Hopefully Back To Feeling Good!

I am so happy the last two weeks are over!!
Christmas felt like a blur, and I cannot believe I am 30 Weeks pregnant!

My last post I was telling you all about my pre term labor symptoms. Luckily they did not get any worse, but the weekend before Christmas I came down with something AWFUL! My Dr. thinks I had/have pleurisy. I had the most horrible cough/bronchial infection plus a fever.

I still needed to do a lot of shopping, I was wanting to feel better so badly but it just stuck around. My wonderful hubby did mostly all of the Christmas Shopping for me, and he didn't feel the best either. I was so worried that I would start some labor symptoms again with how much I was coughing. I didn't, and I was so glad!! My Dr. gave me the Z Pak, and I was able to take Tylenol with that. It is not easy being sick while pregnant, there is not much to take to get some relief!

So today is the first day that I feel a lot better, I still cough but at least I feel good. Basically I have been in bed for almost the last 2 weeks!! HORRIBLE! I am back to work now, which is nice, I feel like I have a routine again. All the while I was sick, I kept thinking of how much I need to do before the baby comes, and I still am thinking that now! Hopefully now that I am feeling better I can get a lot of stuff done to prepare for the baby. Here are a few things on my list to get done for the baby soon!

1. Keep working on her nursery!

2. Organize her clothes that I have already!

3. Start packing hospital Bag!

4. Work on guest list for upcoming Shower!

5. Get Maternity Pic session lined up!

6. Finish Baby Registry...

...and I am sure there are lots more things to add to this list that are not coming to mind.

It is right around the corner!! I am so anxious, nervous and a little scared (about labor). Too think in about 2 months we will meet our little girl is so overwhelming to me. I sometimes still cannot comprehend that thought. I feel her moving, and I imagine how it will be to meet our Daughter, but it still doesn't come close as to how it will really be. Our lives are about to change very drastically!! I just pray that I will be a good Mommy!

I want to get a pregnancy update posted sometime this week. 30 Weeks! WOW!!

Hubby bought Savannah her first blanket, and two adorable outfits along with a set of headbands! He knows just what she needs! Below I posted pictures of the precious items!!

I bought some great things on Etsy for the Savannah and her nursery! I will share soon, as well as the Nursery painted! Oh, and I still have not heard back from the OB to see if I passed my Glucose test! I am very anxious to find out, I have a OB appointment later this week so I am hoping I will find out then. My appointments are now every two weeks!!

Our Little Blessing at 28 Weeks!! 3rd Trimester!!

Wednesday, December 15

Our Little Blessing at 28 Weeks and 2 Days!!

Hello 3rd Trimester

How far along? 27 Weeks and 2 Days

Baby's size and stats? By this week, Savannah weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. This information taken from Pregnancy.com

Gain? 17 Pounds! Last week at my Dr. App I gained 16 pounds, and this week I gained 17 pounds total. So I gained one pound last week.

Maternity clothes? Still mostly the same. All maternity bottoms, and a few regular shirts.

Sleep? Sleep is good unless I awake to my leg being numb, then I switch sides, after I go to the bathroom! :)

Foods I am loving? Milk, chocolate candies, spaghetti.

Foods I am hating? Plain Chicken, turkey.

Best moment this week? This week was a little crazy, actually a lot crazy. The best moment for me was to see Savannah on the ultrasound screen, and to know that she is ok!!

