One good joy of pregnancy...

Well, I just went shopping for my maternity bra- and boy am I shocked. I normally wear a B cup being small chested and all. They didn't have any B cups, so I decided to try on the C to see if it would fit. I asked to try it on... and when I did.. it was so tight!!! WOW!!! I went to get a D cup- and the weird thing- IT FIT! My left boob is apparently bigger than my right b/c the left side fit perfectly and there was a tad of room in the right boobie. Ha. But I was majorly shocked at this. Only if they could stay this size! They sure don't look that big. I guess b/c I haven't been wearing a supportive bra and they have been sagging down to my dang belly button. Exaggeration- but close! HA.

L&D 12/27 to the wee hours of 12/28

Well, this might be TMI, so don't read if you are easily grossed out and such. I thought my water broke yesterday. And performed a certain "at home" test my OB had told me about- and it appeared that way. I didn't want to go to the hospital, but Steve made me. They checked for amniotic fluid and there was none, which is great news since I will not be officially 36 weeks until Tuesday. He needs to bake longer. I was contracting every 2-4 minutes. They checked and I am only dilated to 0.5 cm, I am 70% effaced, and -1 station. They could feel his head. So- I am getting close, bad news is the scar tissue is there and it is tough- holding my cervix together. She said I have an extremely short cervix due to that surgery back in Jan. So, I might rip open real quick and him be on his way. So, I have been instructed to come back to be checked any time I contract regularly or water breaks, etc. The doctor would not let me go back to work and said I had to be on bed rest for this week. So- here I am. I go back to Dr. Reidy on Friday so I will see what she says then.

Guessing Game... Please make your guess!

Click on the link below, and go make your guess for when Kaiden is going to make his big entrance into the world!!!

justmommies.com labor prediction......

Justmommies.com labor prediction...

So, I took the labor prediction quiz and this is what it said...

Get your bags packed early just in case you need them. Make sure your partner has a phone available when he's away because this baby just might come early. We predict your baby will come 2-3 weeks early. Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 7.2 pounds and that your labor will be about 12 hours long.


Doubt it is right, but hey- it would be very nice!!! :)

34 1/2 weeks check-up!

So, I went to the doctor's office today for my 34 1/2 week check-up! Everything went great! First of all, I stepped onto the scale dreading what I was going to see! I will spare you my weight, but I jumped for joy when the nurse said "NOTHING?" (Kinda like she was shocked). And proceeded to tell me that I didn't gain anything at all the past two weeks. I have been drinking more water and have tried to control myself when eating sweets, but I still have to eat late night snacks before bedtime, so I was amazed I didn't gain a pound. I saw a pic of me for the first time in a couple of weeks! WOW! My face is really filling out. I have noticed my wedding bands finally starting to get tighter. My feet hurt when I am on them no time.. and I think they have started swelling. So, I almost made it to my 9th month w/o fluid retention! I was thinking I was gonna be lucky and get to skip out on that this time... NOT! So back to the appt, Kaiden's doing great. His heart rate was in the 150s, a good thing. Up from last time. And seems to be growing just fine. He is still measuring big, but still considered normal in my doctor's eyes... so still no ultrasound dang it! He is measuring 2 1/2 weeks ahead. I go back to the doctor in two weeks and have to have the Strep-B test done. She also said that (at 36 1/2 weeks) is when they will start checking my cervix for dilation. I asked her how they predict how big the baby will be, and she said she will start doing that at my next appt. She feels of my belly and feels of his body, etc and guesstimates how big he will be. Also, compared with the measurement of my uterus, she said if she thinks he might be on the big (or small- although she doubts he is on the small side) then they will do another ultrasound. I am guessing with my luck and the way things have been going, he is going to be measuring within the normal limits and feel like he is suppose to be to make for dang sure I am not going to get that ultrasound! I wanna see him again!! I guess I will just have to wait and see him when he gets here! Also, after my next appt, I start my weekly appts. At this time I will start seeing the other OB docs and meeting them in case they are the ones that are on call when I deliver Kaiden!
I am getting really excited!! I mean, I have five weeks left! And if he is going to be a good boy like his big sister was a good girl, he too could come two weeks early! That means that possibly in about three weeks... I could be meeting my son!!! I can't wait.
I was talking to Steve about it today.. and I was wondering what kind of features he is going to have. Who is he going to look like? What color hair is he going to have? What color eyes will he have? How big will he be? How tall? etc, etc.! I could go on and on the things going on in my head!
I also have half my bag packed. I am going to (next week) finish packing all that I can. I have decided to write on my bathroom mirror with a dry erase marker the things that I will need to take with me, but can't pack until the last minute (meds, glasses, etc).
I also haven't started Kaiden's bag at all. I have all of Steve's stuff packed except meds/diabetic stuff too. So I got to finish that up cause it could be any day.. you never know. I don't want to go this early, but you never know what God and Kaiden might have planned for us!
I am also very excited about Christmas. I am actually going to be able to travel which is a good thing. We may possibly be going to Anniston Christmas Eve morning and spending some time with family and close friends from there. I haven't made up my mind for sure, but then we are heading back home to spend the rest of the day at Steve's mom's house. Her hubby came in from Colorado. We are going to eat and open presents. I can't wait. She is making me some of her yummy home-made spaghetti! It is soooooo good! I can't wait. Then we are coming home to get the kiddos in bed b/c Santa has to come! I think me & Madi are going to bake cookies either on the 23rd for Santa, or if we don't go to Anniston, we are going to bake them early Christmas Eve day!
Christmas day Santa is coming and then we are going to go to Geraldine to my grandmother's house! I can't wait to see family. I love Christmas!
So.. when Christmas is over with... that means I will only have four weeks left!!! YAY! I am so ready to have this baby and be done with all these aches and pains... and meet my handsome son! Can't wait! Plus, I am sooooo ready to be out of work for twelve whole weeks. HOpefully everything will go well and I will be able to stay out that long.. who knows.
Steve quit his job today. Got tired of working for free. They owe us at LEAST $400.00. IDIOTS. And it is looking like we might have to go the legal route about getting it. So, I love it. He is at home with me and I don't have to worry about him not being here when I go into labor. I will have his help to adjusting to tending to a two year old and a newborn.
He has been so much more loving today! He held my hand, keeps touching my back, played with my hair. I LOVE IT!! He is in such a better mood! Plus, he helped do laundry, cleaned the bathroom. He has helped me out a lot today. It is like the good old days!
Man- we might just go back to how things use to be before he started working... I LOVE IT!!!

32 1/2 weeks check-up

So, I went to the doctor today. Not really BAD news, but not Good. First of all, I gained 5 whole pounds in two weeks. CRAZY. I haven't even been able to eat that much, so it is so weird. I guess I can attribute that to swelling since I have started having a little bit of swelling. Plus, I have been drinking more caffine-free carbonated drinks, so I am going to switch back to water and more water!! Hopefully that will help. I now only have I think 5 lbs left that I can gain. She actually "got onto me" about the weight this time and told me I needed to watch it more closely.
They couldn't get a good heart rate due to him moving around like crazy. The best they could get was it was in the 140s.
She measured me and I was lying really weird on the table this time. Like, I wasn't actually lying flat on my back, I was lying more trendelenburg- head lower than my feet. So I don't know if that would mess up my measurements or not, I am not an expert, but he is measuring only 1 1/2 weeks ahead this time. So, of course he is going to mess up the ultrasound and such. Ha. Oh well, guess I will just have to wait until his birth to see him again!
I have been having a lot of swelling and therefore she wanted to "check" me to make sure I wasn't dilating. My cervix is still closed. YAY! I will admit I have been nervous about having him too early. So that is a GREAT sign. He is still going to hang out in there for a while and bake a little longer. The only bad news is I have a lot of scar tissue from my LEEP procedure I had done back in January. This could cause me problems dilating. Basically it is going to make it hard to tell when I am 'in labor'. I could just all at once (once I am in labor) BAM be fully dilated... or I might not be able to dilate at all causing me to have to have a c-section. I do NOT want a c-section so I am a little nervous about this now. Well that is all for this visit. I go back in two weeks. Then I think I start my weekly visits.

Madi finally sees her brother moving.....

I have been trying for what seems like an eternity to get my Madi-bug to slow down long enough to watch my belly... for just a few seconds... to see her bubba Kaiden in action. It has been an impossible task. Finally yesterday she was sitting in my lap when he started putting on his show. I told her "look" a dozen times and she would glance at my belly (of course while he wasn't moving) then look away. As soon as she would look away, I'll be darned if Kaiden didn't start moving again. After numerous attempts for her to "see" this, FINALLY she looked at my belly and saw it bouncing all over the place. She thought this was a hilarious sight. She kept laughing and laughing. I only wish I were able to have gotten that on video. It was so cute. Cause she kept watching him move around and smiling from ear to ear. Saying "bubba stop that". It was beautiful! Then she kept putting her hand on the spot where he was moving, and he kept kicking her hand. Then she would laugh and say her famous "that tickle" saying. She sat there for a while amazed by her brother's actions before he finally settled down. I really wish I could have recorded that!!!

