Well as I promised I am updating to let everyone know how the sono/appt. went today. I am extremely happy to report that everything looks wonderful! Sonographer said that we are off to a great start and that everything looked to be right where it was suppose to be! Of course on the sonogram there are very few things that I can make out, especially now when the little BB is only just over a pound. But he is a great sonographer and went over every single thing that he saw to help us know what we were looking at. We managed to make it through without finding out the sex!!! Which I am thrilled about and very surprised at myself but it just makes me that much more excited for delivery day. That was the first thing I said when I layed down to start the sono, "we are not finding out what we are having!!"....and of course it absolutely drives Jacob nuts to know that the sonographer knows the sex of our baby..but he didn't make a record of it so I'm positive if we went back, even today, he wouldn't remember...out of sight, out of mind. Anyways, he did ask us what we thought we were having and I said a girl...only because this pregnancy is more like my pregnancy with Ella then with Jackson but I know that means absolutely nothing. I figure I would just guess..cause why not..it's fun!! The sonogram was very reassuring to me today. I get those updates from Babycenter and My Pregnancy and first of all it tells me that I am 20 weeks pregnant..well actually it will tell me I am 20 weeks on Sunday but I am actually 18 weeks and 2 days..so I guess that means it is off a week...or wait..5 days..whatever, close enough I guess. But what it also says are things like,"by now you should be feeling that little bundle of joy moving everywhere" or " it's so exciting because you should be feeling your baby moving all around you like crazy"...and I have felt nothing!! Nothing at all really. So the first thing I saw on the sonogram was the baby's heart beat and I took a very deep sigh of relief...just what I wanted to see!!
Seeing the doctor was a bit more anti-climatic compared to the sonogram. Pee'd in a cup, took my blood pressure and apparently while I was doing that apparently Jacob ,again got friendly with Nurse Nancy, because when I got back to the room the first thing she said was..you know you won't feel your baby moving probably for another 4 weeks...or at the very least it will start moving from here on out. I looked at Jacob and he just smiled and said.."I know..I talk a lot, I had to tell her.." Which was cute!! And of course, that too made me feel better. My doctor came in and we talked again about scheduling the C-Section. She said technically we cannot schedule it until I am 24 weeks, so I guess the next visit. Originally she said the earliest we could schedule it is November 7th, (my due date is still November 17th) But I realized that was on a Saturday and asked her if she did that on Saturday's, assuming she didn't. So now we are tentatively thinking November 9th. She also told me that she delivers at both Harris and Baylor downtown. When I first heard that my ears perked up...I know Baylor is new and has all the bells and whistles...but I asked her what she thought was better. She said based on the care you receive she thought,for a C-Section, that the "care" was better at Harris. She said if you enjoyed delivering at Harris last time then I wouldn't change a thing. And I did..very much so. I loved every single person (nurse) that helped me...and Ella..so I'm sticking with Harris. I will miss the flat screen t.v's though!! I think honestly, my doctor has delivered there for so long now that she knows the staff so well and because of that she is more comfortable doing the surgery there. I think she feels like she can vouch for them. Just a guess. She did say she would be more than happy to do the surgery at Baylor if I choose to do so and that it's an awesome hospital. But..I'm just sticking with what I know. Happy Happy Joy Joy!!
Whew...anyways...other than that..we have been keeping very busy. Actually Jackson has been keeping us very busy. He is on a swim team and has practice every day in fort worth tuesday - friday. His last meet he won first place in the relay and the free style and 3rd place in the butterfly and the breast stroke. He is doing awesome and very proud of his accomplishments thus far. I could not be more proud of him. The competition is good for him and I'm glad he is apart of it. Poor Ella doesn't get to do much at least compared to Jackson. He is signed up for VBS for a week, another camp in Arlington for a week,and just yesterday his dad and I decided to sign him up for basketball camp the first week in August. Goodness Gracious!! I think with all this going on it is going to make my last 4 1/2 months go by pretty fast!! This just means Ella and I get to do more tea parties, play barbie and pixiehollow...together...oh and paint..she loves to paint!! I started working out this week again. It felt so good the first day. Was harder the 2nd day and today will by my third. I skipped yesterday, after mowing that yard I was exhausted. I was just tired and sore anyways...but I am about to get b ack in there and do my two mile walk again today. So that is about it.
Thanks for reading! Love you all!!