Movement? She has been moving quite a bit, and I love every single movement. I had been feeling something under my ribs when I sit, and I thought it was a foot, but it turns out it is her head!! She is breech. I am praying that she will turn on her own by 36 weeks. If not they will try to turn her at 36 weeks, but due to my anterior placenta (placenta is in the front) they are not able to do much to try and move her. Which means a c-section. :(

Symptoms? I had an attempted pre-term labor scare this week, and am off of work for a week until hopefully it will calm down. On Monday I started cramping really badly, and then bleeding. Can you say SCARED!! The cramping did subside, but the bleeding did not. So I immediately called my Doctor's office, they had me come in to see the Doctor. I had some spotting in the past, but that was due to the polyp I had develop on my cervix. But this was different, this was painful and a lot more bleeding, and bright red. We got to the Doctor, and my blood pressure was low, which contributed to why I felt very faint and nauseated that morning. I was examined, and nothing seemed out of place, or wrong. Savannah's heart rate was at 156, which was down from a week ago when it was at 165. I contribute that to my low blood pressure. He wanted me to be off work for a week, so hopefully they would be able to give me some answers in the meantime. I went in yesterday for an ultrasound to check on everything. Savannah was cozy inside my tummy! She is so precious!! She was measuring a week behind, so she is a little small, but that is totally normal at this point. She is also Breech, which I explained earlier. But other than that nothing seemed to be wrong, and they could not give me an answer as to why the bleeding occurred. They said the cramping/contractions were a threatened pre-term labor attempt. I am scheduled to do do my Glucose Test tomorrow, and to see a Doctor who will give me more details as to what they all found from the ultrasound. Hopefully everything will check out fine tomorrow. I did have another strong cramping/contraction this morning but no bleeding, and I immediately laid down, and have been laying pretty much ever since. I talked to the Doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just for a preliminary look at the ultrasound, and he thinks since we did not find anything out of the ordinary at first glance, it could just be the way my body is handling the pregnancy. He said my body is not handling it very strongly, so hopefully that is all that is wrong, and Savannah is fine!! I would love to know if anyone experienced anything similar to this during there pregnancy!!

Gender? A GIRL...Our Sweet Savannah

What I'm looking forward to? Tomorrow's appointment to see if everything looks good.

Milestones: 3rd Trimester

Weekly Pics!

Black is not a good color for these, because it makes it so hard to see the growing bump! Hopefully next week will be a lighter colored shirt.

Today I feel so blessed that Savannah is still in my tummy!!

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Savannah's Very First Christmas Ornament

The other day I was at a craft show, and they had a booth that hand painted ornaments. I was sold as soon as I saw this pink ornament!! I was able to tell them what I wanted and she had it ready for me in a half hour!! I was so super excited to check it out! Lets say I was very impressed with the lady's talent!!

I never realized how difficult it is to get a good, clear picture of an ornament! Here are some of the clearest shots I could get. These pictures do not even come close as to picturing how nice it turned out! I wanted a Zebra print themed ornament with her first and middle name on the front, as well as a baby snowman.

The baby snowman has a Zebra print scarf, and ear muffs on!! How Presh!

Below you can see her name better.

Then on the back I wanted it to say Christmas 2010!

I was so excited to show hubby!! He thought it was pretty cool!! It is now hanging on our tree with care!!


I cannot wait to get out her precious ornament next year when she is here with us!

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Our Little Blessing at 27 Weeks!!!!

Monday, December 6, 2010
Our Little Blessing at 27 Weeks! Last week in my 2nd Trimester!!! Unbelievable!!!

How far along? 27 Weeks

Baby's size and stats? This week, our baby weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, our baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle. This information taken from Pregnancy.com

Gain? I still don't want to know! But I will need to get on the scale at the Dr.'s very soon. I feel like I gained so much!

Maternity clothes? I adore maternity dresses they are so comfy and so cute. I only have like two that I really like. I mostly wear my black pants to work, I need to find about one or two more pants, and about two more sweaters. Hopefully this week I will be able to shop a little, I really appreciate all your advice on where to shop!! I want to try Target and The Goodwill.

Stretch marks? I have not noticed any new ones since pregnancy. I've been lathering on my usual lotion. I have been thinking I should have bought some stretch mark lotion, like the Palmer's lotion. I just use Johnson's Stress Relief, and I love it but I am not sure how how good that it handles stretch marks!

Sleep? Sleep is still good, except for my left side going numb after laying on it for a while.

