Friday, April 6, 2012
18 (almost 19) Weeks
Last night I went with my mom to get some maternity clothes because I have a job interview at an elementary school next week, and I literally had NOTHING nice to wear. I pretty much only had 3 pairs of capris and 3 t-shirts that were maternity clothes, and I didn't really want to go to an interview in a t-shirt. Anyway, I wore one of my new shirts today, and decided to take a picture of my belly at 18 weeks. I'll be 19 weeks on Sunday, but whatever. I am so glad I was able to get some clothes. Now I won't feel so ugly and frumpy! I am actually excited to get dressed in the morning!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
A Baby! Health Update
I wrote (6?) posts I, so make sure you keep reading if you don't want to miss anything.
On Tuesday, I was finally able to go to the doctor for the first time, thanks to our insurance starting so late. Anyway, it was a very looong appointment, thanks to the blood work they had to do and the history of my health--they had lots of questions about my pregnancy with Kara. Anyway, thanks to the bleeding and clotting issues I had, along with the HELLP syndrome and the seizure, they have classified me as "very high risk," and they are making me go to a high-risk specialist and I won't be able to go to the midwife (which I pretty much knew anyway). I will also have appointments more often to make sure everything is ok. Ironically, they aren't as concerned about the HELLP syndrome as they are the bleeding and clotting issue I had (they called it DIC?) The midwife said that the HELLP syndrome, while bad, is easier to catch and "cure" than the DIC because they just have to deliver the baby and keep my blood levels normal, in theory. The nice thing she told me is that this time, unlike my experience with Kara, if I or the doctors suspect that even the tiniest thing is going wrong, they will get me right in and make sure nothing happens. Their goal is to get me at least past 36 weeks, and then if they can get me to 38 weeks, I will deliver at the hospital near us. Otherwise, she said if they can't get me to 38 weeks, they will make me deliver at their hospital in Denver that is more equipped to deal with risky deliveries.
Anyway, now that the boring stuff is out of the way, we got to see the baby for the first time! My due date according to the midwife is September 1st, but she said I will get a more accurate due date on the 19th when I go in for the long ultrasound appointment. I haven't really felt that attached to my pregnancy up to this point, but when I actually saw the baby on the screen and it looked like a baby, I felt like this was actually real and I felt happy and excited about being pregnant. I've been happy about being pregnant, but hadn't really felt excited up until then. Just a few days ago, I started feeling the baby move and kick, but so far, this baby isn't as active as Kara was. The baby is active right after dinner and just a little bit after I go to bed, plus periodically throughout the day, but for the most part, the baby's pretty relaxed and calm. I'm starting to have terrible heartburn, so I hope that means I have another baby with a ton of hair!
Here's the U/S picture. It looks so much like some U/S pictures we have of Kara! Their profiles look almost identical, plus, it looks like this baby is going to have chubby cheeks too (it looks that way to me, anyway). I'll post more U/S pictures when I go back in two weeks.
On Tuesday, I was finally able to go to the doctor for the first time, thanks to our insurance starting so late. Anyway, it was a very looong appointment, thanks to the blood work they had to do and the history of my health--they had lots of questions about my pregnancy with Kara. Anyway, thanks to the bleeding and clotting issues I had, along with the HELLP syndrome and the seizure, they have classified me as "very high risk," and they are making me go to a high-risk specialist and I won't be able to go to the midwife (which I pretty much knew anyway). I will also have appointments more often to make sure everything is ok. Ironically, they aren't as concerned about the HELLP syndrome as they are the bleeding and clotting issue I had (they called it DIC?) The midwife said that the HELLP syndrome, while bad, is easier to catch and "cure" than the DIC because they just have to deliver the baby and keep my blood levels normal, in theory. The nice thing she told me is that this time, unlike my experience with Kara, if I or the doctors suspect that even the tiniest thing is going wrong, they will get me right in and make sure nothing happens. Their goal is to get me at least past 36 weeks, and then if they can get me to 38 weeks, I will deliver at the hospital near us. Otherwise, she said if they can't get me to 38 weeks, they will make me deliver at their hospital in Denver that is more equipped to deal with risky deliveries.
