Appointments have been going well. Between my 2 doctors, I go in about every 2 weeks. So far she is healthy and great. Everything has formed perfectly, we are just monitoring her growth rate from here on out. With my autoimmune disease, (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome for anybody that forgot - ha!), I learned that this can limit the amount of blood and nutrients that are transferred from the placenta to the baby. This is one of the reasons I go in every month to my specialist, to monitor her growth. As of right now, everything looks great!! God is sooo good!! She is perfect and at a 37% growth rate, and has been growing at a very consistent rate from the beginning. We just don't want to drop below 15%. More than likely, I am just prone to having small babies - no 10 lb'ers over here, and I am ok with that :).
In addition, I also learned that at the start of the third trimester (28 weeks), I will go in to be monitored and have an ultrasound every week to just have a watchful eye on our precious girl and my placenta. Regardless, even if everything is going smoothly, I will be induced around 38 weeks. This is the standard practice for women who have this autoimmune disease. However, I have already informed the doctor, this is my last resort - my prayer is that our babe will want to come on her own when she is ready. After all, Eli came at 36.5 weeks and he was PERFECT!
Anyways, apologies for the novel, but I wanted to remember all of the details to go back and reference when needed. Below are some stats on our little girl and mama!
1) Felt her kick for the first time at 20 weeks. I felt Eli and 18 weeks, so I was getting a little anxious. Turns out my placenta is in the front which added a little more cushion. Now I feel her all the time, primarily at 10am, 2pm, and between 9-10pm - love it!!
2) Always active at our ultrasounds. The sonotechs have difficulty getting good pictures; however, I loved seeing her move on the ultrasounds, especially since I wasn't feeling her yet. At one point, I feel like she was doing her morning exercises, she was kissing her knees and and then stretching her legs all the way to her face to kiss her toes - so cute!
3) 16 weeks she was 4 oz, 20 weeks she grew to 11.7 oz ... right on track!
4) I can not shake being tired ALL the time!! Do girls really take it out of you? I thought we were supposed to get a burst of energy at this point. I never had this problem with Eli
5) Pregnancy brain is real yall! Yes, I lost my phone in the fridge - no lie... goodness gracious.
6) My sciatic nerve has been acting up, but not nearly as bad as when I had it with Eli for those 2 weeks. It's just when I go on a longer walk or higher incline, or really on the weekends when we are running around trying to accomplish everything. Hopefully we can find a way to nip this before it gets too bad.
7) Eli has been pointing to my belly saying Baby. He has even started saying her name and giving her good night kisses. Such a good big brother!
20 week bump compared to Eli's 20 week picture.
Profile picture. They came out a little dark this time, oh well ...
First Halloween Costume. Being a family of four was perfect for the Ninja Turtles :)
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