Today is a big day! Adam is now full term! This means if he was to arrive now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though technically my due date is still three weeks away. He should now weigh about 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel.
I am so excited to know that from this point on if Adam decides to come he should be healthy! Tomorrow I have an OB appointment where we will be doing another ultrasound - if he is still measuring as far ahead as he was at the 30 week ultrasound we will be discussing taking him early! I am actually praying that he is still quite large, I am so ready for him to be here. I am extremely uncomfortable all of the time and just can't wait to hold this sweet angel in my arms! I believe he has dropped quite a bit (I'll have to post another picture) - I don't have heartburn anymore and I can breathe so much easier now. My trips to the bathroom are extremely frequent now too!
Our Thanksgiving was great! My mom made such a yummy dinner (she always does though). It was fun just having Bob there (since he has been traveling so much) and just hanging out with the family. Bob and I also got all of the Christmas decorations up this weekend! It didn't take us too long to do but I am glad that we got it out of the way. Now I just need to wait for 2 more gifts to arrive in the mail and wrap them and I am all set. I sent out the Christmas cards yesterday too! I also scheduled Adam's baptism with the church - yes I know it is extremely early for that but I wanted to make sure I did it and was able to give Bob's family in Detroit and my family in St. Louis plenty of time to plan if they wanted to come in town for it. It will be on January 24th - hopefully the weather will cooperate that weekend!
Today is my niece's 2nd birthday! I can't believe she is 2, I remember being in the room when she was born - what an amazing experience! I felt such a HUGE amount of love the second I saw her and thought to myself that I would do anything for her. I can't believe that the love I will feel for Adam when he comes isn't going to even compare to the love I have for that little girl! But I know it will be so much more!
Dear God,
Please watch over us these last couple of weeks as we prepare for our sweet angel to get here!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
Mommy and Daddy are really excited to see you tomorrow! We hope you are nice and strong and big and healthy! We are so ready for you to be here and can't wait to see you!
We Love You,
Mommy & Daddy
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
36 Weeks
Adam is still packing on the pounds - at the rate of about an ounce a day. He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. He swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, that will form the contents of his first bowel movement. At the end of this week he is considered full-term!
Unbelievable - we are almost at the full term point! This pregnancy has been the best thing that has ever happened to me (even though it's been very tough at times). I have SO much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Last Thanksgiving I was in a major depression thinking that my dreams of having a child were never going to happen and now this Thanksgiving we are just weeks/days away from seeing our beautiful baby boy! I can't believe this is the last holiday where it will just be Bob and I - from now on all of our holidays we will have a child with us!
Dear God,
Thank you so much for all of the amazing blessings you have given us this past year! I am in awe everyday of how great you are!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
I can't believe next year at this time you will be toddling around and eating turkey at your First Thanksgiving! Mommy and Daddy are so excited to start celebrating holidays with you and creating many, many, many family memories!
We Love You!
Mommy & Daddy
Unbelievable - we are almost at the full term point! This pregnancy has been the best thing that has ever happened to me (even though it's been very tough at times). I have SO much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Last Thanksgiving I was in a major depression thinking that my dreams of having a child were never going to happen and now this Thanksgiving we are just weeks/days away from seeing our beautiful baby boy! I can't believe this is the last holiday where it will just be Bob and I - from now on all of our holidays we will have a child with us!
Dear God,
Thank you so much for all of the amazing blessings you have given us this past year! I am in awe everyday of how great you are!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
I can't believe next year at this time you will be toddling around and eating turkey at your First Thanksgiving! Mommy and Daddy are so excited to start celebrating holidays with you and creating many, many, many family memories!
We Love You!
Mommy & Daddy
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
New Belly Picture
So here is my 35 week belly shot (I haven't taken one in a long time). I feel HUGE!
Monday, November 16, 2009
35 Weeks - 35 Days Left to Go!
I think it's so funny that today I am 35 Weeks with 35 Days left to go - so exciting! Adam doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds. Because it's so snug in there, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore (although to me sometimes it feels like he is), but the number of times he kicks remains about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete - he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
I had an pretty uneventful OB appointment this past Saturday. Adam's heartbeat was nice and strong and I finally got my H1N1 shot! I have been wanting to get that for awhile, at first I didn't think I wanted it but I really feel like I made a good decision on getting it because now Adam will have some antibodies for it. Now we just need to get Bob to get the shot to just make sure we are all protected. I start going to the OB every week now - next Tuesday I will have a Non-Stress test and the test for Group B. Then the week after that is our next ultrasound, I am anxious for that because if he is still big I am pretty sure we will talk about getting him early!
