30 - 31 Weeks - Baby 2

Pregnancy Update April 26, 2014

How far along: 31 Weeks.  Due June 28, 2014.

Size of baby: 16.25 inches, 3.3lbs. Apparently they've run out of fruit, because now he's the size of 4 naval oranges.

What developed this past week: Baby's irises can now dilate and respond to changes in light. He's getting more fat cells under his skin and he's becoming more pink than red in color. 

Weight Gain: 24 lbs.  

Maternity clothes: All maternity and Caleb's shirts to sleep in.

Gender: A sweet boy.

Movement: Finally I've felt some hiccups!!  It took until Saturday, April 12, at exactly 29 weeks, but he's had them multiple times since. So sweet. The first time I didn't realize what I was feeling and had my sister in law, Laurie, feeling him "move". It wasn't until he got them again on Wednesday, that I realized he was having hiccups! Tiny movement in the same exact spot over and over... DUH! Should've realized sooner - this isn't my first rodeo... haha  But it is cool that Laurie got to be the first one to feel them with me!  

Also, I've figured out a way to get B2 to move on command... If I lean forward (like elbows on my knees style), apparently he gets squished and doesn't like it! He squirms all around like, "Mom! Hello?! I'm in here! Sit back! I'm running out of space in here as it is!" 

Sleep/Symptoms: Braxton Hicks every day still - usually brought on by strenuous activities (like picking up Bryson) or having a full bladder. :) My back hurts often - any time I shift positions to relieve the pain in one part of my back, it just puts the pressure on a different part and gives a different pain. Still have the round ligament pain near my ribs too... Reclining back in my chair at work with a back support is definitely the most comfortable position to sit in (for both my back and my ribs), so I try to do that as often as possible. 

Still sleeping OK. I wake up to turn over and try to get more comfortable, but don't usually have a problem going back to sleep. I find that I go to sleep on my side, but often wake up on my back. Then I roll to my other side... and sometimes I still roll to my stomach! at 30 weeks! Ridiculous... I can't believe the baby isn't too big for this! As long as I keep my leg pulled up so my hip is off the bed, my hips are turned, and only the top of my stomach is down, I'm good! It's crazy...  

What I miss: Can't think of anything this week.

Cravings: Nothing new.

Best moment this week: The ultrasound and doctor appt I had on April 22! Probably one of the best moments of the whole pregnancy! Laura measured the baby to make sure he is growing appropriately since the last u/s and he is! Here are his measurements at 30w3d:

I hear from someone just about every.single.day. how small I am for X# weeks... But the baby seems to be ok, and my AFI (amount of amniotic fluid) was 10, minimum is 5! So looks like everything is good - maybe baby is just lower in my hips since they're probably wider because a child has passed through them before... I don't know :)

The other BEST news is that my placenta moved!!! When I first looked at the screen to see the placenta Laura was pointing to, I could've sworn I saw a "crack" right beside it which I assumed was my cervix... but luckily for me, I am not the sonographer! haha Laura said, "Nope - your cervix is up here! Everything looks good! You're okay to give birth naturally!" YAY!!! I honestly don't think I stopped smiling for a good 24 hours! 

Baby was still in the head down position, but this time flipped left/right from the last sono. His bum was to my left and feet back to his face on my right. Unfortunately, the kid WOULD NOT move his feet from in front of his face! I tried laying on my side, we shook him around, anything we could to get to move so we could see his sweet face, but to no avail! So these are the pics we got...  don't laugh at my flexi-ankled child. lol

Yes - that's his FOOT, not his hand, over his eyes!

Still such a sweet face!!! Can't wait to see it in person! :)

Not a good profile pic... not sure why THIS is the one Laura chose to print?...

Bryson Update: We got to go to Uncle Jon and Aunt Grace's house (3 hours away) this weekend for Easter... B LOVES them and they LOVE him :)  They spoiled him with an Easter basket of all his favorite goodies!! More balls, a Bengals hat (Uncle Jon's team, not Daddy's Cowboys...), a butterfly net, bubbles, baseball bat/ball, sunglasses, etc! L-O-V-E!

