25 Weeks!

Sorry for the delay, it’s been a crazy few days.   It’s funny how some weeks are just plain boring, and others are just so action packed.   Such is life I guess.

Well.. last week was productive, even though I missed my little guy!  From Friday- Sunday he stayed with my parents, so we can clean house.   Then from Sunday to Wednesday he stayed with Andy and his parents while Andy fixed the roof at his parents house.   Ugh.  I hate being away from him!   I love having my little buddy around, I missed him terribly!   I did manage to get the house fairly cleaned.   And that leads me to the hospital drama..

So on Wednesday, I finished cleaning, and I wouldn’t say it was super heavy cleaning, just picking things up, dishes, vacuuming, the usual housework stuff..  but when I used the bathroom, I noticed some pink spotting.  I didn’t think much of it, I was like.. perhaps I’m just dehydrated.   It’s my MISSION with this pregnancy to not get another UTI like last time, so I guzzled down some water and then kept cleaning.   Well then I ate some dinner, then used the bathroom again.   This time I noticed I was bleeding.   Ah crap!  Of course, being the over-emotional pregger woman that I am, I freaked out.   I’m only 24 weeks along, and I did not want her to come right now (please wait until 37 weeks at least baby girl for mommy’s nerves sake).   So I called Andy, and he was at least an hour to get back home, so I called my mom, and she picked me up and took me in.   They ran a bunch of tests on me, and monitored Tinkerbell for awhile.   She HATED the fetal monitoring!!  She kept kicking it away, so bad, in fact, that I had to hold it in place.   She was the talk of the nurses’ station, some nurses thought she dropping, but she really just kicked off the monitor.  They say she is super strong for a 24 weeker!

Well, they sent me home, saying if it happens again I should go back in.   So far so good.   My poor house I apologize in advance.   I can clean here and there, but for the most part I need to take it easy.   I figure after Christmas I can clean gung-ho again, and if my water breaks, then meh.   No big deal at that point.

I also went to a birthing luncheon this past Saturday hosted by my Hypnobirthing teacher Laura Curtis.   It was so amazing to meet with other Hypnobirthing moms, and to hear their stories!  I’m so excited for this next birth!  Call me crazy, but I’m SO looking forward to transition and pushing this time around.   Probably because this time I don’t get to be told WHEN to push, I can push when I feel the instinct.   Bring it on, I say! J   (not until at least 37 weeks baby.. don’t be too eager!)

It was great to see Laura again, too.   I was in her first Hypnobirthing class, and it was awesome to see her meet Braedan.   Andy and I decided to let her be our Doula for Tinkerbell’s birth.  Actually, it’s kinda funny, we were talking about having a doula, and we imagined how great it would be if Laura was a doula, because she can speak the scripts to me and I’ll be a melted mess of relaxed pregnant mama.   Then we found out she IS a doula.. so we are pretty excited about that.   With her by my side, with Andy, and the midwife (whoever is on call that day, I guess), I can have a super awesome natural unmedicated birth.  WOOT!!  All of my fears about the birth (of my husband abandoning me, the nurses cheerleading me on as I turn purple in the face, and being chained to the hospital bed from 3 centimeters to 10 centimeters) all went away.   I got the POWER!  Oh yeah.

Tinkerbell's Ultrasound Video

Enjoy!!

24 Weeks!!

I'm thinking about making a rag quilt for Tinkerbell when she comes.  I've been pouring over fabric websites, tutorials, youtube videos.. I'm fairly confident I can build one.  I can sew straight lines fairly well.  Curvy lines.. well that's another story.  I would love for Tinkerbell to have a beautiful blanket sewn by her mommy.  Maybe it'll become her wubby.   My son carries around his soft blankets all the time, I think he's testing different wubbies out.  He loves his soft blankets!

Let's see.. Tinkerbell is super active, per normal.  I also listened for the first time in this pregnancy my HypnoBirthing scripts.  I'm very happy to report they work extremely well, I was immediately put into deep relaxation.  Now I just gotta get one of those clip-on MP3 players.  My ipod nano died on me a couple years ago, and I haven't replaced it yet.  

Still doing the nesting thing, although I'm starting to notice I'm getting tired out faster.. I'm determined to get the house organized before she comes, but the window of opportunity is closing.  Well.. we do what we can.

I'm starting to get stretch marks!!  My old ones from Braedan haven't come back up, but I noticed some new ones.  Tinkerbell is leaving her own trophies for me to keep.  Honestly, I think they are awesome, I love my mommy marks.

Baby Gender Party- IT'S A GIRL!!

So a few weeks ago we had our baby gender party, with a ducky "Waddle you be?" theme.

Playing Goofy Golf with the kids

Big Brother Braedan

Balloons!!

Our delicious pink lemonade, that strangely had a fourth of July look to it..

The cake made by my brother-in-law Mike

Our poster

Grandma Snyder with Kya and Braedan

About to cut the cake..

It's a GIRL!!  Wooohoo!!

She already has pink stuff

Braedan likes the cake..

My sis-in-law reveals she's pregnant too!!  I get another niece/nephew soon!! YAY!!

Braedan rejoices in the fact he'll have a little sister.