Adam's movements are SO much stronger now! He is constantly moving and it hurts a lot of the time because he has no room and everytime he moves you can see it on my tummy. My skin feels so tight too on my tummy - I can't imagine it growing anymore because it already feels like it is going to rip. I haven't slept at all the past 3 nights - I just can't get comfortable, I pee a ton at night and my mind is racing! I am getting so anxious for him to get here, I just can't wait to hold him in my arms.
This weekend I pretty much finished our Christmas shopping and wrapped everything! I just have 2 more gifts to get. I was teasing that I should have a baby around Christmas time every year - it really motivates you to get things done! Can you believe next week is Thanksgiving! I love that holiday but I don't think my stomach will let me eat as much as I normally do!
Dear God,
Thank you for your continued blessings and please continue to watch over us as we come closer and closer to the delivery of our wonderful gift!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
I can't even imagine how crammed you are inside Mommy right now! I hope you are getting excited to come out and meet us because we are SO excited to meet you!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
I had an pretty uneventful OB appointment this past Saturday. Adam's heartbeat was nice and strong and I finally got my H1N1 shot! I have been wanting to get that for awhile, at first I didn't think I wanted it but I really feel like I made a good decision on getting it because now Adam will have some antibodies for it. Now we just need to get Bob to get the shot to just make sure we are all protected. I start going to the OB every week now - next Tuesday I will have a Non-Stress test and the test for Group B. Then the week after that is our next ultrasound, I am anxious for that because if he is still big I am pretty sure we will talk about getting him early!
Adam's movements are SO much stronger now! He is constantly moving and it hurts a lot of the time because he has no room and everytime he moves you can see it on my tummy. My skin feels so tight too on my tummy - I can't imagine it growing anymore because it already feels like it is going to rip. I haven't slept at all the past 3 nights - I just can't get comfortable, I pee a ton at night and my mind is racing! I am getting so anxious for him to get here, I just can't wait to hold him in my arms.
This weekend I pretty much finished our Christmas shopping and wrapped everything! I just have 2 more gifts to get. I was teasing that I should have a baby around Christmas time every year - it really motivates you to get things done! Can you believe next week is Thanksgiving! I love that holiday but I don't think my stomach will let me eat as much as I normally do!
Dear God,
Thank you for your continued blessings and please continue to watch over us as we come closer and closer to the delivery of our wonderful gift!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
I can't even imagine how crammed you are inside Mommy right now! I hope you are getting excited to come out and meet us because we are SO excited to meet you!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
34 Weeks
Adam now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (at least that is the average) and is almost 18 inches long. HIs fat layers - which will help regulate his body temperature once he's born - are filling him out, amaking him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. Babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
That is a huge relief to me that if he were to be born now he would most likely be just fine. This morning I woke up at 4:00 a.m. with really bad gas pains (or at least I thought that is what it was). I tried to go to the bathroom but nothing happened and the pain just went away after a minute or so. I thought nothing of it and tried to go back to sleep, well it happened again probably about an hour later and it's happened 2 more times since. I am almost positive it is just false labor or something like that. I know it's not the real deal because they are so far apart, aren't regular at all and don't get any worse. It's kind of exiciting to think at least my body is doing something even though I know it's not the time at all. I just have never felt anything like this before.
So I think it is safe to say that my center of gravity is definately off! Sunday morning I fell off the step coming from my parent's house to the garage and twisted my ankle. It hurt so bad! I got up and was able to hobble to the car to go to church. Once in church though I felt like I was going to pass out and throw up because my ankle was just throbbing so I sat out in the car while my family stayed there for mass. After mass my dad took me to the 24 hour emergency care clinic (Bob was out of town) and luckly it was just sprained! I didn't fall on my belly or anything and Adam was moving around like normal so I was sure he was fine. Yesterday, I got up got ready for work because my ankle was feeling a million times better and was getting ready to leave - well wouldn't you know it but I fell again coming out of my house into the garage - the exact same way I did the day before! So at that point I decided I was not going into work and just laid on the couch all day with my foot elevated! I am much better today and am at work but I am trying to make sure I really favor my right side so I don't reinjure myself again! I am just thankful that Adam is ok and that I didn't break anything - there is no way I would trust myself on cruches right now!
