Sore

So over the weekend my lower belly really hurt. It was so sore. I bet Anna was growing. My hips have hurt today and yesterday. I have started to get up several times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. As my sister says its all about preparing me to get up with the baby several times. I am getting uncomfortable and feeling big. I know I still have a way to go. Trying to savor the end.

Another Dr apt

Nothing exciting just the routine: sample, weight check, blood pressure, heart beat (160 bpm) and measurement. Everything is good. Today it is super hot outside. I am feeling very BIG and tired. I am hoping that Anna is turning because she does these weird side ways things. The past two days she sometimes seems like she is stretching sideways because my stomach is stretched funny. Also I have been having a lot more kicks (or so I hope) higher. Hopefully its not her fist. She really likes the left side. Next apt in 2 weeks. Ultrasound in 4 weeks.

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Mommy, Daddy, and Anna

These pics were taken on our Anniversary and I was 28 wks along.

30 wks

I can hardly believe that in 10 wks or less, I will be holding Anna. I can tell its getting closer. My lower back is starting to hurt more especially in the evening if I have had a long day. My feet have started getting sore too. It probably doesn't help that it is sooo HOT outside too.

The other bad thing is I am starting to get leg cramps or maybe I should say charlie horses in my legs. I can get it so bad in the middle of the night that when I first wake up in the morning I have to limp on the leg that got the cramp. I am going to try more calcium and see if that will help. I got them when I was pregnant with the others too.

Anna is moving like crazy. Once in a while she jabs me and it gets uncomfortable.

Doppler

I forgot to post this video clip of Anna's heartbeat.

Another ultrasound and dr apt-29 wks

The ultrasound was really neat. I got to see the heart working and all its chambers. Heartbeat was 157 bpm. Anna opened and closed her mouth and even showed us her tongue. She is butt down (which isn't good) but she still has time to turn. Micah was the same way and he turned. Hopefully she follows suit. The tech kept saying over and over how she was rolled into a tiny ball. She had her foot on her head. What a funny site. Also for the first time we saw hair on her head. I have never seen that on an ultrasound before. But today you could actually see hair everywhere. She looked like a baby chick.
Well that answers one of our questions, she won't be a blonde. (I didn't have the heart to tell the boys this because they keep saying what kind of hair she will have. Of course Caleb says blonde like him and Micah says brown like him. Hmmm...brown or red hair?????

Everything is looking good. Hematoma is completely gone and placenta is in the right place and the cord isn't around her neck anymore. Whew! She still is measuring small, a week behind. But tech said she is still growing and has changed from last ultrasound. I am not worried because my other kids measured small at this point. I remember with Micah, Dr was really concerned. But with the other kiddos I caught up in the end. So I am just praying and hoping that's the case for Anna.

The other thing is she hasn't turned yet, the little stinker. She is butt down and tech said she is very pushed down. So I get another ultrasound in 6 wks to see if she has turned. Micah was the same at this point so again, hoping she turns. Got the mini talk about what will happen if she doesn't turn. I don't want a c-section but will if necessary. I googled natural ways to get the baby to turn. So I guess I will try some of the normal sounding ones. I am not too concerned yet.

On the good note, I am off all my restrictions. Whoot-whoot! ;) Dr just said watch myself and if I can't do something or don't want to then to follow my gut. Got results back on diabetes test and it was normal. (knew it would be :) I go back in 2 wks. 120 3/4