I've been slacking in the blogging department, but thankfully all things pregnancy related have been uneventful lately so I wouldn't have much to write about anyway. Summer vacation has ended and that means I'm back at work (until maternity leave time which is 60 school days from today but who is counting? haha!) and things have been super busy trying to get everything ready for back to school time.
Since my last post the rest of the stuff for the nursery finally arrived. Pottery Barn Kids finally shipped me the bumper that I should've gotten back in June and now the crib bedding is complete. I was a little disappointed after putting it all together because I didn't absolutely love it like I thought I would, but after waiting so long and the hassle of getting it here I'm hoping it will grow on me. I don't hate it by any means, I just don't absolutely love it like I was hoping. The glider also arrived, but unfortunately the ottoman that went with it was broken in half when I opened the box. There were footprints on top of the box so I'm guessing that the UPS man probably used my box as a step to reach something else in his truck. After a phone call to Albeebaby.com to explain my predicament I was told to email them a photo of the broken ottoman along with the product number information. I really didn't want to have to ship everything back and then wait another few weeks to get a new one shipped in. Luckily, they told me that all I needed to ship back was the broken ottoman (and I could keep the actual glider). UPS came to pick it up a few days later and about a week later I had a new, not broken ottoman delivered to my door. Now all I need to finish up the nursery is a changing pad for the changing table, some decorations for the walls which I have already found on etsy, and Michael needs to paint the dresser that is currently occupying space in our garage. I'm glad to have all the big stuff done though even though baby won't be here for (hopefully) another 15 weeks.
I had my monthly check in appointment with my midwife a few weeks ago. She said that I was measuring right on target, which was good to hear since I feel like I'm so huge already. Baby girl had a good strong heartbeat of 156. I told her that I had chosen the bradley method classes rather than hiring a doula and she said "Oh the pressures on me then to be there during your labor". She has only missed two of her patients births during the time she's been practicing. Let's hope I'm not the third name to get added to that list. She asked me what pregnancy books I had been reading and I explained that I got halfway through three or four books and then stopped reading them all together because they were making me so paranoid about every little thing. I figure if something is really wrong, my body will let me know. I don't need to read a bunch of books that make me freak out about every little thing that happens during pregnancy. I'd rather just deal with things as they happen than be worried the whole time. She recommended the book "A Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth" and I've also had a friend recommend "Hypnobirthing" and "Birthing from Within". I have them all in my cart on Amazon.com but have yet to order them since I'm not sure when I'll actually get the time to read them. I was also scheduled for my glucose test at my appointment, which I was happy to be able to schedule on a Saturday morning so I don't have to miss work. Hopefully that test will go well so I don't have to do the lovely three hour glucose test later.
We start our bradley method classes tomorrow night and I'm interested to see how it goes. I told Michael that he has to try to take it seriously and not joke around the whole time, but I'm not sure what to expect yet.
School started on Monday and I've been exhausted the past two days when I get home from school. Teaching kindergarten is such a challenge because you literally have to teach them everything... how to walk into the classroom, how to sit on the carpet, how to walk in line, how to use the bathroom (apparently my boys think peeing all over the floor is acceptable... I'll be chatting with them about that tomorrow!), how to work together with other students, etc. They don't quite understand that they don't get to play all day and that we actually have work to do so I'm constantly getting asked "When are we going outside?" or "When do we get to play with the toys?" which gets pretty annoying. On the first day of school, someone asked one of my little girls "Who is your teacher?" She replied with "I don't know but my mommy said she has a baby in her belly." They are pretty funny about the whole pregnancy thing. I hadn't mentioned anything to them about it, but they have told me that I have a baby in my belly and keep asking me if it is going to come out tomorrow. My former students are very excited for me though... especially the girls since I told them I'm having a little girl.
We still haven't started taking the weekly belly photos and I kind of feel like now it's too late to start. I know my belly is going to get bigger but we've already missed the past 25 weeks so I kind of feel like what's the point? As long as I get a few photos of my huge preggo belly before baby comes I'll be happy.
