36 Week Update

How Far Along? 36 Weeks! 

Size of Baby?  About the size of a honeydew melon…approximately 18 ½ inches long and almost 6 lbs!         

Maternity Clothes?  Maternity…I am tempted to buy some new maternity clothes but I keep having to remind myself I’m only going to be pregnant for another month…I don’t really NEED to buy more stuff…I’m already doing plenty of spending for the baby!     

Weight Gain?  Still chillin’ at the 20ish lb mark. 

Gender?  Boy!  Robert Oscar

Sleep?  Sleep is great when I don’t have heartburn.  Unfortunately, I keep eating chocolate and getting heartburn.  :-\ STOP YOURSELF…BE STRONG, JENNI!        

Food Cravings?  Nothing in particular! 

What I Miss? Being able to eat dinner while sitting on the couch…unfortunately my belly is so big it makes it awkward to try to eat unless I’m sitting at a table.  And that whole “use your belly as a shelf” thing doesn’t work for me. 

Symptoms?  Heartburn, round ligament pain, general giant-ness and uncomfortableness.      

Belly Button?  Out

Best Moment of the Week?  I think this whole week’s been pretty fantastic…we moved into our new house, I’ve been doing baby laundry, washing all his clothes in special “baby safe” detergent and stuff…and next week I plan on going final baby shopping.  Robert’s room has been painted, we have his crib and changing table/dresser in his room and set up, so now it’s just filling it up with all his fun stuff! 

P.S. Random strangers are now commenting on my belly... “When are you due?”  “Do you know what you’re having?” and the weirdest… “Don’t date!” which was spoken directly to my belly by a bizarre Walmart employee.  Uhhh…ok?  The employee did ask me what I was having, to which I responded “Boy” and then he proceeded to tell my belly not to date.  So strange.  I quickly got my over-the-door towel rack and left the area.

35 Weeks and Giant

I don't really have an update today...I'm just feeling giant, even though I know I don't LOOK that huge.  Sometimes I really wonder how my stomache can actually grow anymore...it just feels so tight and stretched! 

We've moved into our new house this weekend (yaaay!) and things are getting put away/organized, slowly but surely.  The whole house is basically white, so color needed to be added, pronto.  We painted the master bedroom a bright green, like we had in our house in Dallas, and we painted the office a really nice warm yellow-y beige color (Honeysuckle Beige, to be exact).  We painted the little dude's room also (a nice warm teddy bear brown color), we've put together his crib and moved in his changing table/dresser.  I've also done a load or two of baby laundry with special ultra sensitive laundry detergent.  I still have lots to do, though!  Plus I really want to paint the dining room, kitchen, living room, and foyer...just a few more rooms, right?

Fun fact, my doctor here takes ultrasound pics every time I go in (which is once a week now), so I get lots of pictures of my sweet Rob-O.  I think I'm kind of crazy about him already!  Here are a few 3D pictures of him from our last appointment on Monday.  So funny!!

 

Yes, I think I need to give him a hug :)

Home Owners Once Again!

We closed on our new house this morning!  Hooray!!  We spent the rest of the afternoon painting and moving some boxes/unloading kitchen stuff.  Tomorrow we're moving furniture, painting, and doing more unloading.  More to come later!  Right now I'm pooped, but LOVE the new house. :)

Post Doctor Update

So we went to our new doctor today, hooray!  He was much better than the last one!!!  Talked a lot and talked fast, but was nice and seemed more interested in me and BJ rather than my chart.  We got a couple of pictures of little Rob-O and I am starting my weekly visits, so I'll be heading back next week!  He did an ultrasound, and baby is head down (hooray) but still pretty high, so the doctor doesn't think he'll be making an appearance anytime too soon.  Baby Robert might end up being a bobble head, as his head was measuring a couple weeks ahead of schedule, with the rest of his body measuring at or a little behind schedule.  But he'll be a cute bobble head :).  Everything looks good, so we are right on track for the normal due date (October 27)!  Yay!

34 Week Update

34 Weeks...shirt makes my belly look lumpy!

How Far Along? 34 Weeks! 