Foods I am loving? Milk and a lot of my usual food likes.

Foods I am hating? Plain Chicken, turkey.

Best moment this week? Getting Savannah her very first Christmas Ornament! Post coming on that soon!

Movement? When I read that baby stats for this week, I realized that I felt Savannah have hiccups a few days! I guess I always thought they would last a lot longer. It felt like a bunch of popping, really quickly, so precious!! She has been kicking more consistently, but they are still not as hard as before which makes me still believe that she has repositioned herself. Another reason I believe that is because she kicks or punches my bladder so often. It is the weirdest, most uncomfortable feeling I have ever felt. Most of the hard movements are against my bladder. I am really curious as to what position she is in, I am hoping that my Dr. can give me an idea. So overall, movement has been good this week.

Symptoms? Still feeling a little faint/nauseated in the mornings. I really appreciate your comments on that. One beautiful lady said that she read it is normal at this point in pregnancy to feel that way. That made me feel so much better, and it makes total sense to me. Recently I have felt like I cannot breath after I eat dinner, it gets bad. I feel like my insides are so scrunched. I think Savannah is getting bigger. I am wondering how my belly will be able to stretch more, it feels so stretched, especially after I eat too much.

Gender? A GIRL...Our Sweet Savannah

What I'm looking forward to? Dr. Appointment this week.

Milestones: Last week in my 2rd Trimester!!! WOW!!

Weekly Pics!

Today I feel so blessed that I am carrying such a precious little miracle!!

I would love to hear how any of you mommy's felt at this point in your pregnancy!

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Answer To Some Questions and A Few More Things...

This will be a really random post, I have some questions that I am finally getting answered and some other things.

First of all, I want to let you know that Savannah is kicking quite a bit! I am almost certain that she has changed position, because she is loving to kick/punch my bladder!! Yesterday it was at the point that it was painful, and very uncomfortable!! But all the while I was overjoyed that she is moving even if I almost peed myself a few times!! HA! She likes to move around really early in the morning! Thank you for all your comments on this from my last post!

I wanted to ask for some advice from my readers! This morning while at work I slowly kept feeling more and more nauseous, then a little faint, and dizzy (like everything was starting to spin). I was sure I would either throw up or faint! I put my feet up, but that did nothing. Then I went outside to get some fresh air, that didn't do much either. So I went in the back and laid down on my left side, that helped so much!! When I got up I felt a lot better but still not normal. So I thought maybe I needed to eat something (I had breakfast just about an hour or so before), so it's not like I was even hungry. I thought maybe something sugary would help, sure enough after eating a few bites of yogurt and a small monster cookie I felt a lot better. So my question is, "What caused this?" and "Should I be worried?"

Thank you all so much for the tips on where to shop for Maternity clothes!! I had quite a bit of suggestions! Sadly we do not have a Ross around here (that I know of), it sounds like a great store! Some of you mentioned Target and I don't know why I didn't ever check them out! I went on there website and found almost exactly what I was hoping to find! Here are a few things that I will hopefully be purchasing soon!

A few tanks! Mine are all getting way to stretched!!

Image from Target Maternity

A pair of dark wash jeans, anything to slim my legs/hips! HA!
Image from Target Maternity

Next are my favorite items! Sweaters! I would love to get all of these!

Image from Target Maternity

Image from Target Maternity

In my last weekly update I posted that I am craving French Fries! One reader did ask about that. She thought it was neat how things (cravings, etc) change through out pregnancy. Up till about a month ago I hated any fried foods, then one day I was craving french fries so badly!! That is all I ate for lunch, poor Savannah, what a healthy lunch! NOT! It is so crazy to me how my cravings have changed!

I got quite a few comments on my hair a few posts ago. Yes, my hair is (was) extremely long! I had not done anything to my hair since I found out I was pregnant, and it was long to begin with. A few days ago I finally was able to get my hair done! I did a high lite and a 4 inch trim! Let me tell you I felt like a new person! I loved my really long hair, but it was getting so hard to style. I also really needed a high lite, and I feel so fresh again!

