Just wanted to give a quick update as I have been pretty busy and forget to find the time to get on the computer...sorry!
I am still feeling great and moving right along. I "look" pregnant now with this belly that continues to grow. I am realizing that I will probably have a lot more discussions coming about the surrogacy now as people see that I am pregnant. For some reason the first thing I can say when someone notices I am pregnant is "it's not mine" which does make them stop to think for a second before starting all the questions!
I might have felt a kick or two but not calling it official movement since I can't definitely say it was not gas and since it is not consistent yet. Maybe this week?
I have almost survived the summer:) Almost time for me to get a little more rest with the kids in school...finally. What a long summer, but I guess I can be thankful that I was not 9 months pregnant in the heat! My oldest has had his first day of school and starts full time on Friday, my middle child starts preschool on Wednesday next week!!
21.5 weeks to go, almost halfway there!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Doing great
We had our second visit with the midwife today and all went well. I was a little anxious as to how the appointment would go since the intended parents and I have only spoken via email and text since our last appointment.
I only had to wait a few minutes before I was called to the back for my appointment. Before they even did anything Marcia (the midwife) spoke to me and I let her know how things were going between us and how we have decided to handle the appointments going forward. She was glad to hear that we have figured everything out. This is her first surrogate birth that she is a practitioner for so a learning experience for all! They did my vitals and I gained about 3 pounds this last month and had a good blood pressure. The intended parents were called back to the room and were able to hear the heartbeat which was 150. That was it and the appointment was over:) I had to hurry back home to get the babysitter back to my sister's as she needed to go do something so there was not much time for talking.
We met again at 12 for the ultrasound appointment. They decided to do an ultrasound to determine the gender and to also have pictures to show their son as they were going to tell him this weekend that he was going to be a big brother. The ultrasound was fun and a really good experience. The technician/owner was actually the ultrasound tech when I was pregnant with Finley (we might not have remembered each other but it was good to see someone I knew and trusted). She started with the 2D ultrasound looking at the baby and then quickly moved to the gender determination. I was pretty proud of myself as I was able to see pretty fast that it was a GIRL (especially since I have never seen the between the leg shot on my own kids)! I am so excited for them. As with most expecting parents you will take and love whatever God gives you, but one gender or another might be preferred. Since they already have a boy they were overjoyed to learn that they will now have the experience to parent a girl. We were in the ultrasound for about 25 minutes and had a great time seeing this little girl and how shy she was. We did not get many face shots as she kept her hand up to her face for most of the morning! Hopefully they will send me some of the pictures and I can put them up for you.
Personally I am feeling great and can't believe that I have already started to pop! I don't know if I can fit into my regular clothes as I prefer dresses and soft skirts usually anyway and I haven't tried on anything without an elastic waist:) Someone at the pool on Tuesday asked if I was going to have a 4th, I think that was her really nice way to ask if I was pregnant!
23.5 weeks to go!
I only had to wait a few minutes before I was called to the back for my appointment. Before they even did anything Marcia (the midwife) spoke to me and I let her know how things were going between us and how we have decided to handle the appointments going forward. She was glad to hear that we have figured everything out. This is her first surrogate birth that she is a practitioner for so a learning experience for all! They did my vitals and I gained about 3 pounds this last month and had a good blood pressure. The intended parents were called back to the room and were able to hear the heartbeat which was 150. That was it and the appointment was over:) I had to hurry back home to get the babysitter back to my sister's as she needed to go do something so there was not much time for talking.
