Pregnancy Update: 39 weeks

I'm 39 weeks today. It won't be long before we meet Jellybean!! Amazingly, I'd still say I'm feeling pretty good. Just lots of pressure because he/she is so low. My hips were starting to hurt more by the time it had been a week since I've seen the chiro so I'm back to seeing them twice a week.

A couple of weeks ago, nesting started really kicking in. It was worse than it was with either of the other two. But needless to say, I think we're ready! We have a carseat installed in the van, everything we need for the baby has been bought, the newborn cloth diapers are all washed and prepped, birth kit is bought and since baby listened and didn't come before Christmas, the tree is down and the living room is back to normal. We also finally did something I wanted to do with each pregnancy, we made a belly cast. I also got a new camera for Christmas so hopefully now there's a better chance of me having labor/birth pictures. ...my old one was on it's last leg.

I wasn't sure if I was going to make this post. I've had braxton hicks contractions for a while and I get them very often. But that's nothing new because I had lots of them for weeks before having Sean and Maddy. However, nice and early yesterday morning (about 1:00) I woke up to painful contractions. I've only had that happen twice and that was the beginning of my other two labors. They were roughly 10 minutes apart. I could doze between them but woke up as soon as one started. I got a little excited. Then an hour and a half later they were much further apart and I started sleeping through them. Next thing I know Maddy was waking me up at about 6:00. I stayed crampy for the first part of the day so I continued to think maybe it was the beginning of things. Nope! It's all gone! I've barely even had braxton hicks contractions today. I feel really good today. Nesting even calmed down a ton. I'd be happy to just lounge around all day. Hubby called to check on me at lunch and when I told him that, he mentioned maybe it's the calm before storm. We shall see!!

Other big news is we've picked and announced names!
Jellybean will either be Ethan Zayne or Emily Noelle.



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Pregnancy Update: 34 weeks

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. And just this week's it's hitting me how close it the end is. Getting ready for Christmas has done it. I started shopping and the tree will be up this weekend. This week I'm also going to buy my birth kit and all the other things we'll need on hand for the big day. Next week I have my home visit from my midwife...the appointment that everyone that will be at the birth needs to attend. We also need to stop procrastinating and get the other things we need for the baby...like a carseat and diapers. We're also still behind on names. If it's a girl, I think we're good. It's just narrowing the list down. If it's a boy, and I think it is, we're in trouble!

I need to get a video of Jellybean moving. It's very entertaining! He/she is developing a personality too. One of my daycare kids is a 6 month old. When I'm holding him and he's fussing/crying, Jellybean moves all the way to the other side of my belly as if he/she is trying to get as far away as possible. But he/she is the opposite when it's the family. Hubby will rub my belly and talk to the baby and he/she will get as close as possible to him. It's pretty much the same thing with Sean and Maddy. Sean likes to give my belly a hug and kiss at night before bed. Maddy likes to come to me and ask to see the baby. What she wants is to lift my shirt, rub my belly and talk to the baby. She asked to hold the baby the other day and got mad when I told her that she couldn't yet. So, she's figured out a way to rock the baby. She puts her hands on either side of my belly and slowly shakes it. She may be a little disappointed in January though. She insists that I have two babies in my belly and she has one in her belly. I've been able to get Jellybean react to me for awhile now but last night was pretty neat. I was rubbing my belly when all of a sudden my hand was full of baby. I'm pretty sure it was his/her butt too. He/she pushed it into my hand as hard as he/she could. He/she is head down so I tend to be able to figure out where his/her butt and back are. Hubby and I like playing with him/her at night before bed.

So how am I feeling? Great! It seems strange to say that. This is about the time with my other 2 where I started feeling bad. I credit my chiropractor with the way I feel b/c I'm now having no issues with my back/hips. Heartburn is barely there. I am tired though. I'm not sure if it's just the end of the pregnancy or if it's because I'm really busy with my daycare (it's full again!) and the kids and I just got through/are getting over colds. ...I am blaming the lack of posting lately on me being tired though. I've gotten rid of my schedule for now and will posting as I get time.


