Yes, I know I suck at updating lately

I'm being lazy and going to do a cut and paste job from another place.  Sorry folks, but I'm not up to blogging lately.  


So all and all I'm doing OK and so is Ethan. His heart beat is nice and strong and my fundal height is right where it should be. My blood pressure was normal, so that's good.  I took my 1 hour glucose test, they had the orange drink and it was cold, so it made it easier to drink. The only thing that I'm not happy with is the fact that I put on 7lbs since April 9th. EEEKKKKK!!!! If I keep putting on weight like this I'm going to be way too heavy. But you can't see it. It appears to be all belly. My shirts that are non maternity still fit. Granted they're coming up short on the belly area, but they're not stretching like crazy. My polo shirts from last summer fit with no problem. My pants are fine, they don't really bother me. Some of my sweats and jogging pants (non maternity ones) are just now starting to bother me around the bottom of my belly. So I don't know where it all is, I guess it's belly mainly.

I mentioned to the OB how my braxton hicks contractions are starting to be more painful than I remember before, and she said that I'm probably doing too much and need to slow down and relax more. I've been walking to get lil man from school and it's not a close walk. It's up hills and it take me 20 minutes one way without walking too fast. It's not helping my back and making it hurt more, it's also causing pains in my uterus. So next week he will be on the bus going and coming to school. We were being cheap and trying to save, since it's an out of pocket expense. But at this rate I'm going to collapse before I even make it to him.

I'm also nesting like a mad person. I'm bleaching anything and everything down that I can without ruining it. My kitchen and bathroom get bleached down daily. I'm sweeping the floors multiple times a day. And there isn't a single dish in the sink for longer than a few minutes, unless I'm exhausted then I'll let them sit. But it annoys me to see them. So I clean then bleach down the sink once I'm done. I wish I could vacuum but it's too heavy for me non pregnant so I won't push it now.

I'm putting my foot down with the girls and telling them they need to help me more. That I'm doing more than they are and they get paid for these chores, I don't. Lets see how long I can get them to actually do their chores for. I only ask them to keep their bedroom, lil man's bedroom and the living room clean. I take care of the rest of the house.

So that's about all that's going on with me and Ethan. Oh he's none stop moving to the point that his movements hurt. Big Kev gets so shocked to see how hard he's moving about. You can see my entire belly move through my clothes. 

My most recent belly pic.  I believe it's about one and half weeks old now.

 

It's been so long since I've updated

Sorry for that.  I just haven't been in the mood to be honest.  I have met with my new OB and I love her so far.  She has a very wonderful bedside manner and seems to be a pleasure to be around.  The only down side that I'm not guaranteed that she will be there at my delivery since it's a group practice.  I do, however, get a chance to meet all the doctors so I can familiarize myself with them and know the OB who will be delivering me if it's not her.  During my visit she asked if I minded having another scan done.  Of course I don't any chance to see Ethan is very much welcomed.  So I did schedule an anatomy scan for the follow week, which has come and gone.  See how badly I've been neglecting this place?  She did measured my uterus as was happy with it's size for 19 weeks along.  She also listened to the heart beat but I forgot to ask the rate.  It was nice and strong.  She commented on how wonderful I looked for 19 weeks also.  My weight was OK too.  I've gained 8lbs so far.  She said she would reserve the poking and prodding for the next appointment which is in 2 weeks.  Another downside was that she had yet to receive my medical records from the last OB.  When I explained why I changed, she understood and said she didn't blame me.  She was going to check her main office for the records or have an employee track them down from my old OB.  I'll finally get the results of all that testing I had done between 11 & 16 weeks.


Now for the anatomy scan.  All went well and he's still a boy.  The tech was shocked by how much of a boy he was. LOL  My son appears to be well endowed.  Daddy is proud.  So is my mom, she was proud to announce that it runs on both sides of the family. lmfao  It was so adorable watching him be scanned.  He kept moving around and running from the tech and when he got mad he would punch up at my belly. The tech did get most of the important things looked at.  He has 10 fingers and toes.  His head, brain and spine look great.  His kidneys look good.  He has nice long legs and arms, even if he looked like he was scratching his butt. lol  He also put his hand up against his head as if complaining that we're not leaving him alone.  The only thing is that he was stubborn, like his parents, and wouldn't flip over so she couldn't get good measurements of his heart.  Kevin did the same thing to me.  I'm going back next week to try again for that one.


All in all that's about everything.  I'm doing good, he's growing just fine.  Kicking up a storm and daddy was finally able to feel it.  Ethan does enjoy playing games with people.  I'll have them come feel when he starts up, but the moment he feels a hand he stops.  Once the person gives up, he starts again. lol Tomorrow I'll be 21 weeks and half way done with this pregnancy. 


