27 Weeks
I went to Dr. Hebb's today for another prenatal appointment. All is well. The good news is that I didn't gain any weight since my appointment two weeks ago. And in total, I gained 3 lbs in 5 weeks. So, go me! My blood pressure was also normal. Dr. H took my fundal height measurements for the first time this pregnancy, now that I'm officially in my third trimester. The baby was measuring 29 weeks, even though I'm only at 27 weeks. She said not to read too much into it. Fundal height measuring isn't an exact science.
I also asked about whether or not I could expect another early delivery. I had Vicente about a week early, and since this is my second, I figured that odds were higher that I'd deliver early. She told me there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to when babies come, so I shouldn't expect anything. My next appointment is three weeks from now,. I'll be 30 weeks. After that, they want to see me every two weeks until the end. Things are really starting to speed up!
I also took my glucose screening test today. That orange liquid is so nasty. I have to wait a few days for the results, but hoping they come back negative. I know they also tested my platelet count, which I'm anxious to see as well. About an hour ago, or three hours after I drank the fluid, I started to feel pretty sick. I was shaky and nauseated. So, I decided to run to Chick-fila and grub down on a chocolate shake, a large fry, and a spicy chicken sandwich. It was a good call. I feel amazing now. And fat. :)
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Approaching Third Trimester
26 Weeks, 4 Days
Wow, this blog is a lot harder to maintain the second time around. I have some exciting news to share this week. I finally pulled the trigger on becoming a stay-at-home mom! My plan was to stop working when Baby #2 came along, but I decided to expedite my end date in order to spend a few quality months with Vicente before his brother joins us in October. I've pretty much reached the end of my rope with working full time and being a mom. With hubby returning to his residency in mid-June, it's been really difficult to manage the house, childcare, and a full-time job. Especially while pregnant. And I decided my heart just wasn't in it anymore. So, with that, I put in my months notice a couple weeks ago! My last day will be July 23rd, and then little Vicente and I are off to Texas for a week to enjoy some time with the family. My next trip back home won't be until Christmas since I will be too pregnant to fly, and I don't want to travel until Baby #2 turns two months.
Speaking of which, Baby #2 has a name! Luciano! I'm currently mulling over middle names. Still haven't decided if I want one for him or not since his big brother doesn't have a middle name. But, I'm leaning toward names that start with an A. Maybe Andres? Or Aaron?
Let's see,..what else is going on. I've been incredibly sick this past week with bronchitis. It's just awful being pregnant and sick. Plus it's taken me a lot longer to get over this illness since my immune system is somewhat compromised. I took a sick day from work, which I never do, which tells you that I'm not kidding around. I even spent a couple hours at Patient First last week to figure out what was wrong with me. Sore throat, horrible cough, lots of congestion. Not fun. It's been about 8 days and I'm finally starting to feel better.
In terms of pregnancy symptoms, everything is pretty normal. Luciano is moving around a lot. I tend to feel his feet pushing against the right side of my belly. I also feel him get the hiccups on a near-daily basis. I'm peeing hell of a lot now. And even more now with my robust cough. My mom came into town this weekend and we spent Sunday at the Zoo. I was incredibly out of breath from walking around for a few hours, and my back starting aching pretty quick. I'm getting to the point in my pregnancy where physical exertion is difficult. I also feel the fatigue coming on again. Bye bye to the second trimester energy boost!
I have another prenatal appointment this week where I'll undergo diabetes testing. I'll also have blood drawn to test my platelet levels. I'm anxious to see how much weight I've gained since my last prenatal. I went in a couple weeks ago because I was having a "lady" issue, and I had only gained 3 lbs in 3 weeks. So, hopefully, I haven't gained more than 5 lbs total since my previous prenatal appointment five weeks ago. I'm scared of repeating my 10 lbs in 4 weeks weight gain that I encountered at my last monthly pre-natal visit.
That's all for now! More to come.
Wow, this blog is a lot harder to maintain the second time around. I have some exciting news to share this week. I finally pulled the trigger on becoming a stay-at-home mom! My plan was to stop working when Baby #2 came along, but I decided to expedite my end date in order to spend a few quality months with Vicente before his brother joins us in October. I've pretty much reached the end of my rope with working full time and being a mom. With hubby returning to his residency in mid-June, it's been really difficult to manage the house, childcare, and a full-time job. Especially while pregnant. And I decided my heart just wasn't in it anymore. So, with that, I put in my months notice a couple weeks ago! My last day will be July 23rd, and then little Vicente and I are off to Texas for a week to enjoy some time with the family. My next trip back home won't be until Christmas since I will be too pregnant to fly, and I don't want to travel until Baby #2 turns two months.
Speaking of which, Baby #2 has a name! Luciano! I'm currently mulling over middle names. Still haven't decided if I want one for him or not since his big brother doesn't have a middle name. But, I'm leaning toward names that start with an A. Maybe Andres? Or Aaron?
