Chase's latest baby pics

Helloooooooo, pregnancy brain! I also have pics from Chase's photo shoot a week and a half ago! We got some amazing closeups of his cute lil face and of his hiney :) haha! We have another appointment in a few weeks which will be his last set of baby photos until he is in our arms! I can't wait!

getting grumpy at us for taking so many pics

showing off his woo woos

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29 weeks

I forgot to post my belly pic from 29 weeks! I am so terrible at keeping up with my blog! I have been so busy scrapbooking lately. Below is a pic from 29 weeks (please don't ask me if I having twins! Yes, I am carrying ONE single child). Oh, and the reason I am looking away from the camera is b/c it was late at night, I had zippy makeup on, and I felt huge. But I promise I am happy as can be! I love being pregnant! I promise! =)

29 weeks

I made it to my 3rd Trimester

I just started my 3rd trimester! I am 27 weeks pregnant and happy as a clam!

I must say that I secretly enjoyed every minute of my glucose screening test. I had been dreading it for weeks because I thought about how much it would stink to be told I have gestational diabetes. I can't imagine life without chocolate ice cream every night. Anyways, I woke up and ate egg whites and two pieces of wheat toast. About an hour later, I went to the Lab Corp in Bethesda. I walked in and the nice man at the front desk smiled and handed my the dreadful 50 grams of glucose in a fruit drink. He told me I had 5 minutes exactly to finish it off. Now, after everything I have ever heard about this drink, I was not looking forward to my first swig. I heard it is the sweetest, nastiest drink and it tastes like syrup. I took a deep breath and took my first sip. OMG! It was DELICIOUS! It was so tasty that I chugged it. I couldn't get enough of it! I was licking my lips for minutes after it was empty. It tasted like fruit punch gatorade. I swear, I could have drank a liter of it.

I handed my empty bottle to the nice man at the front desk and he escorted me to a private room with a leather recliner. He told me to relax for an hour and then they would do my bloodwork. (you have to wait the full hour for the glucose to enter your bloodstream). I brought a book with me and researched high chairs and baby mattresses.. It was so relaxing with the AC blowing on me. I remember Chase bouncing around in my belly the whole time from the insane amount of sugar I had just drank. I have never felt him kick like that!

I passed with a 96 and the cut of is 130, so I passed with flying colors! No gestational diabetes for this mama! But I found out that my iron was a tad bit low, so the doctor wants me to take iron supplements on top of my prenatal vitamin.

Other than that, I have no updates. I have to wait until my birthday (one more week) to see Chase. I am so excited to see how much he has grown. Especially since last month, we didn't get to see much because I got sick. I have my regular monthly OB check up next Thursday. Those appoinments are pretty uneventful. We basically just check my weight, blood pressure, and Chase's heart beat. I am not excited about seeing the numbers on the scale. WAIT until you see the size of my belly below! Brace yourselves, people! It's a big one!

27 weeks

27 weeks (I am starting to rethink the bare belly shots)

About 26 weeks

I have been terrible with keeping up with my posts! I have some pics from my 25 week belly and a comparison between 22 and 25 weeks. It is a big difference! I also have so pics of some of the stuff we got from Pottery Barn. We went over to my friend Jennifer's house after she had hew new son, Owen, and fell in love with a frame that she had. So of course, we had to get one for Chase. It is so cute! We also got a custom Bundle Me which will keep him warm this fall and winter. It is adorable. It is basically a sleeping bag that straps onto his stroller and car seat. It is so cozy that I wish they made these for adults!

I have to fill you in on my most embarrassing moment thus far. My mother in law drove all the way from Gettysburg, PA to come with me to see her newest grandson on the big screen last week. We couldn't wait! For months we have been telling her about how amazing the ultrasounds are and how it is in 3D/4D.

I had to have my cervix length measured first which is kind of a private situation because you have to get naked from the waist down. So I decided it would be most comfortable for me to have that done first and then have Betty Lou come afterwards for the belly sonogram.

All went well with my cervix but the sonographer wanted me to keep the paper sheet around my waste (and not get dressed) because the doctor might have to take a look at my cervix again before we left. So I am thinking, Ok...no biggie. I will just make sure I don't move around too much. I would hate to moon my mother in law.

It was a HOT summer day and the doctor's office didn't seem to have the AC working up to par. The ultrasound room, brutally hot. The sonographer was complaining about how hot is was which made me feel better because I couldn't stand it! I was drenched in sweat at this point. So she calls Betty Lou into the room and it got even hotter. 3 people in a small ultrasound room plus the fact that it was already roasting is a cause for concern with a pregnant lady.

The sonographer squirted the hot gel all over my belly and started the measurements. This is usually my favorite part because I know I am going to get the opportunity to stare at my little man on the big screen for about 40 minutes. However, this time, I couldn't wait for her to be done. I was so uncomfortable. I was hot, dizzy, and she was pressing down on my tummy so hard. I was so nauseous. After about 5 minutes of seeing spots, I stopped her and asked her for water. I told her I felt like I was going to faint. Betty Lou held my hand and they had me sit up for a minute. I thought the moment had passed, so we carried on.

