Baby Luehmann Week 40

 

Week 40

Weight +28.5 Pounds 

Waist +15 Inches 

Cravings: Nothing

Dislikes: The heat and the fact that I don't have a baby!

So against all bets we made it another week Antonella and I. She seriously is waiting as long as she possibly can. With the temperature rising in San Diego there are days I really think I can't do it one more day, but then I do it, and I am fine and I amaze myself haha.  

This past week we had a doctor's appointment and it was really fun. My midwife made us laugh, she was so sweet to my mom and grandma speaking in Spanish and she just made me feel really calm by letting me know baby is doing great and so am I, and babies that are overdue are completely normal. I really love her, she's absolutely the best. 

Aside from the doctor's appointment nothing much happened as I went to school the whole week. Every day I walked into class my teachers and fellow students looked at me with sad eyes, it was as though they were watching a really really terrible scene. I am glad I went to school though, it was great being there and being entertained and learning so many amazing things. The week went by so fast, it was amazing. 

Just like last week I haven't been the most patient, it's been funny though so it's all good. One night my mom offered us these Colombian corn pies, I said yes and Caleb said no. When the pies were done Caleb asked for a bite of mine and it was as though he had hit me or something. I could not believe he was asking for a bite of my PIE jaja. He just started laughing and laughing, he just couldn't stop so I went to the room and ate my pie alone in peace, it made a great story jaja.

At the doctor's appointment I was told I will be induced on the 19th if baby doesn't come on her own, so this will definitely be the last picture but I will update you all on the story on week 41 with a picture of my baby woo hoo! 

Semana 40

Peso +28.5 libras

Cintura +15 pulgadas

Antojos: Nada

No me gusta: El calor y no tener mi bebe todavia!!!

En contra de todas las apuestas Antonella y yo seguimos aqui. Ella esta esperando lo mas que pueda. Con la temperatura en San Diego subiendo en estos dias, la mayoria de los dias yo pienso que no puedo seguir cargandola, pero despues el dia pasa y seguimos bien, y yo me impresiono conmigo misma jaja. 

Esta semana pasada tuvimos nuestra cita con el doctor y fue divertida. Mi partera nos hizo reir mucho, se porto super bien con mi mami y mi abuelita hablandoles en el Español que podia, y despues me hizo sentir mucho mas tranquila hablando del bebe y como todo esta bien con ella y conmigo. Me dijo que es normal que los bebes se pasen de la fecha de parto, y me hizo sentir comoda. Me encanta mi partera, es la mejor!

Ademas de la cita al medico no paso mucho esta semana porque estuve en la universidad toda la semana. Cada mañana cuando entraba a clase mi profesor y los estudiantes me miraban con tristeza, como si estuvieran viendo una escena terrible jaja. Ir a la universidad fue buena idea, estuve alla, ocupada, entretenida y aprendiendo cosas increibles. La semana se paso super rapido, fue increible. 

Como la semana pasada esta semana no he tenido mucha paciencia, pero es chistoso para todos entonces esta bien. Una noche mi mami nos ofrecio arepas, yo le dije que si, Caleb dijo que no. Cuando las arepas ya estaban Caleb me pidio un mordico de mi arepa y fue como si me hubiese pegado, yo no podia creer que me estuviera pidiendo un mordisco de MI AREPA jaja. El solo se empezo a reir de mi, y no podia parar de reirse y yo me fui a comerme mi arepa sola a mi cuarto, es una buena historia jaja.

En la cita del medico nos dijeron que voy a tener una induccion el 19 si Antonella no llega sola, entonces esta es definitivamente la ultima foto, pero yo pongo la historia de la semana 41 con una foto de mi bebe woo hoo!

Walking around

People keep asking me if I am walking. At 41+ weeks I want to be a little sarcastic and almost rude and say "no, I am not trying every possible thing to get this baby out, I want her to stay in, tell me about walking!" but I don't say that, I just smile and let them know I have been walking plenty, I know everyone has the best intentions, I am just seriously not patient at all right now.

We went to the beach last Saturday to walk around and I walked for about a mile and a half which felt great with the ocean breeze. Grandma came along but she decided not to walk with us so she didn't make the pictures, she just stayed behind, sat down and was people watching.

