Wednesday, August 26, 2009

25 weeks

so, I'm definitely not very good at keeping an updated blog! I skipped over our last Dr. appointment, but everything was fine. Although, it was the first time that I had seen any real weight gain and I was in shock! I've never seen that number before and hope to never see it again post pregnancy! Her heartbeat was good, in the 150's and I measured right where I should be! My appointment today was just the same as the last. Took about 5 minutes and I was out. Again, I measured right where I should be, even though I feel smaller than other women at 6 months, and her heart beat was 150.
Things have been going well in the last four weeks since that appointment. At 23 weeks on the dot Dave was finally able to feel her kicks! She's the most active right after I eat and when I lay down to go to bed. It's pretty amazing to look down at my stomach and see it move when she kicks! She's getting stronger too! I can tell by all the nice kicks to my bladder that she gives me! :o)

We also finished the nursery, for the most part. We painted, bought furniture and bedding, and have it all set up. We just don't have any baby "supplies" yet. We absolutely love the way the nursery has turned out! We like to just go and sit in there, especially since the glider came! It's so comfortable!! I'd still like to add a few more decorative things to the room, I just have to decide what I want to do. We also registered the other day, which is just a nice reminder of how much babies cost! But it was a lot of fun!
So far, this pregnancy has been pretty rough on me. The nausea never went away, unfortunately. It did decrease though, but for the most part I still have nausea to some degree every day. I do have more energy than I did in the beginning so I can actually clean the house now, and smells don't bother me as much now which makes cleaning easier and I can finally make dinner again. The worst part is the hip pain! It's sharp, shooting pains through my hip that feel like it's breaking in half! It's worst after I've done a lot of walking during the day. After work most days all I want to do is lay down, as long as it doesn't hurt too much to lay on something soft.

I'm just really ready for her to be here! It's so hard to wait so long! This summer went so fast though, I can't believe I'm already 25 weeks! Just 3 more months! I keep wondering what she's going to look like. I can't wait to see her face for the first time!
23 weeks

This is what Isabella is doing at 25 weeks...
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.Your baby is able to do more with their fingers now and can move her fingers to make a complete fist. As your baby becomes more dexterous, she will be able to touch and hold her feet. Babies also begin to prefer their left hand or right hand at this time. Because babies settle into routines of sleep and activity, you might begin to notice these patterns as well.