12 posts tagged “pregnant”

Okay, so.. whenever I THOUGHT I had experienced my mucus plug the other day.. I was sadly mistaken. I've seen the mucus plug now.. and boy - I was wrong. lol.

I wont dare go into details about this, because yes - quite frankly, I thought it was disgusting. Who knew your vagina could blow its own nose.. and have so much to show for it? *cough* ...*gag*.

Let us compare quickly..

Sono3-15weeks

39 weeks

Yes, Alaynea.. this cute lil' game your playing with mommy is really sweet.. NOW, GET OUT!!    >.<  I am so tired of being pregnant, and wobbling around, straining just to turn over in bed. I still love feeling my little girl in there, and knowing she is REALLY real.. but jeez.. couldnt she come just a few days early?

I have a doc appointment tomorrow.. we'll see what he says and what he has in mind. Still no REAL contractions. I have pains, that I GUESS are contractions, but no one has really explained to me WHAT these contractions are going to feel like.. so, I'm clueless. I guess whenever I'm in serious pain and dont understand why.. I'll go to the Regency. lol.

Eh, sorry I wasnt around yesterday to post this..

What babycenter.com says about this week --

How your baby's growing: This week, your baby measures about 16 inches long. He weighs a little over 3 pounds and is headed for a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and he's beginning to accumulate a layer of fat underneath his skin in preparation for life as a newborn. As a result, his arms, legs, and body are filling out.

Week31

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I'm still feeling pretty good. I have my doctors appointment on Thursday, and I'm going to talk to him about a few things.

This morning, while sitting in church, SOMETHING - I'm not sure what - happened, and I felt like I would pass out. It was like my whole body went numb and limp for a half of a second and once that feeling was gone, my stomach was hard as a rock. I dont know if Alaynea moved and layed on something and caused this or WHAT it was, but it scared me to death!

My feet are getting really bad at swelling. Tonight my left foot (the one that gives me most problem) was pretty much PURPLE! :(   It wasnt painful, but it looked sickening. My other foot is starting to swell up more often, too. It seemed like as soon as I got out of bed this morning, they were swelling right back up!

Since I have had open heart surgery, the only precaution or major thing I have to do whenever I go into labor is take medication to insure that I dont get an infection. I have to do this already whenever I go to the dentist and have anything done with my teeth, so its no biggie to me. But, I was thinking, WHEN do I need to take this medication? For a dentist visit, I have to take it two hours BEFORE the appointment. I wasnt planning on rushing straight to the hospital at the first sign of delivery. I'd really like to take it slow, NOT panic, and be at my own home for as long as possible. {Now, whether that will REALLY happen or not, I dunno.. lol.} Do I have that option, though?

These are things I think I should go ahead and bring up.

Well, Im getting tired, so I should get to bed. I have to be at work tomorrow at noon. Nice hours, I guess. I have to be there early to help with the infant room. :)  I love being in there!

Some humor, for those of us who are needing it a little more often these days -- Thanks to Baby-gaga.com for these. lol! They crack me up!!

C31

I wont be around much tomorrow, so I figured I would go ahead and do this in advance..

30 Weeks pregnant, FINALLY. We're getting closer!! <3  I'm getting so excited and anxious to meet Alaynea!

Here's what Babycenter.com has to say about this week --

How your baby's growing: Your baby's a bit more than 15 1/2 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and fills out your uterus. Her eyes open and close, she's able to distinguish between light and dark, and she can even follow a light source back and forth. Once she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have a visual acuity of only 20/400 — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. ("Normal" vision in adults is 20/20.)

Week30

Im still feeling pretty good, but I feel huge (and Im not even close to being as huge as I'll get) and this swelling in my feet/foot and ankles is getting annoying. Now whenever I wear my flipflops (forget putting on a pair of regular shoes) the straps leave imprints on my feet. :(   I get swelling in my hands too! I havent been able to wear my rings for weeks, and the swelling just keeps getting worse and worse. I wake up alot at night with my hands tingling or numb, kindof like the feeling you get when your foot is asleep. I dont get it though, when I wake up, Im not laying on my hands or anything, so I dont understand why they feel like that? These are things I SHOULD have brought up at my doc appointment yesterday, but ofcourse, I forget everything once he walks into the room. :\    Please let me know (those who have children) if you think any of this is something serious that I should call and talk to him about.

