Thursday, August 28, 2008
One Week Old!!
The week just flew by!! Our little girl is already a week old!!
Everything is going pretty smoothly! She is still on the same schedule as she was in my tummy... sleep all day, play all night! But it's not that bad! She sleeps for a good 4 or 5 hours between feedings! I know they say it should only be 2 or 3 hours but when she eats she eats for an hour or so!
We had a check up on Tuesday and the doctor said she looked great and was putting on good weight! But she still has about 9 ounces to go until she is back to her birth weight so we have to go back to have her weighed on the 3rd!
My mom was here with us until yesterday! She was a huge support for me! She made sure Thomas and I did most everything ourselves but was constantly reassuring us and spent every second she could snuggled up with her grand baby!! It was hard to see her go but we made it through our first night completely alone at home and I know we are going to be ok!!
Lily got a bath yesterday and her umbilical cord has already fallen off!! It made me pretty nervous (I worry about every little thing) but again, my mom assured us that it looked great! I can't believe it's gone already though! I guess that is just a little glimpse at how fast she is going to grow up! Seeing her without that cord there makes her look so much older! But I am so thankful for her health and progress!!
The dogs are doing great with her! I was worried that they might think she was a squeaky toy or something... but they are surprisingly protective of her already! Rocco could almost care less about her until she cries but Mya wants to be around her all the time! I don't think the cats have even noticed that she's here!
This weekend we're going to have a house full again! Thomas' mom, brother and sister are coming up tomorrow and staying through Monday and two of Thomas' friends from high school might come up as well! So we're looking forward to Lily meeting her Aunt Kelly and Uncle Zach for the first time!!
Thomas is on leave until the 6th but it looks like they will be sending him to a course that Saturday! We're not sure of all of the details yet like where or how long it will be but I was pretty nervous when he told me about it! His squadron is going to be sending him off a lot here soon... he will probably be gone the whole month of October for training in Navada and for a week at the beginning of November for some other course in California!! But that just means there's an excuse for me to go back and visit Jacksonville and show off Lily to everyone there!!
I'm not sure if I'll come at the beginning of September while Thomas is gone or if I'll wait until we can both come down together but I promise as soon as we get settled in here and get this whole "parent" thing down, we'll have her there for everyone to see!!
Everything is going pretty smoothly! She is still on the same schedule as she was in my tummy... sleep all day, play all night! But it's not that bad! She sleeps for a good 4 or 5 hours between feedings! I know they say it should only be 2 or 3 hours but when she eats she eats for an hour or so!
We had a check up on Tuesday and the doctor said she looked great and was putting on good weight! But she still has about 9 ounces to go until she is back to her birth weight so we have to go back to have her weighed on the 3rd!
My mom was here with us until yesterday! She was a huge support for me! She made sure Thomas and I did most everything ourselves but was constantly reassuring us and spent every second she could snuggled up with her grand baby!! It was hard to see her go but we made it through our first night completely alone at home and I know we are going to be ok!!
Lily got a bath yesterday and her umbilical cord has already fallen off!! It made me pretty nervous (I worry about every little thing) but again, my mom assured us that it looked great! I can't believe it's gone already though! I guess that is just a little glimpse at how fast she is going to grow up! Seeing her without that cord there makes her look so much older! But I am so thankful for her health and progress!!
The dogs are doing great with her! I was worried that they might think she was a squeaky toy or something... but they are surprisingly protective of her already! Rocco could almost care less about her until she cries but Mya wants to be around her all the time! I don't think the cats have even noticed that she's here!
This weekend we're going to have a house full again! Thomas' mom, brother and sister are coming up tomorrow and staying through Monday and two of Thomas' friends from high school might come up as well! So we're looking forward to Lily meeting her Aunt Kelly and Uncle Zach for the first time!!
Thomas is on leave until the 6th but it looks like they will be sending him to a course that Saturday! We're not sure of all of the details yet like where or how long it will be but I was pretty nervous when he told me about it! His squadron is going to be sending him off a lot here soon... he will probably be gone the whole month of October for training in Navada and for a week at the beginning of November for some other course in California!! But that just means there's an excuse for me to go back and visit Jacksonville and show off Lily to everyone there!!