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Project 52: Week 40

We've been preparing the kids for the idea of a new little baby brother or sister pretty much since the beginning of my pregnancy. Thanks to a great idea from a friend, they are already playing with Jellybean. Around this time, they say a baby can start seeing light. So, Sean and Maddy have started using their flash lights on my belly to see if Jellybean can see it. Sean is so cute "Baby, can you see it? Wake up baby!" He also likes kissing my belly and talking to Jellybean. Then yesterday, he had his head on my belly and was singing to Jellybean when he got a big kick in the head. He jumped up pretty fast and his face was priceless!



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Pregnancy Update: 26 Weeks 3 Days and Ultrasound!

Today I'm 26 weeks and 3 days pregnant. For the most part, I feel pretty good! The heartburn has started but someone suggested peppermint candies and boy do they work! Another plus is they are much more tastier than Tums. The lower back pain has also started but it's getting better thanks to my chiropractor and using a birth ball more. I wish I had thought to go to a chiropractor during my other two pregnancies! Jellybean is still such an active baby! Well, until someone puts their hand on my belly and then all is still. lol I'm loving every minute of it. It's such a wonderful feeling. Names...we're really slacking that. We have a couple girl names but nothing we're 100% set on. Thankfully we still have time. Today I had my ultrasound. The tech told us to look away at the right times so Jellybean's sex is still a mystery to us. I'm really looking forward to discovering that on his/her birthday. I'm still leaning toward boy though.

Here's the pictures from today:
Side profile:


Feet:


Hand waving "Hi!":


In 3D


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Pregnancy Update: 20 weeks

Wow! I'm 20 weeks already, about half way till we get to meet our little Jellybean!!

The ruler shows 10 1/2in...about how long Jellybean is this week.
This pregnancy is getting more real. Up until a couple of weeks ago, there were days where I could almost forget that I'm pregnant. Not so much any more. It really hit me a couple weeks ago when a stranger asked me when am I due. Then I surprised myself. With Sean and Maddy, I was quick to say my due date. This time, I just said January. I wholeheartedly believe that there's a due month (so going 2 weeks my due date would be normal) rather than a due date but I still focused on my due date when I was pregnant with Sean and Maddy. Not so much this time I guess..

I'm also feeling Jellybean even more now. He/she tends to be more active first thing in the morning, at the kids’ nap time and at night. I'm feeling him/her more than I felt Sean or Maddy and that's exciting. I can’t wait until Richard and the kids can feel him!

I’ll have an ultrasound scheduled soon but the blue and pink are going to have to wait. We're team green this time. That's right, we're not finding out the gender until January. I'm normally an impatient person when it comes to surprises but I'm pretty excited about waiting this time. However, I am getting boy vibes..we shall see! We’ve started our name search and have a small list going..key word "small". I'm not sharing that just yet either. We may share the final boy and girl name once we have it narrowed down but not until then. BTW, Why are girl names so much easier!? So far we have a few girl names but only one boy name..


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Pregnancy Update: 13 weeks

Good bye 1st trimester! Hello 2nd trimester!
It's nice to be in the 2nd trimester now. I'm starting to feel much better. Morning sickness was the worse I've had yet. But that has eased off and I can drink caffeine again (not that I'm drinking a lot). Hello coffee! Oh how I missed you! I still can't eat meat all the time but more times than not, I can. I learned in the last few weeks that it wouldn't be easy for me to be a vegetarian. The exciting announcement: I'm pretty sure I've felt little jellybean! The other night I had a small piece of candy followed by the first soda I've had in a while. Not long afterwards, I felt a little flutter. I've felt it a couple more times. Such a wonderful feeling!! I have another little announcement. Sean and Maddy were not born in the same place. Neither will this baby. After 2 uneventful and easy pregnancies and births, I've hired a CPM (certified professional midwife) and will be having a homebirth. Not everyone agrees with our decision but I've very excited!

A little picture fun: my 13 week baby bump and a peach.
Little jellybean isn't the size of a jellybean any more. He/she's now the size of a peach.

Weekend Waffles 4-24

Pineapple Waffles


Pineapple waffles sounded good. They were good...just not great. I found the recipe here.

What you'll need:

• Flour
• Crushed pineapple
• Milk
• Eggs
• Sugar
• Canola oil
• Baking powder
• Salt

Another recipe that calls for separated eggs.
Look at that fluffiness!!


I think the batter was too liquidy. The waffles didn't seem to cook evenly.


And last but not least...I had an announcement to make.