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| 28 week bump |
September 30th: Feeling emotional and stressed out the past few days and I don't like it! I'm starting to freak out about getting stuff done...Jay did get the nursery primed this week so that's a good thing.
October 3rd: Nothing seems to be tasting good lately...or at least tasting as good as I anticipate it tasting.
October 5: I had to drive to Carlisle to pick Jay up from a car show he's been at for work. I swear baby knew when she was getting closer to daddy because she got a lot more active the closer we got.
October 6th: We headed to Long Island today for my twice yearly (October and May) extended family reunion. Lots of baby talk of course! My feet and ankles do not like all this driving lately - had my first episode of swelling limbs today. You are not welcome here cankles!
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| Baby's second reunion in my tummy. |
October 8th: 30 weeks today and baby is officially 75% done!
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| 30 week bump |
October 10th: Feeling extra tired today. I hope my fatigue doesn't get as intense as it was in the 1st trimester. I also have been having carpal tunnel pretty bad. Luckily I can type ok still (since that's about 98% of my job) but anytime I grasp anything (driving, using a fork) my hands starts to ache.
October 12th & 13th: We had our preparing for childbirth class...I like to call it "so this is supposed to come out of that?!?" class. Learned a fair amount of things.
October 14th: Jay got the color on the nursery walls today and I love it. He's a pretty awesome husband. My latest food things are soft pretzels and Wendy's chocolate frosty. Baby also seems to love the frosty and kicks with joy. I also still love ice. The hospital has the best ice - I even looked into it. Apparently it's "nugget ice." Mmmm.
October 18th: I currently have cankles. The swelling seems to come and go whenever I either sit or stand for too long at one time. Life could be worse I guess. In other exciting/happy/scary/omg news I'm down to 60 days until my due date and only have 38 more scheduled days of work before maternity leave!
October 20th: Today was my baby shower and everything was perfect! We are lucky to have so many wonderful family members and friends to celebrate with!
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| Baby Shower at Hunsicker's Grove |
October 22nd: 32 weeks today! The heartburn has hit me full force and sleeping is becoming increasingly difficult. Still...can't really complain too much though!
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| 32 Week Bump |
October 27th: We had baby care class today so we got to play with dolls for about 6 hours. We sat at the cool/funny/smart table (natch ;D) and our table got all the answers right.
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| Jay playing with our doll. |
October 29th/30th: Baby's first hurricane! The hurricane wasn't actually all that bad for us - power went out for a few minutes a bunch of times but came back on right away. Our cable/internet was out the majority of the second day which in turn made me clear out two cabinets from boredom. So all in all - not bad. Very glad I don't live in Jersey City anymore though!
October 31st: Happy Halloween! I'm tired ALL the time lately - it doesn't matter how much I sleep. Although when I do sleep at night I feel like I'm waking up every hour or two at least. Pretty much rolling from one side to another at this point is a multi-step, focused effort. So I'm not sure if I'm tired all the time because I'm not sleeping well or just because I'm 8 months pregnant.
November 4th: I slept all day today. Seriously. Whatever.
November 5th: 34 weeks today...walking is getting a bit tough. So is sitting, sleeping, breathing, living.
November 6th: Baby and I waddled down to vote today. :)
November 7th: Latest odd cravings are brussel sprouts and sausage....so yeah.
November 8th: 34th week doc appointment today. Everything is still just rolling along. When they said that if I went into labor today they wouldn't try to stop it I realized just how close we're getting to meeting baby! Excited for the next appointment because I'm having an ultrasound to determine baby's size and location.
November 9th: Baby shower at work today - had a lovely time and receives lots of gifts! They also got me an ice cream cake which proves they have listened to me go on and on about my cravings for what seems like forever now.
November 9th - 11th: We headed to Atlantic City for our last weekend away together for I'm sure a long time.
November 14th: I would really love to find shoes that I can comfortably wedge my feet into. I have wide feet and my shoe choices are already limited. Add my recent, regular foot swelling and finding shoes is near impossible. I think I'm just going to start wearing plastic bags on my feet.
November 17th: Put all the big baby gear (swing, bouncy chair, stroller, playard, highchair) together today. I have no idea where we're going to keep all this crap.
November 19th: 36 weeks and the beginning of the last month! Yeah...doing anything is kinda difficult at this point.
November 21st: 36 week doc appointment today. They did an ultrasound to check baby's size and position - this is the first time we've "seen" her since 20 weeks and she has gotten big. She's head down and approximately 6 lbs., 14 oz. already - don't think we're going to get much use out of the newborn size clothing! I'm pretty sure I have started nesting as well. Tonight I did four loads of baby laundry, wiped down all the nursery furniture, put the sheets on everything, and folded, refolded, hung, and organized baby clothes.
