32 Week Check Up, 8 Weeks to Go!

Jared and I went to our 32 week check up today with Dr. Gregory. All is good! McBaby's heart beat is around 130 bpm. My platelets look good but I'm still slightly anemic. My tummy is measuring 1cm small, Gregory says anything within 3cm is normal so no worries.

My What to Expect App says my baby is as big as a Honeydew (19 in, 4.5 lbs). Here is our Honeydew:

Mommy News:

I'm feeling so ready!! I hurt and am not getting much sleep so I'm just pure sunshine to be around! :) I'll spare you what all hurts and just say EVERY inch of me! I did experience my first round of Braxton Hicks contractions last week... ouch, but not as bad as I thought they would be.

McBaby is really active! You can see him moving if you look at my tummy for a bit... I love it when he pushes on my tummy and leaves his, hand/elbow/foot/knee there for me to tickle.
While leaving the hospital I asked Jared if he thought Mary had to tinkle as much as I do... I bet they had to pull that donkey over every 5 minutes!

54 days to go!! Yay! :)

Bradford/Hamilton Thanksgiving 2010

This year we had Thanksgiving at Mom's house because of the Alabama vs. Auburn game. Codie's boyfriend's (see past post, Ed's First Sawgrass Adventure) family was able to join us later on. Here are a few pics from our fun day!

Uncle B, Papa Grandaddy, Andy and Calli's back (I received a bit of grief for taking a picture during the prayer but it was a picturesque moment!)

 Clint's back, Calli, Nonnie, Grandmother, Papa and Grandaddy getting their meal, yum!

 Clint, Codie and Calli

 Luke, Chase and Joe

 Joe, Papa, Uncle B, Uncle Andy and Grandaddy... Papa showing them how he is the master of the iPhone now. :)

  

 Chase and Colton

 Prego shot of me.

 Me, Calli, Codie, and Aunt Teresa

  

 Mom and Me

 Aunt Teresa and Mom

Luke and Cade

Miami found a friend!

 Nonnie and Uncle B

 Jared helping Calli with her Accounting homework

Just hanging out.

 Joe and Andy give us a concert.

 

Uncle B, Papa, Nonnie, and Grandma Punders listening to Joe and Andy play

Foursquare time!! They wouldn't let my pregers self play... :( So, I took pics!
 

 Chase, Jared, Calli and Colton

 Brian, Jared, Colton and Clint

 Brian, Jared and Chase

 Colton, Brian, Clint and Codie... not sure if it was in or not. ;)

 On lookers, Teresa, Mr. Marynowitz, Mrs. Marynowitz and Mom

 Mrs. Marynowitz, Mom and Grandaddy

 Brian and Codie

 Ed was able to make it for a little while! (This pic turned out fuzzy.) :)

Marynowitz family pic!

I didn't get our family to take a group shot over Thanksgiving but I did for Christmas... coming soon. :)

Join Us Monday for a A Worship Celebration of Christ's Birth

“Silent Night”

A worship celebration of Christ’s Birth

 Monday, December 20, 2010,

Gathering at 6:45 pm. Worship begins at 7:00.

Homewood Church of Christ

Located at the intersection of West Oxmoor Rd & Lakeshore Pkwy

Please be our guests and join us for a special worship service celebrating our Savior’s birth. The wonderful story of Christ’s birth will be shared through a cappella music, hymns, scripture reading, drama and time for prayer and meditation on God’s greatest gift.

Plan to remain after the service for seasonal refreshments and fellowship.
For a video clip from last year, please visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a0R0L69FsI
Childcare available: nursery to 1st grade.

In the beginning God separated the light from the darkness and said "it is good". But when darkness entered the world through sin, God sent a new "light" to help us see His love, mercy and grace. When the "light" arrived, some welcomed the light, some hid from the light, and others didn’t understand it. Which one are you? ____

I'll be in the saprano section on the front row, 3rd from the left. So far I have had to take at least one bathroom break each rehersal... let's see if I can make it through the entire show with out running to the bathroom! Please pray that McBaby doesn't kick me from 7:00 to 8:30ish Monday night! :) 

 

30 Weeks Pregnant and 10 Weeks to Go!

Jared and I went to see another doctor in Dr. Gregory's practice, Dr. Favor, yesterday. I really enjoyed meeting her! Dr. Favor let me know that McBaby is right on track! My tummy is measuring at 30 cm which is exactly where he is suppose to be and his heartbeat is strong. If she had to guess McBaby will probably be a 7 1/2 pound baby if he comes on time! Jared and I were both 7 something babies so... Yay!

Whattoexpect.com says McBaby is the size of a head of lettuce (18 in, 3.2 lbs). His brain is working overtime and he can now perceive information from all five senses... although he won't be able to smell until he is outside of the amniotic fluid.



Since Jared and I decided not to do a 4D ultrasound, I thought I would share this pic that my friend Stephanie sent me from her recent trip to the Chicago Science Museum.

This is what a baby would look like at 26 weeks and 4 days.

