Towards the end of the weekend I started to spot a little and got worked up about it after it continued for a couple of days. I went to see my midwife and baby is great (heart beat was 135 bpm) and the spotting is for unknown reasons.
She's told me to stop doing any physical exercise and lay low for the next month or so to let whatever is bothering my belly have some time to heal. I totally see her point of view and followed her orders but it left me in quite a predicament.
I was supposed to start teaching two 14-week Pilates sessions at the school starting NEXT week (meaning the classes were already full and people had paid their dues) and I had to email the fitness coordinator to tell her that I can't teach. Worst part was that I know there isn't a replacement as I'm the only one who teaches at the school. Did I feel like a jerk or what?
Luckily, she was very gracious about it which made me feel a heck of a lot better. Now, how in the world am I going to slow down for a whole month?! I guess some things are meant to be. Life will slow down when the baby comes so again - I suppose I'm just being prepared by the powers that be.
I'm still allowed to take Sir Winston Stanley Powell on walks so I'll be getting a good hour of exercise most nights which I suppose makes up for some of my non-Pilates but I'm worried now that I'll get rusty teaching and doing the postures myself now that I'm not going to be teaching for another 6 months or so (have to wait until my rectus femores goes back to it's home after the baby is out).
Oh well, got to do what's best for the wee nut and me.
PS - the baby is 13 cm now not including legs and arms. That's pretty freaking big if you ask me!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Kick, kick roll!!!
I was just booted in the uterus 2 times in a row followed by what felt like a roll.
Green apple, blueberries & decaf coffee make this wee one move.
SOOOOOOOO cool!!!!
It was 11:28 a.m. and I was in the lunch room at work being quiet with my hand on my belly.
Yay!
PS - I think it's a boy.
Green apple, blueberries & decaf coffee make this wee one move.
SOOOOOOOO cool!!!!
It was 11:28 a.m. and I was in the lunch room at work being quiet with my hand on my belly.
Yay!
PS - I think it's a boy.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Good news!
Just a super quick post....
I had my midwife appointment on Thursday and she read me the results of my IPS test which included the ultrasound technicians take on my ultrasound I posted a few posts back.
It read that the baby is measuring right on target based on conception in the torso, leg & arm size, that the nuchal translucency fluid in the neck is the right amount and that she could see the bridge of the nose which combined (neck fluid and nose bridge) means there is little to no chance of the baby having downs syndrome, spinabifida etc. WAHOO!
She also listened for the heart beat and it was 140 beats per minute which she said is great.
I also found out that my midwife delivered for one of my friends older sisters and that she was amazing for both her kids so that made me feel really, really good.
That is all!
xo Jenn
I had my midwife appointment on Thursday and she read me the results of my IPS test which included the ultrasound technicians take on my ultrasound I posted a few posts back.
It read that the baby is measuring right on target based on conception in the torso, leg & arm size, that the nuchal translucency fluid in the neck is the right amount and that she could see the bridge of the nose which combined (neck fluid and nose bridge) means there is little to no chance of the baby having downs syndrome, spinabifida etc. WAHOO!
She also listened for the heart beat and it was 140 beats per minute which she said is great.
I also found out that my midwife delivered for one of my friends older sisters and that she was amazing for both her kids so that made me feel really, really good.
That is all!
xo Jenn
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
2 hours of quiet.....
Emma (Meaghan & Luke's little lady) is down for her daily two-hour nap and I have a couple of quiet hours ahead of me - ahhhhhhhhh..so nice! Winston is snuggled into my side and the living room floor is visible because Dora and all her Dora like accessories have gone into a bag for the next couple of hours.
We've had a really fun couple of days - a walk to the park, playtime at Jess, Kylie & Allie's, a bath, a delicious dinner that Emma LOVED, a trip to Dollarama for some crafts, a poop in the Superstore, both of us trying on the pregnant belly at Thyme Maternity (wish I had a camera), lunch at a McDonald's with a Playland (a big deal apparently); and oh - enough Dora the Explorer to last me a lifetime. She is OBSESSED with that show and anything else that has to do with it. If I never see Boots, the Map or the Backpack again I'll be more than ok with it.
