29 Weeks

The Belly:

I was using my belly to rest my plate of brownies on.

Passed!

I passed my 3 hour glucose tolerance test! Yaaaaaay! I can go back to eating everything this little girl tells me to, ha!

Hello, Third Trimester!

I can't believe it! We're two-thirds of the way there! According to my "What To Expect" app, The Princess weighs about 2 and a half pounds, and is about 15 inches long from head to toe.

Our appointments are every 2 weeks now! Everything was looking great at the last appointment, I've gained five pounds total and my belly was measuring a week ahead! I had to take my glucose tolerance test, which I failed. I took the 3 hour test on Monday, and should have results from that tomorrow. We are all crossing our fingers that I pass, because if not, that means no more cheese fries, ice cream, and chocolate. And we just simply cannot have that.

K's friends and sister are going to be throwing her two baby showers in the coming month or two, and K has invited me to both. I am honored and overjoyed that she wants me present at her showers. I feel so lucky to have such an amazing IM! (And amazing IF, too!)

26 Weeks!

We're 26 weeks! Well, in about 90 minutes, anyway. Everything is still going great! T kicks a lot, mostly my ribs, and she seems to really enjoy kicking when I'm trying to sleep. My ribs are getting sore, but not unbearable yet. I've realized this week that I'm getting to that point in my pregnancy where I can't seem to get comfortable, and this results in really crappy sleep. I've been waking up quite a bit at night to either change positions or get up to pee (again. and again.) and it takes me a good 15 minutes to get comfortable enough to fall back asleep. And the heartburn, ohmygoshy'all. They say if you have heartburn, you'll have a hairy baby. If this is true, T is going to look like Chewbacca. I've pretty much run through every over the counter medication, so I'm starting back at square one with Tums & Zantac. So far, it's not working.

But I'm not complaining! I know K would give her right arm to be peeing every 5 minutes and burping acid, so I am not going to complain. I try to keep K & J updated on the little things, like T kicking a lot of what I'm craving these days (pasta, cheese fries, chocolate milk- just FYI) because I don't want them to miss anything. It won't be long until they'll be sending ME updates- haha!

Here's a picture of me at 25 weeks. Even laying down, my belly looks big! And as my mom so kindly pointed out, it's bigger than my head :)

Viability!

Today we're 24 weeks, which means that if Little Miss T were to be born right now, the chances are good that she'd survive outside of the womb. Of course, she better not even THINK about being born for at least another 12 or 14 weeks!

Where has the time gone?

We are 22 weeks already! I can't get over how fast this pregnancy is going. The days and weeks are just flying by! I feel bad for not updating more, but it's just so boring right now. I can't wait until we're about 36-37 weeks and things start to get exciting!

Little Miss T is kicking like crazy these days. She's found my ribs, and my bladder, and has been practicing her kick boxing. She plays games with me, too. She will kick and kick, until someone puts their hand on my belly to feel, then she stops. As soon as they take their hand off, she kicks again. I'm sure she's in there just laughing at us, haha.

It's already time to sign up for childbirth class, and K is going with me to be my birth partner. I'll have a doula (The Fabulous LaDonna) but it'll be fun to do birthing class with K. We're just doing a "weekend express" class, which will be from 9-5 on a Saturday in October. I can't wait!

Here some a couple of new pictures from the last two weeks.

22 weeks!

21 weeks- the view from above-

20 weeks!!

We're halfway there!! Oh my gosh! I can't believe that in 20 short weeks, Little Miss T will be in her mommy & daddy's arms.

I've been having some pain in my kidneys and after whining about it for 2 days, I finally went into see the doctor. It looks like I have a kidney infection, so I got a shot of antibiotics and hopefully I'll be all better shortly. The doctor wanted to get a quick peek at Miss T to make sure everything was ok, and she's doing great! Moving around like crazy, and she let us get some great shots of her beautiful little face!

The belly at 20 weeks:

And Little Miss T, 20 weeks & 1 day.

OB Appointment Today

We had our 19 week appointment today. Blood pressure was 112/56 (lowest it's been since I was 17, ha!), I lost a pound since the last appointment (double ha!), and the baby's heart rate was 154. The ultrasound report said that Little Miss T looks perfect, and they even noted how active she was! Everything is right on target, and it was really a pretty standard, boring appointment. I got another prescription for Zofran, since I am still having morning sickness, ugh. We go back in 4 weeks!

It's DEFINITELY a Girl!

Yaaaaay! It's official, we're growing a little Princess :) Our ultrasound was Monday afternoon, and she really put on a show for us, she was moving all over the place like crazy. She's measuring perfect- 2 days ahead actually, and all of her little bones and organs appear to be the right size and in the right place. K & J got some great pictures to take home, too.

17 weeks!

