29 Weeks

I can't believe we are already at 29 weeks! Only 8 weeks til we are "full term" and 11 weeks until our due date! We decided to change up the picture to include our first big baby gift - a crib that we picked out as a gift from Micah's Grandmother & Grandfather. We still need to buy a mattress, but it feels awesome to have the crib put together. It's a chocolate colored wood and has soft curvy lines that we liked. 

This week was full of "excitement" as we got the crib, Micah put it together. I flew to Tulsa, interviewed for residency, flew back and then the next day drove 6 hrs to Dallas, interviewed at UT southwestern, and then drove 6 hrs back.Needless to say I am a little tired today. The interviews went well though and the faculty were overwhelmingly supportive. No one openly judged me for being pregnant and applying for surgery. Oh, and a cold front finally came through! WOOOOOO for winter weather!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited! 

I put Micah in charge of the white board this week, and he did such a great job I think i might keep him doing it! It was hard to see in the big pictures, but this shows that i'm 29 weeks for Halloween 2012. Have I mentioned how much I love this man? 

Summary:
Week - 29
Fruit/veggie - Acorn Squash
Weight gain - 23 lbs
Cravings - Icee's  (no nutritional value, but they taste soooooo good!) 

Milestones - I have another appointment this week, and next Sunday the wonderful ladies at my church are throwing me a baby shower. Bailey is still kicking up a storm, making my belly move. She's being good and is still "head down" It seems unreal that in 2-3 months we will meet this brand new little girl! 

28 weeks

This week should be titled "28 weeks - Why yes I would like to take a nap now" 

I seriously napped for like an HOUR each at least 3 afternoons this past week. I'm still getting up really early (4:30) but I've never been so tired at 2:00 before! On top of that I can no longer wear my real wedding ring as it leaves a red mark and makes my finger sore from being too tight and a weird shape. Oh, and swelling feet and face, check. Looks like i hit the 3rd trimester full force :/ 

On a good note, I passed my 1 hr glucose test!!!! (by ONE point!!!) YAY! No gestational diabetes! I still need to watch what I eat and try to be as healthy as I can since i definitely have some increased resistance to insulin (a natural mechanism of pregnancy to ensure the baby gets enough food). For everyone that knows me though, you know how distraught I would have been if I would have had to cut out all sweets/sugar

I was reminded of how great my church is this weekend, of how much I don't want to leave it, and of how I cannot leave Micah in charge of buying anything for the baby ;) We had a fundraiser where i baked some things and helped man the bake sale and it was a blast. We were raising money for our school (daycare/preschool where bailey will be going in the spring at least) and they had a silent auction. I bid 15 dollars on a "baby basket" but left early. Micah stayed so i told him to watch it and he could bid up to 25, but don't worry about bidding more than that. Well, today at church i find out not only did he go above 25 on the basket i bid on, but he ALSO bid on another baby basket! Guess who ended up writing a check for 62 dollars for baby baskets this morning :) I'm not mad at him, it honestly makes me smile. He is sooooo excited for Bailey to come and keeps asking me when the crib is going to get here. He's hand carving a bookshelf for her, and is just excited in general. I'm very lucky to have such a wonderful partner for this. 

Summary: Weeks 28
Fruit/Veg: Eggplant
Milestones: Don't have gestational diabetes! Officially in 3rd trimester
Weight gain: 22 lbs (20 according to my doctor's scale!)

And lastly, how can I NOT share this story about my problem child! As you can see Fiona earned herself a picture today. Right as we were leaving for church fiona came inside, i took one look at her face and immediately called Micah to help. Fiona had gotten into a BUNCH of these particularly horrible seeds/casings that grow here in lubbock. They are stickier than anything i've ever come across and once they touch her fur it immediately becomes a ratted mess. There is no brushing this stuff out, so into the bathroom we went and out came the scissors. I was able to salvage most of the fur, but she has no hair on her chin anymore! 

27 Weeks - 3rd Trimester!

So here we are... Third Trimester!!! Bailey is certainly growing and I'm happy to report that she has flipped back to head-down as i'm getting lots of kicks above my belly button again. I'm definitely sporting a 3rd trimester belly. The hormones are... well.. what you'd expect. Micah appreciates your condolences (ha ha, j/k!) I think Bailey likes going to church, for about 30 minutes as I sat quietly this morning during bible study she was going bezerk. Even with tights and a dress on Micah could even see her moving my belly. 

This week she is the size of a Rutabaga (i have no clue how big it is) After looking up the average length/weight it turns out she should be a little longer than 12 inches and weigh between 1.5 to 2.5 lbs! 

Summary:
Weeks - 27
Weight gain - 22 lbs
Milestones - We go for the Gestational Diabetes Glucose challenge this thursday. Cross your fingers that I pass! 