Before:

After:

On this next one you can see the length!

If you have any other questions for me, please let me know! I would be happy to answer them!

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!!

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Our Little Blessing at 26 Weeks!!

Wednesday, December 1
Our Little Blessing at 26 weeks and 2 Days! Only 96 days to go!!!

How far along? 26 Weeks and 2 Days.

Baby's size and stats? She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches from head to heel.

Gain? No idea, and at this point I don't care to know! HA! Next week I should have the answer to this one!

Maternity clothes? Loving my maternity clothes. I got a pair of black dress pants and they are so comfy!! I also got a pair of really comfortable panty hose to wear with some dresses that I got. I do need to go buy some more sweaters/turtlenecks. Anyone know of a good place to shop for maternity clothes?

Stretch marks? I have not noticed any new ones since pregnancy.

Sleep? I am so glad that sleep is good right now! I only need to get up to use the bathroom about 2 times.

Foods I am loving? French Fries! Sweets! AHHHH!!

Foods I am hating? Plain Chicken.

Best moment this week? Realizing that Savannah will be here before we know it!

Movement? I had been feeling pretty strong movement from Savannah, but these past few days I have not felt her a lot. Hubby and I were getting kind of worried about it. I did call my nurse, and she said they would like for me to feel 10 kicks every 2 hours at my stage in pregnancy. I did not feel that many. Then during the night last night I woke to her kicking. I was so happy!! The kicks are not as strong as they were before, so I am wondering if she moved and is kicking against my placenta (which is in the front for me), which would cause me not to feel her as much. I will be monitoring this closely until my Dr. Appointment next week.

Symptoms? I had a bladder infection a few weeks ago, but I am so thankful that has completely cleared up. I feel good except for my feet/legs getting tires. I need to do better with resting during the day. I tend to go, go, go and not sit and put my feet up. Also after I eat I feel like I can't breath! HA! I have a feeling this might get worse!

Gender? A beautiful baby GIRL, Savannah Lane!!

What I'm looking forward to? The Holidays! Baby Showers! Getting her nursery ready!

Milestones: Almost in my 3rd Trimester!!! WOW!!

Weekly Pics!

I Love This Time Of Year, and A SPECIAL Post!

I hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving! I know that we did. I have so much to be Thankful for this year.

1. I am Thankful for Jesus dying on the cross for me.

2. I am Thankful for the special times my hubby and I have together before our little girl arrives.

3. I am Thankful for our healthy Pregnancy.

4. I am Thankful for Family/Friends to share the Holidays with.

5. I am Thankful for peaceful nights in my warm home.

6. I am Thankful for a job I love. I would dread going to work and hating my job. (it's bad enough just thinking you're at work, LOL)

7. I am Thankful we overcame Infertility. Here is the post I did last year, so please don't lose hope if you are going through Infertility. I remember it was especially hard around the Holidays.

Here is a picture of the VERY happy parents to be on Thanksgiving Day! I am 25 Weeks.

I thought I would fill you all in on a little secret! Well, it was supposed to be a secret until our little girl arrives, but we cannot wait that long to share!!

Our Sweet little girl's name is.......

Savannah Lane

I am so anxious to meet our Sweet Savannah, and I feel so Blessed to be her Mommy!!

Our Little Blessing at 23 Weeks!!

Monday, November 8
Our Little Blessing at 23 weeks!

How far along? 23 Weeks

Baby's size and stats? Now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound, I may be able to see her squirm underneath my clothes!

Gain? I have a Dr. App tomorrow so I will get an accurate total then! I am thinking it will be over 10 pounds.

Maternity clothes? I am in desperate need of more maternity clothes!! Hopefully this week I will be able to go shopping for some more. I really need warm maternity clothes since it is starting to get cold here.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep for me has been difficult. I always fall asleep pretty well, then after midnight I will wake up at least 3-4 times to use the bathroom. So my sleep is really broken. I know its hard now, but I think it will help me once the baby comes. At least then I will be used to getting up some during the night. Prior to pregnancy I slept SOLID the whole night.