That's about all that has been going on lately. Not much coming up in the next few weeks either. Hopefully I can get back in the routine of waking up early and working all day before too long. Hopefully I won't feel so exhausted every day once my students get their routines down as well.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
House projects and week 22
While I was on vacation my sweet friends and husband painted two rooms in our house and our garage. I knew that they were working on the baby's room and the office, but the garage was a something Michael had up his sleeve and didn't let me know. Painting the walls in the garage was on my list of things to do while not working this summer, but after finding out we were expecting I put that project on hold. It was nice to come home to everything all freshly painted. We put together the crib and bookshelf/changing table and we also had a new window installed in the baby's room. One of the windows had the outside pane busted out since before we moved in so it was nice to finally get that fixed. It's funny how having a baby can make you get stuff done so quickly! Our little fixer-upper of a house is coming along nicely with only a few projects left (we still need a new roof- next on our list, and we have one more bathroom to redo).
I've been searching high and low for a white glider rocking chair with a cushion in any other color than the green that is available at BabiesRus. Oh sure, there are plenty of cushion colors if you want a dark or light wood finish glider, but apparently the white one only comes with green. I was even willing to buy one on craiglist and then have it reupholstered, but the only things I could find on there were either really old or just plain ugly. I finally found one online from Albeebaby.com that is white with a light pink cushion (not exactly the same color pink that goes with the bedding but it has to be better than the green). Hopefully I'll like it when it gets here since I've never seen it besides on my computer screen. Why are gliders so expensive? Sheesh... the one we got was on sale from $350 to $279 but I still feel like that is pretty pricey.
Baby girl must be growing a ton, because my belly is getting huge. She's been moving like crazy lately... to the point where I can now see my belly move when she kicks me. My belly button is slowly beginning to get more and more shallow and I'm sure it will pop out in a few short weeks. Pregnancy and my body are still getting along pretty nicely. I never had any major morning sickness (just a few times that I felt a little car sick around week 7) and no other big issues. The only thing I'm not loving is that all these crazy hormones are making my face breakout. I've been pretty lucky and always had pretty clear skin with just a few pimples here or there before my period each month, but these pregnancy hormones are not getting along too kindly with my face. My mom came over the other day when I was getting ready (before I had on any makeup) and was kind enough to say "Wow, your face looks like your a teenager!". Thanks mom, that helps with my self esteem!
I signed up for Bradley method birthing classes which start in the middle of August. It was a little more expensive than I was thinking it would be (I guess I thought it would be roughly the same price as the lamaze classes offered through the hospital but apparently I was way off). My midwife had recommended hiring a doula, but I couldn't justify spending $500 on a doula and then another $400 on bradley method classes so I had to choose one or the other. After talking with a mommy friend, she reassured me that I should be fine with just the bradley method classes. I'm sure Michael is super excited about 12 weeks of birthing classes :)
My next appointment is next week for just a normal monthly check up. I'm hoping that I can get my glucose screening appointment done before I head back to school but I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I'm getting nervous about going back to school, more nervous than normal after finding out we will have a new principal this year. I keep having dreams that I can't remember my students' names or that I take them to lunch and forget to pick them back up. I'm hoping to work until thanksgiving break which would put me at 38 weeks pregnant, but I guess we'll have to see how things go. This is getting a little lengthy so that's enough for now :)
I've been searching high and low for a white glider rocking chair with a cushion in any other color than the green that is available at BabiesRus. Oh sure, there are plenty of cushion colors if you want a dark or light wood finish glider, but apparently the white one only comes with green. I was even willing to buy one on craiglist and then have it reupholstered, but the only things I could find on there were either really old or just plain ugly. I finally found one online from Albeebaby.com that is white with a light pink cushion (not exactly the same color pink that goes with the bedding but it has to be better than the green). Hopefully I'll like it when it gets here since I've never seen it besides on my computer screen. Why are gliders so expensive? Sheesh... the one we got was on sale from $350 to $279 but I still feel like that is pretty pricey.
Baby girl must be growing a ton, because my belly is getting huge. She's been moving like crazy lately... to the point where I can now see my belly move when she kicks me. My belly button is slowly beginning to get more and more shallow and I'm sure it will pop out in a few short weeks. Pregnancy and my body are still getting along pretty nicely. I never had any major morning sickness (just a few times that I felt a little car sick around week 7) and no other big issues. The only thing I'm not loving is that all these crazy hormones are making my face breakout. I've been pretty lucky and always had pretty clear skin with just a few pimples here or there before my period each month, but these pregnancy hormones are not getting along too kindly with my face. My mom came over the other day when I was getting ready (before I had on any makeup) and was kind enough to say "Wow, your face looks like your a teenager!". Thanks mom, that helps with my self esteem!