I am still walking around as much as I can, trying to avoid being out during the day as it is too hot, but walking regardless.

Baby Luehmann Week 39

Week 39

Weight +28 Pounds 

Waist +14.5 Inches 

Cravings: My body back haha

Dislikes: The heat

This week was good, challenging as I went to bed every night thinking "well, she didn't come today either", but good. My patience level has diminished greatly, and I feel like I am mean to people all the time, but Caleb assures me I am only mean to him haha. We were driving around running errands and I could hear him breathe so I told him he was breathing too loud and asked him to please stop. He just started laughing, he's such a sweet husband, he tries really hard to be empathetic and take all my crazy.

Our doctor's appointment this week went well also. As usual I am measuring small but everything is going well. I didn't gain any weight this week, which the midwife said was normal, but my belly did grow by half an inch, which brought my first stretch mark with it. I got a small inch and a half stretch mark on my left upper hip. Yes it was a meltdown moment, but I got over it and I am now ok with the new addition to my body. 

For the first time ever I got a cervix check, it wasn't bad, didn't hurt, I was just uncomfortable. I was expecting to hear I was a little dilated, but it turns out I am not all, or at least I wasn't up until last Thursday. The midwife said it was ok, and not to worry. I was 20% effaced though.

I am hoping we don't have a 41 weeks picture, but at the rate this baby is coming we just might. 

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Semana 39

Peso +28 libras

Cintura +14.5 pulgadas

Antojos: Mi cuerpo normal jaja

No me gusta: El calor

Esta semana nos fue bien, tuvo sus desafios, espcialmente cada noche mientras yo pensaba "ok, hoy no llego mi hija tampoco", pero en general nos fue bien. Mis niveles de paciencia han cambiado, yo siento que no soy muy amable con la gente, pero Caleb me ha asegurado es solo con el jaja. Estabamos manejando la semana pasada, haciendo vueltas y yo podia oirlo respirar entonces le dije que por favor dejara de respirar tan duro jaja. Mi esposo es divino y muy paciente asi que solo se rio, pero yo se que debe ser dificil ser empatico y aceptar toda mi locura con estas hormonas.

Nuestra cita con el doctor esta semana fue un poco diferente. Como siempre estoy midiendo un poco pequeña (aunque no me vea pequeña!), pero todo sigue en orden. No subi de peso esta semana, y mi doctora dijo que eso era normal, pero mi barriga crecio 1/2 pulgada, lo que trajo mi primera estria. Me salio una estria de mas o menos pulgada y media en la parte alta de mi cadera al lado izquierdo, si casi lloro y me puse triste, pero despues lo supere y ya estoy bien con la nueva adicion a mi cuerpo.

Pero lo que fue diferente de mi cita al doctor fue que me revisaron el cuello del utero por primera vez. No fue terrible, no me dolio, fue simplemente incomodo. Yo pense que iba a estar un poco dilatada pero no he dilatado nada, al menos hasta el jueves pasado no habia dilatado nada, pero si estoy 20% effaced (no se como traducir eso). 

Estoy esperando no tener foto de 41 semanas, pero a la velocidad que este bebe esta llegando puede que tengamos una fotos mas.

Walking around

 

Since baby girl was due Sunday, we have been doing everything everybody says to try and encourage her to join the outside of my belly. Walking has been a constant activity, so Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market in Little Italy and then to the mall. We walked quite a bit but she is still inside of me. We'll see when she comes.

August wedding

 

Our friends Lemec and Tara got married last Friday in a beautiful ceremony here in San Diego right by the water overlooking downtown. 

We had the honor to do their pre-marital counseling and let me tell you it was an absolute joy to meet with them and discuss marriage. They are both so centered in Christ that we have no doubt the Lord will an amazing work through their marriage. We still have two post-martial sessions to do with them and we cannot wait to have them back in our couch after their honeymoon to chat further. 

Congrats Lemec and Tara, may this be the beginning of a very very very long and God-like marriage.

July in pictures

 July was a month of big bellies and getting A's room ready. No baby yet in July, we'll have to wait to meet her in August.

