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| Very excited to be sitting with the big kids! |
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| And who doesn’t love eating with an audience?!? |
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| First meal (avocado and oatmeal cereal) was a success. Duh! |
baby #3
We have a mover
When Trea was in the hospital her pediatrician noted that she was going to be an early mover. And she was right!
Trea could roll from her tummy to her back at a month old. I didn’t think it was possible, but she did it 10 times over. I attribute her large head to the phenomenon. And her strong will, of course.
And over the last couple of weeks she has figured out how to go from back to tummy. She has very strong abdominal muscles and can pull herself into a sit-up when I sit her on my lap. It is super cute to watch her work. I do wonder if all of her ab work is causing her to spit up more. It seems silly to link the two, but they are happening simultaneously. Can anyone weigh in on this?
Here is photographic evidence of her rolling over. I left her on her back, and when I came back, she had rolled to her front. She didn’t make a sound while she worked, and seemed very proud of herself when discovered.
38 weeks
I will be 38 weeks tomorrow. I had my OB appt. today, and she didn’t do an exam but could feel the babes head deep in my pelvis. I have been having a lot of pelvic pressure, my hips are killing me, and sometimes it feels as it the babies head is rubbing directly on my pelvic bone.
I have also been having a fair amount of BH contractions, and the last couple of days cramping in the lower part of my tummy. Today is by far the worst day. I can barely walk.
The worst though are the hemorrhoids. I have an RX for proctofoam, which I have been using since last night, and my doc gave me some Lidocaine today. It is painful enough at times to make me wish for a c-section. The thought of them worsening during delivery, is giving me a tremendous amount of anxiety about my upcoming labor and delivery.
I want this baby out! And soon. My only options though are to wait…since I have had a C-section-induction isn’t an option due to the risks of uterine rupture. She can strip my membranes but not until next week. And, if I opt for a C-section, it wouldn’t occur until at least 39 weeks.
So, I will just watch and wait.
17 weeks pregnant
Today I am 17 weeks and 4 days pregnant. My last post was when I was 11 weeks pregnant. I thought that I was over the morning sickness at that point. Little did I realize that it would hold on for another 4 weeks!!!
Somewhere around week 15 it finally subsided. Shesh, that is longer than any of my other pregnancies! I am grateful it is gone and for the most part I now only randomly get nauseous for seemingly no reason. All in all, I am feeling very good. Happy about being pregnant, mixed with the usual amount of anxiety.
I have my big diagnostic ultrasound next Thursday and I am thrilled to see our baby again, and ensure that s/he is healthy and growing normally.
I will admit that Jeff and I cheated and went to a fun ultrasound place 2 weeks ago to determine the gender of the baby. And, while I know…I wont be telling until after I get final confirmation next week 🙂
Enjoy the suspense. Oh, and this picture taken this morning.
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