35 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights

 

How far along? 35 Weeks! OMG only 5 weeks left....

 

Size of the baby? A 5-6 lbs 20" long, Honeydew melon

 

 

 

Maternity clothes? Yes yes yes

 

Stretch marks? No new ones

 

Weight gained: 7lbs

 

Sleep: It's alright, but like clockwork I usually wake up BURNING UP

in the middle of the night, every night.

 

Best moment this/last week: I heard her heartbeat again on Monday when

I went to have my BP checked, that of course never gets old.  It was 152bpm.

 

Movement: Very frequent, definitely like something from a Ridley Scott film (Alien). 

 

Food cravings: Water, ice water.

 

Gender/Names: GIRL! Persephone Layne Jones!

 

Labor Signs: Still an occasional Braxton Hicks. 

I've been monitoring my BP twice a day at work since Monday

and it's been in the 120's/70's and 130's/80's.

 

Belly Button in or out? Still in

 

Wedding rings on or off? Still wearing my wedding band

 

What I miss: Being able to get off the floor without help or

needing something to push up from, ha ha.

 

What I am looking forward to: My baby shower tomorrow,

meeting this little girl and hopefully losing weight after!

 

Spelling Bee

It's that time of year again!

Tuesday September 11th is the 8th Annual Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition Spelling Bee.

As long as I don't have Persephone early, this will be my 4th year participating!  I'm on Rot N. Rusty's team (the haunted house I've volunteered for since 2008), but the proceeds from the Spelling Bee go to the Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition - so it's an AWESOME cause.

In 2009 and 2011 we won the "Take the Cake" award, which means our team/skit was voted favorite by the audience.  Maybe we will be lucky again this year cause lord knows we can't spell :)

Each year every team has to come up with a unique name containting the word BEE and we are given just under 2mins to perform a skit to the judges and audience.  Since our team represents the haunted house, we've always tried to go with a theme that suits just that.

2009 - The OBEEtuaries

(these pictures were taken with a Blackberry...man haven't cell phone cameras improved)

 

I played Betty Sue Blake...hit the gas instead of the brake.

2010 - Zom-BEE-Gone

(an aerosol product to help rid you of your ZOMBIE's)

 

Obviously...I played the zombie

 

2011 - ZomBEE's

 

Guess what character I played...

I can't wait for this year!  Even if we don't win anything, it's a lot of fun to entertain the crowd :)

Battle of the BP

As I stated in my 34 week check up, my blood pressure was pretty elevated. I knew it was just from my nerves of having an ultrasound -always hope for the best, but expect the worst. Pre pregnancy my blood pressure never got over 140/90 when checked at doctors visits - and that is high, no joke. But Friday, it was 170/90 - WHAT THE HECK?! Usually when my BP is up, I have really hot & rosy cheeks and a headache for sure, but Friday I didn't have either...in fact, I couldn't even tell my BP was high. I thought the machine was lying or the nurse was blind.

After the ultrasound and seeing the doctor, they re-checked it and it was still in the same range, so he asked me to come back on Monday (yesterday) to re-check it.

I have a portable BP machine here at work, so before my appointment yesterday I took it while sitting at my desk and it was 137/83. I thought for sure this would be a good day and that Friday was a fluke. So I make my way to the doctors office, check in and wait to be called. I was keeping calm and playing solitaire on my phone to keep my mind off things. The nurse calls me back, checks my BP and it's 140/98, she puts me in a room, doc listens to baby and her heartbeat is fine. He tells me they want to check my BP again and if it's still high he'll send me to the hospital for monitoring (Ok Doc, great idea...scare me before you want to take my BP again)...also tells me to give a urine sample.

ALL THE WHILE, I keep telling the nurse and the doctor that my BP was normal when I left work and I know it's just anxiety that causes it to spike when I'm getting it checked. The urine sample showed no protein (which was good, because apparently protein in the urine + high BP can signal preeclampsia), the nurse takes my BP and it was 142/92. Now even though the top # went up, the bottom # came down and he seemed satisfied enough not to send me to the hospital ::whew::. I explained I know these days you can't always take someone's word, but that I did have a portable machine and would be happy to check it several times a day to keep record of it. He told me to let them know if it goes above 140/90 at any time and he'll see me back next Tuesday.

I know it's nerves from going to the doctor. Because of the past signs/symptoms I've experienced with BP, I have no other explanation. Plus one would think with a reading of 170/90, wouldn't I be PANTING for crying out loud?? lol

Anyway, I'm taking it easy, and checking my BP regularly and it's NORMAL every time.

How about them cookies?

34 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 34 Weeks!

Size of the baby? A 5 lbs, 20" long, Cantaloupe. Ultrasound tech confirmed today she IS in fact a 5lb-er

Maternity clothes? Yepper

Stretch marks? No new ones

Weight gained: 6lbs

Sleep: Some nights are better than others.

Best moment this/last week: I got to see Persephone via ultrasound today. She's measuring perfect and fluid is fine. My due date is still accurate. My BP was high though (170/90) so I have to go back Monday to check again :-/

Movement: All the time

Food cravings: I don't have any specifics, although the last few times we've gone to the grocery store, I end up grabbing a sweet of some sort.

Gender/Names: GIRL! Persephone Layne Jones!

Labor Signs: Still only a few Braxton Hicks over the last few weeks.

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but weird

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss: nada

What I am looking forward to: Only 6 weeks left...whoa whoa whoa.

Purse thief

**WANTED**

For purse snatchin'

TinkerBell Jones
-Calico fur coat
-Approx 1' tall and 18lbs...give or take a few

$1.00 reward
Approach with caution!! She's a sneaky feline who can sway your judgment.