The Ramblings of a Pregnant Woman

It has been such a long time since I blogged, that I do not know where to begin. Last week was a rough week for me as I started having some pregnancy complications. By Wednesday, I was really worried and decided to call my doctor. She wanted to see me immediately, which freaked me out even more, so we went in for another check-up/ultrasound. I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life. Praise God however, the baby was fine. He/she had pretty much doubled in size and his/her heart rate was 186. The did another exam and everything looked fine. The doctor believed that the complications might be occurring because of the exam but told me that I had to take it easy and rest. So, for the last week, I've pretty much been doing nothing but laying around in the bed and watching tv. Although as good as that sounds, I have so much I need to be doing that I'm beginning to get frustrated. My parents are coming up this weekend in order to help us do some packing since I'm not allowed to lift anything, and then I'm going home on Monday in order to do some observations for school. I only have 2 and 1/2 weeks left of classes but I have so much homework it is just overwhelming. My house is a mess but frankly, I just have no desire to clean it. I think I need some powerboost from comcast! That being said, if anyone is interesting in helping a friend in need, I could use a maid =) j/k





On another note, I had previously posted a rant about my Praxis exam that I took in March. Well I now must officially eat my words and take it back because I got my scores back and did MUCH better than what I was expecting. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I was 3 points from scoring a perfect score. So I guess the ETS people know what they are doing after all.





Well, I promised that I would try to provide my readers with information about the baby's development from the book I am reading and we are now in the middle of week nine:





"The crown-to-rump length of the embryo is 1 to 1 1/4 inches. This is close to the size of a medium green olive.

Your baby's arms and legs are longer. Hands are flexed at the wrist...Fingers are longer, and the tips are slightly enlarged where touch pads are developing. The feet may be long enough to meet in front of the torso. The head is more erect, and the neck is more developed. The eyelids almost cover the eyes...external ears are evident and the baby now moves its body and limbs." Curtis, Glade & Schuler, Judith. Your Pregnancy week by week. 6th Edition

That was something that we got to see on the ultrasound for the first time: we got to see our baby move! It was pretty miraculous to be honest, and if I hadn't been so relieved that the baby's heart was beating and everything looked ok, I might have cried!

Well I'm off to do some homework and perhaps even a little house cleaning! Until next time...

Our first appointment

I've decided that instead of trying to tell each individual what's going on with baby Yates, it would be easier to keep everyone updated via my blog! So that is what I plan to do. Yesterday, Jacob and I had our first doctor's appointment. I was unsure of what to expect, but I just assumed that very little would be done on our first visit. However, I was so excited when the nurse told me that the first thing they were going to do would be the ultrasound. It was so exciting (and a little scary) to see our baby's little heart beating. Everything showed up great. We could see the spine, and his/her little arms and legs! The nurse said everything looked good and the heart beat was strong. This, for me, was such exciting news and it has made it very real! We also got our very first baby picture. Because it is in PDF format though, I can't post it but I'm still working on it and if I can figure it out, I will most certainly post it for everyone to see!

Our due date is going to be November 22 which is a little earlier that I first thought, but I'm not complaining one bit. Infact, that seems like so far away, although I'm sure it will fly by! So that means that right now, we are 7 1/2 weeks along. I thought it would be interesting to, every week, post a little from the book that I bought, "Your Pregnancy week by week" which provides information about what is happening to the baby and to me. So below, is a little bit from the book about the growth of the baby!

Size

The baby goes through an incredible growth spurt this week. At the beginning of the 7th week, the crown-to-rump length is 0.16 to 0.2 inches. This is about the size of a BB pellet. By the end of the week, it has more than doubled in size, to about 1/2 inch. This means it is about the size of a pinto bean! =)

Development

Leg buds are beginning to appear as short fins. Arm buds have grown longers; they have divided into a hand segmenet and an arm-shoulder segment. The heart bulges from the body. By this time, it has divided into right and left chambers. The cerebral hemispheres, which make up the brain, are also growing (we got to see this on the ultrasound)! Eyes and nostrils are developing.

Intestines are developing and the appendix is present. The pancreas, which produces insulin, is also present.

It is so amazing to me all the changes taking place every day! We are so excited about this birth and we just ask that everyone pray for us and for a baby! I'm going to leave you guys with a list of girls names that I've picked out (even though Jacob doesn't like them). Let me know what they think.

Khloe

Addison

Emma

Adilea

Brooke

Alyssa

Ainslie

Haven

Jada

Jenna

Kenzie

Kinsley

Kylie

Lexi

Let me know what you think!