Flip baby...flip, and PUPPIES!!!

We found out at our last Dr's appt on Friday that little baby Heeren is breech. I think it has been in this position the entire pregnancy, because i always feel it kicking down my my crotch :) Dr. K did an ultrasound to prove that indeed it is sitting head up. I guess our baby just likes to be upright and not upside down. I have about 3 1/2 weeks for it to turn down, and if it doesn't do it on it's own then i will have to go in and have a version where they try to push on my stomach and turn it from the outside. I have read that this only works 35% of the time and even if it works the baby could still turn back breech again before i deliver. If this is unsuccessful, then i will have to have a cesarean. I am fine with whatever the outcome is, although i would prefer the baby flips on it's own. Dr. K told me that if it doesn't then the baby is just telling us that it is content where it is and is telling us something. My friend Angel's friend Katie just had a version about a week ago that was successful, http://thecarringtonchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/06/she-flipped.html so i am hoping if baby doesn't flip, then the version will go as smooth as hers did. Besides that the appointment with Dr. K went really well. Baby is healthy, and was really exciting to see it again on the ultrasound. I couldn't believe how much bigger it was! Dr. K moved it around and down to my pelvic area and showed me the little butt, and all i could think of was "don't show that area too long..." :) Dr. K also gave me some tips to try to help the baby turn from now until 3 1/2 weeks. She told me to spend some time relaxing and taking deep cleansing breaths. She also said i can lay at a 45 degree angle with my butt up and head down, which sometimes can trick the baby into thinking that it is positioned the wrong way and turn. I can also rub my belly with lotion in a circular motion, which may help it feel the motion of turning. Last night Adam set up the beanbag on our bed and positioned it so my butt would be up and head down (of course i mean butt up, but still laying face up). I laid there and rubbed my belly and felt quite silly for 30 minutes! When Adam came in to check on me, i told him that i read on the Internet that it might help for the dad to talk to the baby with his mouth close to my pelvis. He immediately put his mouth close to my pelvis and started YELLING, literally, "BABY, COME DOWN HERE...TURN AROUND TO MY VOICE" I laughed so hard, which was not easy to do in the position i was in. I also read that if I flip over and get on my knees and bend down to my elbows and rock that sometimes the baby will feel a different kind of gravity and could flip as well, so i tried that for about 15 minutes. I am willing to try anything to make the baby flip on its own. So back to the inverted beanbag i will go tonight :) I am getting more and more tired as the days go on, which i am not used to, being i have not been tired all of my pregnancy. It is harder to sleep and i wake a lot more often. I also notice how much harder it is to be on my feet for long periods of time, and how i will feel the effects the next day. My feet swell, and i feel a lot of pressure down in my low pelvis if i am on my feet for a long time as well. Amidst how smooth my pregnancy has been, i am not upset at all with these small inconveniences i am experiencing now. Only about 7 1/2 weeks left!

In other news, my cousin graduated from high school and her graduation party was on Saturday. It was a Hawaiian theme, and was SO much fun. Adam and my brothers were in charge of grilling, and they wore grass skirts, straw hats, leas and Chuck wore a coconut bra (figures). I will post pictures when i can, but it was a lot of fun to see so many family members and my cousins friends.

Sunday i went to my parents and swam after church for the afternoon. It was very nice to just relax and float in the pool. One of the floaties was even a little deflated and i could lay on my stomach which felt AMAZING! I don't think i mentioned before but my parents got a new puppy a few weeks ago. I am pretty sure they are going to name her Bella, but they are not 100% sure. She is another Yorkie and weighs like less then a pound. I will post pictures of her soon. She is already best friends with our dogs. She follows Caeda around everywhere. I think Caeda sometimes is a little annoyed as i am sure it feels like she has a permanent shadow, but Bella doesn't care. I brought Caeda and Chloe over to swim with me, and they played with Bella all afternoon. Adam stayed home and cut out our kitchen window and put french doors in. They look AWESOME! I love how handy my hubby is :)

We are already down to our 2 week appts so our next is Monday the 30th...pray the baby flips! He/she is one stubborn little thing, so we definitely need your prayers :)

Maternity Pictures

I know, i know...it's been far too long since i have posted anything on here...I don't really have an excuse besides i guess i needed a little break. I found a photographer who was looking to do a free maternity shoot as she currently does a lot of wedding and children's photography but would like to break into maternity shoots so needed some practice. So i offered to help, and in turn she is giving us 2 - 8X10 pictures for free!!! Here are some of my favs :

We are going to have another shoot in July closer to the due date outside with Adam and I. I was hoping he could come to this one, but he couldn't, so we will do one together...i want to do it by a lake so i can wade in the water in a sundress or something like that. In the mean time i have to work in picking out the 2 that we will get from this shoot :)

I will update you on my life soon...weekends seem so busy, and the weeks have just gone by so fast lately...i have our 32 week Dr's appointment today, so maybe i will update you on that later :)

Itty Bitty update

How far along? 29 weeks on Sunday

Weight gain: Only gained 3 lbs at my appointment yesterday for the month YEAH!

Maternity clothes? Oh yes! I can still pull off most of my non maternity tops, but bottoms...maternity is a necessity!

Stretch marks? Nope, thankfully!