We met again at 12 for the ultrasound appointment. They decided to do an ultrasound to determine the gender and to also have pictures to show their son as they were going to tell him this weekend that he was going to be a big brother. The ultrasound was fun and a really good experience. The technician/owner was actually the ultrasound tech when I was pregnant with Finley (we might not have remembered each other but it was good to see someone I knew and trusted). She started with the 2D ultrasound looking at the baby and then quickly moved to the gender determination. I was pretty proud of myself as I was able to see pretty fast that it was a GIRL (especially since I have never seen the between the leg shot on my own kids)! I am so excited for them. As with most expecting parents you will take and love whatever God gives you, but one gender or another might be preferred. Since they already have a boy they were overjoyed to learn that they will now have the experience to parent a girl. We were in the ultrasound for about 25 minutes and had a great time seeing this little girl and how shy she was. We did not get many face shots as she kept her hand up to her face for most of the morning! Hopefully they will send me some of the pictures and I can put them up for you.
Personally I am feeling great and can't believe that I have already started to pop! I don't know if I can fit into my regular clothes as I prefer dresses and soft skirts usually anyway and I haven't tried on anything without an elastic waist:) Someone at the pool on Tuesday asked if I was going to have a 4th, I think that was her really nice way to ask if I was pregnant!
23.5 weeks to go!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Feeling Great
I have a tendency to not write when there is "nothing going on" but I forget that I guess that is news that I should share too. I am finally feeling like I usually do when I am pregnant...pretty good, so that if I did not know I was pregnant then I would not be able to tell. I am finally over the tired stage and able to feel a little more productive around the house. I don't have any food aversions anymore or am I feeling nauseous.
I had a busy week and a half but luckily it is finally Friday and Tim and I are both going to be home this weekend (one of the only ones until later in the fall). I had 5 days of bike races from Wednesday to Sunday last week. Not hard work but long hours and lots of time outside. I had a great time being with all the bikers but was glad when the weekend was over. This week has been a full 4 days with 4 kids. We took all 4 kids to Carowinds yesterday for Family day with Tim's work. The day went better then I could have ever expected, the weather was great, the kids were wonderful and everything went perfect. It did not even phase me that i could not go on any of the rides....don't know if that means I am getting older or what!
We have the next prenatal appointment on Wednesday so it will be interesting how things go since I have only really spoken to the intended parents over text and email since the last appointment. I think we have worked everything out but just haven't spoken on the phone. After the appointment we have a 3D ultrasound so they can find out the sex of the baby. It is hard for me to grasp that I will know what the sex of this baby is as i have never known before, I feel like the secret is about to be ruined (even though I know that is not how a lot of people feel!)
My belly has finally popped and is becoming much more noticeable. My weight is still pretty much the same so hopefully they don't cause a fuss about that this week. I have not done anything to try and keep it down, just eating the same things I have always eaten and I am sure it will start to creep up soon as the baby continues to grow. No matter what the scale says, I am starting to feel big:)
Just over 24 weeks to go!
I had a busy week and a half but luckily it is finally Friday and Tim and I are both going to be home this weekend (one of the only ones until later in the fall). I had 5 days of bike races from Wednesday to Sunday last week. Not hard work but long hours and lots of time outside. I had a great time being with all the bikers but was glad when the weekend was over. This week has been a full 4 days with 4 kids. We took all 4 kids to Carowinds yesterday for Family day with Tim's work. The day went better then I could have ever expected, the weather was great, the kids were wonderful and everything went perfect. It did not even phase me that i could not go on any of the rides....don't know if that means I am getting older or what!
We have the next prenatal appointment on Wednesday so it will be interesting how things go since I have only really spoken to the intended parents over text and email since the last appointment. I think we have worked everything out but just haven't spoken on the phone. After the appointment we have a 3D ultrasound so they can find out the sex of the baby. It is hard for me to grasp that I will know what the sex of this baby is as i have never known before, I feel like the secret is about to be ruined (even though I know that is not how a lot of people feel!)
My belly has finally popped and is becoming much more noticeable. My weight is still pretty much the same so hopefully they don't cause a fuss about that this week. I have not done anything to try and keep it down, just eating the same things I have always eaten and I am sure it will start to creep up soon as the baby continues to grow. No matter what the scale says, I am starting to feel big:)
Just over 24 weeks to go!
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