28 weeks, 5 days
Today is the last day of being 27 years old. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am thankful that I will only be 28. I don't dread approaching 30. I just dread approaching 30 with a newborn. So luckily, by the time my 30th birthday rolls around I will have a rambunctious 2 year old running around. Well, an almost 2 year old. Good enough! It's hard to believe I am celebrating my last birthday before becoming a mother. Well, I guess technically, some might already consider me a mom with her child still growing in her belly.
Wow. It's super crazy.
I pre-registered at the hospital about a month ago. It was the craziest thing to be filling out paperwork and where it concerned Gwen to write relationship to patient? Mom. That's the first time I had ever written those words while referring to myself and it seriously blew. my. mind.
So goodbye 27, hello 28! What a year it will be!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
THIRD TRIMESTER HERE I COME!
27 weeks, 5 days
This coming Tuesday I will hit 28 weeks. That means I am officially in my third trimester! Two down and one to go - amazing. Second trimester, much like first trimester, was good to me. While first trimester did bring some fatigue, some soreness, etc., second trimester was decently "golden". I had a few issues with infections but nothing that was too extreme. Sleep still is decent. I did experience a few nights of insomnia - but I am not quite big enough to be completely uncomfortable. I also seem to be waking up a little less to use the bathroom in the middle of the night; the calm before the storm as I am sure once Gwen starts putting on the baby fat she'll find my bladder to be quite the pillow.
I have my next doctor's appointment this coming Wednesday and from here on out I will have an appointment every two weeks. That is really going to help speed time up. Waiting a whole month between visits seemed like an eternity, but every two weeks will seem incredibly short. Just another two months of that and then it's on to weekly appointments!
This coming Tuesday I will hit 28 weeks. That means I am officially in my third trimester! Two down and one to go - amazing. Second trimester, much like first trimester, was good to me. While first trimester did bring some fatigue, some soreness, etc., second trimester was decently "golden". I had a few issues with infections but nothing that was too extreme. Sleep still is decent. I did experience a few nights of insomnia - but I am not quite big enough to be completely uncomfortable. I also seem to be waking up a little less to use the bathroom in the middle of the night; the calm before the storm as I am sure once Gwen starts putting on the baby fat she'll find my bladder to be quite the pillow.
I have my next doctor's appointment this coming Wednesday and from here on out I will have an appointment every two weeks. That is really going to help speed time up. Waiting a whole month between visits seemed like an eternity, but every two weeks will seem incredibly short. Just another two months of that and then it's on to weekly appointments!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
100 DAYS TO GO!
25 weeks, 5 days
It's official! I have a 100 more days of pregnancy (assuming the average pregnancy lasts 280 days). I am thrilled and amazed at just how fast the past 180 days have flown by. Tomorrow I will have 99 more days and finally be in the "double digits". Hard to believe a whole season has come and gone as we found out we were pregnant in March and now it is August!
I have a feeling that time will continue to whiz by thanks to a lot of things to look forward to in the coming months! This month we have two childbirthing classes to attend followed by my brithday. Next month is my baby shower. In October I hope to have a maternity photoshoot thanks to an awesome co-worker with an equally amazing camera and talent for taking pictures! Halloween will sneak up on us and by then I am literally 2 WEEKS away from the big day (hopefully!)
So in celebration of 100 days to go here is a picture my husband took of me and made into a beautiful keepsake. Isn't the shirt adorable? And the poem reads:
A year is a circle, twelve months in a row,
filled with so much to see and to know.
A year is a garland, four seasons in all,
a Spring, a Winter, a Summer, a Fall.
A year is a ring of new days and nights,
each of them bringing a thousand delights.
A year is a gift of Time all brand new,
and THIS year is waiting especially for YOU!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING BY
22 weeks, 2 days
Hooray! I can honestly say that lately I have been feeling Gwen move. Around week 20 I THOUGHT I was feeling movement, but as a first time mom I was questioning myself as to whether what I felt was baby or just gas. Ha! Over the past 2 weeks I have progressively become more and more sure that baby is making herself known.
At first it felt like butterflies fluttering by; a rumble in my tummy so faint that it was hardly noticeable. The last few days I have felt that fluttering become much stronger. She seems to like to say hi in the late evenings as I am lying down trying to fall asleep. In fact, she was so active the other night I SAW my stomach moving as she practiced her judo moves. It was very brief and very fleeting, but absolutely hysterical. My husband has even been able to feel her moving on occasion. The great thing is that she is only going to get more and more wiggly as the days go by!!! November where are you?! I'm already ready to meet my daughter, hehehe
Hooray! I can honestly say that lately I have been feeling Gwen move. Around week 20 I THOUGHT I was feeling movement, but as a first time mom I was questioning myself as to whether what I felt was baby or just gas. Ha! Over the past 2 weeks I have progressively become more and more sure that baby is making herself known.