I'm not sure if I'll come at the beginning of September while Thomas is gone or if I'll wait until we can both come down together but I promise as soon as we get settled in here and get this whole "parent" thing down, we'll have her there for everyone to see!!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Lillian Michele
I know you all have been waiting for these!! your first glimps of gorrrgeous Baby Whitten:):)
Lily's Birth Story!
Our baby girl is finally here!! She was born Wednesday (August 20th) morning at 4:46 weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 and a half inches long! She has a full head of daddy's brown curly hair! She couldn't be more perfect! We are so amazingly proud that we get to raise this beautiful baby!
Labor and delivery were a surprise! My water ended up breaking Tuesday morning while I was in bed!! And since the doctors usually like you to deliver the baby within a 24 hour window to reduce the risk of infection, I had to be put on pitocin to get my labor started. I was initially dilated 1 cm and was 60% effaced! Thomas and I walked the hospital for a few hours hoping to get the contractions coming on their own but we had no such luck! Our families got there as i was starting the pitocin around 7:30 but it wasn't working because my IV was done wrong earlier in the day... so around 8:30 they redid the IV and upped the dosage of pitocin! The contractions were constantly 2-3 minutes apart from the start and were mainly in my back! Everyone hung out in the room with me, watching the Olympics while I labored and Thomas and my mom helped me with my breathing and relaxing through the contractions! I was pretty tired from the start since my water broke a little before 11:00 and I had been going strong all day long... but labor wasn't all that bad and I was able to get through each contraction with their help!!
They cleared the room of everyone but my mom and Thomas around midnight and checked my cervix. I was only dilated to 2 and a half so they gave me an Ambien to try and get some sleep. But all that did was make me more drowsy and nauseous:( They eventually gave me some other medicine to counter the nausea and I was able to sleep between contractions for a while! I think I even slept for 4 minutes straight one time! And that felt wonderful!! Around 4:00 I wasn't able to sleep at all and it didn't seem like I was making very good progress so i wanted some IV pain medicine so that i could at least get an hour or so of good sleep since i figured i would be laboring for a lot longer. Once they gave me the medicine I started feeling a lot of pressure in my bottom. I figured I needed to use the bathroom since I was sure I wasn't ready to push. But the contractions got very intense and right on top of each other and my back felt like it was on fire! I asked to be checked again since the pressure was getting worse and I was dilated to 6 cm! I happy to have made some progress, but I knew had to of had a good 4+ hours of this hard labor ahead of me and there was no way I was going to be able to go through that for very much longer! My body started pushing but everyone was telling me that it wasn't time yet because I was only 6 cm... but I kept telling them that i either needed to push or they needed to let me go to the bathroom!! But I couldn't stop pushing so i asked for the epideral. I figured the only way I was going to be able to stop was if I couldn't feel the pressure any more! So the midwife checked me and I was already to a 9 and just had a little lip of the cervix left! I kept trying not to push, but was anyway and they checked a few minutes later and i was fully dilated and the baby was on her way out!! I pushed for maybe a good 10 minutes before she was born at 4:46! I had gone from 6 cm to birth in half an hour:):) The first dose of IV pain medicine never even had a chance to kick in! So I felt everything and in essence, had my pain med-free birth I had planned for!!
Giving birth was amazing! As soon as she came out I said "Oh my God, i just had a baby!"... I was a little loopy from being so exhausted lol! The midwife put her on my chest and she was just so beautiful! My parents and sisters and Thomas' mom were all in the room to see her come into the world! Thomas' dad and step mom didn't get back to the hospital in time for the birth since she came so fast but were there to see her shortly after! I was in and out of conciseness since all of the drugs were starting to hit me on top of me being so tired! The midwife followed our birth plan and waited until the umbilical cord had stopped pulsing (so Lily got every drop of blood God intended for her) and Thomas got to cut the cord! They took her to get checked up and cleaned off and she was great! She needed some time to get her temperature regulated and had a bit of a heart murmur... but those are perfectly normal since she was 2 weeks early and a few hours later she was fine!! Thomas got to give her her first bath and everyone passed her around and loved on her while I slept! I came in and out for a few hours until they moved us to our recovery room and then we all crashed!!