Foods I am loving? Not really anything different this week. I get hungry and it seems I can never find anything that sounds good. I hope this passes soon.

Foods I am hating? Plain chicken, fried foods, canned foods.

Best moment this week? Picking up our crib and then helping (mostly watching) hubby put it together!!!!


Movement? I have been feeling slightly stronger movement this past week. I have been watching to see if I can see her moving from the outside, but I have not. :( Can't wait for that!!

Symptoms? I felt a urinary tract infection coming on yesterday, and was so scared! I immediately took some Zinc and Vitamin C, and started to drink a lot of water. This morning I felt a lot better, but I am really glad that we have a Dr. app tomorrow.

Gender? A beautiful baby GIRL!!

What I'm looking forward to? Doing more prep in her room, and when hubby can feel her moving!

Milestones: Crib is put together!!

Weekly Pics!

Today I feel so blessed to have a healthy baby girl growing inside me. Some days I can't even comprehend that I am pregnant.

Our Little Blessing at 22 Weeks!!

I am so sad that I have not posted an update since Week 19. Everything with the pregnancy is going so great. Life just got in the way of blogging these past two weeks.

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Monday, November 1

Our Little Blessing at 22 weeks!

How far along? 22 Weeks

Baby's size and stats? She weighs almost a pound by now!

Gain? I have gained a total of 10 pounds! I can totally feel that I have!

Maternity clothes? I wear all maternity bottoms, and will proabably start to wear some of my maternity tops soon.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is great. I still get up to use the bathroom quite a bit, and I keep waking up on my back. I try to prop a pillow behind me so I don't roll over.

Foods I am loving? Foods with flavor and my newest craving...Chocolate!!!!

Foods I am hating? Plain chicken, fried foods.

Best moment this week? When a lady at church came up to me and asked me if I am going to have a baby. I almost screamed out "Yes" but I said it in a normal tone. :) I have been looking forward to the point in my pregnancy when people can tell I am pregnant. This is something that I would dream of when we were going through infertility. Some days I still cannot believe that I am pregnant.

Movement? I felt her move for the first time on October 23rd (almost 21 weeks)!!! I was sitting in my car just ready to get out, and I feel tons of little popping sensations. I just sat there and tears started streaming down my face. My precious little girl was kicking, she is real, I actually am pregnant!! She has been kicking mostly everyday since. I treasure each and every time I can feel her.

Symptoms? Eat, Eat and Eat. I am like a starved pig when it comes to food.

Gender? A beautiful baby GIRL!!

What I'm looking forward to? When I can see her moving from the outside of my stomach, and mostly the day when my hubby can feel her kicks too. He has tried, but I think they are not quite strong enough yet.

Milestones: Lots of kicking. I have been waiting for the kicks for so long!

Now for some pics! My hubby was not home so I had to take them myself! This is the first time that the pictures are not taken in the usual spot. I want most of them to be in the same spot, I think that it helps when you compare them later on. Hopefully next week they will be back at the original spot!! When I look at these I can see that I have been growing!!

This is my first bare belly shot!!

I hope you are all having a great start to November 1st!

Big Step Towards Her Arrival!!

We have been busy preparing for our little one. The first step to start on her room was to move the office out of her room. So we had to prepare another room into the office. We basically just had to paint, but it needed it so badly!! Here are some more pictures. I love the way it turned out. My hubby picked out the paint color, and he did a fabulous job!!

Before: Yeah, let's not even talk about the before! HA! This was a room that we had not done anything to since we moved in. I just had a whole bunch of anything in this room, mostly kids toys.

After:

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Can't wait to start on her room now! There is so much to do, and I am sure we will be working on it right up to her arrival! I cannot believe I am almost 20 weeks! WOW! Praise God!