Amy B
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
First Doctor's Visit
Well it finally came...Yeah!!! I was so nervous today and I don't know why. I guess I just have gone 4 months without so much as hearing a single heart beat or seeing a single picture so I was ready to hear the life inside me...And I did!! First of all, I realize I may have posted the wrong doctor date on my blog below. I apologize to those that I didn't tell but I figured it was just one day off and I would be coming here with all the doctor details anyways so it didn't matter much. Also, Alli, I apologize with grouping you in with the "people" that think I'm crazy for n ot finding out the sex. We hadn't really talked about it much but I appreciate your support. And yes, I need a new bra!! Hahaha!
Okay so I told Nancy, the nurse, when she let me in the room that I was nervous. That I had never gone 4 months in either of my other pregnancies before seeing a doctor so she understood but just laughed it off and said I was cute. Nervous but Cute!! However, to put my mind at ease, before we did anything else, other than peeing in a cup, she let me hear the heart beat so I could put my mind at ease for the rest of the visit. What a wonderful, beautiful sound that was! I thought maybe I could cry but I was more happy than anything and it totally put my mind at ease. That is what I had been waiting for all these months. And let me tell you, it was waaaaaaaayyyy better than Christmas.
My appointment was at 8:30 and I don't think I have ever been in that office when there were such few people in there. It was greatness. I only had to wait 20 minutes before they called me back, compared to my usual hour. Needless, to say I am going to try to make all my future appointments early in the morning. So I peed in a cup first. That went well...I had to go so bad though I almost forgot to pee in the plastic cup they so graciously provide for you.
Then my husband came back in the room with me...went over some questions with Nancy and everything was hunky dorey. Listened to the precious heart beat and let me tell you - Jacob's face lit up!!! It was adorable. Then I was off to get my blood work done. I left Jacob to man my purse and chat it up with Nancy while I did that. Umm yeah...the needle prick was not unoticeable, and most of the time..I think it's going to be way worse than it is but this time...well all I am going to say is that I don't look forward to getting my blood drawn again anytime soon. Or maybe I will just hope it's a different nurse. I went back to the room and learned that I had to do a papsmear! Yeah...Jacob didn't know what to do with himself while that was going on. But he survived it and whatever him and Nancy chatted about gave Nancy the impression that I "have a good, sweet man". I'm gone for like 5 minutes with a needle stuck in my arm and Jacob is shmoozing with the nurses. Figures. (hee hee) Papsmear was over rather quickly and then we got to talk to my doctor about this pregnancy.
It was Jacob's first time to meet my doctor. And I love her. She said she is going to treat this like my first because this is Jacob's first baby and she was so, so happy for him! Yes, for him. I mean I'm sure for US but she looked mostly at Jacob while she talked to us. I actually liked that she did that. I think that she put Jacob more at ease honestly. I was also told that my C-Section scar was the best she had ever seen in 20 years (by the nurse). I mean I guess there can be "bad" C-section scars but I never really thought about it. So whatever, when your pregnant you will take any compliment that comes your way right? So I took it. And gave Dr. Bradford all the credit. I am sure you are all wondering why no ultrasound. Dr. Bradford basically said, they do an ultra sound at about 10 weeks and 20 weeks. The 10 week US is to pretty much confirm that you are pregnant and/or confirm if you are pregnant with just one. (By the way when she did the pap she said that it felt like I just had one baby in there) The 20 week one is for more than just finding out the sex. She said the baby is not quite big enough yet for her to be able to see all the things she wants to see. (Regarding any abnormalities) So she wants us to come back in in 3 weeks to do that US. Where I will not be finding out the sex!!
Which leads me to my last update. We did tell her that we didn't want to find out. More so me than Jacob. And of course she was completely gung ho for that!!! She loves it because it is a surprise for her too. I told her how my sister is plotting a plan to call up there and pretend she is me and tell them that I changed my mind. (your such a dork Lisa) And well she said basically how it works is that in 3 weeks I will get my US done..and the US tech will take all the necessary pictures. But if I don't want to find out that he will not take a picture of the sex of the baby. That it will not be written down on my chart and Dr. Bradford will not be told of the sex either. So, Lisa Marie, I know you thought you were going to be sneaky and find out for yourself....but now you can't. I won't even have a picture of the little one's gender. I might not even show you ultrasound pictures because...I just don't trust you!!!!!
I will more than likely be having this baby on Saturday, November 7th. I need to talk to Lindsey to see if he will let me have the kids that weekend and if he agrees then I can tell you for sure that it will be that date.
So that's it - I will be back later for any more news or updates. Thanks for reading. I know it's a lot but I want you all to feel like you are there with us. Love you all!!
NEXT APPOINTMENT - THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, 9 A.M.
