Jessalyn’s bed area


We unwrapped all of Jessalyn’s bedding and got it all setup. Check out how cute it is!
Thanks Grandma Evelyn!
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Belly @ 35 Weeks
Sunday July 31st 2005, 6:56 pm
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Baby Shower

Well its come and gone, we finally did the baby shower. One of our
guests asked me yesterday (I dont recall which one) “Are you ready to
be showered?” I exclaimed “There isnt a cloud in the sky” yeah, even
after all that prep and madness I still had some jokes in me.
I wanna thank everyone that came yesterday. I also want to thank those
that didnt… we really didnt want you here any how
So, were we
showered? Yeah I’d say so. Jessalyn got about 10 blankets (were just
gunna rotate them out every day, hehe). I now have hand model cramps
from showing off all the cute stuff you all got her.
Thanks for making Xmas in July a reality. I had a lot of fun opening up gifts and putting them all together.
About 3-4 hours before everyone arrived I was putting the finishing
coat on the “small bathroom”. I was hoping everything would be
dry and done by the time people arrived. Sure enough it was, but some
spots in the room werent as perfect as I’d would have liked them to
be. Heres what it looked like before we painted:

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Week 35
Thursday July 28th 2005, 6:00 am
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Your pregnancy is progressing and you may have trouble sleeping at night.
Some claim that this is mother nature's way of preparing you for life
with a new baby. Others believe it is caused by worrying about the
health of your baby, labor, and/or parenting. There are also numerous
physical reasons that sleep may be difficult.
For
one going the bathroom every 45 minutes isn't conducive to sleep, nor
is a constant backache. Try doing pelvic tilts before bed, limiting
fluids after a certain time, and being tired when you go to bed.
You
should start putting the final touches to your knowledge base of
pregnancy. There are several items that you should know something about
before labor begins.
Inductions
Fetal Monitoring in Labor
Pain Relief
Comfort Measures
Epidurals
Forceps
Cesareans
Baby:
Your
baby weighs about 4 pounds 12 ounces (2.15 kilograms) right now,
although later in pregnancy there is more room for variation than in
the beginning of pregnancy. Your baby is putting on an average of .5
pounds a week at this point. The length is reaching 18 inches from head
to toe, as opposed to the earlier measurements from crown to rump. All
organ systems have been present for a long time, now they are just
putting on the final touches before birth. |
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Belly @ 34 weeks
Tuesday July 26th 2005, 1:32 pm
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The HEAT!
Friday July 22nd 2005, 5:04 pm
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Its been so hot this last week I cant beleive it. Jen and I have been
running the AC every so often to cool the house down but the heat just
makes it way back into the house. We install some temp tint to the
windows and that is helping as well but it doesnt magically cool the
house down. I'm hopeing to install some fans into the bedrooms
soon which will cool the house down conciderably.
With the heat comes a hot momma and baby. Sometimes I wish Jen was the
one going to work just so she could be in a cool office. None the less
she's the one having to fight the heat battle at home.
Man were getting so close to the baby arriving its amazing how fast
time flies by. For those of you that have made purchases off of our
registry the items are not being removed from the registry, were having
to call in manually and have them set to purchased. Theres no reason to
be alarmed, its something to do with Amazon and Babies R Us not working
together like they should. Expect a new “belly shot” this weekend on
the website.
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Week 34
Thursday July 21st 2005, 6:00 am
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Your body is
really getting ready and you may notice that you have more and more
contractions that seem less and less like practice! This is a great
sign that your body is getting ready!
Let's go over some of the labor basics.
Labor is broken down into three major stages:
First Stage
This begins when you start to have regular contractions that increase in frequency and intensity. Make sure you know how to time contractions.
Usually you will start off slowly, nearly always questioning if this is really labor.
Bear in mind that a lot of women have wandered around for a bit feeling
like they had the flu or were just really sleepy. The contractions will
then pick up and you will be in the active phase of the first stage of
labor. Contractions are more intense and come more frequently,
