There's a Dinosaur Knocking at My Door: December 2014

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Like an old lady....

Status: 21w5d

Every night when I go to take my vitamins, I feel like an old lady. And when I hit 35 weeks there will be even more!

Birth Art

Status: 21w5d

Yesterday the kids decided they wanted to do some art, and when the water colors came out I decided to join in. It was one of those "moments". My paintings ended up being birth art, and I LOVE them!

"Exhale"

"Just Be"

"Peace"

"Turn In"

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Friday, December 12, 2014

It's not a dinosaur, but it IS a.....

Status: 20w6d

Today we (Joel, Eli, and Talia, along with our friend/birth photographer Kim) went to See Baby for our anatomy scan. We also had the excitement of finding out whether Little Foot is a boy or a girl! This is the first time I have invited anyone other than Joel to an anatomy scan, and it sure made for some memorable moments!

So, here's a few peaks at our Little Foot....

This one is a straight - on of the face.

You can see the belly and a hand in this one...

And of course, what you really came for.....

And if you weren't sure what you are looking at.....

Eli was excited about another brother, but Talia.....well, Talia burst into big huge tears. She cried and cried for over 10 min. Eli tried to console her by telling her, "G-d wanted us to have another brother." It was really sweet.

After the scan, I sat down with Dr. Bootstaylor and he gave me a really awesome fetal anatomy lesson via the pictures they got. The placenta is down and in the back, the cord is inserted directly in the center of the placenta and has three vessels, and all kinds of other things. LF is measuring in the upper 90% for head size and tummy size, but upper 60's for femur length. Is anyone shocked that he's short? Overall, he looks perfect. I can't wait to meet him in another 20 weeks!

20 weeks!

Status: 20 weeks (+6 days - it didn't publish the day I wrote it for some reason)

Twenty weeks. 2-0. I can't believe we've reached this point. Although nothing big happens, it's a bit of a milestone. From this point on, if I was to go into labor they would try to stop it. Anything that happens would be a birth, and not a miscarriage. It's kind of a big deal, at least to me.

On a happier note, today's picture!