Duane and I managed to get all moved into our new apartment. It was a lot of work in a short period of time! We had 17 people show up to help move things and it took about 2-3 hours. I am pretty sure the free pizza had something to with the high turnout for the move.
The worst part was prepping the apartment after the move. It made for a really long day (9 am until after midnight). We didn't get any help with the cleaning (should have offered more Pizza :)). I had to help Duane because it was too much for him to do alone. I just focused on doing the tasks that could be done sitting down. We never did finish everything on the checklist, but we did the best we could.
Duane has been pretty fast at unpacking things. We only have about a dozen boxes left to go through and some pictures to hang. Then we will get the nursery all set up!
We really like the new place. Having the extra room has made a huge difference. Not having an office for our desks and office furniture made the rest of the old place so cramped. I am so glad we decided to make the move. I will be able to put the baby down on the floor to play and have room for a swing in the living room.
We are in one of the highest apartments in the complex. Off of our deck we have a beautiful view of Moscow and the rolling hills beyond. At nighttime I like to look out at all the lights. It sorta reminds me of when I lived in Pennsylvania Place a high rise building. The nice thing about the set up is the ground is flat where we are. We exit out the back of the complex, so we don't have to worry about hills in the winter. It also seems to stay cooler. We haven't had to use any airconditioning.
As far as the baby goes....I am starting to feel her move. It is still pretty sporadic. I think what I am feeling is when she rolls over or makes a large movement. I don't feel anything inside, rather just movement against the outter wall and my skin moving on the outside.
Next week we go back for another ultra-sound of the placenta and basic measurements. We are hoping things have moved up. I haven't had any bleeding since the end of May, which is good.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Ultrasound 24 Weeks 4 Days
I went for my ultrasound today to check the placenta. The placenta is still partially covering the cervix. The tech also took some nice pictures and videos of the baby. It was so amazing to watch the baby open her mouth, move her tongue and stretch out. She is so beautiful.
This last month I gained 1lb. according to my weigh in at the doctors. The baby gained just about a 1lb. too. She is now measuring two weeks ahead and a little over 2lbs.
Here are some of the videos and pictures from my visit:
Her Kicking her feet (which I can't feel)
Baby's Face
Baby Moving Her Mouth and Tongue - Notice the Heartbeat too
Heartbeat
Stretching out (I couldn't feel this either!)
Monday, June 22, 2009
24 Weeks
I had my 24th week check up today. They baby's heart beat was around 148 BPM. The doctor has me scheduled on Friday 6/26 for another ultrasound to check the placenta. She also wants me to have measurements done more often because of my auto-immune problems.
Every once and a while I feel something in my belly. I am pretty sure it is the baby. For the most part it feels like some gas. I had Duane put his hand on my belly when I felt it happening. Duane thinks that he might have felt something move. Generally, it is pretty random and hard to catch. The other day I looked down and saw my belly move. However, I didn't feel anything. I guess that I am not as sensitive.
Duane and I have a list of possible names for the baby. I doubt we will name her until after she is born and we can see her. In the meantime, I started calling her my little peanut. Duane is calling her peanut too.
Over the years we have picked up odds and ends of baby stuff. Some of it is from friends/family and yard sales. Last week my friend Julie gave us a bunch of clothes. I can't get over how cute the little girl clothes are. We managed to get everything washed up and sorted into tubs by size. I am pretty much set for clothes through 18 months.
We have made good progress on getting the things ready for the baby. The two big things we are looking for right now are a dresser and a changing table. I would like to get a tall 4-5 drawer dresser and lightweight changing table with shelves. No luck so far on craigs or at yard sales.
Duane set the crib up and it looks nice. It is a lighter weight white one with wheels.
Every once and a while I feel something in my belly. I am pretty sure it is the baby. For the most part it feels like some gas. I had Duane put his hand on my belly when I felt it happening. Duane thinks that he might have felt something move. Generally, it is pretty random and hard to catch. The other day I looked down and saw my belly move. However, I didn't feel anything. I guess that I am not as sensitive.
Duane and I have a list of possible names for the baby. I doubt we will name her until after she is born and we can see her. In the meantime, I started calling her my little peanut. Duane is calling her peanut too.
Over the years we have picked up odds and ends of baby stuff. Some of it is from friends/family and yard sales. Last week my friend Julie gave us a bunch of clothes. I can't get over how cute the little girl clothes are. We managed to get everything washed up and sorted into tubs by size. I am pretty much set for clothes through 18 months.
