Tomorrow I'll be 19 weeks - almost 1/2 way through! Tuesday I have an ultrasound, and Phillip and I are going to find out if we're having a girl or a boy. For some reason, I have a feeling it's a girl, but maybe that's just because I want to have a girl. :)
This last month has been pretty rough. I've been nauseated still and feeling down a lot. Then last week Daniel got the stomach virus that's been going around and was very sick for about 5 days. That was HARD. By God's grace we got through it. Then I caught the virus and was sick for the next 4 days!! I've also had problems with a urinary tract infection - I've gotten the infection 2 different times now. Needless to say, I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever feel good again!
Today, I feel good. I had a doctor's appointment today, and everything looked good, even my blood sugar levels. The baby is moving a lot more these days which is comforting to me. I'm really hoping that I'll start feeling better now and that I'll have more "good" days than "bad." I haven't really been able to enjoy this pregnancy at all and that makes me sad, but I'm determined to try to enjoy the 2nd half!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Update
It's been several weeks since I posted to my blog. I just haven't been feeling like doing much of anything! By tomorrow, I'll be 16 weeks along, so I'm hoping that I'll start having more energy soon. Now that FCS is out, I won't have to go teach which will give me a much needed break. It was all I could do to just teach twice a week and take care of Daniel (plus go to all my doctor's appts)! Thankfully, Phillip has been doing pretty much all the cooking and cleaning that gets done (which because he works full-time, hasn't been a lot). Yesterday, I finally HAD to do a lot of cleaning because we had a house showing (yes, we're still trying to sell our house). I was so exhausted doing all that cleaning!!! I'm going to try to keep it clean now. My mom has been such a blessing this week. She came out almost every day and helped me with my mounds of laundry!
I would say the biggest challenges on this pregnancy so far are lack of energy/motivation, feeling depressed a lot, and the gestational diabetes (which is just going to get worse). I'm trying to resign myself to the fact that I'll eventually have to do insulin shots.
On the bright side, I've just started feeling the baby move the last couple of nights. I have an ultrasound scheduled next month for the 23rd and then I'll get to find out if I'm having a girl or boy!
I would say the biggest challenges on this pregnancy so far are lack of energy/motivation, feeling depressed a lot, and the gestational diabetes (which is just going to get worse). I'm trying to resign myself to the fact that I'll eventually have to do insulin shots.
On the bright side, I've just started feeling the baby move the last couple of nights. I have an ultrasound scheduled next month for the 23rd and then I'll get to find out if I'm having a girl or boy!
15 Weeks
How your baby's growing:
Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl!
Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
A bit of bad news...
Well, I found out last week that I already have gestational diabetes. My numbers were pretty high over what they should have been. I was also tested to see how long my blood sugar levels had been high (glycated hemoglobin or HbA1c). The amount of A1C in your blood reflects blood sugar control for the past 120 days, or the lifespan of a red blood cell. In my case, my test results were at 5.8%. Normal levels are between 4-6%, so I guess I'm borderline - getting a little too close to abnormal. Anyway, the next step is to get an appointment with the diabetes educator (I had to do this with my last pregnancy too) and start checking my blood sugar levels daily. Fun, fun. I think this is partly why I've been feeling so badly lately - so tired and absolutely no energy (more than just what happens during normal pregnancy). I'm hoping I can control the sugar levels with diet and exercise, but if not, then my doctor will put me on some pills to help control it (at least I won't have to give myself shots!).
8 weeks
How your baby's growing:
New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.
New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
7 weeks
How your baby's growing:
The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.
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