They wanted us to stay 2 days in the hospital since she was early. The first night it was just Thomas and I with the baby and it went really well! I was a little nervous about being overwhelmed but it just came so naturally to me! Lily and I learned how to breastfeed together that night and Thomas was so amazing!!
Friday morning they took Lily to get all of her blood work done so we could be discharged but it came back that she had jaundice so we were going to have to stay another day:( And she was going to have to spend it under special blue lights to help her levels go down! She had also lost 10% of her body weight so they wanted to check her levels and her weight the next day and hopefully let us go home! That was a pretty rough night. Lily had to be naked, except for her diaper and these cloth goggles so she was a little chilly and uncomfortable! We couldn't hold her any longer than it took for me to feed her and for her to get a diaper change! Saturday morning they came and tested her again. Her levels had gone down but not enough and she had lost a little more weight so again we had to stay. This time they were going to check her at midnight and if her levels were low enough they would take her off the lights and check her levels again around 6 in the morning! Saturday was a lot easier on us! Lily did so much better with dealing with the lights and she ate and used the bathroom like a pro!! We were all counting down the hours until midnight to find out if she was doing better! And when they brought my baby back to me all swaddled up and in her own bassinet I was so amazingly happy!! I sat up with her most of the night and couldn't believe how lucky i was to be her mommy! She is just so beautiful:) That morning they checked her again and cleared her to be discharged!! We had to sit around for a few more hours waiting to actually leave but once I signed those discharge papers we were off!!
Our first day and night home went very smoothly! My dad and Hunter are here now as well (my mom was with us the whole time in the hospital... she is an amazing mother to do that! It wasn't easy sleeping in the recliner I'm sure!) Thomas and I took care of her last night without any help! I fed her a billion times and he changed just as many diapers!! But this morning I don't feel tired... just blessed! She slept on my chest the whole time I wrote this and she is just the most beautiful example of love I have ever seen! Thomas is amazing with her and to see him love her makes me love him so much more! We waited for this for a long time and to have this little girl sleep right between us at night is truly a dream come true!
I just want to thank you all again for following me through this pregnancy! This blog really was a great project for me through the deployment and the last few months of pregnancy! The love and prayers we got from all of you was overwhelming!
Labor and delivery were a surprise! My water ended up breaking Tuesday morning while I was in bed!! And since the doctors usually like you to deliver the baby within a 24 hour window to reduce the risk of infection, I had to be put on pitocin to get my labor started. I was initially dilated 1 cm and was 60% effaced! Thomas and I walked the hospital for a few hours hoping to get the contractions coming on their own but we had no such luck! Our families got there as i was starting the pitocin around 7:30 but it wasn't working because my IV was done wrong earlier in the day... so around 8:30 they redid the IV and upped the dosage of pitocin! The contractions were constantly 2-3 minutes apart from the start and were mainly in my back! Everyone hung out in the room with me, watching the Olympics while I labored and Thomas and my mom helped me with my breathing and relaxing through the contractions! I was pretty tired from the start since my water broke a little before 11:00 and I had been going strong all day long... but labor wasn't all that bad and I was able to get through each contraction with their help!!
