I've noticed I am really calm and laid back about this baby and pregnancy, until an ultrasound is coming up.
Then I'm convinced everything is wrong.
We had the big 20 week ultrasound last week. I was a tiny bit nervous, but then the hospital called and said Sadie couldn't come and for some reason (pregnancy hormones) it really threw me and I was so upset! Luckily I calmed down, we got someone to watch Sadie, and all was well.
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| Chillin with the bump |
The ultrasound went better than we could have hoped. This kid looks awesome! Measuring on time. Consistent with my due date. No weird fluid on the brain. He cooperated and we got some cute pictures. It was great.
I do have an anterior placenta which was something I didn't want because I've heard you feel less movement that way. Then I asked the Facebook world about peoples' experiences with an anterior placenta and was basically told I will never feel movement. So I got a little panicky. But my sister had one and she said it was fine. And the last week I have felt TONS of movement, so I am relaxing.
I love his little kicks. Ohhh they are so cute! And I can feel them from the outside now. It's awesome.
Some other things we learned at the ultrasound.
I am a prime candidate for a VABC, if baby cooperates and doesn't come out face-first like Sadie did. The only big thing in my way is the fact that they want to induce me at 38 weeks again, which I am all for, but inductions can make VBACs harder and less likely. We will see as the time gets closer, but gosh I would love to not have another c-section. Not trying to say vaginal birth is a walk in the park, but my recovery from my c-section was HELL and went on for months. Also.. it's scary. I don't want to be behind that curtain again, feeling them tugging and cutting and not getting to even see my baby before she's taken away. No thanks!
Not everyone knows this, but we lost Madelyn due to unexplained UGR (uterine growth restriction). Basically, she stopped growing, and they don't know why. When she was born at 34 weeks, she was in the <5th percentile for weight and height. I was monitored closely with Sadie to make sure she grew on time, and she did! So since Sadie grew completely normal, it makes my chances of another stillbirth very rare. What happened to Madelyn is unexplained. It literally just happened. And that sucks, but it's really okay. I have accepted her death and I know it's what was supposed to happen. So I don't really need a reason. If anything, it's comforting that it was a random chance, because that means I can go on to have healthy babies and hopefully not so scary pregnancies!
I will get all the same monitoring I had last time. YAY!!!! I will go back in for an ultrasound at 28 weeks, and go once a month after that. I will also start non-stress tests at 32 weeks, and have them twice a week my last month of pregnancy. I will most likely be induced around June 3rd. I am so thankful for this extra monitoring. It brings me so much peace of mind! Unfortunately, all the extra monitoring is done at the hospital. So I will be needing lots of Sadie babysitters. Step right up, my friends!
I am feeling slightly less sick these days. I have just kinda accepted the fact that I will be sick this whole pregnancy. Oh well. I got sick again at the very end of my pregnancy with Sadie, and I remember my first meal after her birth was the most amazing thing I had ever tasted. The whole next couple weeks were so exciting because all food was good again. I am already excited about those days, haha.
Sadie and I went thrifting the other day and got TONS of awesome new clothes for this little guy. So many nice items! Some with tags still on them! I got 25 items (dress shirts, pajamas, t-shirts etc.) for $50. I love secondhand stores, haha. It also made me really excited to dress this little guy. I feel like I have given Sadie a style similar to mine, so it will be a whole new ballgame getting to dress a boy. I LOVE BABY CLOTHES.
Other than clothes, there are so few things we really need to get ready for this guy. It's funny how much more laid back I am this time around. No nursery, because he will sleep with us for 6 months (in the same pack-n-play Sadie slept in), then we will get to figure out a room for both he and Sadie to share, which will be fun! We'll move Sadie out of the crib by then, so we don't need a second crib. We have lots of blankets. Granted most are girly, but oh well. We've got a baby bath and towel and bath crap. We have all the little things like nail clippers and a thermometer. We have a bouncer. We have a play mat. We have an infant car seat. We have lots of bottles. We have TONS of toys. We even have lots of diapers for him already. (When Sadie would move up a size before she finished a box, I saved all the diapers. So he had a few newborns, and 2 boxes of size 1's)! We have been looking at double strollers.. but I feel like that's it. He needs clothes and a stroller. That's crazy. He could come right now (please don't though, just trying to illustrate a point), and we would have everything we need. Now if I could just grow the ability to function on no sleep and the ability to manage a newborn and a toddler effortlessly then we'd really be ready.
But anywayyyy. Basically.. we are excited to meet this guy. Summer can't come soon enough!
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