Lastnight after I put Emma to bed, Alex and I took a quick break and laid down in our room before we went back downstairs for the rest of the night. We noticed that my belly has actually popped! Before when I was laying down my belly would retreat behind my ribs but not anymore!! Even when I tried to suck it in it wasn't going anywhere. WAHOO!! Super exciting - the belly has begun!
Still feeling great - no kicks or anything from the wee one but man my gas is BRUUUUUTAL!! You'd think I'd been eating a diet that strictly contained soft cheeses. LOL. Mmmm....
We've had a really fun couple of days - a walk to the park, playtime at Jess, Kylie & Allie's, a bath, a delicious dinner that Emma LOVED, a trip to Dollarama for some crafts, a poop in the Superstore, both of us trying on the pregnant belly at Thyme Maternity (wish I had a camera), lunch at a McDonald's with a Playland (a big deal apparently); and oh - enough Dora the Explorer to last me a lifetime. She is OBSESSED with that show and anything else that has to do with it. If I never see Boots, the Map or the Backpack again I'll be more than ok with it.
Lastnight after I put Emma to bed, Alex and I took a quick break and laid down in our room before we went back downstairs for the rest of the night. We noticed that my belly has actually popped! Before when I was laying down my belly would retreat behind my ribs but not anymore!! Even when I tried to suck it in it wasn't going anywhere. WAHOO!! Super exciting - the belly has begun!
Still feeling great - no kicks or anything from the wee one but man my gas is BRUUUUUTAL!! You'd think I'd been eating a diet that strictly contained soft cheeses. LOL. Mmmm....
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday morning rant..
So this morning I am really annoyed that I am not showing really. I am damn sick of this "thick in the middle" stage (this is what all the preggo books and websites call it) and am SO ready for a little basketball belly.
Do you know how much it sucks just looking like you've gained a bunch of weight for no reason?
Granted, as soon as people find out I'm pregnant it'll be a different storey but I am so wondering what my co-workers think when they see how big my midsection has gotten. I went and got a haircut yesterday and my hairdresser said it would be obvious to anyone who had been pregnant before what was going on because my boobs are huge and she said you can see by the way that my stomach is expanding that it's for a baby and not filled with fat.
When I look down the center of my belly (through the center of my ginormous chesticles) I can blatantly see my belly protruding from my ribs down to my pubic bone about 2 inches out from either side of my belly button. It's not by a ton but it's definitely not what I would normally see when I look down. So I guess it's starting. I hope I'm not one of those people who carry evenly in the center because you don't look pregnant for quite a while if that's the case (apparently you can carry high, mid or low then center or wide). Centre and mid is the worst for showing early but is great later on.
Anywho...next thing. My dreams. My dreams are NUTS! Not last night but the night before I had a dream that I gave birth to the baby but that it was so small that instead of putting it in one of those warm incubation beds they put the baby in a water bottle (with a small amount of water in it like it was in the womb) and then they had screwed off the top of the bottle almost fully (just one little notch left holding the lid on) and every time the baby took a breath the lid would open and close. Alex was holding the bottle baby in his hand like "no big deal" and I was absolutely freaking out in the hospital bed. "Why is my baby in a bottle" "Why is their water in the bottle" "How did you get my baby in that bottle!?!?". FKUCED.
Oh ya! Then last night I had a dream that one day I woke up and overnight all my hip stretch marks from puberty had turned purple again and climbed up my belly to meet in the center. Sounds beautiful eh?
As you can see I'm not getting much sleep lately. To top it all off Winston is like a leech on me lately and he's been creeping up onto the bed and sleeping in whatever crevice I have available at the time so I can't really move for the rest of the night. I don't want to kick him out though because he's obviously chilly on the floor and that's why he wants to snuggle.
Ok, rant complete. Have a nice day!
PS - if you're bored check out this lady's blog, hilarious: http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2010/12/10/awkward-pregnancy-photos.html
Do you know how much it sucks just looking like you've gained a bunch of weight for no reason?
Granted, as soon as people find out I'm pregnant it'll be a different storey but I am so wondering what my co-workers think when they see how big my midsection has gotten. I went and got a haircut yesterday and my hairdresser said it would be obvious to anyone who had been pregnant before what was going on because my boobs are huge and she said you can see by the way that my stomach is expanding that it's for a baby and not filled with fat.
