30 weeks and counting....

It is hard to believe that I am already 30 weeks along. It seems like things have gone so fast. Everything is going normal, tested negative for gestational diabetes and whatever other tests they run at that time. My last doctors appointment was on the 20th and everyone is growing on schedule. I have finally 'grown' into my belly and measuring normal. I have so far gained 21 pounds which is on track for 30 weeks. The baby seems to be growing quickly now and instead of kicking he is in the habbit of pushing, which causes my stomach to morph into wierd shapes. While uncomfortable at times, it is still so neat to see. We still haven't decided on names yet, or should I say Kendall hasn't made up his mind yet :). I have a feeling it will be a last minute thing as usual. The nursery is finally complete with the finishing of the shelves for the bookcase yesterday. This makes me feel much better and now is just the waiting game for the big day...

Ultrasound #3

Yes, yet another one. The doc said that I was measuring 'big', so another ultrasound here I come. The only benefit to having all these 'issues' is that I do get to see the baby more. Everything turned out normal again and the baby weighted about 2 lbs, which is on track.

Changing Table

The dresser / changing table are officially done and in the room. Woo Hoo, one step closer.

Early Contractions

Well, it has been an interesting couple of days. I woke up Wednesday with cramps that continued all day. I decided to wait to see if I had them the next day before I called the docs since there was no spotting or anything. They of course wanted to see me yesterday to make sure everything was ok. I was not dialated or anything but was having small contractions. They decided to send me to the hospital to get hooked up the monitor and get an IV incase of dehydration. While there the contractions got worse and were about 5 min. apart. They gave me a muscle relaxor to help stop everything and decided to keep me overnight for monitoring (and the beds were horribly uncomfortable). Everything went fine overnight and I only had a couple of contractions this morning so they let me go home. It turns out that I have a UTI with Strep B, so they will put me on antibiotics now and when I go into labor to make sure it isn't passed to the baby. Hopefully it was just the UTI that caused the contractions and once cleared up they will go away. UTI's and dehydration are common causes of preterm labor, so here is to hoping.

Nursery Update

Things are starting to come together. Below are a few of the pics I have taken of the nursery. The first ones show the transition from being an office. There was 2 desks, a bookcase and an entire closet full of my overflow clothes and shoes. The second set is of the finished painting and curtain hung and the last one is of the crib that I managed to put together all by myself after work (with the help of all the cats of course :)

23 Weeks....

I had my usual monthly appointment today and everything is going fine. All of the blood work and ultrasounds from last time came back negative so we are in the clear. Today the baby's heart rate was 141 and I have gained another 6 pounds, Yikes :).

As of today, I have 2 walls in the nursery painted. A task much more tiring and annoying than in the past. We also picked up a bookshelf and dresser/changing table combo. Once we get the crib's stain color we can get those done and start organizing the room.

Ultrasound #2

So I had to go for another ultrasound up at Maine Medical on Friday. During the first ultrasound, the bowel area was showing lighter than normal so they though it might have been Cystic Fibrosis, but it turned out to be a false alarm, FEW!! They were able to make a DVD of the ultrasound, which is attached. (and yes, I made her confrim it was still a boy and he weighs about 12oz)