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I've decided that since Bobby and I hardly talk, and we havent told eachother that we love eachother in over a week.. I'm choosing the middle name for Alaynea, and he'll just have to deal with it, I guess. :\    I've decided I like Alaynea Grace. Doesnt it sound so sweet and cute? lol. <3   I think about her so much and think of what she'll look like, and what her personality will be like. I absolutely cannot wait to meet her face to face. I do think about.. and worry if I'll be a good enough mommy for her. Theres so much I dont know, and I'm constantly reading magazines, or looking up something online to answer my questions. I hope once she gets here, she'll give me enough time to look up things I'm confused about. ;)  I know with my moms help, and all of the WONDERFUL friends I have surrounding me, I'll be able to make pretty good choices for her. I just cant WAIT 'til she gets here, and out of my ribs! lol.

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We -- being Abby (my dads wife), Sally (another two year old teacher at work) and Jeri (70 yr old woman who works in the infant class at work) all went to Red Lobster and ate tonight. I LOVE those girls. It must sound funny, all of us younger ladies hanging out with a 70 yr old, but she is A TRIP, and she can keep up with the best of us! I wasnt very pleased with my food, and the fact that they riased the price from $20 to $23, but cut the portions down ALOT! After taxes and everything, my meal was over $25, NOT including the tip! Which wouldnt have been so bad, but jeez, my baked potato wasnt even the size of my closed fist!

Ahwell, I'll stop babbling. xxo.  Hope everyone has an AWESOME weekend! <3 

How your baby's growing: Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to accommodate his brain — which is busy developing billions of neurons. With this rapid growth, it's no surprise that your baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during this trimester. To keep yourself and him well nourished, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and calcium. (About 200 milligrams of calcium is deposited in your baby's skeleton — which is now hardening — every day.)

Week29

29 weeks and counting.. phew. So today (saturday) starts my 7th month. Time is flying, and I hope it continues to. PLEASE let it continue to. While I havent had too many complaints about this pregnancy, I AM ready for it to be over. I want to meet Alaynea, and I want to see my feet while I'm standing.

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Well, my mom left for Fort Peirce today, so I'm home alone for the weekend, again. I think Bobby is coming over tomorrow until Sunday, so I'm sure he wont give me any peace. Im actually looking forward to enjoying some time alone for awhile, but once he gets into town, he is going to want me to run here, there, and everywhere. I dont wanna!

My cousins came down from Georgia, and theyve been in Daytona until today. I spent most of day (when I wasnt working from 2:30 to 6pm) with them. I miss them so friggin much! They used to live down here until about.. 6 years ago? But, I know if they hadnt moved away, we'd probably all be crack whores, prostituting in Orlando somewhere. We were on a one way track.. to bad places. When I see how much life has changed for all of us these days, its so funny to think of us smoking weed, hiding in a smoke filled bedroom every night. Now Monica is pregnant, due in August and she's changed SOMEwhat, but not everything. Tonya seems like she really has her head on straight, and Im so proud of both of 'em.

Well, goodnight (its 1:42 am for me..) I need some sleep. xxo.

I should really be sleeping right now.. no.. seriously.

I woke up at 7am to be at work at 8am. Sallie wasnt there today (she hasnt been since last wednesday because her mom had surgery) and I had her class ALL friggin day! A total of 9 two year olds, and the worst of the three classes of two year olds we have! She has mostly boys, only 3 girls (she normally has 11 kids) and they are all so highstrung and.. well, immature I guess. So, they dont listen very well. Actually, I thought my day would be ALOT worse. Thank God, it had its rough times, but for the most part, it was okay. I worked until 6pm. It was an all-day workout!