 June here

Baby Luehmann Week 38

Week 38

Weight +28 Pounds 

Waist +14 Inches 

Cravings: Strawberries

Dislikes: The heat

 

This past week we kept pretty busy. I walked so much and did so much stuff I am not even sure why I am still pregnant, I guess Antonella is comfortable with busyness like her mom. We had our doctors appointment this week and I didn't gain any weight, the midwife said that was pretty normal, she also gave me an ultrasound to make sure baby was definitely head down and amniotic fluid was fine, and yes everything is still in order. I also started feeling irregular contractions, braxton hicks I believe, I guess they are getting my body ready so that's great!

 

This week we discussed further whether we want to give Antonella a Vitamin K shot and whether we want them to put the erythromycin ointment on her eyes. They are both pretty common practices from what the midwife said, but we can refuse them if we want to. We are leaning toward no erythromycin ointment and maybe Vitamin K shot. We will make final decisions on that soon since she is coming!

 

We also have been discussing vaccines and how we want to go about them. We are reading a whole bunch on it. I believe the key is to inform yourself and then make the decision that gives you the most peace. There are some vaccines we want Antonella to receive, there are some others we don't want her to receive. It's been an interesting journey reading about all this things. 

People have been asking me if I put on extensions, 3 different people have asked me, I found the question crazy, I am too hot to put on makeup right now, extensions are definitely not something I would want to deal with at 38 weeks pregnant but my hair has gotten so long I know why they are asking. It is also thicker and it gets less dirty. It is very different than my non-pregnant hair. I like it, I like the fact that it doesn't fall so much even though it will fall by the handfuls after Baby A is born.I have a feeling I'll miss it once I am not pregnant anymore.

Well here we are, ready for week 39 and for Miss Antonella. We'll see how punctual she is. 

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Semana 38

Peso +28 libras

Cintura +14 pulgadas

Antojos: Fresas

No me gusta:El calor

Esta semana pasada estuvimos ocupados. Camine tanto e hice tantas cosas que no entiendo porque sigo embarazada jaja, parece que Antonella es como la mama y no le molesta estar ocupada y corriendo. Tuvimos nuestra cita semanal al medico y no subi de peso esta semana, la doctora dijo que era normal, tambien revisaron si Antonella seguia boca abajo y si el liquido amniotico estaba bien de niveles y todo esta en orden. Esta semana empece a sentir contracciones irregulares, braxton hicks me imagino, lo que quiere decir que mi cuerpo se esta preparando. 

 

Esta semana discutimos un poco mas si queremos que le denla Vitamina K a Antnella cuando nazca y si queremos que le pongan erythromycina en los ojos. Ambas son practicas comunes por lo que nos dijo la doctora, pero tambien nos dijo que podemos pedir que no lo hagan. Por ahora queremos que le den la vitamina K pero no la erythromycina.

 

Tambien hemos discutido las vacunas y que queremos hacer al respecto. Hemos estado leyendo mucho al respecto. Yo creo que lo importante es informarmos y despues tomar decisiones con las que nos sintamos a gusto y con las que sintamos paz. Hay unas vacunas que queremos que Antonella reciba, pero hay otras que definitavemente no queremos. Ha sido interesante leer al respecto y empezar a informarnos. 

 

La gente me ha estado preguntando si tengo extensiones en el pelo, 3 personas diferentes me han preguntado, y yo pienso phew, no tengo energia para maquillarme con este calor, ponerme extensiones no es algo con lo que quiera lidiar a estas alturas. Pero yo entiendo porque preguntan, tengo el pelo larguisimo y esta mas grueso y se cae mucho menos, se ensucia menos tambien. Es muy diferente a mi pelo antes del embarazo. A mi me gusta, me gusta como se ve a pesar de que se que se va a caer muchisimo despues de que nazca Antonella.

Y aqui estamos en la semana 39 listos para recibir a Antonella, vamos a ver que tan puntual es.

More concert awesomeness

Last week we went back to the Concerts at Balboa Park to see a Motown band that we experienced last year and absolutely loved. We went with Mom and Grandma and we had such an amazing time. Caleb danced with all of us and we just loved seeing all the people having a great time. I am hoping I have my baby and we can't go this week, but if I don't have the baby we will probably be there again!

