38 Weeks and Seriously ready

"I am concerned about the size of that baby" this is what I got at my last appointment, of which I am still on 3 cm's dilated. What does that mean? Does that mean I am pushing a 10lber out or what? Regardless, the date is set for induction...my due date. Jan 29th at 5am. We will decide on the 22nd, my 39 week appointment if we should move that date up due to "the size", but at is stands now...that is the plan stan. Itch, Itch, yes, the rash is still here. I never in all my life have had something that has lasted this long and been this painful. You know it has to be bad if I am walking around the house naked in front of my 4 year old....poor guy has to see BIG mommy waddling around the house. I am ready. I personally think it will go away after Landon arrives, but we shall see. All I know is I have done everything I can with baby still inside. Steroid shot, benadryl, medapack, steroid cream, oatmeal baths, etc....It has caused me to slow down a bit and relax and stay in doors more. I guess that is positive. At least I start working from home next week until delivery. I can work naked...:)

All my showers are done, got lots of practical gifts this round. Which is needed! Nursery is done. I will take picks on the next update and show everyone. I think most of you have seen it. I think I am ready.

Hopefully mom and dad answer their phones. I have done a few test runs on calling them and nada!!!!!! They are being kind enough to take Parker when everything goes down...:) Seriously though, it is approaching and I talk to him every day trying to coax him out of his warm, wet hideaway.

I am excited about my new adventure with 2 kids, change in life style...you all know what I mean and a focus on family....

I must go pee.

36 Weeks and counting HARD!!!!

So I am huge and have stretch marks and didn't have them with the first pregnancy. I guess it is because I had 20 additional pounds prior to baby bump with this one. Regardless, they aren't fun and aren't pretty. No more bikinis for this 37 year old. They started out as a numbness around my belly and turned red and got bigger and redder. The thing I don't get is why my doctor didn't tell me they were stretch marks. I thought something was really wrong with the baby and he/she never said they were stretch marks. Anyway. So I have come to accept them. They are now a part of me.

Check up went fine. I am not dilated at all, but that doesn't mean anything. I could go into labor at any point. I feel some of the symptoms of "lightening" which means he is dropping. But who knows.

I broke out into the WORST rash I have ever had in my life 9 months pregnant. It itches sooo bad in places you aren't supposed to itch, in public at least. I am taking a steriod, which feels like it is slowly working, but man I am in pain.

Overall, energy level is low, joints are hurting....itch...itch...itch...and I am ready. More next week, maybe even some pictures...:>)

32 Weeks and counting

So everyone is saying "You aren't going to make it to the 29th". I hope their right, but I also think..."when did you get your MD"? Too funny! I am huge and sticking straight out...I will post a pick at 36 weeks so everyone can see just how big I am. The appointment went well today. I met with Julie the nurse, not Uribe, which would have taken hours! The next two appointments are insignificant, and I really like her. We talked about the numbness I am filling down the middle of my stomach and she said it was my abdominus rectus expanding or my uterus stretching. She said it is common. Women experience the numbness in different areas. Mine is right along the middle. We talked about some of my other generic questions and she stated that this baby is weighing right around where Parker did. She said if I hadn't had delivered Parker at 37 weeks, he would have been 8 lbs at term. This one is on track for the same. I had to take an HIV test today. Apparently, there is a new law that you get one at initial visit after finding out your pregnant and again right before you have the baby. Whatever, just another blood draw!!!!! You can tell everything from your urine and blood...:) Appointments are every 2 weeks. So update at 34 and then the big weekly visits start at 36 weeks. Here we go! As far as sleeping. Not good. Moving around, getting charlie horses and peeing all the time! I kicked Trey in the face last night after waking up with a charlie horse of which he was trying to help me stretch out. Poor guy. It is time to start having discussions on who is getting fixed! I vote c-section me, no c-section him. See ya in 2 weeks!

Parkers tree house picks...

I have been watching this out my back window for the last few weekends. Parker loves the fort and is having loads of fun inviting all of the neighborhood boys and girls over to play. His imagination makes this thing so much fun for him. We have lots of work to do, but it is coming along just fine. Daddy is working hard on it, which makes it all that much better!

