Sunday, May 20, 2007

Insulin

Sunday, May 20, 2007
So we went to the doctor on Friday and I got the pleasure of starting on insulin that same night. I am feeling better, but my blood sugar still isn't great yet. Keep us in your prayers that we do not have to go up in dosage! It's expensive!

The doctor listened to the heartbeat again, but the baby was moving around so much that the doctor was having trouble keeping up with him/her!

Sadi or Riley???

Only ten more days until we find out if we have a Sadi or a Riley...

I am 4 months pregnant!


At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, our baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. The baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of the pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

Monday, May 14, 2007

The Mister

Monday, May 14, 2007

It'a true. I am having a torrid affair with the gentleman in the picture. He takes up half our bed, but boy does he support my belly and help me lay on my side!


This is actually my second mister. I left the first one at a hotel on a business trip. I hope he isn't cuddling with someone else now.

At around 4 inches long, crown to rump, our baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces. He's busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help develop the air sacs in his lungs. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all his joints and limbs. That means his hands are more functional, too. Sweat glands are appearing, and although his eyelids are fused shut, he can sense light. If I were to shine a flashlight at my tummy, he might move away from the beam. There's not much for the baby to taste at this point, but his taste buds are beginning to form.


Everyone has been so generous since I got pregnant! My friend Holly is letting us borrow tons of stuff, including an exersaucer. My friend Laura got the baby its first Christmas clothes as well as some Christmas bibs. Not to mention all the ladies at church who have let me borrow a bunch of clothes!

Both moms have been really great. My mom has gotten me a bunch of girl clothes (there is a hot debate as to what the sex is right now!) and ONE boy's outfit :). We plan to go shopping in a few weeks after we know for sure. My mom-in-law bought us a changing table the other day and I can't wait for them to come and visit so that I can set it up!

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Goodbye First Trimester!

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Head to bottom, our baby's 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body's growing faster than her head, which now sits upon a more well-defined neck. By the end of this week, her arms will have lengthened and will be in proportion to the rest of her body. (Her legs still have some growing to do, though.) She's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair all over her body (called lanugo). Her liver starts secreting bile this week, a sign that it's already functioning properly, and her spleen starts contributing to the production of red blood cells. She's also producing and discharging urine into the amniotic fluid, a normal process that she'll keep up until birth. Her hands and feet (which are now half an inch long) are more flexible and active. Thanks to brain impulses, her little facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces. She can grasp now, too, and she may be able to suck her thumb.


Brian and I cannot believe that we are already a third through the pregnancy! According to the books and friends at church, I am supposed to start feeling better. I had a few days where I was feeling pretty good, but then started to have blood sugar problems, which I think is contributing to my new wave of "morning" sickness. I plan on calling the doc in the morning to see what he would like for me to do next medication wise since being off meds is not working out too well. But hey, I could always have it a lot worse!
26 weeks to go!

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

3 more days in the first trimester!

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

The baby is about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside my womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As I start my second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed!


Most of what I have read says I will probably be moving into maternity clothes soon, but who the heck wrote that??? I have been in maternity clothes since week 8!


We had another doctor's appt today and got to hear the heartbeat again. It was strong at 167 bpm! The doctor had put me on another diabetes medication at my last appt, but I had to stop taking it because it was making me have really low blood sugar. The doc said that he wants me off meds this week to see how my body reacts. He explained that sometimes people with diabetes, hypertension, etc can go off their medication early in the pregnany because the body can regulate itself. Anyhoo, I will stay off the meds for a few days and we will see how it goes. The doctor said even if this works, I will probably have to starts taking them again around mid-second trimester.

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