27 weeks
I seriously cannot believe that I am 27 weeks pregnant. it seems like yesterday i was finding out i was pregnant with judah..time flies i guess. but nowe we are on to baby numero dos. this time it's a girl (as you know already), and boy, have the pregnancies been different!
with judah, allen made me take a test b/c he knew i was late, and we went to the doctor to make sure everything was okay, and then we told our parents. we had lost our very first baby, so it was one of those things where we just wanted to make sure all was okay before we announced the good news. everyone reacted differently--some wondered why we waited so long to tell people and of course no one actually expected us to be pregnant so soon after a loss, but we were. i got sick starting at about 8 weeks and thank goodness it only lasted for about a month and a half. i felt pretty good for the most part. At 20 weeks we got our ultrasound to find out we were indeed having a Judah--I'm glad he was a Judah b/c we'd kinda been stuck on that name for years..if it was a girl, she'd have been Peyton...let's just say i'm glad it was a boy :) the whole pregnancy went pretty well. i was probably the most laid back first time mom ever. I didn't care what the nursery looked like, didn't care about registering, whatever happened would happen kinda attitude. I guess we were in the middle of traveling back and forth to Kentucky with church, so my mind really wasn't focused on baby stuff per se. But it was so much fun getting to meet our judah for the first time. we went into the hospital to be induced the week after i was due, and a long day of not barely progressing made them come to the decision to do a c section. Of course i was scared to death. the thought of having surgery hadn't even crossed my mind at all! i just remember that the epidural made my spine feel like it was burning, and then once i was in the operating room, i was just ready to be done. I wanted a donut (meanwhile feeling like i was going to puke everywhere!), and then they told me i would feel alot of pressure. Definitely an understatement....i felt like my ribs were going to break! but soon after that, we got to meet judah and he was everything we had ever hoped for. HUGE baby--8 lbs 15 oz..took after his mom i guess ;) But he was something. All i wanted to do was look at him all the time. I still find myself going into his room to tuck him in again before i go to bed, and i'm just amazed at what a blessing he is to allen and I. Of course, we have our moments (he IS two and all!!), but i would never trade that kid for anything!
As far as this pregnancy has gone, all I have wanted to do is EAT! well, at least lately. We found out we were pregnant in December, the same day I changed my major (for the last time). it was quite a day! I was instantly hungry and couldn't eat enough!! we went in for our 8 week ultrasound, and of course i was nervous b/c between having judah and being pregnant this time, we had lost another baby, so i was not thinking there would be a great outcome to the ultrasound. yes, i know..i'm pessimistic..but we saw our baby up there on the screen, heart pounding away. i had wished they would do a 12 week ultrasound, but in Kentucky they only do 8 week and 20 week ultrasounds. so the whole waiting period between 8 and 20 weeks consisted of me being VERY moody, VERY sick, and VERY tired. all the time!! i know allen probably wanted to kill me because i was always puking or biting his head off..now i am normally a moody person (yes, i need to work on this!), but it was just insane...i really think allen should have moved out for 3 months just for his own sanity. we told our parents about this baby at christmas--i think we were 7 or 8 weeks along. of course i was terrified to tell them all this time too because i wanted everyone to be excited, not like "oh well you're not done with school..you suck at life"...but fortunately, they were very excited...they (allen's mom in particular) insisted that it be a girl, and honestly i was convinced it was a boy just because i hadn't gotten big all over and stuff. BUT come to find out, we were having a girl!! i think we both jumped out of our seats when she told us that it was a little girl. we were so excited...that is, until the doctor told us that there could could be some issues. her neck fold was measuring just a little bit high, and although this test is normally done between 11 and 14 weeks, they did it at 20 weeks. doesn't make sense to me, but the doctor told us not to worry and that everything else looked normal--nose plate, arms and legs, heart size, etc. But the fact that the neck fold was a little bit higher could mean that our baby girl would/could have Down syndrome. i guess because i'm a momma and i tend to prepare myself for the worst anyway, it didn't hit me as hard, but i think allen was just a little stunned. More because the test was late and that it might be completely irrelavent because it may have just been a growth spurt. But yes, we go in on monday to get another ultrasound just to double check things...i'm just excited b/c we'll get to see our girl again! and yes, i WILL be having them double check that it's a girl just in case :) i have about 13ish weeks left to carry this baby and since it'll (most likely) be our last, i'm trying to cherish every moment. i've been excited about doing the nursery, i think mainly because we have a house now that we can kind of do what we want with for the most part, so i'm going to redo judah's room also! but honestly, i am ready to see her! i have a feeling she is going to be a big girl. i feel huge right now, and i'm not even to the "pound a week" stage....yikes!! i'm just excited to see her, to see how judah does with her (right now he's not too thrilled), and to have another person to love.