30 weeks and counting

Well, As expected, it was a miss test. After 5 hours of drawing blood and looking like some beat my arm to a bloody mess, the results are in. I officially don't have Gestational Diabetes. Take a look at the picture to the right. Nice! It makes me wonder why they didn't choose another vein every once in awhile. Anyway...I saw the doctor and will now be coming every 2 weeks until 36 weeks and then will be coming every week after that. I am pretty certain I won't make it to July 29th.

I am so much bigger this one and he is straight out instead of wide like Parker. He is very active and kicking all the time. I hope that means he is my athlete!

Doctor didn't have much to say except the same thing he says every time. Pay attention to babies movement, take your rings off, drink lots of water, etc... oh and he insulted me saying i must not have time for yoga in between all the manicures and pedicures. I think he might have me confused with his westlake clientele.

Regardless, I am so looking forward to delivery!!!!! I am ready to Meet Landon. Attached is the 30 week pick of my belly...see out and in the front! Man am I achy this round.

28 weeks

I am officially in the third trimester. YEAH!

I am starting to hurt and waddle and people keep saying are sure you only have one in there??? I want to be like F-You! I am at 174 weight...which is about 20 lbs gained so far. This one is probably gonna be a 35 lb're.

I had my 28 week appointment today. Had to do the glucose test, which I failed. I think it was just a miss-test...but regardless I have to go back next Friday for 5 hours to get blood drawn every hour after eating a ton of carbs and sweets just to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I hope I don't! I didn't with Parker, but who knows....I will keep everyone posted.

Landon Patrick is looking good. He was staring right at us at the appointment today. I think he was looking at me...:) He was kicking around a ton after that sugar drink I had to drink in 5 minutes. I am apparently measuring 2 weeks early, which means my baby is measuring bigger than it should be at this stage, not that I am going to deliver 2 weeks early. He is at 3 lbs and should be at 2. She said he is measuring in the 76th percentile for height and 90 percentile for weight...I think. Regardless this baby is on track for an 8lb labor. Which I really don't like. Hell, I couldn't push out 6 what am I supposed to do with 8?

Time to start driving up north every 2 weeks. Time to start paying really close attention to movement of Landon and time to start kick counting for preterm labor.

He is head down already and they said that they typically stay that way once they get down there. Seems like he is ready to roll.

Still haven't received my bedding of which I ordered over 3 weeks ago. They keep sending me an email that says your shipment will be received in 7 days. This would be the third time I have received it. I need it to start painting the room!!!!!We have begun pulling everything out of the attic...changing table, bed, etc.

Parker hasn't said much about the baby these days. He is focused on having fun and watching daddy build his fort. It is looking good. Will post a picture this weekend...:)

I am starting to feel a sense of overwhelment with things to do, and with the whole major decision I have made. Just getting scared and unsure.

P.S. Budgeting sucks!!!

24 weeks

Well, 6 month check up went good. I met with the nurse this time, and didn't get to see the little guy. This was the first visit I didn't see him in some way. He is very active and moving around a lot, so I know he is there. Oh yeah, and the big bump helps...)

Everything seems to be going fine. My uterus is measuring where it should, my blood pressure and everything else is good. We have started the discussions about epidurals and permeant birth control. I am thinking HELL YES on the epidural, and maybe an IUD on the birth control. I really hate taking birth control and I don't know if I am ready to say plug them up forever. Although another 5 years or so, I would think my body would say plug them up. It just seems so final. I am fairly certain I will not be having any more babies, but hey...you never know.

I am bigger and more uncomfortable, however I managed to make it to the top of Enchanted rock while camping last week. It was awesome, but tiresome.

If you are interested in the medical goings on at 24 weeks, check out the link below.

http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-24-weeks_1113.bc

Cute things Parker did this week. Lifted up my shirt and rubbed my belly saying can I feel him? Also told me that "when the new baby hatches, you will snuggle him and kiss him because he can't tell you he doesn't want to be snuggled and kissed"...oh so true!

Believe it or not, my boss told me he wished I could change my gestational period into that of an elephant. Meaning, he needs me at work and can't believe I won't be there soon. Well, that is how it goes....:)

I will continue to update and will check in with more later.