I signed up for Bradley method birthing classes which start in the middle of August. It was a little more expensive than I was thinking it would be (I guess I thought it would be roughly the same price as the lamaze classes offered through the hospital but apparently I was way off). My midwife had recommended hiring a doula, but I couldn't justify spending $500 on a doula and then another $400 on bradley method classes so I had to choose one or the other. After talking with a mommy friend, she reassured me that I should be fine with just the bradley method classes. I'm sure Michael is super excited about 12 weeks of birthing classes :)
My next appointment is next week for just a normal monthly check up. I'm hoping that I can get my glucose screening appointment done before I head back to school but I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I'm getting nervous about going back to school, more nervous than normal after finding out we will have a new principal this year. I keep having dreams that I can't remember my students' names or that I take them to lunch and forget to pick them back up. I'm hoping to work until thanksgiving break which would put me at 38 weeks pregnant, but I guess we'll have to see how things go. This is getting a little lengthy so that's enough for now :)
Friday, July 13, 2012
Week 19
I had an appointment with my midwife on Wednesday to go over the rest of my blood test results and have my monthly check up. Everything came back normal on my blood tests for which I'm thankful. She said I was measuring right on track. I asked her if she had a preference between the Bradley Method and Lamaze classes since I'm trying to decide what childbirth classes I want to take. She said that she didn't really have a preferred method, but that you can get good things from all of them. Then she said "What I'd really recommend is hiring a doula that way if I'm unable to be there or if I have to be in and out during your labor, she can help you." She also recommended hypnobirthing (I told that to Michael and his response was "Oh gosh, they are going to hypnotize you?" lol). She gave me a few phone numbers for doulas that she recommends and told me to check them out.
On Thursday I went back for my anatomy ultrasound appointment. Little girl decided to be nice and still for the ultrasound tech, unlike my gender appointment where she was bouncing all over the place! The ultrasound tech confirmed that it is for sure a girl (I was worried that she was going to tell me it was a boy and then I'd have to take back the nursery stuff! Thankfully that didn't happen!). She measured her arms, legs, abdomen, chambers of the heart, brain, skull, and other things that I don't remember. She said that baby girl is measuring right where she should be at this point and that she weighs about 10 ounces.
Here's the little one:
I'm still waiting on the correct item to come from Pottery Barn Kids to complete the nursery bedding. Everyday I was anxiously waiting for the UPS man to bring me a package and he visited both of my neighbors closest to our house, but never brought me anything. I finally got fed up and called customer service again. Of course I couldn't get a hold of the guy I had spoken with before, so I had to explain the whole situation to a new lady and walk her through their website to show her how the mistake was made (they have two different sets listed for the same item number in two different locations). First she was like, "Oh well you just need to send back the quilt and we'll send you the bumper that you were supposed to get". I had to explain to her that they were supposed to send me the bumper for free and that I get to keep the quilt since it was an error on their part. After waiting on hold for a few minutes she came back and said that I was correct, that a supervisor had already looked at this order issue, and then told me that the bumper is on back order until August 1st which is why I haven't received it yet. Oh man, that's not good! I need that bumper to pick a paint color so Michael can paint while I'm out of town next week. The bumper is the only thing with the paisley pattern. I asked her if they had a fabric swatch or something in that pattern that they could send me. She said that they didn't, but to try one of the local stores to see if maybe they have a fabric swatch. I called the local store but of course they don't have it because it is a catalog and internet only item. So I guess I'm going to just pick a color and hope that it works. If you know me and know what a perfectionist I am, then you can understand how nervous this makes me. Michael was sweet about it and said "It's fine... if it doesn't match, I can just repaint the room again." Hopefully he won't have to do that.
I leave for my annual week at the beach with all the girls in the family tomorrow morning. Things around the house are almost ready for the painting party while I'm gone. Our sweet friends in our bible study offered to come over on Tuesday night and help paint rather than doing our normal study this week. The guest room is mostly ready- I've taped off the baseboards, taken down the blinds, taped the windows, and covered the floor. My goal for today is to finish the office, although I won't be able to do everything since I'm not allowed to move the furniture out I'm just going to have to work around it. Our poor doggie, Cooper, is probably wondering what in the world is going on in our house lately.
I know that I'm going to face some resistance from my family when I explain that I want to use cloth diapers. My mom has already told me that I'm crazy and that it will probably last for two weeks before I start using pampers instead. Yesterday, I bought a cloth diaper like the ones I will be using so that I can show them and explain it to them because when they think of cloth diapers, they think of what was available 30 or more years ago and like everything, things change over time.