Dear God,
Thank you for watching over me and not letting me break any bones! Also thank you for making sure Adam stayed nice and safe.
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
Sorry Mommy jostled you a little bit these past couple of days! I am just glad that I didn't hurt you, I would have felt so bad and so guilty if something had happened to you! It is so exciting for Mommy and Daddy to think that you could be here anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks! That is so soon!
We Love You!
Mommy & Daddy
That is a huge relief to me that if he were to be born now he would most likely be just fine. This morning I woke up at 4:00 a.m. with really bad gas pains (or at least I thought that is what it was). I tried to go to the bathroom but nothing happened and the pain just went away after a minute or so. I thought nothing of it and tried to go back to sleep, well it happened again probably about an hour later and it's happened 2 more times since. I am almost positive it is just false labor or something like that. I know it's not the real deal because they are so far apart, aren't regular at all and don't get any worse. It's kind of exiciting to think at least my body is doing something even though I know it's not the time at all. I just have never felt anything like this before.
So I think it is safe to say that my center of gravity is definately off! Sunday morning I fell off the step coming from my parent's house to the garage and twisted my ankle. It hurt so bad! I got up and was able to hobble to the car to go to church. Once in church though I felt like I was going to pass out and throw up because my ankle was just throbbing so I sat out in the car while my family stayed there for mass. After mass my dad took me to the 24 hour emergency care clinic (Bob was out of town) and luckly it was just sprained! I didn't fall on my belly or anything and Adam was moving around like normal so I was sure he was fine. Yesterday, I got up got ready for work because my ankle was feeling a million times better and was getting ready to leave - well wouldn't you know it but I fell again coming out of my house into the garage - the exact same way I did the day before! So at that point I decided I was not going into work and just laid on the couch all day with my foot elevated! I am much better today and am at work but I am trying to make sure I really favor my right side so I don't reinjure myself again! I am just thankful that Adam is ok and that I didn't break anything - there is no way I would trust myself on cruches right now!
Dear God,
Thank you for watching over me and not letting me break any bones! Also thank you for making sure Adam stayed nice and safe.
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
Sorry Mommy jostled you a little bit these past couple of days! I am just glad that I didn't hurt you, I would have felt so bad and so guilty if something had happened to you! It is so exciting for Mommy and Daddy to think that you could be here anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks! That is so soon!
We Love You!
Mommy & Daddy
Monday, November 2, 2009
33 Weeks
This week Adam weighs a little over 4 pounds (or at least he is supposed to) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.
I can now officially say that Adam will be here next month! And we are in the 40s as far as days left! I am so excited for him to get here. I can't wait to hold that sweet angel in my arms. I can't wait to see Bob as a Daddy and watch their bond grow. I already feel a bond with Adam but I am not sure if Bob does yet but I know as soon as he holds his son in his arms he will instantly fall in love. I know that he is probably more excited than I am for him to get here. Now that Halloween is over I know we will start to see all of the Christmas decorations soon. I love that and can't believe that our little boy will have his first Christmas this year! I think he might be too new to take to see Santa though this year but it all depends on when he comes.
Dear God,
Thank you for your continued blessings. Please watch over us this last month. This pregnancy has been the greatest gift you have ever given me!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
You will be here next month! Mommy and Daddy can't wait to hold you in our arms and love and cuddle you. I hope you grow up knowing always how much we love you and how we will always be there for you. You are our most precious gift and we love you more than you will ever know!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
I can now officially say that Adam will be here next month! And we are in the 40s as far as days left! I am so excited for him to get here. I can't wait to hold that sweet angel in my arms. I can't wait to see Bob as a Daddy and watch their bond grow. I already feel a bond with Adam but I am not sure if Bob does yet but I know as soon as he holds his son in his arms he will instantly fall in love. I know that he is probably more excited than I am for him to get here. Now that Halloween is over I know we will start to see all of the Christmas decorations soon. I love that and can't believe that our little boy will have his first Christmas this year! I think he might be too new to take to see Santa though this year but it all depends on when he comes.
Dear God,
Thank you for your continued blessings. Please watch over us this last month. This pregnancy has been the greatest gift you have ever given me!
Love,
Alicia & Bob
Dear Adam,
You will be here next month! Mommy and Daddy can't wait to hold you in our arms and love and cuddle you. I hope you grow up knowing always how much we love you and how we will always be there for you. You are our most precious gift and we love you more than you will ever know!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy