New Pic: 25ish Weeks

Just a new picture... 25 weeks today.... Had to buckle down and buy some actual maternity clothes (mainly pants)!! I'm getting pretty round ;)....and I'm only gonna get bigger, ahhh!!!! ;) Oh, and she has been moving a LOT more lately. Yes there are points when she doesnt move (or I cant feel her), but lately, she's been quite the lil mover in there!!

Ultrasound #2

Just got back from my 2nd ultrasound appt (the one w/ Park Nicollet)... and everything looked great! The Tech took measurements, showed me the different part of the baby and that she was developing normally & healthily (is that word?)!!!!

My due date was also verified for around Feb 8/9, so I guess we'll plan on that. So with that being said, I'm almost 25 weeks (will be this Monday).

I was also able to get better pictures. We now have 7 profile face+body pictures.... which is better than the 7 of the face we got last time. I guess the baby was cooperating and moving around so the Tech was able to get everything she needed! I knew Baby B is a good girl :)

I am just really thankful that things are continuing to go well and that the baby is healthy & developing properly! I am so blessedto be having this baby.... and to be starting a family & spending the rest of my life with the man of my dreams!!!!! He really is amazing & I love him oh so much..... and I cannot imaging my life w/o him!

On a side note, the weather has been wet and gross the past week!~ And as of today...its gotten cold enough where it is slushy/snow-like. Not cool.

Well, htat's it for now! :)
XOXO
-JKH

little update

so i had my appointment today.... it went fine. the clinic is nice and i guess the hospital is nice. the only have NPs and Docs (that rotate)....which is fine. i guess i liked the idea of a CNMW (like at marshfield) but thats ok. anyway, i have a second ultrasound this friday to make sure things look good. i guess w/ my first ultrasound they couldnt get a good view of the baby's heart. i guess the heart sounds good but they just want to make sure. also...they think i'm actually two weeks behind my initial due date... (more like feb 8th vs jan 25th). anyway, i have nothing to be worried about right?! ;) i'm sure itll be just fine. i just want to be happy and healthy and i want the baby to be growing happy and healthy!!!

new day, new doc

so tomorrow we go in for our first appointment w/ the new clinic (in burnsville). shouldnt take too long but i have a few questions ive written down. it'll just be nice to know that this will be the clinic w/ these doc/nurses that we'll be with the rest of the time. i did enjoy my care thru marshfiel in eau claire, so im hoping this new place will be just as good if not better. not much is new... just enjoying a long wkend after several weeks of busy travel!! (i slept just under 12hrs last night, it felt GREAT!)

xoxo
-jkh

dancing for daddy

the baby was moving a lot last night before bed (like she typically does) and heath was finally able to feel her!! i tried having him feel her about a week ago and he couldnt, but last night he said he could really feel her moving around. idk, but that made me really happy....and i know it made him happy too. gosh, i just cant believe we're all gonna be a lil family in about 3.5-ish months! crazy! ps, it snowed last night.... honestly, i love winter but I AM NOT OK WITH THAT!

xoxo
jkh

five days, four nights....

about to start another week of work travel... monday through friday i'll be in the madison/milwaukee area for the wisconsin education fairs. it'll be fun, for the most part, since a lot of other college reps are doing these fairs (sure beats high school visits and going completely solo). unfortunately my fave rep alex from und will NOT be doing the fairs like we both had thought. i understand, but of course i am mourning the loss of his company all week!

i am just hoping the week goes well, goes fast, i can get some work done (mainly phone calls and data entry, puke).... but also that the weather stays nice (cough cough, no snow or storms or anything in between). plus, like normal i will be missing heath all week. for whatever reason i miss him most the first day/night. of course i do all week but that first day/night is the toughest.

well that's all i got for now. nothing new w/ the baby... my next appt is on oct 19th( at my new clinic), so perhaps i will have some updates then. but until then, she continues to dance around & makes me constantly hungry.... i swear, i am ALWAYS hungry. which, honestly, i am not a big fan of. in a way, i feel not in control of my own body. i know i need to eat for the baby (and trust me i dont deprive either of us).....but it does get frustrating being hungry 24/7!!!

