33 Weeks

Today I had another free ultra sound. It was a regular u/s, but with Kaydriana being so much more developed it was really neat to watch her suckling (sp?) and swallowing. Her feet are nestled right by her face. The U/S tech measured her femur, her abdomin, and her head and each are measuring at 35 weeks, so 2 weeks bigger than average for 33 weeks. The tech thinks she could be at least 22 inches at birth. I'm okay with her being long, I just hope she's not more than 10lbs!

Here are some photos of our precious girl:

The first picture shows her mouth open. When the tech took the image, she took a big mouth full of amniotic fluid and swallowed. She sucked her bottom lip in and out and then for the rest of the time she was suckeling. The 2nd picture shows her foot up under her chin.

Here is me at 33 weeks.

8 Months!

I'm a little late posting my 8 month (32 week) update. I'm officially 32.5 weeks.

Last Saturday was my family baby shower thrown by my mom at my Grandma's house. It was really nice spending time with the women of my family. My Aunt Ann and Cousin Kirstin came from Oregon, My great Aunt Nancy who I haven't seen in about 2 years was there, my cousin BJ's girlfriend, Kelly came, along with my Aunt Cindy, Cousin Danielle with her three daughters, 2nd Cousin Karen and of course my mom, youngest sister, and Grandma were all there. One of my employees made me a cake that was delicious! It was more like a torte with raspberry and chocolate ganash. mmmm

My Grandma made Kaydriana's quilt. We picked out the material together and this is the 40th quilt she has made. This is already one of my most cherished items.

Two games were played. A questionaire about my pregnancy was won by my mom and then there was a toilet paper measurement of my tummy. I was (gulp) 11.5 squares around. Chehaila guessed 12 sheets and Grandma guessed 11 so we had to have a tie breaker which Chehaila won. I got a lot great gifts. It's a bit overwhelming when I look at my registry and see there is so much that I still need before Kaydriana makes her appearance. But thankfully I have 4 more showers and as Tim points out the only thing we Really need is diapers. Well, in a sense thats true...

Tim took off to Arizona on Monday morning to visit his parents (who are now both retired and are staying there for a month) and he golfed with his dad and attended spring training. He got 13 signatures from some of the players of the Mariners on Kaydriana's lil jeresy. He's already put it in a frame for her :)

It was a rough week without him. I felt like a single parent. I had the whole house to take care of and take care of Griffey by myself. Now I know it's not exactly the same thing, but it made me realize how lucky I am that I don't have to do everything on my own all the time. Because I had bible study on Monday night and had to go to our 2nd birthing class by myself on Tuesday night I had to wake up extra early and stay up late to make sure Griffey got lots of love and play time.

I had a horrible time sleeping all week. I don't forsee having a fitfull night sleep ever again!

Friday morning at 3am I felt Kaydri hiccup for the first time. I was so tickled, I got up and grabbed my fetal listener toy and listened to her hiccup for 20 minutes. It was so neat.

Friday I picked up Tim from the airport and an hour later my Costco girls came to pick me up for our annual girls weekend trip. Suprisingly I lasted the whole 3.5-4 hours worth of shopping without having to go hang out in the car. I bought Kaydriana a cute lil onesie with a butterfly on the butt and a princessy fairy/butterfly wing thing. Along with her tutu my sister got her, we are going to have fun dressing her up!

It's official that I hate all the photos I am in. I am just so big all over. I'm not being too hard on myself, it's just the reality of the situation. Besides, I knew I'd end up being one of those, "big all over" pregnant women. I look forward to the swelling bloat that has overcome my body to go away after the baby is born. Oh and a new pain to report: all the joints in my hand ache. I can't wear my anniversary ring any more. And after a 4.5 mile walk with the girls yesterday my feet and ankles are killing me! I'm happy to report that after seeing my Physical Therapist again on Tuesday he said I'm doing good and don't need to see him again unless something changes with my back. After the long walk my back was in a lot of pain, but I did the excersises and felt a lot better. Not perfect, but better.

According to the 32/33 week update, Kaydriana could be about 4lbs and 19 inches long. I can start feeling her feet press into me and I have to be able to stretch my torso when she decides she wants to extend her body. I was trying to sit in a recliner on Friday and she did not like that. She wanted me to straighten out my body. I gave up trying to sit there and went to bed to read so we could both be comfortable. I know the end of this pregnancy is only going to get harder and harder so I'm trying not to complain, but now I can understand when moms to be say they are ready to no longer be pregnant!

31 weeks

Here is my 31 week belly - it's getting huge!

Do I look tired? Well thats cuz I am! I haven't slept well the last two nights thanks to my baby girl dancing in the middle of the night. Tuesday (March 2nd) I experienced my first Braxton Hicks contraction. It wasn't painful per se, it was just super intense. I was trying to roll over and my uterus was as hard as a rock and I could not find a comfortable position. Tim and I haven't slept in the same bed for over a week. I toss and turn all night and with my big belly and all my pillows, its easier if Tim isn't in bed with me so I don't worry about keeping him awake.

This week has been really busy. Monday afternoon I had my first physical therapy appointment for the sciatica pain I've been experiencing. After he was done pulling my legs, checking my pelvis and having me do some exercises, my back instantly felt 90% better. I have to do these excerises when I first wake up and right before bed and ice my tail bone. It's made such a difference!

Monday night I had my first home group through church. Not only am I really enjoying the book, "Crazy Love" we are discussing but I really liked meeting the other women in the group. We shared, "Awe" moments where we discovered God's amazing love, presence, etc. I wasn't sure which moment I wanted to share at first. At the last minute I decided to share when I found out we were pregnant again and how I knew it was God finally answering our prayers after miscarrying our first. I'm glad I shared that story because the other couples said I was in good company and they shared their own struggles with starting their families, infertility issues, miscarriages and a couple who cannot have kids of their own and are going to adopt a baby. It was neat because everything leading up to joining this group just fell into place and it was obvious this is exactly what I've been looking for.

Tuesday I had a teeth cleaning. I typically like getting my teeth cleaned, but doing it while so pregnant was not fun. Not only was it uncomfortable to lay the way I was laying, but my gums bled so much. It took longer than usual because the hygenist had to keep rinsing and sucking the blood. blech!

Tuesday night was our first birthing class. I didn't really learn anything new since I went though birthing classes with my friend, Jessica when I was her birthing coach. But I really wanted to share this experience with Tim and have the opportunity to decide what OUR birthing plan will be. And I'm sure I'll learn something new over the next few weeks. I look forward to to Tim watching the live birthing video! I also look forward to taking a tour of the hospital's birthing center. I'm hoping the annoying guy (there always has to be one, right?) decides he's not the class comedian and doesn't try to make stupid comments every 15 minutes through out the rest of the classes. I told Tim that next week we need to try and find the seat furthest away from him.

One thing I relized that evening was that I will be considered FULL TERM in 6 weeks! How exciting!! Of course I don't want to have Kaydriana that early because I have so many things to look forward to. My first shower is this Saturday. This one is for the women on my side of the family. My mom is hosting it at my Grandma's house. I'm so looking forward to spending this special time with my family. I have so many other things to look forward to this month so I'm sure April will come quickly.

Kaydriana should be measuring about 18 inches at this point and weighs a little over 3lbs. My WTE updates no longer compare her to fruit. She is a full fledged baby and if she was born now, she has an excellent chance of survival :) So now all I have to do is wait, try to remain comfy and keep my fat little feet elevated.