P.S. We did talk about getting my tubes tied. We are pretty sure this is going to be our last baby but she doesn't want to do it unless we are 100% sure. She is a little hesitant because #1 We are so young and #2 This is Jacob's first baby. So we may look at other options but we have time to think about it. As far as a fourth C-Section goes, she says it's hard to tell until she gets in there but usually a good C-Section scar means it healed really well internally too. We shall see. No need to hurry a decision on that one.
P.S.S. Dr. Bradford's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving only because her Christian beliefs keep her from really picking her favorite one - Halloween!!! I was like OMG - ME TOO!! Now I know I picked the right doctor to deliver this baby! hahaha!
LOVE YOU ALL
Amy B.
Okay so I told Nancy, the nurse, when she let me in the room that I was nervous. That I had never gone 4 months in either of my other pregnancies before seeing a doctor so she understood but just laughed it off and said I was cute. Nervous but Cute!! However, to put my mind at ease, before we did anything else, other than peeing in a cup, she let me hear the heart beat so I could put my mind at ease for the rest of the visit. What a wonderful, beautiful sound that was! I thought maybe I could cry but I was more happy than anything and it totally put my mind at ease. That is what I had been waiting for all these months. And let me tell you, it was waaaaaaaayyyy better than Christmas.
My appointment was at 8:30 and I don't think I have ever been in that office when there were such few people in there. It was greatness. I only had to wait 20 minutes before they called me back, compared to my usual hour. Needless, to say I am going to try to make all my future appointments early in the morning. So I peed in a cup first. That went well...I had to go so bad though I almost forgot to pee in the plastic cup they so graciously provide for you.
Then my husband came back in the room with me...went over some questions with Nancy and everything was hunky dorey. Listened to the precious heart beat and let me tell you - Jacob's face lit up!!! It was adorable. Then I was off to get my blood work done. I left Jacob to man my purse and chat it up with Nancy while I did that. Umm yeah...the needle prick was not unoticeable, and most of the time..I think it's going to be way worse than it is but this time...well all I am going to say is that I don't look forward to getting my blood drawn again anytime soon. Or maybe I will just hope it's a different nurse. I went back to the room and learned that I had to do a papsmear! Yeah...Jacob didn't know what to do with himself while that was going on. But he survived it and whatever him and Nancy chatted about gave Nancy the impression that I "have a good, sweet man". I'm gone for like 5 minutes with a needle stuck in my arm and Jacob is shmoozing with the nurses. Figures. (hee hee) Papsmear was over rather quickly and then we got to talk to my doctor about this pregnancy.
It was Jacob's first time to meet my doctor. And I love her. She said she is going to treat this like my first because this is Jacob's first baby and she was so, so happy for him! Yes, for him. I mean I'm sure for US but she looked mostly at Jacob while she talked to us. I actually liked that she did that. I think that she put Jacob more at ease honestly. I was also told that my C-Section scar was the best she had ever seen in 20 years (by the nurse). I mean I guess there can be "bad" C-section scars but I never really thought about it. So whatever, when your pregnant you will take any compliment that comes your way right? So I took it. And gave Dr. Bradford all the credit. I am sure you are all wondering why no ultrasound. Dr. Bradford basically said, they do an ultra sound at about 10 weeks and 20 weeks. The 10 week US is to pretty much confirm that you are pregnant and/or confirm if you are pregnant with just one. (By the way when she did the pap she said that it felt like I just had one baby in there) The 20 week one is for more than just finding out the sex. She said the baby is not quite big enough yet for her to be able to see all the things she wants to see. (Regarding any abnormalities) So she wants us to come back in in 3 weeks to do that US. Where I will not be finding out the sex!!
Which leads me to my last update. We did tell her that we didn't want to find out. More so me than Jacob. And of course she was completely gung ho for that!!! She loves it because it is a surprise for her too. I told her how my sister is plotting a plan to call up there and pretend she is me and tell them that I changed my mind. (your such a dork Lisa) And well she said basically how it works is that in 3 weeks I will get my US done..and the US tech will take all the necessary pictures. But if I don't want to find out that he will not take a picture of the sex of the baby. That it will not be written down on my chart and Dr. Bradford will not be told of the sex either. So, Lisa Marie, I know you thought you were going to be sneaky and find out for yourself....but now you can't. I won't even have a picture of the little one's gender. I might not even show you ultrasound pictures because...I just don't trust you!!!!!
I will more than likely be having this baby on Saturday, November 7th. I need to talk to Lindsey to see if he will let me have the kids that weekend and if he agrees then I can tell you for sure that it will be that date.
So that's it - I will be back later for any more news or updates. Thanks for reading. I know it's a lot but I want you all to feel like you are there with us. Love you all!!
NEXT APPOINTMENT - THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, 9 A.M.