Size of Baby?  Weighs about as much as your average cantaloupe (4.75 lbs) and is about 18 inches long.       

Maternity Clothes?  Maternity…however it’s getting cooler outside (yaaay fall!) but I have mostly summer maternity clothes…soooooo I’m starting to wear pre-maternity cardigans with my maternity tanks.  Also, I have 2 pair of maternity jeans, therefore they’re getting a lot of wear.     

Weight Gain?  20ish lbs…we’ll see the official weight gain at the new doctor’s appointment tomorrow! J

Gender?  Boy!  Robert Oscar (Rob-O, Rosco, ROD, Roberto, Pumpkin, Little Monkey, there are a plethora of nicknames as of right now). 

Sleep? Still sleeping well aside from the 2-3 potty breaks in the middle of the night      

Food Cravings?  Nothing in particular…getting back on my normal “diet” this week…meat, veggies, fruit, with allowances for chocolate J. 

What I Miss? Being able to get off the couch without a struggle, being able to bend over to pick stuff up, being able to move/carry stuff, being able to do a decent workout (no joke, my “workout” on Saturday was walking a mile…it took me 27 minutes…bleh).    

Symptoms? Heartburn, and I’m starting to feel some sharp little pains here and there…are they Braxton Hicks contractions?  No clue.      

Belly Button?  Out

Best Moment of the Week?  This weekend my sister-in-law threw a fabulous little baby shower for me! (Shout out, Crystal!) She did an AWESOME job decorating and making little foods for it!  I was thoroughly impressed!!  My cousin, Jessica, got me the CUTEST cake as well (holla for argyle!).  I felt very loved!!  J  Thanks everyone!!

 

Welcome sign on the front door

Yummy foods and cute decorations

Balloons, decorations, gifts

Parting gifts

Cake!  Yum!  It tasted as good as it looked!

Also, we’re VERY excited about going to the new doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning!  I’ll do a quick update after the appointment as well.  Childbirth classes start on Tuesday, so that could be awesome and traumatizing.  Hopefully more of the former than the later.

AND, this week is the week we close on our new house!!  Hooray!!  I’ve already scheduled our electricity to be turned on, gas to be turned on, and cable/internet to be turned on.  I have to go to city hall to get the water turned on, so I’ll do that this week sometime.  I’ve also scheduled carpet cleaners to come on closing day so we’ll have them nice and clean before we move in!  Things are happening fast!!  Yay!

33 Week Update

I'm not using the normal template today, I'm just too lazy. :) 

I'm 33 weeks as of Saturday, I'm feeling huge and very pregnant and it's getting harder to get comfortable.  I wake up 2-3 times a night to go to the bathroom, my hips usually hurt when I wake up, and after climbing the stairs my legs/bum are kind of burning like I've just done a million lunges.  What was Rob-O's judo chops to the ribs now feels like Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling around in my stomach...less sharp jabs more rolling and tossing and turning.  I still have lots of heartburn, I'm mostly in maternity clothes (even my big t-shirts are getting too short), and I'm pretty much all belly, as people have been telling me.  Luckily, my ankles/feet/fingers haven't swollen, so I'm still wearing my rings and my high heels (when the occasion calls for them).  I have a doctor's appointment with a NEW doctor on Monday (one that was recommended by friends), and I'm looking forward to that! 

Also, we're supposed to close on our new house next week!!  Eeeek!!  So excited!!  I can't wait to get settled in before the baby is born.  We're going to have the carpets cleaned and we need to paint a few rooms, then we'll be ready to move in!  We'll pick up the crib and changing table/dresser that weekend and I'll spend the next week unboxing things and putting them together, getting the car seat all prepared, and washing sheets, clothes and the cloth diapers that I've ordered.  Yes, we're doing cloth diapers.  It should be interesting.  :)

I look pretty terrifying in this pic, so ignore me from the shoulders up...focus on the bump.

32 Week Update

How Far Along? 32 Weeks

Size of Baby? Well The Bump says the same thing as it did last week,15.2 to 16.7 inches long and anywhere from 2.5 to 3.8 lbs, but this time it's saying squash sized instead of pineapple.  Baby Center says he's about 3.75 lbs (the weight of a large jicima) and 16.7 inches, which is just the larger size of the range that The Bump gives.

