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Monday, April 18, 2011
One more week left in the second trimester...then into the third trimester I go!
I had my doctir's appointment last Thursday. Britton's heartbeat was great, although she seems to be measuring small from the way the doctor was measuring my uterus. She did say that she thought I had a long torso and since she was only measuring with the tape, it wasn't scientific. So she wasn't worried about it or anything.
I had also taken the lovely glucose test which came back fine. Yay!
My doctor is worried about my thyroid, so she wanted to run some lab work to see if there is anything wrong with it. I absolutely think that I have hyperthyroidism, which is what she thinks. Right now, at 7 months pregnant, I weigh 107 pounds...
A little background...I have always been rediculously skinny. I know, I know...when I tell people that, they usually say "I wish I had that problem" or "You're so lucky..."
I've been called anorexic and bulemic, Ethiopian kid...and more. Its not for lack of eating, either. I LOVE food and don't really watch what I eat either. When pregnant though, being 107 just isn't that great though. The doctor wants me to start seeing a nutritionist who will help me eat fatter food. Not that I think thats very hard to do...so we'll see what they have to say. With Anistyn, the most I ever weighed was 116. My doctor at the time didn't seem concerned at all. I am actually very glad someone is taking an interest into my thyrod though, because I would like some answers about it!
Other than that, Britton is a squirmy little girl. She likes to sleep during the day, and play at night. So, between Josh working nights, and her acrobatic movements...I just don't sleep a lot at night. Oh well...I won't sleep much when she gets here either probably!
Here we are at 27 weeks!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Another week down, and I am now 26 weeks. Woohoo!! Pretty soon I'll be in the 3rd trimester!
Today, Anistyn and I headed over to the hospital that I'll be having Britton at. We went to tour the labor and delivery unit so that I could get an idea of what to expect and where to go. Josh would have gone, but he needed to get ready for work. I really wanted to go for Anistyn anyways.
Anistyn is the type that doesn't like to be away from me or Josh. She doesn't spend the night away from us...and I don't mind it one bit. She's protective of her mama, and she's been a little nervous about us having to be gone for two nights while Britton is born. So, I thought it would help ease her mind a little bit if she got to see exactly where we would be. Plus, she'll be there as well once Britton is born, since I know my grandmother will bring her up to see her little sister!
There was a big group, and it was mainly army families. We found out where we go to check in, then we got to see where they deliver the babies! After that, they showed us the rooms we could stay in once Britton gets here.
It made it so surreal to SEE where everything will be happening. It was one of those moments where you say to yourself "Whoa...I'm having a baby!" Although yes...I have been aware of that for some time now...it was neat to see where I will get my first glimpse of this precious little girl. I was very excited!
Here I am with my 26 week preggo belly! Its funny...I carried Anistyn so high! Britton is much lower than Anistyn was. I do need to add...you will probably only see me in these tank tops from now on, ha! I needed some summer shirts to fit over my belly, so while at the mall I came across a place that was selling a bunch of them for a really good price! So I stocked up...and its about all I'm comfy in now!
Monday, April 4, 2011
This past weekend my best friend Kelly and her little boy came into town for a visit. Kelly and I had a goal...complete the baby registry!
Kelly and I are just alike...so I loved having her with me to finish the registry. We've both been through the baby stage before, so we have a good idea of what you actually need and use. We're very quick to point at something and say "Yeah...you'll never use THAT" or "There's something much less expensive that is just as good!"
I had done some of it online myself, but it was still a lot of fun to use the little gun and shoot away at the necessities for Britton. There' still a lot that a baby recquires, but as far as big items go, I picked things that are gender neutral so that we can use them again when we have more babies. NOT that thats in our timeline at the moment, but we do know that we're done.
Josh was great and stayed back with the kids so that we could get it done. It is a little overwhelming when you're standing in the baby section of Target, so I was really glad to have some moral support!
In other news...Britton is definitely growing! She's still practicing her acrobat moves constantly...but she for some reason, feels that nighttime is the best time to practice her skills. Therefore, my sleep schedule is still very off and I've gotten used to taken cat naps through the day and night. Maybe not the best schedule, but...she just won't listen to me.
Hitting 25 weeks means that she's weighing around a pound and a half according to babycenter.com. She's starting to get some baby fat on her now and if she does have hair...then its starting to show now!