Anyway, that's enough for today. I need to get to work finishing up preparations for painting and I also need to pack for the beach.
On Thursday I went back for my anatomy ultrasound appointment. Little girl decided to be nice and still for the ultrasound tech, unlike my gender appointment where she was bouncing all over the place! The ultrasound tech confirmed that it is for sure a girl (I was worried that she was going to tell me it was a boy and then I'd have to take back the nursery stuff! Thankfully that didn't happen!). She measured her arms, legs, abdomen, chambers of the heart, brain, skull, and other things that I don't remember. She said that baby girl is measuring right where she should be at this point and that she weighs about 10 ounces.
Here's the little one:
I'm still waiting on the correct item to come from Pottery Barn Kids to complete the nursery bedding. Everyday I was anxiously waiting for the UPS man to bring me a package and he visited both of my neighbors closest to our house, but never brought me anything. I finally got fed up and called customer service again. Of course I couldn't get a hold of the guy I had spoken with before, so I had to explain the whole situation to a new lady and walk her through their website to show her how the mistake was made (they have two different sets listed for the same item number in two different locations). First she was like, "Oh well you just need to send back the quilt and we'll send you the bumper that you were supposed to get". I had to explain to her that they were supposed to send me the bumper for free and that I get to keep the quilt since it was an error on their part. After waiting on hold for a few minutes she came back and said that I was correct, that a supervisor had already looked at this order issue, and then told me that the bumper is on back order until August 1st which is why I haven't received it yet. Oh man, that's not good! I need that bumper to pick a paint color so Michael can paint while I'm out of town next week. The bumper is the only thing with the paisley pattern. I asked her if they had a fabric swatch or something in that pattern that they could send me. She said that they didn't, but to try one of the local stores to see if maybe they have a fabric swatch. I called the local store but of course they don't have it because it is a catalog and internet only item. So I guess I'm going to just pick a color and hope that it works. If you know me and know what a perfectionist I am, then you can understand how nervous this makes me. Michael was sweet about it and said "It's fine... if it doesn't match, I can just repaint the room again." Hopefully he won't have to do that.
I leave for my annual week at the beach with all the girls in the family tomorrow morning. Things around the house are almost ready for the painting party while I'm gone. Our sweet friends in our bible study offered to come over on Tuesday night and help paint rather than doing our normal study this week. The guest room is mostly ready- I've taped off the baseboards, taken down the blinds, taped the windows, and covered the floor. My goal for today is to finish the office, although I won't be able to do everything since I'm not allowed to move the furniture out I'm just going to have to work around it. Our poor doggie, Cooper, is probably wondering what in the world is going on in our house lately.
I know that I'm going to face some resistance from my family when I explain that I want to use cloth diapers. My mom has already told me that I'm crazy and that it will probably last for two weeks before I start using pampers instead. Yesterday, I bought a cloth diaper like the ones I will be using so that I can show them and explain it to them because when they think of cloth diapers, they think of what was available 30 or more years ago and like everything, things change over time.
Anyway, that's enough for today. I need to get to work finishing up preparations for painting and I also need to pack for the beach.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Week 18- Nursery and Dancing Baby
We've been trying to get things around the house ready for baby lately, which means cleaning out closets, moving furniture, getting rid of some furniture, buying new furniture, and painting two bedrooms. We currently have our home office in one bedroom and a guest room/storage room in the other bedroom and we are going to be moving the office to the guest room and making what used to be the office the baby's room. I've gone through the closets in the bedrooms and I'm trying to get rid of things and downsize all of the stuff that has been stored in there. In the process, I packed up all my skinny clothes which made me really sad. I didn't get rid of them because I want to get back in them someday after baby but it was so sad to pack them all away. I also found some pretty funny stuff as I was going through the closets like my old planners from high school, boxes of notes written from friends, and my old journals from middle school and high school. Looking through all of that stuff made me glad that my life is no longer so dramatic!
