29 Week Belly Pic

All is going well with the pregnancy. The baby bump is now unmistakable. I'm actually 30 weeks today, but this picture was taken last week. The baby is growing and moving all the time. My next appointment is on the 15th, and I'll be sure to update you all and post more pictures!

28 Week Appointment Update

I had my 28 week appointment on Tuesday and all is well. I passed my 1-hour glucose tolerance test, so no gestational diabetes. The baby's heartbeat was right on and I'm getting kicks, punches, and movement left, right, up, down. The baby's position is still breech or transverse most of the time, but baby still has plenty of weeks left to locate the exit door!

Jesse and I are reading some books about labor & delivery and we watched an educational video last night at the recommendation of one of the midwives. We are signed up to take a childbirth class next month so that we can both go into this adventure fully educated.

The 29th week starts tomorrow and then we'll be into the third trimester! I can hardly believe it!

Belated 25 week Pictures!

I've been really bad about taking and posting pictures! So sorry! Here are some updates from a few weeks ago. I've been so busy that I haven't taken any more recently.



This was my 25 week belly shot on Cinco de Mayo wearing my FREE t-shirt from my favorite Mexican Restaurant! I'm so lucky it's an XL so it will accommodate my growing midsection.




Here is another 25 week picture. I was all decked out for the Nursing Gala at work! Whoot whoot! Go nurses!

I'll try to get some more pics taken and posted this week, as I'm taking a few days off work for "vacation"!

May 1st Ultrasound

Here are the long awaited ultrasound pictures from this week. The baby was being a stinker and not wanting to unveil its face for quite a while. The hands AND feet were up in front of its face for the longest time. Part of the positing is due to the breech position the baby was in with its head up into my rib cage and bottom on my bladder.

Finally the baby moved and we could see the face. The tech started snapping away with the 4D ultrasound tuned in, so we have many pictures of the face. Here is a sampling of the cutest shots:


Here are the stats on the baby: weight was 1 pound 9 ounces. I can't believe the baby has grown one whole pound in a month! The growth is right on target! We don't have a length, but babies at this age are about 12 inches long. All of the baby's anatomy looks perfect.

We will not be having another ultrasound for two to three months. That one will be for a growth check to estimate the weight at full term. I am very glad I don't need another ultrasound until then because this one killed my back and my hips! I can't wait for my chiropractic appointment on Friday! I also have a midwife appointment on Tuesday.