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