November 22nd: Thanksgiving! Food! Yay! Baby seemed to enjoy turkey as much as I did!
November 23rd: Nesting in high gear today! Went shopping and got some stuff we still needed. Nursery is almost finished and I went through and organized a bunch more baby stuff.
November 24th: Today I slept a lot - and enjoyed every minute of it.
November 26th: 37 weeks today and baby is now considered full-term! Jay is also nesting - mainly in the form of making elaborate dinners for me and baby. One night it was a ham roast with mashed potatoes, another night it was an entire chicken with stuffing. I'm ok with this.
November 27th: I had my now weekly checkup today. My blood pressure was really good which made me happy since it was on the high side last week. My Braxton Hicks contractions have been increasing in both frequency and intensity. I think (hope) baby is going to come early!
November 30th: Baby has been super active lately - I think she's getting sick of her cramped quarters.
December 1st: Put the finishing touches on the nursery tonight - now we just need a baby to put in it!
December 2nd: The car seat is installed and the hospital bag is packed. I think all the major things that need to be done are done. Now I just need the cleaning instinct part of nesting to kick in...so far it's been mostly shopping, decorating, and organizing.
December 3rd: 38 weeks! Starting to realize that baby could be here any day!
December 5th: Weekly doctor appointment. My blood pressure was high which I'm sure had nothing to do with the fact that they wrote down the wrong office for me to go to so I had to drive all over and then wait over an hour to get in for my appointment. Hmrph.
December 6th: I thought baby was coming today. I had 6 or 7 contractions in an hour but then they stopped. Baby is already a little teaser.
December 8th: Still pregnant...slept a lot today. We're down to single digits in the due date countdown - I'm ready for baby to get this show on the road!
December 10th: 39 weeks today. I'm officially done with being pregnant and have my telling baby that she needs to get out for a few days now.
December 12th: 39 week doc appointment - told me I've made no real progress since last week. It really means nothing but I can't say that I wasn't frustrated when I left! Besides....I thought baby and I had agreed to come on 12.12.12. Baby does what baby wants I guess.
December 15th: Lost something that starts with M.P. today. That's all I'll say. You're welcome.
December 16th: Still pregnant with one day to go until my due date. I was getting frustrated about baby not being here for the past week but I'm feeling a little better for now.
December 17th: 40 weeks today - my official due date. Baby apparently wants to be fashionably late...no idea who she could of got that from!
December 18th: I decided today was my last day at work and I'm now officially on maternity leave (yes, I'm planning going back). I managed to work past my due date so I think I did pretty good! Some more contractions tonight - this seems to be a nightly game that baby likes to play.
December 19th: 40 week doc appointment today...which I really hoped I could cancel. Everything seems to still be ok with me and baby. The doctor said we'll induce in a week if baby doesn't show up before then. For now, I have a whole bunch of the standard overdue tests (ultrasound, non-stress, biophysical profile) scheduled for Christmas Eve - I REALLY hope I can cancel these!
December 21st: I'm starting to get frustrated at times. I am going to try to remember to never, ever, ever ask another pregnant woman "Is baby is here yet?" or "Still pregnant?" or any variation of this question. I know people mean well and are just excited but after a few weeks of answering these questions multiple times a day you get a little sick of hearing them. Believe me - I am not holding in the baby for my own amusement and I will let it be known when I have the kid!
December 22nd: I apparently don't sleep anymore...I just take a lot of short naps throughout the day. I guess I might as well get used to that now.
December 23rd/24th: Woke up with major contractions at 6:30 in the morning (after going to bed at 3:00am) so I woke Jay up and said you better start timing contractions. By about 10:30am my contractions were coming every four to five minutes for two hours and the doc told me to head to the hospital. Once we got there I spent about three in the triage area where they were assessing if I was in true labor or not. They were on the fence about admitting me but since I was overdue they decided to keep me (which is good because I wasn't leaving). At this point my contractions were frequent and painful and I opted for the epidural. I had nice thoughts about doing a natural childbirth but I don't regret the epidural for one second. After a few hours I wasn't really progressing so they ended up starting pitocin. After 21 hours of active labor and 59 minutes of pushing baby was finally born at 4:07am on 12/24/12!!! Eleanor Iris was 8lbs, 3oz and 19 inches long and is the most amazing little creature!
...and now the real fun begins! :)
November 4th: I slept all day today. Seriously. Whatever.
November 5th: 34 weeks today...walking is getting a bit tough. So is sitting, sleeping, breathing, living.
