Baby #2 uke 29: Mamma er sliiiten!

Kjære lille, fremdeles navnløse, babygull!

I går var vi på kontroll hos ny jordmor etter at vi har flyttet. Hun var veldig hyggelig, og alt står bra til med deg. Du ligger akkurat på kurven, noe jeg er veldig fornøyd med siden jeg igjen er livredd for å få en gigantisk baby siden jeg selv er så lita. Du har også snudd deg, så nå ligger du med hodet ned, noe jeg tror gjør at jeg ikke lenger har problemer med å puste ;) Det er jeg veldig takknemlig for!

Ellers har det tatt på å pusse opp og flytte til et nytt sted. Jeg føler meg konstant utslitt, og har veldig dårlig samvittighet for det, siden du også sikkert merker det. Jeg skulle så absolutt lagt meg rett ned etter jobb og snakket til deg sånn som jeg kunne gjøre med storesøster, men nå er det så mye annet som må gjøres først, så når jeg endelig får satt med ned sovner jeg rett og slett på sofaen, sånn at stakkars pappaen din må gjøre resten. Men bare vi blir ferdige med kjøkkenet og får opp litt møbler i stuen kan vi endelig slappe av og ta resten litt etter hvert.

Pappaen din har forresten veldig lyst til å se mer av deg, så vi prøver å finne tid til en 3D ultralyd så snart som mulig. Du har jo allerede vokst deg så stor at det begynner å haste litt, så jeg håper vi får gjort det en gang i neste uke :)

Vi gleder oss til å treffe deg, kjære venn! Hold ut der inne!

Klem fra mamma :)

Baby #2 uke 25: Sprellemann

Kjære Lillegutt!

Du er en aktiv liten krabat som sparker mye, mye mer enn storesøstra di gjorde på denne tiden. Både pappaen din og jeg har liksom hatt på følelsen av at du kommer til å bli den rolige av dere to, men nå er jeg jammen meg ikke så sikker lenger ;)

Jeg har hatt så dårlig samvittighet på grunn av at jeg er konstant stressa — både på jobb og hjemme. Mye er på grunn av flytting og salg av leiligheten, så det begynner heldigvis å avta, men jeg vet jo at du også merker at jeg stresser, så jeg prøver å ta det mer med ro nå.

Så var det dette med navn da. Vi hadde nesten bestemt oss, men nå begynner jeg å tvile på at det er et passende navn alikevel. Vi har fem navn som vi kverner på, men jeg føler jo egentlig at hvis det ikke klaffer med én gang, så er det ikke det riktige navnet. På den andre siden var vi jo ikke enige om storesøster sitt navn med det samme heller, og vi er begge veldig glad for at vi valgte det alikevel.

Apropos storesøster… Vi snakker mye om deg, og hun peker ivrig på magen min. Jeg vet ikke om hun helt skjønner at du er der inne, men vi har fortalt henne at det er en baby inni magen til mamma, og hun utbryter: “Bebiii!” og er ivrig som bare det. Dere blir nok gode venner når du blir litt større, for da kan hun vise deg hvordan man raserer sandkaker i sandkassen og hvordan man best kan løpe nedover en bakke mens man sier: “Aa-aa-aaa-aa-aa-ah..!”, og andre kule ting.

Jeg var på kontroll på helsestasjonen i går, og det ser ut som du vokser normalt og har fin hjerterytme. Jeg vokser visstnok også normalt selv om jeg føler meg som en diger hval allerede.

:love:

Baby #2 uke 21: Kjøp av hus, salg av leilighet, stress på jobb. Puh!

Det er mye som skjer her for tiden! Vi har kjøpt hus utenfor Oslo, og flytter i oktober… forhåpentligvis. Det kommer jo litt an på om og når vi får solgt leiligheten vår — noe vi jobber hardt med nå :) Men det er mye å holde styr på med meglere for både salg og kjøp, og så har vi snakket med flere banker for å se hvor vi får det gunstigste lånet, og takstmenn og fotografer.

Ellers har jeg vært på svangerskapskontroll hos lege, der jeg glemte å ha med meg svangerskapsjournalen og andre papirer jeg skulle ha med fordi det flyter med skjemaer og diverse hjemme hos oss for tiden. Så alt jeg fikk vite der var at jeg hadde fint blodtrykk og flott urin, hehe. Lillemannen i magen sparker som bare det, men siden jeg har morkaken på forsiden kjenner jeg heldigvis det ikke så godt som sist. Emeline var en racer til å sparke, midt på natten, alltid i lunchen, og helst i lungen når jeg snakket med kunder. Ikke alltid like morsomt…

På jobben har det også vært full rulle i dag, og jeg kjenner det sliter i bekken og rygg. Den store gulroten er at jeg får akuttkurs i høst, og jeg gleder meg masse! Nesten litt synd at jeg skal ha permisjon igjen… ;)

Induction

I was hoping little Baby Doe decided to say hello to the world on her official due date which was Dec 27th, but that didn’t happen. I did, however, have some contractions that didn’t go anywhere.