P.S. We did talk about getting my tubes tied. We are pretty sure this is going to be our last baby but she doesn't want to do it unless we are 100% sure. She is a little hesitant because #1 We are so young and #2 This is Jacob's first baby. So we may look at other options but we have time to think about it. As far as a fourth C-Section goes, she says it's hard to tell until she gets in there but usually a good C-Section scar means it healed really well internally too. We shall see. No need to hurry a decision on that one.
P.S.S. Dr. Bradford's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving only because her Christian beliefs keep her from really picking her favorite one - Halloween!!! I was like OMG - ME TOO!! Now I know I picked the right doctor to deliver this baby! hahaha!
LOVE YOU ALL
Amy B.
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Baby Blog
Well I had a friend request that I blog my pregnancy because she feels like she does not know my uterus at all...So, this is for Erin. I did, however, tell her that there really isn't much going on with this pregnancy. I haven't been to the doctor yet, which is so weird for me. I have been pregnant twice before and I think both times I went to the doctor I was right around 8 weeks. I am just about to start my 16th week and I have yet to see a doctor. (My insurance kicks in on June 2nd) So in 6 days I get to hear my babies heart beat for the first time. I feel like Christmas is less than a week away. I just cannot wait. Yes, I am actually excited about them sticking needles in my arm to take blood and to pee in a cup.
Anyways, as I said I am about to start my 16th week. At least that is what baby center tells me on my weekly email updates. The baby is about the size of an apple and I felt it move (flutter) for the first time on Memorial day. It was a nice, comforting feeling that something is going on in there. I am not sure about my weight gain and I can tell you now that as I progressively get larger in the pregnancy I will probably NOT update you on the weight gain. As of now I think I have gained about 3 - 5 pounds. My scale always fluctuated so I never really know and I don't know how much I weighed to begin with. I can tell you that other than my belly most of my weight gain is in my breasts!!! This was always the worst part for me. My breasts growing to God awful sizes while I was pregnant. They protrude more than my belly does and they will for awhile! I have not really been pukey sick. I have definitely had the dry heaving thing going on but not enough to the point where I had to run to the toilet. I just sort of went about my day dry heaving. It was odd to say the least. I have been more exhausted in this pregnancy than my other two. I don't know if it's because it's my third, or if it's because I have two other kiddos to keep up with or a combination of both but wow - am I tired!! Lucky for me I get a good nap in almost every day. Thank goodness my 4 year old still needs naps!
I started wearing maternity clothes a lot sooner than I wanted...and maybe sooner than I really had to but my husband just told me one day to embrace it. Embrace the pregnancy, the belly, the big boobs..everything. I think he just got tired of me unbuttoning my pants when I sat down at church every Sunday morning. Whatever it was I'm glad I listened to him. I feel better about it. I don't care that I have to wear them or that I look bigger than 4 months....honestly..it feels better to have them on. I can breathe!
I was working out vigourously in the first month of my pregnancy. I just kept up the same work out routine that I had previous to getting pregnant. I loved it actually. But the more pregnant I got the more tired I got and the longer I went without seeing a doctor it worried me. I spotted one day and that pretty much made up my mind. I decided not to work out until after I go to the doctor. And when I do, I have to start out slow. Walking. But that's okay. I actually miss going to work out - it's crazy i know..and I want to find a pregnancy pilates class. I love pilates...but I'm sure a regular class is not the same as a pregnancy one. Oh...and I need a new sports bra too!! Otherwise, I might knock people off the treadmill. Seriously.
I have also decided that I am not looking to the internet anymore for anything "odd" that I may have going on with my body. I had myself almost convinced that I was going to die. I mean really. That's just horrible. I had some brown spotting for about two days..maybe a little bit longer. I had some pains in my lower pelvic area too. I was just scared out of my mind because I had the two together. I felt better after talking to friends but that was not before I got on the internet. BIG HUGE MISTAKE. Won't do that again! Ever! Everything is fine now. I still have the pains when I move or sneeze but no more blood. See why I can't wait to go the doctor!!!
Well, Jacob and I have decided not to find out what we are having. Actually, I decided that and he half heartedly agreed with me. I just think that there are few suprises in life...and usually if we do get surprised by something rarely is it good. I think it will be so much fun. Besides that I either have friends that think I won't go through with it and I will find out (Brian - shame on you) or I have people in my life that just hate that we are not finding out (everyone else in my life excluding Erin). I just think with a C-Section especially I will know down to the minute almost what time we will be having this baby...and there are no surprises in that..and I really want Jacob to have that moment where he gets to walk out of that operating room telling our friends and family that we have a new daughter or son. It's so rare and no one ever does it anymore and I want to do this. I also look forward to creating that memory and that moment with my husband when our baby is born and we find out if we have been blessed with a little girl or little boy, and that moment will be all ours! What a wonderful moment for us to share, just him and I in that operating room.
