4D Ultrasound!

I went for my 33 week ultrasound before we went away on our vacation and I forgot to post the pictures. I was lucky enough to get a couple of 4D pictures. Baby was hiding their face, so they're not great but it does show those cute, chubby little fingers and toes! I can't wait to meet this little one!!

Vacation and Doctor's Appointment Update

Finally, I have a chance to post an update! Our trip to Jasper was wonderful, the hotel was so beautiful and I got a pedicure, prenatal massage and some waxing done while we were there! The first day we were there, Matt ordered chocolate covered strawberries and alcohol-free champagne to our room which was such a surprise! I wish we could've stayed for a week! The swimming pool was so cool, it was a heated outdoor pool with a view of the mountains so we got to swim while giant snowflakes fell on us. It was so relaxing because we just hung around and spent some quality time as a couple which we really haven't done in a long time. I feel a whiole lot closer to Matt after that trip :) I have posted a pic of my by the big Christmas tree at Jasper Park Lodge (33 weeks)

Since our trip I have had the pleasure of getting bacterial bronchitis which is so terribly painful especially when my lungs are squished by a baby! I have been coughing up phlegm and I sound like there's gravel in my chest. Thankfully my OB heard me coughing yesterday and diagnosed me. Now I am on antibiotics and ventolin. I'm just glad I'll be better before Christmas! Our poor daughter is suffering with a really bad cold that includes a cough, but thankfully it's only a virus so she should be over it soon.

I saw my OB for my 34 week appointment yesterday and everything is good. Next appointment he will do the GBS test and give me my papers incase I go into labour...I can't believe it's getting so close already! I think we have finally agreed on some baby names as well, so that's another thing off my mind. We have chosen 3 girl and 3 boy names, so I think we should be able to agree!

I'm still feeling pretty tired, but it doesn't help that I'm sick and we've been so busy. Matt's also been working late and going to functions with vendors from his work lately, so that means I am looking after Ceili on my own some evenings which is tiring when she isn't behaving! At least when Christmas is done, we will be less busy unless baby arrives before then!

Oh So Tired!

Here I am once again, sleepless in the middle of the night. Tonight between my hubby's snoring (which I might note is getting worse) and my daughter being up twice screaming for no apparent reason, I can't sleep. I have earplugs that I can use and lately they aren't even working. I am hoping that once the baby is here I am tired enough to sleep, otherwise I may just go crazy.

Thankfully my husband and I are headed to the mountains in Jasper for a few days this week, so hopefully a change of scenery and the mountain air will help me get some good sleep in. I guess I must just be feeling sorry for myself, but I am an really unhappy person if I miss out on sleep. Overtired and pregnant is even worse because when I am tired and pregnant I feel physically ill and get terrible headaches.

Oh well, what can I do? I'm just going to stay wake a bit longer and try to make myself more tired so that I can sleep.

Hubby Is Off Again :(

Well, once again my hubby Matt is going out of town for work. He is headed to San Antonio, Texas for 3 days and leaves tomorrow morning at 2:30am. I'm always so sad to see him leave, but at least this should be his last trip before the baby is born!

I have a ton of appointments this week. Monday is my chiropractor (yay, she's back from medical leave!!), Tuesday is my OB appointment, Wednesday Matt comes back home and I think it will be our relax day and Friday I have an ultrasound and Matt has a doctor's appointment. I'll be so glad when the week is over, haha.

Things are going pretty well still. My belly is getting so big that it hurts to bend over, so that makes it difficult to help Ceili get her shoes on and stuff like that. She is slowly learning that she needs to do things like that herself though. The baby has been kicking lots and getting the hiccups often which is pretty neat.

I found out this week that my long term disability was approved until the birth of the baby through my health insurance at work, so I am very relieved. The only awful part is that I will only be getting paid once per month, but there's nothing I can do about that. We just have to make sure to budget well.

Today we got our first snowfall of the fall. Ceili was very excited. After her dance class we went outside for a bit and she played in the snow. It was only a little snow, but she's already bugging to go sledding! Matt will have to take her when there's a bit more snow.

Exhaustion!

I haven't updated much lately, I have been so busy taking care of our daughter and trying to make sure everything is ready for the baby.

I have been extra exhausted lately too. I guess my body must be working hard to grow this baby. I feel like I could never get enough sleep, even if I slept for a week straight! I have been trying to go to bed early and take naps when my daughter does to make sure I get the rest I need.

I still can't believe I have made it to almost 31 weeks!! I sometimes feel like I have never had a chance to enjoy this pregnancy. I have been so scared & worried so many times and so busy with Ceili that I haven't had time to just sit, rub my belly and enjoy the miracle of this little bean growing inside of me. I guess now is the time, I need to start taking the time to rest and enjoy.

I saw the doctor earlier this week. He said that the ultrasound looked good and the previa didn't show up. The baby is a healthy weight and is head down like the tech told me. I asked him about a vaginal birth and he said it shouldn't be a problem at all...that made me super happy! I am hoping to do it without drugs again because I'm scared to death of epidurals and I'm not a big fan of the whole idea of them. Now I start seeing the doctor every 2 weeks then every week starting in December, so I will be at that office alot. I am secretly hoping this baby arrives a couple of weeks early, but we'll see! I'm just so anxious to find out if it's a boy or girl and to make sure he/she is healthy :)

7 Months Pregnant

Feeling: Quite a bit better, other than the pelvic pain and sciatic pain.
Cravings: Chocolate, chips, greek yogurt, pineapple, peanut butter, chocolate milk, pizza and milk. I need my glass of milk every morning!
Aversions: It changes daily, one day I can love something and the next I will hate it!
Belly status: Growing for sure and when I lay down on my back I can see that baby has made its home on the left side of my belly. It's all lop-sided!
Any movement?: Lots of movement, can feel kicks up in my ribs and when I sleep the baby curls up in a ball.

29 Week Ultrasound

I had my 29 week ultrasound yesterday. The tech didn't let me see alot, but she did show Matt and I the baby after she was done all of the measurements and gave us a couple of pictures. Ceili didn't seem too interested in the ultrasound, but I know it's hard to see through all of the black and white mess! She said the baby is around 3 1/2 lbs already and is head-down. This kid knows what it's doing I guess!! I was pretty sure he/she was head down because I have been feeling lots of kicks in my ribs and what felt like little hands moving around in my low abdomen.

I am anxious to see what the doctor is able to tell us when I see him next week since he normally reads the ultrasound report to me. I am hoping he doesn't plan to induce me early because of the size of the baby or something and because I just about failed my gestational diabetes test.

I have been feeling alot better lately. I have been able to do more with Ceili like walk to the park and take the bus places. I still have that little fear in the back of my mind that maybe I could bleed again, so I still don't overdo it. I don't think that fear will go away until after the baby is born though. This pregnancy has had such ups and downs, it has been so rough compared to my first pregnancy.