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| 34 Week Bump |
November 7th: Latest odd cravings are brussel sprouts and sausage....so yeah.
November 8th: 34th week doc appointment today. Everything is still just rolling along. When they said that if I went into labor today they wouldn't try to stop it I realized just how close we're getting to meeting baby! Excited for the next appointment because I'm having an ultrasound to determine baby's size and location.
November 9th: Baby shower at work today - had a lovely time and receives lots of gifts! They also got me an ice cream cake which proves they have listened to me go on and on about my cravings for what seems like forever now.
November 9th - 11th: We headed to Atlantic City for our last weekend away together for I'm sure a long time.
November 14th: I would really love to find shoes that I can comfortably wedge my feet into. I have wide feet and my shoe choices are already limited. Add my recent, regular foot swelling and finding shoes is near impossible. I think I'm just going to start wearing plastic bags on my feet.
November 17th: Put all the big baby gear (swing, bouncy chair, stroller, playard, highchair) together today. I have no idea where we're going to keep all this crap.
November 19th: 36 weeks and the beginning of the last month! Yeah...doing anything is kinda difficult at this point.
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| 36 Week Bump |
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| Baby Face |
November 23rd: Nesting in high gear today! Went shopping and got some stuff we still needed. Nursery is almost finished and I went through and organized a bunch more baby stuff.
November 24th: Today I slept a lot - and enjoyed every minute of it.
November 26th: 37 weeks today and baby is now considered full-term! Jay is also nesting - mainly in the form of making elaborate dinners for me and baby. One night it was a ham roast with mashed potatoes, another night it was an entire chicken with stuffing. I'm ok with this.
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| 37 Week Bump |
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| 37 week view from above - stain on shirt and all |
November 30th: Baby has been super active lately - I think she's getting sick of her cramped quarters.
December 1st: Put the finishing touches on the nursery tonight - now we just need a baby to put in it!
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| Finished Nursey |
December 3rd: 38 weeks! Starting to realize that baby could be here any day!
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| 38 Week Bump |
December 6th: I thought baby was coming today. I had 6 or 7 contractions in an hour but then they stopped. Baby is already a little teaser.
December 8th: Still pregnant...slept a lot today. We're down to single digits in the due date countdown - I'm ready for baby to get this show on the road!
December 10th: 39 weeks today. I'm officially done with being pregnant and have my telling baby that she needs to get out for a few days now.
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| 39 Week Bump |
December 15th: Lost something that starts with M.P. today. That's all I'll say. You're welcome.
December 16th: Still pregnant with one day to go until my due date. I was getting frustrated about baby not being here for the past week but I'm feeling a little better for now.
December 17th: 40 weeks today - my official due date. Baby apparently wants to be fashionably late...no idea who she could of got that from!
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| 40 Week Bump - hopefully the last..apparently I'm past the point of smiling. |
December 19th: 40 week doc appointment today...which I really hoped I could cancel. Everything seems to still be ok with me and baby. The doctor said we'll induce in a week if baby doesn't show up before then. For now, I have a whole bunch of the standard overdue tests (ultrasound, non-stress, biophysical profile) scheduled for Christmas Eve - I REALLY hope I can cancel these!
December 21st: I'm starting to get frustrated at times. I am going to try to remember to never, ever, ever ask another pregnant woman "Is baby is here yet?" or "Still pregnant?" or any variation of this question. I know people mean well and are just excited but after a few weeks of answering these questions multiple times a day you get a little sick of hearing them. Believe me - I am not holding in the baby for my own amusement and I will let it be known when I have the kid!
December 22nd: I apparently don't sleep anymore...I just take a lot of short naps throughout the day. I guess I might as well get used to that now.
December 23rd/24th: Woke up with major contractions at 6:30 in the morning (after going to bed at 3:00am) so I woke Jay up and said you better start timing contractions. By about 10:30am my contractions were coming every four to five minutes for two hours and the doc told me to head to the hospital. Once we got there I spent about three in the triage area where they were assessing if I was in true labor or not. They were on the fence about admitting me but since I was overdue they decided to keep me (which is good because I wasn't leaving). At this point my contractions were frequent and painful and I opted for the epidural. I had nice thoughts about doing a natural childbirth but I don't regret the epidural for one second. After a few hours I wasn't really progressing so they ended up starting pitocin. After 21 hours of active labor and 59 minutes of pushing baby was finally born at 4:07am on 12/24/12!!! Eleanor Iris was 8lbs, 3oz and 19 inches long and is the most amazing little creature!
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| Family Photo! |
...and now the real fun begins! :)