30 week check-up

So, today was my 30 week check-up. I am actually 30 1/2 weeks prego. I gained 3 lbs, which the doc said is a total of 15 lbs so far. She said I am doing really good on my weight, and that it doesn't matter if I gain less than the 25 lbs she wanted me to gain. Because he seems to be doing great. She measured me, and I am now measuring 34 weeks!!! (3 1/2 weeks ahead). If he continues to grow like this, she said they will do an ultrasound at around 36 weeks to see how big he is and I guess to see if she needs to change the due date and induce early. Heard the heart rate, it was in the 150s as usual. The only problem is when they asked me about fetal movement, I told them he was still moving, just not as much "since he is running out of room in there". The doc looked concerned and said since I am only 30 weeks he shouldn't be out of room and should be moving just the same. So, they hooked me up to the fetal monitor and watched his heartrate and my contractions for about 30 min. I was having some small contractions- but nothing major. Nothing regular. And his heart rate was fine the whole time and was having accelerations in the rate! So, I was good to go. That is about it. I go back in two weeks and I guess I stay on biweekly visits until about 36 weeks maybe?

Update!

So, I finally made it!!!! 28 weeks!! YIPEE! What does that mean? It means that I am finally in the 3rd trimester.... in the home stretch of things! I am so excited. So, to fill you in on a few happenings in the past several days. The dresser that I had for the kids' room fell apart of course. And I went shopping yesterday for another one. I could only find brand new ones which costs like hundreds of dollars. I am NOT paying that for one dresser, b/c I plan on buying each their own bedroom set when they out grow their toddler beds anyways. And by then they will have their own room whether it be b/c Becky has moved out or b/c we built onto the house or sold and bought a new one. So, I decided to just buy those plastic storage drawers. It has 7 drawers, and all their clothes fit in them fine. I just put them in the closet so they are hidden. Which actually works out good b/c it allows more space in the room which was really needed, and also gives me more room in the bottom of the closet so that I am able to store some more stuff in there as well! I am excited about it. I am just going to use this until they out grow their toddler beds and I buy them a whole set. I had put the changing table (since I never actually used it with Madi to change diapers) in the closet to store Kaiden's 3-6 mo clothing and bibs, socks, blankets, etc. as well as Madison's blankets and extra bedding. I had to pull it out into the room to make room for the storage drawers. I had storage containers that I just put the extra clothing in, and the bibs, socks, hats, etc fit in the storage drawers that I had bought. The only thing- I have no where to put the blankets and extra bedding stuff. So, I honestly thought about going back to Wal-mart and buying one more of the drawers- to have room to put the blankets and stuff in. It would also give me some extra smaller drawers for some things too. So, I am headed back to Walmart today to figure out what I am going to get. I also am going to look for a toy box. I need one so badly. I am having to use the "toy shelf" to put the TV on for now. I plan on hanging the TV on the wall b/c Madi has been standing too close to watch TV anyways. I also plan on sanding down the toddler bed that my mom bought and painting it white today and tomorrow. Then finish touch up paint on the crib and changing table. And I am going to hang the new pictures up and also paint their names and get them up on the wall. So, hopefully I will get all this done this week- which will finish up their room. The only thing I will have left to do then is to find curtains. Really a challenge! I have already been looking and can't find anything. Oh- I still have to finish Kaiden's bedding. We have the bedskirt and the bumper pad to finish. Mom is out of work on Veteran's Day and she is going to come down and we are going to finish that that day! Then I will do another coat of paint along the trim near the ceiling, and I will be all done with the nursery! And I will have everything that I need for the little man and be ready for him. So, I am guessing that by the end of next week, I will be completely done with his nursery!!!! YEAH!!! I think it will be cute. I still wish we had a big enough house to where I could have gotten to do my "little boy" nursery and also Madi could have her "girlie" room, but oh well. This has to work for now. One day I will get to do my lil' boy room and Madi will have her "girlie" room too.
I am excited to be almost done! :)
Well enough of the ramblings on the nursery. I will be posting pics of course as I get stuff done.
As for Kaiden- he is doing great. He is such a big mover!! He is constantly moving in there. My belly does some massive shifting around now. It is so annoying how he will be moving like crazy and by the time I have his daddy's attention- he stops. Why do they do that? Steve kept trying his best to "see" and also "feel" him move last night- and Kaiden just wasn't having it.
Supposedly he can now see light thru my belly . I thought about testing this out since I never did this with Madison. Tonight I am going to get a flash light and move it around on my belly and see what he does. Ha. Also he can hear now! Esp my voice- which I think is true, b/c when I start singing, or talking a lot, he starts moving around in there alot. The hiccups are getting VERY noticeable!
He is my wild man. I cannot wait to meet him. Pain is starting to get worse in my back- Mostly when I am on my feet for an extended period of time. My belly is getting so big that it is causing me to have to stand funny- causing more back pain. I am fine as long as I am resting- but with all I have to do who can rest?
Oh- there is this girl I met through a contest site on Myspace. She was told a couple of times she was having a girl! She has all girlie stuff, and picked out her lil' girls name. She got induced- and wound up with a c-section. So, guess what? When they pulled the baby out- it was a boy!!! I am so worried about this happening! Which thank goodness all the nursery stuff and bedding, and swing, bouncer, bassinet, etc.... it's all neutral and would work if he turned out to be a girl!!! But we wouldn't have a name picked out- and I got rid of all of Madison's baby clothing- so we would have NO clothing for her!!! I have all very boyish clothing!!! That would be rough. At least that is all I would have to worry about getting new clothing.
I am sure someone could run out and buy the baby something pink to wear in the hospital. I really hope that doesn't happen to us! I am so excited now to be having a boy!! And Steve is getting more excited! And has actually been saying stuff/ doing stuff to show more of his excitement- which has left me feeling less lonely. It is nice actually!!
Also- last night I talked to Steve about cutting the cord. He never cut the cord when he had Becky. And then when i delivered Madison- I tried to get him to cut it and he would not. It kinda grosses him out. Well, I told him he needed to b/c this was his LAST child. I told him to cut the cord as a symbol of "I AM DONE!" Ha.
He shrugged his shoulders- so he might do it this time. I am so hoping they let both my mom and Steve's mom in there. That way Steve can be there for support and my mom can take pics and his mom can video the birth again. My daddy will be there to watch Becky and Madison!
Oh I can't wait to meet my son- and I really can't wait to see Madison meeting her brother for the very first time!!

Well, today was the big day!! My next check-up as well as the yucky glucose test. Well, I passed "with flying colors" as the nurse said. They make you do the 3 hr test if your sugar is 145 after one hour of finishing the yucky orange drink. I now remember that I passed with either 143( I think) or possibly 144 with Madison. However, with this little guy- I was only 130!!! YEAH! No 3 hr test for me thank goodness! As for the weight gain- the doc says I am doing great with that! I gained 3 lbs this past month!!! They said for a grand total of a whopping 10 lbs over what I started. I swear- I think their numbers are messed up somewhere- or mine are. B/c I thought 3 lbs made it like 11 or 12 lbs. But oh well. I am 27 weeks and 3 days, so only 12 weeks and 4 days until my big due date! So, if I continue to gain only a pound or less per week, then I will make my less than 25 lbs goal! I sure hope I can continue to do it!!
As for everything else- looking good. His heart rate was in the upper 140s to lower 150s. And VERY loud this time!! She said he must be sitting RIGHT THERE where she was listening with the doppler. Ha. The presssure/numbness I have been feeling is apparently normal esp in 2nd pregnancies. For some reason the second pregnancies seem to carry lower. Oh well. Looks like everything is fine. He is still measuring big, but only by 1 1/2 week now. So- looks like no change in the due date and no ultrasound for me. Oh well. I don't care as long as everything is great with him!
Seems as if my iron is low... which explains the feeling of lack of oxygen I have been experiencing. I am now having to start an iron supplement.
I asked when I start my every 2 week visits, and they say normally they start at 28 weeks, but since I went today and I am only 4 days away from being 28 weeks, then they said my next appt will be in 3 weeks (the 21st of Nov) and then after that, I will start every 2 weeks. WOW!!! I am getting closer! yeah. I love it when you make it to the every 2 week appts. It makes you realize you are in the home stretch! Ha.
I also talked to her about "fixing" me. She expressed her concern "was I sure I wanted to do it b/c it was permanent??" I told her I was absolutely positive that I do not want any more children after this one. And that I never wanted to go thru pregnancy again!! Ha. So, it looks like as long as I have the baby during the week, I will have my remaining tube tied the day following the delivery of Mr. Kaiden. However, if I do deliver on the weekend, it will depend on whether or not they have enough surgical staff on board. If not, then I will have to be scheduled as an outpatient procedure.
Well, that's all for now. I go back at 8:45 a.m on the 21st of Nov!!!

