26-33 weeks

It's been a long time since an update. I'm doing pretty good this pregnancy compared to my last. I d feel like it is more challenging to be pregnant at 36 compared to 20 something. Baby Evelyn is doing really good. She wiggles around a lot and her movements are getting more painful. I love feeling her move though. So I passed my glucose test no big deal. I had a fall and had to go the L&D to get monitoring. All is well though. Evelyn was breech but after some exercises I got her to turn. I do have s Bactria that I'm treating that could put me into early labor. So hopefully I can get rid of that soon. Other than a few hiccups I'm having a good pregnancy. Of course there are the aches and pains that come with a growing belly. I'm doing good though. 

20-25 weeks

My pregnancy has been pretty boring because I've been taking it super easy. I feel her move around and that is fun. Other than a few BH contractions when I over do it I'm good. I never got my energy back. It's so different being pregnant at 35 compared to your 20's. My sleep is pretty good for now. I take extra calcium and magnesium which help a ton. Here is a few bump picture from the last 5 weeks. 

20 weeks

22 weeks

24 weeks

25 weeks

19 weeks

I had my ultrasound and baby is looking great. We confirmed that baby is a girl. We are so excited. She's weighing 10 ozs already which puts her at 3 days ahead. Not much but she's growing great. I feel her moving a lot more lately and Jonathan felt her kick as well. Almost half way there. 

18 weeks

I'm feeling some more movement but not much. I have my next ultrasound next week I'm excited. Still feeling good but I have some trouble sleeping. It's not that bad. I have Braxton Hicks when I do to much. I'm not surprised though. I'll talk to my dr about that next week as well. 

17 weeks

Nothing going on to exciting. I'm feeling good and I feel the baby move a tiny bit. I can't wait to have my next ultrasound. 

16 weeks

I feel like I've been this big for months!! At least I've stayed like this and not gotten progressively bigger. I would be huge! Things have been pretty boring. That's a good thing. I feel the baby on occasion but I'm still pretty early. We can't seem to pin down the name for the baby. We have never had this problem before. Maybe we've been out of baby naming practice for so long. Anyway I have my anatomy scan in 3 weeks so that will be fun. I just can't wait for summer break so I can sleep in. 

15 weeks

I'm 15 weeks and it seems to be going so fast. I'm feeling pretty good aside from the regular sleeping disturbances. I have felt the baby a little more this week. I have an appointment tomorrow and I'll see when we will do the big ultrasound. So it's been a pretty good week. 

NT scan

What an ordeal!!!!! So last Wednesday I had the first trimester screening that calculates your risks for Down syndrome and other chromosome problems. During the ultrasound they couldn't see the nasal bone which is a marker for downs. Then the blood work came back with increased risks. I was stressed for sure. I went back for a repeat ultrasound. I talked to the high risk dr and she said that my blood work came back normal and the one test that was causing problems was taken too early. So my risk went down right then. She had me get another ultrasound and the tech found the nasal bone right away. Things are looking so much better and I'm no longer high risk for chromosome issues. Just incase I got a test that will say for sure and we will know what the gender is 100%. We have a pretty good idea though. 

14 weeks

I'm 14 weeks and feeling pretty good. I feel baby once in a while but not that much. I'm not growing that much in the tummy. I still listen to the baby every day and will do so until I feel regular movement. Not much to report until my ultrasound. 

13 weeks

I'm in the second trimester. Some say it's 14 weeks but I say 13 weeks. I'm still not sick. I started having a hard time sleeping. I have to take calcium and vitamin D to help with pregnancy induced restless leg syndrome. I wish I knew about it 5 pregnancies ago. It has saved my life. I've embraced naps as well. Ok it takes an hour or more from my productive days but better than being cranky. The kids are looking forward to finding out the gender. So am I!!! We don't really have a preference and will be happy with whatever. Lily wants a girl because of our pattern. G/G, B/B, G/?  Emma thinks it's a boy. Peter is team boy. Benji is certain it is a boy. Miriam is soooo certain it's a girl. Jonathan thinks it is a boy. I think it's a boy but since I think that I think it's a girl. I'm always wrong when I try to guess with myself. I have a 98% accuracy when I guess others. So weird. This week I have an NT scan so I'm excited to see the baby again. 