At first it felt like butterflies fluttering by; a rumble in my tummy so faint that it was hardly noticeable. The last few days I have felt that fluttering become much stronger. She seems to like to say hi in the late evenings as I am lying down trying to fall asleep. In fact, she was so active the other night I SAW my stomach moving as she practiced her judo moves. It was very brief and very fleeting, but absolutely hysterical. My husband has even been able to feel her moving on occasion. The great thing is that she is only going to get more and more wiggly as the days go by!!! November where are you?! I'm already ready to meet my daughter, hehehe
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
20 WEEKS!
I am officially halfway there! I can't believe how fast the first half of my pregnancy went. It feels like just yesterday I was announcing my pregnancy. Now I am well into my second trimester, know the gender and am SO excited for November.
We had our 20 week ultrasound today. Gwen is growing like a weed! She is healthy and happy! She was moving around and making kissy faces at us. I just wish I could feel her moving!!!! I have an anterior placenta which means the placenta is growing on top of the baby between my belly and her. It basically acts like a pillow so until she gets a little bigger, I won't be feeling her much. Every now and then I think I feel something but I am not sure what I am waiting for! Regardless, seeing her move and hearing her heartbeat gave me the reassurance I was looking for.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
FAVORITE THINGS
17 weeks, 1 day
I was grabbing some lunch yesterday at the Kroger across from my work and as I pulled into the Expectant Mother's parking spot I couldn't help but smile. I love this little "perk". Up-close parking that feels like it's reserved just for me (oh, and the million other pregnant women). That made me start thinking about all of my other favorite things about being pregnant. My top ten list so far is as follows:
10. Up-Close Parking
9. Having an excuse to slack a bit on the housework
8. Afternoon naps that never felt better!
7. Using my craftiness to decorate the nursery!
6. Being able to call a room in my house "the nursery"
5. Anticipating the feeling of my baby moving
4. Knowing that wherever I go, I've got a little someone in/with me along for the ride
3. Enjoying the quiet moments with my husband before our lives are changed forever
2. Feeling like I am in the process of my life's greatest accomplishment
1. Watching my teary-eyed husband lean over to softly kiss my belly in the ultrasound room as we found out we were having a girl
9. Having an excuse to slack a bit on the housework
8. Afternoon naps that never felt better!
7. Using my craftiness to decorate the nursery!
6. Being able to call a room in my house "the nursery"
5. Anticipating the feeling of my baby moving
4. Knowing that wherever I go, I've got a little someone in/with me along for the ride
3. Enjoying the quiet moments with my husband before our lives are changed forever
2. Feeling like I am in the process of my life's greatest accomplishment
1. Watching my teary-eyed husband lean over to softly kiss my belly in the ultrasound room as we found out we were having a girl
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
BABY E?
16 weeks, 1 day
So I know a few of my friends and relatives were wondering why we were calling our unborn child "Baby E". Since becoming pregnant, we have gone back and forth on baby names. What a tough decision to come up with a name that 1.) You both can agree on and 2.) A name your child won't hate for the rest of their lives. We decided if it were to be a boy we would name him Ethan and if it were to be a girl we would name her Emma. Hence the reference of "Baby E".
With that being said, those decisions were made BEFORE I started researching name popularity. I had no clue that both Emma and Ethan are two of the most popular baby names of the last decade. In fact, in 2009, Emma ranked #1 for girls and Ethan ranked #2 for boys. I have since read that Emma has fallen in popularity to the #2 ranking, and I believe Ethan has dropped to #3 or #4. We racked our brains for different names, because even though we LOVE those names, I remember what it was like to be 1 out of 10 Jennifer's in each of my classes. We decided if it were a boy Ethan would just have to do - as it is at least falling in popularity. Emma, on the other hand, is just still far too popular and that leads us to our new chosen name for a girl: Gwen.
With all that in mind - we had a pleasant surprise today by learning at my 16 week ultrasound that we are having.........A GIRL! We are so lucky to have found out without having to wait until our 20th week scan! So Good-bye "Baby E", Hello "Gwen River Gordon". Mommy and Daddy love you, sweet baby girl!
So I know a few of my friends and relatives were wondering why we were calling our unborn child "Baby E". Since becoming pregnant, we have gone back and forth on baby names. What a tough decision to come up with a name that 1.) You both can agree on and 2.) A name your child won't hate for the rest of their lives. We decided if it were to be a boy we would name him Ethan and if it were to be a girl we would name her Emma. Hence the reference of "Baby E".
With that being said, those decisions were made BEFORE I started researching name popularity. I had no clue that both Emma and Ethan are two of the most popular baby names of the last decade. In fact, in 2009, Emma ranked #1 for girls and Ethan ranked #2 for boys. I have since read that Emma has fallen in popularity to the #2 ranking, and I believe Ethan has dropped to #3 or #4. We racked our brains for different names, because even though we LOVE those names, I remember what it was like to be 1 out of 10 Jennifer's in each of my classes. We decided if it were a boy Ethan would just have to do - as it is at least falling in popularity. Emma, on the other hand, is just still far too popular and that leads us to our new chosen name for a girl: Gwen.
With all that in mind - we had a pleasant surprise today by learning at my 16 week ultrasound that we are having.........A GIRL! We are so lucky to have found out without having to wait until our 20th week scan! So Good-bye "Baby E", Hello "Gwen River Gordon". Mommy and Daddy love you, sweet baby girl!
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