Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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.   

2 comments:

  1. Oh Mandee Jo, I so wish I had the money so I could fly out and watch that sweet niece of mine. I would do it instantly, I hope you know. You really do look great and I love that we got to be preggers together even though you are almost done. Its been wonderful talking to someone about it even though its my 4th. I just love you so much and miss you. I can't wait to see you soon. I love all the stats you post. You will love it too when you look back on it. It was a great idea and thanks for giving it to me. If there's anything I can do 3000 miles away, please let me know :)

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  2. btw...rock princess outfit is my fave so far! love it for cute little hadley!

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