12 weeks

I feel like I always look mad in my pictures. Anyway I'm not sick anymore!!!! I've been feeling better for a week now. I went my midwife appointment today for the first time. I really liked the office and they are taking measures to give me extra care. I'll be seeing a perinatalogist as well. I'll get more ultrasounds and then later in the pregnancy I'll get injections to prevent preterm labor. I'm really happy about the care I'm getting. It's not so crucial but it's always smart to be prepared. Who knows I may not have preterm labor this time around. But better safe than sorry. My dr was surprised how far up my uterus was. Usually by 12 weeks it's barely above the pelvic bone. Mine is 3 inches above it. She said even though ive had babies she's shocked by how high it is. She thought maybe my dates were wrong but that's not possible. Haha I guess my body has a great memory and moving long at a fast pace. 

I'm excited to get a ultrasound to check gender in the next 3 weeks. I don't have a gender preference and keep going back and forth about what I think it is. I felt boy strongly at first but I'm always wrong when it comes to me. So now I'm thinking girl. Who knows. I'm just excited to be close to my second trimester. Just one more week. 

11 weeks

It looks like shrunk some. My morning sickness is almost all gone. If I get dehydrated I feel bad but that's a easy fix. I had another US with my RE and decided I'm moving on to the dr that will deliver me. I have my first appointment April 20th. 

I'm so excited to be a couple weeks away from my second trimester. Babies heartbeat is 169. 

10 weeks

I'm 10 weeks and I'm starting to feel better. I'm not so tired and my nausea has eased up. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself. I'm already feeling this little one move. It's so crazy. I feel little bubbles popping in my tummy. WhileI listen to babies heartbeat I hear and feel little thumps. This little one is strong I guess. We really don't care what the baby is but I'm excited to find out. Benji is so involved in the pregnancy and likes to know how big the baby is every week. I'm so excited about this pregnancy because of how it will add to my children's lives. Just to experience a baby and understand it is so great. I have another ultrasound on Friday and I'm excited to see the baby again. 

8 week 5 day ultrasound.

Baby is doing great and heartbeat is 158

9 weeks

This week has been a little rough. Morning sickness has kicked in and I've been on the couch all day. That's pretty much all that has been happening. Oh I may have felt the baby already. I was using my Doppler and I felt and heard a thump at the same time. This has happened a couple of times. I asked my Dr if it was possible and he said that it is but not typical. He said you just have to be very aware of your own body and I always have. I'm excited that I've made it this far into my pregnancy. After a loss later into your first trimester it's hard to relax. First trimesters are scary enough. 4 more weeks and I'll be in the 2nd trimester. 

8 weeks pregnant

8 weeks has been the week pregnancy sickness has kicked in full force. No throwing up but if I did I would get some relief. Being on the verge of losing my lunch or breakfast or anything that goes into my mouth is tough. But I'm grateful for the sickness cause it shows everything is going well. I listen to the baby daily and the kids love hearing it. Only 3 1/2 more weeks of taking progesterone and I'm really happy about that. Maybe my sickness will ease up. I'm still super tired and spend a lot of my day on the couch. At least I have the day to myself so I can rest and not push myself too much. I have an ultrasound this Friday so I'm excited to see the baby again.

7 weeks.

My sense of smell is really bothering me and I'm feeling a little more queasy. I had a horrible cold for 2 weeks and I'm trying to shake it the best I can. 

My bloat has leveled off. I think I'll look like this for a while until it's baby that is making my tummy this big. 

6 weeks 6 days ultrasound

I saw my little blob again today. It's heartbeat was 129 and growing right on track. 

6 weeks

Still tired and dizzy but I'm surprised that morning sickness hasn't hit hard. I bought maternity pants because I need them. It's so crazy how fast things change the more kids you have. I'm starting to use my Doppler just as an experiment. I wanted to see how early I could pickup the heartbeat. I found Mimi's at 9 weeks 6 days. We will see. 

5 weeks

This week I started to get really tired and dizzy after I took my progesterone. Other than that I've been craving steak so bad. I'm dreaming about steak. Maybe I need more iron. I'm so bloated this week it's crazy.