31 weeks and counting

I will be 32 weeks on Monday and I am really feeling this pregnancy now! She is moving around quite a bit - as we speak for one. She is really pressing into my ribs at times and making it harder to breathe and move around. I can't wait to hold her on the outside!

I didn't have any doctor appointments this week as my regular OB appt was last week and my high risk doctor was off this week. So Monday I will see the high risk doc and get some new pics! I feel like she has shifted into a new position. I cannot tell if she turned and is no longer breech, but there is definitely a change in how she is laying. It could be that she is sitting up still but has no where to go :)

I have had some restless nights lately. My hips and legs have been sore and at times she feels like she is bulging out of my tummy and it is hard to get comfortable. Not to mention that I have to get up to go to the bathroom every couple of hours.

There are times when we talk about wanting to have just one more baby after this one so they can be close in age. But there are other times when I think would my body be able to go through this again. So we will wait and see after the delivery how it goes.

I had lunch today with one of my friends who is a labor and delivery nurse and I got to ask her all kinds of great questions. This baby is going to be my first planned c-section (at least that's the plan). So I got the scoop on the process and stuff. She definitely said waiting longer to have her the better so that her lungs are fully developed. She also said that the week of Thanksgiving on Mon thru Wed is very busy at the hospital with many doctors scheduling inductions those days to avoid working TG and the day after. My 36th week is Nov 10 so I am trying to get through that week so we can celebrate Libby's birthday on the 14th. I would really like to get through the next week as well because Libby has a science fair. But we will just pray for a healthy birth and be thankful whenever that glorious day arrives!

Her official name for those that may not know is Pepper Peach Bergantzel. Yes it is unique, but we love the name. And we can't wait to meet our little "Spicy Sweet" girl!

29 weeks

Went to the Dr this week and all was well. Yet on Thu evening I started to feel really strange like I was having contractions and some tightening of my abdomen. So around 10 ish PM of course called the after hours line. They called me back and told me to come in. So now at 1 AM we just got home and I am happy to report all is well.

It is hard not to second guess oneself - but better to be safe than sorry. The nurse was really nice and told me the same thing. So for over an hour I sat and listened to our baby's heart beating and felt her kicking like crazy.

I feel like she has dropped a lot, or has gotten noticeably bigger because my stomach is bigger than it was a few days ago! I am happy to say that all is well. She weighed around 3 pounds 2 ounces this week at the ultrasound on Tue which is in the 53% or so. Yay she is not huge!!

28 Weeks

28 weeks and all is well - except for the daily back ache that I can't seem to prevent. But the checkup yesterday went well and was prety much short and sweet. A urine sample, weigh in, blood pressure check then wait wait wait for the doctor- then a measure and listen to the heartbeat. The regular OB appointments seem so tedious when there is nothing new to do.

The High Risk appointments are so much more engaging. So until next week there is not a lot to report :)

27 weeks!

We went to Dr. Robertson (high risk) today and Pepper is now around 2 pounds 7 ounces which is back down to the 65 percentile. So she had a little growth spurt last time. He said she looks perfect and there is plenty of room for more growth.

He said we will get to 36 weeks and see how everything looks and then start discussing when we might want her to be born. She needs to get to 6.5 pounds to leave the hospital and he doesn't see any chance of her not making that. I will be going back to him in 2 weeks and in the alternate weeks seeing Dr. Gernhardt.

It is very exciting to know that she will most like be here sooner than later! Now we just need to finish getting ready for her arrival :)

26 weeks and counting

I had my prenatal diabetes check today and a blood count. The good news is that I don't have the diabetes. I do have low iron so will be starting a supplement! So I am so relieved to hear that. Pepper is growing fine and we listened to her heart rate today (150 BPM). She was kicking when we were listening so that was kind of fun.

I will now be going to Dr G every 2 weeks and Dr R every 2 weeks so pretty much going every week between the 2. I am just happy to report there is a healthy albeit big baby girl growing inside :)

She is a big girl!

We found out today that she is around 2 pounds which is in the 90th percentile for size. Which means that she is just a big baby, or I could possibly have gestational diabetes. I am having my diabetes test on the 4th and then going back to Dr. Robertson on the 8th. Hopefully she is just a big girl and I won't have to worry about diet and stuff. If she is bigger, it means she might be born sooner. So I guess we will wait and see.

He said she is healthy though and we got to see another 3D picture of her face which is really awesome.

She is a big girl!

We found out today that she is around 2 pounds which is in the 90th percentile for size. Which means that she is just a big baby, or I could possibly have gestational diabetes. I am having my diabetes test on the 4th and then going back to Dr. Robertson on the 8th. Hopefully she is just a big girl and I won't have to worry about diet and stuff. If she is bigger, it means she might be born sooner. So I guess we will wait and see.

He said she is healthy though and we got to see another 3D picture of her face which is really awesome.