#23w6d

[losingitinjersey]

To follow-up from my post this morning regarding the walking group fears/anxieties...

I leave my house at 8:13 a.m., giving me 9 minutes to get to the meeting spot (for a 4 minute walk).  I arrive at the address and see no one around, so I sit at the empty bench thinking how this must be the right place since there’s a bench.  At 8:21 a.m. (one minute before the start of the walk) I text the realtor lady to double check I’m in the right place since I see no one else.  She responds asking if I’m in the back parking lot?  Um, no, you never told me that’s where to meet the group, so of course that’s not where I am.  I get up and start walking around the block to find the parking lot.  She then texts and says that she isn’t going to make it this morning and she meant to text me.  WHAT.  

I get to the parking lot and see no one around and I instantly feel like sobbing and running away simultaneously.  I’m texting with the realtor letting her know I don’t see anyone back here but it’s fine!  It was a good opportunity to get up and out the door and I’ll go exploring on my own - already deciding that I want nothing to do with this group and I need to bolt immediately.  The next text is her telling me that someone is coming to find me.  NOoooo!  I can’t leave now!  I wait around and a woman comes out of the building asking if I’m here for the walking group and then we proceed to walk FAST to catch up with everyone else.  

Turns out, the group that showed up today was five women all in their mid-late 70s!  Ha!  And they are MOVING.  Definitely not a meandering pace here, but going every which way, up and over the curbs, in the middle of the streets, turning on a dime to try a different direction, going up and down trails and all over the place.  Soooo glad I didn’t bring erp with me.  Since there were five of them plus me we pretty much paired up into groups of two and walked, socially distanced.  When I arrived in my mask the lady who found me asked if I was vaccinated, which hooray! I am!, and that the entire group is too, so no masks are required with the group so that was nice to know they took it seriously and were being careful.  She said they never do the same route twice and that they go wherever their interests take them.  Fun!  But also, soooo not me who never once deviated from the path I plotted out back in my old neighborhood.  

While it was an awkward beginning, and a super fast paced roughly 2 mile walk (I started my tracker late), I’m ultimately glad I didn’t run away like I wanted to.  This was good for me.  And while I 100% prefer to walk on my own so I can stop and take all the pictures, listen to my books and escape in my head, this is a good option and something I need to figure out if I want to commit to, especially since I don’t think it’s a good idea to bring erp.  Although, I’m sure they would accommodate me if I did.  

Before I left, I woke Kevin up to take over erp duty while I was gone and when I came back an hour later I found him sleeping on the couch with the house destroyed.  I explained to him that I can’t go on these walks if this is what happens and he said that he wants me to keep going and he’ll make it work, he’ll not fall asleep again and will make sure this is something I can keep up with.  I appreciated his insistence and commitment to be a more alert parent next time, but also - I’m only going to get more pregnant and slower!  I’ll give it another go and see how it is once I get more practice in.  I need to remind myself that I really haven’t done any exercise or gone on a walk in a few months so of course this winded me.  

A few hours later we head out to the farmer’s market!  Ever since moving to VA we’ve attempted several farmer’s markets and they’ve all sucked big time - being mostly craft based with not much produce or products.  Thankfully, this one was more up to speed with what we’re familiar with and we had SUCH a great time walking around as a family!  I had to get erp up from a nap to make it in time before the market closed an hour later, but she was so good just looking at everything from her stroller!  This was, by far, the most people she’s ever been around.  We did the first loop to check out what was there then during our second loop around we made all the purchases of all the things including some cold brew that so hit the spot.  

Please keep in mind that my legs were already dead from this morning’s activities.  Then I wore these sandals that, while cute and chosen specifically for their ability to support my feet better than flats or flip flops, weren’t nearly as supportive as tennis shoes.  Pair those two aspects with the fact that the ground wasn’t flat and had either gravel, dirt, grass or uneven cobblestone and I was a slow, careful walker who was ready to sit at any moment but didn’t for the entire hour and a half we were out.  

We walked around the market twice, then decided to stroll around the area since it looked so cute.  And omg, it was SO CUTE. So many little shops and restaurants.  There was even a dude with a mic singing songs on the street and people sitting at tables enjoying the day.  Soooo many people were out but everyone (including us) were all masked up so it felt okay.  Can’t wait to come back and take the in-laws to the area when they visit in a few weeks!  

