28 weeks!

We have started weekly non-stress tests and biophysical profiles at my OB's office, to keep a close eye on this little one. And he/she seems to be doing fine, growing, wiggling and trying to avoid getting his/her picture captured, but the ultrasound tech was able to snap these two for me:


And my sweet Mikayla snapped this shot of me:

If all things go as planned we hope to me this sweet baby in about 8 weeks!

Babywearing

Uh-oh ... someone asked me about babywearing ... this could be a long post.
OK, I'll admit that I cheated and went back through my archives and found a post I wrote in 2009 ... tweaked it a bit, but it all still applies!

So, how, where, and when do I wear my babies? Lets see ...


From tiny pink newborns

to a toddler at his brothers t-ball game





From oh so casual tie dying event




To all fancy and dressed up






From snowy MN




To the beaches of Argentina





From caring for a sick little one at home




To cheering on the MN Twins in the Metrodome

WE LOVE BABYWEARING!!!


And I should probably add:

A great place to read reviews on each kind of carrier is www.thebabywearer.com

My favorite place to order new slings and wraps
is: www.peapods.com

My wraps are:
Storchenwiege
and Didymos

My Mei Tais are:
Freehand
A Maya Tai
and a Sachi

My Ring Slings are:
Maya Wrap Ring Sling
Over the Shoulder Baby Holder

And if you would like to hear from other babywearing mama's and see some of their favorites please visit: Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing

Made it 25 weeks!

Make a pregnancy ticker

We are glad that this little one continues to grow and develop "right on track" according to my doctors, despite the fact that my progesterone and iron levels continue to be very low, even though I'm on prescribed supplements and my blood sugar and liver levels continue to rise. Theoretically all of that could have negative affects to baby, but so far little one is tolerating his/her mom's medical issues. I do have obsteric cholestasis again (as I have in earlier pregnancies) so we are now visiting the OB office and ultrasound tech once a week to keep an eye on baby and placenta.

I am excited to say we have made it to 25 weeks! This is good news since according to The March of Dimes and University of Maryland Medical Center "about 50 percent of babies born at 24 weeks survive".

Two weeks ago (on Valentines Day) we had another high quality ultrasound. Here are a few of the amazing 3D/4D photos we got of our little bean:





In these next two you can see a foot up by his/her head

Make a pregnancy ticker

I guess I took a month off

I've been a bit stressed ... lots to do ... lots to keep up with ...and a pregnant body that just can't keep up. But am feeling a bit guilty about neglecting my blog too.

Over the last 18 months we have lost 3 babies to miscarriage ... so when we leaned we were pregnant again the end of October I was a nervous wreck ... add to that the holidays and finances and schedules with 5 kiddos and its been a long few months. But here we are in February already and 22 weeks pregnant.

It occured to me yesterday that I have never mentioned this pregnancy on my blog yet ... again scared and nervouse after so many losses. And then I thought I should at least share some of new baby's first picures ... so here you go:

7 weeks




10 weeks


12 weeks



19 weeks

I am feeling OK physically, not nearly as sick and nauseous as previous pregnancies, but very very tired and leaning very hard into the Lord my God as I try to battle nerves and fears. This little bean is due in June but we will be scheduling a c-section at 36 weeks sometime the third week of May, due to obstetric cholestasis that I have had in previous pregnancies and seems I am dealing with again.