Holding my friend Kris' baby girl.  Braedan will be a perfect big brother!

20-23 Weeks!

Ah crap.  I promise I'll get better at this.  I think it depresses me, since I can't find my camera.  Last time I saw my camera was at the Snyder reunion, and then we took Andy's mom's van home, then the van broke down and I have a bad feeling the camera got stolen while it was at the mechanics. :(   I'm super depressed about it, it was a really nice camera.  :( :(  Oh well.. maybe if I work a little overtime I can save up for a new one for Christmas.  We'll see...

I've been busy lately, doing the whole nesting thing.   I even started cleaning out our storage room, which is a feat I didn't think I would undertake, but yet, here I am labeling things downstairs and getting rid of practically 80% of it all.

I tore a muscle in my abs the other day, that wasn't fun.  I got out of bed and kinda forgot about my baby bump. Ooops.   The baby is fine, it just hurts to bend over, and when I sit down it takes me a little bit to jump back up.  I just need to be careful these next few days, especially with my history of pre-term contractions.  With Braedan I had a "irritable uterus".  Whatever that means.  

Speaking of Braedan, he's starting to talk!!  I'm so excited!!  He says "Daddy" (referring to Andy, he doesn't call me daddy), "Up", and "More".   He's so much fun.  I love these toddler years.  Ugh, I love baby years too.. Being a mom is just awesome fun.  

He did manage to get into a bowl of beets the other day, he had it all over himself and my tan couch.  I call it the parent's curse (I did something similar when I was little).   Andy got it all up though, and I manage to salvage his white onesie that I thought for sure would be ruined!   I just presoaked it, and ran it in the laundry by itself, and it came out perfect!

I'm considering making some burp cloths for Tinkerbell.  I found a really easy tutorial online, using flannel and cloth diapers.   Andy wants to make cloth diapers now.. I'm a little unsure.   I think it'll be great, but I think we need to be much more structured and organized before we bring on cloth diapers... it can get messy if you don't keep up! :)

letter to baby #2

Last night I found out I am having a daughter.  I have to tell you little one, I could barely sleep all night in excitement of you..  when I dreamed, I dreamed of you!  It's amazing and such a blessing from God that you will be here soon in 20 more weeks, my sweet little daughter.  I'm so excited for you, to dress you up, to teach you everything there is about being a girl.. from tutus to climbing trees.. and boys and putting on make-up, to become a young woman yourself someday.  You are beautiful, I know this already, I'm so grateful that God has given us you for our little daughter.  


- Love, mommy 

15-19 Weeks!

So much to say.  First of all, I apologize again for not updating this weekly, it’s been very busy around these parts.   I’m enjoying soft little kicks now, this baby is super active.   I really started to feel the kicks (not just those light flutters!) during our annual trip to moon lake for the Snyder Reunion.  Speaking of the reunion, I’ll to upload pictures as soon as I locate my camera.  Needless to say, I’m still unpacking from all of our trips this past summer.  

I’m still having cravings, which is driving Andy crazy.  It’s tough, when I get an idea of what to eat in my head, nothing else sounds good.   Right now, it’s a lot of bad stuff too, like chocolate, candy, and those little pizza rolls things.   Mmmm.   I’ll have to be careful though.  I remember I was almost diagnosed with gestational diabetes with Braedan (had to do the complicated glucose test with multiple blood draws.. not fun).  

At least the nausea is over with, mostly.   Every once in a while there is a flare up.  Right now it’s the migraines.  I had one over labor day weekend that lasted three days straight.   Tylenol helped a little bit, not much.   I’m really careful about medications, I want this pregnancy (and birth) to be as drug free as possible.  

Well I’m happy to announce we had our big ultrasound yesterday!  It was funny, they wanted me to drink 44 ounces of something before I come in, and they said no tea, no milk, no coffee, and no energy drinks.   So it’s juice or water, and I thought juice would be easier to get down.. oh no.   I made some grape juice, and within 15-20 minutes got it all down.  Let me just say I really don’t recommend this to preggo ladies.  Ugh.. I can’t stand grape juice now.  My husband was taking all the back roads in Provo to get to the ultrasound place, and every time he stopped at a stop sign, I felt it come up.  It was awful!!  Then at the ultrasound place, there was kind of a wait.   I was in a room with two other moms who were doing the same exact thing.  We were hopping around, crossing our legs, trying to look like we had everything in control.   Then all three of us decided we couldn’t wait any longer and made a mad dash to the bathroom, it was quite funny.

My baby is beautiful! It was so exciting to finally see this little one that has been growing inside me.   Everything looked perfect, the heart, the brain, the kidneys, the little spine.. beautiful!   I’m so excited to meet this little baby in a few more months!   We got some good footage, we even got the cutest little foot shot.  

The ultrasound appointment went too fast, I could spend an hour in there!  Maybe I could convince my husband to get 3d photography when I’m around 35 weeks.. haha.. we’ll see.    I still need to hire a doula (I found a group that I really want to use, primarily since one of the gals was my hypnobirthing teacher for Braedan).   

I’m very much looking forward to the holidays, Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas, and new years.  If I keep distracted with those, time will just fly! J  I’m halfway there.. it’s awesome! J