Posted by: jandprowley on: February 1, 2009
I lost my mucus plug! 2 days ago!! I had just had a prenatal visit w/ the doula, CM, and had been holding my pee. As soon as she walked out the door I ran to the bathroom. And wouldn’t u know it, there it was on my undies. A colorless glob of mucus the [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: January 23, 2009
Baby Shai now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help him regulate his body temperature once he’s born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: January 4, 2009
This week, baby Shai measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He’s moving a lot, too, so I am sometimes having trouble sleeping because his [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 26, 2008
Baby Shai is about 15.7 inches long now, and weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it’s not very keen; even after he’s born, he’ll keep [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 10, 2008
I’ve been considering a doula for Shai’s birth. I think it would be wonderful to have someone to help coach me through the labor pains so I can do it naturally. I certainly don’t have the will power to do it on my own (ie. Oden’s birth). I wanted desperately to go [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 10, 2008
Actually, Mama has a cold sore. This terrible cold I have has stirred up the evil virus that has been hibernating in my spine… thus the growth of the cold sore. It’s on day 4 now and starting to scab over. Oden just noticed it and claimed that “mama has an [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 4, 2008
This week, baby Shai weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He’s sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, Shai’s brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: November 23, 2008
Baby Shai is now 25.5wks along in my belly today! He is squirming and kicking like the best of them! So much so I think he’s practicing to be a soccer player already!! He especially loves the area under my right ribs… not so comfy for me but at the same time I love to [...]