We have made good progress on getting the things ready for the baby. The two big things we are looking for right now are a dresser and a changing table. I would like to get a tall 4-5 drawer dresser and lightweight changing table with shelves. No luck so far on craigs or at yard sales.
Duane set the crib up and it looks nice. It is a lighter weight white one with wheels.
Friday, June 5, 2009
It's a girl!
I finally had my midway ultra-sound today. The biggest news is that the baby is a girl! Duane is officially out numbered.
The baby is doing great. She is measuring about a week ahead of schedule and weighs 1.2 lbs. The ultra-sound tech mentioned that she has long feet. I guess she must get that from Duane!
Baby's profile:
Baby's torso and spine:
Baby's Leg and foot
Baby's bottom and femur (the arrow is pointing to the lack of a boy part between legs)
All Pictures
Prego me
Friday, May 29, 2009
Week 20
The scheduler messed up and they didn't have me down for a 20 week ultrasound. I am scheduled for next Friday 6/5.
I was having some spotting again, so I went in for an ultrasound of the placenta on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the placenta moved down instead of up. Now I have full previa instead of having a partial previa. So now I am on pelvic bed rest for at least the next month. There is still time for the placenta to move up as the womb grows.
The ultrasound tech had a hard time looking at the cervix. The baby's bottom was covering the cervix. The baby was also not very cooperative. I had to roll over a couple times to try and get the baby to move its bottom. Then the lab tech tried to take some pictures of the baby for me. However, the baby would not hold still long enough to get any good pictures. It is amazing to me that the baby can be moving around like that and I still do not feel it. The tech thinks it might be a girl, but wasn't sure. I guess we will find out in another week or so.
The baby's heart beat was 140 BPM at my appointment yesterday. The nurse said the baby was really active when she checked the heartbeat. The nurse could hear the baby moving around on the doppler.
Pictures from Tuesday's Ultrasound. I know it sounds awful but these pictures sorta remind me of Skeletor from He-man.
I was having some spotting again, so I went in for an ultrasound of the placenta on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the placenta moved down instead of up. Now I have full previa instead of having a partial previa. So now I am on pelvic bed rest for at least the next month. There is still time for the placenta to move up as the womb grows.
The ultrasound tech had a hard time looking at the cervix. The baby's bottom was covering the cervix. The baby was also not very cooperative. I had to roll over a couple times to try and get the baby to move its bottom. Then the lab tech tried to take some pictures of the baby for me. However, the baby would not hold still long enough to get any good pictures. It is amazing to me that the baby can be moving around like that and I still do not feel it. The tech thinks it might be a girl, but wasn't sure. I guess we will find out in another week or so.
The baby's heart beat was 140 BPM at my appointment yesterday. The nurse said the baby was really active when she checked the heartbeat. The nurse could hear the baby moving around on the doppler.
Pictures from Tuesday's Ultrasound. I know it sounds awful but these pictures sorta remind me of Skeletor from He-man.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Weeks 17-18
Nothing too eventful has happened with the baby the past two weeks. I still haven't felt the baby move yet. However, we have had some other exciting things happen.
I was glad to finish my semester with 3 A's. It was hard, but I managed to pull it off. Duane finished his semester with graduation. He is glad to be done!
We have both enjoyed a nice visit with his parents. They came up the day before graduation and will be going home tomorrow. Duane will go down with them for a couple weeks and help get the garden started.
I decided to take the summer off from school. It feels strange not having any school work. This is the first time I have taken a break after nine consecutive semesters. Now I just have to decide what to do with my time.
We have our next doctor's appointment in 10 days. Hopefully the baby will cooperate and we will determine the gender.
I was glad to finish my semester with 3 A's. It was hard, but I managed to pull it off. Duane finished his semester with graduation. He is glad to be done!
We have both enjoyed a nice visit with his parents. They came up the day before graduation and will be going home tomorrow. Duane will go down with them for a couple weeks and help get the garden started.
I decided to take the summer off from school. It feels strange not having any school work. This is the first time I have taken a break after nine consecutive semesters. Now I just have to decide what to do with my time.
We have our next doctor's appointment in 10 days. Hopefully the baby will cooperate and we will determine the gender.
CONGRATS DUANE!!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Week 16
Made it to the fourth month mark! We don't go back to the doctor for another month. Duane and I are anxious to find out if we are having a boy or girl. We don't care either way.