I ordered the bedding for the nursery last week from Pottery Barn Kids and was so excited to get it in the mail on Tuesday so I could start picking out paint colors for the bedroom. Unfortunately, there was an error on their website and they have two different nursery sets listed for the same pattern and so they sent me the wrong combination of items. The one I ordered included the crib bumber, crib sheet, and crib skirt. The one I received included the quilt, the sheet, and the crib skirt. I called their customer service and explained the situation and now they are sending me the bumper (which would've cost $99) for free with rush shipping, so it should arrive today. I don't even have to send back the quilt (which also runs $99). Wow! Thank you Pottery Barn for having fantastic customer service. Here is the set I ordered:
Baby girl has been moving like crazy lately. I first felt the little flutters a week or so ago, but yesterday I was able to put my hands on my tummy and feel her kicking away. Michael hasn't been able to feel it yet though. Every morning after breakfast I feel like she's dancing around in there. She is really active in the morning.
I had a doctor's appointment on Monday to finish up my blood work for my NT scan or quad screen (I'm not sure which it was for) but the nurse was really good and was able to draw my blood on the first try. Usually it takes a couple pokes before they find a good vein. I go back this coming Wednesday to get my results and schedule my anatomy ultrasound.
I ordered the bedding for the nursery last week from Pottery Barn Kids and was so excited to get it in the mail on Tuesday so I could start picking out paint colors for the bedroom. Unfortunately, there was an error on their website and they have two different nursery sets listed for the same pattern and so they sent me the wrong combination of items. The one I ordered included the crib bumber, crib sheet, and crib skirt. The one I received included the quilt, the sheet, and the crib skirt. I called their customer service and explained the situation and now they are sending me the bumper (which would've cost $99) for free with rush shipping, so it should arrive today. I don't even have to send back the quilt (which also runs $99). Wow! Thank you Pottery Barn for having fantastic customer service. Here is the set I ordered:
Baby girl has been moving like crazy lately. I first felt the little flutters a week or so ago, but yesterday I was able to put my hands on my tummy and feel her kicking away. Michael hasn't been able to feel it yet though. Every morning after breakfast I feel like she's dancing around in there. She is really active in the morning.
I had a doctor's appointment on Monday to finish up my blood work for my NT scan or quad screen (I'm not sure which it was for) but the nurse was really good and was able to draw my blood on the first try. Usually it takes a couple pokes before they find a good vein. I go back this coming Wednesday to get my results and schedule my anatomy ultrasound.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Weeks 16 and 17 - Gender time!!
Since my last post, we've been to Vancouver, Alaska, and back home to Florida. We flew to Vancouver, spent the night there and then boarded our ship for our seven night northbound Alaskan cruise. It was beautiful but very cold! I'm a wimp when it comes to cold weather. I ate way too much delicious food and took lots of naps (since my body didn't like the 4 hour time difference very much). It was nice to get away from the world for a while. My favorite part of the trip was our helicopter tour which took us to a glacier that we hiked on for 2 hours. Here is a picture of us on the glacier in our lovely glacier gear:
Today I had my gender determination ultrasound at Little Life Imaging. I don't know why, but I still get so nervous everytime I go to the doctor or have an ultrasound. I'm terrified that I'm going to go and get bad news or that there will no longer be a baby in there. My mom, Michael's mom, and Michael's sister came with me. Michael wasn't able to go because of work stuff, but I thought it would be fun to do it with just the girls in the family anyway.
The baby was moving all over the place and the sonographer had a hard time getting the baby to sit still long enough for her to see the goods to determine the gender. Once she was finally able to get a good look, she said without any hesitation "It's a girl!". She pointed out the three little dots to indicate a girl, but to me it just looked like three little dots. Thankfully she does this every day so I'm sure she knows what she's looking for better than I do. After that was finished she let us watch the little munchkin move all around, took some measurements, let us listen to the heartbeat (158 this time around), and did a 3D preview for us. We got to see her hiccupping, making sucking movements with her mouth, and she was a fiesty little thing punching me (I don't think she liked when the lady pressed on my tummy with the wand). According to the measurements today, she is measuring a little bigger so maybe she will come early and not be a December baby after all *fingers crossed for that!*.
Introducing Elizabeth Grace:
And here she is looking like a little alien baby (in 3D) with her hand covering her face:
The baby was moving all over the place and the sonographer had a hard time getting the baby to sit still long enough for her to see the goods to determine the gender. Once she was finally able to get a good look, she said without any hesitation "It's a girl!". She pointed out the three little dots to indicate a girl, but to me it just looked like three little dots. Thankfully she does this every day so I'm sure she knows what she's looking for better than I do. After that was finished she let us watch the little munchkin move all around, took some measurements, let us listen to the heartbeat (158 this time around), and did a 3D preview for us. We got to see her hiccupping, making sucking movements with her mouth, and she was a fiesty little thing punching me (I don't think she liked when the lady pressed on my tummy with the wand). According to the measurements today, she is measuring a little bigger so maybe she will come early and not be a December baby after all *fingers crossed for that!*.