They cleared the room of everyone but my mom and Thomas around midnight and checked my cervix. I was only dilated to 2 and a half so they gave me an Ambien to try and get some sleep. But all that did was make me more drowsy and nauseous:( They eventually gave me some other medicine to counter the nausea and I was able to sleep between contractions for a while! I think I even slept for 4 minutes straight one time! And that felt wonderful!! Around 4:00 I wasn't able to sleep at all and it didn't seem like I was making very good progress so i wanted some IV pain medicine so that i could at least get an hour or so of good sleep since i figured i would be laboring for a lot longer. Once they gave me the medicine I started feeling a lot of pressure in my bottom. I figured I needed to use the bathroom since I was sure I wasn't ready to push. But the contractions got very intense and right on top of each other and my back felt like it was on fire! I asked to be checked again since the pressure was getting worse and I was dilated to 6 cm! I happy to have made some progress, but I knew had to of had a good 4+ hours of this hard labor ahead of me and there was no way I was going to be able to go through that for very much longer! My body started pushing but everyone was telling me that it wasn't time yet because I was only 6 cm... but I kept telling them that i either needed to push or they needed to let me go to the bathroom!! But I couldn't stop pushing so i asked for the epideral. I figured the only way I was going to be able to stop was if I couldn't feel the pressure any more! So the midwife checked me and I was already to a 9 and just had a little lip of the cervix left! I kept trying not to push, but was anyway and they checked a few minutes later and i was fully dilated and the baby was on her way out!! I pushed for maybe a good 10 minutes before she was born at 4:46! I had gone from 6 cm to birth in half an hour:):) The first dose of IV pain medicine never even had a chance to kick in! So I felt everything and in essence, had my pain med-free birth I had planned for!!
Giving birth was amazing! As soon as she came out I said "Oh my God, i just had a baby!"... I was a little loopy from being so exhausted lol! The midwife put her on my chest and she was just so beautiful! My parents and sisters and Thomas' mom were all in the room to see her come into the world! Thomas' dad and step mom didn't get back to the hospital in time for the birth since she came so fast but were there to see her shortly after! I was in and out of conciseness since all of the drugs were starting to hit me on top of me being so tired! The midwife followed our birth plan and waited until the umbilical cord had stopped pulsing (so Lily got every drop of blood God intended for her) and Thomas got to cut the cord! They took her to get checked up and cleaned off and she was great! She needed some time to get her temperature regulated and had a bit of a heart murmur... but those are perfectly normal since she was 2 weeks early and a few hours later she was fine!! Thomas got to give her her first bath and everyone passed her around and loved on her while I slept! I came in and out for a few hours until they moved us to our recovery room and then we all crashed!!
They wanted us to stay 2 days in the hospital since she was early. The first night it was just Thomas and I with the baby and it went really well! I was a little nervous about being overwhelmed but it just came so naturally to me! Lily and I learned how to breastfeed together that night and Thomas was so amazing!!
Friday morning they took Lily to get all of her blood work done so we could be discharged but it came back that she had jaundice so we were going to have to stay another day:( And she was going to have to spend it under special blue lights to help her levels go down! She had also lost 10% of her body weight so they wanted to check her levels and her weight the next day and hopefully let us go home! That was a pretty rough night. Lily had to be naked, except for her diaper and these cloth goggles so she was a little chilly and uncomfortable! We couldn't hold her any longer than it took for me to feed her and for her to get a diaper change! Saturday morning they came and tested her again. Her levels had gone down but not enough and she had lost a little more weight so again we had to stay. This time they were going to check her at midnight and if her levels were low enough they would take her off the lights and check her levels again around 6 in the morning! Saturday was a lot easier on us! Lily did so much better with dealing with the lights and she ate and used the bathroom like a pro!! We were all counting down the hours until midnight to find out if she was doing better! And when they brought my baby back to me all swaddled up and in her own bassinet I was so amazingly happy!! I sat up with her most of the night and couldn't believe how lucky i was to be her mommy! She is just so beautiful:) That morning they checked her again and cleared her to be discharged!! We had to sit around for a few more hours waiting to actually leave but once I signed those discharge papers we were off!!
Our first day and night home went very smoothly! My dad and Hunter are here now as well (my mom was with us the whole time in the hospital... she is an amazing mother to do that! It wasn't easy sleeping in the recliner I'm sure!) Thomas and I took care of her last night without any help! I fed her a billion times and he changed just as many diapers!! But this morning I don't feel tired... just blessed! She slept on my chest the whole time I wrote this and she is just the most beautiful example of love I have ever seen! Thomas is amazing with her and to see him love her makes me love him so much more! We waited for this for a long time and to have this little girl sleep right between us at night is truly a dream come true!