We'll be 17 weeks tomorrow, I can hardly believe it! This pregnancy seems to be whizzing by. Our big ultrasound is on Monday, and we're touring the other hospital beforehand. I'm ready to see how big this girl has gotten, and make sure she's still a girl, ha!

We went up to visit with K&J this weekend and had a great time. We got in on Saturday evening and went out for pizza and frozen yogurt, then Sunday morning we went to the Tulsa Zoo, then swimming at K's parents house (they have an AMAZING pool, I wish I could swim in it every day!) and then did some fireworks in front of K&J's house. Little K didn't like them at all, I felt terrible for her. Once it started to get dark, we went back to the hotel and watched the fireworks that were being shot off nearby. Major would yell "whooooaaaa!!!" and stomp his feet & clap his hands every time one went off, haha! It was hilarious. The next morning we went to Bass Pro while we waited for K & Little K to get through with vacation bible school, and then we all went to the Oklahoma Aquarium. The kids all had a great time, and even got to touch some sharks! We had a great time, and it's really nice to get to spend time with K&J. I can't get over how lucky I am to have found such an amazing family to help.

I can see her moving!

I thought I was going crazy when I looked down this afternoon and saw my belly moving. I've never seen a baby move this early. After I had ice cream after dinner, she was really moving a lot, so I took this video. She is so strong!

Ultrasound Update

We had our ultrasound yesterday! This is the belly:

And this is the baby:

Small baby for such a big belly, if you ask me. Oh well. Anyway, the ultrasound was great. The baby was moving all over the place, kicking and squirming around. Heart rate was 156bpm. This was the best shot of the face that we were able to get since she had her face pressed up against the placenta in the 4D images. And yes, I said she! My doctor told K&J not to paint the nursery pink just yet, but there definitely was not a penis anywhere to be found! We will have a longer, more detailed ultrasound sometime in the next few weeks, so we will know for sure then.

Sorry!

I didn't realize that it's been 2 weeks since I last updated. Sorry! I'm sitting here eating the peanut butter & jelly sandwich that I couldn't stop thinking about, so I thought I should update since I'm still up.

I've been feeling pretty good. I still have 'morning' sickness every day, a few times a day. It's annoying and I'm hoping it goes away soon. Thank goodness for Zofran! I've also got some killer heartburn, thanks mostly to the fact that this baby seems to mainly want mexican food. I can't pass a Taco Bell without stopping for nachos & a couple packets of fire sauce. I'm not a big fan of anything hot, but this baby definitely is. I still can't eat hamburgers or steak, though. I haven't been able to eat very much chocolate, either. I was craving chocolate cake the other night so I made one, took a few bites and haven't touched it since. Thankfully I have 2 boys here who didn't let it go to waste!

We have an appointment tomorrow with our OB, and another ultrasound. We're hoping to be able to see if this baby is a boy or a girl, too! (My money's on girl) We're meeting early for lunch with my friend and doula, LaDonna. Then after the appointment, hopefully some shopping! I need some more maternity clothes, for sure. Now that I'm in them full time, I'm realized that I don't have very many options.

Well, I'm done with my sandwich so I'm gonna try to go to bed now. I was in bed earlier, half asleep, when my eyes popped open and I was practically drooling thinking about a PB&J sandwich. Oh, the joys of pregnancy!

Feeling Movement

I can feel the baby moving! Yesterday I was sitting here in my chair and it felt like someone was pressing on my belly, but from the inside. My first thought was "what the heck is that?" but then I immediately realized that it was the baby stretching out. It felt so neat! I felt it a few more times, then again at dinner when I was eating salsa (I've been craving salsa for a couple of weeks) and some more before bed, and I can feel it right now. He/she is pretty strong, too!

Other than that, things are pretty boring right now. But boring is good, we like boring! I listen to the heartbeat almost every day with the doppler, and it's always in the high 160's and 170's. We have another ultrasound on the 22nd, and we'll hopefully be able to see the gender.

12 Weeks!

Oh. My. Gosh. I can't believe we made it to 12 weeks! It feels so great, I feel like I can finally relax and just enjoy the ride. I have been fairly optimistic about this pregnancy so far, but now I can really relax.

Up to this point, K & J have only told family and close friends about the surrogacy, but now that we're 12 weeks and everything is looking perfect, they're telling everyone when they get back from vacation. I am so excited!! I remember telling everyone about my own pregnancies, and how neat that was, so I'm really excited for them to be telling everyone and having everyone know they're expecting another baby.

I have been feeling really good lately. My morning sickness comes and goes, but it seems to have decreased over the last couple days. I've been exhausted, but that's because I was on vacation over the weekend. I thought vacations were supposed to be relaxing? Ugh. I need a vacation to recover from that vacation! But more than anything, I have been really happy. Like nothing can bring me down. I walk around with a big smile on my face all the time, and sometimes for no reason I will just giggle like some kind of maniac. I'm just so happy!