July 6th

I must say I was pleasantly surprised this morning. My weight is what it was 15 weeks ago.... (guess I better hit the pavement hard in this heat to be sure that I don't over gain- better wait till evening time, hoping to get in three hours of walking a week - at least 1 hour every other day)


Blood pressure was 124/70 Yeah pretty on target for me & pregnancy. My iron count was the best it has ever been .... 13.8 YEAH!!!!!!!!!! (where is all my energy though)? I found out why. With Abigail since it was winter... I didn't get a lot of Vit. C (I guess) But I hate store bought tomatoes (very high in vit. C which helps the body absorb the iron) I have 16 tomato plants and so far I haven't put any in the freezer or canned any either.... So I eat them straight from the garden, on sandwiches, or in a salad. Lucky me and good for the baby.


I go in for my Quad Screening on July 30th, and my next appointment with the Dr. is on Aug. 3rd. Was really hoping to possible get my gender ultrasound at that point, but the current ultrasound is saying that I am only 13 weeks and 4 days. Due date (mine is 12/27 or the Dr will induce on 12/30 or 12/31. So according to the current readings as far as gestational age I won't get my ultrasound for gender determination until the end of Aug. first of Sept.

June 8th

My appointment went well, today. I am still under my original weigh in from April 27th... My blood pressure was 130/80. My iron as already started dropping (it needs to maintain between 11.1-17.1 but it is already 10.8. I am already on 325 mg of prescription iron a day... and it is dropping. More iron related foods, I got to eat, but I am already eating about as much as I can handle/keep down. My pregnancy with Abigail was termed an "anemic pregnancy" and so is this one. I got this low and lower with Abigail... Low iron = NO engery. And I have zilch already. Another ultrasound was done. Got to see the baby flipping around and moving all over the place. Made getting pictures difficult because they were all blurry. But I took them anyway. Will have to scan and post one on here.

My next appointment is on July 6th @ 9 AM. Before the next appointment, I should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat on the home doppler I have.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday baby girl.... You are one today and you are very special. I can't believe how fast this past year has gone. It seems like only yesterday; I was giving birth. I remember it all so very well. Well, I am happy to have you and to watch you grow.

Two days away...

Abigail will be 1 in just two days. I can't believe that 1 year ago today. I went in for my last Dr.'s appointment. WOW how time flies. It has been such a great year too. I can't believe all the different things she can do now and how much she has grown. She has her 1 year appointment on the 26th of May. I can't wait to see how tall she is or how much she weighs. Brian and I will be taking her to Olive Garden that night... Yeah it is more for us than it is for her. We have a gift card and that is why we are going.

8 Weeks

It's Sunday, I am eight weeks along and can't wait till my next appointment so I will/can feel better about everything. I will be nearly 11 weeks at my next appointment and that is a point whenI start feeling better about everything, as I am past the most dangerous part of the pregnancy "I hope." I have faith that God will bring us another baby. (Boy/girl) it doesn't matter. We just want another healthy child. This is a website photo of a baby at 8 weeks.

Wedding

Well, today Betsy (Aunt Bee) and Tim (now Uncle Tim) got married. It was a very beautiful outdoor wedding at Pleasant Ridge Park. Very thankful that the rain held off for the better part of the day. Had rain till about 11:30 and then it started to sprinkle around 5:30 when we left.

Today's appointment

Well, I had an appointment today. We got to see our little peanut. The Dr. estimates the 27th of Dec. (according to my cycle) According to the ultrasound ~ the baby is "small" and it says EDD of 1-3-10. However, if the baby hasn't arrived by the 29th then there will be an induction on the 30/31 of Dec. My guess is that it would be the 30th since that is my Dr.'s surgery days. My next appointment is on June 8th @ 8:45 AM. Here is a picture of our little peanut.