22 weeks

Well, 22 weeks and counting. Belly is getting bigger. 2 more weeks until my 24 week appointment, which isn't a big appointment. 3 more months to deliver after that. time has flown I must say. I have enjoyed this pregnancy, but it has been harder on me and it seems I am busier at work and more unable to do things around tracking the progress of my baby. It has been great experiencing this with Parker. He is having a great time. every time I eat something he says they baby is eating it to right...:) Today is my 11 year anniversary. Nothing big going on, just dinner and a movie. We are about to do a lot of work on our house and that is our gift to each other this year. Well, if anyone is interested in knowing week to week what is going on with the baby, you can check out the website:

http://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy?intcmp=pulldown_preg_textlink_all&pn=BC%20Homepage

Click on the link or past it in your URL and you can click on the week I am in and see what is going on.

I was looking on the internet for pictures of baby at 22 weeks and found some disturbing photos. A couple of aborted fetus phots and lots of random women showing their belly at 22 weeks. I wonder if they know their photos are public. Heck are mine? Anyway, I am off to a neighborhood easter egg hunt.

Baby Names....:)

The next natural "to-do" item is finding a name. I am certain that the middle name will be Patrick in honor of Patricia, trey's mom, however I am still searching for the first name. Some candidates so far are below:

Jadon
Kaleb
Hudson
Braden
Kellan
Keenan
Weston

This is tough...

Looking at Bedding and Nusery Themes...

Options for bedding are going well. So far this is the theme I am drawn to. I want nice clean and uniform for this nursery. The search will go one of course, but this is what I will most likely buy. Trey is awaiting a job offer for a company that extended him a job and once that occurs, we will begin work on the house, building storage space and a possible enclosed sun room on our patio, which means, pack up the office and get ready for nursery time. Time is going to fly, so I am anxious to get this started....:)

It's officially a boy! Everything is measuring great!

After an hour and a half wait in the waiting room, and a trip to chick fil a by Trey, we finally got in to see Dr. Uribe and get confirmation that the baby is health and measuring as it should. This wasn't a fun, look at your baby sonogram, it was a serious make sure the heart, brain, bones, spine, etc were there and in the right place. The lady was great in explaining everything and telling us he is measuring great. We were in there for a long time this time. And of course, confirmation that the baby is a boy was made. This one was playing with his you know what with his hand as you can see in the picture next to this text. The arrow is pointing a little lower than where the actual you know what is, but it is there. I am so happy everything is measuring right. Now the fun begins...:) Click on the picture to see a closer view...

My next appointment is at 24 weeks and will be prep work for the 28 week which is the glucose test, and registering for the hospital.

It is time to start taking belly pictures!!

So this is the outfit of choice to show my official baby bump! Had to wait until you could tell it was a baby...:) This is a 20 week depiction of baby 2. Everything is going well. I am certainly not as active or eating as well as I did with Parker, but after all, it is my last baby...when in Rome! Parker is excited and always asks what the baby is saying. He always reminds me that the baby is eating what I am eating. I am a bit more tired and uncomfortable this time, guess because I have more weight with this one. I have been feeling him kick around a lot and am excited to meet him. We are continually on a mission to get Parker up to speed with taking care of himself. Things like wiping his poo poo bottom and bathing himself by himself the right way...He is excited about being a big boy and says "after the baby is here, you will have to do this with him". Needless to say, my 20 week appointment is in a couple of days and I am anxious to receive double confirmation it is a boy and ensure that everything is measuring good.

Its A BOY!

Parker finds out it is a boy

ITS A BOY!

All you guessers where wrong...:O It is another boy! Although I had mixed emotions at first, I am quite excited to be having another little boy. We went to our 16 week appointment and heard the heart beat. It took her a really long time to find it. I was getting a bit nervous, but it turns out he was sitting in the very left of my stomach where I had been having pains. She took a look on the sonogram and said, "I don't usually say anything this early, especially if I can't tell, but I see a turtle" Trey was shocked as was I. Just because this whole pregnancy has been so different. I thought for sure it was the other sex. Trey has 4 sisters and I have 2, boys just typically aren't in the mix in his and my family. I know, I know, he decides it, but crazy!!!!! Regardless, a little boy is on the way. Starting to work on names and nursery colors, etc...the fun stuff! I am slowly getting bigger and am about ready to start taking pictures of my belly. Not quite yet though mom! Everyone around me is having girls too...weird! Parker was a bit disappointed as he wanted a girl one. We have posted a video below to show his reaction. I also have a fuzzy picture of the turtle for everyone to view. All testing for Down Syndrome and others have come back ok. They say I am like a 20 year old having a baby, which I find hard to believe. But they say everything looks ok...so I won't be doing an amniocentesis.