love to you all
xoxo
jkh

time's a tickin'

so... as of today i might be mildly panicky w/ the baby stuff. i havent given things too much thought, just sort of letting things happen as they have, but i think that may have not been a good idea.

i am "24weeks/6months" as of this week and the next three months WILL fly by. im not so much worried that things wont get done but more about finding the time. i am traveling all of oct and most of nov for work & that leaves very little time (only weekends). then it'll be december (holiday season) and january will go fast (or it better!).... my due date is somewhere b/w jan 25 and feb 9th.

the frustrating thing is we really dont know what we should be planning/getting in order. i have my maternity leave/health insurance stuff figured out through work, but that is it. since we've been trying to figure out our living situation, that has affected things, im sure. i try not to worry but im disappointed and frustrated for heath w/ this whole buying a house struggle. it literally has been a 5month process and nothing has moved forward. we are trying not to worry, but obviously its not ideal and i just feel for him.... well, i feel for all of us!

i know we need to figure out day care stuff, make sure we have things for when the baby comes home (car seat, bedroom stuff, diapers/feeding stuff, etc), and things figured out w/ us and family. maybe this list doesnt seem too long, but like i said, time is more of the concern. when we will have the time to figure this stuff out! plus, it doesnt help that as the time passes, i get more and more tired.....

which im trying to not let that hold me down/slow me down, its inevitable! plus im just trying to stay healthy. w/ all the travel im doing and face to face interaction w/ SO many people... im trying to stay healthy. and all this H1N1 flu shit is scaring me. idk why its so bad for pregnant women to catch, but all i know is that i dont want it.

anyway, enough "bitching"....things will all work out. i love heath, he loves me and we are excited for baby b to come!...... all i know is my/our lives will not be the same in about three months...how crazy!!!

xoxo
jkh

new "bump" pic

approximately 22 weeks (going by our feb 8th-ish due date).
at this point (depending on what im wearing)....i feel like i look pregnant...as opposed to "just fat" or chubby. which, is ultimately a good thing! :)

i am hoping i dont get too huge though!!!!!

xoxo
jkh (& baby b)

october already

first of all i cannot believe that its already october!!!! and the thing is, oct will go FAST!.... i am on the road/out of the office traveling for work all of oct AND most of nov...so the next two months are gonna fly by. i have a feeling ill be exhausted (and im praying that i DO NOT get sick, esp w/ that nasty H1N1 stuff!!!!) but itll go fast!

me and baby b are doing well. i have a feeling ive entered the phase of "perpetual hunger"....b/c i am ALWAYS hungry it seems. this is no good for several reasons:
1.) im always in pain.... hunger pains OR i'm too full pains....there is NO in between
2.) i havent gained too much weight up to this pt, and im hoping my monster hunger will not change this. i know i need to gain weight for the baby, but im trying to stay healthy and not become a total cow! eek.

the baby is moving a lot more. not necessarily "stronger" movements but i feel a little more frequently. ive noticed that usually (not always) right when i'm starting to get hungry (again) she will move. she also moves:
a.) right before i fall asleep
b.) when i talk to heath on the phone
c.) if i have to pee really bad (haha)

i just hope she's happy and growing like she's supposed to! my mom thinks that maybe she's gonna be a lil dancer if she moves around a lot. of course, this would make me happy if she gets into dance! but time will tell w/ that!

alright well not much else is going on. im currently in rockford, il for a national fair. i finish those tomorrow then have a few days of high school visits in southeastern wisco. heath is out doing fairs in minn this week, so we are both not "home". its crazy how much i miss him when i/he/we are away from each other. ....i guess this is a good thing. though hard at times, its nice to know what it feels like to miss someone because you love them so much. really, he is the love of my life and i dont know what id do w/o him. PLUS i think he's gonna make such a cute/great father!!! im really excited to see what he will be like w/ the baby!!

anyway....im exhausted. so its foodnetwork + naptime. then later tonight it's monday night football....PACKERS vs VIKINGS!!! go packer, wooooo! (even tho i think mn will win, i will be rooting for my greeeeeen and gooooold! ....and #12!!)

xoxo
jkh