Feeling alone

So, that is strange the Madame Zaritska's reading said that about feeling alone, because that is exactly how I have felt. I am not trying to make my hubby sound like a horrible man, hubby, or father, because he is none of those. He is still the most wonderful man alive. It's just he hasn't really shown a whole lot of attention to me lately, nor has he shown really any sympathy for me and the changes that my body is going through. I realize though, that he is a man, and has never experienced pregnancy, and could never really understand completely how I feel or understand all the changes that my body is going through. Sometimes I feel like he is just tired of hearing me gripe and complain about all my aches and pains. I don't blame him, sometimes I get tired of doing the griping and complaining. This pregnancy, I have felt much better this time since I haven't really had any morning sickness, so I have tried to enjoy it!! However, I can't help that this little man has decided to try out kick-boxing in there and practicing using my bladder. Those quick little jabs can be quite painful. Not to mention all my weight that I have lost and then regained- I gained in my belly. So, it is causing a lot of back pain. And then the sciatic pain and pressure down low. IT JUST ALL HURTS sometimes. And I can't help but share. I can't pretend I am not in pain. I can't pretend that I can walk when in fact there is a sharp stabbing pain down low or in my buttocks. It is hard to pretend past some of these pains. I can't pretend that I can get out of bed w/o discomfort, or pretend that getting up off the couch isn't a struggle! Turning over in bed is quite a task at hand as well. I just wish I were able to pretend everything was easy and nothing was painful, but I can't. But besides me feeling like I am getting on his nerves, when I would talk to him about names, he could care less. He wasn't this difficult to discuss names with when I was pregnant with Madison. So, I have a hard time understanding why he didn't want to discuss names this time. Why wouldn't you care and want to put your in-put on what you are naming your son? After all, he always wanted a son. I just thought he would be more excited to finally be getting his wish... a son!! I thought he would be beside himself, but so not the case. I will talk about when Kaiden kicks me, or is moving. Try to get him to watch my belly when Kaiden is moving it all over the place. Try to get him to "feel" him kick. He will look at my belly, or leave his hand there for a min when I place it on my belly, but he never seems that excited. Maybe it's just him. I felt cheated when I was prego with Madison and I can't help but feel that way again this time. I see on TV, movies, or hear from friends about how excited their boyfriends/hubbies are with their pregnancies. Kissing their bellies, talking to the baby in the belly- heck some of them even reading to the baby!!! Always placing their hands on the belly to "feel" the baby move! Talking about the baby, offering comfort/support to their pregnant woman! Rubbing their feet, or back. Offering to get them stuff. Steve was more supportive with Madison I will agree. Maybe b/c he knew I hadn't been through it before and I was very nervous. Maybe too b/c our relationship was still somewhat new. I mean, we had only been married two months when we got pregnant. And we were only together 10 months when we got married. So, maybe the newness of our relationship hadn't worn off.
Sometimes, I think it is his job. He went back to working full time and of all things being the manager. So he has had a lot on his plate the past few months. SO, I am thinking that has a lot to do with it. I am happy that he is giving it up, before the baby gets here. I hope once he gives it up he is more attentive to me and the kids. I want our children to grow up with their father and to know that he loves then so much! I want him to be very active in their lives! My dad gets on my nerves 98% of the time, but he was a very great active father and did lots of stuff with us growing up. I want him to be more like my dad was with us!
Other than that- men at work have no sympathy either. They think I can pull, lift patients just like they can! I am not hurting myself, or the baby- and not risking going into premature labor.
They don't help with pulling/lifting/or transporting patients.

Madame Zaritska's Reading about my labor....

Madame Zaritska, our resident clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Here she does her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.

What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be windy. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 5 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have hazel eyes and be completely bald.

But there is more. I sense that you feel somewhat alone. Have faith; you are not alone. Why don't you visit the message boards and talk to other expectant mothers? I'm sure you will find you have much in common.

And he shall be called (FOR SURE)......

So, today Steve got home and was actually in an okay mood. He wasn't too tired and wasn't in that yucky mood he was in on Monday. So, while I was cooking supper and he ran Becky to church, I made the list. This is what the list looked like (and his answers):

NAME:
Kaiden Blake Tucker- NO
Kaiden Sean Tucker- MAYBE
Kaiden Steven Tucker- MAYBE

Cameron Blake Tucker- NO
Cameron Sean Tucker- MAYBE
Cameron Steven Tucker- MAYBE

Some of these names, I didn't like, just put them down as options to give him. I asked him how come he put maybe by names, but didn't put YES by any name and his response was "I don't care what we name him."
I tried to talk him into helping telling him that this was his son just as much as he was mine, and that I wanted him to help in choosing the name. I wanted him to like the name that we both chose for our son. His response was that he helped by telling me which ones he didn't care to name him... and that it was up to me.
So, I told him that the only middle name that I really liked for the name Cameron was Blake, that I didn't think Sean or Steven flowed to well with Cameron and they didn't sound good. So, since he ruled the name Blake out, that in turn ruled out Cameron. He said he was fine with it.
So, seeing as how he was big for a while on not naming him Kaiden, swearing that it was a girlie-sounding name, I figured, what the heck. I didn't like Kaiden Blake, but liked both Sean and Steven as middle names for Kaiden. I actually preferred the name Sean best, but since my hubby was now willing to name our son the name that I have loved from the very beginning, I decided to choose Steven as his middle name. To name him after his father.
The only way the name will change from this point- is if Steve decides that he wants the name Sean instead of Steven. I don't see that happening, but that is the name that I chose.
His name is going to be Kaiden Steven Tucker. The only other debates I have been thinking of is spelling. I don't like spelling it with a "C" so it will definitely start with a "K".
Suggestions I have found or been given are the following:
Kaden
Kaiden
Kayden
I like all three of them personally, but like the latter two the best. I just think Steve won't like Kayden since "KAY" is a girlie name. So, I figure I will go with Kaiden.
But we shall decide that for sure soon also!!!
I am so excited that our son finally has a name, one that I plan on sticking with!!!!

10/22/08: Let the seperation begin! OH BOY!

Oh.... the fun is just starting!!! Wow! I just realized that I am at the end of not only the 6th month of pregnancy.. but the end of the second trimester! On Monday of next week, I will be 27 weeks prego, which will then throw me into the 7th month as well as the third trimester! YIPEE! Almost there!
I have been having some weird stuff go on. No need to explain b/c if you were reading my pregnancy blog, you would know all about this.. but something new has begun today. I noticed it while going to try to get up off the couch since I have had to be placed on bed rest for yesterday and today to help with my ailments. Ha.
I felt it for the first time this pregnancy... something that I remember oh to clearly from my pregnancy with Madison. It was such a yucky feeling, I could never forget it!!!
I am now as of today- experiencing Symphysis Pubis Diastasis!!! OH YEAH! How exciting. What is this some of you might ask? Diastasis means seperation. So, Symphysis Pubis Diastasis means that my symphysis pubis is now starting to seperate! This is to make room for the growing baby/uterus!! And also stretches the pelvis out in preparation for birth!!
So, just to share in my joys- the pains have really begun. It is all down hill from here on out. Now for the remaining 13 1/2 weeks that I have left to go- I shall be totally completely miserable!! YEAH! Just thought I would share my joys!

10/21/08

So, today was the first time I have ever had to call the OB office. I really didn't want to call- as I figured everything was okay, but I let some friends from Bellyhood talk me into calling to be on the safe side that I was not in premature labor. Well, for a while now, I have been feeling some pressure down below. Esp. when I sit down on the toilet. However, it has gotten a lot worse lately. For the past week I guess, I have been feeling it a lot when I am walking making it kinda uncomfortable. The pressure almost feels like it makes the left side of my privates numb. Whether or not they are really numb, I don't know. It just feels like it. I think it is b/c he might be on a nerve or something. Well, I have also been having a lot of cramping here lately. For the past few days I have been feeling cramp off and on all day long. Yesterday, my back was hurting a lot and then last night I noticed I started having some pains running from my back into my sides. Mostly the right side- but on both. I have heard that is what contractions feel like. With Madison I had back labor- and never had the chance to really feel a good labor contraction pain, so I wasn't sure if what I was experiencing was normal. So I finally place my call in at a little after 10 a.m. They finally called back around 2 p.m. Thank goodness I wasn't in labor. Ha.
They have a foreign lady in the office, not sure where she is from, but she has such a heavy accent! It is hard to understand her most of the time in the office- much less over the phone. Her accent being so heavy combined with her speaking very quickly, makes it so hard to understand her. But what I caught from her over the phone was there was nothing to worry about. To drink lots of water to help with the cramping- she told me why, but I couldn't understand her. The said to stay off my feet as much as possible for the next two days to help with the back pains and pressure. I have nothing to worry about and to call back if I start bleeding, leaking fluid, or having regular contractions. I figured everything was okay- but now I can be sure and don't have to worry.
My only concern is the leaking fluid. I know this is gross and probably TMI, but I have been leaking urine and have had to use panty-liners since I was about 8 weeks prego. My doc says this is probably b/c those muscles never got tightened back up from where I had Madison, causing me to leak. I have been doing Kegal exercises as instructed, but it don't help. I just have to use the liners, powders, and feminine body sprays. But if I had a slow leak, I would never know it b/c of the leaking urine!!! So, I hope if I ever do have a leak it is significant enough for me to tell!!!!
Well- update on names. I did as Cheryl suggested and gave Steve an option between the name Cash and Kaiden! He picked Kaiden. Yeah. Ha. Then I felt bad b/c this is his son and he has just as much right to name him and love the name that we pick out for him as I do. So I looked at him and told him, "If you absolutely hate the name Kaiden and there is no way you ever want to name you son that... just tell me now that you hate it, and I will never bring it up again." He didn't say anything, so I said, "Well, do you hate it?" and he replies "No, I don't hate it." I am not sure if he said this b/c I said something about using his name as the middle name for Kaiden. I think he wants to name him after him, but doesn't really want to bring it up b/c I have said in the past I didn't want to name our kids after ourself, or anyone else b/c they need their own identity. So, maybe me suggesting Kaiden Steven made him like it. Who knows. I just really wish we could give him a name soon so that we can buy the letters for the nursery. I need to get in there soon and finish. But until mom and I work on the bedding some more, or I get my bonus check so I can buy some more stuff, I am out of luck. I think I need to be shopping online to pick out the rest of the stuff so I can have it all ready to order whenever I do get that check... suppose to be this week or sometime in the very near future! :)

More pics of the kids room... still not finished.

