but could cause my placenta to give out early.  I have to go up to have yet another u/s next Thurs 11/3 to make sure everything is okay.  It kinda bugs me to have to keep driving up to Bangor (which is about the same distance from Roy to SLC) but if it's worth the well being of the baby than I know it's good to go.  Dr. B doesn't seem way concerned but wants to keep it monitored.  If the placenta does "give out" and the fluid decreases, he says it means just an early labor.  I'm okay with that though :)  I also now start going in every 2 weeks.  So excited the time is coming to an end.  I can't wait to have our little girl here. 

Also I wanted to show some outfits that gma & gpa Parker got "her" 

Lately Craig and I have really been liking the name Hadley May.  Even Jaycee calls my belly and 2 of her babies Hadi.  With Jaycee I was pretty sure of her name, but still took a list "just in case"  So hopefully this will be the case and she'll look like Hadi.  I can't believe how close it's getting.

I've been really nervous about the "labor" because of what to do with Jaycee.  I have 2 good friends I feel fine with her going to their house, but one of the family puts their kids to bed around 7 and the parents go to bed at 8.  That stresses me out because Jaycee doesn't go to bed until 10.  My other friend I feel pretty good about taking her there, but Jaycee doesn't play as good with their kids as the other family.  However, this family the kids go to bed about 7 and the parents stay up to 10.  So at least Jaycee wouldn't be alone.  These are my fears I've been facing.  I'm feeling better though because one of my friends has come over and volunteered to help me and made me feel good about taking Jaycee over there.  So I now feel good about labor.  I told Craig that once the baby comes and is bathed to go and get Jaycee.  I'm sure with the holidays near and no family around that I'm gonna feel lonely.  So at least I'd like to have my Jaycee and hubby with me.  Aren't pregnant women so fun?  ha ha.   

New U/S pics

31 Weeks!

It was a busy week so I didn't get to post about progress and my u/s.

I went up to Bangor for yet another U/S.  The report they gave my doctor before told about a "bulky placenta" and low amniotic fluid which is why my doc wanted to get another one.  Also in the report everything else looked fine and normal.  They did say they didn't get very good profiles and spine.  The tech spent time measuring bones like the femur and upper arm.  Both were a little over 5 inches.  She also spent a good amount of time looking at the cervex, measuring fluid, checking out the placenta, making sure the kidneys were okay, the spine and great profile pics.  After about an hour and half we were finally finished.  I was getting a little uncomfortable laying on my back and also it was so quite that I was tired and wanted to sleep.  We finished up and the tech sent in the doctor over the findings.  She did say everything looks good including the placenta which has a couple bulky spots.  The only thing not very good is that my fluid is still a little low.  She said to make sure I keep hydrated and that I'll need to seen ever 2-3 weeks to make sure everything is okay.  Then I was on my way.  I've been really good about drinking my water and was doing at least 8 cups of day of water and whatever else liquids.  Since my apt I've upped it up to at least 10 cups a day.  I pee all the time!  But I notice and like the feeling of drinking it.  I have another apt on the 24th with my regular dr and I'm sure he'll go over the report and see where we go from here.  I'm a little nervous because I'm hoping everything is okay with low fluids, but as long as I feel the baby kick I feel assured.  They did however find in the u/s that our baby has hair already, she was weighing in at 3lb 1 oz which is average, she has cute, chubby cheeks, and when they zoomed in her nose and lips they looked just like Jaycee's.  I do have pics that I'll post tomorrow.

Everything is still the same as far as my schedule goes with walking and going about my normal day.  Lately I've been getting braxton hicks at least once a day.  I can't believe how hard and tight my stomach gets!  While Craig's parents were in town we spent one of the days walking around and shopping.  When we got home my feet were fat and swollen.  I notice them getting really sore fast if I don't sit down and take breaks.  I'm very grateful I don't have to go to work and stand all day long.  I remember dreading each day when I was pregs with Jaycee.  I also notice lately that I can't eat much at meal time because I get full so quick.  But then about 3 hours later I'm hungry again.  It's working out nicely with my weight gain though.  Another thing is her kicks are getting a lot harder.  It prob isn't her feet because she was head down at my u/s but she's constantly kicking or punching into my sides that it actually is painful.  I usually just readjust my position and she stops.  No cravings lately.  Just eating same things and been cutting back a lot on sugar.

The nursery is ready, clothes are up, binkie & bottles are bought, diapers are stocked....we're ready!