So we went to the checkup today. First I had another cardiotocography, which was fine, did an ultrasound that was fine (the baby’s weight was estimated to 3500 grams, that’s, btw, a bit scary as it was estimated to 3200 grams on the last ultrasound Dec 22nd), but the proteinuria was at 3+ and I still had a high blood pressure, so after a nasty pelvic exam (stripping my membranes) he told us I had preeclampsia, and I was going to get induced tomorrow.

It depends on what happens tonight, if the stripping helped, but I’m going to be a mom either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow! :D Poor Baby being born at the end of the year though. At least now I have no reason for “holding her in” until New Years like everybody’s told me to :P

I’m actually quite calm about it all. I kind of had a feeling they would induce me today, so it wasn’t such a shock for me, but Husband is a bit freaked out here now. I love him!

Week #40: Happy holidays!

Sooo, no sign of the baby yet ;) Went to the ultrasound on Tuesday, and everything’s fine in there. Had a prenatal checkup later that day, which showed proteinuria and leukocytes in my urin. The doctor told us to come back the next day for another check, which gave the same result plus a high blood pressure, so he sent us to the hospital just to be sure. They checked the baby’s heartbeat and contractions, and took blood samples. I felt fine though, but they wanted to make sure it wasn’t preeclampsia. I was surprised to learn that I had regular contractions, though. And we could see that our little baby girl got a raised heartbeat when I had contractions, and then calmed down afterwards, and that’s good. She’s so cute, poor little thing.

I have a new appointment at the hospital on Monday, so we’ll see. At least I’ve got a feeling it’s gonna happen soon, which I didn’t before.

Christmas so far has been gooood. We’re just taking it easy, hanging around the apartment watching movies (and I’m playing my New Super Mario Bros. Wii!) and I’m trying to walk every day. Oh, and we still have got some presents under the tree, for the baby, that we decided not to open until we bring her home ;)

Hope everybody’s having a great time — Happy holidays! :love:

All the things I should have done

I had so many plans when I got materinty leave. I was going to read up on animal nutrition, behaviour and anaesthesia. I was going to sew that Santa suit for Aurora that I didn’t find the fabric for last year (and still haven’t found the white fluff for the collar), I was going to finally be able to read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, I had time to watch It’s Me or the Dog and I had time to just relax.

So what have I done? I’ve read a little bit nutrition (I’m doing a course and need to send in my answers soon!), I’ve seen half of the episodes of IMOTD, and NOTHING else. Seriously. I’ve either slept on the couch/bed in the middle of the day, done a little baking (after all it is Christmas soon) and watched episodes of House. Oh, and played FarmVille on Facebook. God, that’s addictive! It’s going to be a hard transition when the baby finally decides to come…

And speaking of the baby: No signs of labour yet. She likes it in there, it seems. We are scheduled for an ultrasound and a prenatal checkup on Tuesday. Can’t wait to se our baby girl again! Although it’s only on a screen ;)

Week #38: The wait

Isn’t it typical that I’m starting to warm up to our midwife just when we’re about to never see her again? At least not in this pregnancy… Had a prenatal checkup today, and I asked tons of questions about whatever’s happening to my body and the baby. She said that what I had felt the other day probably was the baby descend, and she confirmed that the baby’s now engaged! Yay! Even though it doesn’t feel like it, something’s happening in there, and we’re getting closer and closer to holding our little darling in our arms! :crush:

I told the midwife that I was a bit worried that the baby would be too big, but she said that it looked like she was the right size for a tiny person like me. Okay, she didn’t call me tiny, but I am. Ah. Good news.

And this is a picture of me a couple of days ago, still in week 37, enjoy :faint:

Belly picture of week 34

I’m getting bigger. Being sick made me lose a kilogram, but hey, the weight is going up again, trust me. I’m soon at 10 kg more than my normal weight. We had a prenatal checkup yesterday, and everything seems okay with our little girl. She’s a little above the average in size, yikes!

She also has hiccups often. Today she woke me up with her spasms, poor little baby. It makes me laugh. And feel sorry for myself at the same time. Yes, I’m silly like that.

And for all of you who’s following the development of the popping navel: No news yet! I don’t think it’ll pop at all, actually. It’s just very wide and open, and looks like it will tear if it expands even more. I’d like it better if it popped than tore :(

Week #9: Prenatal care

It’s week 9 and you’re now called a fetus, not an embryo. Exciting! You’re now about the size of a large grape, and I’m pretty sure my belly has grown, although it could be my love for soda and chips. :yum:
Today I found out that it’s normal for breasts for grow 2-3 cup sizes bigger until you start breast-feeding. Whaaah?! :shocked:
Your dad and I has our first official prenatal care appointment this week. We talked A LOT and after we got home I still was confused about what to do next, haha. The doctor measured my blood pressure, which was normal, and took lots of blood samples. I’m very interested in the result of the toxoplasmosis one, as it would be very helpful at work if it was positive. Your dad looked like he was about to faint when the nurse took the blood ;) I, who also hate these things, was asking the nurse: “Are you really gonna use that green one?” and “Is it necessary to take that many vials?”

Poo, I do this to animals all day long.