I still have lots to do in the kids room. I still have to put another coat of paint around the trim of the ceiling. I still have to either buy some sheer curtains to go up in their room, or buy some more fabric and make some matching valances to go with their bedding. I am also looking for the removable letters so that I can put Cameron & Madison's names by their beds. Madison's bed is still going to have to be spray painted white. I am waiting on Steve's mom to do that for me. She is good at spray painting plastic. Not me. Ha. I think I am also going to make some little throw pillows for her bed as well as a dust ruffle. I think that will make her bedding look better. I still have to help momma finish the bed skirt and the bumper pad for Cameron's bed. I think I may make him a couple of throw pillows also. I have some touch up paint to do on the dresser and I am going to try to find some different handles to go on there instead of the flowers. Hopefully I can find some safari ones. That would be great. I am also going to have to do something for a toy box. I was hoping I could find a white one that maybe I could paint some safari animals on to match. Other than that, I need to find a few more safari pics. I got the three that I already have from Target, so I am going to keep my eyes open for some more by the same artist. I like his/her work. It's so cute. Once he is born, I am going to get one of the same kind of pics I got for Madison. It has his name and birth info on it. As well as neat facts that occurred when he was born. It will go on the other side of the shelf on the wall. Also, I am going to try to find the same kind of frame I have for Madison, birth- one year in the silver and blue for him to go on the other side of the TV. I guess that is all for now. I will post more pics when I get some more done. I will try to finish it all up whenever I get my bonus check!!

10/15/08

So, yesterday, I felt my lil' man's hiccups for the first time. Neat. Today, Steve had a doctor's appt. in Gadsden, and I decided to go with him. It is the only way I can spend time with him on his off day it seems. We had a nice trip. It was funny b/c he was waiting on traffic to pass by so he could pull out into the road from the median and he said he couldn't see very well. I told him he better be careful b/c he had two precious cargos on that side of the vehicle. It was soo sweet (bad on my part) but he quickly reminded me that he had THREE precious cargos over there. How could I forget my lil man??? I am so horrible!!! I guess I am counting him as part of me for right now. But he is his own life, so I should be ashamed, right?

25 Weeks Belly pics!!!

Mr. Cameron is really growing and moving like crazy!! He has not been causing a lot of pain like he was, I personally think that he has turned. I think he might have been breach when he was kicking my bladder and causing that pain. The sciatic pain is practically gone now. YEAH!! So now I am actually starting to enjoy him moving! He is making my belly move around like crazy now a days!! According to the scales at work- I only gained one pound this past week 1/2! Yeah!!! I am doing good again. I have been watching what I eat and drinking more water. One pound is the normal weight gain per week from this point on I do believe. Steve actually felt him kick for the first time last night. Which was nice. He doesn't get as excited as I wish he would, but oh well. My belly has really grown, causing more back pain, esp. when I stand a lot. So far, I am doing good on the swelling. I haven't noticed any swelling as of yet. I can still wear my wedding bands! Thank goodness. I think I was swelling something awful by this time with Madison.
Well- here's the belly pics!

Pics of the painted nursery

The nursery is painted!

Well- the yellow of Madison's room ... and all the Dora stuff is gone! Madi didn't seem to mind them missing. I am so glad the yellow is done. I started the project last Wed (10-08) and all I planned on doing was Kilzing the room. I got done with that a lot quicker than I thought I would, and it also dried very quickly. So, I decided to paint the first coat that day. Little did i know that it would only need one coat of paint. So, I actually finished up at around 8pm that night. It looks good. I spent most of Thurs. 10-08 trying to clean up the nursery and go through lots of stuff. Mom came up that night and helped me go through all the boy clothing I have acquired to see what all I needed. I made a list and cleaned up.. went to bed. Fri morning 10-10 we headed to the Kids Market Consignment Sale. It was 50% off day. I got everything plus more on my list!! I wound up getting a really cute rug and lamp to go in the nursery! They look so good in there. All in all, I got 87 pieces of clothing and accessories for $109. Not too bad. I think Steve was a little upset b/c I spent so much money- but oh well. We got back and removed tags, etc and washed all the clothing. Then we started on the bedding. We finished the comforters and got the quilt binding sewed on. Then we got most of the pieces cut out for the bed skirt. It was late, and mom had to take Madi to my grandmother's house in Geraldine, plus I had to get up extra early the next day so we called it quits. Mom took all the fabric and stuff with her to finish it up at home. All that is left is the bed skirt and the bumper pad. I can't wait to get those done. After mom and Madi left, I went into the nursery and cleaned up some. I put up some of Cameron's clothing. I washed their bedding and put it on their beds. I still have to paint Madi's bed white... it is pink now. I think it will look good in there once I get her bed painted and the bumper pad and bed skirt on the crib! I also need some new pics to put up. I only have two small pics of monkeys- but I need to find some more stuff. I may post an add on craiglist. I also got to find some kind of mobile to go on the bed. One that matches. That is going to be a tough job. Well I will post some pics of the painted room. Hopefully before long the room will be completed and I can post pics then too.

Madi & the Baby's bedding/ Nursery

As you know, I decided to make the baby bedding as well as Madison's bedding. Mainly b/c they have to share a room and it was so hard trying to find anything in a toddler bedding that would match the baby bedding. I went with the safarri theme since Madi loves animals- and I thought it was very neutral. The material I found is the cutest. I found a pattern to help me out on my sewing since it had been more than 10 yrs ago since I had sewn. I pulled out the pattern- and boy was I confused. Mom to the rescue. I called her and she came over after work on Friday. We were just going to sew one fitted sheet- but I think she was liking sewing and I let her do it since she would do a better job than I would. We sewed both fitted sheets for their beds, as well as both flat sheets, and two pillow cases. They are super cute and my mom did a wonderful job on it!!!
Mom is off next week for Fall Break. Becky is out of school (that should make it a fun week- sarcasm). Anyways- mom offered to come help paint. So next Wed, we are going to be painting the nursery. Not sure what color yet.. but hopefully we will find something cute. I might see if mom will just spend the night so we can make it a two day process so we will be finished with it. That and we can finish the bedding as well. All we have to do is sew the quilt binding on the two quilts and they will be finished. Then tackle the baby bed bumper pad as well as the bed skirt. May make a bed skirt for Madi's bed as well.
So, hoping to get finished with the baby bedding and painting the nursery next week. Then the only think I will have left to tackle is painting Madi's bed. I am painting it white. It is pink now.
I think that will make it cuter!
Well, I will post pics once the nursery is complete. Still looking for pics to hang up. Only found two pics with monkeys on them. One is pink and one is green. I need to post pics there too.

23 weeks doctor appt 10/03/08

So, I went to see Dr. Reidy on this past Friday. First thing they did was weigh me and OMG!!! I had gained 7 lbs since the last appt. She asked me to empty my bladder and remove my jacket so that would take some of the weight off.. but it didn't help. It removed one pound. Ha. (Which was what made me 7 lbs weight gain). Only 8 lbs the entire pregnancy though. So not too bad, just got to try to watch my weight more. Eat healthier snacks and drink lots of water. Then maybe I will be okay. Still trying hard to only gain 25 lbs with this pregnancy. That way once this is over with- I will hopefully be able to lose baby weight from him easier and then I will have to get started on losing what I gained with Madison. I sadly looked it up online about the average weight for my body build/height... and it said 153 was the top end. So, I am OBESE! UGH. I was already way over-weight before this pregnancy. But I swear to you I am having a tummy tuck once I lose some of this weight. I am not going to be fat like this the rest of my life... and will do whatever I have to to get back to my HOTT MAMA status. HA.
Anyways- the baby's heart rate was in the 150s. Doc says everything is looking great.
She measured me and says that I am measuring right at 26 weeks. I was suppose to only be 23 weeks and 3 days at that appt.
I go back on Halloween and do the glucose test. YUCK. If I am still measuring big- they are going to schedule me for an ultrasound to see just how big lil' man is doing. May have to start calling him big man. Ha.
Well- that sums it up on the appt.

Our First Baby name list...

Baby Boy Tucker Name List:

1. Blake- YES
2. Brayden- MAYBE
3. Cameron- YES
4. Cash- NO
5. Chase- YES
6. Christian- YES
7. Coleman- YES
8. Colton- MAYBE
9. Elijah- NO
10. Ethan- NO
11. Gavin- YES
12. Grayson- NO
13. Isaac- NO
14. Jayden- NO
15. Jordan- MAYBE
16. Kaiden- NO
    
17. Kane- NO
18. Landon- MAYBE
19. Leland- MAYBE
20. Micah- NO
21. Noah- NO
22. Peyton- NO
23. Ryan- NO
24. Sean/Shawn- YES
25. Seth- MAYBE

First saw lil' man kick!!!

So this morning I was sitting here on the laptop while Madi watched Diego and ate her apple and juice. I thought I saw my belly move as I had felt lil' man moving around in there. So I stopped what I was doing and lifted my shirt up.... and waited. Sure enough, in just a few seconds, there went my belly moving around like crazy! It is so exciting feeling him move in there. And seeing it gets even more exciting b/c now I can start sharing this joy with Daddy Steve-o!
As for the name Cameron Blake- still not 100 % in love with that name. I told Steve that last night and he said "Well, what do you want to name him?" And I am so not sure. So, a friend of mine from bellyhood made a suggestion to me. She used this when she was pregnant with her first son, and since her and her hubby are still in disagreement on names this time, she is doing the same thing. She is making spreadsheet with a bunch of names on there and making three columns. "Like" "DISLIKE" and "Maybe". That way they are sorting thru names. I hope this will help us decide for sure!