When I look down the center of my belly (through the center of my ginormous chesticles) I can blatantly see my belly protruding from my ribs down to my pubic bone about 2 inches out from either side of my belly button. It's not by a ton but it's definitely not what I would normally see when I look down. So I guess it's starting. I hope I'm not one of those people who carry evenly in the center because you don't look pregnant for quite a while if that's the case (apparently you can carry high, mid or low then center or wide). Centre and mid is the worst for showing early but is great later on.
Anywho...next thing. My dreams. My dreams are NUTS! Not last night but the night before I had a dream that I gave birth to the baby but that it was so small that instead of putting it in one of those warm incubation beds they put the baby in a water bottle (with a small amount of water in it like it was in the womb) and then they had screwed off the top of the bottle almost fully (just one little notch left holding the lid on) and every time the baby took a breath the lid would open and close. Alex was holding the bottle baby in his hand like "no big deal" and I was absolutely freaking out in the hospital bed. "Why is my baby in a bottle" "Why is their water in the bottle" "How did you get my baby in that bottle!?!?". FKUCED.
Oh ya! Then last night I had a dream that one day I woke up and overnight all my hip stretch marks from puberty had turned purple again and climbed up my belly to meet in the center. Sounds beautiful eh?
As you can see I'm not getting much sleep lately. To top it all off Winston is like a leech on me lately and he's been creeping up onto the bed and sleeping in whatever crevice I have available at the time so I can't really move for the rest of the night. I don't want to kick him out though because he's obviously chilly on the floor and that's why he wants to snuggle.
Ok, rant complete. Have a nice day!
PS - if you're bored check out this lady's blog, hilarious: http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2010/12/10/awkward-pregnancy-photos.html
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The cool stuff is happening!!
I am so EXCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITED!!
On Thursday December 2 I had my first midwife appointment. My uterus is up over the pubic bone (a good thing) and she used this doppler thing to see if she could find the heartbeat. She told me to not get my hopes up because it's still early and as soon as she put the thingy on my belly we heard the bebe!! Her/his rate is 155 bpm (which is somewhat fast).
There are old wives tales that say if the heart rate is over 140 bpm then you're having a girl, if under, then a boy.
This seems like a good time to say I would love to have a little Miss Olivia Powell or a little mister Keaton Powell or William Powell - Alex likes both but isn't 100% sure. Olivia is a done deal because that's been my fav. name for a good 5 years. Middle names will likely be family members, I'm thinking either Elizabeth or Vivian for girls and Thomas for a boy.
WAHOOO!
Lastly, I had my 12 week ultrasound on December 6th and I've attached pictures. The wee one was about 5.5 cm long (head to rump - so not including arms and legs). It was so cool. The in person pictures are much better but I'm sure up top you saw the scanned copies which don't do the originals justice.
3 months!
I'm almost 3 months (will be on Friday) and I'm eagerly awaiting posting my "held" blogs now that I'll be out of the woods in terms of miscarriage likelihood.
I'm still pretty tired but not half as much as I was in the super early stages of pregnancy. Friday's are my worst nights - I have a hard time staying up past 8 p.m. This past Friday we had Jo and Rob over for dinner (Alex's idea) and my eyes were literally burning they were so sleepy by 9:00 p.m.
Still no morning sickness which is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G however, it's allowing me to be one hungry girl!
The last time I went to the doctors (Nov. 18) I'd only gained 3 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight (133 lbs) but I definitely felt thicker in the middle and I 100% was because I can't do my top button up on my jeans anymore. I bought a white bella band and Tara gave me a black one so I've been wearing those over my pants with the top button and some of the fly undone so it's more comfy. My favourite foods are: anything that isn't healthy. This includes: pizza, ice cream, chocolate, fries, chicken fingers etc. Can you say gross? I am guessing I'm probably up about 5 lbs since my last appointment. Last night my Mom and I stopped at Baskin Robbins for some ice cream...I highly recommend the feature flavour "Gingerbread" MMMmmmm....
I have to admit it's really hard at this stage when you just look fatter than normal and definitely do not look pregnant. The worst part is that you are just fatter and it's not the baby since the baby is only the size of a thumb right now. It's got EVERY single part of it's body that it needs right now at this size and really is only getting stronger bones, growing and putting on meat until birth. Isn't that crazy!??! My whole life I've been small-ish to normal size and now I'm packing it on. Even though I know it's pregnancy related it's still hard to bear when you can't do your pants up!
