6 month visit (28 weeks)

I took Luke to his 6 month doctor's appointment on Tuesday. His official stats were: weight 20lbs, 12 ounces (90th percentile), length 29inches (off the chart), and head circumference 45.5cm (90th percentile). This was the first appointment that I went to by myself. I think that Luke and I handled it pretty well. Here is a picture of Luke waiting for the vaccines to arrive (he got 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine). I kind of felt bad because he was so happy and then the next thing he knew he was having pain inflicted upon him for no apparent reason. He calmed down relatively quickly, but it would have been nice to have his daddy's extra arms around so that I didn't have to put him immediately into the stroller and roll him out. It was sad, but I am pretty sure he has already forgotten about it -- he's good like that!

4 Month Visit

Luke went to the doctor on Monday for his 4 month check up. He weighed in at.......drum roll please.....17 pounds, 10 ounces (slightly less than the 90th percentile)!!! He is also 26 3/8 inches long and his head is 44.5 cm around (both of these are the 95th percentile). I told you he was a growing boy!

Here are a couple of pictures (19 weeks) from his day at Gigi's house.

One Month and G-R-O-W-I-N-G!!

Luke went to his one month doctor's appointment yesterday and boy has he GROWN! He weighed in at 11 lbs, 11.5 ounces and was 23.25 inches long. If you do the math, our little boy has grown 1.6 inches and added 2 lbs, 8.5 ounces of cuteness in one months time!! This puts him in the 90th percentile for weight and 95th percentile for height. He is on his way to becoming a line backer for the Dallas Cowboys!

Now that Luke is one month old I feel that it is important to share with you some of his tricks. As of today he is able to focus on things and follow them with his baby blues, grip things with his hands, coo talk (this is my favorite), hold his head up (not full control yet, but he is very strong), and, lastly, pass gas. Okay, I know the last one is not a trick, but it is one of his favorite past times so I figured I should include it. He also has a super cute smile, but he doesn't do this on command quite yet.

One last thing, we got word that Luke's best friend Colin should be making his grand entrance into this world on Thursday so please pray for both baby and momma during this exciting time!!

Pumping iron so that I can lift my son safely,

Kays

38 weeks (tomorrow)!

Went to the doctor again this AM and it was a good visit. Believe it or not, I actually look forward to going to the doctor these days!! It just feels good to get out of the house and it seems to lift my spirits.

Overall the visit itself was uneventful. My blood pressure was lower than it has been the past week and the baby passed all of his tests (doesn't surprise me, I know he is going to be a good test taker). I was actually kind of bummed that he didn't do a pelvic exam to check my progress -- is that weird?? Most women cringe at the idea of a pelvic exam, but apparently not me!

The current plan is to induce hopefully on Wednesday of next week (the exact same day my Mom is scheduled to close on her new house - yikes). It actually has not been scheduled so this date may change. It will all be finalized at my visit on Monday (or at least this is my understanding). I will keep you all posted as soon as I know more. Nothing more really to report other than I dropped of my urine to be checked for protein and I had some blood work drawn (no results yet).

Lastly, I have been trying to be more positive about being on bed rest so I figured I would end with 5 reasons bed rest is a GREAT thing (no particular order):

1. I am well rested
2. My dogs are getting more attention (as this will decrease once Lucas is here)
3. I am spending more time with my husband
4. Friends and family stop by
5. I feel better! (swelling and pain has decreased DRASTICALLY)

There is light at the end of this tunnel,
Kays

37 weeks and BED REST :(

I am happy to announce that I have made it to 37 weeks (actually tomorrow marks the day), but I am sad to report that the last 3 weeks will be spent on the couch/in bed. You are all probably wondering how I made it to this point, so here I am to tell you the sad, sad story......

For those of you who don't know, I have had problems with swelling dating back to early November (~21 weeks or so). Up until this point it was purely a cosmetic problem, nothing to be too concerned about. All of that changed when I saw the doctor this AM :(

I knew something was wrong when I woke up this morning. First things first, I gained 6 pounds (don't tell anyone) in ONE WEEK -- yikes!! At the doctor's office my legs were swollen more than normal, my blood pressure was elevated, and for the first time I had protein in my urine. All of these things point to early pre-eclampsia (boo). Because of this the doctor said I had to go on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy - WHAT?? 3 WEEKS doing absolutely nothing?? I have Phantom tickets tonight, lamaze class this weekend, and don't forget that I wanted to work ALL the way up to the big day -- I CAN'T GO ON BED REST -- NOOOOOO!!! Turns out it doesn't matter what I want - surprise, surprise!

On the bright side, this little event has bought me twice weekly sonograms!! I got to see BIG man today - yes I said BIG man! His head is huge and he was estimated to currently weigh 8.5 pounds (don't forget that I still have 3 weeks left). He is doing well despite the current situation which makes me happy. Also, my exam has progressed from last week and things are moving towards the big day. If you want to know specifics let me know because my sister doesn't like to hear what she described as the "gross" details.

I will keep you all posted - if you need me, you know where to find me!!
Kays

36 Weeks!!

I am 36 weeks preggo today -- can you believe it?? I wanted to update you all on what the doctor said at my appointment today. I am still learning all of the pregnancy terms so hopefully I will be better educated about what all this means next weekend after my Lamaze class.

He said that I had the best 36 week exam that I could ask for! I measured exactly 36 weeks. The baby is head down and making his way towards the birth canal. All of the appropriate things are starting to occur (without getting too graphic) and my prostacyclins have already started to kick in - which means that once contractions start I shouldn't have too many problems dilating (I am not dialated as of today). He also estimated that the baby weighs ~7lbs and that I am in for a big baby (maybe Luke and Colin can play football together as linemen)! He said that he doesn't expect the baby to be much smaller than 8lbs 8oz, but doesn't think he will be a 10 pounder!

I think this is pretty much everything. I will try to keep you all updated after my weekly appointments. Oh, I am not considered full term until next Friday (37 weeks), but if I were to go into labor today then they would not do anything to stop it.

28 days and seriously counting (my pelvis is starting to hurt),

Kays