Busy Little Bugga

Yesterday at work I kept count every time I felt Talitha move with the exception of the half hour while I took a nap in my car. I couldn't beleive it between 8:30am and 3:00pm I counted over 100 movements!! Wow, she sure is active in there! There is only another 2 months to go. I can hardly wait to meet her.

Child Birth

I recently read this and I hope to remember this phrase while in labor to help me through with out any medication:

"Childbirth is painful but it is a pain with a purpose that produces a reward that gives meaning to the experience and honor to the women who endure it."

I look forward most to holding our baby immediatly in my arms after birth. Both of us fully alert when we first meet as a family.

Looking at the count down I can hardly beleive there is only a little over 2 months to go!!!

Talitha's Development 30 Weeks Old

Here is what Babycenter.com says about Talitha's development this week:

How your baby's growing:Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

Then & Now

Andrew Born 12-31-07 (to see the now scroll down to next post)

Ace Comes For A Visit

Andrew, Amy & Tommy came to visit this past weekend. Poor little guy had some molars coming in and wasn't sleeping well in a new place which made for quite the Grouch Pouch at times. But to me he's still the cutest little guy on the planet! We loved having them stay with us for the whole weekend and were sad when they had to leave. It's amazing to see that my sister is now quite the super mom. She's so patient, loving, and understanding with Andrew. Funny I never saw her as the 'nurturing type' when we were growing up, but she sure has turned out to be a wonderful mother!!

Adding Baby Time Line

Here is the latest update for Talitha Kumi!

Milkshakes & Doughnuts

FINAL COUNTDOWN

81 DAYS TO MAY 17

I have learned that often when we are craving certain foods it means our bodies are trying to tell us they need more of something.

What could I possibly need that is making me crave milkshakes and doughnuts?!?! I am trying hard not to give into this temptation, espcially the doughnut thing they just always make me sick to my stomach anyway. Milkshakes on the other hand have calcium and vitiam D.. which makes it a very good reason to eat ice cream!

3rd Trimester (feels more like the 1st.)

Today is the start of my 28th week, we are now officially in the 3rd trimester. Even though it is the 3rd I feel like it is the 1st all over again, but with new aches and pains. I feel like it is very similar in that I’m exhausted all the time, especially any day I have to get up at 6:00am to go to work. Once again I’m having to watch what I eat no spaghetti, Oj, or anything acidity because now instead of morning sickness it’s heart burn and an upset tummy. I even wake up in the middle of the night with heart burn. I’m up every hour to go to the bathroom and tossing and turning with a body pillow is actually quite difficult.

But on a positive note… I am very happy to still be pregnant. I get more and more excited each day knowing I am one day closer to holding my baby in my arms. I think I am mostly looking forward to holding, caressing, and nurturing her, where as Noe is excited to teach her all the wonderful things he knows. He can’t wait to show her how to draw and use color and play music. Secretly though, I know he really can’t wait to hold her too, just like me.

7 Months Pregnant

Here is my (not so flattering) 7 month pregnancy photos. I'm sure I'll like them more in a year, but right now ... eh..

Although in 2 weeks I'll be having professional photos taken by our good friend Amber French. She is AMAZING and I can't wait to see what her pictures will look like when we are done. I'll for sure post those ones. As for now I did promise an update photo so here it is.

If you want to check out the lovely and talented Amber and her work go to amberfrenchphotography.com to see her portfolio or click on her blog for galleries. Baby Zoe is my favorite if you click on the small photo at the top of her blog for Zoe it will take you to her gallery for our friends the Green's.

Over Achiever

I just wanted to add that during the last stress test our midwife commented on how mature Talitha is for her gestation. She said that for her heart to pick up on the monitor and be so strong with so many movements this early is not as common and just shows how healthy she is and that she is advanced for her age. Go Talitha!!

Bed Rest Bordom

26 Weeks
111 Days to Talitha's Arrival!

Today is Day 5 of being on house arrest. J/K. But that's what modified bed rest feels like. I can take a shower and make myself something to eat but other than that I'm confined to the couch or bed. No chores, no unpacking, just reading and movies all day long. Today is the first day we've got Internet at our house so this is kind of exciting, something new to do for a change. Last Wednesday we had quite the scare. I had a very stressful couple of days on Monday and Tuesday. I couldn't eat much even though I really tried for Talitha. I thought I was drinking enough water, but apparently I wasn't because when I went to see our midwife I was dehydrated. On Wednesday at work I started spotting and light cramping. We went in to see our midwife and she did some extensive testing. She hooked us up to a baby heart & contractions monitor for 20 min. Then we had an ultra sound, pelvic exam, and urine test.
All tests showed Talitha is healthy and moving more than ever. B -) That made us very happy and relieved. I was assigned to moderate bed rest for a week and if everything is perfect and feeling good I can go back to work on Wednesday. I did start having some Braxton Hix contractions. I had one long one that night and I've had 3 more sense. I called in and again my midwife assured me these are normal and ok as long as they are not several in a row with more than 4-6 an hour. It' kind of strange to be feeling contractions this early, I didn't expect them until month 8 or 9. But we can rest knowing that everything right now is going just fine.

Pilates In The Womb

24 WEEKS
107 DAYS UNTIL MAY 17

Here is Talitha's 22 week ultrasound. She is practically bent in half. The bottom part on the left is her head and bottom right is her rear, then up top the 2 long white lines are her legs and her feet are at the top left. She's very flexible and I don't see how that position could be comfortable, but apparently she chooses this position often because I can feel her feet in my stomach at times.