And the strange dreams continue....

So, I have had many weird dreams since being pregnant. What is it with pregnancy that causes such weird dreams? Like the other night, I dreamed that I was at the Alabama vs. Auburn game. We lost the game. I don't remember all the details.. but I remember being in the stands cursing b/c we had lost to Auburn yet again. WTH?? Not a good dream- but weird that I would dream about that game. I hope it isn't a sign. I really want to beat them this year. HA.
Okay- so my dream last night was exceptionally odd. I dreamed I was at the doctor office for my routine check-up and I was 7 months pregnant. She went to check me when all of a sudden my water broke. It was bloody. UGH. Blood everywhere. She checked me and I was dilated to 7 cm. (This is weird how everything is 7.. that is my lucky number usually). She rushed me over to the hospital and asked me about an epidural. I told here that I was in no pain at all, so I was contemplating doing it without the epidural. She told me that it was my decision, but wanted to remind me that the pain could get worse fairly quickly and didn't want me to wait too late and not be able to get it. So I decided to get one anyways. I remember at this point while she was getting ready to do the epidural (also weird the OB doc was doing the epidural instead of the anesthesiologist) that I was talking to her about how weird it was that I was not in any pain. With Madison I had had a lot of back pain at only 3 cm and was really uncomfortable. I remember vividly discussing how it must have something to do with the way I was carrying him. I told her about me noticing that he was carrying high while Madi had carried low. And I told her about him causing my belly to be odd shaped. Anyways, when they inserted the needle into my back, she did it so quick-like which again was weird. It was more like she was putting a needle into a vein (no big deal) versus putting it into the spinal cord (a very big deal). I jumped and no one was there to keep me still- another odd factor. Anyways, the epi went fine. There were two nurses in my room. Each had a syringe filled with something. One nurse hooked up one syringe to my iv and pushed the meds. The other nurse then hollared out (too late of course) that I wasn't suppose to get that syringe... that the docs decided I shouldn't get that syringe, but instead the one that the other nurse had. I stood up afterwards (also weird b/c NO ONE gets up after they get the epidural) and as soon as I stood up, I got really dizzy and light-headed. I was walking from one side of the bed around to the other side of the hospital bed and I felt just like a drunk person. I got in the bed and Dr. Reidy leaned over and said that would not go un-reported. I told her I knew for a fact it would be reported, b/c I was personally going to report it. At that time, Steve walked into the room with my mom and I turned to the two nurses and started yelling at both of them to get out of my room. They were not to come back in that I wanted COMPETENT nurses taking care of me while I was delivering my son. I told them I wanted to see the house supervisor. Dr. Reidy, Steve, and my mom all looked very shocked b/c I yelled. The two nurses got up from a table they were sitting at (yes they were just sitting there relaxing at this table in my room even after giving me the wrong medication) and walked out of my room in shock as well. I then picked up my own phone in the room and called the operator and told her that I wanted the nursing supervisor paged to my room. He walked in and I told him of what had happened, and unless the hospital wanted a big fat law-suit, then he was to get competent nurses in my room to care for me the rest of my stay and that I no longer wanted either of the two idiots that were in their earlier to ever step foot in my room again. He agreed of course. Then I woke up. Too bad I don't know how it turned out... weird and exciting.
I hope this isn't how it actually goes. First of all- I surely hope I don't go at 7 months- and if I do- I hope my doctor acts like it is a much bigger deal than like a normal delivery. Ha.

Carrying high

Well, today I took my mom-in-law to the Huntsville International Airport. She is flying out to visit her hubby in Colorado for one month. I had to use the bathroom really bad and for some reason, my son seems to find this fun! I think he is using my overly-full bladder as a punching bag or something. He was giving me some quick painful jabs to the bladder while traveling down I-565 to the airport. I was dying to use the bathroom, so as soon as I parked the Armada in the unloading zone, I jumped from the car and quickly ran inside to use the restroom. While in the bathroom I looked in the mirror and for some reason today I noticed how high I am carrying. It looks kinda odd since I had quite the belly to begin with. It's like he is sitting up really high pushing my belly out... and then there is this little dip down. I will have to try to take a pick and post it today to show you what I am talking about. I can definitely all of a sudden tell a difference in the way that I am carrying him and the way I carried Madison. My belly was low with her. Just thought I would share. I will try to post pics later!




I tried to draw a line near the uneven part... this pic doesn't even do it justice when looking at it in person. It looks really odd. And my belly really dips back inward about where the bottom of that line stops.

Pic of the swing I forgot to post!

Safari/Jungle Theme for Madi & Baby boys room.

Well- since Madison and our baby boy are going to have to share a room- we are doing it in something neutral. Madison loves animals, so we are going for the safari/jungle theme. I had originally bought the Fisher Price Rainforest crib bedding for the baby. Paid $70 for it. Then while shopping at Wal-mart yesterday, I found some of the cutest fabric. I bought enough to make the quilt and sheet set for Madison. She loved it. I am going to return his bedding set and buy him the same stuff so it matches. It will give me more options for things to decorate their room with. I will post pics of it of course!!

Pictures of Baby Boy's stuff!!!

Wow- pressure!

I am now 22 weeks pregnant! Yeah. Time is really flying by! I have still been feeling great. Actually have a lot more energy lately it seems. I haven't been napping the past week or so. Don't know how long that will last. I am happy to say that I have almost everything that I need now!! YEAH! I only have to buy the infant carrier and the stoller. Those are the only big things I need and I have been searching online to find one used. I am going to buy extra bases this time. It gets to be a pain un-doing the base too. Ha. I wish I would have been smart and bought one with Madison too!! In fact, when I sold her car seat, I wish I would have sold it w/o the base- sad I know, but now I have to buy extras. One for Steve's car and mine also. I found some seats on Craiglist for $20 and I thought about inquiring about them if I have the money this Friday (pay day). New seats are expensive- running around $70! I am so loving finding all this used stuff- all in great condition at great prices. I mean, I have gotten the swing, playpen/bassinet, bouncer, floor gym, and even the matching bath tub and I have spent less than $150. I know I paid ALOT more than that for Madi's stuff- which I bought brand new. Now that I am smart and know how quickly they out-grow this stuff- I am all for saving my money! I am going to hit up garage sales for clothing soon too. Hopefully get his wardrobe at great prices too.
The only real change is that baby boy is getting a lot more active. Especially at night. It was funny b/c last night I was talking to Cheryl on MSN messenger and I goofed up the spelling of a word and I was laughing really hard. Up until that point I hadn't felt him move that much- but boy after that laughing (so hard that I was crying) he started kicking me like crazy. It was like he was saying "HUSH it up out there- I am trying to sleep". He moved a lot from that point on.
Other than that the only thing different is the sciatic pain has subsided somewhat. I mean, I still get the pain from time to time, but it isn't as bad as it was. Hopefully he has moved off that nerve somewhat. I am getting a lot of pressure down there. Esp when sitting- mostly when I sit on the potty. It is an ENORMOUS pressure when I sit on the potty. It stops once I get up. Don't remember feeling this quite so soon in my pregnancy with Madison. I wish I had documented that more closely so I would know. I think I will mention it at the next appt. That is all for now.

And he shall be called...

Cameron Blake Tucker. That is the name we have like for quite some time now- and the only one we agree on. So that is his name for now. Of course I still have 18 weeks left to change that.... so who knows what he will end up being called. Ha.
I also like the name Cameron Isaiah. But I don't know how Steve likes that one... I guess we will see. He is racing right now and has forbidden me to discuss baby names with him while he is racing. Ha.

And most of the pink is GONE!!!...

So, as you know I had the yard sale to get rid of Madi's baby stuff and clothing this past Thursday and Friday! I did so good too! Over $400 sold!! Too bad we have brand new vechicles and our tags were due this month. Most of that money went to tags, but I did make one goal to buy one big thing our baby boy needed with the profits! I bought his bedding. Well, actually I ordered it online from Walmart.com. I was in a Wal-mart last Tuesday and found the same bedding- but for $10 more than buying it online from Walmart.com. So, I chose to save $10. It's not like I need it tomorrow. It is suppose to be here by the 24th of this month I think. It is so cute. I am posting a pic of it on here!!! I can't wait to do the nursery. Now I have to find something to match for Madi. I think she will love the animals. She is a big animal lover. I am going to paint the room the same green as in the pic I think (or close to it since I don't know that actual color). I bet it is going to turn out so cute!! I only hope that Madi is going to enjoy it too. I feel so bad her having to get rid of her Dora stuff. I feel kinda like I am a bad mother making her settle for something her brother can have too. I just don't think pink and flowers are a good mix for a baby boy's room.
Maybe I will feel better once it is all done and she likes it. The only thing- I have to keep her pink Dora toddler bed. I don't have the money for a white one. I am going to take the Dora stickers off. My mom-in-law says there is paint for plastic, so I might check into painting it white (with her help of course). She is the professional painter of things like that- not me!!
I also found a crib mattress that Steve bought today for $20. So happy. Now all I got to get is the bassinet and bouncer!!

Buying BLUE!!!

