Amnesia

Six pregnancies later, one would think I would remember all of the symptoms and stages as they come.  Nope.  Not even close.  And almost every pregnancy has been slightly different, with the one exception of nausea.  All of them have blessed me with that symptom.  Ha!

Not complaining, nope, not gonna do it.  Merely informing that with growing baby in week 15, so, too, are other things growing and sore.  It's as if everything old is new again.  Embracing this last pregnancy and relating it to the proud parents.  Tick tock.
 
Just sayin'...   I've been struck by amnesia!

the telling ...and exhale!

Growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs about about 2 1/2 ounces. ...busy moving amniotic fluid through the nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in the lungs begin to develop. ...legs are growing longer than arms now, and baby can move all of its joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, baby can sense light. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds.

Told the boss that I was pregnant again today.  It went well... I think... better, too, because I mentioned that I had a replacement lined up for my leave next Spring (one that I know he has faith in). I reassured him that this time really is the last pregnancy.  Funny that in the almost 10 years I've worked here, I'll have had three maternity leaves, none of which were for my babies!

There's still plenty more individuals to tell (or let them figure it out on their own)...  but the hard part is behind me now.  15 weeks and all is well.

Happy Birthday Julie!

14 Week Update

Plowing through the nausea and into the second trimester, I had a check-up yesterday with the OB's office.  Because I had to change my appointment due to the day's busy schedule, I ended up seeing the nurse again for this visit.  Love her too, so not concerned about not being able to see Dr. E yet.

She joked again about how thick my file is...  apparently it's the "door stop" used in the office.  Okay, well, not really, but they are going electronic and it's a toss up (true discussion) on who gets the pleasure of retyping my file.  LOL!  I actually think it's scanned in, but what did they expect it to look like after 20 years of going to the same office and six pregnancies later?  The photo doesn't do it justice, but you get the idea.

After a little "catch up" discussion, we took to the table and tried to use the fetal monitor to find Baby K's heartbeat.  No such luck.  Baby is still tucked away under the pelvic area at this stage.  We walked quickly across the hall (bonus: got to see baby's head) and asked the u/s tech do the work for us...  there s/he was ~ wiggling about ~ making it difficult to pin down, but in no time at all, we heard the strong 156 HB!   Another active baby ahead?  I think so!

The next appointment is another routine check-up.  I am scheduled to see Dr. E at that time, so if neither of our schedules change, it will be the first time I've seen her since I said "see you in the fall".  It will be good to catch up and maybe even get a picture of the two of us for this final journey's scrapbook.

So after this quick appointment in the morning, I was on my way to the other activities of the day.  I managed to spend most of the day outside in the beautiful autumn weather of Minnesota.  The morning was spent at a local park for a team-building activity and picnic for work.  The evening ended with a tour of Target Field and a baseball game for the Foremans +1.  Oh, and I think if I continue to wear more fitting clothing (as evidenced below), I will have to fess up at work next week!  That, or let them think that my gluttony for food and a good beer has gotten the better of me.   [evil grin]

Happy Week 14!!

A lemon!

Wow; read this: "Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, and toe wiggling, (not so cute but equally amazing)..." from the pregnancy calender. Already? Its absolutely amazing. And we have reached the size of a LEMON. Compared to week 5, a sesame seed is not very big, but a lemon is quite something. This is really the start of a new life, Sanna`s sibling. Unbelievable. Happy week 14!!!

Happy 2. trimester!

189 days (or so) to go...

Hello Second Trimester - nice to see you!!  Not much worthy to report these days on the pregnancy front.  The usual symptoms have settled in and made themselves at home this past month.  Sure, you'd think I was able to tolerate them a little easier since this is my sixth pregnancy, but they knock me down with each one.  It's alright. Really. Remember, I got myself into this predicament again - for all the right reasons.  Anything unpleasant that comes as a side effect is purely part of the ride, and yes, I partake in lots of self-talk so that I remind myself to look at the end result of these symptoms on the hardest days.

What I hope for this trimester is to get over the all-day-nausea and start to "show" the baby bump that is evidence of the beautiful life growing within!!

In the next three months, we will travel through autumn together, I'll share a few pictures of the growing baby belly and before you know it...  snow will fall and we'll be celebrating Christmas and the start of our third trimester.

~ Julie

Entering September

These past couple of weeks, sans needles, have been good ones!  I am feeling nauseous on and off and already stretching through [and out of] my regular pants.  Because I thought I was done being pregnant, I sold all of my maternity clothes.  Although I'm not technically showing, I have been shopping sale racks in the past week to find a few different pairs of pants to get me started again.  I think I am finally over needing 12 hours of sleep at night too.  The boys have had to 'do without Mom' for a couple of weeks in the evening.  They are such troopers!

I look forward to cooler weather and another "winter pregnancy".  One of these days I'll also update the managers I work for and let them know I'll be on my last sabbatical come March.

We are already headed into the second trimester on September 13th!  It's going to be a great month!