Alaynea hardly moved until after I ate lunch. One of the girls at work asked if she was moving any (at around 10-10:30am) and I said "she's probably SCARED to move right now, with all the yelling I've been doing this morning!" But, once I ate lunch and relaxed while the kids took their 2 to 2.5 hour nap, she woke up and got CRUNK. I could literally feel her moving from one side to the other, twirling and spinning, way more than I've ever felt her before! I could pull my shirt tight to my tummy and see her "lump" pushing out of my skin! That can really be freaky the first few times you see it. Bobby will probably flip out if he is ever here to catch it. lol.

I havent mentioned anything about my babyshower. Oops. My aunt is planning it for me. She always does the baby showers in the family, and does a VERY good job, might I add (no, she doesnt read this, so I'm not even lying for browny points..)! She is having alot of company coming in and out for the next few weeks though, so she said the other day that it may be late May before we can actually have it. I understand, but its still a bummer! lol. I'm so excited to see what we get, and start setting everything up. I guess I'm getting into that "nesting" stage, where I want to organize and re-organize everything for whenever she shows up.

BTW -- Could someone (or several of you..) give your opinions/descriptions of what contractions feel like? Obviously, I mean whenever they first start. Just curious, and want to know what I should look for, incase of any early labor, or other problems that would cause contractions. It's appreciated.

Well.. Im so sleepy right now, I'm nodding off. :(    I will try and write tomorrow, but no promises. I have to be at work at 11am in the morning until 6pm. :)   Wednesday after work, my mom and I are going over to my aunts house. They are challenging me in another game of Rumicube (sp?) after I beat them TERRIBLY last friday night. lmao. So.. if its a few days before I write again, you know why. xxo. 

28 weeks pregnant now! FINALLY entering my third trimester. WAHOO! lol. What does babycenter.com tell me this week?

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How your baby's growing: By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures about 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can open her eyes — which now sport lashes — and she'll turn her head toward a continuous, bright light from the outside. Her fat layers are beginning to form, too, as she gets ready for life outside the womb.

Week28

Pregnancy Weekly --

This is day number 196 and you're 28 weeks pregnant!
You have 84 days or 12 weeks left, and are 70.0% of the way there.
Baby's age since conception is 182 days or 26 weeks. You are due on 7/7/2007.

What used to be "cute" little love taps in my tummy are now becoming "not so nice" beatings on my insides. Any advice on how to put my daughter on restriction while she is still in the womb? I swear the picture above of the baby in the tummy, is exactly how it feels she is laying. Headbutting my blatter, and shoving toes and heels into my ribs. What did I ever do to deserve such treatment!?

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In other subjects, Bobby and I SHOULD be celebrating our 2 year anniversary (since we started dating..) today, but he didnt remember. I had a feeling he would forget. He's still in his pissy mood, and once I finally told him at about 8pm on the phone that today was our anniversary, THEN he says "oh.. happy anniversary babe.." yeaahh.. not good enough. I just quickly got off the phone. I just dont understand why he is being so mean this week. I dont get it. Even whenever I told my mom about it all.. and some other stuff that was said (I dont feel like typing it all out..) she was surprised and said "I thought things were getting better..". Well, I guess not.

Here's for some humor, thanks to baby-gaga.com. You definately should sign up for their weekly emails if your expecting. Sometimes its the only thing that makes me smile when my boyfriends being an asshole, my ankles are non-existant, and my ribs are splintering under the pressure of my daughter-to-be's lil' feetsies. :)