i have been truly blessed with my wonderfully awesome hubby, crazy son, and this baby who is coming soon! i can hardly wait to see what road our lives are going to take in the near future because for our family, it never really has a chance to settle down..and i think that's a good thing!! ;)
until next time...
with judah, allen made me take a test b/c he knew i was late, and we went to the doctor to make sure everything was okay, and then we told our parents. we had lost our very first baby, so it was one of those things where we just wanted to make sure all was okay before we announced the good news. everyone reacted differently--some wondered why we waited so long to tell people and of course no one actually expected us to be pregnant so soon after a loss, but we were. i got sick starting at about 8 weeks and thank goodness it only lasted for about a month and a half. i felt pretty good for the most part. At 20 weeks we got our ultrasound to find out we were indeed having a Judah--I'm glad he was a Judah b/c we'd kinda been stuck on that name for years..if it was a girl, she'd have been Peyton...let's just say i'm glad it was a boy :) the whole pregnancy went pretty well. i was probably the most laid back first time mom ever. I didn't care what the nursery looked like, didn't care about registering, whatever happened would happen kinda attitude. I guess we were in the middle of traveling back and forth to Kentucky with church, so my mind really wasn't focused on baby stuff per se. But it was so much fun getting to meet our judah for the first time. we went into the hospital to be induced the week after i was due, and a long day of not barely progressing made them come to the decision to do a c section. Of course i was scared to death. the thought of having surgery hadn't even crossed my mind at all! i just remember that the epidural made my spine feel like it was burning, and then once i was in the operating room, i was just ready to be done. I wanted a donut (meanwhile feeling like i was going to puke everywhere!), and then they told me i would feel alot of pressure. Definitely an understatement....i felt like my ribs were going to break! but soon after that, we got to meet judah and he was everything we had ever hoped for. HUGE baby--8 lbs 15 oz..took after his mom i guess ;) But he was something. All i wanted to do was look at him all the time. I still find myself going into his room to tuck him in again before i go to bed, and i'm just amazed at what a blessing he is to allen and I. Of course, we have our moments (he IS two and all!!), but i would never trade that kid for anything!
As far as this pregnancy has gone, all I have wanted to do is EAT! well, at least lately. We found out we were pregnant in December, the same day I changed my major (for the last time). it was quite a day! I was instantly hungry and couldn't eat enough!! we went in for our 8 week ultrasound, and of course i was nervous b/c between having judah and being pregnant this time, we had lost another baby, so i was not thinking there would be a great outcome to the ultrasound. yes, i know..i'm pessimistic..but we saw our baby up there on the screen, heart pounding away. i had wished they would do a 12 week ultrasound, but in Kentucky they only do 8 week and 20 week ultrasounds. so the whole waiting period between 8 and 20 weeks consisted of me being VERY moody, VERY sick, and VERY tired. all the time!! i know allen probably wanted to kill me because i was always puking or biting his head off..now i am normally a moody person (yes, i need to work on this!), but it was just insane...i really think allen should have moved out for 3 months just for his own sanity. we told our parents about this baby at christmas--i think we were 7 or 8 weeks along. of course i was terrified to tell them all this time too because i wanted everyone to be excited, not like "oh well you're not done with school..you suck at life"...but fortunately, they were very excited...they (allen's mom in particular) insisted that it be a girl, and honestly i was convinced it was a boy just because i hadn't gotten big all over and stuff. BUT come to find out, we were having a girl!! i think we both jumped out of our seats when she told us that it was a little girl. we were so excited...that is, until the doctor told us that there could could be some issues. her neck fold was measuring just a little bit high, and although this test is normally done between 11 and 14 weeks, they did it at 20 weeks. doesn't make sense to me, but the doctor told us not to worry and that everything else looked normal--nose plate, arms and legs, heart size, etc. But the fact that the neck fold was a little bit higher could mean that our baby girl would/could have Down syndrome. i guess because i'm a momma and i tend to prepare myself for the worst anyway, it didn't hit me as hard, but i think allen was just a little stunned. More because the test was late and that it might be completely irrelavent because it may have just been a growth spurt. But yes, we go in on monday to get another ultrasound just to double check things...i'm just excited b/c we'll get to see our girl again! and yes, i WILL be having them double check that it's a girl just in case :) i have about 13ish weeks left to carry this baby and since it'll (most likely) be our last, i'm trying to cherish every moment. i've been excited about doing the nursery, i think mainly because we have a house now that we can kind of do what we want with for the most part, so i'm going to redo judah's room also! but honestly, i am ready to see her! i have a feeling she is going to be a big girl. i feel huge right now, and i'm not even to the "pound a week" stage....yikes!! i'm just excited to see her, to see how judah does with her (right now he's not too thrilled), and to have another person to love.
i have been truly blessed with my wonderfully awesome hubby, crazy son, and this baby who is coming soon! i can hardly wait to see what road our lives are going to take in the near future because for our family, it never really has a chance to settle down..and i think that's a good thing!! ;)
until next time...
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