23w0d: had my mother's friend give me my p17 shot today while on 50mgs of benedryl. katie was on eva duty after that as i became a puddle on the couch! slept great all night!
23w1d: drove back home today and eva was AMAZING in the car! she didn't whine or complain once and told me when she had to go to the bathroom. we stopped at a starbucks and i told her i wanted a coffee drink and she said she wanted one too. when i said she probably wouldn't like coffee but they may have something else, she said, "hmmmm. i think i would like strawberry juice"! lucky day for me that they had some! she was so excited to get home and see that daddy had painted her bedroom pink! she loves it!
23w2d: took eva to ikea today to get her a dresser for her big girl room! she was so excited about ikea and loved all the red couches and chairs!
23w4d: had an echo ultrasound today along with my cervical check. cervix looks great. the echo focuses on the heart and everything came up with a clean bill of health. baby is weighing in at 1lb 6oz and we got an amazing 4D shot of her! she looks nothing like eva did in her 4Ds so we are so excited to meet her!
23w5d: something is going wacky with my sugars. my fasting readings have been really high for the last few days, which is affecting breakfast and lunch readings as well. i called in to the doctor and it looks like i have hit that point where baby is just getting bigger and is sucking more insulin from me naturally. so i will be upping my night time dose to 10mgs and adding a dose of 5mgs in the morning to help with lunch. hoping this does the trick!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
22 Weeks
22w1d: cervical length and level 2 ultrasound. everything looked great! baby girl measured 1lb 2 oz and was active, but cooperative! got slapped for some high sugar numbers, but also reassured about not gaining any weight. they said that as long as baby gains, i could lose all the weight i want and they won't bother me at all about it, so that was fantastic news for me! have to refocus this coming week on a perfect GD diet to not have to add more medication. also got my p17 progesterone shot while at the regular OB later in the morning, where they told me I have gained 2 lbs and agreed that they are not worried about it. I tried only taking 25mgs of benedryl, which left me less sleepy but very sore. i got my big question answered about having a scheduled csection and what happens if i go into labor early again: will i have to sit in labor for 36 hours again like i did with eva before they take the baby? she said, if i am after 34 weeks they wont make me sit there. anything prior to that, i will be begging them to stop the labor myself! so we are on the same page there!
22w2d: i am itchy!! 25mgs of benedryl didn't do the trick for this allergic momma! darn! went to a friend's baby shower and it activated some nesting desire in me! i got the bedding fabric swatches in the mail that i ordered and had my heart set on for baby's room and i hated them. i was so upset. ordered some new swatches and hoping it works much better!
22w3d: lazy day around the house with matt and eva. eva is becoming such a big girl! i don't know where the time has gone!
22w4d: went to my first work meeting of the year this morning while eva played at a friend's house. she told me all about how her friend hit and pushed her and how "no one gets to hit me! i don't like it!". we then packed up and hit the road to spend the week in Richmond with my mom and sister.
22w5d: took eva to the richmond children's museum. it was ideal for eva's age and she had a lot of fun...eventually. at first, it was so crowded and loud that eva had a hard time finding her footing and lots of kids were bowling over her and taking things from her. once a lot of kids left to go home for nap, she came to life and loved the train ride, art studio and riding whales! we then went to lunch and she was thrilled when her aunt katie hunted down a little shopping cart for her to do her own grocery shopping at whole foods. she chose strawberries, apple juice and marshmallows!
22w6d: went outlet shopping in williamsburg today. got one thing for me (a cardigan sweater i can wear now and after baby), one thing for baby (a winter coat) and about 100 things for eva including 2 tutus, a leopard print corduroy skirt, hot pink boots and a kitty backpack for school!
22w2d: i am itchy!! 25mgs of benedryl didn't do the trick for this allergic momma! darn! went to a friend's baby shower and it activated some nesting desire in me! i got the bedding fabric swatches in the mail that i ordered and had my heart set on for baby's room and i hated them. i was so upset. ordered some new swatches and hoping it works much better!
22w3d: lazy day around the house with matt and eva. eva is becoming such a big girl! i don't know where the time has gone!
22w4d: went to my first work meeting of the year this morning while eva played at a friend's house. she told me all about how her friend hit and pushed her and how "no one gets to hit me! i don't like it!". we then packed up and hit the road to spend the week in Richmond with my mom and sister.
22w5d: took eva to the richmond children's museum. it was ideal for eva's age and she had a lot of fun...eventually. at first, it was so crowded and loud that eva had a hard time finding her footing and lots of kids were bowling over her and taking things from her. once a lot of kids left to go home for nap, she came to life and loved the train ride, art studio and riding whales! we then went to lunch and she was thrilled when her aunt katie hunted down a little shopping cart for her to do her own grocery shopping at whole foods. she chose strawberries, apple juice and marshmallows!