I received a call from the OB doctor. He said, my B12 level is outside of the normal range, but not in the low range. On something like the contingent range. I am not sure what that means. The doctor was going to prescribe me 100 mcg of B12 injection. I told him that I was already taking a 1,000 mcg injection every month. The doctor was surprised by how high it was and didn't want to increase it. He also didn't seem really sure what to do or know too much about it.
I am going to go by the hospital and have a copy of the report sent to my doctor in Pennsylvania. He has a lot more expertise on the B12 anemia and how it should be handled. I will be curious to see what he has to say about it. My stomach must not absorb the B12 very well at all. I have been drinking a lot of milk and eating other foods that are rich in it. All this along with the shots.
It isn't very common for people to have B12 anemia because the liver stores a 3 year supply of it. I think it only occurs if the stomach doesn't absorb it correctly.
It has been really hard sleeping. I went two nights of waking up every 30 minutes. One of the mornings I had a little vertigo from moving back and forth so much. The third night I was so exhausted that I slept through the night. Sleeping on my sides is so hard because the bursitis in my outer hips. I have been putting a body pillow under my back, so I am not completely on my side. That helps some.
On the light side of things...between me and my pillows, Duane has about a foot of space in the bed. He is such a good sport about it. Sometimes Duane will lay right up against me and that makes my back feel good.
Duane presented his senior design project today. I went down to the student union building to observe. He did such a great job and I was so proud of him. He worked so hard on this project for months. I am glad that I went and shared that experience with him. Duane has one final that he will finish on Monday. Then he will be done! Yippee.
I took a test yesterday for my HR class (BUS412). I didn't do as well as I would have liked. I studied so hard too. The test consists of a lot of memorization, which has been hard for me this term. There is an optional final. If my grade is boarder line, then I might go for the optional final. I know that I will be really disappointed to get a B, especially if I am close. I have had A's in all of my classes here at the U of I. So we will see.
I have two seven page papers to write. One I haven't started and is due on Tuesday. The second paper I am about half way through. I have an outline for the second paper and just need to elaborate on my points. I have two more weeks to get that one finished.
Then I will be taking a little break. I am thinking about taking psychology for the second half of the summer. It is a 100 level class, so it should be easy.
I received a call from the OB doctor. He said, my B12 level is outside of the normal range, but not in the low range. On something like the contingent range. I am not sure what that means. The doctor was going to prescribe me 100 mcg of B12 injection. I told him that I was already taking a 1,000 mcg injection every month. The doctor was surprised by how high it was and didn't want to increase it. He also didn't seem really sure what to do or know too much about it.
I am going to go by the hospital and have a copy of the report sent to my doctor in Pennsylvania. He has a lot more expertise on the B12 anemia and how it should be handled. I will be curious to see what he has to say about it. My stomach must not absorb the B12 very well at all. I have been drinking a lot of milk and eating other foods that are rich in it. All this along with the shots.
It isn't very common for people to have B12 anemia because the liver stores a 3 year supply of it. I think it only occurs if the stomach doesn't absorb it correctly.
It has been really hard sleeping. I went two nights of waking up every 30 minutes. One of the mornings I had a little vertigo from moving back and forth so much. The third night I was so exhausted that I slept through the night. Sleeping on my sides is so hard because the bursitis in my outer hips. I have been putting a body pillow under my back, so I am not completely on my side. That helps some.
On the light side of things...between me and my pillows, Duane has about a foot of space in the bed. He is such a good sport about it. Sometimes Duane will lay right up against me and that makes my back feel good.
Duane presented his senior design project today. I went down to the student union building to observe. He did such a great job and I was so proud of him. He worked so hard on this project for months. I am glad that I went and shared that experience with him. Duane has one final that he will finish on Monday. Then he will be done! Yippee.
I took a test yesterday for my HR class (BUS412). I didn't do as well as I would have liked. I studied so hard too. The test consists of a lot of memorization, which has been hard for me this term. There is an optional final. If my grade is boarder line, then I might go for the optional final. I know that I will be really disappointed to get a B, especially if I am close. I have had A's in all of my classes here at the U of I. So we will see.
I have two seven page papers to write. One I haven't started and is due on Tuesday. The second paper I am about half way through. I have an outline for the second paper and just need to elaborate on my points. I have two more weeks to get that one finished.
Then I will be taking a little break. I am thinking about taking psychology for the second half of the summer. It is a 100 level class, so it should be easy.
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