Introducing Elizabeth Grace:
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
15 weeks check up
Things have been (thankfully) very uneventful since my last doctor's appointment. The midwife had me come in a little earlier than usual since we will be on our cruise through Alaska when I should have my normal appointment. At my visit today they went over my blood test and NT scan results from my last appointment. Everything came back normal so far, but I still have one more blood test to finish up the NT test. I've only gained one pound since my last visit which the nurse was happy about and my blood pressure was perfect, as usual (hopefully it stays like that). The midwife checked the baby's heartrate on the doppler and it was nice and strong and the heartrate was 150. She gave me copies of all my medical info to take with me on our trip and scheduled my next two appointments.
Life has been pretty busy lately with the end of the school year and trying to get things ready for our big trip. I need to start doing belly pictures to document the pregnancy, but just haven't gotten around to it yet even though I have a nice little bump going on now. Maybe I can get Michael to take one tonight.
My next appointment is just to finish up my lab work for the NT test the first week of July. I go back the second week of July for my normal monthly check up. I'm dying to know the sex of the baby and I don't deal very well with waiting so I scheduled an appointment at an independent ultrasound place for when we return from our cruise. Michael thinks it is a little silly and would rather that I just wait til my 20 week ultrasound appointment, but part of the reason that I want to do it is just so I know that things are fine with the baby once we return from our trip. I want to be able to get the baby's room ready soon, so I need to know if we are having a boy or a girl.
We leave tomorrow to fly to Vancouver and on Friday we board the ship for our Alaskan cruise. I'm excited for our last big trip before our little one arrives!!
Life has been pretty busy lately with the end of the school year and trying to get things ready for our big trip. I need to start doing belly pictures to document the pregnancy, but just haven't gotten around to it yet even though I have a nice little bump going on now. Maybe I can get Michael to take one tonight.
My next appointment is just to finish up my lab work for the NT test the first week of July. I go back the second week of July for my normal monthly check up. I'm dying to know the sex of the baby and I don't deal very well with waiting so I scheduled an appointment at an independent ultrasound place for when we return from our cruise. Michael thinks it is a little silly and would rather that I just wait til my 20 week ultrasound appointment, but part of the reason that I want to do it is just so I know that things are fine with the baby once we return from our trip. I want to be able to get the baby's room ready soon, so I need to know if we are having a boy or a girl.
We leave tomorrow to fly to Vancouver and on Friday we board the ship for our Alaskan cruise. I'm excited for our last big trip before our little one arrives!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
12 weeks appointment and ultrasound
After five weeks of anxiously waiting, the day of my 12 week ultrasound finally arrived! I hadn't had any reason to make me concerned that something could be wrong, but I read something in one of my pregnancy books about this woman who went in for her 12 week ultrasound appointment only to be told that there was no heartbeat and that the baby had passed away around 8 weeks, only she hadn't had any symptoms of a miscarriage. So, I had that thought floating around my brain for weeks and was worried that I might experience the same thing. I need to just stop reading books and googling things... it makes me worry about unnecessary things! The past few weeks had been very uneventful- no sickness, no extreme fatigue, no spotting. I felt pretty great (which also made me worried).
The morning of my appointment I starting spotting and immediately panicked! I thought "Oh great... I'm starting to have a miscarriage the day that I'm supposed to go to the doctor!" I didn't do anything to cause the spotting... I've been following the doctor's orders with no sex, no exercise, and to just take things easy. But I guess if it had to happen, I'm glad it happened on a day that I was going to have an ultrasound anyway.
I tried to take it easy throughout the day at work although that is a challenge when you teach kindergarten. I tried to stay off my feet as much as possible but there really isn't much sitting down for me throughout the day. I told my students that I was leaving early to go to the doctor because the doctor needed to look at my blood. So then my students went around telling people all day that I was going to the hospital to get poked with needles. They make me laugh!
I left school an hour early to head to my doctor's appointment. I got to the doctors office way earlier than I had expected, but the sonographer was able to take me right back when I got there to start my NT scan. The relief I felt when I saw a little baby on the screen was beyond words. The baby was moving all over the place and didn't want to cooperate by laying still so the sonographer could measure for the NT test. We got to watch the baby move and bounce around for a good 15 minutes. It's crazy how it can move so much, yet I don't feel any of it yet. I asked if she was able to determine the gender yet, so she checked for us. She said that it's a little early to tell for sure, but that if she had to guess based on what she'd seen she would say it is a girl. We got a new batch of pictures of the baby and then were done.