One last thing, don't forget to play my ExpectNet game.  I'm most likely giving away a small gift card from Amazon.com for the person who gets the closest guess.  You can find a link next to the game on my side dashboard.  Have fun.

it's a...

This little one wasn't shy in the least bit.  Had their legs wide open for the tech today.  I will say they were lazy at the time.  We did get a nice wave and got to see baby open and close their mouth at the end.  I'm so glad we paid for this privately.  It was a great experience that neither my husband, our son, nor myself will ever forget.  T was really cool about the 2 people in the room rule and said that lil guy can come with instead of no one going.  I was going to be fair and only go with the hubs, but she said lil guy can go since he really wanted to.  She's a great kid and I wouldn't switch her out for anything.  I can only hope this new addition is just as wonderful as my other kids.  


OK now for the big reveal.  I'll let the picture speak for itself. lol

Ethan says hi

Movement clip of our lazy little guy

belly pics at 16 weeks 5 days

Whoa belly is all I have to say...

Bare Belly

Shirt Over Belly

finally heard the heartbeat

And it was the most beautiful sound I've heard in years.  That was the only good thing about yesterdays appointment.  I'm so fed up with this OB it's not even funny.  They have yet to get my blood results from the NT scan done on Jan. 17th and now had to do the triple screen blood draw that's a follow up to that one.  However, with nothing to cross reference the blood results to, it sorta serves no purpose at the moment.  Now the hunt is on, yet again, to get those damn results and try to see if the same lab could run yesterdays blood draw.  The OB asked if I could take the blood to the lab or to the place where I had the NT scan done so they can forward the blood.  Umm what?  Sorry but I don't care if it's my own blood, I'm not walking around with a vile of blood in my purse to play messenger.  You have got to be out of your damn mind!  I told the receptionist last night that I will not be returning.  She fully understood.


As for the rest of my visit.  I put on 3 pounds in 4 weeks, so I'm OK with that.  My blood pressure was perfect and my urine was fine.  He didn't do a fundal measurement, so I have no idea if my belly is measuring big, small or average.  But by the looks of things, I would say big. lol  I'll try to upload the heartbeat and post that later.  I did record it to my phone.

the big scan

I've made the appointment for the big scan.  On February 26th I will be getting a 3D scan that will hopefully be able to determine the sex of this baby.  Am I growing a penis inside me or a vagina?  I can't wait to find out.

had a scare this morning

Nothing major, thankfully, but I almost passed out on my way to work. I was on the bus, standing up because it gets that crowded and people don't offer a seat for nothing, when I suddenly got really hot. So I opened up my coat, still hot. Took off my scarf, still hot. Took off my coat, still hot. Started sweating and then saw some stars before my eyes. Thankfully, I carry water with me everywhere I go, so I was sipping on that. Still no help. I finally had to ask some college kid for a seat. Oh man I felt horrible for then majority of the ride. I almost got off and was going to call Kev to come get me. But I started to feel a bit better after sitting and chugging my entire water bottle. So I decided I was going to continue heading into work.  I have shit to do at the office.  I don't get paid for being home.

 

Then of course travailing in NYC leads you to deal with stupid fucking douche waffles! So I had to deal with a dumb bitch too after already feeling like crap. After the bus I need to take a train for two stops so I do that.  The train was crowded but not sardine packed like usual. Being only two stops I was able to manage that one OK. 

 

As I'm walking up the stairs, slowly cause I'm feeling like shit, plus the fact that pregnancy makes a woman take in less oxygen combined with being asthmatic equals one slow walking Liz up and down stairs.  Some dumb chick who thinks I can't hear cause of my head phones says to a friend of hers "...and then you have people walking like old ladies." I didn't catch the entire sentence but I did catch the "people walking like old ladies" part clear as day.  Brushes past me in a rush, to which I replied "It's called being pregnant you idiot!" She looks back opens her mouth then shuts it right up. Damn right I heard you dumb ass, you stupid bitch! And I know you were talking about me cause now you have nothing to say you fucking piece of shitty twat waffle!

Well that has been my Friday morning. The joy!  Oh and the partner at work flipped out on my co-worker because she made a major mistake that could get him disbarred and face criminal charges. YIKES!

I just hope my afternoon is better. I'm gonna continue chugging water and get some lunch in a bit. I'm probably gonna junk out with McD's but I need a junky meal. I've been eating healthy all week and had a healthy breakfast. After the morning I've had I'm entitled to a crap meal that will make me feel better. And heaven help the mother fucker that comments on my food.  I will rip your head off and take a shit down your open wound.