C28

I had to retire another pair of pants today. The second pair this week. Well, first it was a pair of size 9-10 capri's from Aeropostale. Today it was a pair of size 10 jeans from Aeropostale. Both were items my mom bought me long before I knew I was pregnant. I've kept wearing most of my clothes from PRE-pregnancy. Whenever I cant button the pants or bottoms anymore, or when the rubber-band trick doesn't "trick" anymore without being completely uncomfortable, I "retire" them to the bottom drawer of my dresser. Whenever I cant wear maternity clothes anymore, I either save them for those few weeks AFTER delivery, or I pass them on to Bobby's cousin who is also pregnant, due on July 7th, with a little girl (creepy...) but started out WAY smaller than me, so.. whats too small for me is probably still too big for her, lol. Im running out of clothes now, and its not fair! Actually, I may only have like.. 4 or 5 pairs of bottoms I can wear! One of the moms at work gave me some maternity clothes yesterday, but most of the bottoms were too small, she is tiny! My biggest problem is my HIPS. Wow. lol. I've always had hips, once I hit puberty. Now, they are preparing to jet launch this little being, and I hope they plan on caving in some.. atleast A LITTLE.. after she is here!

Am I the only mom to be who is already planning on joining a gym after the baby is here, and I've recuperated? Im serious. My weight has always been something that I'm annoyed easily over, and I dont see myself just sitting back and ALLOWING myself to get used to my body being different. Ofcourse I know I'll never look like I did two years ago, and after developing some old pictures lastnight, I nearly went into a deep depression whenever I saw a picture of myself on my moms couch. I was so thin, tanned, and.. pretty. Now I feel like a bloated monster walking the halls of the preschool everyday. Eww. It's not nice.

One of the older ladies at work (Jeri) enformed me the other day that I'm beginning to waddle now. I kindof felt like I was, but.. she confirmed it. I dont want to waddle!! It makes me self-concious whenever I'm walking now. lol. Ah what am I trying to do? Its not like I can HIDE the fact that something is a little different about me these days! I have a brick the size of a very large watermelon dancing on my bladder 24-7! I cant wear shoes because of the swelling and thank God, because I probably would pass out from lack of breath if I bent over to put socks and shoes on! I think the thing I look forward to the most is being able to BREATH normally once Alaynea is here. And then, she'll be taking my breath away everyday, so even then.. I'll never breath correctly again. Just face it, Tracey.

Bobby and I -- it feels distant. We talk everyday, but not alot. He makes me feel like he doesnt want to talk to me, or he is mad at me or something. You know, this saturday is our two year anniversary. It seems like its been so much longer than that. I wonder if he'll even remember it this weekend whenever he comes over. Maybe that has something to do with him acting the way he has been. I dont know, but I hope he gets happier soon. When I feel this way, I just want to sit and cry. Whenever I try to talk to him about, I have to stop mid conversation, because I feel the tears welling up. He must think I'm a nutcase..

Well.. I've babbles enough. Suprised I babbled this much, actually. Hope all my voxing friends are having a great week, and if not..

T G I F ..tomorrow..!

From BABYCENTER.COM

How your baby's growing: Your baby now weighs a little under 2 pounds and measures about 14 inches, from head to heel. The nerve pathways in her ears are developing, which means her response to sounds is growing more consistent. Her lungs are developing now, too, as she continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid — good practice for when she's born and takes that first breath of air. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

Its so amazing to imagine all of these things going on in my tummy. While I go on about my day, eatting, sleeping, working, or whatever.. she is growing and becoming HER. I love her so much already, and I cant wait to meet her. ;)

Week26

I spent the night with Bobby lastnight. We're still trying to resolve the whole name situation. lol. I dont think I mentioned it here yet. I want to name her Alaynea Marie, and he wants to name her Alaynea Jane (his moms middle name). He wants his moms name incorporated somehow, so I'm offering to compromise and go with Alaynea Reed (his moms maiden name) but he says it sounds stupid. I like it actually, and it sounds ALOT better than Jane. Oh please help! lol. What am I supposed to do?

How your baby's growing: Your baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. His skin is red and wrinkled. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare him for breathing. He can swallow, but he normally won't pass his first stool (called meconium) until after birth. Loud noises heard often in utero — such as your dog barking or the roar of a vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze your baby when he hears them outside the womb.

23weeks

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Well, here I am 6 months pregnant. I honestly never thought I was going to be able to carry a babybeyond 7 weeks, let alone this far. Im still shocked at the miracles God can perform.

I went and had the ultrasound yesterday -- 

IT'S A GIRL!