I just want to thank you all again for following me through this pregnancy! This blog really was a great project for me through the deployment and the last few months of pregnancy! The love and prayers we got from all of you was overwhelming!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
[LAST] Belly Picture- 37w6d
I was totally planning on posting a belly picture on Tuesday... But my water broke:) So these will have to do! They are of me at the hospital... My last pictures of my belly! Lily dropped that morning - I think that's what caused the water to break. It looks so much different than the other pictures... but I loved how it felt to be able to breathe:):)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ultrasound Pictures- 37 Weeks
1) Lily is STILL as flexible as ever eventhough there really isn't much room in there! She's holding her little foot in her fingers:)
2) She was hiding her face again... so this is half of her face, straight on! Her eye, fat cheeck, nose and lips!
3) An attempted Profile shot!
37 Weeks Pregnant!
WE MADE IT!! I'm now "to term"!! Lily won't be born premature:):):)
That is the answer to soo many prayers! And to make it even better... I had my final Perinatologist appointment today and was cleared by this new doctor!! She scanned Lily and said that she didn't see any need to be worried about the pregnancy and all of the other issues the other specialist had mentioned before! So she gave me the option of knocking my None Stress Testing from twice a week to once a week and even stopping them all together if I was comfortable! But I think we'll just back down to once a week and be thankful for that! They measured her today and there was no doubt that she is growing great! She's measuring 7 pounds 6 ounces!!! And babies usually gain about half a pound a week at this stage! So we are looking at a chunker:)
I was so happy to be cleared this morning! I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to know that my little girl is doing ok! I can't wait to meet her!
There really isn't much to report besides that! I got few u/s pictures from the scan today so I'll post those for you:)
WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT
Your child's intestines are accumulating lots of meconium. Meconium takes on the role of being your baby's first bowel movement -- removing the waste that has accumulated.
She may have a full head of hair now -- an inch or more long! Don't be surprised if it's an unexpected color. Some blond couples have dark haired babies; some dark haired couples have red-haired babies; some couples have babies with only peach fuzz! It may just persuade you to take a closer look at your family tree!
Circumference of head and abdomen are about the same size for your baby. No wonder it's so hard to get a t-shirt over a newborn's head!
That is the answer to soo many prayers! And to make it even better... I had my final Perinatologist appointment today and was cleared by this new doctor!! She scanned Lily and said that she didn't see any need to be worried about the pregnancy and all of the other issues the other specialist had mentioned before! So she gave me the option of knocking my None Stress Testing from twice a week to once a week and even stopping them all together if I was comfortable! But I think we'll just back down to once a week and be thankful for that! They measured her today and there was no doubt that she is growing great! She's measuring 7 pounds 6 ounces!!! And babies usually gain about half a pound a week at this stage! So we are looking at a chunker:)
I was so happy to be cleared this morning! I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to know that my little girl is doing ok! I can't wait to meet her!
There really isn't much to report besides that! I got few u/s pictures from the scan today so I'll post those for you:)
WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT
Your child's intestines are accumulating lots of meconium. Meconium takes on the role of being your baby's first bowel movement -- removing the waste that has accumulated.
She may have a full head of hair now -- an inch or more long! Don't be surprised if it's an unexpected color. Some blond couples have dark haired babies; some dark haired couples have red-haired babies; some couples have babies with only peach fuzz! It may just persuade you to take a closer look at your family tree!
Circumference of head and abdomen are about the same size for your baby. No wonder it's so hard to get a t-shirt over a newborn's head!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
36 Weeks Pregnant!
This is Thomas writing the blog this week, so I will try to do as good a job as Heather has done in the prior blogs.
This week was pretty busy for us. We started childbirth classes this week on Tuesday and we really enjoyed them.. The RN who teaches the class is very knowledgeable and straightforward. We have the classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 pm for the next 3 weeks after this one. So we will be at Womack a lot in the next few weeks, especially with the 2-3 appointments Heather already has each week for fetal monitoring and her 36+ weeks checkups.
We also did some more work in the nursery this week. I put together the new bassinet--I lost a screw while I was doing it and it took like 15 minutes to find, but was pretty simple other than that. We also sorted some more baby clothes and started packing Heather's and Lily's bag for the hospital, since she really could come at any time now! We also installed a couple of the baby items in the car, but are having a little trouble with the car seat, so we will have to let the fire dept help out. It doesn't look complicated at all, but somehow it finds a way to be difficult to install.
