I'm a Pickle

Kaitlyn Elise was born April 10th, 2009 via c-section, 9 pounds 21 1/4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well. Breastfeeding is going much better now that Katie and I have both learned this new skill--though I'm sure we still have lots to learn too! I've already lost 33 pounds since delivery without even trying. While 9 pounds of it was Katie and I'm sure a few pounds were placenta and amniotic fluid, I think I'm doing pretty well. I've heard breastfeeding burns something like 1000 calories an… Continue

At my appt. today, I was 1/2 cm dialated and the baby's head was not fully engaged, but lower. My next appt is Monday when they will evaluate me again and decide what to do. I was relieved when the nurse practitioner said they would not induce me unless my body was showing more signs of readyness. I'm going to try the "natural" methods of induction (sex and walking, no castor oil for me!) and see what happens between now and Monday. I went walking this past Monday, but yesterday the weather was… Continue

Only 10 days until the due date. I had an appointment today and they did another ultrasound because I was measuring large and they found the heartrate in my upper abdomen, so they were worried the baby might be breech. They checked 2 weeks ago and she wasn't, but I guess anything can happen.

They did the ultrasound and the baby is not breech, but they also did the body measurements this time to see how big the baby is. She is alerady measuring 8 pounds 3 oz! I have gained 54 (YIKES!) pounds so… Continue

Only 12 more weeks to go! I can hardly believe I'm in the thrid trimester. This pregnancy hasn't been an easy road, but all in all, the baby is healthy and that's all I can ask for. I've been in the hospital twice so far. Once for extreme morning sickness and once for a Crohn's Disease flare up. The second time, I was so dehydrated that they almost poured the IV into me! I still have nausea and have to take medication for it every day. I'm one of the lucky ones who has pregnancy sickness (not ju… Continue

I finally went maternity clothes shopping Tuesday and it was great. I decided to try Motherhood Maternity because their prices weren't bad and they carried plus, just in case. I think I tried on everything in the whole entire store! Thank goodness my mom was there to help me hang all the stuff back up and give me an honest opinion. We both freaked out a little when I put the pregnancy pillow under the clothes. (I'm going to be HUGE, but I looked cute!) I would have bought the whole entire store,… Continue