I went to the doctor on Monday, October 15th and had my monthly check up. I had to get a shot for being RH negative. It was painless and over quickly, thankfully! I gained one pound last week. According to my scale I am up 14 pounds! Whoo hoo! According to their scale at the Dr.'s office I am up 17 pounds. Now I start to go to the doctor every two weeks.
On Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 my girlfriend Laura (Neumann) Schleider had her first baby. It was a big surprise as they did not find out the sex of the baby. They had a girl, Claire Anne Schlieder. She weighs 7lbs, 4oz and was 19 1/2 inches. Congrats Laura and Brad.
We visited an in home daycare on Friday night. This woman was wonderful. The type of woman you would want to watch your kids hands down. The only problem is she has no openings, is about $100 more expensive per week then everyone else and has pretty limited hours. On Sunday morning we visited another in home day care. She was totally different than the woman we visited on Friday but we really liked her as well. She is open to watching Gabby part time but her hours are very limited and it probably won't work for us. We have set up to visit a church day care next week. We are just trying to visit as many places a possible to get a good idea of what is going to work best for us and Gabby.
On Saturday, October 20th, my labor and delivery nurse, Sonia tied the knot. She was a buff and beautiful bride. She is a married woman now and and ready to focus on our baby! Ha. Clearly it is all about us...Wait, did I mention she is going to see me naked. I think there is a code that you are not suppose to see your friends like this. Oh well...too late now. Right.
On Sunday, October 21, I felt Gabby having the hiccups for the first time. It latest about ten minutes and was so amazing to feel. She has been moving a lot lately as well. My clients noticed a difference in my belly from Monday to Wednesday. I feel too that I have changed a lot this week as far as the belly looks. Strange since I managed to loose a pound this week.
I have noticed this week that my level of being tired has picked up again. Which, really it has never fully gone away but I feel that I am requiring more sleep again. Which has proven to not be an easy task as I am extremely busy with work lately. Even having new clients calling wanting to get on my schedule regardless of me leaving soon on maternity leave.
Also, for the first time in the whole pregnancy I have noticed since Monday, October 22, I am getting up two to five times per night to go to the bathroom. I can't complain really but getting up at five am and going to the bathroom this many times a night do not go together. I have noticed as well that I am not able to fall asleep until about 11:30 or midnight. Ugh... I have noticed too that I feel some more pressure in my belly. Seems like my bladder is always full and even after going I still feel some pressure. Some random twinges here and there as well. I am now not being able to make it through most hours with clients without having to take a quick bathroom break. All these factors are not in my favor at the moment but I suppose my body is getting me ready for no sleep in the weeks to come after the baby arrives. The belly has been itchy this week as well. I have been trying to keep as much lotion on as possible to help minimize the itch.
We celebrated Halloween this weekend with some friends and went all out of course. The only way Jason would have it. Jason decided he would be the baby this year! We decided to dress baby Gabby up as a pumpkin for her first Halloween. My girlfriend, Natascha, came over and painted my stomach as a pumpkin. She is my go to girl for body painting as she painted my body with a tanner for my body building competition in 2002. This is true friendship here. Ha. So funny, since this was her first time actually painting on a live canvas. She did a great job and we had so much fun with it. Sadly most people at the party didn't even know I was pregnant. They just thought I had a pumpkin on my stomach. But as you all know this belly really has grown. I promise!
Yesterday, October 27th started week 30 for me. This means ten weeks left! Even though I managed to lose a pound last week I made up for it this week by gaining three pounds. So strange how the weight gain goes. I am up to 16 pounds total according to my scale. I did work out everyday this past week and ate very well. Okay, I have to admit I did enjoy a couple too many brownies at Angela's house the other night. It's not my fault, the Arieh's make the best brownies ever!
I have enclosed pictures of week 29 and 30. Along with our Halloween picture and one of baby, Claire Schleider. Along with the babycenter.com reports for week 29 and 30.
Thanks again to everyone for your continued support and words of wisdom. We are on the home stretch now.
All our love,
Julie and Jason
www.babycenter.com
Week 29: How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.
Week 30: How your baby's growing:Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)
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