Whoever you are, I already love you more than I ever thought my heart could stretch to love.
That God chose me to be your mom is the greatest honor I have ever known.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Birth Prediction
I am a member of www.thebump.com. This site is dedicated to pregnancy and parenting.
I read the posts that people submit everyday.
Today, they had a fun link to a Birth Predictor. Basically, it was a bunch of funny questions about my likes and dislikes and what the weather was like outside today to come up with a birth prediction, just for fun.
Here was my result:
The day you deliver, outside will be sunny. Your baby will arrive in the early afternoon. After a labor lasting approximately 16 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 4 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 20 inches long. This child will have dark amber eyes and a lot of black hair.
I just thought that this was pretty funny...and why not save the prediction for a good laugh later.
You know my true thoughts... only God knows the real prediction. :)
I read the posts that people submit everyday.
Today, they had a fun link to a Birth Predictor. Basically, it was a bunch of funny questions about my likes and dislikes and what the weather was like outside today to come up with a birth prediction, just for fun.
Here was my result:
The day you deliver, outside will be sunny. Your baby will arrive in the early afternoon. After a labor lasting approximately 16 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 4 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 20 inches long. This child will have dark amber eyes and a lot of black hair.
I just thought that this was pretty funny...and why not save the prediction for a good laugh later.
You know my true thoughts... only God knows the real prediction. :)
Monday, February 16, 2009
Follow up to Ultrasound OBGYN Visit
Today I had my follow up appointment to our ultrasound from two weeks ago. Since I did not receive a phone call before my appt, I assumed that there was nothing worrisome to report.
The baby is healthy. I have the right amount of amniotic fluid for the baby to float in. I have a solid cervix and a healthy placenta that is not low lying. The baby is measuring well.
As for me, I have a pelvis that tips slightly forward, which I have researched and have now learned is a common reason for degenerative disc disease, which I was diagnosed with 3 years ago....go figure. The midwife did say that this would have made it slightly harder for me to get pregnant! Surprise...it happened!
The ultrasound showed a small clot behind the placenta which formed as the baby implanted into my uterus. This is the suggested reason for my bleeding. 25% of women will bleed due to this condition called Subchroniac Hematoma. It is not normal, but not unusual. The clot will either expel from my body, causing another bleed, or will be absorbed by my body. The good news is that the clot is small.
The sonographer also saw that I have tiny fibroids inside my uterus. Nothing to worry about because they are small. This is a hereditary condition. My mom had fibroids.
We are going to pray that both the fibroids and clot do not grow so that every bit of room is left for the baby to grow and move freely.
I released the egg from my left ovary, as that is where the birth cyst has grown( yeah...did you know that is what happens to tell where the egg came from?) We also know that because the sonographer cannot find my right ovary. We are not sure where it is hiding.
Overall, I am becoming increasingly more aware of the fact that this little baby is a miracle and I have 23 weeks until I meet him or her.
The baby is healthy. I have the right amount of amniotic fluid for the baby to float in. I have a solid cervix and a healthy placenta that is not low lying. The baby is measuring well.
As for me, I have a pelvis that tips slightly forward, which I have researched and have now learned is a common reason for degenerative disc disease, which I was diagnosed with 3 years ago....go figure. The midwife did say that this would have made it slightly harder for me to get pregnant! Surprise...it happened!
The ultrasound showed a small clot behind the placenta which formed as the baby implanted into my uterus. This is the suggested reason for my bleeding. 25% of women will bleed due to this condition called Subchroniac Hematoma. It is not normal, but not unusual. The clot will either expel from my body, causing another bleed, or will be absorbed by my body. The good news is that the clot is small.
The sonographer also saw that I have tiny fibroids inside my uterus. Nothing to worry about because they are small. This is a hereditary condition. My mom had fibroids.
We are going to pray that both the fibroids and clot do not grow so that every bit of room is left for the baby to grow and move freely.
I released the egg from my left ovary, as that is where the birth cyst has grown( yeah...did you know that is what happens to tell where the egg came from?) We also know that because the sonographer cannot find my right ovary. We are not sure where it is hiding.
Overall, I am becoming increasingly more aware of the fact that this little baby is a miracle and I have 23 weeks until I meet him or her.
Children are a reward from GOD
Yesterday in church we listened to a message about how God's hands knit us together in our mothers womb. We watched a quick emotionally charged video that took us through conception to birth and how the baby changes each week. I realized when the video got to 16 weeks that I was doing the "hard breathing so as to not sob" kind of crying. I looked at my friend Joline and realized that she was also crying. There is a connection between pregnant women...hormones. When I hugged our friend Jen yesterday, I laughed that our bellies were the first things to touch and I thought about our children playing together in a few short months. She is having a girl. Joline is having a boy. I wonder what we are going to be blessed with, what little person GOD has knit perfectly together in my womb. Will they have red hair and freckles and croon Annie tunes like me? Will they have a dimple in their chin and be heroic like their dad? Will they be bad at math, like the both of us? Who is the person that we will meet?