22w6d: went outlet shopping in williamsburg today. got one thing for me (a cardigan sweater i can wear now and after baby), one thing for baby (a winter coat) and about 100 things for eva including 2 tutus, a leopard print corduroy skirt, hot pink boots and a kitty backpack for school!
Friday, August 10, 2012
21 Weeks
21w0d-21w3d: enjoyed our last beach days and then headed back to richmond for the night to break up the drive back home. when we got in the car to leave, eva declared that she wants the beach house to come to her birthday party next year which is the best way to tell us how much fun she had this week!!! she was sad to leave but excited to go to grandma's house for the day before heading home so that was a good plan! one of my mother's nurse friends generously gave me this week's progesterone shot while on 50mgs of benedryl. i had almost no allergic reaction this time but i was LOOOOOOPY! we returned to no air conditioning because ours crapped out the day we left for vacation. it was cool in the basement so we brought the big air mattress down there and all had a sleep over party which was special for eva and a nice welcome home!
21w4d: got settled back in at home while the new AC was being installed. it was up and running by mid day and we now feel comfy and cool and highly efficient! brought eva over to her best friend's house to have dinner and swim in the pool on matt's last day off from work.
21w5d: starting to get much stronger kicks and punches from this little munchkin. i keep swearing that matt should be able to feel it, but he can't so i think i am just beginning to frustrate him!
21w6d: spent the day at the pool with eva with her pool friends. can't believe it's already nearing the end of summer! only a few weeks left of freedom!
21w4d: got settled back in at home while the new AC was being installed. it was up and running by mid day and we now feel comfy and cool and highly efficient! brought eva over to her best friend's house to have dinner and swim in the pool on matt's last day off from work.
21w5d: starting to get much stronger kicks and punches from this little munchkin. i keep swearing that matt should be able to feel it, but he can't so i think i am just beginning to frustrate him!
21w6d: spent the day at the pool with eva with her pool friends. can't believe it's already nearing the end of summer! only a few weeks left of freedom!
20 Weeks
20w0d: had an absolute breakdown because I had the same thing for breakfast 3 mornings in a row and my numbers increased from 88 to 181 for no reason I could decipher other than the fact they had dropped me to 6 units of insulin. had the AC guy here as I ugly cried on the phone while leaving a message for my GD nurse. embarrassing!
20w1d: cervical length ultrasound went well and my best friend got to attend! doctor kindly talked me off the ledge about my breakdown yesterday. back up to 8 units of insulin. first time taking 50mgs of benedryl before the progesterone shot. was dead asleep within an hour. drove down to richmond on our way to south carolina for a week of much needed vacation!
20w2d: 8 hours driving from richmond-fripp island, south carolina. 15 minutes into the ride, eva said, "mommy I want to get out now"! some moments were challenging but overall eva did great and we had a smooth ride! so happy to be at the beach!
20w3d-20w6d: the joy of fripp island! we spent full days on the beach and got to witness eva absolutely beside herself with love over the sand and surf! she is such a beach babe! she absolutely loves the ocean and built sand castles for hours on end! she took two beach naps (firsts for her! especially because she didn't have her gig blankie!) and made friends wherever she went! She loves she crab soup, hush puppies and cornbread and had them almost every night for dinner. i allowed myself a few vacation indulgences and had a few hush puppies, some bites of key lime pie and a delicious bowl of honey nut cheerios after the beach one day!
20w1d: cervical length ultrasound went well and my best friend got to attend! doctor kindly talked me off the ledge about my breakdown yesterday. back up to 8 units of insulin. first time taking 50mgs of benedryl before the progesterone shot. was dead asleep within an hour. drove down to richmond on our way to south carolina for a week of much needed vacation!
20w2d: 8 hours driving from richmond-fripp island, south carolina. 15 minutes into the ride, eva said, "mommy I want to get out now"! some moments were challenging but overall eva did great and we had a smooth ride! so happy to be at the beach!
20w3d-20w6d: the joy of fripp island! we spent full days on the beach and got to witness eva absolutely beside herself with love over the sand and surf! she is such a beach babe! she absolutely loves the ocean and built sand castles for hours on end! she took two beach naps (firsts for her! especially because she didn't have her gig blankie!) and made friends wherever she went! She loves she crab soup, hush puppies and cornbread and had them almost every night for dinner. i allowed myself a few vacation indulgences and had a few hush puppies, some bites of key lime pie and a delicious bowl of honey nut cheerios after the beach one day!
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