20 June, 2012

Halfway and a Birthday!



20 weeks

I am officially at the halfway point of my pregnancy!! I can't believe this little girl has been with me for 20 whole weeks now. That's nuts! Hopefully, I have only 19 more to go because I'm still hoping for a Halloween baby.

Levi and I went in for our 20-week ultrasound on Monday, and it was awesome to see our little lady up on that screen. I was correct when I said that she's hanging out very very low. In fact, the technician laughed when she saw how low she was. She seriously couldn't get any lower. She's a burrower, I guess! I found out that I have an anterior placenta, which explains why I'm still waiting to feel a good, solid kick... I could be waiting awhile. I still feel her shifting around in there, but I want Levi to get to feel her too! Even though I'm not really feeling her too much, she is definitely very active. She looked like she was bucking and punching me with her little feet.

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(another 20-week shot from the same day)

We learned that I have a low-lying placenta, which isn't ideal, but it's not bad, especially at this point. The doctor was very confident that it will move up as my baby grows. I was just really happy to hear that it wasn't praevia, which means the placenta is either partially or fully covering the cervix. This requires a mandatory c-section. We also found out that the umbilical cord didn't attach itself to the ideal location of my placenta. It attached itself to a thinner part. I'm really not worried about any of this though. The doctor didn't seem concerned, so I won't be either! Still, between these two things and my stupid thyroid (I have cyst in my thyroid that takes up the entire left side - it's been there for years, and let me tell you, it is NOT comfortable. It's severely suppressing my TSH levels, but my T4 and T3 are only borderline hyper-thyroid), they're going to keep a bit of a closer eye on me and the baby just to be safe, which means I get to go in for another ultrasound in four weeks! I absolutely love seeing baby girl, so I am just fine with extra ultrasounds. Plus, I really like that my doctors are taking precautions to make sure my baby and I are healthy. I feel like we're in very good hands.

In other news, my birthday was on Sunday. This was, by far, the weirdest birthday I've ever had. I wasn't looking forward to it at all (I just didn't care, which is so unlike me), and it turned out to be a little bit depressing for several reasons. I was kinda happy when the day was over. Regardless, Levi and I had a really nice dinner with our friends, Will and Drew. It's always awesome to see those guys, and I was happy to spend part of my birthday with them. Also, we're having a bonfire at the end of the month to celebrate, so I'm looking forward to that as well!

My mom stopped by our house on my birthday morning to bring me flowers, a beautiful card, and a dozen hardboiled eggs... haha! She knows I like them a lot right now, so she made a batch for me and wrote "Happy Birthday, Jasi" across the shells. So sweet! And even sweeter - she gifted me with some items from my Amazon baby registry!!! Part of her order arrived yesterday! I was so excited to get my first baby gifts that I lined them up and took a picture:

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Our bottles are from mimijumi. They are AWESOME. Besides coming in an adorable milk carton and looking really cool, they're 100% BPA-, EA-, and latex-free. They're also designed to simulate a mother's breast, so they'll be a really nice complement to breastfeeding.

The book is illustrated by Julia Dennos, whose art I love, and the drying rack is from Boon. Baby stuff is so much fun. My latest (semi-stalkerish) hobby is perusing the Amazon baby registries of strangers, other bloggers, and pregnant friends... I love to see what everyone else is using for their babies. Try it... if you're weird like me, you'll have fun! ;)


19 comments:

  1. You are awesome and look oh so beautiful! Love your attitude that your taking! xoxo

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  2. A) You are such an adorable pregnant woman!
    B) That drying rack is amazingly cute!
    C) CONGRATULATIONS ON BABY STUFF!

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  3. You are sooo cute! I am going to say you are still BARELY showing due to your shenanigans going on and her being so low, just so I feel better cause I was triple that size at 20 weeks! haha! Glad they are keeping a close eye on your two...I need you both safe. Man it is crazy how much I already love that baby girl of yours. And laughed when she was bucking and punching you. Love you lots!

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    1. But you actually looked pregnant!!! No one can tell I'm pregnant, which makes me super self-conscious because I'm definitely bigger. I'm still waiting to really show. I think her being so low and my long torso are to blame for my lack of a legitimate bump. Also, I don't think she really balls herself up... she's kind of in a headstand position in there. Haha! Little weirdo.

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  4. Sounds like a great birthday. Halfway there. So close!!

    A Refreshed Take Off

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  5. Those bottles are rad! I'm totally adding them to my list too (especially if I go the bottle feed route.)

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  6. The grass drying rack is the best - we love ours! Like you, I also had a really low-lying placenta that took a while to move, but eventually it did, so don't be surprised if yours does the same. I laughed when you said your little girl was really low - my little boy was a "burrower" too. Towards the end, they had trouble telling what position he was in and it was because his head was so low they couldn't feel it from the outside, and cervical checks were out the last couple weeks - his head was just in the way and it hurt to try and get around him. :p

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  7. Happy late Birthday! 20 weeks! so exciting! My guy is a burrower too :) I have started feeling him a lot more, which makes it all seem more real. You are looking super cute! I love that I am finally starting to look pregnant instead of looking like I hit the donut store too often...

    Definitely going to be checking out those bottles!

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  8. My placenta was in front too...and virtually all the movement I felt was above it when her feet kicked, and then to the sides when she got big enough to punch the sides with her hands. :) So your little burrower could mean you don't feel much for a while yet and Levi even longer. This time around it's not quite in the same place and my hubby felt him about 6 weeks earlier! But it has started to move and I don't feel him as much on the outside anymore, although he's still quite active. So much fun to feel all those things...don't worry, the big kicks will come! :)

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    1. It's good to know that the big kicks WILL come! I definitely don't want to miss out on those, and I don't want Levi to miss out either!

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  9. So honored for the shout out! Happy birthday and happy 20 week! So glad to hear the good report!

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  10. So honored for the shout out! Happy birthday and happy 20 week! So glad to hear the good report!

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  11. You look GREAT!!! AND oh my goodness, she does look really low!! :) Those bottles also look really interesting... I might have to check them out for my next baby! Loving the updates... keep 'em coming! And you are in my prayers :)

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  12. That is a very lovely baby bump (and a totally fabulous outfit!) Happy belated!

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  13. Looking good! And I love stalking other people's pages for fun baby gear! Those bottles look cool!

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  14. I think I might have just found my new hobby ;)

    And I have become slightly addicted to googling baby stuff recenlty, what can I say it is on my mind.

    I still haven't felt any definite movement but then it could be the baby and I am blaming it on my stomach--oh the joys of pregnancy, I feel so hot right now :)

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  15. you're looking SERIOUSLY cute! i can't wait to celebrate on Saturday. xo

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  16. wait, you can stalk other registries!? i basically live on amazon these days - just adding things to mine. so this is riiiiight up my alley! thanks for the stalker tip, stalker. ;)

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