Okay well unless something crazy happens...I will update after my first doctors appointment next Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. It will be a long one too so be patient!
Love you all!!!
Amy
Anyways, as I said I am about to start my 16th week. At least that is what baby center tells me on my weekly email updates. The baby is about the size of an apple and I felt it move (flutter) for the first time on Memorial day. It was a nice, comforting feeling that something is going on in there. I am not sure about my weight gain and I can tell you now that as I progressively get larger in the pregnancy I will probably NOT update you on the weight gain. As of now I think I have gained about 3 - 5 pounds. My scale always fluctuated so I never really know and I don't know how much I weighed to begin with. I can tell you that other than my belly most of my weight gain is in my breasts!!! This was always the worst part for me. My breasts growing to God awful sizes while I was pregnant. They protrude more than my belly does and they will for awhile! I have not really been pukey sick. I have definitely had the dry heaving thing going on but not enough to the point where I had to run to the toilet. I just sort of went about my day dry heaving. It was odd to say the least. I have been more exhausted in this pregnancy than my other two. I don't know if it's because it's my third, or if it's because I have two other kiddos to keep up with or a combination of both but wow - am I tired!! Lucky for me I get a good nap in almost every day. Thank goodness my 4 year old still needs naps!
I started wearing maternity clothes a lot sooner than I wanted...and maybe sooner than I really had to but my husband just told me one day to embrace it. Embrace the pregnancy, the belly, the big boobs..everything. I think he just got tired of me unbuttoning my pants when I sat down at church every Sunday morning. Whatever it was I'm glad I listened to him. I feel better about it. I don't care that I have to wear them or that I look bigger than 4 months....honestly..it feels better to have them on. I can breathe!
I was working out vigourously in the first month of my pregnancy. I just kept up the same work out routine that I had previous to getting pregnant. I loved it actually. But the more pregnant I got the more tired I got and the longer I went without seeing a doctor it worried me. I spotted one day and that pretty much made up my mind. I decided not to work out until after I go to the doctor. And when I do, I have to start out slow. Walking. But that's okay. I actually miss going to work out - it's crazy i know..and I want to find a pregnancy pilates class. I love pilates...but I'm sure a regular class is not the same as a pregnancy one. Oh...and I need a new sports bra too!! Otherwise, I might knock people off the treadmill. Seriously.
I have also decided that I am not looking to the internet anymore for anything "odd" that I may have going on with my body. I had myself almost convinced that I was going to die. I mean really. That's just horrible. I had some brown spotting for about two days..maybe a little bit longer. I had some pains in my lower pelvic area too. I was just scared out of my mind because I had the two together. I felt better after talking to friends but that was not before I got on the internet. BIG HUGE MISTAKE. Won't do that again! Ever! Everything is fine now. I still have the pains when I move or sneeze but no more blood. See why I can't wait to go the doctor!!!
Well, Jacob and I have decided not to find out what we are having. Actually, I decided that and he half heartedly agreed with me. I just think that there are few suprises in life...and usually if we do get surprised by something rarely is it good. I think it will be so much fun. Besides that I either have friends that think I won't go through with it and I will find out (Brian - shame on you) or I have people in my life that just hate that we are not finding out (everyone else in my life excluding Erin). I just think with a C-Section especially I will know down to the minute almost what time we will be having this baby...and there are no surprises in that..and I really want Jacob to have that moment where he gets to walk out of that operating room telling our friends and family that we have a new daughter or son. It's so rare and no one ever does it anymore and I want to do this. I also look forward to creating that memory and that moment with my husband when our baby is born and we find out if we have been blessed with a little girl or little boy, and that moment will be all ours! What a wonderful moment for us to share, just him and I in that operating room.
Okay well unless something crazy happens...I will update after my first doctors appointment next Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. It will be a long one too so be patient!
Love you all!!!
Amy
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Starting Fresh!
So I'm just sort of starting this thing out for now. I'm not quite ready to dive into the world of confession via blog. I want to get my page looking a bit more like me...But either way..here I am mother of two, working on a third and happily married woman. Happier than I have ever been in my life. I'm learning more and more every day that life and all the little things in it are so easily taken for granted and with that have also become much more of a worrier. With that being said, I don't know how people get through life without faith in something. My faith lies with God. He has blessed me in so many ways, too many to name or count and I usually save that for my prayers. So I will update with a few more specifics going on in my life once I get this page going.
Signing out...
Amy B
Signing out...
Amy B
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