I finally started back to work this week, which made Heather happy because she was sick of seeing me all day long...even though I couldn't get enough of seeing her beautiful face! She is sleeping a lot now so she can conserve energy for the birth, of course. Not because she is lazy. OK, maybe she is a little lazy. But I would lay down a lot too if my ankles were that big. Just kidding.
Thanks to all who prayed for me while I was deployed and who are praying for the pregnancy. I will let Heather write next week because I know you all missed her exclamation marks!!!! Here are some more for good measure!!!!!!!
Enjoy the fun facts for:
WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN
This week, the average size is about 6.3 pounds and 19.1 inches long.
She is official full term now but can still benefit from extra days in the womb.
Your baby continues to practice breathing movements. Isn't it amazing how she can breathe "under water?"
Grasp is firm now. It won't be long until you'll feel that strong little fist confidently grasping your finger (or tightly clenching your hair)!
A few weeks ago, your baby would move her eyes toward light. Now she turns towards light outside the uterus.
As the uterine wall stretches and thins allowing more light to permeate, she develops definite daily activity cycles. You will want to be sure to establish good patterns yourself at this time, thus encouraging them in your child. Ever heard of a baby getting her days/nights mixed up? Now's the time to try to avoid that!
This week was pretty busy for us. We started childbirth classes this week on Tuesday and we really enjoyed them.. The RN who teaches the class is very knowledgeable and straightforward. We have the classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 pm for the next 3 weeks after this one. So we will be at Womack a lot in the next few weeks, especially with the 2-3 appointments Heather already has each week for fetal monitoring and her 36+ weeks checkups.
We also did some more work in the nursery this week. I put together the new bassinet--I lost a screw while I was doing it and it took like 15 minutes to find, but was pretty simple other than that. We also sorted some more baby clothes and started packing Heather's and Lily's bag for the hospital, since she really could come at any time now! We also installed a couple of the baby items in the car, but are having a little trouble with the car seat, so we will have to let the fire dept help out. It doesn't look complicated at all, but somehow it finds a way to be difficult to install.
I finally started back to work this week, which made Heather happy because she was sick of seeing me all day long...even though I couldn't get enough of seeing her beautiful face! She is sleeping a lot now so she can conserve energy for the birth, of course. Not because she is lazy. OK, maybe she is a little lazy. But I would lay down a lot too if my ankles were that big. Just kidding.
Thanks to all who prayed for me while I was deployed and who are praying for the pregnancy. I will let Heather write next week because I know you all missed her exclamation marks!!!! Here are some more for good measure!!!!!!!
Enjoy the fun facts for:
WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN
This week, the average size is about 6.3 pounds and 19.1 inches long.
She is official full term now but can still benefit from extra days in the womb.
Your baby continues to practice breathing movements. Isn't it amazing how she can breathe "under water?"
Grasp is firm now. It won't be long until you'll feel that strong little fist confidently grasping your finger (or tightly clenching your hair)!
A few weeks ago, your baby would move her eyes toward light. Now she turns towards light outside the uterus.
As the uterine wall stretches and thins allowing more light to permeate, she develops definite daily activity cycles. You will want to be sure to establish good patterns yourself at this time, thus encouraging them in your child. Ever heard of a baby getting her days/nights mixed up? Now's the time to try to avoid that!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Belly Picture- 35w2d
Here we are!! I took this a few days ago but am just now posting it! Sorry about that!! I'll put up some front shots next week!!
35 Weeks Pregnant!
I'm slacking pretty bad on the blogging front, huh!? Thomas got a new laptop this weekend anddd he started back to work this morning so I'm thinking that the boredom with him not being around and the comfort of Internet in bed will help me keep you up-to-date for the next few weeks!
Can you believe that there are, at maximum, only 6 more weeks of this pregnancy!?!? Of course, I'm praying that it doesn't last that much longer! But it is still so amazing to think that I'm going to be a Mommy SOOOON! I was looking back on some older posts and looking at the pictures of her development and am so amazed at how far she has come!! At my ultrasounds I can see Lily playing with her fingers and watch and feel her moving at the same time! And those cheeks! There's no doubting that she's my baby girl:) I can't wait to hold her!!