Such an active, fulfilling morning!!  Now please excuse me while I sit and never get up again.  

#please don't reblog #momblr #16 months #pregblr #23w6d #walkblr #farmers market #ootd #plus size pregnancy

[lynhtran]

My loves ❤️❤️ #fatherndaughter #myloves #Ava #23w6d https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Nvh-Jpw6TYOVLXowNWPJtBBbLKDzAdW3cAUU0/?igshid=1r90v64svbxyq

#fatherndaughter #myloves #ava #23w6d

[scoutmeout-blog]

In non-moving news, I had my 6 month appt yesterday. Emmi is very big and very strong, and she kicks the heartbeat monitor every time I go to the OB, without fail. Her heart rate was a very strong 160. My blood pressure was perfect (110/60) so I'm not at risk for preeclampsia at the moment. The OB is worried about gestational diabetes due to my weight gain, but thats pretty much the only concern. All my labs are consistently normal and besided the fact my daughter is huge, I'm having a relatively easy pregnancy. Given the multiple miscarriages I've had since 16, I'm so grateful that Emmibean is so healthy and doing so well, and that I've avoided any complications so far.

#mumblr #pregblr #23w6d #rainbow baby

[theivfdiaries]

23w6d

We had our 24-week midwife appointment today, which was a relatively uneventful one since there weren’t any tests to be done. My midwife just answered a few questions that I had, and she checked baby’s heart rate with the doppler. I warned her that he was extremely squirmy, and then as soon as she put the doppler on my stomach he instantly kicked it away so hard that it startled her and knocked it off my stomach! Then as she was trying to measure his heart rate, he kept squirming away and she had to keep chasing after him. It was pretty funny, and she wasn’t able to get him to hold still long enough for a fully accurate measurement, but she said his heart rate was somewhere between 148 and 153, and then we just gave up because obviously he’s doing fine if he’s moving that much!

She also gave me the pre-admissions packet for the hospital which we have to fill out in advance. It made everything feel so real, and it finally fully hit me that I’m actually going to have to give birth in a few months, which is both exciting and terrifying.

I also got the measurements from my 20 week scan (since our 20 week scan was 2 days after our bleeding scare, I was so frazzled and anxious and didn’t ask any questions other than “is he ok?” so I hadn’t asked for the measurements at that time) and found out that he is measuring between 60th and 70th percentile for the most part, but his head is 97th percentile! My brother also had a huge head so I guess this shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, but I’m pretty scared to have to push that giant head out. My midwife was saying at least the benefit is that basically all I’ll have to do is just push out the head and then the rest will come easy (his body is less likely to get stuck since I’ll already be so stretched out from the head coming out...) so at least there’s a silver lining? I’m still terrified, but I’ll have an epidural, and I trust my body to do what it was made to do, and that it wouldn’t create a baby that it wasn’t capable of birthing!

#ivf #ivf baby #ivf pregnancy #pregnancy #pregnant #pregnancy after loss #pregnancy after infertility #rainbow baby

[justawanderinglostsoul]

Welp, baby girl has officially given me my first few tiger stripes. 🐯 I've had a small one on the side of my right boob for a while, but today I noticed 2 decent sized ones on my left hip/butt area. Sigh. Just trying to remind myself why I'm going through this.

#pregblr #23w6d

[smile-in-my-eyes]

Maverick cheering Cosette on during #tummytime as she practices lifting her head. I'm sure there are some of you that are horrified that we have Cosette not only in the #PICU with Maverick but in his room, on his bed but here are our facts of life. Maverick is a former 23w6d micropreemie who spent 7 months in the NICU because of his catastrophic lung disease, although we are optimist that this was just a brutal winter season short or extended hospital stays in Maverick's life could be our normal. Seeing as this is our normal we need to keep things as normal as possible for all of us, we can't live in fear and we can't live in a bubble. We are wise with our choices and speak the professionals and although it's not recommended it's not considered a high risk. #newborn #babygirl #littlesister #babysister #toddlerboy #bigbro #bigbrother #blueeyedboy #bundleofjoy #rainbowbaby #lifeafterloss #lifeafterchildloss #lifeafternicu #2inheaven2onearth @thebump #myformerbump @perfectlypreemie @ourlittlepreemie @channelmum #channelmumvillage #baby #babymodel #mygirl #momlife @gerber #gerberphotosearch2019 #newarrival #babynumber4 #24weeker #preemielife #gtube #nicugrad #2under2 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSPd0BBUH6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w5j7qb18cwbe