So, finally we got some blue in our life. He of course got his first little blue outfit and a blue bear, and bibs from Maw-maw. Followed a few days later with a shopping spree in which my mother-in-law refused to let me buy the things I was trying to buy for him. She got him two outfits and I think three sleepers. They are all cute.
I am excited b/c I fell in love with the Fisher Price Rainforest stuff. I decided that since Madi and the baby boy have to share the room- I needed to redo things in a neutral theme. I saw the FP Rainforest bedding online- and had to have it. They have a pink set too. So, I decided to get all the Rainforest matching things (bassinet/playpen, swing set, and bouncer.) My mom-in-law is getting the bassinet for me soon. I found a used but in GREAT condition swing set on sale for only $55- which saved me like $50 or more dollars! And while buying it she told me she had the mobile in which she would be done using in about another month or so- so I get it at a discounted price too.
I had a yard sale today and actually did really well. I got rid of ALL of Madi's baby clothes, her carseat and stroller, and some other items. I made about $350 on all of it! So glad! I am going to go buy his and her bedding with the money! I can't wait.
I also got a call today from someone selling a used but in great condition waterproof crib mattress! Only $20. I am going to get it tomorrow.
I am so excited!!

Wow! The pains are WORSE!!

Well, the dang sciatic pains as you know started last week, but have gotten pretty severe! This Saturday, I went to work and it was really busy. Like, I barely got to sit down at all. The pains were so bad I was having so much trouble walking. One of the nurses tried to get me a belly band from the maternity ward- but they didn't have any. So, she took a shoulder sling and cut the loops off them, and I used it. It was amazing at the weight it took off my back. The only thing is it wasn't too comfy. Before long, the band was cutting into my upper and lower abd and I wasn't able to continue to wear it. Sunday was somewhat busy, but I had time to sit and rest between patients, so the pains didn't start up until later that night (closer to time for me to go home). I am going to get the belly band since the shoulder sling proved to me that a good one will in deed lift the weight of my belly up and hold it so that there isn't so much pressure on my back. I hope this helps. Otherwise- making it through twelve hour shifts is going to be super rough. Even if it is only two days a week.
Baby Boy is doing fine. I feel him moving more and more. I love it! He got his first blue outfit from my mom the other day. So cute. A little blue and white stripped onesie with a pair of blue jeans. Also got his first "toy" which was a blue teddy bear holding a blue blanket that says "Thank Heaven for little boys." Also he got two bibs that say "I love Grandma/Grandpa".
I am hunting down names and also deciding on what to do the nursery in. Hard when the nursery is a girl and boy! Ha. And one is a two year old- one an infant. I am seriously thinking about the Fisher Price Rainforest stuff. They have girl and boy stuff- and Madi loves all animals. I am just not sure that the baby bedding will fit a toddler bed. I know it is smaller, but I don't know if it is too small to cover the bed. I am pulling down old bedding from Madi on Wednesday from our attic and I am going to do a "test". If it is too small- I am hitting up the fabric shops. I will hunt something that I can do both beddings in and possibly get my grandmother to work on their bedding.
well I will keep you all posted on the baby and decisions concerning their nursery. It looks as if I have decided to stay here and not sell our home.

20 week check up (actually 19 1/2)

So, I went to the doc today. Dr. Reidy had me schedule it a half a week behind usual so that I would be closer to 20 weeks so I could go ahead and get my ultrasound done on the same day. I went in and guess what? No ultrasound scheduled!! I was heartbroken. I couldn't believe that was happening to me. Dr. Reidy went to talk to the ultrasound tech to see if they could possibly work me in since someone had messed up on scheduling me! The tech was nice enough to say yes! I went from heartbroken to super excited again. Before I go any further.. let me tell you about my morning before the appointment.
* I had trouble going to sleep last night. You know how when you are younger, and you are going somewhere like on vacation the next day, and you are super excited and can't go to sleep? Well that was me last night. I must have laid there for like two hours with my mind bouncing around before finally drifting off to sleep. The baby was moving a LOT last night too. I kept waking up every hour or two. Partly b/c of my bladder and secondly I think b/c of my nerves! I really had the hardest time sleeping last night. I finally decided to go ahead and get out of bed this morning at around 6 a.m. I made a pot of coffee before jumping in the shower. In showering, when I went to shave, I realized my belly really is growing. I am having trouble bending over. Guess Steve will have to take over that before long. Ha. I had two cups of coffee today which I must say were absolutely delicious. I miss having morning coffee with Steve. He makes the best coffee (mixes the cream and flavored cream just right). We finally all got ready to go. I couldn't eat anything before leaving. My stomach was in knots. I didn't really care whether we were having a boy or girl. A girl would have been nice for the simple fact of I already had everything for a girl and wouldn't have to buy anything at all really. And since Madi and the baby have to share a room, it would have been easier to do a bedroom for two girls rather than a girl and a boy. I just knew that this was the LAST baby that Steve or I are going to have. I knew how badly he wanted a son.. and I wanted so badly to be able to give him just that. It had me in a nervous wreck. It even had my stomach tore up. Sorry TMI. On the way to the doc office I was telling Steve how nervous I was. He was super sweet and told me that he really didn't care what we were having and for me not to get upset over it. He would be fine with either boy or girl. And I know he would have been.. but I also knew he was just being nice to me and covering up the fact that deep down he knew if it wasn't a boy- he would had gotten somewhat upset!! It did make me feel somewhat better though!!! We stopped by Sonic to get something to eat, but my stomach was still in knots so I passed on the food. I felt like I was going to vomit! Then we finally got to the doc office...... *
Now back to where I started. The U/S tech put the probe on me and I couldn't believe my eyes! Looked like a monsterous baby in there! He was huge- so it looked. Come to find out he only weighs 11 ounces. Looks much bigger than 11 ounces to me. He is measuring right on track of 19 1/2 weeks, so they didn't make any changes to the due date! This U/S tech was by far the most awesome tech I have ever had before!!! I mean, she checked EVERYTHING. Got pics of both feet, both legs, checked the sex, abdomen including all organs, checked spine for spina bifida (which was negative YEAH!), checked the brain and even measured the left and right ventricles, the cerebellum, and some other part I can't remember the name of), checked the heart and all four chambers, and blood flow to/from heart, checked the placenta and blood flow to/from, heck- I don't know what all she checked,... but the ultrasound lasted for like 45 minutes.. NO LIE! I NEVER had a ultrasound like that before! Not with Madi. Heck- they even shocked me by checking for CLEFT PALATE!! (Which was negative). I mean- they put your fears at ease there. Nothing is 100 % of course.. but there is nothing left for me to worry about. My baby is perfectly healthy and normal.
As for the SEX part, she asked when we first got in the room if we wanted to find out the sex and I said "OF COURSE!!" She decided to look first thing. He was bouncing around like crazy in there ( I guess the caffine worked!!) She could immediately see the "turtle" and said "It is DEFINITELY A BOY!!" But kinda had a hard time getting a good pic of it since he was kicking like crazy. It was a good thing we looked then- later on he closed his legs tightly and wouldn't open them again!!!
Madi enjoyed seeing the baby. She kept pointing to the screen saying "BUBBA". It was sweet.
We heard the heart rate and it was 153 bpm.
Now Steve and I have to get busy naming this boy!! This should be fun since we don't agree on anything!!! Ha.

A pain in the butt... literally!

So, I finally started the painting I have been talking about. We are going to put our house up on the market and try to sell it so we can buy/build a bigger home. I have to paint every room in the house! A major challenge since I am pregnant. I finally decided to get to it yesterday and tackled the livingroom. Don't worry- it was WELL ventilated. I kept the A/C going to help circulate air, turned on the ceiling fan- opened three windows, and had two "box" fans pulling air out the windows. The breeze was rather nice! After two coats of paint, I started getting that pain in my right butt cheek. It is a horrible pain. I wouldn't stop though. I took breaks to rest. I called for help finally. Becky was already helping, but I got my mom-in-law to come over and do the trim around the top of the ceiling. That was a great help and she did a fantastic job! About 30 min after she got there, my mom and dad showed up. Another help. Dad babysat Madi while mom changed clothes and helped with the trim work. We finished up at about 8pm last night. Mom and Dad helped us clean up. Steve did most of the cleaning. It looks really good in here. Now all I have to do is hang up the pics and paint the trim (white). And clean the carpets and dust the blinds really good. I am taking a break since this pain is still killing me today. I am going to tackle the hallway tomorrow!!! YEAH. Ha. I am going to kill myself doing this.. I just know I am!

First time the baby woke me up!

So this morning was the first time the baby has woke me up being active. I had to pee really bad, my bladder was extremely full- and it made me wonder if all that movement and kicking was b/c the bladder was so full "cramping his space" and so he/she decided to kick the crap out of me until I woke up to go empty the dang bladder. I didn't want to get up, but finally couldn't take the painful kicks to the bladder no more. I emptied my bladder and what do you know- Lil man or Baby girl stopped the frolicking in my belly quickly. I guess then they could get comfy and go to sleep. I was already awake unfortunately and decided just to stay up! Dang it! The one day that Steve had to close and he could have gotten up with Madi and I could have slept in! Darn Baby T!!! Ha. On a good note- I got to go to Krispy Kreme Donut! Got some yummy glazed creme-filled donuts! YEAH! And they were SOOOOO... good too! That and I got to finally go to a thrift store to shop for some new books for Madi-bug! I was tired of reading the same old books. Got her about 40 books or so for $20. Not bad. So I guess I am happy Baby T decided to wake his/her mommy up!

18 weeks!!!!!

