I decided to keep a little journal of my pregnancy this time around.
August 31, 2011: We're trying!!! Kate is 1 today and we want to give her a sibling...just so happens I'm fertile on/near her birthday. Wish us luck!!
September 19, 2011
Found out I’m pregnant!!!
Due May 20-24 J So excited!!!
September 21, 2011
Told Holly and Kendra & Ludim (to be sure she held a
spot for the new baby)
September 21, 2011
During the night had painful cramping (only 10 minutes)
Julio told Dad, Congrats on the baby…he spilled the
beans. Dad is so happy J
October 13, 2011
First OB appointment- first ultrasound. Baby measured 7wk, 5 days- due date May 24,
2012.
Heart beat 162.
November 9, 2011
Second OB appointment- 2nd u/s. Baby measured 11wks/6days. We saw 10 toes, 10 fingers, tummy, 2 legs, 2
arms, hearbeat (72 beats per minute)!
Baby looks perfect and is growing right on track! Dr. Cascio said the placenta is marginally
attached to cervix. She said no “pelvic
activity” & no heavy lifting. Next
u/s at 20 weeks..praying the placenta has moved up…otherwise diagnosis of
placenta previa and bedrest.
January 02, 2012
20 Weeks – feeling the baby!!!!!!
January 09, 2012
Ultrasound!! It’s a girl J My placenta has moved up; no bedrest!! The baby is measuring perfectly too. This ultrasound included a full anatomy scan
and this baby girl is growing just as she should be! This visit couldn’t have gone any better, we
are so relieved that the baby looks perfect and that I can lift/no
bedrest/placenta has moved up!
Hallelujah!!! J
February 6, 2012: Gestational Diabetes testing today. (Do not have GD!!)
Babies heart beat is 156.
February 9, 2012: Feeling big J this baby is growing
fast. I can feel her so many times
throughout the day. Falling in
love! Wish we could pick a name J
Heart burn is here…smaller meals are in order from now
on!
February 28, 2012: Tomorrow we will be starting week 28! Baby is measuring one week ahead- I’m really
starting to feel huge! Heartbeat is in
the 140’s. I have gained 16lbs so far
& I’m happy with that, I’m hoping to gain a total of 25ish lbs this time
around. I feel her all the time…so much
more than I ever felt Kate (position of the placenta I’m told). I’m starting to worry about Kate and her
adjusting to a new baby in the house.
She’s had all of our attention from day one and now she will have to
share Mommy and Daddy. I bought some
books about new baby/being a big sister and we have been focusing on her
babies…feeding them, changing their diapers, etc. She’s so loving and sweet, I know she is
going to love being a big sister!
March 15, 2012: All is well J I haven’t gained any weight since my last
appt and I’m happy about that- total so far, 16 lbs at 30 weeks today! The baby’s heart beat was hard to find today
and made me nervous…but the nurse found it and it was a healthy beat in the
160’s! Dr. Cascio said the baby was
measuring perfectly at 30 weeks! She
mentioned the possibility of scheduling an induction at 29 weeks if we were
interested. I really wanted to let this
baby come naturally, but the more I think about it, it might be nice to plan it
out and have arrangements for Kate, etc.
We have plenty of time to think about it!
March 17, 2012: We
bought the baby a crib today!
April 05, 2012: 33
week OB appointment today. My start
weight was 148 and today I weigh 168= total weight gain 20 lbs. The baby is measuring 33 weeks and change =
perfect! Her heartbeat is in the 140’s =
perfect. Sandy, the new nurse
practitioner/midwife in the office felt the baby’s head, spine, and feet. She showed me where the head was (facing
down) and I got to feel it…so amazing!
She also mentioned that the baby wasn’t going to be a big baby.
April 11, 2012: Tingly
hands are present quite often now, especially my left hand. So weird!
April 24, 2012: Had several contractions today. I didn’t have these with Kate, so it’s a new
experience. Not too painful, more like
mild cramping. I also think I lost some
of the mucus plug today. I’m feeling her
so much, I feel like she fills my whole belly and there isn’t much more room in
there for growing. Her feet are all the
way to my left side, body so high in my ribs, I think her back and arms are all
the way to the right, and I get these shooting pains down low where her head
is. 36 Weeks today, so we need to sit
tight for another couple weeks ok baby?!
Next OB appt is tomorrow, I’m anxious to see if I’m at all dilated. J Can’t believe we’ll be holding our 2nd
baby girl so soon. I’m so excited to see
how Kate reacts to her baby sister.
April 25, 2012: Dr.
Cascio says the baby is very low and perfectly positioned. She said this will be an easy birth because
the baby is positioned so perfectly.
Good news!! J
I feel like I could have her any moment…she feels so low and I am so
uncomfortable. My baby shower is Saturday,
can’t wait to celebrate the new baby with my girls!
April 29, 2012: Emily
Lynn Kimmel surprised us on this day. My life has changed forever, my heart
grew today, I’m so in love with this blue eyed bundle of pure joy!!
Birth story to follow J