As a side note I bought shirts & a belt for my interview suit. (the pants are still at the tailor, so I took pictures with a different pair of dress pants. Just imagine that they match the jacket) All I can say is Holy Cow! No possible way to hide the fact i'm pregnant lol. Now i have a week and a half to practice holding my head high and realizing that I will be judged for it but being pregnant does not define who I am. I earned these interviews and I will be a good surgeon AND a good mom, no matter what all of the people interviewing me think. 

 These pictures were taken the same day as the ones above. There is something about the suit that just makes my belly look so much bigger! Probably the belt, but without it the button wouldn't stand a chance... ;)

26 Weeks

 So I thought it would be fun to do a comparison picture today wearing the same top as a prior picture. Here we are at 12 weeks vs. 26 weeks! Definitely sporting a nearly-third-trimester belly now! (as a side note, i have no clue when to say i'm actually in the 3rd trimester. I think at the end of this week it'll be official.

I just finished my first week on pediatric surgery and I've absolutely loved it. To the point that I'm thinking i might need to consider that when I rank my residency locations. I've been in the NICU and seen a baby that was even younger than Bailey (born wayyyyyy too early). it was really sad, but at the same time it was very neat to see developmentally just how big Bailey is now. She certainly FEELS big as she jumps and kicks and turns inside. Today I decided she has turned sideways and is laying with her head on my right and bottom/feet on my left. I still feel nearly all movement on my left, but it's gotten lower than before. 

Tonight we painted her nursery. We decided on a very pale blue called "spa blue" then we will accent with Dr. Seuss stuff. It looks much better than the previous dingy stale egg color. 

 Here's another picture in my maternity clothes. They are hand-me-downs and are kind of baggy (i'm sure in a month they will fit great lol) I think they make me look bigger than I really am, but oh well. I wore this sweater all day today because the weather decided to remind me of what winter in Lubbock is like!We were in the 30's today!!! Poor Bailey is going to be born into some very cold weather, we will have to make sure we get good at bundling her up for any outings.

Next week I take my gestational diabetes test... *crossing fingers that i pass!* I had a very real episode of feeling hypoglycemic on Saturday, hopefully that was not an indicator of what is to come.

I also got a few more interviews last week. I'm now scheduled for 7 interviews total... we are very excited to see where God sends us for these next 5 years.

Summary:
Weeks: 26
Fruit/veggie: Head of Lettuce
Weight gain: about 19 or 20 lbs.
Cravings: Pizza (ok, so i gave in and Micah ordered a delicious veggie pizza from a local gourmet pizza place last thursday... i showed up, paid for it, but they said it wasn't quite ready yet. I sat there in front of the counter for 20 minutes until they realized my pizza had been ready and sitting there for nearly 15 min! I was sooooo frustrated, i just took the pizza and left... got into my car... and started Bawling! I was so upset about the pizza taking forever and now it was semi-cold by the time i got it home... Logically i knew there was no reason to be crying but physically i just couldn't help it. Guess the pregnancy hormones are really ramping up... )
Milestones: Painted the nursery!

25 weeks

This week has been fun because i'm back at my home program in surgery. I've been back in the SICU a few times and it's truly like i'm seeing old friends.  I've had so many comment on how i now look pregnant and they tell me i'm cute and ask about the Baby. I truly am very conflicted about applying for residency at other places... 

I'm doing pediatric surgery this month and so far I love it! The resident is on vacation so the attending actually had me carry the beeper all day/night yesterday and today. I had another moment of crazy adrenaline when my beeper went off at 2:15 am and then i tried to go back to sleep after it ended up not being something i needed to go in to the hospital for. Apparently, my adrenaline rush hit Bailey and she was jumping around so much there was no way I was going to be able to fall asleep for a while. I think it took about 30 minutes for her to calm down and quit jumping around so i could go back to sleep. 

I've loved being back in Lubbock so much! It feels amazing to be in my own house in my town that feels like "home" I've also missed my puppies so much. While I was gone Micah got Fiona a REAL haircut at a groomers. This is her saying "hi" while micah was trying to take my weekly picture. 

We finally have somewhat of a nursery started. Nothing matches, but everything in it is full of love. It's all starting to feel so real. We even bought a baby doll to start working with the dogs with. (teaching them that when i'm holding the babydoll they can't jump on me, bite the doll, etc.) 

Summary:
Weeks 25
Fruit/veggie: Cauliflower
Milestones: Someone assumed i was pregnant today. I was leaving a patient's room and the patient's mom looks at me and says "when are you due?" I smiled and told her and she congratulated me. Afterward i realized i must REALLY be showing if she's confident enough to say something as most people are scared to ask in case the person isn't pregnant. Otherwise i'm just loving being pregnant this week.