I am trying to hold out for as long as possible. All I wanted was to see Chase on the screen moving and measuring okay. But I couldn't stand the heat and nausea. Just as we are about to capture a profile picture of his face, I frantically jump out of the bed, and throw up in the tiny little sink while clutching my paper sheet around my waist. I know my mother in law got a great shot of me naked. What a show! A naked pregnant woman throwing up! YUCK! It was so embarrassing. After I threw up, we had to keep going because they had to measure Chase's kidney...which is still dilated :( It smelled and was awkward for everyone involved...especially ME!

After I got sick, Chase wouldn't turn around. He was facing my chest. So we couldn't get a good shot. We didn't even get to see his face. We didn't see him in 3D/4D either. It was so disappointing. So basically Betty Lou drove all the way to Rockville, she didn't get to see her grandson very well, and she got to watch me throw up half naked! Gosh, I wish I could re-do that whole day and tell them to move us to a different room with better AC.

I am glad it is behind me. The good news out of this whole saga is that I don't have to go back to the high rosk doctor until August 24th (my birthday). I hear that we will get great shots of him then because he will be chubbier and more newborn looking. We are looking forward to this appointment! I am going to call ahead and make sure that they have adequate AC in the room they intend me to use.

Ok, well here are some pics:

25 weeks

22 weeks vs 25 weeks

His Bundle Me

His picture frame with each month

23 weeks

These photos are all from last week when I was 22 weeks. I couldn't believe how much Chase has changed in just a short amount of time. He is so cute! He is looking more and more like a grown baby. He is so active now. I feel him kicking and thumping around in my belly most of the time now. He is most active at night when I am trying to sleep. I enjoy every single kick I get because it lets me know that he is healthy and happy in there. This week, 3 of my sorority sisters all gave birth! Two of them were due or almost due and one of them was only 33 weeks along. Her water actually broke at her baby shower! Luckily, she and baby are doing great and are both healthy as can be.

I am getting stir crazy from being in the house so much. I wish I could go to OBX with my in laws and with the Coakleys. I feel like I am missing out on all of the summer festivities. I am hoping to go to our Bethany Beach house for a long weekend or two in the next month so that I can at least say I went to the beach! Our Bear Trap house is perfect because there are not a lot of stairs. It would be relaxing and a well needed vacation.

Matt and I looked at strollers and we narrowed it down to about 3-4! haha! There are so many to choose from. I am reading my handy dandy book Baby Bargains, reviews online, and chatting with friends who are moms already. Other than that, I am busy researching what to register for and enjoying time with Matt. I can't believe we are only about 4 months away from meeting our little man. Time is going by so fast! Well, I will update you next week!

20 week belly pic

20 weeks 3 days

Placenta what?

I went to the high risk doctor on Friday to figure out why I am spotting. While we were there, they did my 20 week anatomy ultrasound. It was a long 2 1/2 hour appointment. We went in expecting my cervix to be shorter and slightly open. Perhaps I would need a cerclage (stitch) to keep it closed. Boy were we in for a couple of surprises! We ended up finding out that I have placenta previa! Who would have thought? What are the chances?!?!

At least now I know why I am spotting. Somehow it helps at least knowing the cause. Hopefully this condition will fix itself as my uterus expands. I am not even going to elaborate on this because it is not worth me worrying about. I need to just think positive and know that everything is going to work out. If you want further information, please feel free to visit my good friend, Google.

The other surprising fact that we learned was that Chase has one elnlarged kidney. It is on the "normal high side" of the spectrum. Meaning, it is not severe at this point. I read up on this and it seems fairly common on mid-pregnancy ultrasounds for baby boys. Again, I am not going to go into detail here. I am just letting you in on what we now know.

Other than that, he is perfect! 10 fingers and 10 toes! He has a perfect "textbook" heart (as the doc said). He sure looks happy in there, wiggling around, smiling, sucking his thumb, etc. I experienced my first kick in the doctor's offie. We were watching him on the big screen and I felt a thump as I watched him kick on the screen. It was so cool to put the two together and to finally know what a real kick feels like. I have only felt flutters since then. Maybe a few strong taps. But that is still to come. I can't wait to feel him kicking in there everyday! He had the hiccups in there but I couldn't feel that. I hear that I will feel those later in my 3rd trimester though.

I am working from home and taking it easy. I am being very careful not to lift anything and making sure that I have my feet up all day. Thank goodness for laptops! I am actually more productive working from home because there are less distractions here. It is quiet and there isn't anyone stopping by my office every 10 minutes.

One reason that it is so quiet here ::teardrop:: is because Roxy is at my mother in law's house now :( She is going to stay with her for now. We have so much going on with me having to take it easy (aka: be a couch potato as the doc calls it). We are missing her so much! But we know she is living it up in Gettysburg. She has a big pool, a big yard to run in, a bigger house, and 2 loving people that are home with her all day every day. So she is getting much more attention there. I still cry when I think about her though. I think Bailey is even missing her. She is moping around and wont eat anything. I am going to try putting some green beans in her food- those are her favorite!

Well I am going to get some rest. We will just keep praying that everything works out. I am really trying not to worry because I know that God has a plan for our family. Worrying doesn't do any good. I mean, I was all worried about my cervix and here I am with placenta previa. You never know what is coming your way. All you can do is take it day by day, week by week. Cheers to us though, we are more than half way there!