Baby #3 Growth Update

I had my third scan of the baby yesterday to check on the growth and the baby's stomach is back to measuring small again (it's in the 7th percetile and they would like it to be in the 10th or more). Because of this they are going to start having me go in twice a week (starting next week) for NST (non-stress-test) scans to make sure me and baby are doing ok. The blood flow to the cord still looks good and the baby is measuring at an estimated 2lbs 15oz. Baby is currently breech but I'm not too worried about that just yet as we do have time for the baby to flip.

Here are some pics from the baby scan in November that I never posted and a few from yesterday:

 Baby all curled up

(11/14/13)

 Baby's leg

(11/14/13)

 Baby's legs crossed nice and tight, so we couldn't even see the gender if we wanted too! haha

(11/14/13)

 A nice face-shot of the baby 

(12/12/13)

Another profile pic of the baby 

(12/12/13)

And for fun, here is a pic of me from earlier this week when I turned 30 weeks :)

I'll update more if things change/happen. Hopefully nothing happens for a while though! 

Halloween 2013!

Another Halloween has come and gone. The kids were really looking forward to it this year. Rose got all excited every time she saw a ghost, pumpkin or witch and had to make sure to point them out whenever she saw one. Isaac kept going back and forth if he was scared of things or not (he even said he wasn't going to Trick or Treating but changed it later when he found out his friends were going).

Here are pics leading up to Halloween and of Halloween night.

First up is pics from the Boo Bash that we went to at the community center on base.

 "Dash" and "Woody" posing for the camera. 

 These boys are so silly 

 Rose chose her Minnie Mouse costume for tonight. 

 Playing with the balloons

 This face is waaaaay to funny!

 Rose watching the other kids dance 

 She kept holding onto the little charm on the dress

 Isaac in the pumpkin 

Rose in the pumpkin

Pics of just around the house.

 He got Halloween playing cards in the mail that he was trying to make into an "S".

 New letter magnets too

 Rose had picked out toy at the store the other day and it was a little tiara with clip on earrings. She loved the earrings! Such a little girl!

 Rose climbed into the box and Isaac and her pretended it was a train.

 Chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga….

Choo choo!

Halloween!

 Helping take the "pumpkin guts" out. This was the night before Halloween. 

 He actually put his hand in this year! The previous he wouldn't do it haha

 Rose helping out now :)

 Our Witch pumpkin

 Our ghost on the white pumpkin the kids picked out

 We got enough candy to hand out that it barely fit in the 5gal Home Depot bucket!

 Isaac and Rose, ready to Trick or Treat! 

Isaac is Dash from The Incredibles and Rose is Sofia from Sofia the First :)

 Rosie

 Isaac. His mask kept shifting so he ended up taking it off

 I think she was saying Trick or Treat haha

 My little Princess

Isaac and his buddy Berkley dressed as Batman (he even did the voice and everything!)

At the end of the night, this was all the candy we had left from our 5gal bucket.. I say we bought just enough!

Trick or Treating went very well. Both kids were troopers and walked the whole time we were out (about an hour) which is a good thing since I didn't even bother to bring a stroller. I got tired out before the kids did haha. Isaac, who had been telling me he didn't want to go because he was scared, ended up not being scared of anything, even the houses that were dark/scary while walking up to them. Rose surprised me by how well she was willing to walk and hold my hand. Her tiara she was wearing kept slipping down her face and she would stop, push it back up, and keep on walking. I tried taking it off she wouldn't have to get bothered by it, but she wouldn't let me. These kids are getting so big!

Speaking of big, here is an updated belly picture of me with baby #3! I am 24weeks along in this picture:

That's all for now! Hope everyone else and a safe and fun Halloween!

39 Weeks!

Let the countdown begin! Just 7, thats right, SEVEN, more days until my due date! Of course, try telling that to the little guy in my belly.. he seems pretty content... he may decide to come today, tomorrow... next weekend... two weekends from now (oh please no!)... I want him out, but at the same time, I know he will come out when he is ready, even if it means I gotta wait. *insert twiddling of thumbs here* :)

Below are my belly pics for this week. Check out the second image which actually shows that my belly has DEFINITELY dropped from last week to this week! Woohoo! And as usual, click on the side-by-side collective image, located on the right panel, to see the progress of my belly up until this point.

 

 

Tomorrow (Friday) I have another OB appointment: NST scan first then checking my cervix. Keep your fingers crossed that things have progressed!

38 Weeks!

38 weeks today...just 14 more days until my due date. Of course, the baby can come anytime before that... or after. I sure am hoping for "before" though! :)

Nothing too much to report. I have braxton hicks (false contractions) more and more lately... sometimes they make my lower back hurt, especially at night. I have an OB appointment tomorrow and he is going to check my cervix, so we'll see if anything is happening or not.

Below is my belly pictures for this week... and also a second one that shows off my "stretchies" which are really low haha.. They didn't start appearing until about last week or so.

 

 

Also, I posted the collective weekly belly picture to the right side column.. just click on it and it will take you the bigger image.

I'll update again tomorrow after my appointment!

37 Weeks!

So I made it. I am officially considered full term! Now all I have to do is.... wait. Let's see how impatient the little guy is.. or how stubborn! Haha...

Here is my 37 week belly pics. It looks like the belly actually rose since last week.. I think it's because the little guy has been moving around so much before I took this picture...

Oh, and if you haven't seen this on FaceBook yet... here is a video of just how active this baby is! (taken during my lunch break today)





I'll update tomorrow after my OB appointment!

36 weeks!

So today I hit my 36 week mark, which means... only 4 more weeks left until my due date!!!

Here are some pics of my belly from today. There isn't much difference from last week honestly (which you can see in the second picture).

 

And below is a collective belly pic from week 10 until now. I have missed a few weeks here and there... the latest one is from today. The one before that is from week 33. 

(Click the image to see it bigger)