I wish I could show you the sonogram pictures, two of her little face and one of her bottom (showing shes a girl). Besides her anatomy, they were also able to tell me that her heart and everything else looks absolutely perfect. They dont think she is going to have the same issues that I had, which is a relief. Few of you Voxers know that I was born with six toes on each foot, which is something (extra toes and/or fingers) that runs in my dads side of the family. They checked her little feet and hands and she has just what she is supposed to have. :)

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On another note.. I feel like crap today. I didnt even go to my class, I hope I dont get in trouble. It starts at 8:30am, and I woke up at about 8:23! The alarm had been going off since 7:30, and I never even heard it because of my ears (I have an earache in both ears and I cant hear worth a flip now). I jumped up and started getting ready, I was going to go, even though I'd be late, but all this coughing and EWW ended up making me start throwing up. I'm so tired of being sick, man! The doc told me to take Benadryl at night, to dry up my sinuses, which is what causes most of the coughing, but jeez.. I feel like crap all day after taking something to make me pass out the night before. Anywho.. I'm going to go lay down and relax.

What babycenter.com has to say about this week..

How your baby's growing: Your baby now looks like a miniature newborn, checking in at 10.9 inches and almost 1 pound. Her skin will continue to appear wrinkled until she gains enough weight to fill it out, and the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her head and body is now visible. Her lips are becoming more distinct, and the first signs of teeth are appearing as buds beneath her gum line. Her eyes are developed, though the iris (the colored part of the eye) still lacks pigment. Eyelids and eyebrows are in place, and her pancreas, essential for hormone production, is developing steadily.

22weeks

Just life --

Things have been going okay this passed week. ;)   I had my doctors appointment on Thursday, I was really hoping he would do an untrasound so I could find out what exactly it IS that I'm bringing into this world. Before I could even begin to ask (beg, plead, pay.. whatever it took) he told me he has an ultrasound scheduled for the 9th. So, on Friday, as long as this "baby" is cooperative, we'll finally know something. The ultrasound is actually specifically for them to go in and get a close look at the baby's heart. Since we couldnt do it last month, they re-scheduled it for now.

Being sick --

I'm finally getting over this congestion and mess in my chest. I still cough sometimes, but its all loosened up and I'm able to cough it up. (yum! you wanted to know that!) My coworker went to the doctor on Thursday and found out she has Strep throat (sp?). I'm glad I didnt get that bad.

The baby --

Im feeling the baby so much more now. Lastnight I was laying in bed reading, and I felt a *thump, thump, thump* so I put my hand in the spot, and I could feel the baby kicking (or punching..) my fingers. That was the first time I've actually been able to feel it on the outside! It was so exciting, but it was also about 12am, and my mom was sleeping, so I couldnt do too much celebrating. lol. I wanted to go jump on her and wake her up and let her feel it.. I wanted SOMEONE to experience it with me! My belly is actually starting to get hard now, and I can a difference. I dont feel like its just FAT anymore. I still havent caught on or really let it sink that I'm housing a little human being in here! Its so weird to think of that. lol.

I have one of those fetal monitor thingy's for home (I bought mine at Walmart for like $20). I love it. I listen everynight. I havent been able to hear the baby's heartbeat yet, because it isnt as strong as the ones the doctors use. I can hear the baby moving around though, and lastnight I put the speaker right in the spot he/she was kicking, and I could hear the "WHACK"! lol.

It came with hookups, so you could record the sounds onto your computer, and then your able to email it, etc. I am trying to find out how I could post the sound clip on message boards, here, etc. Any ideas? I think posting it here would be pretty easy.. just as easy as posting pictures. But, I've never did it before. I'll have to look into it.

School life --

I'm still really enjoying these classes that I'm taking (child development). I only have two more left though. Taking the tests is really going to be hard. Theres a test for each class (5) and each class held so much information.. theres no way to take it all in. Once Ive finished the classes completely, I'll probably just study one book at a time, and take the tests individually. Theres no way I could cram and take all 5 tests at one time!