Anyway, now that the boring stuff is out of the way, we got to see the baby for the first time! My due date according to the midwife is September 1st, but she said I will get a more accurate due date on the 19th when I go in for the long ultrasound appointment. I haven't really felt that attached to my pregnancy up to this point, but when I actually saw the baby on the screen and it looked like a baby, I felt like this was actually real and I felt happy and excited about being pregnant. I've been happy about being pregnant, but hadn't really felt excited up until then. Just a few days ago, I started feeling the baby move and kick, but so far, this baby isn't as active as Kara was. The baby is active right after dinner and just a little bit after I go to bed, plus periodically throughout the day, but for the most part, the baby's pretty relaxed and calm. I'm starting to have terrible heartburn, so I hope that means I have another baby with a ton of hair!
Here's the U/S picture. It looks so much like some U/S pictures we have of Kara! Their profiles look almost identical, plus, it looks like this baby is going to have chubby cheeks too (it looks that way to me, anyway). I'll post more U/S pictures when I go back in two weeks.
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| Kara calls the baby "Little Cookie" thanks to Nana's influence. |
Holly
My brother took me and Kara over to my parents' house one day to hang out. I started working on homework, so he went over to the neighbor's house for a while... Only I got distracted from homework. My sister and brother's dog is very playful and sweet, so Kara and I decided to go out back to play with her for a while. In case you're wondering, though, I DID eventually finish my homework. I'm not that much of a slacker :)
We love Holly!
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| Kara refusing to look at the camera or smile for pictures, as usual. |
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| Out of focus, but she really wanted to play! |
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| The lighting is off, but this is right before she came and tried to wrestle with me. |
At The Ranch
My dad has a ranch, and right now he is raising club lambs to sell to 4H clubs, and then he has 2 sows named Baby and Bella that he is breeding to have show pigs (and probably some for meat). Kara and I have been going out to the ranch to help my dad, and we are training one of the lambs (Kara and I named her Daisy). Kara LOVES going out to grandpa's ranch. She talks about it all the time, and she especially loves the pigs. Kara has had a really bad case of Croup this week (more on that later), so we haven't been able to go out with my dad, and Kara has been really disappointed. I think when she is older, we're going to let her get involved with 4H (if she still wants to).
Here are some pictures!
Here are some pictures!
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| Kara snickering about something |
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| This is Bella |
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| Baby saying "Hi." |
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| Bella Saying "Hi." |
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| Kara Feeding Daisy |
We're BAAA-AAACK!
We've been in Colorado for the last 2 months, and we finally got our internet set up. So I can blog again! I've really really missed it, so I have a ton to write about. I'll start with Kara's 2nd birthday. We went over to my parent's house for a "brown cake" (Kara calls chocolate cake brown cake), and I made homemade mac and cheese (because that's Kara's favorite meal). Actually, I think my mom ended up making it... I can't remember. Anyway, here are some pictures from her birthday:
Sunday, February 5, 2012
MIA
I know, I know, I've been MIA for almost a month now. Our lives have been just a little hectic! Mostly, we have been spending this month packing (and schooling) because we are moving to Colorado in just two days! Plus, we found out in January that I am pregnant. That has all added to a lot of things we have to do! I have a lot to write about (Kara has been growing/talking/singing like a weed), but it may be another week or so until that happens. But for all you family and friends who read the blog, just know that I haven't abandoned it!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Kara Sings "Small One"
Kara loves this song. I told you about it a couple times. The words are "Small one/Small one/Small one for sale./One piece of silver/Small one for sale." If you listen to the very end, you can hear her sing "Small one, one piece of silver." She is so stinkin' cute!
P.S. Blogger would only let me upload this as a "Youtube" video. It is set to private though, so you can't search for it on YouTube. It will only show up here. Just to keep your piece of mind, Ma.
P.S. Blogger would only let me upload this as a "Youtube" video. It is set to private though, so you can't search for it on YouTube. It will only show up here. Just to keep your piece of mind, Ma.
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