I have started to pull out all of my maternity clothes and wash them and hang them. It is about a month away from starting to get into all of that stuff. At least for my lard butt. I hope I fit in them, they were all medium maternity clothes not large, post parker.

Travel and pregnancy

So this was my first trip while pregnant with #2. I went to Orlando, FL. Stayed in a hotel right in the middle of disney world. Sucks I couldn't bring Parker. Nice hotel called the Hilton Bonnet Resort. Travel there was fine, food once I got there not fine! Everything was fish, sushi, soft cheeses, hot dogs and raw hamburgers. I was quite sad/hungry. Unfortunately this child got lots of chocolate and bars this trip.

I am surprised at the reactions by my work colleagues. People I typically get wasted with at these conferences. One reaction was"oh my god no"! Another was "another one bites the dust" and another reaction was "you can't do this we need you". I was quite shocked.

I held up ok through the trip. I really wore out the second night and the last day of the conference. I couldn't get out of there fast enough on Wed. Overall though the reactions were positive and people were happy for me in the end.

Corporate america just isn't friendly to women that are working with children and or pregnant. No open mindedness if they have talent and want to keep it. Coming up with creative ways to keep talent and let them mother as they wish. If I ever have a business of this scale, I will make it a passion to figure this one out.

Pregnancy and travel didn't work well for me this trip. We shall see what the future holds!

Good night!

To measure or not to measure

To measure or not to measure! This is the question. My mother told me I should start measuring my belly now, and I say hell no! After parker, I packed on 20lb's and didn't shed them, because I knew ultimately I would have one more...So why go through all that work? The time has come and I am now with #2. So the belly was already there. I will not measure until the middle of the second trimester when you can actually tell it is a baby and not just FAT!

Parker is cute as always asking what the baby is doing now...all the time. He tells his teachers how big my belly will get and that everything I eat he/she eats. He calls it she...:) Feeling good, getting bigger and ready to get to where my belly is showing! My next appointment is Feb 10th. I will be 16 weeks. They tell me that they can try to take a peak and see if it is a girl or boy! Yeah! I won't buy anything until 20 weeks where I officially find out.

I have to say I am not as hungry and or craving food as much as when I am not pregnant, which saves on our budget, but I really don't like to eat right now. I love food and the taste of food, and so if I don't want anything I really don't want to eat. I know, I know think about the baby, which I am...but man! I could go for some sushi right now...:)

Well, look for another post and video soon of the big 16 week appointment.

Peace!

Parker's Reaction to the baby news

Parker's reaction to the baby news

I have to say, whoever told me to record us telling Parker about the new baby had a great idea. I will always remember this and love how cute little kids can be. Parker is excited needless to say. The video is pretty funny. He is being so cute and careful with me. Always asking if the baby is doing ok. Does she like this or that, it is cute. It is nice to know I can finally tell people and start getting excited about everything. I am trying very hard to be calm this pregnancy, I seriously need a snuggler this round! Take a look at the cute video below of Parker talking about the babysito...See you guys in a couple of days when I have something new to report.

Finally Pregnant

Sonogram 12 weeks

So after 6 months of trying we finally have the second addition to the Anderson family. I am officially 3 months prego and feeling much better than I did over the holiday's. I barely remember christmas this year. I don't know if it is that I am older - 36 now with this one or if it is a different sex, but this one is kicking my butt! Today's appointment was great. He/She was active and bouncing all over the place. He/She heart rate was a strong 164. They measured the nucal tranlucancy and it was 1.8, don't really know what that means yet, but apparently after the blood test I will have a better idea if he/she is healthy. I saw 2 legs and 2 arms so I think everything is looking good. Questions I asked today were, around stress and the effect on the baby. He didn't say anything was officially proven that they are directly linked, so maybe it is ok that I can't handle stress...:( Also had to ask about CHi Tea. Looks like is on the approved list, decaffeinated of course. I am extremely happy and can't wait to find out what it is. We told parker tonight and his reaction was so cute. You will have to watch it on the video....HA! "I get a baby for my birthday"...:) I will post it tomorrow night. Good night.