WOW!! 18 weeks already!! It has really been going by fast! Just think- in two weeks, not only will I hopefully know what I am having, but will also be half-way through my pregnancy!!!! I can't believe how fast it is going by. In one sense, I hope that the later part of the pregnancy slows down just a bit. I mean, I am getting to the "FUN" part where I feel the baby move more... and start seeing the baby move my belly around. That part is so exciting. I know the aches and pains are not exciting at all- but it is part of it!! And KNOWING that this is my VERY LAST pregnancy experience is kind of sad!!! I am so glad that this pregnancy is different that with Madison. I am glad I have more energy and glad that I haven't been as sick. That way I get to enjoy this one. I wished my pregnancy away quickly with Madi b/c I stayed so sick. It was not a pleasant experience at all. So, as I was walking and thinking at work yesterday- I don't want to spend this pregnancy *THE LAST ONE* complaining! I want to be happy and let people see that "pregnancy glow"!! So look for a new me!! Ha.

Quad screening results

Well, I got my lab results back today. My thyroid is normal, so I guess the increase in meds from 112 mcg to 125 mcg did the body good! Ha. Also, I had some labwork done that is called the quad screening test. I don't remember what all it tests for, but I know there are several disorders that it helps rule out- one being Down's Syndrome! Those results came back negative meaning Baby Tucker has none of these disorders! Thank the Lord. I had started getting a little nervous about that the other day. Not too bad. I would love my child no matter what, don't get me wrong.. but I was just hoping and praying it would not have any of those disorders. So, I am very happy with those results. On another note- my breasts are still EXTREMELY sore! UGH. And they are growing! YEAH! I just hope I can produce enough breast milk to breast feed this time. At least for the first couple of months!!! I think it will be easy to do since I will only have to worry about pumping at work two days a week! I wonder how often you are suppose to pump. I don't recall this from Madison. I guess b/c the whole breast-feeding experience was not a pleasant one with her having trouble latching on, I didn't produce enough for her (pumped for 15 min and only pumped 1/2 an ounce from BOTH breasts). I hope it goes better this time. Besides being healthier for them- it sure is CHEAPER!!! And I plan on bottle feeding him/her the breast milk anyways. Which means I will have to pump ALOT!!!

Think I have this baby figured out!

So, I think I know the problem with the last two ultrasounds! I haven't drank hardly any caffine this entire pregnancy. I mean, I have only taken like two sips of coffee (from Steve's cup) since I found out I was prego! And I have had ONE dr. pepper, ONE coke, and TWO glasses of tea over the past 17 weeks!! Not bad! Good for the baby! But with no caffine- I think I am baking a rather relaxed, lazy child in there! One that isn't wanting to move around and cooperate! So- when my friend looks again in two weeks- I am going to make sure that that day I drink like FOUR dr. peppers by the time she comes to scan me!!! And maybe he/she will be super active and dang spread them legs!! I am also going to do this the day of the Dr. appt as well. I don't want to give him/her too much caffine- but I definitely want to make sure the baby is hyper-active enough to see b/w those legs! It is killing me this not knowing the sex. And the thought of NEVER knowing- makes me more insane!!! Sigh. On another note- I have been shopping around today in stores and also online for baby boy bedding. No luck. Can't find anything I like. All the cute stuff is girlie! I guess it wouldn't be too bad of a thing if it was a girl! Oh well- I still say I would be disappointed for the sake of poor Steve.
Enough rambling for now!

New Ultrasound

So, this weekend, I got another ultrasound! Baby tucker was SO UNCOOPERATIVE!! I am a little worried now that this baby is NOT a boy. I have a strong gut feeling telling me that it's a girl. Plus, my friend said that she didn't see anything this time (meaning she didn't see that turtle) and said "IDK Jennifer, it might be a girl." But the baby put it's legs together rather quickly and left them together the rest of the time. So, I am not for sure! Don't get me wrong, another girl would be great in my opinion. In fact, that is kinda what I wanted to start with. (Mainly b/c the baby and Madi will have to share a room until we move and it would be easier being girls to share a bedroom- decoration wise! And all the stuff I already have such as the swing, bouncer, stroller, infant car seat, and the bassinett, are all PINK! And if it's a girl I can reuse them! Not to mention ALL the pink clothes I have left from Madi!) So, if it's a boy, we have to start all over and buy all new stuff! Which is a financial burden at this point and time. But, every since she saw that turtle the first time.. I got really excited. Mostly for Steve at first b/c I know how badly he wants a son! And I wanted to be able to give him what he wants so badly. Then, the thought of getting to experience raising a son, a "mama's boy" set in and I started getting really excited! Oh well- I guess in the end it doesn't matter much at all.. as long as we have a healthy baby!! I can't wait to find out. Sept 5th is when the doc office looks! My friend is going to look the weekend before we go to the doc office to see if she can tell then. I hope that either that weekend or at the doc office we have a more cooperative baby! This is too much to take not knowing! And to think, what if they can't tell then either?? What if I have to go the rest of this pregnancy NOT knowing what I am having! I will be madly insane!!!
Oh yeah- she measured the baby and he/she is still measuring about a week ahead of what the doc office has me at! Must be going to be a big baby! He/She looks healthy and the heart rate was 153 bpm! So, still doing great!!! Only 2-3 weeks left before MAYBE we find out the gender of this child.
According to the chinese gender chart- which was correct with Madison- we are having a baby boy! But I guess we will have to see if the Chinese know what they are talking about!!!

Just to let everyone know- I think we have decided on a name... for a girl that is. Ha. Even though we probably are not going to have a girl!
If it does so happen to be a girl- her name will be Miss Braelyn Lauren Tucker. That could change of course. You know we roll. But that is the girl name that we have chosen as of right now- which is actually the same girl name we decided on a long time ago after having Madison. We said we would name the next little girl that- and I guess it has stuck! Oh- I just realized the poor girl's initials will be BLT. Do you think she will be made fun of? Should we find a different middle name for her?

8/13/08

Well, I felt the baby move for the first time tonight. Like I mean felt it by my hand. Which is really odd- b/c I was MUCH further along before I ever felt Madison move with my hand!! Strange, but there was NO doubt about it. I was sitting on the couch watching TV (the olympics) and had my right hand rested on my belly- near my belly button. All of a sudden I felt one really strong kick! I was in disbelief! Of course the little rascal wouldn't do it again so that I could let Steve feel it! But it was amazing! It is really strange b/c I have only felt him moving around inside my a handful number of times. Oh well- I know before too much longer I will be feeling him constantly... and he will be kicking the crap out of me! I just wonder if he got a little excited over the olympics! HA. As for me- I am still feeling fine! Wanting to eat all the time now! And cravings for junk food is starting. I only hope I can somewhat control them so that I don't gain too much weight!!! I have been experiencing the sore breasts again lately. They had stopped being quite so sore, but then I rolled over in bed the other night and one of them hit a pillow and OMG!! I wanted to cry. It is ridiculous. Hopefully they will chill out a little bit soon!! Ha.

8/5/08 Doctor's appt

So I had my doctor's office visit today. It went well. Everything looked great. My blood pressure is still normal! I have started gaining weight! I am still 2 pounds under what I started at! YIPEE! I am sure that won't last long. They heard the heart rate yet again. It was much faster this time. Kept bouncing around all over the place going from 158-161 bpm. Doc says everything is going well. I also got my results back from my follow-up pap smear from the LEEP procedure! NORMAL!! YEAH! I sure hope that is over with! I never want to go through that again. That is surely a really scary thing to deal with not knowing if you have cervical cancer or not!! Good news is, that in most cases, once you have the abnormal cells removed from the cervix, they never return. Of course that is not 100% guaranteed, but I will make sure I always go for my annual check up!!! That is for sure! I have to go for some more labwork on Friday 8/15/08 to check my thyroid again and make sure they are okay. And also I have to get the labwork done that checks for stuff such as down syndrome, etc in the baby. My next OB appt is on Sept 5th. I will also get an ultrasound done that day and hopefully find out for sure if it is a boy!! Well- that's all for now!

Previous posts from Myspace

5/17/08: I went to work, started feeling EXTREMELY bloated, then nauseated! I pretty much felt queasy the whole entire day! I have also noticed I have been EXTEMELY fatigued as well!

5/18/08: Same as yesterday: still feeling bloated and queasy! Also feel very drained! I have other personal symptoms making me think that I might be pregnant! I research online for early pregnancy symptoms.. and low and behold everything is a symptom of pregnancy! So.. makes me start wondering, but I am very doubtful seeing as we have been trying for a year now! I am also cramping.. thinking I am about to start.

5/19/2008: Well, even though I am cramping and today is the day I am suppose to start, I decided to go ahead and take a pregnancy test. I was thinking, I will stop wondering.. and go ahead and start before our vacation next week. I peed on the stick.. and laid the test down. I started taking my morning meds, putting my contacts in, and brushing my teeth. Steve was getting out of the shower and I told him that I didn't think I was pregnant b/c I was cramping.. but then reminded myself and him that I did cramp with Madi too. So he glanced over at the stick and made a goofy looking face. It was so cute! He just smiled! I said "No I am NOT! Don't play around like that!" Then I looked at the test.. and I'll be danged if there wasn't a POSITIVE sign!!! I actually looked two more times to make sure I had seen it correctly. I called my mom and Cheryl.. then my brother Lance. Those were the only ones that I thought would be awake.. or wouldn't be mad if I woke them up! Ha. Then I started thinking.. what if that test was wrong??? So I took another test! Two home pregnancy tests.. both confirm I am indeed pregnant. I tried to set an appointment with the doc, but after dealing with a rude lady.. not so much up for it! I am feeling REALLY tired today. Still somewhat nauseated, but not too bad. No vomiting yet. Steve and I have decided we need to put our home up for sale and buy something bigger! Ha. I also noticed that I have been EXTREMELY emotional the past few days. Now it all makes since. Like for example: I was bringing an inpatient down for a CT Saturday, and I was telling them that their nurse was wonderful.. that she was the same nurse that took care of Madi a few days when she was in the hospital and that she was awesome! I started tearing up!! What the he--? I hope I am not going to get all whiny and stuff this time. I hate whiners! If I do.. please let me know! Ha!