Maternity Clothes? Maternity and BJ's t-shirts (mine are all so short!)  

Weight Gain?  Per the doctor's office visit yesterday morning, I think we're rocking about 19 lbs.

Gender? Boy! Robert Oscar

Sleep? Sleeping well! When I wake up to go pee, it's hard to get out of bed, but I manage.

Food Cravings?  Normal Jenni cravings, i.e. sugar.  Trying to reign it in though.

What I Miss? Dairy without the pain of heartburn. Sleeping on my belly or back.   

Symptoms? Heartburn, jumpy belly, and hip pain at night.

Belly Button? Out

Best Moment of the Week?  We closed on our house in Dallas!  It's a done deal, sold and no longer ours to deal with.  Yaaay!  Now we just need to finalize the purchase of the NEW house (closing is still scheduled for the 20th) and move in!  Also, we got a crib and dresser/changing table for Robert!  Yaaaay again!  One other big thing to mark off the list! 
 

Please ignore the crazy hair and the make-up-less face.  I look atrocious.

So I also went to my first OB visit here in Tulsa with a doctor that my Dallas OB had suggested.  I LOVED my Dallas OB...this one though, not so much.  I appreciate physicians that listen to what I'm saying, will talk to me and at least make an effort to get to know the person that they're treating.  I'm not expecting them to be my BFF or anything, but I'd like them to at least try to be present in the conversation when in the room with me. 

So I went to this new OB in Tulsa and answered all the normal questions with the nurse.  I explained to her that I didn't take the glucose test because I check my blood sugar on a regular basis in the morning when I get up and an hour or two after meals, and I know what it SHOULD be because I have husband and sister-in-law that are both diabetic and I'm pretty well versed in the subject.  I completely understand any physician/nurse's initial concern when they hear that I didn't take the glucose test, but after I get a chance to explain myself they typically are much more "ok" with it (again, if the doc just gets to know me they will realize that I'm a huge information nerd and love tracking crap like that and I'm going to be aware if something like a change in blood sugar trends happens).  The nurse also listened to the baby's heartbeat and took my blood pressure.  In Dallas, the doctor was always the one that listened to the heartbeat, but I guess it just depends on the practice.  I think it might show that the Dallas OB was much more "hands on" with her patients, but who really knows. 

Then the doc came in after the nurse.  The doctor basically asked me the same questions that the nurse just did (does the nurse not take notes?  Does the doc not read them before she asks me the same thing?) while looking down at her papers and when she asked me if I had taken the glucose test, I go "Actually, I opted out of it --" and before I could finish my sentence she interrupted with "It's not an option."  So I go on to explain WHY my doctor in Dallas was comfortable with me not taking it (see above explanation of blood sugar checking).  She didn't make any further protests about it, but then goes on to say, "So both your husband AND your sister-in-law have type 1 diabetes?  Is that your husband's sister?  Your baby already has bad genes!"  Hold the phone...yes, this doctor just told me that my baby has bad genes.  WHO SAYS THAT TO A FIRST TIME MOM?!?!?!?  I can only hope it was her ill attempt at humor.  I was kind of shocked and just laughed and was like, "Yeah, well it's something we're very cognizant of and something we will be watching for in the future...".  After that she just gave me a lab order to go get a CBC done to check for anemia (since normally the anemia test is done w/ the glucose test) and measured my tummy and sent me on my way.  I made another appointment, which I will be cancelling.  I told BJ what she said and he was not too happy about it (understandably). 

I've asked around and have made another appointment with another doctor here in Tulsa.  This doctor was referred to us by some of our close friends, so we have a much better feeling about this one!  We also reserved a spot in child birth classes at one of the local hospitals, so that will be SUPER helpful (starts September 18th!) and I can't wait learn some stuff, b/c I'm flying blind right now with this whole labor and delivery thing. 

Holy cow I can't believe I only have 8 more weeks (give or take!)!!