Update on 28 Weeks

So, it's been a rough week...We saw Dr.S on Monday, and we talked about my health and the dangers to Kay during labor and such. We talked with her at length about the clinic or whatever she sent me to, to help me cope and figure out this thing, and she was so angry because they steered me in a direction that not only didn't help, but made it much worse. I have to take a medication now to make up for what they did. I reached a breaking point, where I was so frustrated and discouraged because I tried very hard to follow exactly what they told me to do, and it just bit me in the ass. I've finally reached a point where I know I'm doing the best that I can do, and if it doesn't improve it isn't anything that I could have changed.

Anywho! We had a great 3D/4D ultrasound on Thursday. Her little face is so amazing and adorable. This links to the photo album and This links to the website that shows the video (it's only available for 2 months!). We showed the video at the baby shower, and it was a big hit. The baby shower was also a blast. I had a great time seeing all my family and some friends, eating cake, playing fun baby games, and am really sorry to those that couldn't make it. You missed a great time. This links to the baby shower photos album. I don't know why, but it won't let me change the order of the photos, so they're last to first...::shrugs::

Updates! Kay weighs 3lbs 3oz as of Monday, and looks great so far. I overall have only gained 5 pounds and lost a pound since last week.

Babycenter.com: "By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world."

Thebump.com: "Baby's lungs are mature enough that, if born right now, she has a pretty good chance of surviving (with help from medical technology). Her skin is still pretty wrinkly (one byproduct of living in amniotic fluid) but will smoothen as fat continues to deposit."

Update on 27 Weeks

So our appointment with Dr. Stewart on Monday confirmed that I have a UTI. I'm really not surprised, because I am in an extreme amount of pain. I also got some bad news about my health, Roger and I are staying strong to work through it together, but the good news is that Kay is growing like a blade of grass and just as healthy. She weighs 2 lbs 9 oz, measuring at 28 weeks, is super active, and is thankfully staying head down.

Pictures!

This one is of her little hand with the finger bones very visible (on the left) and her profile (on the right).

This one is where I tried to outline the profile a little bit.

This one is where we were trying to look at her little face in 3d and she yet again threw a hand up in front of it telling us she was done with that, ::laughs:: She is already shy, and it is too cute.

This one I colored what I thought was her hands and lips. I do believe she was caught sucking on her thumb! That is the one picture I wanted to catch in this whole pregnancy. If anyone sees anything else, let me know what you see. :oD

Updates!

Babycenter.com: "This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle."

Thebump.com: "Baby's lungs are going through some major developments these days, which (combined with the opening of previously plugged nostrils) means he's now able to practice inhaling and exhaling. The lack of air in your womb means every "breath" is filled with amniotic fluid, but hey -- it's progress."

Babiesonline.com: "The retina develops its normal layers by the 27th week of gestation. These layers are important in receiving light and light information and transmitting it to the brain for interpretation. Your baby's skin is quite wrinkled from floating in water. It will stay this way until a few weeks after birth as your newborn fills out into a baby. Your baby is about 14.5 inches long, and weighs over two pounds."

Update on 26 Weeks

So, we had an appointment on Monday with Dr.S, and it went really well. Little Kay had the hiccoughs, so we could see her little chest hitching and her little mouth moving. They also interfered with Dr.S trying to take the heart rate so we could even hear them a little. We got the best face view we've seen thus far, and Dr.S even tried to get us a profile view. It's harder because of where she's located, and my stomach being in the way. We tried for about 5 to 10 minutes, and Kay got tired of us looking at her face...She threw a little hand and arm up so we couldn't see her face anymore. We all laughed, including Dr.S, and said she's already being shy. Even Roger could tell what she'd done and thought it was so cute (He can't see the ultrasounds very well, so this was a big one for him). She is still head down, and weighs about 2lbs 9oz. She's measuring at 28 weeks, so she's already big!

She's traded in her martial arts kicks and punches for gymnastics rolls and tumbles. You can actually see my belly roll when she does, and Roger got to feel her moving. He said, "Oh..yea..I do feel that." Haha...he's such a boy.

Next week is our Anticipation Ultrasound appointment, and I am so looking forward to that! I hope they are able to show us everything we haven't seen so far. The baby shower is also next Saturday, and I'm so excited! We are going to have so much fun, and party hearty!

It isn't real good, but here's the profile Dr.S tried to get.

Here, I tried to outline what you could see of the profile.

and this is trying to get the heart rate with hiccoughs in the way.

Updates!

Babycenter.com: "The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel."

Babiesonline.com: "Your baby's developed oil and sweat glands are now functioning. His fingernails, toenails, eyebrows and eyelashes are now fully present and will continue to grow until birth. He can respond to sound and can hear you and those around you. Although we assume the uterus is a quiet place, the baby has been surrounded by noise for a long time. Things like your heartbeat, digestion, other body functions and external noises are heard by the baby. In fact, you may feel the baby jump at a sudden noise. Your baby is now about 14 inches.

The uterus also allows some light to be seen so your baby is aware of light and dark. Your baby's skin is wrinkled and translucent and may have a reddish color due to the presence of dermal blood vessels. Veins are visible through your baby's skin, although it is quickly changing from transparent to opaque. The following months will see an increase in body fat. The lungs continue to mature with the development of air sacs and also begin to secrete surfactant (a substance that will help your baby's lungs expand at birth). At this stage of development the various organs have formed. About 4 out of 10 babies born now may survive (with intensive care services)." Let's just not find that one out, okay?

Thebump.com: "Baby's soaking up your antibodies, getting her immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and she'll soon be practicing the blink...perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes."

Update on 25 Weeks

Babycenter.com: "Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture." I think she'll have Roger's hair color, a full head of black or blackish-brown hair.





Thebump.com: "That oh-so-handy sense of equilibrium is kicking in, and baby's learning to distinguish right side up from upside down."


Babiesonline.com: "The structures of your baby's spine are beginning to form while the blood vessels of the lungs develop as well. Also, his nostrils are beginning to open. Your baby now has fully formed fingerprints and his bones are continuing to harden. If your baby were delivered now it would have a chance of surviving due to some great advances in medicine. The premature baby could survive in an incubator for few months. His taste buds are forming, and he may be developing a weakness for sweets. He is about 13 inches long and weighs a pound and a half." She actually weighed one pound ten ounces last Monday. I didn't think to ask how long she actually is...I'll have to ask when I see Dr.Stewart next time.