This lil kiddlet just makes me laugh. I'm sitting here at the computer and I feel these little tickles down on one side. Like the bean is practicing piano or some type of strumming fingers across the side of my belly, it's funny. I'm a dork, but I'm literally sitting here laughing everytime it happens. I've always been ticklish, now the bean knows it =)
Fetal development in pregnancy week 29:
If you’ve been feeling butterflies moving around in your belly, it’s not just your run-of-the-mill pre-birth performance anxiety. No, it’s your amazing baby with a case of the hiccups: a fairly common occurrence at this point resulting from practicing breathing for their big birthday. In addition, to getting a round of butterfly-like hiccups, your little swimmer has arduously managed to accumulate enough baby fat to account for nearly 3.5% of their overall body weight. Yeah, compared to we adults, it’s not a lot, but when they’re little like that—it’s certainly a healthy (and warming) accomplishment in its way. Another fantastic accomplishment: your baby's spleen is now in charge of hematopoiesis—the 10 dollar name for the process involved in building up certain important blood components. Another fantastic-accomplishment: your little monkey has been peeing into their amniotic sac for a little while now (this is why potty training takes a while) and if you didn’t know, actually swallows it along with the rest of the amniotic fluid. Although the concept is nasty, their urine is sterile and as part of the amniotic fluid base, is replaced several times throughout the day. So if you didn’t know before, now you can tell people, that yes, you drank your own urine—you were still in the womb, but nonetheless, you’ve been there.
And how's mom doing? Here’s another new-parenting-issue that you probably don’t have the time or energy to handle: the decision whether or not to breastfeed. If you thought this was one of the obvious ones (stick out breast, attach child, feeding commences!), think again. Right off the bat, there are women that simply cannot breastfeed for medical reasons—and have no choice in the matter but to opt for formula-feeding. Then there are the women who attempt to breast-feed and run out of milk, or the baby won’t latch on (they even have breast-feeding classes because despite the apparent animal-easiness of the behavior, some babies just don’t take to breastfeeding).
Now, if you are planning or deciding whether or not to breastfeed, here are some of the big reasons why it’s a great thing for you and your little “sucker”: breastfeeding actually releases a hormone that will help you relax (and if you don’t nurse milk production will actually cease: i.e. use it or lose it!). If you choose to breastfeed, your body will produce oxytocin—(no, not Oxycotin, Rush Limbaugh already took care of that), which actually increases uterine contractions to decrease post-birth vaginal bleeding.
And the vain reason to breastfeed: all that charming excess body fat you’ve gained is used for milk production, thus making it MUCH easier for you to return to you pre-pregnancy weight. Also, nursing mothers’ bones re-mineralize faster than those who don’t and are less likely to contract ovarian or uterine cancer before and after menopause. Not to mention the fact that breastfeeding means you’re directly bolstering your baby’s immune system. For even more reasons why your child will benefit from breastfeeding, visit womenshealth.gov.
I never did an update with my last appt. I had it a week ago, and everything went good. I was a tad nervous about the gestational diabetes test, just cause. I basically think I have more trouble with my blood sugar being too low, but because I'm pregnant and have actually never had a diabetes test, a part of me couldn't shake the scare. Well, all is fine. I drank the juice and had an appt with the dr. He had a slighlty difficult time finding the heartbeat but that was because the bean was all over the place! He commented that this is an active one today and I said, I just drank that sugar drink for the diabetes test, that made more sense to him. I forgot to ask about the heartbeat. But it tends to be on a downward slide of getting slower and slower, so, I'm anxious to see if the famed ole wives tale of over 140 hpm is a girl and under is a boy! I was up 15 lbs, so that seems to be good. My next appt is Tuesday, August 26th. How crazy!
Ok, so this headline on msn this morning freaked me out, so I clicked and read, this is what I found!
You eat eight spiders every year in your sleep. True?
Nope, says MythBusters. There's no evidence that spiders secretly crawl into our mouths while we're sleeping. Even if you were lying perfectly still, your breathing would scare a spider off, so it's unlikely to hang out around your mouth. Alas, the bad news: You probably consume more spiders when you are awake -- in your food. Here's why: The Food and Drug Administration guidelines allow a certain level of whole insects or parts in some food products, such as those containing fruits or vegetables. Yum
Nasty, huh? Here's the link eating spiders
Fetal development in pregnancy week 28:
You know how you’ve been feeling a bit like a barn with legs? Well, that feeling won’t subside before… well, you know, when you finally give birth. For the time being, you’ve got yourself a baby in the business of collecting fat and lots of it! In spite of the dubious joys of being a human-barn, this baby fat business is very serious and you’ve got to put up with it because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth. Other good stuff from inside: their eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now able to respond to light and dark. Also, their industrious little bone marrow is now a major construction site for developing red blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen—which will stimulate your hormones to begin milk production. Can you say, “Moo?”
