31 weeks & Rhogam shot

So today I got to take a trip back to Winchester Hospital for my Rhogam shot because I'm lucky and I'm Rh-negative - hooray! They took a sample of my blood to test and see if my body is making any Rh-positive antibodies and gave me a shot in the arm to prevent my body from doing so.

A lot of the time I can feel various parts of the baby sticking out, I'm not quite sure what I'm feeling, a knee... a bum... once I'm pretty sure I felt a leg because the bump was long as opposed to rounded, but it's nice to make contact with the little one inside. I am not sleeping very well - not because of bathroom breaks - although those are quite frequent - but I'm very restless in bed and I often sleep in the guest bedroom where the mattress is a bit firmer and it's a bit quieter.

30 weeks

Today is exactly 30 weeks, the baby's kicks have become more muffled but now I can feel movement much more often as she repositions herself throughout the day. Sometimes she stretches out and she hits me in the pelvis and the ribs at the same time. Two weeks ago she was nearly 3lbs so I'm guessing by now she weighs atleast 3.5lbs to maybe closer to 4. In the next weeks she is expected to gain about a half pound per week - so I'll start taking pictures weekly.

I've also noticed some swelling starting in my ankles and feet, but overall I feel very good. Not sure when I'll try to cut back my hours at work or if I will take a couple weeks off before the baby's due.

28 weeks

This was tentatively our last level 2 ultrasound at Winchester Hospital, I also had an appointment this morning with my OB to take the glucose challenge test - which screens for gestational diabetes. The drink was a joke - people have talked about it being gross & that it makes you want to vomit - it's basically soda without carbonation - very easy to swallow.
We were excited to see Angela again, in her increasing cramped quarters. at 2 lbs 11oz she is measuring in the 57th percentile and the doctor was very happy with her development. He estimated that she will weigh between 8-8.5lbs when she arrives, we'll see how that pans out. I think she was kind of sleepy when the tech was doing the u/s - she had one arm up by her head when we first saw her. But then she started moving around a bit, putting her hand in her mouth (which is what she is doing in the picture) & we even caught a glimpse of her taking a very big yawn - it was so cute. We also got a very clear glimpse of her undercarriage...definitely a little girl and not a boy - haha. We also got to see a couple 4D images of her face - totally amazing - it was very much like being able to look at her for real.
I've been feeling her movements a lot, not just kicks but now I can feel her roll around which is fun & I spend a lot of my time holding my belly if I'm not doing anything.

27 going on 28 weeks

So at my doctor's appointment last Friday - I did not take the glucose challenge test because they booked my appointment for too late in the day, however it seems I have somehow managed to gain 12 pounds in 4 weeks as opposed to the usual 4 pounds that is average. Wow. The doctor wasn't too worried, my overall weight gain has been ok. The next day when I was home I weighed myself with clothes on and I weight 5 pounds less than I did at the doctor's office - so, go figure. I have an appointment this coming Tuesday to do the glucose challenge test & then in the afternoon I have another level 2 ultrasound at the hospital to check the baby's development. Hopefully she'll weigh about 2 pounds, and it will be nice to "see" her again. From this point forward I will be seeing my OB every 2 weeks. Work has been good, but now I need to start thinking about who is going to take over some of my responsibilities - paperwork is somewhat easy to hand off, however my managerial input is not something I can expect from really anyone else... so I'm still not sure what to do about that.

Rub it for good Luck.

So, tomorrow is 25 weeks and the baby weighs somewhere in the range of 1.5 pounds. It's definitely becoming more challenging to do simple tasks - rolling over in bed, picking up & putting on my shoes etc... She kicks pretty frequently throughout the day but I've gotten more used to it - except I'm still not a big fan of when she kicks downward towards my cervix... that feels a bit weird; I guess I never thought that babies will kick more than just outwards towards your stomach.The morning sickness is only once in a while now and I tend to only get nauseous when I'm really hungry and need to eat. Other than that I feel pretty good!

A Whole Pound of Baby!

Today I am at exactly 22 weeks and had another Level 2 ultrasound at the hospital. So far so good, the baby is growing well and her heart/brain/other organ development is healthy.

This picture is a bit unclear (she was moving around while the tech got this shot) but you can see her nose in the middle, her eyes & her hands are up near her face, she is so much bigger now than before.

The baby bump has been expanding but my mother is on a trip to Israel and I let her borrow my camera, so I cant take any pictures until she gets back.

The baby has been moving/kicking a lot (although John can't feel them most of the time) and I have been experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions here and there. The first time I felt it, I was a bit unnerved but they are very infrequent and not very strong at all.

definite kicks

Yesterday after taking a nap I could really notice the baby moving around, although the kicks aren't strong enough to "see" yet when I put my hand on my belly I could feel each one of them. Later last night I had John put his hand on my belly, it seemed like the baby was even pushing back on his hand a little bit and he did get to feel some kicks. yay!