 

 

It was so beautiful outside so we spent a lot of time out there playing and coloring Easter eggs then doing Bryson's 1st Easter Egg Hunt! SUCH FUN! The look on his face was priceless each time he'd spot another egg! He'd point and run. Adorable!

The Incredible Hulk

We ended up with lots of broken eggs (that kid is not gentle...), but even more great memories! So happy we got to spend the time relaxing and enjoying our family for the weekend!

HERE'S LOOKIN' AT YOU, KID!

31 Weeks

Pregnancy Update September 24, 2012

How far along: 31 weeks! 63 days left... 

Size of baby: 16.25 inches, 3.3 lbs. - "4 naval oranges" (They've apparently run out of new fruit and now are just quadrupling already used fruits).

What developed this past week: Bryson is gaining more baby fat and his skin is turning more pink, less red and not as translucent. Now his irises can dilate and respond to changes in light and he can turn his head from side to side. He will double to triple in size in the coming weeks!

Weight Gain: 29.2 pounds. Spent the weekend at my Grandma's house, surrounded by food... not good news. Probably didn't help that I drank almost a gallon of apple cider by myself within a week!

Maternity clothes: All maternity.

Gender: HE'S A BOY! "Bryson Nicholas"
(Bryson means "smart", Nicholas means "winner" or "victory of the people")

Movement: He's still most active while I'm lying/sitting still. I read that he's now sleeping for 20-40 minutes at a time, as a newborn does. His body parts are getting bigger and a little easier to decipher through my belly (though it's always just a guess), so it's fun trying to guess what position he's in. I've felt kicks out my sides now too - such a crazy sensation! He's had hiccups multiple times, often I feel them pretty low, but I've also felt them up towards my belly button. My mom & Caleb got to feel them this week. A couple times he's had them when I woke up in the morning, other times it's been in the evening around 8pm.

Sleep: I've been waking up half an hour or so before my alarm goes off, which is terribly annoying. Worst part is that I've been feeling much more tired during the day at work. I hear these last 2 months can be exhausting because baby is growing so fast! So it seems I may actually get this pregnancy symptom (exhaustion) that I've avoided for so long. I'm trying to go to bed earlier to try to keep it at bay...

What I miss: Not feeling a knife in my upper right abs/bottom ribs. I will not miss this pain.

Cravings: Nothing.

Best moment this week: Seeing my relatives. So fun to have them feel and see Bryson moving around. Mom also had a baby shower for me at Grandma's house with all of my mom's family. It was wonderful and everyone was so generous! I will go into more detail in a separate post.

We had Childbirth Class #3 this week. We practiced some relaxation techniques and learned good information about pain medications and the actual birth part. Only one more class!


I had my 30w5d doctor appointment on Friday, the 21st. Everything went pretty well - I still look good and am displaying no signs of preterm labor or complications. Only thing weird was my belly measured just 26 weeks (*last appt was 28w - on track). My doctor thinks the baby was laying transverse (which I think he often does) and it just wasn't an accurate measurement. She also said that I may just hide him well and carry him differently than others because of my proportions and height. She wasn't worried about it, but said that instead of going off the tape measurement, she'd like to do an ultrasound to get a more accurate size/weight. I have NO problem with this! :) She offered to do the sono right then, but said I could wait until the next appt if I wanted... I selfishly wanted to do it right away, but knew I'd already invited my mother-in-law to the next appt. This will be SO much more fun for her to see than a normal quick check! And my husband will get to come to see our little boy too! So I am scheduled for Oct 3rd at 4pm!

What I am looking forward to: 

Putting more shower stuff away in the nursery and hanging all the artwork! I got ADORABLE wall art from my cousin, Jess, that has a giraffe with a blue background and says, "I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made".  LOVE it! Gotta find a special place for it!