I had to wait quite a while after my ultrasound to meet with my midwife. I guess she had an issue and was running behind schedule. I didn't really care. I just wanted to ask her about the spotting and had some questions about our travel plans for the summer as to what I could and couldn't do. I finally got called back to meet with her. She looked at my chart and said right away "Well you know what I think it is based off of your two heart rates don't you?" I said that I had no idea and she said that she thinks it's a girl as well. She asked if I'd like to try to hear the baby's heartbeat and of course I said yes. She told me to get out my cell phone so I could record it. It was an incredible feeling to hear the baby's little heartbeat.
I asked her all my questions about our cruise to Alaska and she told me to make sure I get up and walk around every 30 minutes or so on our 8 hour flight to Vancouver. I was concerned about whether or not I would be able to do the helicopter tour and the seaplane tour (because I had read something online about how it is not safe for pregnant women to fly in unpressurized planes... again I know I need to stop looking up things on the internet). She said that it wouldn't effect the pregnancy in any way because we won't be high enough for the pressure change. I told her about the spotting and she wasn't concerned at all. She said as long as I'm not bleeding a ton, I should be fine.
She scheduled me to come back right before we leave for our trip to get my medical records to take with me. I'm glad that I get to go back so soon. I feel so relieved that everything is fine so far. I'm also relieved that my spotting has stopped. Maybe it was just my anxiety about my appointment that caused it in the first place.
The morning of my appointment I starting spotting and immediately panicked! I thought "Oh great... I'm starting to have a miscarriage the day that I'm supposed to go to the doctor!" I didn't do anything to cause the spotting... I've been following the doctor's orders with no sex, no exercise, and to just take things easy. But I guess if it had to happen, I'm glad it happened on a day that I was going to have an ultrasound anyway.
I tried to take it easy throughout the day at work although that is a challenge when you teach kindergarten. I tried to stay off my feet as much as possible but there really isn't much sitting down for me throughout the day. I told my students that I was leaving early to go to the doctor because the doctor needed to look at my blood. So then my students went around telling people all day that I was going to the hospital to get poked with needles. They make me laugh!
I left school an hour early to head to my doctor's appointment. I got to the doctors office way earlier than I had expected, but the sonographer was able to take me right back when I got there to start my NT scan. The relief I felt when I saw a little baby on the screen was beyond words. The baby was moving all over the place and didn't want to cooperate by laying still so the sonographer could measure for the NT test. We got to watch the baby move and bounce around for a good 15 minutes. It's crazy how it can move so much, yet I don't feel any of it yet. I asked if she was able to determine the gender yet, so she checked for us. She said that it's a little early to tell for sure, but that if she had to guess based on what she'd seen she would say it is a girl. We got a new batch of pictures of the baby and then were done.
I had to wait quite a while after my ultrasound to meet with my midwife. I guess she had an issue and was running behind schedule. I didn't really care. I just wanted to ask her about the spotting and had some questions about our travel plans for the summer as to what I could and couldn't do. I finally got called back to meet with her. She looked at my chart and said right away "Well you know what I think it is based off of your two heart rates don't you?" I said that I had no idea and she said that she thinks it's a girl as well. She asked if I'd like to try to hear the baby's heartbeat and of course I said yes. She told me to get out my cell phone so I could record it. It was an incredible feeling to hear the baby's little heartbeat.
I asked her all my questions about our cruise to Alaska and she told me to make sure I get up and walk around every 30 minutes or so on our 8 hour flight to Vancouver. I was concerned about whether or not I would be able to do the helicopter tour and the seaplane tour (because I had read something online about how it is not safe for pregnant women to fly in unpressurized planes... again I know I need to stop looking up things on the internet). She said that it wouldn't effect the pregnancy in any way because we won't be high enough for the pressure change. I told her about the spotting and she wasn't concerned at all. She said as long as I'm not bleeding a ton, I should be fine.
She scheduled me to come back right before we leave for our trip to get my medical records to take with me. I'm glad that I get to go back so soon. I feel so relieved that everything is fine so far. I'm also relieved that my spotting has stopped. Maybe it was just my anxiety about my appointment that caused it in the first place.
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