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Mama Mia
I was having a conversation with Jimmy today and I asked "Am I being a bad parent?" He said, "You arent a parent yet."
I told him that I disagree with him. Perhaps he isnt a parent yet, I can go with that. He is like a quasi-absent father. He created the baby and there really isnt much he HAS to do until the baby arrives.
Parenting Magazine says:
Parenting is the raising and nurturing of children in a way that empowers them to lead a better, safer and secure life. But when does the responsibility of the parent actually start? And when does it really end?In my opinion, the responsibility starts before the birth of the child. In fact, it starts even before the conception! And the shocking reply to the second question is - it never ends!
So I, in fact, am a parent already. I am 100% responsible for that face on the ultrasound. I am responsible for it's nutrients, it's oxygen, it's safety, it's future...already.
I can choose to play music on my belly now to enrich it.
I can choose to listen to what it has told me about it's dislike of ice cream and it's love of fish.
I am already MOM.
I told him that I disagree with him. Perhaps he isnt a parent yet, I can go with that. He is like a quasi-absent father. He created the baby and there really isnt much he HAS to do until the baby arrives.
Parenting Magazine says:
Parenting is the raising and nurturing of children in a way that empowers them to lead a better, safer and secure life. But when does the responsibility of the parent actually start? And when does it really end?In my opinion, the responsibility starts before the birth of the child. In fact, it starts even before the conception! And the shocking reply to the second question is - it never ends!
So I, in fact, am a parent already. I am 100% responsible for that face on the ultrasound. I am responsible for it's nutrients, it's oxygen, it's safety, it's future...already.
I can choose to play music on my belly now to enrich it.
I can choose to listen to what it has told me about it's dislike of ice cream and it's love of fish.
I am already MOM.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Well...we're movin on up!
We had a rocky start to our week. On Tuesday at 1 am, I began to bleed. The midwife on call sent Jim and I packing to the E.R.
After an ultrasound in the E.R. and an active fetal heart rate and active fetus, they sent us home, with no reasoning as to why I was bleeding. By morning the bleeding had turned to old blood.
I called my midwife as a follow up and she proceeded to schedule me for a "problem visit".
On Wednesday afternoon, Jim and I went to the visit, where we heard the baby's heart beat, which was steady at 148 bpm. Cindy, my midwife, then scheduled me for a high level sonogram to rule out any potential problems.
There was a cancellation for today, so we set the appt for 11:45 am this morning.
Jim was not able to go to the appointment with me, so my friend Jeanne came along with me.
The ultrasound was incredible. We could see the baby's spinal column and stomach and umbilical cord. The hands and feet were kicking and moving. The baby finally looks like a baby!
At one point the baby's hands were bent like it was praying and then it punched outward like it was a kung-fu fighter.
Jeanne has never been to an ultrasound so the visit was a treat for her. She said if Jimmy ever can't make it again, she would love to go in his place any old time. She is such a wonderful person and one of the few people in my life I would have chosen to share that moment with.
The baby is measuring a week ahead, a big baby. My new expected due date is August 1st. So, we are movin on up.
Go figure, I weigh 15 less than I did when i got pregnant. I lost 3 lbs from last week to this week....so everything I eat goes to the baby I guess.
As for the bleeding, the sonographer said that my midwife would call if she found any particular concerns. There best guess was that I had old blood behind my placenta that comes out when I jar my body from vomiting or constipation or sex.
I have a follow up in 2 weeks. I will keep everyone posted.
Until then, enjoy our baby's first picture.
After an ultrasound in the E.R. and an active fetal heart rate and active fetus, they sent us home, with no reasoning as to why I was bleeding. By morning the bleeding had turned to old blood.
I called my midwife as a follow up and she proceeded to schedule me for a "problem visit".
On Wednesday afternoon, Jim and I went to the visit, where we heard the baby's heart beat, which was steady at 148 bpm. Cindy, my midwife, then scheduled me for a high level sonogram to rule out any potential problems.
There was a cancellation for today, so we set the appt for 11:45 am this morning.
Jim was not able to go to the appointment with me, so my friend Jeanne came along with me.
The ultrasound was incredible. We could see the baby's spinal column and stomach and umbilical cord. The hands and feet were kicking and moving. The baby finally looks like a baby!
At one point the baby's hands were bent like it was praying and then it punched outward like it was a kung-fu fighter.
Jeanne has never been to an ultrasound so the visit was a treat for her. She said if Jimmy ever can't make it again, she would love to go in his place any old time. She is such a wonderful person and one of the few people in my life I would have chosen to share that moment with.
The baby is measuring a week ahead, a big baby. My new expected due date is August 1st. So, we are movin on up.
Go figure, I weigh 15 less than I did when i got pregnant. I lost 3 lbs from last week to this week....so everything I eat goes to the baby I guess.
As for the bleeding, the sonographer said that my midwife would call if she found any particular concerns. There best guess was that I had old blood behind my placenta that comes out when I jar my body from vomiting or constipation or sex.
I have a follow up in 2 weeks. I will keep everyone posted.
Until then, enjoy our baby's first picture.
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