Things have calmed down a bit since last Tuesday. The reality of there only being 11 weeks until they check our little girl's lungs is settling in.
Today she is about 13.5 inches long from head to heel and weighs about 1.5lbs. These are not doctor measurements, just what my little phone app tells me each week about her. She is starting to understand if she is upright or down and her little wrinkly skin is being filled in with some fat.
This morning Christian and I were talking after she got to work and she asked what her girl was doing. I told her that she was kicking and moving and generally very active. We both agreed that that worries us a tad bit because that would mean that she's been doing that pretty constant for a few hours! Are we ever going to get any sleep??? :)
Last night at softball was the first time someone other than Christian and I felt Baby Girl. Vanessa, Doug and Leigh were the lucky ones. Vanessa has been waiting for weeks! It is definitely a weird sensation to feel her moving around inside of my abdomen.
I've been feeling fine and the same as I did before we knew what was going on. Now we just have plans in place for emergencies. We both are planners.
Yesterday I registered to store her cord blood. We had discussed it and with the scare of Jake's CF this year I think we both were set on spending the extra money to potentially save her life or her little sister or brother's. And who knows what the stem cells could do for her in 50 years. We'd kick ourselves if something happened to her that these cells could've helped. So we're sucking it up and spending the money. The yearly cost isn't so bad. It's the initial cost that gets people. It is just money though and if it can help our kids, it's worth it.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Difficult Day & Week 24
We had an ob appointment today. It is week 24 after all. Last week we had been diagnosed with placenta previa. Today we were labeled. I've always hated labels. Today it was "high risk." Awesome. Baby Girl Gribble is doing well, as am I, but looks like she will have a November birthday instead of December 6th as her full term birth date.
I have centralized placenta previa. The placenta is smack, dab, in the middle on top of the cervix. We get it looked at again at week 28, but i'm not too optimistic about things changing enough to make this a "normal" pregnancy.
At week 36 we will have an amniocentesis. If her lungs have developed enough they will perform the c-section that week. That is 12 weeks away! In the meantime, if I begin to bleed any I could be hospitalized or put on steroids and magnesium depending on the severity of the bleed.
It was a rough morning. Mostly because all of our plans for the next few months have to be rescheduled. Of course, the important thing is that we both stay healthy, but baby showers and trips are having to be canceled.
Fortunately, a couple of friends have offered to throw a shower here in Austin so, hopefully, everyone will be able to travel and be here.
We need to have things ready by week 32 according to our OB. That's 8 weeks away. I can't believe it.
I have centralized placenta previa. The placenta is smack, dab, in the middle on top of the cervix. We get it looked at again at week 28, but i'm not too optimistic about things changing enough to make this a "normal" pregnancy.
At week 36 we will have an amniocentesis. If her lungs have developed enough they will perform the c-section that week. That is 12 weeks away! In the meantime, if I begin to bleed any I could be hospitalized or put on steroids and magnesium depending on the severity of the bleed.
It was a rough morning. Mostly because all of our plans for the next few months have to be rescheduled. Of course, the important thing is that we both stay healthy, but baby showers and trips are having to be canceled.
Fortunately, a couple of friends have offered to throw a shower here in Austin so, hopefully, everyone will be able to travel and be here.
We need to have things ready by week 32 according to our OB. That's 8 weeks away. I can't believe it.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Preadmission & Thoughts
I just filled out my preadmission form for the hospital. I can't believe it. The time just keeps passing and my belly keeps getting bigger.
I've been thinking about the possibility of a c-section. It's not the c-section that is worrisome. Actually, at first, I was ok with it all. Then I got on the internet. I'm still ok with it, I just read a bit more about the placenta previa condition and now I understand it better. I definitely think a c-section will be necessary as when I saw on the ultrasound where the placenta was it looked like a wall had been constructed. My thoughts are it isn't moving. The concerns run from more bleeding (which hasn't even happened) to how much longer i'm going to have to "take it easy." In the big picture I am ok with all of it as long as little munchkin is ok and safe. There are just thoughts that stream throughout my mind on a daily basis.
On a brighter note, we are going to register tonight! I can't wait! Of course, I hate buying things without actually looking at every single one of my options. But i'm going to be ok. :)
I've been thinking about the possibility of a c-section. It's not the c-section that is worrisome. Actually, at first, I was ok with it all. Then I got on the internet. I'm still ok with it, I just read a bit more about the placenta previa condition and now I understand it better. I definitely think a c-section will be necessary as when I saw on the ultrasound where the placenta was it looked like a wall had been constructed. My thoughts are it isn't moving. The concerns run from more bleeding (which hasn't even happened) to how much longer i'm going to have to "take it easy." In the big picture I am ok with all of it as long as little munchkin is ok and safe. There are just thoughts that stream throughout my mind on a daily basis.
On a brighter note, we are going to register tonight! I can't wait! Of course, I hate buying things without actually looking at every single one of my options. But i'm going to be ok. :)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Week 23 Picture
I realize some of you may not be addicted to Facebook as I am, so here is the recent bump picture.
It's Official
This morning was the anatomy scan. I was supposed to have it done between weeks 20 and 22 but because of our little health insurance snafu I scheduled it for week 23. Saving money any way I can! So this morning we traveled the 30 minutes to the perinatal office and had the scan.
They started at the cervix and saw that I have Placenta Previa which essentially means the placenta is blocking the baby exit. SO, in 5 weeks we will go back and see if it's moved with the uterus growing and if it hasn't we will be having a c-section. I'm surprisingly ok with that news. My major concern was baby. I wanted it to be healthy and I can deal with a c-section. As I said earlier to my mom, "I can be a princess even longer." So I will be taking it easy still until we find out more. I haven't had any bleeding since the hemorrhage so maybe it'll just sit there and not cause any other problems.
Then they moved onto baby. Starting at the head they measured the head size and brain. They looked at the face and there is no cleft lip and the nose and mouth looks good. Moving down her heart has four chambers, stomach is good, kidneys have blood flowing to both of them and her bladder is there. The spine looks perfect and we got to see the fingers and toes. Her second toe is longer than her big toe which is a Frazee trait and, coincidentally enough, Christian's toe is like that too. Her hands were open which they said was a good sign and she is super limber because one of her legs was up by her head.
She weighs in around one pound and moves lots and lots.
We are so very excited and can't wait for our LITTLE GIRL to get here. It was verified today. Bring on the pink dresses and bows!
Looking straight onto her face.
Second toe longer than big toe.
Her athletic leg.
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They started at the cervix and saw that I have Placenta Previa which essentially means the placenta is blocking the baby exit. SO, in 5 weeks we will go back and see if it's moved with the uterus growing and if it hasn't we will be having a c-section. I'm surprisingly ok with that news. My major concern was baby. I wanted it to be healthy and I can deal with a c-section. As I said earlier to my mom, "I can be a princess even longer." So I will be taking it easy still until we find out more. I haven't had any bleeding since the hemorrhage so maybe it'll just sit there and not cause any other problems.
Then they moved onto baby. Starting at the head they measured the head size and brain. They looked at the face and there is no cleft lip and the nose and mouth looks good. Moving down her heart has four chambers, stomach is good, kidneys have blood flowing to both of them and her bladder is there. The spine looks perfect and we got to see the fingers and toes. Her second toe is longer than her big toe which is a Frazee trait and, coincidentally enough, Christian's toe is like that too. Her hands were open which they said was a good sign and she is super limber because one of her legs was up by her head.
She weighs in around one pound and moves lots and lots.
We are so very excited and can't wait for our LITTLE GIRL to get here. It was verified today. Bring on the pink dresses and bows!
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