Sleep: Eh, some. I've napped quite a bit this week. I have been having a hard time sleeping at night. I usually wake about 3 times minimum and it can take up to 10 after i pee to fall back asleep. I have been more tired than usual these last few weeks.

Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat yesterday again. I just love those appointments!

Movement: Oh, my, yes. More and more, and stronger. I am still feeling all of the kicking in my low abdomen, which lead the dr to believe yesterday that itty bitty is still breech, which is just fine as it still has 2 months to flip. LOTS of movement though!

Food cravings: Still sugar, any form. Trying to stick with fruit and not sweets

Gender: Will find out when it comes :)

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button in or out? In.

What I miss: Shaving in the shower, finding it easy to bend over to pick up something off of the floor, and put on pants, socks, shoes...not sounding like an old overweight woman who can't breathe.

What I am looking forward to: Our shower that Ali and Luke are throwing us on the 30th!!! YEA!!!!

NEW TITLE: Ana and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I found out yesterday that after my maternity leave i will be laid off...that about says it all...

If you could keep your eyes and ears out for me it would be much appreciated!

Love,
Ana

Nothing New

Nothing really exciting has been happening these last few days at our house. I went swimming yesterday and got to use my new goggles. They are really nice...! Swimming is so peaceful, just to go back and forth and back and forth, focus on your breathing, and think about stuff. There was this really weird guy in the lane next to me yesterday, that i swear after every lap, would stop for like 2 minutes and rub his thighs before taking off for another lap. I was like...what are you doing buddy...He came with like tight short speedos on, a swim cap, and goggles, like he was all professional or something, and then to keep taking breaks?...then he would stop sometimes in the deep end and would hang his arm over the lane rope to my lane and just stare. I would just keep swimming, and turn and swim back away from him once i completed my lap. It was bizarre...i couldn't tell if he wanted to talk to me, or if he had never seen a pregnant lady swim before. I just didn't get it.

Anyways, besides that, Adam has been hanging doors in the house this week. They look great! He borrowed a friends nail gun, and so it makes the process so smooth for him. After the doors, he will be on to the base board and trim around each door. The nail gun generator thing stays in the garage, which is nice for minimal inside noise, but when Adam shoots the nail gun, it scares the beejeesus out of Caeda which is surprising. Chloe, who we thought would be scared by it, just sleeps through it, and Caeda just flips out, and then tries to hide under the blanket that i have around me. The other day while he was working, i realized Caeda wasn't on me, the couch, or the heat pad that we have for her. I called her name, and she didn't come out from anywhere. I finally started searching, and after looking in every room upstairs, i decided to check downstairs, where she NEVER is unless we are. Sure enough, there was Caeda laying curled up in the corner of the couch on a small piece of blanket. She had had ENOUGH of the nail gun, and just wanted some peace. Adam and i thought it was Hilarious! After he is done working for the night, and i head into bed around 8 to relax before bed, Caeda is SO happy. She is pretty much in a dead sleeping coma around 8:30 because she is so exhausted from being worked up all night from the nail gun. It is pretty cute to see her completely passed out from exhaustion! Our poor baby :)

This weekend we don't have any crazy plans. Adam is going to work on the house tomorrow. Saturday we are going to the MN Tax Cut Rally at the State Capital, and then more house work. Sunday, i can only imagine will be church and then housework. Pretty low key, and non eventful.

What, no fruit

I am so used to seeing all of the pregnancy websites compare the baby to a piece of fruit. I came across a really funny site today that compares the baby to something totally different, and creative. I thought it was hilarious so thought i would share!

...Your baby weighs about a pound and a half and is about 13½ inches long—roughly the length of one of those recorders you played in elementary school music class. Who's up for a round of "Hot Cross Buns?"

Were meeting my friend Matt who has been one of my best friends since 1st grade and his wife tonight at Fujyia in Mpls for dinner. It is his wife Sara's birthday!! Should be a great time!

Have a great Tuesday!

Yummy!

The drink was TOTALLY not bad! They gave me the fruit punch one, which i guess is better then the orange drink. She handed it to me, and said "warning it's disgusting, and you have 5 minutes to drink it." I thought, way to set me up...your supposed to say...it's delicious, to make me think good thoughts. I took a sip, and was like...mmmm....and finished it in under1 minute. It really wasn't that bad. I was thinking horrible thoughts, like i was going to be drinking a huge drink of pepto bismol or a chalky flavor or something like that. Here it was about 8 ounces of a fruity drink.

My results came back today and i am totally clear. No diabetes, and my iron is fine. This means i don't have to go back for the 3 hour test. Thank God! The lady who took my blood pricked me, and said Happy Glucose (for good luck) and it obviously worked :)

Tonight i am going to go to this HUGE baby consignment sale off of 81 and 169 after work. It is at the Golf Dome so you know it will be worth it. Adam is going to work on the house tonight, and i am going to shop (and then go swim).

Tomorrow, our friend Katie Johnson is dancing with the Minnesota Dance Theatre in the Odyssey. We are going to see her perform there! HOW FUN! I love to watch dance, and Katie is AMAZING!

I am pretty sure the rest of the weekend will be spent with Adam working on the house, and me cleaning, or something fun like that. At least we have Friday to look forward to:)