If it's in a book....

If there's a pregnancy symptom in a book, I have it!  The latest one...PUPPPs. And no, it's not related to dogs. I know many of you are wondering if you need to go to Babies R Us or Petsmart now LOL!

It's basically a rash that happens in the last trimester of pregnancy that starts on your stomach but can spread to your arms and legs as well.  Basically its a reaction to the fetal DNA...so I'm allergic to my own baby! It's not harmful to baby or me, just REALLY annoying. I have a mild case now so we're just treating with some Benedryl at night and cortisone cream during the day. Unfortunately, this rash won't go away until after delivery so I'm stuck with this for the next 10 weeks!

Here's more info on it if you're interested:

PUPPPs 

On another note, we finally found a sitter! YAY! The most stressful thing is done. She's a very nice lady, she has kids around my age and lives literally around the corner. She has a beautiful home and is registered with the State of Ohio.

Not much else is going on...I'm getting lots of kicks, they're under the ribs now and starting to hurt. They're not cute little taps anymore.  That means the little baby is growing and getting strong! We're getting anxious and excited to meet this little person! We have our hospital tour scheduled for Sunday and our Baby Basics class scheduled for March 6th. I'm starting to get nervous about the actual delivery...I watch too much tv and see all these things that might or might not happen!

Here's this week's belly shot!

 

Nothing new

I realized it's been a while since I posted.  Nothing new is going on really...I'm 29 weeks today! 77 days to go! It's counting down!  I'm on my bi-weekly appointments now. I'm probably gonna start getting tired of my doctor soon :-)

I had lots of questions for her around delivery and what that's gonna look like. We also signed up for baby basics class cause I'm not sure I even know how to change a diaper!

The baby shower is coming up March 19th! I'm so excited cause friends and family from out of town will be coming! Finally, some people can see my hood :-)

No news is good news

Well, I haven't heard from the doctor at all last week so I'm going to assume that my glucose and iron test went well. I have another doctor appointment on Friday this week and I'll be every two weeks for the next 8 weeks. After that, I go weekly until delivery!

The baby has really been doing some aerobics in the womb lately...the kicks have been getting stronger and stronger. I'm also starting to get more uncomfortable. I don't sleep very well anymore and even sitting begins to get uncomfortable after a while. I just remember that this is all temporary....

We've scheduled our hospital tour for the end of the month and also finished the baby registry.  Still on the hunt for childcare but we're getting closer to finding someone.

I went shopping with Sara last night and we picked out a cute "coming home" outfit for the baby!

  

We also saw the funniest shirt, I almost got it but had to restrain! For those that know me, I'm always attached to my ipod so this shirt was more than fitting.

 

In other news, Delan finally filed his papers with the state of Ohio to get his name changed...yay! The goal is to get this done before the baby comes so we'll all have the same last name eventually :-)

Until next time!

And we wait

Finally had my doctor appointment yesterday...I had to drink some gross orange stuff that tasted like flat orange soda.  It was so sweet, I thought I was gonna be sick! Delan went with me to the appt and everything was fine. Baby's heart rate was kinda fast because of the sugar high! Everything is measuring appropriately.  It's getting closer and I'm heading into my third trimester! My doctor appointments are going to every two weeks now!

I had to get my blood drawn to check my iron levels and glucose tolerance...the nurse had to stick me 3 times before they got any blood! That was pretty traumatizing for me! I should get the results of my test in a few days. No news is good news, so lets keep our fingers crossed!

Ah...the storms

Well we've had some crazy weather the past two days! I was supposed to go the doctor and get my glucose screening and my Rhogam shot, but it got rescheduled to Friday. I'm not looking forward to drinking the glucose drink. I heard it's so sweet, it can make you sick after a while!  We had some freezing rain/sleet/snow/rain/back to freezing rain to 50mph wind...it was just crazy! Fortunately, we didn't lose any power last night from the ice or wind.  It was quite a sight to see Gracie navigating on the ice, not quite sure why she couldn't get any traction LOL!

On a less happy note: I have another cold or something...I've been battling cold/sinus issues since November! I hope this is the last one! I'm going to move into a bubble the remainder of the pregnancy so I don't get sick again!

Guess I'll post again after the dr. appt!

Here's this week's belly photo!