My dreams are 1) insane and 2) extremely vivid. So far, I've dated the counsellor from Newlywed Nearly Dead, fought a warthog for my picnic items, lost my wedding rings and found them again and umm...I can't remember the others but they're ridiculous (I wake up Alex to tell him about them so if you would like to know more I'd suggest talking to him since my preggo brain is in full effect).
On Saturday afternoon (11 weeks, 1 day pregnant) after being out all afternoon I came home and laid in bed for a couple of hours and couldn't fall asleep. I laid their with my hands on my lower abdomen just above my pubic bone and slightly pushed into my tummy. After about 1/2 an hour I felt a little "thump" which I think was a body roll or something. It definetly wasn't gas because I could feel that for most of the half hour and it was bubbly and grumbly (as gas usually is!) It was SO exciting and totally made my day.
What else? Mom & Dad have been doting on me which is really nice! My Dad calls every couple of days to see how I'm feeling and my Mom, well she's being the awesome Mom that she always is. Alex has been a dream for the most part. I did get in trouble for spazzing and then not apologizing which I promised to work on and other than that's he's been great. He is definetly taking advantage of my bad food cravings though and I'm afraid he might end up looking 9 months pregnant at the end of my pregnancy too. LOL.
Ok, that's all for now!
xo Jenn
I'm still pretty tired but not half as much as I was in the super early stages of pregnancy. Friday's are my worst nights - I have a hard time staying up past 8 p.m. This past Friday we had Jo and Rob over for dinner (Alex's idea) and my eyes were literally burning they were so sleepy by 9:00 p.m.
Still no morning sickness which is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G however, it's allowing me to be one hungry girl!
The last time I went to the doctors (Nov. 18) I'd only gained 3 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight (133 lbs) but I definitely felt thicker in the middle and I 100% was because I can't do my top button up on my jeans anymore. I bought a white bella band and Tara gave me a black one so I've been wearing those over my pants with the top button and some of the fly undone so it's more comfy. My favourite foods are: anything that isn't healthy. This includes: pizza, ice cream, chocolate, fries, chicken fingers etc. Can you say gross? I am guessing I'm probably up about 5 lbs since my last appointment. Last night my Mom and I stopped at Baskin Robbins for some ice cream...I highly recommend the feature flavour "Gingerbread" MMMmmmm....
I have to admit it's really hard at this stage when you just look fatter than normal and definitely do not look pregnant. The worst part is that you are just fatter and it's not the baby since the baby is only the size of a thumb right now. It's got EVERY single part of it's body that it needs right now at this size and really is only getting stronger bones, growing and putting on meat until birth. Isn't that crazy!??! My whole life I've been small-ish to normal size and now I'm packing it on. Even though I know it's pregnancy related it's still hard to bear when you can't do your pants up!
My dreams are 1) insane and 2) extremely vivid. So far, I've dated the counsellor from Newlywed Nearly Dead, fought a warthog for my picnic items, lost my wedding rings and found them again and umm...I can't remember the others but they're ridiculous (I wake up Alex to tell him about them so if you would like to know more I'd suggest talking to him since my preggo brain is in full effect).
On Saturday afternoon (11 weeks, 1 day pregnant) after being out all afternoon I came home and laid in bed for a couple of hours and couldn't fall asleep. I laid their with my hands on my lower abdomen just above my pubic bone and slightly pushed into my tummy. After about 1/2 an hour I felt a little "thump" which I think was a body roll or something. It definetly wasn't gas because I could feel that for most of the half hour and it was bubbly and grumbly (as gas usually is!) It was SO exciting and totally made my day.
What else? Mom & Dad have been doting on me which is really nice! My Dad calls every couple of days to see how I'm feeling and my Mom, well she's being the awesome Mom that she always is. Alex has been a dream for the most part. I did get in trouble for spazzing and then not apologizing which I promised to work on and other than that's he's been great. He is definetly taking advantage of my bad food cravings though and I'm afraid he might end up looking 9 months pregnant at the end of my pregnancy too. LOL.
Ok, that's all for now!
xo Jenn
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