Let's see,..what else is going on. I've been incredibly sick this past week with bronchitis. It's just awful being pregnant and sick. Plus it's taken me a lot longer to get over this illness since my immune system is somewhat compromised. I took a sick day from work, which I never do, which tells you that I'm not kidding around. I even spent a couple hours at Patient First last week to figure out what was wrong with me. Sore throat, horrible cough, lots of congestion. Not fun. It's been about 8 days and I'm finally starting to feel better.
In terms of pregnancy symptoms, everything is pretty normal. Luciano is moving around a lot. I tend to feel his feet pushing against the right side of my belly. I also feel him get the hiccups on a near-daily basis. I'm peeing hell of a lot now. And even more now with my robust cough. My mom came into town this weekend and we spent Sunday at the Zoo. I was incredibly out of breath from walking around for a few hours, and my back starting aching pretty quick. I'm getting to the point in my pregnancy where physical exertion is difficult. I also feel the fatigue coming on again. Bye bye to the second trimester energy boost!
I have another prenatal appointment this week where I'll undergo diabetes testing. I'll also have blood drawn to test my platelet levels. I'm anxious to see how much weight I've gained since my last prenatal. I went in a couple weeks ago because I was having a "lady" issue, and I had only gained 3 lbs in 3 weeks. So, hopefully, I haven't gained more than 5 lbs total since my previous prenatal appointment five weeks ago. I'm scared of repeating my 10 lbs in 4 weeks weight gain that I encountered at my last monthly pre-natal visit.
That's all for now! More to come.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
It's (another) Boy!
18 Weeks, 6 Days
Yesterday was the much anticipated anatomical survey/gender reveal ultrasound! It was just as exciting as it was the first time around. I woke up pretty early in the morning with butterflies in my stomach. I went in early to get blood drawn, and Vicente met me at the hospital around 8:45 am.
The sonographer did her thing for about 30 minutes: taking measurements of the arms, hands, head, brain, stomach, heart, kidneys, umbilical cord, etc. Everything looked great! About halfway through, she asked us if we wanted to know the sex. We said yes, obviously, and she got to the tail end of the baby. A 50" TV screen was hanging on the wall in front of us, so we had a good view of everything the sonographer was seeing on her monitor. She showed us an image that included the two thigh bones and the baby's bottom. I could instantly see the scrotum and penis and called it out: It's a boy? And it was!
I'm so incredibly happy to have another baby boy. I love being a boy mom, and can't wait for Vicente IV to have a little brother to bond with.
The doctor came in after the sonographer wrapped up to look at everything. She said everything looked good, but she wanted to check something on the heart. She saw a "bright spot" on the heart, which she insisted was a normal variant and very commonly seen on ultrasounds. Essentially, it is a calcification, which doesn't cause any health problems. The only reason she was obligated to mention it was that it is a soft market for Down's Syndrome. However, with my previous testing for Down's, I'm already at a very low risk of 1 in greater than 10,000. The "bright spot" on the ultrasound brought my risk down to about 1 in greater than 5,000, which is still the low risk category. SHe ensured us that we shouldn't worry, but it's still going to nag at the back of my mind until the baby arrives. Praying he's a healthy, happy child!
Yesterday was the much anticipated anatomical survey/gender reveal ultrasound! It was just as exciting as it was the first time around. I woke up pretty early in the morning with butterflies in my stomach. I went in early to get blood drawn, and Vicente met me at the hospital around 8:45 am.
The sonographer did her thing for about 30 minutes: taking measurements of the arms, hands, head, brain, stomach, heart, kidneys, umbilical cord, etc. Everything looked great! About halfway through, she asked us if we wanted to know the sex. We said yes, obviously, and she got to the tail end of the baby. A 50" TV screen was hanging on the wall in front of us, so we had a good view of everything the sonographer was seeing on her monitor. She showed us an image that included the two thigh bones and the baby's bottom. I could instantly see the scrotum and penis and called it out: It's a boy? And it was!
I'm so incredibly happy to have another baby boy. I love being a boy mom, and can't wait for Vicente IV to have a little brother to bond with.
The doctor came in after the sonographer wrapped up to look at everything. She said everything looked good, but she wanted to check something on the heart. She saw a "bright spot" on the heart, which she insisted was a normal variant and very commonly seen on ultrasounds. Essentially, it is a calcification, which doesn't cause any health problems. The only reason she was obligated to mention it was that it is a soft market for Down's Syndrome. However, with my previous testing for Down's, I'm already at a very low risk of 1 in greater than 10,000. The "bright spot" on the ultrasound brought my risk down to about 1 in greater than 5,000, which is still the low risk category. SHe ensured us that we shouldn't worry, but it's still going to nag at the back of my mind until the baby arrives. Praying he's a healthy, happy child!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Baby #2 is on the way!
