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| 12 weeks - 03/12/2006 |
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| No pot belly, just fat around the rim. |
Morning sickness is all but over. My growing uterus is squishing everything on the inside up into
my sternum which makes drinking, eating, laying down and walking uncomfortable. Today is my first day without a fever
since I have strep throat. I've been no good to the world for a week but I feel like I'm getting better. I was
sick, the baby is ok. I heard the heartbeat and it is pumping strong.
| 3/28/2006 |
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| 14 weeks, 2 days (we say 15 weeks, 2 days) |
We are now between 14 and 15 weeks. This information will be confirmed at our next doctor appointment.
Hopefully at that point we can tell the sex of the baby. Our appointment is at 17 weeks so they may want to wait until
after week 20 to find out the sex.
| 4/9/06 |
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| Surgery wounds |
March 29th I left work with a fever. Thinking that I was getting sick again with the same sickness
I had had just a few weeks ago, I didn't immediately call the doctor. The fever worsened over the weekend and I ended
up at the hospital on Monday. The original thought was that I was having an appendicitis so I was sent for testing.
The surgeon was not convinced that I needed surgery so I was kept overnight. The fever worsened overnight to 104 degrees
so first thing Tuesday morning I had surgery. They removed my appendix and said that I had ruptured it over three weeks
prior to that. I am now feeling much better but what a crappy thing to go through!
| 4/29/2006 |
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| 18 weeks, 6 days |
| Front view |
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| My scar is throbbing today |
The baby weighs between 7-8oz. now. We have another ultrasound
on the 19th of May to confirm the sex. My OB thinks it is a boy purely by the pace of the heartbeat. The ligaments
around the lower part of my abdomen are stretching. I feel the baby's movements all the time. It feels like
little poking sensations. We are about halfway there!
| 5/18/2006 |
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| 21 weeks along |
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| Baby is the size of a large banana and weighs in just under 1 pound. |
Jeff is really excited because he hasn't seen the baby since week #10. I am definately noticing a
turn for the better in my health. With more energy I have been walking and doing more physical things. And I also
noticed that since I've been exercising the small dizzy spells have not returned.
| 05/27/2006 |
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| The Prenatal Cradle back brace. |
I just got this back brace. The weight of the belly is redistributed to my shoulders to support my
growing belly so that not all of the weight is pulling on my spine.
| 06/04/2006 |
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| 24 weeks |
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| The scar is starting to stretch. |
This week the baby is between 8 and 11 inches long.
She should be around 1 pound, 6 oz. give or take and will be gaining muscle over the next week. They anticipate her
gaining another 6 oz. this week. She will also develop REM (rapid eye movement) and start dreaming.
Jeff and I set up her nursery this weekend and we had fun. We are so excited to
have her with us. We can't wait to share our joy with all the friends and family.
| between week 26 and 27 |
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| 6/19/2006 |
Lillian weighs in about 2 pounds now and has developed regular awake and sleep patterns.
She is moving around a lot now and able to kick me so hard that I wake up when I'm asleep. If you put your ear
on my belly around this week or next, you may be able to hear her little heartbeating.
| Almost to 28 weeks - 6/30/2006 |
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| That marks the start of the last trimester |
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| Definately feeling pregnant. |
Jeff will have to take a picture of me from now on
because it is too hard for me to reach around and hold out the camera.
I tried to sleep on my belly last night, but the baby
kicked me and told me to get off.
Her movements now are quite solid and when I put the
headphones on my belly she dances.
I have a blood glucose test on July 18th because I'm
getting fat. I had a rapid weight gain over the last 6 weeks and my OB got concerned. She said less refined sugar
- especially high fructose corn syrup and more water and exercise. I was drinking Snapple before class and she said
that they have more sugar in them than a whole Hershey chocolate bar.
The sugar is sticking to my ass.
Well, with weight gain it means that the baby is healthy
and not going to have health issues upon arrival. My OB measured my fundal height and it was 28cm which is right on
target.
| 7-12-06 |
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| 30 weeks pregnant |
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| big belly lady |
I'm told that my belly button will eventually pop out all the way. I don't think so.
I think mine would have by now so I think I'm stuck with a silly looking one.
The baby usually is found laying sideways. Everytime I lay down and am just ready to
fall asleep, she begins her kickboxing training. Some nights I hardly sleep because I am rolling from one position to
another trying to get comfortable. Then there are those nights where I am so exhausted I sleep for 11 hours and wake
up only to use the bathroom. My energy level has dropped again. They say it is due to the increasing levels of
progestrone. Jeff just bought me a folding eliptical machine and I'm excited to get busy and loose this babyfat.
I've also lost my feet.
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