5/21/2008: Started feeling the pain in my back that was a burning sensation. Also developed a BAD headache. I am thinking it is from the lack of caffine.

5/22/2008: Same back pain, now people are making me think I might have a UTI. Headache is still horrible!

5/23/3008: Back pain is still there, but it seems as if it is easing up some. The headache isn't as bad either. I went by work and did a dip stick urine test.. came back negative.

5/24/2008: Back ache is almost non-existent as is the headache. ER docs told me to do the dip stick test again, still negative, but I do have trace protein, which can be normal for pregnant women. I was told to watch my blood pressure. Also noticed my heart was beating kind of abnormal. "Flutters" so to speak, but other than that I feel fine.

5/25/2008: Still feel good. Did yet another dip stick test after researching that protein in the urine can possibly be pre-eclampsia. I should be too early to be developing signs of that according to everything, but there are still trace amount of protein in my urine. Got to keep a watch on it. I also have researched the backaches in early pregnancy, and so some people will stop worrying so much about me ; ) I will inform you of what I learned. There is a hormone called relaxin which is released early in pregnancy. It softens ligaments and joints to prepare us for labor! So, unless I start bleeding or anything else, this is probably normal. I still have no OB appointment, but I am calling as soon as we get in Colorado probably on Wed. to set it up. The "winch" that I talked to the other day told me they wouldn't see me before June 10th anyways. So I am going to wait until we get out there to set up the appointment.

6/7/08: Well, I thought I would blog since I haven't in a while. We were on vacation the last week 1/2. I felt fine the entire time. The headaches are better and the back pain is gone. Well.. at night my back hurts and I am having trouble sleeping. I can't seem to ever get comfy. That will get worse the bigger I get. I get nauseated every now and again, but no vomiting (well only once on vacation). I am feeling good and I think I am starting to show already. Hard to tell under all this fat.. but I think my wasteline has gotten bigger. I have not gained any weight as of yet! YEAH! That is great news for me seeing as I am already carrying 25 pounds still from my pregnancy with Madison. I finally made my first OB appointment. I go Tuesday, June 10th at 9:30 a.m. I am ready to put some of my worries behind me and ready to see that baby and heartbeat on the ultrasound. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that there is just ONE in there! Ha. That's it for now!

6/10/08: Steve actually was able to schedule himself off work and go with me to the doctor! Thank goodness! To help keep Madi calm! She was tired and ill therefore a little bit fussy! Dr. Reidy perfomed my ultrasound and said that everything looked great! I am only 7 weeks prego according to measurements! I figured my original due date wouldn't last long since my periods are not on 28 day cycle! They are more like 33-35 days! So my new due date is January 28th! There is only ONE fetus in there! Thank goodness. I was a little worried! Ha. Steve started stressing. I remember what the yolk sac looks like! So I knew the round circular one was the yolk sac and the other was the baby! He didn't know that! So he was flipping out thinking there were twins! The doc reassured him there was only one in there and he actually fells much better now! I saw the heartbeating. He didn't get to see it since he was trying to keep Madi calm! I teared up! You know emotional me! Ha. Then we heard the heartbeat which REALLY made me tear up! I am so much more excited now! The heart was beating at 140 bpm. I don't remember Madi's exactly, but I was thinking hers stayed more like in the 160s. Wondering if this means a boy? Hmm... I guess we won't know until I am 20 weeks! Unless I can get the ultrasound tech to let me come in during the week and her scan me at around 16 weeks! If not, I know I can go to Anniston and get a friend to do it for me (Kelly) haha! Which is the same girl who told me I was having a girl with Madi! So I trust her! But I go back in 4 weeks! Everything is fine! I go for blood work before I go back to the doctor! So I guess I will wait and go get that done next week. That's all for now! Other than I am EXTREMELY tired the past few days! I think I should take some phenegran and pass out!

6/17/08: We thought of baby names on our vacation and I am just now getting around to writing them down. For a boy: so far, we like the name Kaiden Sean/ Kaiden Steven (after Steve). For a girl: Braelyn Lauren/ Braelyn Hope (after me). Not sure which.. and not sure if we will wind up in a complete different direction with the names. We will put more thought into it once we know what we are having!

6/19/08: Steve has informed me that the baby does not like oreos since the past two nights I have thrown up after eating a few of them. I have been banned from oreos by Steve!

6/21/08: I weighed myself and somehow even though I have been eating healthy I managed to gain one whole pound in a week! UGH!

6/22/08: I had a dream. Here it is!!! Okay.. so being pregnant does make you have the weirdest dreams. Last night.. wasn't really so weird.. more GREAT for me. I dreamed that I went to one of the races, and was allowed to be in the garage area where I could meet all of the drivers.. HOW FREAKIN AWESOME IS THAT? Well.. in my dream, I saw Kasey Kahne first making his way towards my direction.. talking on the cell phone. I started yelling "Kasey, can I please have your autograph?" He kept walking past me.. and as he was walking past me I put my hand on his chest and again begged for his autograph. He kept going. A second later he tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around and he says "HA! Gotcha!" He hung up the cell phone and proceeded to give me his autograph.. signing it (I remember SO VIVIDLY in my dream) " To the beautiful Jennifer: with lots and lots of love, Kasey Kahne!" So I am so excited. He then takes me over to check out his car and garage area.. and meet his crew where I got each and everyone's auto-graph. I finally bid him farewell and wish him lots of luck during the race. As I am walking on.. there is this fenced area where there are TONS of drivers hanging out in there. I catch a glimpse of none other than the wonderful Dale Jr. I politely ask him if I could have his autograph. He says "Sure." So I hand him a piece of paper and I am looking for my pen.. can't find it. "No problem.. I'll be right back." So I am standing there waiting as Jr goes running off.. he comes back with a picture of himself and a sharpie. He signs his name right in front of me!! Then hands me the picture. I start screaming in excitement and he then asks me "Hey.. would you like to ride around the track with me in my car??" I am TOO crazy with excitement by this point. I of course take him up on his offer.. and hope into the 88 AMP. He hands me a helmet and says "here.. gotta put this on" with his cute little crooked smile. He then takes off and before I know it we are going 200 miles per hour!!! I am beside myself in excitement!! After several laps around the track.. he then takes me back. Says it is about time for them to get ready to race. I get out of the car and thank him for the ride. I start to walk off.. and he says. "Here Jennifer.. I forgot to give you something" and hands me some kind of paper.. it looked kinda like a map of the racetrack that I was at. It had been autographed by everyone of the drivers.. each writing personal messages on it. I read it and was amazed and thanked him so much. Then I said "How come Ryan Newman didn't sign this?" Jr looked shocked. He said.. "I guess he wasn't around the garage while we were gone on our joy ride. That is when I had all the guys sign it." He said "come with me and I will introduce you myself to him". I see Ryan Newman and my heart starts racing as I get closer to him! I start acting retarded.. telling him how much I love him and his racing.. and blah blah blah.. He signs his autograph onto the piece of paper that Jr. had gotten everyone else to sign. Then thanks me for being such a great fan. Then the alarm clock went off... DANG IT! I was having such a great dream.
Sometimes I love the weird crazy pregnant dreams! How great they can be!!

6/27/08: Weighed myself and I have surprisingly lost 5 pounds. YIPEE!

7/8/08: I went to see the doctor today. Had to get my follow-up pap smear from all the cervical stuff I went through. They weighed me and I had lost a total of 7 pounds. The doctor is fine with that. Told me that since I haven't been vomiting too much, it is probably just from me eating healthier and drinking lots of water now. So, they listened for the baby's heart rate and we heard it again (137 bpm). Everything looks a-okay so far. I can't wait to get the pap results back. I am just praying that everything is normal on it. She said that it looks as if my cervix has healed properly from the procedure I had done. So hopefully there will be no problems with premature labor. I will have to keep praying and keep my fingers crossed!

7/26/08: I have had an entire week of freedom from the nausea and vomiting. I will admit I did get a tad queezy once or twice.. but nothing that lasted long at all.. an NO vomiting. Thank goodness. I hope that is over with. My appetite is back. I have been eating a lot more... and the scales could tell. I have gained back one pound since last weekend. Now I am scared I am going to eat like crazy and start piling on the weight.
I also felt the baby move for the first time. I was leaning forward talking to a co-worker and I felt it. I swear it feels more like a fish flopping around than "butterflies". I felt it again once I got home that night and was talking to Steve. I can't wait to feel it more often. That is the exciting part.

8/2/08: So it looks like a boy... kinda. The baby's feet were down making it difficult for my friend to see. There is one pic, where it looks like a little turtle (penis) so my friend is going with "it's a boy" for now. We are going to check again in a couple of weeks. But I sure hope she is right! It definitely looks like it! So I am going to say it's a boy until I find out differently. Ha. Oh and baby is doing well. Bouncing around like crazy. It looked like he was either hiccuping or kicking himself around in there. He definitely doesn't look like a blob anymore! I am so excited now since I have actually SEEN my baby! I mean I saw him at 7 weeks, but he was just a blob. Ha. I have one great shot of him opening his mouth as well. Measuring at 15 weeks and 4 days..