18 Weeks, 4 Days
It's been a long time since posting! But with Baby #2 on the way, I thought it'd be a good idea to bring this blog back to life. I've referred back to my blog entries from my last pregnancy several times already, so I know it's a good idea to chronicle each pregnancy milestone.
I'm almost halfway through this pregnancy and everything is going well. I had two pregnancy losses between Vicente and this pregnancy, which was very difficult. It added a lot of anxiety in the first 12 weeks, but now that we're well into the second trimester, I'm feeling pretty optimistic! I didn't have many symptoms in the first trimester other than extreme fatigue. I would get a little queasy if I didn't eat constantly, but it wasn't too bad. The only difference in symptoms in the first trimester was breast changes/tenderness. With Vicente, my breasts became extremely sore and swollen almost immediately, around 6 weeks. With this baby, it came much later, around 8-9 weeks. My doctor said its fairly normal. Your breasts go through significant changes with the first pregnancy and breast feeding, so they don't change as much with the second I guess.
Now that I'm into my second trimester, the symptoms aren't as noticeable. The heartburn has started up again; I get it pretty much every day around 4-5 pm. Of course I'm still tired, but not completely dragging ass like I did in the first trimester. I also started feeling some movement this past week as well. It's very minimal. Just small little pops or bubbles. I feel it a couple times a day. Movement is always reassuring!
As far as weight gain, I was up 12 pounds at my 17 week appointment. That puts me right on track with my weight gain during my first pregnancy. My goal is to gain no more than 35 pounds, which was what I gained with Vicente. It took me about a year to lose all the weight and get back to my pre-pregnancy size (0-2). Most of the weight came off in the first six months, but the last 10 lbs were a little harder to lose.
Tomorrow is an exciting day...it's the anatomy ultrasound appointment! I had such a strong feeling that Vicente was going to be a boy, but I can't say the same for this pregnancy. Which is why I have an inkling that it's a girl. However, everyone is convinced I'm having another boy, which would be fine by me! Needless to say, I'd be beyond happy with both. I'm just praying for a healthy baby.
I'll update the blog soon with details on the gender reveal! In other news, hubby and I are taking a Baby Moon next week! We are headed to Cabo soon for an entire week, and we're leaving the little guy in Houston with his grandparents. I'll miss him, but I'm pumped for some much-needed R&R with my husband before he heads back to finish his residency in June.
It's been a long time since posting! But with Baby #2 on the way, I thought it'd be a good idea to bring this blog back to life. I've referred back to my blog entries from my last pregnancy several times already, so I know it's a good idea to chronicle each pregnancy milestone.
I'm almost halfway through this pregnancy and everything is going well. I had two pregnancy losses between Vicente and this pregnancy, which was very difficult. It added a lot of anxiety in the first 12 weeks, but now that we're well into the second trimester, I'm feeling pretty optimistic! I didn't have many symptoms in the first trimester other than extreme fatigue. I would get a little queasy if I didn't eat constantly, but it wasn't too bad. The only difference in symptoms in the first trimester was breast changes/tenderness. With Vicente, my breasts became extremely sore and swollen almost immediately, around 6 weeks. With this baby, it came much later, around 8-9 weeks. My doctor said its fairly normal. Your breasts go through significant changes with the first pregnancy and breast feeding, so they don't change as much with the second I guess.
Now that I'm into my second trimester, the symptoms aren't as noticeable. The heartburn has started up again; I get it pretty much every day around 4-5 pm. Of course I'm still tired, but not completely dragging ass like I did in the first trimester. I also started feeling some movement this past week as well. It's very minimal. Just small little pops or bubbles. I feel it a couple times a day. Movement is always reassuring!
As far as weight gain, I was up 12 pounds at my 17 week appointment. That puts me right on track with my weight gain during my first pregnancy. My goal is to gain no more than 35 pounds, which was what I gained with Vicente. It took me about a year to lose all the weight and get back to my pre-pregnancy size (0-2). Most of the weight came off in the first six months, but the last 10 lbs were a little harder to lose.
Tomorrow is an exciting day...it's the anatomy ultrasound appointment! I had such a strong feeling that Vicente was going to be a boy, but I can't say the same for this pregnancy. Which is why I have an inkling that it's a girl. However, everyone is convinced I'm having another boy, which would be fine by me! Needless to say, I'd be beyond happy with both. I'm just praying for a healthy baby.
I'll update the blog soon with details on the gender reveal! In other news, hubby and I are taking a Baby Moon next week! We are headed to Cabo soon for an entire week, and we're leaving the little guy in Houston with his grandparents. I'll miss him, but I'm pumped for some much-needed R&R with my husband before he heads back to finish his residency in June.
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