30 Week Appt

We had our 30 week appt. yesterday. There isn't really anything new to report. The baby's heart rate was 140-150's and he/she was moving all around (like usual!).

I've still been feeling good, for the most part. I'm pretty tired, but that is to be expected... especially since Tyler is non-stop! lol The baby seems to move around a lot more than Tyler did, but I'm sure it just feels that way because my placenta is in a different place. And any time I am holding Tyler, the baby starts kicking him! I'm sure that's a sign of what we have to look forward to!!

We are in the process of getting ready to start the new nursery. We aren't really sure how we are going to decorate yet, so hopefully it gets done before the baby comes! We have started looking for furniture to match the crib, but it's beginning to be a bigger process than we had thought it was going to be.

We go back to the midwife in 2 weeks... It's still so crazy we are 30 weeks along already!!

28 Week Update - 3rd Trimester

28 Week Baby Bump

We are officially beginning our 3rd trimester... Holy cow has this pregnancy gone fast!!

The baby weighs 2 and 1/4 lbs and is almost 15 inches long (according to babycenter) He/she is able to blink her eyes, and even has eye lashes now. I can't wait to meet the little booger!!

I went in for my 28 week labs yesterday, and had to take the 1 hr glucose test. Yuck. That stuff is awful! This afternoon we had our appointment with Sherry. The baby is measuring on schedule, (even though I feel WAY bigger than I was with Tyler at this point!) and his/her heart rate is in the 140's again :)

I am still having lots of braxton hicks contractions (which isn't any different than with Tyler - so Sherry is not concerned) My heart burn has come on with a vengiance - so it looks as though this little guy/girl is going to have lots of hair, just like Tyler did!

All of my blood tests came back normal, so that is good! Sherry let us know that we will start coming in every other week, now... I still cannot believe that we are this far along already!

Ultra Sound - 24 weeks, 2 days

Profile of Baby Hiestand #2

We had our follow up ultrasound today... my 'low lying placenta' has resolved!! It has 'moved' completely away from my cervix, so we are excited about that! I haven't spoken with Sherry yet, but I am hoping that when I do, I will be off all of my restrictions.

The baby was moving all around (like usual) and his/her heart rate was 132 today. You could tell that the baby was starting to get some fat on his face, even though he only weighs 1 lb, 10 oz right now. We got some really cute pictures of his little nose and mouth - it's crazy how much his nose and mouth looks like Tyler's!

24 Week Appointment

Today we had our 24 week appointment. The baby was moving around like crazy. His/her heart rate was in the 140's-150's and sounded great! We talked a lot with Sherry about the 'low lying placenta'. Apparently there was a little 'misunderstanding' after the last appointment... I should have been taking it easy again, no heavy lifting and no extra-curricular activities ;) and somehow we missed that information!!

So we are going to go ahead and have our follow up ultra sound tomorrow, instead of at our 28 week appointment, to see if it has resolved. If it has, then i will be able to go back to 'normal' activities. If not, then I would guess that she will want another one later on. Keep your fingers crossed it has resolved!!

Nate can feel the Baby kicking :)

Nate got to feel the baby kick tonight :) We are 20 1/2 weeks pregnant... and I had thought this was a lot earlier than Tyler, but it's actually about the same time! (I had to go back and look at Tyler's blog to be sure!)

I am feeling pretty good, just tired. Tyler really took off crawling on Monday (July 4th) so he has been keeping us on our toes (to say the least!) He also started pulling himself up on the crib and the pack-n-play at the sitter's, so it's just a matter of time before he is really off and running!

I have also really popped out, which is much earlier than with Tyler, but that was expected! So far, the only thing that I have really noticed to be much different than the last pregnancy, is that with this one, I do not have my little line on my belly. It showed up almost immediately with Tyler, and went away about 6 weeks post-partum. Seems kind of weird I didn't get it this time...

19 Week Ultrasound and Appt

Today we had our "big" ultrasound... where they check all the anatomical parts of the baby, and make sure everything is ok. The baby looked great :) We decided not to find out the baby's gender, right now, but we did have her print off a picture, and place it in a sealed envelope. We will keep the envelope in a safe place, just in case we decide later on, to find out :)

I do have a low lying placenta, so she will have to do a follow up u/s in a few weeks, to see if it has moved. It doesn't really "move", but as my uterus gets bigger, it will hopefully spread further from my cervix. If it happens to remain close, there is a chance I will not be able to deliver naturally. We have 21 weeks remaining, so I am sure it will take care of itself!

The baby's heart rate was 140 - so right in line with what Tyler's was! The baby measured right on schedule... so we are still going to have a Thanksgiving baby!!

15 Week Ultrasound and Appointment

Today we had our followup ultrasound. The baby's heart rate was 150 and everything looked good! My hemorrhage has resolved and I can go back to living my life!!! Woohoo!

She released me back to work, so I will start on light duty tomorrow. She said we can go on our evening walks, but she said I still needed to make sure I do not overdue it. It has been such a long 5 weeks, of not being able to do anything, but it totally has paid off!!

This time the ultrasound estimated his/her due date to be Nov 22 (the same date we calculated) so everything seems to be on schedule! Yay! :)