July 7, 2009 should be Livee's birthday if all goes as planned (that is, if I don't go into labor before then...which I don't think will happen since I was a week overdue with Hayden). I had an OB appointment this morning, and my uterus is measuring at exactly 30 weeks. I don't have any swelling yet and my blood pressure was also fine. I've gained around 22 lbs. It's more than I wanted, but I've been gaining steadily at around a pound a week. If that continues with 8 1/2 weeks to go, then I should end up at around 30 lbs overall. That will be just fine with me!!! I don't want to go over 35 lbs because I had a really hard time getting it back off with Hayden. Most people don't tell you that you actually retain an extra 5 to 10 lbs while you are breastfeeding. Since I was used to eating so much while nursing, after I weaned Hayden I actually put on more weight! I WILL do things differently this time around. Live and learn!!!
27 weeks (Left); 30 weeks (Right)
Livee is around 3 lbs right now and is dropping down into my pelvic area. She moves a lot when I sit at the computer, probably because I'm squishing her! She is around 15 1/2 inches long, and can open her eyes. She had been moving around a lot at night, but for the last week she has switched to daytime. She gets hiccups at least once a day, and I feel those when I'm being still. I'm still exercising twice a week and trying to eat pretty well. I do get cravings, though, and it's usually something bad. Last week it was Oreos. Yesterday it was an Italian sub from the pizza place. I never know! Bending over to get things is getting quite hard and shaving my legs gets me out of breath as does going upstairs. I've got pregnancy insomnia most nights, which means I wake up around 3 and stay awake for around 2 or 3 hours. It doesn't matter that I'm exhausted. I just can't go back to sleep. Around 3 pm, I tend to crash. I don't know if it's sugar levels or the extreme amount of progesterone but I usually have to lay on the couch for at least 30 minutes. I've got Livee's bag packed already and have the list for mine laid out. (Never can be too prepared!)
I go back on May 18th for my next appointment that will include an ultrasound and a non-stress test. The non-stress tests (NST's) will basically look for heartrate abnormalities and the doctor didn't seem too concerned that we will find any of those. They will be done weekly until Livee is here. Since things have been going well, the doctor was pretty confident that nothing will go wrong. To quote "Meet the Robinsons"... we just keep moving forward!
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