Well, the doctor's appointments and everything are going good. I have a monitoring appointment later this morning. I guess my original perinatologist is getting out of the military so my next specialist appointment (August 13th) will be with someone new! And that will hopefully be my last appointment with them before I have Lily! My 36 week check up is coming up on the 7th! This is the first time Thomas will get to meet our midwife so I'm excited about that!! And now the check ups move to once a week instead of every 4 weeks!! Thank God I didn't keep working past June! It would have been impossible to keep all of these appointments and a job!
Child Birth classes start tomorrow night!! I'm pretty excited! But I know that we won't make it to the end of them since it's a 7 week course... so that makes me a little nervous! But starting classes just means I'm that much closer to having my baby girl here!! And boy, am I ready for that!!
I feel like I'm rambling and I'm super hungry... so I'm going to go eat some breakfast and get ready for this appointment! But I leave you with some Fun Facts for
WEEK THIRTY-SIX
Your baby is almost ready and most likely, so are you! The only organ still to mature is the lungs. While certainly you are both growing anxious to meet, remember that each day (up to 42 weeks), that your little one stays within your womb will multiply her chances to breathe on his own.
If he hasn't already, this week your baby may drop into the birth canal. While breathing for mom becomes easier, walking may be the exact opposite! If she's not your first baby, this "lightening" may not occur until right before labor.
Fat is dimpling your baby's elbows and knees, and forming creases in the neck and wrists.
Her skin is growing smooth and, shall we say it, "baby" soft.
Her gums are very rigid. It won't be many months before you'll see her teeth.
She has a fully developed pair of kidneys and her liver has begun processing some waste products.
Your child's average size is now 18.66 inches (47.4cm) and 5.78 pounds (2622 g). Between now and birth she will gain about an ounce a day!
Can you believe that there are, at maximum, only 6 more weeks of this pregnancy!?!? Of course, I'm praying that it doesn't last that much longer! But it is still so amazing to think that I'm going to be a Mommy SOOOON! I was looking back on some older posts and looking at the pictures of her development and am so amazed at how far she has come!! At my ultrasounds I can see Lily playing with her fingers and watch and feel her moving at the same time! And those cheeks! There's no doubting that she's my baby girl:) I can't wait to hold her!!
Well, the doctor's appointments and everything are going good. I have a monitoring appointment later this morning. I guess my original perinatologist is getting out of the military so my next specialist appointment (August 13th) will be with someone new! And that will hopefully be my last appointment with them before I have Lily! My 36 week check up is coming up on the 7th! This is the first time Thomas will get to meet our midwife so I'm excited about that!! And now the check ups move to once a week instead of every 4 weeks!! Thank God I didn't keep working past June! It would have been impossible to keep all of these appointments and a job!
Child Birth classes start tomorrow night!! I'm pretty excited! But I know that we won't make it to the end of them since it's a 7 week course... so that makes me a little nervous! But starting classes just means I'm that much closer to having my baby girl here!! And boy, am I ready for that!!
I feel like I'm rambling and I'm super hungry... so I'm going to go eat some breakfast and get ready for this appointment! But I leave you with some Fun Facts for
WEEK THIRTY-SIX
Your baby is almost ready and most likely, so are you! The only organ still to mature is the lungs. While certainly you are both growing anxious to meet, remember that each day (up to 42 weeks), that your little one stays within your womb will multiply her chances to breathe on his own.
If he hasn't already, this week your baby may drop into the birth canal. While breathing for mom becomes easier, walking may be the exact opposite! If she's not your first baby, this "lightening" may not occur until right before labor.
Fat is dimpling your baby's elbows and knees, and forming creases in the neck and wrists.
Her skin is growing smooth and, shall we say it, "baby" soft.
Her gums are very rigid. It won't be many months before you'll see her teeth.
She has a fully developed pair of kidneys and her liver has begun processing some waste products.
Your child's average size is now 18.66 inches (47.4cm) and 5.78 pounds (2622 g). Between now and birth she will gain about an ounce a day!
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