28 weeks

Wow it has been almost a month since my last post. Mommy went to the doctor last week. Nothing really that special. The doctor listened to your heart beat and measured my belly to make sure you were measuring on time which you are. I was told I should feel 10 movements an hour and if I don't to lay down and drink something cold. Some days you are super active and kick and kick other days I hardly feel you move at all. Once again why I am super duper happy I have my very own Doppler to listen to your heart beat when ever I want just to make sure you are okay.

We went to our 1st dentist appointment together last Wednesday LOL. I had to convince the doctor that it was okay to xray my teeth. They double shielded my abdomen to protect you and they only xrayed the right side of my mouth. I had a broken tooth that needed to be repaired. I don't know if you could feel my anxiety or you really like the loud sound of the dentist's drill. They drilled out my old feeling and replaced it with a new one to cover the area of the broken tooth with no pain medication. It burned a little but was not so bad. The entire time they were in my mouth drilling away you were doing back flips in there or something . It was the most I have felt you move at one given time.

So 28 weeks is the same age that your brothers were born. It is kinda neat having an idea what you look like in there right now. I am still curious to see what you will look like when you come out. Will you be a blond hair blue eyed baby like Andrew and Ava or will you bee like Jacob and Logan with dark brown eyes and thick brown hair like mommy.

I also had the day off this last Saturday and went to a huge multiples yard sale. I got you a play gym toy, a few pairs of shoes and some cute little outfits. I'm really finally getting excited to meet you and starting to live past my fears that bad things may not happen :-)

24 weeks 4 days

Today we had another growth ultrasound. You are approximently 1 pound 10oz now. everything is growing within normal limits according to the tech. Your brothers and your dad came with me. This was the 1st time you dad got to see you on the ultrasound screen.

I still don't have a name for you it is driving me nuts that you dad and I do not agree.....I can feel you moving more and more lately. The last couple of day you have been really active. Today you were head down with your body laying on my right side and you feet were over on the left.

I'm Broken

Mommy has been to the doctor 3 times in 5 days. 2 of those days being a weekend. I won't get into details but mommy has had an infection for almost 2 months. Friday I also had to do a 3 hour glucose test. I passed! Monday, I called the doctor about my issues again...I had an ultrasound and got to see your little profile. You were facing down and laying transverse. Your head was on my left side and your feet on the right. It was the 1st time I actually got really excited wanting to see you. I have been so nervous about all the "what ifs" that could happen before and after you are born. I got that warm fluttery feeling when I seen you yesterday. YOU ARE REALLY HEAR!

Today I had another appointment for a pelvic exam....they gave me antibiotics and hopefully it will fix the problem now. I have my next monthly appointment on Thursday 1/12/12

I went to Target today to get Jacob's and my prescriptions. I went to check the baby section for diaper rash cream and before my eyes were 50 and 70% off signs in the baby section. It was like Heaven I was so excited!!!! I bought you 4 3 packs of bottles, a bunch of pacifiers, and a bunch of cloths for you and your brothers. Oh and some blankets.  I spent $135 but bought over $300 worth of stuff..I also bought some stuff for my friends The Croft Family and their twins. Today was the 1st time I bought anything for you. :-)

I'm starting to get very excited. :-)

20 week ultrasound

I just came back from my 20 week ultrasound. The ultrasound tech said you look good. You are measuring on time at 20 weeks and 3 days and you are 12oz. I have to go back in a few weeks for another detail ultrasound because you are still so small and mommy is fat.

Your Aunt Fiki, your sister Ava, and cousins Michael and Gavin came to see you on the ultrasound. It is offical you are a GIRL. The tech gave all the kids bracelets that say "It's a girl!" Ava is beyond excited. This week your name is Tangled Rapunzel Little Mermaid Jello Gunter. :-)

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Sneak Peak

Yesterday while I was at work I talked my favorite ultrasound tech Rich into letting  me see a sneak peak of you before my 20 week ultrasound on December 27th. As much as I would love for you to be a "surprise" like your daddy does....I can't stand it. I want to know so I don't have to dwell on the perfect name for the opposite sex than I am having.

Well, you were head up and bottom down, so but your legs were wide open. Because of the quality of the image and the way you were positioned....he could not say 100%, but he said if he guessed you are a GIRL!!! He seen no sign of boy parts, but could not clearly see the girl parts either. Hopefully I will know for sure that you are a girl next week!!

Mommy will be happy with a boy or a girl, but I know Ava is going to be super happy for a baby sister. LOL I don't know how she will feel about you when you are teenagers though. I was thinking this morning as I laid in bed with all my babies and daddy what life will be like in 10 years. Ava will be nearly 5 years older than you. Your brothers almost 3. I wonder if you will be the baby or if I am crazy enough to have anymore. I guess only time will tell.

I am feeling little flutters about once a day sometimes less now. I look forward to seeing you again in a week.

18 week appointment

Mommy went to the doctor yesterday. You had a nice strong heart beat. I find out on December 27th if you are a boy or a girl. No flutter movements lately. I can't wait until I start feeling you kick everyday. Mommy has recently joined some groups on facebook. (I wonder if facebook will still be around when you are old enough to read this :-)) One is called the Rainbow Room and mommy has also been on a group called Triplet Loss Mommies since you brother died. There have been several moms on the group that recently announced new pregnancies. I am excited I have some (cyber) friends that will be able to support me during this journey to your healthy birth. It is heart breaking reading all the stories of parents that have lost a child before or after they were born.

I am totally paranoid that something bad is going to happen. I continue to pray against it every day. It is not just about your well being, but your brothers, your sister, daddy and myself. I have turned into a  total paranoid freak.

Note: your sister is "exercising" in the living room naked while I write this. LOL

I'm trying not to obcess with the fetal doppler to find your heart beat everyday. Just makes me more anxious when it taken me 30-45 minutes to find it. After the ultrasound in 2 weeks I have another appointment with the OB doctor on January 12th. I guess the next big update will be when I find out what you are. I keep thinking of the perfect baby name, but now I am trying to hold off until I know if you are a boy or a girl so I am not stressing about a name I will not need :-)

I love you. Stay safe and keep growing in there.

This weeks BabyCenter.com pregnancy info:
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

18 weeks!

Okay little baby we are 2 weeks from being 1/2 way there. Mommy thinks she felt the 1st flutter coming from you this past Thursday. I also finally got my doppler back from a friend. I found you on Saturday night. I had a hard time, but once I found you I could feel you moving away from the doppler pushing down on my abdomen.

Daddy told his parents about you on Sunday and I told a few more friends....secret is getting out, but the world does not know yet :-) Mommy has a doctor appointment this Thursday. Hope I get to find out soon if you are a boy or a girl. I love you!