31 week appointment

Had my 31 week appointment last night, unfortunately Jordan couldn't come which was ok he has a new calling he couldn't get out of. Everything looks good. Cervix is still measuring 2.6cm which is great for me and baby weighs about 3 pounds 13 oz. She is a very active baby. She just moved around and wiggled the whole time. We watched her making some sucking motions on the ultrasound. Also got to see her cute little face for a brief moment. Time is really flying concidering. Not sure I'm ready for this. I know I am ready for the "no sleep" part of it because I really don't get quality sleep now. The baby was up at five so I just laid there until six and decided to get up and make cinnamon rolls. Anyway that's all for now. We have another appointment next Thursday so until then!
Here is some cool facts about baby:
Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

31 weeks and growing!!

28 week appointment

Went to the the doctor's on Thursday, my mother-in-law went with me because Jordan was out of town. I was really nervous about this visit because the day before I was having tons of contractions, maybe partly because our fridge went out and we had just went grocery shopping and half of what we bought was wasted AND I didn't know what the crap to do because my husband was out of town. I thought for sure she was going to tell me that I was completely effaced BUT when she checked my cervix was 2.16cm!! Not the best number out there but it was for me! She really thinks that the GBS was causing all of this and that the antibiotics I was taking helped. She seemed confident that I would go full term but still wants me on bed rest for now. Good news!!

baby kicks

First part of this she kicks right at my belly button, the rest you really can't see anything. It's really hard to get video of her moving. I think she senses that I am trying to tape her because she will be moving a ton but as soon as I turn on the camera she stops.

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not so fun pregnancy

Well where do I begin?? After last mondays episode with my contractions and my cervix thinning out I was put on a different hall at work that is "less stressful" and so I continued to work that week up until this Tuesday when I had a Dr. appt. that I almost didn't make it to due to my midwife needing to reschedule. Luckily my work has been awesome and was able to cover part of my shift so I could go, and boy I'm glad I did! In the span of one week my cervix thinned out from 3.2cm to 1.5cm! When she discovered this she said,"your done working girl, you are on bed rest." She also checked me and my cervix is soft and almost 1 cm dilated. What the heck! I keep trying to tell this little girl it is not time to come out yet, as bad as we want to see her she needs to stay put and keep growing! After some concideration she told me I would need to give myself weekly progesterone shots to reduce the risk of preterm birth(thanks Steph for being so willing to give them to me!) and I had to go to the hospital on two seperate days to get a shot of betamethasone to help develop little Savannah's lungs. I am periodically taking turbutaline when I feel like my contractions are out of control. This drug is sooo much better on me than the procardia. Now I have to see my provider weekly and I go see a Perinatologist next Thursday. Please keep us in your prayers!

26 weeks

Here is my progression so far. We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so hopefully I will have some good pics to put on here.

my pregnancy scare

This week has been a crazy one to say the least. First, I get some 24 hour stomach bug over the weekend and let me tell you being pregnant AND sick is no fun. I felt horrible. By Monday I was feeling better so I went to work. Well if you know anything about my job it can be very stressful mentally and physically depending on what floor they put you on. Well during my morning med pass I kept having these braxton hicks contractions that I ocassionally get but it just wouldn't go away so I made an appointment for that day to see a doctor. My midwife doesn't work on Monday's so I saw the next available doctor. I went in at two and was there until around four thirty. He checked my cervix and it was measuring around 3.2cm(normal is in the 4's).He also did the fetal fibronectic test to see if I was leaking any fluid, if I was I would have to be on bedrest. He then put me and the baby on a monitor to keep track of contractions and the baby's heart rate. Of course, at this point, the baby is so little that it is hard to pick up her heart beat because she moves so much but my contractions were consistant enough for him to give me a shot of Terbutiline. Talk about scary! I totally started crying. I am 25 weeks and not ready to have this baby. That shot made my heart race and shake all over. He sent me home with a prescription to take if the contractions got bad again. I have only taken that a couple of times. I call it the "evil" pill. It's terrible. Well the good news is the test came back negative for fluid so I was told to take it easy and see how things go. Crazy how things can suddenly change. I am so thankful for the support of my husband. He has been so good to me I don't know what I would do without him.

tutu!!

I bought this tutu a while ago along with the butterfly wings and I finally found a dress form to put it on! So cute.

pregnancy emotions

So this is more of a journal entry than anything but I thought I would go ahead and put it on here. So on Halloween night I was at my in-laws hanging out when someone, a male figure, says to me,"I don't know how to put this lightly, but your getting fat." Now whether he meant it in a bad way or not you don't tell a pregnant girl she is fat.Only a guy would say something so stupid. I ended up going upstairs to talk to my husband about it and just started bawling. Poor Jordan. By this time I just want to go home and bury myself in a pint of icecream, but we had to stay so everyone got to see my red eyes and wonder what the heck was going on. Jordan ended up telling this person that they hurt my feelings and it about killed this person. Well after a while I started feeling better when along comes another male figure, won't name names,and said something along the lines of,"well your sure getting fat." I just lost it right in front of everyone! How embarassing! Man, pregnancy really messes with your emotions for sure. Well, I just have to say that I am so thankful I have a great sister-in-law that made me feel so much better. It is nice to have that kind of support in my life when things don't always seem to go right.