usually requiring more of your attention. Somewhere between this active
phase and the next phase, transition, you will change to your place of
birth. Transition is the short but hard part of labor. Transition has
contractions coming very close together, but they never actually feel
any stronger than the contractions of the active phase. At the end of
transition you will be completely dilated!
Second Stage
This is the fun part! You begin this stage completely dilated! You will begin pushing
your baby into this world. Most women really enjoy the pushing stage,
they say that they feel more actively involved. Your contractions will
get further apart and feel differently. If you have been unmedicated
you will feel the urge to push. If you have been medicated you may or
may not feel the urge to push and will be directed at how to proceed.
If there is an episiotomy done, it will be done at the end of this stage. There is quite a debate about the need and use of episiotomies on a routine basis. The end of the second stage will be marked by the birth of your baby!
Third Stage
This
is the anticlimax! You are holding your lovely baby and anywhere from 5
minutes to an hour later they will want you to give a few small pushes
to get the placenta
out. Most women are so wrapped up in their babies that they always say,
“I forgot about the placenta!” Nursing your baby right away will help
speed up a third stage or control any bleeding that you are having.
Baby:
Baby is
continuing to get bigger! Four pounds seven ounces (2 kilograms) and a
length of 42.5 cms or 16.8 inches. The hormones from the placenta are
starting to activate the milk in your breasts. Did you know that the
baby urinates almost a pint a day! Watch out diapers here you come! |
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Belly @ 33 Weeks
Sunday July 17th 2005, 8:51 pm
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Week 33
Thursday July 14th 2005, 6:00 am
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You can now
probably distinguish the baby's knee from and elbow, even though the
movements are smaller. You may also notice small bumps that appear to
be rhythmic in your uterus. This is probably caused by the baby having
hiccoughs and isn't cause for alarm. Continue learning all you can
about labor, birth, postpartum, and newborns!
Baby:
Your baby
has surfactant, which helps baby breathe after birth, coating the
alveoli in the lungs. After this week, if your baby is born, you have
less of a chance of apnea of prematurity. S/he weighs about four pounds
(1.8 kilograms).
There
are almost 2 pints of amniotic fluid in your uterus. You may have been
told that you have polyhyrdamnios, or too much amniotic fluid. The
opposite of which would be oligohydramnios,
often associated with Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR). However,
it is important to keep in mind that everyone has varying amounts of
amniotic fluid and that simply having too much or too little doesn't
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Week 32
Thursday July 07th 2005, 6:00 am
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As you begin to have more and more Braxton-Hicks contractions you may begin to wonder more about labor and what it will entail for you, your family and your baby. You aren't alone in having these thoughts.
Most women have questions about labor and birth, for example:
Is this really labor?
When should I go to the birth place?
How do I time contractions?
Who should come with me? (Partner, doula, parents, siblings, etc.)
What should I pack?
Will labor be really painful?
I
want to address the last question specifically. About 10% of women will
tell you that labor is extremely painful, while 10% of the women will
tell you that they experienced no pain. The rest, 80%, will fall
someplace in the middle of the two extremes. You really need to look at
the sources of pain
in labor and birth. We do know that women who have taken childbirth
classes tend to report less painful experiences and have fewer
complications than women who have not taken classes.
Baby:
Your baby's movements will peak this week. From now on the will change in quantity and quality. Remember to do your Fetal Kick Counts.
Most of the wrinkles are disappearing from your baby's face, and there
may be a lot of hair on their head! The weight gain has been fairly
incredible recently. Your baby has put on about 2 pounds of weight,
mostly fat and muscle tissue, since last month, bringing the total to
about three pounds eleven ounces (1.7 kilograms), and measurements to
40 cms or 15.8 inches!
Babies
who are born at a younger gestation than this will most likely having
difficulties sucking or nursing. This also applies to babies who weigh
less than 1500 grams at birth. A good sucking pattern is a sign of
neuromuscular maturity. |
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