And how's mom doing? If you’re not already fully entrenched, it’s just about time to head into the Name Game field. If you haven’t yet landed on “the perfect name”, there are only about a trillion books (check them out at Amazon.com) and websites with head-spinning lists of name possibilities. You can always opt to invent a name as well (like say, “Thygor”). Obviously, naming isn’t always the most straightforward or easy process and not every couple has a name for their child even after birth. Really, just take your time and try to consider any possible mean nicknames they might be inflicted with once they hit adolescence (i.e. What happens when you name your kid “Willy"?).
As if we have to tell you: their little “cute” kicks are getting stronger these days, but just pay attention. If you notice a significant drop in the number of kicks experienced per hour it would be a good idea to tell your physician or mid-wife. But before you start getting anxious, keep in mind that during the final weeks of pregnancy your in-house-football player will be kicking significantly less as they will lack the space to move about as vigorously.
And the belly =)
I need it for the nursery....anyone know how I can make an extra $65 to buy it?!? And for the justification, it's HUGE, so it'll fit perfectly over the diaper changing table, ah, just what I need, it'll be fabulous. The dimensions are 32"x19", I knew you'd be impressed!
I have writers block. It's like I have so much to say, but I don't know what...
Pretty much the nursery has been on my mind, here's what I have so far:
I think I've got the idea down. I'm doing white trim and baseboards with a silvery colored wall. I have picked out the crib, dresser, and changing table which will also be white. I already have 2 peices of furniture which are espresso, they are shelf-type units. I'm tying the espresso and white together with a zebra print bumper pad and such from babies r us. And I'll accent with sage green until the baby comes, then I'll move more into blue or pink. It's going to be simple, but hopefully unique and neat looking. Because I have absolutely no idea how long we will be in the room, I'm going with something I can easily redo. It'll come together. I hyperlinked the zebra stuff. It all came to me at around 4:30am, yeah....I don't sleep much sometimes!
Jake is acting weird. I wonder if he knows our life is about to change. Obviously he's living amongst the chaos now, and sometimes has to search for a place to lay down (just kidding, kinda of), but he's just different.
I'm sorta light-headed and have been feeling a off these past couple of days. I went to swim yesterday with Lindsey and couldn't stay long, the heat was really getting to me and I just felt awful. Plus, my sinuses and asthma are kicking in. It's a little early for my allergy season, but whatever. I'm wondering if my body isn't starting to produce more of a certain hormone or a different one all together, because I certainly don't feel quite the same. I have my next dr's appt on Tuesday, and they'll check me for gestational diabetes. I really don't think I have it. I'm more inclined to think my blood sugar and blood pressure is too low as opposed to too high. But we'll see.
Unfortunately, because this is my blog and I want to remember even the finest details about it, I have to bring the good with the bad. I'm more cruel. Eeeek. I don't want to be this way. Jeremy always told me that I would be a crabby pregnant woman and I have tried so hard not to be. Whelp, the other night I told Jeremy, I was going to ask you how I'm doing with my moods and everything while pregnant, but I don't want you to be mean to me and tell me the truth!?! He said, "babe, you've been pretty much the same, except, your more mentally cruel", what!?!? He said your so emotional. And I know that I am. I'm working on that. I could point to about 100 things going on in my life as 'the reason' but I won't. It's not necessary. The point is, I need to be nicer, especially because school's starting and I have to be around people all day. Oy, school's starting. That deserves it's own post.
Well, it's 11am, I just finished off my bowl of oatmeal, I'm still in my pj's, and I'm completely behind on our financial records for the month of July. And since it's now August I better get that completed.
Because this is such a random post and makes no sense I might add that the baby is just moving like crazy, and I LOVE it. We bought a little machine to hear the movement and heartbeat and play the baby music and talk to it, but we haven't used it yet. We tried the heartbeat and movement thing, but it was weird. Maybe I'll go and play this child some Mozart, we need to work on mental stimulation, hehehe!
I'm off, maybe I'll be back later...
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