25 weeks and great news

So I got the results of my blood tests for fifth's disease (parvovirus) and they were negative again. So now I just have ot be very careful not to be around someone with it for about 13-14 more weeks :)

So I am officially at 25 weeks and wow time is flying by. I have so much to do yet to get ready for this little girl. I am hoping to get her room totally cleared out this weekend so we can start ripping out the carpet. Then we are going to start the painting! I can't wait to see it all start to come together!

24 week

So today I am 24 weeks. This is a huge milestone for me for 2 reasons.

1- it means baby can be viable outside of the womb....

2- I was already on bedrest at this point last time around

I had my 24 week apt today. My BP went up to 158/86, which is way higher than they want. I had to lay on my left side and be monitored for a while. It did come down, and stayed down. My OB is in Hawaii so I saw the nurse practitioner and she said that I am no longer going to go 4 weeks between apts, I am back to every 2 weeks to keep a super close eye on everything with my given history.

I also had to get a blood test again to check if I have an active exposure or antibodies to Fifths Disease. If it comes back positive, since it was negative last time, I will have to be monitored very closely for developmental defects by ultrasound. So here's praying for all negatives. I should hear results by Monday.

I am going to start doing this survey, Thanks to my friend "mrs.jenni".

Pregnancy: 24 weeks

Weight Gain: 16lbs total

Sleep: I wake up at least once or twice a night to reposition myself and usually once to go to the bathroom

Gender: It's a GIRL

Name: Hannah Eileen

Feeling: I feel good, tired but it doesn't help Carter wakes me up most mornings by 6am

Health : BP issues are starting to happen again. I am now back to the dr every two weeks

Movement: lots, baby girl loves to move!

Belly: bigger by the day!!!

Next Appointment: my birthday, March 3rd! I will be 26 weeks and will be my last apt before the dreaded glucose test and rhogam shot.

23 weeks

I cannot believe how fast things are going. I seriously need to get my butt in gear and start getting the nirsery ready and picking up things we need for baby Hannah. I go back to the doctor on Tuesday for my 24 weeks check up! Stay tuned!

22 weeks and a Big baby shower

So there were 7 of us 2nd (and 3rd and fourth) time mommies pregnant from a mommy group. We decided to have ourselves a big ole' baby shower. We drew names for gift exchange and everyone brought some food. We had a great night of talking, food and presents!!!! Here is a picture of all of us, lined up in order of due dates. Man I am huge compared to these ladies.... The second one in, in black, is pregnant with TWINS and I am bigger than her!

speed bump with a BIG bump

Carter woke up with a fever. through the day it went up to 102.5. He's really lethargic, taking his second nap of the day right now. He hasn't eaten much but is doing ok with fluids. The doctor siad alternate tylenol and motrin every 4 hours and keep an eye on him. She gave me a list of thigns to watch for and to call if there is a problem over the weekend. Poor baby. I do haev to say though I love the snuggles when he isn't feeling well. Looks like this weekend's plans are gone and we will veg together. Daddy has to work anyways

21 weeks

Time has been flying by. Here's a 21 week belly picture... baby girl is getting bigger and bigger

Snag in the road

So on Monday morning I woke up to a text from the night before from Carter's babysitter, Lisa. She said her daughter, Kennedy, had a fever Sunday night but she was pretty sure it was just teething. So Carter still went over there. As the morning went on, Kennedy's fever got worse, up to 103.2, so I went to get Carter. It turns out Kennedy has fifths disease. This is a super contagious childhood virus that lots of kids get. The problem, however, is that it can be harmful even deadly to a pregnant woman's fetus. Lisa and I are both pregnant. So I called the OB just to see if I needed to be concerned, and they said yes, we needed to do a blood test to see if I have an "active" virus, if so they would be monitoring the baby very closely from here on out. There is nothing they can "do" if I do have it, but watch and wait.

I'm really not THAT concerned, but obviously it's in my head. I was in daycare growing up, so I am sure i was exposed to it at some point. Here's hoping I built up an immunity to it.