23 week appointment

Well where do I start?? First, we showed up for our appointment at 11:40 but it turns out I messed up and it was at 10:40. Crap! So luckily they were able to reschedule for 1:00 so we decided to go get some lunch. After we ate we had some time to kill so we decided to go through the carwash and wouldn't you know as soon as it got done soaping up our car the dumb thing stopped working!!! So we had to drive around with dried on soap on my car.geez. So we get back to the doctors office and I'm way excited because I have been wanting to see her face in 3D for a while now but as soon as we went to look she burried her face in my placenta and wouldn't budge, what a stink! The only "3D" shot we got of her was the side of her head and her ear. Ohwell, I go again in three weeks so hopefully she will cooperate then. Everything did look great though and she is weighing in at a whoppin 1lb. 3 oz.














(nothing like A&W!)

bump update..warning! parental advisory suggested

So here I am almost 22 weeks and feeling like I'm going to pop! AND I have heartburn. How on earth am I going to make it to 40 weeks!! My mom insisted on seeing a picture of my belly without the shirt covering, I must be nuts, I look like a cow. Im getting pretty "bootylicious" too. If I get any comments about how big I am I will come to your house and I will cut you! Sorry, little Family Guy humor there. But seriously, no jokes ok? I'm in a fragile state. :0)



(the light is reflecting off my stomach in this one its not a weird patch of discolored skin. Note the the look of unenthusiasm as well?)

20 week appointment

had our 20 week appointment today and it went well for the most part. She didn't want to cooperate. She was in the breach position(bum down) and had the cord between her legs! what a stink! So we went for the "not so pleasant" ultrasound this time to get a better look. She did move around a bit so we could get a peek at her privates and it is 100% a girl!She moves so much these days. At night I will lay down and watch my stomach move around, its a trip. Oh, and I haven't gain a single pound since my 16 week appointment,whew!! I have gained a total of 9 pounds so far and didn't realize it so this time Jordan and I were betting I had gained about 5 since our last appointment.Man was I excited about that! I am right on track where weight gain is concerned. We have our targeted ultrasound on November 3rd. They will look at the baby in more detail to see if everything is working properly, ect. This one will be in 3D so she will look more realistic. Can't wait! This has been so much fun!


(almost 21 weeks)





here are some fun facts to know at 20 weeks: Your baby has grown as big as a banana. (Length: about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom, and 10 inches from head to heel.)She's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in her first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

baby's crib

I do know how to put a crib together!!!! I thought for sure I couldn't do this and just wanted to pawn this off on Jordan but he has been doing so much remodeling I decided I better try this one on my own. It took me about two hours but its complete and hopefully safe!


(Picture taken after I had assembled the legs and the sides)


(finished product!)

our 16 week appointment

Last Thursday we had our 16 week appointment. I was so anxious for this appointment because I was hoping the baby would cooperate and let us see what the sex was. At first the baby was head down and my midwife said she didnt think we would be able to see the sex. I was so bummed!! I just prayed that she would move around so we could get a glimpse of the goods. After some persuasion and some jaring around we were able to get ONE I repeat ONE chance to see what was hiding between the baby's legs. I was shocked when Machel said,"it looks like a girl". I thought for sure it would be a boy. I kept having these dreams that I had a little boy. She is about 95% sure that it is a girl. But who knows that could change. Take a look for yourself at the photo below. Three white lines are an indicator of female genitalia. I was so excited I went to Carter's after and bought a bunch of girl clothes(left the tags on just in case). We also got a picture of her foot that is about the size of an almond. cute! I have been able to feel her moving around, it is subtle but its the weirdest feeling ever.She weighs five ounces, about the size of a turnip.

"bump" progression

(12 weeks)


I am now 16 weeks pregnant and starting to show, as you can see in the second picture that was taken last night. The top picture was taken when I was 12 weeks. We are so excited to have a baby! It has been an interesting experience so far. I have been fortunate enough not to get sick to the point of throwing up but I do have to eat more often or I get nauseous. Jordan has been really cute he will rub my belly and talk to the baby and tell him/her that he loves them. We go in on Thursday for our appointment and hopefully we will be able to see the sex of the baby this time. Keep your fingers crossed!!

Our second appointment

Well today was our second doctors appointment. For whatever reason I thought I was 13 weeks but it turns out I am only 12 weeks and 2 days so we weren't able to see what sex the baby is yet, ohwell. For a while now I haven't really been able to tell that I am pregnant other than my jeans feeling a little snug around the waist but when she put the ultrasound probe on my stomach and we could see an actually baby kicking around I was sooo happy! He or she has grow tremendously in the past four weeks. You can actually see legs and arms flailing around and an actual profile of a human. how amazing this is! We go back in another four weeks and by then we should be able to tell the sex of the baby. Can't wait!!!

California/Oregon

We had been planning a trip to go see my mom in Mount Shasta California and also to the Oregon coast as soon as I graduated from nursing school. So we packed up the car, got a good nights sleep and headed off at the crack of dawn on our 12.5 hour journey. We first went to my moms and stayed there Thursday then headed off Friday afternoon for my grandpa's house in Central Point Oregon for the evening. Saturday morning we headed off for Gold Beach Oregon for some fun at the beach! We had alot of fun. We stayed at a place called Jott's Resort that is right where the Rogue river and the ocean meet. We only stayed there until Sunday because my mom had to be back to work Monday morning but the time we had there was still fun. Here are some pictures I took.