Baby Luehmann Week 37

 

Week 37

Weight +28 Pounds 

Waist +14 Inches 

Cravings: A constant cool breeze

Dislikes: The heat

 

This week was the first week of being full term. It was exhilarating knowing the baby and I made it to being full term. I didn't have any real signs of labor, I kept feeling the same way I was feeling and then I got to welcome my mom and grandma into San Diego which was wonderful. It is so nice to have them here, they are ready to see Antonella though, I am of no interest to them except for the fact that I am carrying this baby. 

We went to the doctor and as usual she said everything is in order. Baby still head down, baby still doing well. They gave us a list of pediatricians to look into as Miss A will need a pediatrician before she leaves the hospital once she is born. These are big people decisions people! I don't know how to choose a pediatrician, Caleb and I have started our research though. 

I also started taking Evening Primrose Oil pills and have continued taking Red Raspberry Tea leaf in pill form as well. I am hoping both help the uterus get ready to bring this baby to this side. 

My midwife doesn't check my cervix unless I ask her to, and I honestly don't want her to so we haven't had a cervix check, I have no idea if I am effaced or dilated, but that's better, that way I don't have someone checking me weekly, which is uncomfortable, but also I have no clue if I am progressing so there is less room for anxiety.

 

This is definitely way too much information but I figured I will want to know later on when I am pregnant again, so here goes: Caleb has started doing perineal massages, they are a bit awkward, definitely a new level of intimacy with my husband haha, but hey if they help avoid tearing I am all for awkward massages.

Here we go onto week 38, the last few weeks of my pregnancy ahhhhh

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Semana 37

Peso +28 libras

Cintura +14 pulgadas

Antojos: Un brisa constante

No me gusta:El calor

Esta semana que paso fue la primera semana de estar en termino completo. Fue emocionante saber que el bebe y yo llegamos juntas a termino. No he tenido ninguna señal de que mi cuerpo se esta alistando para dar a luz, sigo sintiendome igual. Esta semana llegaron mi mama y mi abuelita a San Diego, ha sido increible tenerlas aca. Ellas ambas estan listas para ver a Antonella, yo no les intereso de a mucho excepto porque estoy cargando a la nieta jaja.

 

La cita al doctor esta semana fue normal, como es usual nos dijo que todo estaba en orden. La bebe sigue cabeza hacia abajo, y sigue bien. Nos dieron una lista de pediatras para escoger uno porque tenemos que tener un pediatra antes de irnos del hospital una vez nazca Antonella. Estas decisiones son decisiones de adultos!! Yo no se como escoger un pediatra, Caleb y yo estamos haciendo la tarea de todas formas y estamos investigando.

Tambien empece a tomar unas pastillas que se llaman Evening Primrose Oil y continuo tomandome las pastillas de Red Raspberry Leaf. Se supone que ayudan al cuello del utero y al utero a alistarse para la hora del parto, son naturales y no afectan mi sistema nervioso ni nada asi que vamos a ver.

Mi partera no revisa el cervix (cuello del utero) a menos que yo le pida que lo revise, pero la verdad prefiero que no me este revisando tan seguido entonces no me ha revisado. No se si he dilatado o si Antonella se ha bajado. No saber da menos campo para sentir ansiedad, cuando este lista yo se que mi cuerpo me avisa, y eso dice la partera tambien, yo voy a saber.

Lo siguiente es un poco informacion extra que tal vez no deberia compartir, pero me imagino que querre saber con el siguiente bebe asi que aqui va: Caleb empezo a ayudarme con masajes del perineo. Son un poco incomodos y nuestra relacion llego a un nuevo nivel jaja, pero si me ayudan a evitar que me rasgue o la necesidad de una episiotomia nos toca aguantarnos los masajes incomodos.

Aqui vamos hacia la semana 38, una de las ultimas semana de mi embarazo!!

Antonella's rooms projects

 

We have decided to work on some kind of  DYI for Antonella's room and so far everything is turning out to look awesome. Can't wait to have the room for her and show all of you!!