Mommy News:
I'm doing good besides the fact that I've never been more uncomfortable with my own body!
He kicks and punches all the time now, I seriously think he gave me a fist pump yesterday... so cool!Although he does like to kick me in this one nerve that gives me a shooting pain... so when I jump from it anyone near me looks at me like I'm crazy!
We finally registered at Buy Buy Baby, Babies R Us and Target last weekend! I would advise anyone to register online first and then go check out if you want to make changes at the stores!! Registering is so overwhelming but lucky for me I have a super organized friend, Jamie, who gave us a big boost! Jared posted on FB "Our registry looks eerily similar to yours. If there was such a thing as registry plagiarism, Rachel would be guilty."  I love that he posted that but just to give you a clear picture of how our registry adventure went... we would be looking at something and trying to decide which one we want and Jared would say, "look at Jamie's, what did she get?" :)
Our nursery has been dreamed up but we have done nothing! So, hopefully we will begin putting all that together soon!

Thanks for all your prayers, keep them coming!

28 Weeks Along, 12 Weeks Left and a Glucose Test

I had my doctor's appointment yesterday. McBaby is measuring on schedule and his heart beat is still strong! Yea!! One of my newsletters says he is as big as a small cabbage (17 in., 2.9 lbs) but another says he is as big as an eggplant, here is our eggplant.

Yesterday, I started my morning with a bigger breakfast than my usual pop-tart while running out the door. I fixed myself French toast, yum. However, while I was waiting in the doctor's office Jared said it probably wasn't a good idea since syrup is pure sugar... oops. That got me nervous and I was sure to fail and have to take the 3 hour Glucose test next time... but I don't.

I received all my results today:

• Glucose test was 74 which is good (over 135 is not good).
• Red Blood Count - Hematotrit (I had my nurse spell this but can't find it so I might have misspelled her spelling, I did find Hematocrit) was 32.8 which is low (over 35 is good) so I need to start taking an iron pill... I'm only slightly anemic.
• Red Blood Count - Hemoglobin was 11.1 which is fine (over 11 is good), since it was close they'll run this lab again next time.
• Platelets were 149 which is slightly low (over 150 is good), they'll run this lab again next time.

Mommy News:
I'm feeling like I have more energy, which is great! I have a dozen projects in my head that I want to get done before we start on the nursery... classic nesting syndrome, I know, I'll post on one of the funny/frustrating project once we've recovered from it.
Dr. Gregory says my weight is on track but I feel she is just being nice. I feel ginormous! :)
McBaby is kicking like crazy on the lower left side of my tummy so his head is to the right. It only hurts when he kicks my bladder and a nerve... sharp pains, ouch!
I don't sleep much but I feel like I'm getting through the day better with little sleep. For those who don't know, I am a TRUE tummy sleeper. I don't even sleep on a pillow, just flat mattress.  I am still able to sleep on my stomach with a pillow between my legs mostly on my left so I don't crush McBaby's head... which is the only way I can fall asleep after getting up umpteen times to tinkle. TMI... :)

Thank you all for your prayers and keep them coming! 82 days left! :)

100 Days Left!

One hundred days until February 20th!
I will be 26 weeks on Sunday with 14 weeks to go!

My What to Expect App says McBaby is the size of a cucumber (15 in., 2.2 lbs.).

This is a google cucumber image... so cute! 

Mommy News:
I'm moving right along and he hardly ever stops moving! Which is pretty cool, I must say. I'm feeling drained but excited. I so can't wait to meet him! I do have major pregnant brain syndrome issues and am getting even more clumsy then usual; see past post that highlights my uncoordinated self, The Ugly Truth of Tennis.

Jared and I still don't have a definite name picked out but last week in the car he "un-vetoed" Cade Thomas, which is my second favorite name… progress! Unfortunately, for him, I am still being super stubborn because Mcbaby is such a Dean Thomas to me! So I am planning to call him Cade Thomas for a week and see if I might be able to convince myself that McBaby is a Dean... I mean Cade. :)

Right On Schedule

Jared and I were told at our last check-up that we were going to start to meet with other doctors in Gregory's practice so we met with Dr. Sparks yesterday for our 24 week check up. Compared to Dr. Gregory we waited twice as long as we usually do but I guess everyone has those days where they are behind.
When Dr. Sparks pulled out his measuring tape he said I should be around 50 cm and when he measured my tummy I was right at 50 cm. We got to hear McBaby's heart beat, loved that, 150 bpm and believe it or not my weight is even on schedule!

Here are some ultrasound pics that I forgot to post after our last ultrasound appointment.

 He started opening and closing his mouth right before she took this image.

Here is a great profile shot. :)

Mommy News:

I'm doing great! I feel huge and need to post some baby bump pics but I haven't taken any... bad me, I know. Jared and I have been out of town every weekend the past two months so me being a bit pooped is probably because we have been busy! I'm still sleeping on my stomach... I have found a way but don't know how long it will last. I eat everything in site but am trying to eat several small meals. TUMS are a must and I keep them with me all the time. I feel McBaby kicking sporadically throughout the day and am absolutely loving that! I don't feel his hiccups yet but have been told they are coming.

I'm counting down the days, 110, until I meet McBaby!! I can't wait! :)