The Sensible Mom

It’s about time for an update, don’t you think? I know I’ve been absent around the blog for the last two months, but I’m going to try to jump back in here. And what better way to get started than with an update about this wonderful pregnancy I’ve been experiencing?

Here goes:

:: I will be 29 weeks pregnant on Friday

:: At around 27-28 weeks, I started to experience back pain and now that back pain is KILLING me

:: I went out today and bought a “belly band” to help relieve my back pain which I could barely stand any longer – I’ve never had to do this with any of my other pregnancies

:: The belly band isn’t working – I almost had to call my children to have them help me out of the most comfortable chair we own

:: This back pain is going to make me cry if it gets any worse

:: So far I’ve gained 22.5 lbs. with this pregnancy and I’m hoping to stay under 30 lbs. overall

:: I have my c-section scheduled to deliver this baby in December when I’m 39 weeks pregnant

:: Only 10 more weeks to go until we get to meet our daughter

:: Oh, yes, I did say a daughter because it’s a girl! Sorry I’m so late in updating!

:: Picking out girl names is harder than I thought – suggestions?

:: We are slowly buying baby items for our new addition and by shopping early we’ve found some great deals! I’ll try to post some pics later on.

:: I’m having another ultrasound in less than 2 weeks

:: And finally, I really want to enjoy these last few weeks of pregnancy, but this back pain is making it really hard to

I’ve got to get going now because my 4 year old just informed me that he used some of my “stickers” and put them in his collection. If only my stickers didn’t happen to be the stamps we just bought today! 🙁

Time for a update! Let’s see, I’m….

:: Currently 21 weeks pregnant

:: Totaling 13 lbs. gained so far in this pregnancy

:: Walking a lot and many of my shoes are no longer comfortable

:: Getting another ultrasound in a couple of days and hoping we’ll find out that all is well with the baby and whether baby is a boy or girl

:: Starting school back up with the kids after some weeks off

:: Thriving on our new schedule – I made one for myself and the two older kids, and it’s working great so far!

:: Making trips to the zoo again thanks to very generous friends who purchased another membership for our entire family!

:: Shopping for longer shirts and maternity shirts since my old shirts have been feeling a bit short lately

:: Enjoying feeling the baby move throughout the day

:: Sorry summer vacation is ending and this is our last week before college classes begin again, but I’m really glad that I ended up taking the summer off altogether

:: Looking forward to the time I will have off next year to enjoy the new baby and more time with my children because after the Fall semester, I won’t be going back to school until the baby is a bit older

I’ll do another update after my ultrasound on Wednesday and let you know if we find out if baby is a boy or girl! 🙂

Well, I had my 20 week ultrasound this past Monday. It went well, and we ended up with a great technician performing the ultrasound. She took a lot of time with me, and asked at the very beginning whether or not I wanted to know the sex of the baby. Of course, I replied, “Yes” to this.

Soooo……as to whether the baby is a boy or girl…….the answer is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They couldn’t tell! :-0

The baby’s legs were very closed, and the technician said that she couldn’t even make a guess as to whether it’s a boy or girl. Oh well! The good news is that I’ll be getting another ultrasound in the next two weeks or so, and I should find out then. I’ll be sure to update you then, too!

I am feeling the baby move a lot more now, and the kids can’t wait to be able to feel the baby move through my belly, though that’ll probably be at least another month. As for how I’m feeling, the nausea is 99% gone and even the tiredness that I had been feeling during the day is much improved. We’ve been taking lots of walks lately to get in some exercise for us all, and I’d like to start using a stretching band more often at home to work out my arms, but I just haven’t been able to make it a habit.

Oh, and David, our youngest, still doesn’t want anything to do with the baby. He wasn’t very happy to be in the ultrasound room, and when asked about the baby, he still says, “He’s gone!” 🙂

P.S. The same thing happened with Isaac (pictured) where we couldn’t find out the sex at the first ultrasound. I ended up getting a second ultrasound where we were able to find out that we were having another boy.