Unplanned Doc Visit

So yesterday, I started to show signs of an uti. To be sure I went to the doctors today since uti's can lead to preterm labor. Turns out that I was correct and had the start of an uti. Glad I went otherwise I would drive Clay nuts all weekend with do I have one....no I don't....well maybe I do, since we all know I'm the biggest worry wart out there. Dr Wagaman started me on antibiotics and they will double check to see if it's gone next Friday at my 28th week checkup.

Names, Names, and Crazy Family

So I probably haven't told everyone but we have decided on names. We decided to go with traditional Irish names. If baby gil is a boy, his name will be Liam James, James after my father & brother. If baby gil is a girl, her name will be Leigha Bristol, Leigh after my sister and Bristol after my mother. As for god parents now that's still up in the air. We had originally thought Shannon and Seth but Jimmy seemed really upset with that idea. So Seth decided that they need to have a man competition and compete for the "God Father Title". They were planning events such as drinking, hunting, jousting, and eating. What this has to do with being a god father I'm not really sure. But all the talking about it brought the subject to Mitchell's attention who now also wants to be the god father. Shannon keeps laughing because she safe being the only aunt and all. Somebody help me.

6mths

I look and feel so round. I finally had to take out my belly button ring because my skin is stretching so much. For the first time in my life I can actually see my belly button, which is starting to turn inside out. The symptoms I'm having is mostly heartburn and an itching abdomen due to my skin stretching. The baby still can't seem to get enough mexican food, thank goodness Clay loves it. You know its bad when Jimmy is sick of going out to mexican restaurants with us and he was only home for two weeks. The baby is moving very well and is now starting to play back. If you poke him he'll poke you back. It's funny until he starts kicking my pelvic bone. Baby Gil also gets startled when Jager starts to bark but settles down quickly. At least he's getting used to the barking now.

24 weeks checkup

So today was my 24wk checkup. I now weight 164 lbs which for the first time in my pregnancy I'm not considered under weight, thanks to both set of grandparents for feeding us very well over Christmas break. Also all my vitals are were they are supposed to be for 24 wks. Dr Gomez continued with checking the baby's heartbeat and baby gil kicked him, and not a light flutter kick but a karate chop kick. Dr Gomez proceeded to say I see the baby is moving extremely well. He also was first one to tell me the heartbeat is at 145bpm. I also confirmed with Dr. Gomez that it is ok to continue my 2 mile walks with Jager. In four weeks I take my glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes. There is still no word on when my third ultrasound will be to see if my placenta has moved.

Cantaloupe

It feels like I'm carrying a soccer ball around. I guess I'm not too far off.

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Change in settings

Today I was looking at the settings of my blog and I realized that it was setup so only people with google accounts could leave comments. Well that's no longer the case. All of our friends and family should be able to leave commments now, and I see some already have.

5mths

As you all can tell, I have moved to fat pants. I no longer fit into anything I own. I'm still under weight at this point but not as drastic as the last 2mths. I guess Thanksgiving helped a lot with that. The fatigue has subsided as well as the dizziness, however now my back is killing me and I get heartburn after almost every meal. Now that's a weird feeling. I didn't even know what it was at first since I never have had it before. As for cravings I still eat guac 2-3 times a week and fudgey brownies with blue bell ice cream, roasted peanuts, and caramel or homemade toll house chocolate chip cookies with walnuts. I try to not have a brownie every night since that much sugar isn't good for the baby, were as for the cookies I freeze the dough so I can make two at a time and not over do it. But boy do I miss my coke. Its so hard to go to a restaurant and have to get water. I do have a coke every now and then, but it just makes me want it even more.

5mth Checkup & Ultra-sound

Today was my 2owk ultra-sound which was really cool because Baby Gil well looks like a baby instead of a peanut. The tech showed us the brain, heart, kidneys, and the spine. As well as the arms, legs, head, lips, and face. She had a very hard time with figuring out the sex of the baby since Baby Gil would not stop moving. She tried three separate times while Clay and I kept our eyes shut since we didn't want to know. Also Baby Gil's head sits very low and she had a hard time getting a shot of his head. She even was pushing down and moving my belly around to get his head out from under my pelvic bone. The tech had to switch to an internal ultra-sound exam and she still couldn't get a very clear shot. I guess Baby Gil is stubborn like his mom. Our favorite shots were of the baby opening his mouth real wide to swallow amniotic fluid and the other of him sucking on his thumb. It was so weird to see and feel the baby to move at the same time.

When the tech was done with baby shots she let us know that I have a low lying placenta and not to worry yet and that the doctor will explain to us what that means. Basically its still to early to know if it will be a problem with delivery and that I have to make sure that I don't do any strenuous exercise or I could start to bleed. If you want some more info on placenta previa click here. Other than that everything seems to look good from the ultra-sound such as size of the baby and my fluids. Clay even asked the doctor this time if he could get a copy of the heart beat and he did. He recorded it on his mp3 player. We are going to get it on the blog shortly for anyone who would like to hear. You can hear me laugh at the end of the clip because Clay was dancing to the heartbeat in the doctors office. Also I'm posting the other ultra-sound pics on my flickr account, which is http://www.flickr.com/photos/8590332@N03/

The set is called baby. The link is also in My Links section on the right of the blog.

This is the heart beat. Blogger will ask when you open this page now if you would like to allow a function. That is so you can hear the heartbeat. You would need to click yes or allow.

No More Toes

So as of yesterday, I can no longer see my own toes when standing up and looking down. First went the abs and now the toes.

Black Friday

Black Friday was the first time I felt the baby kick, and since then it hasn't stopped. Mom said that when I was a baby I would make her entire stomach move. Baby Gil isn't kicking that strongly yet, thank goodness, but always decides to move around lot when I want to take a nap or go to bed. Clay can't feel the baby, but I can tell he really wants too.