#tummytime #picu #newborn #babygirl #littlesister #babysister #toddlerboy #bigbro #bigbrother #blueeyedboy #bundleofjoy #rainbowbaby #lifeafterloss #lifeafterchildloss #lifeafternicu #2inheaven2onearth #myformerbump #channelmumvillage #baby #babymodel #mygirl #momlife #gerberphotosearch2019 #newarrival #babynumber4 #24weeker #preemielife #gtube #nicugrad #2under2

[nyonyadarmansyah-blog]

Baby bump ... #2ndpregnancy #23W6D – View on Path.

[losingitinjersey]

Two posts in two days?!  What is this?!  

What it is is a lovely quiet morning at work, and I’m taking full advantage.  I had good chats with co-workers and now I’m sipping on some decaf coffee and blogging.  Glorious start to the day!

Most importantly, gotta start things off with the chonk that is Saki.  

Dinner last night wasn’t eaten until 8 p.m. and I threw together some frozen wings and a bag salad.  Pretty sure this type of meal is going to be my go to as I have no time or energy to do more but at least there’s food on the table that wasn’t delivered or eaten out!  After dinner Kevin put together this gorgeous fruit bowl ensemble.  He was so proud :) 

This morning I awoke feeling much more rested than yesterday so I took full advantage of the energy and listened to some Beatles while doing my morning yoga routine and had breakfast.  

Morning bump pic for you (me).  Love when it’s a cute bump and not half of one!  Lately I’ve been feeling like the top of my belly is getting hard and tight while the bottom isn’t catching up in the same way.  I wonder what development will happen next!  I’m just happy to have a more defined bump at all. Currently sitting at 23w6d.  I need to start getting better at aligning these pics with the start of a new week!  

I ran across this lovely headline this morning.  Thought I’d share in the smile :)

OH it’s extremely important to note that the weather has been so fricking pleasant the last two days!  Slightly overcast with a cold breeze and low humidity.  YES!  FALL IS HERE!  Please please please stick around!  

#pregblr #chonky boy #saki #bump pic #plus size pregnancy #23 weeks #fall #random headline #beatles #yoga music #music #ootd

[smile-in-my-eyes]

#PregnancyUpdate Somewhat expectedly this annoucement has come with a lot of questions and I thought I would take the time to address some of them. 1.) How far along are we? 20w1d, due March 12th 2019. 2.) How is this pregnancy going? So far we've had a problem free pregnancy but the truth is our pregnancies with Rikley and the twins were pretty problem free up until the 23rd week. 3.) Is there concern for another preterm birth? The short answer is yes. With or without complications you can't medically compare a singleton pregnancy and a multiple pregnancy. If you did compare the two the reasons for the preterm delivery are very different. Rikley was born early due to a spontaneous placenta rupture. When we had our 3 month follow up after his birth the consensus at the time was it was a horrible fluke and no reason to think it would happen again. Later when we learned we were carrying identical mono/di twins there was less optimism and more concern. All things considered my twin pregnancy was flawless uptil delivery at 23w6d simply due to spontaneous preterm labour, very common with twins. MFM in Vancouver believed there was no reason we couldn't have a successful singleton pregnancy, our OBGYN here and our MFM in Victoria didn't have the same confidence. Due to the fact that we can't completely rule out a common denominator causing preterm birth we cant rule out a third occurance because we just don't know if lightning struck twice with two very different pregnancies or if there is an unknown medical condition. 4.) Are any additional precautions being taken? This pregnancy my care will be transferred to BC Women's on Nov. 6th at 22 weeks. As of now I will not be hospitalized as we have had no complications but will relocate so that if we do have complications I can guarantee my care to take place at BC Women's. And that sums up where we are at this point. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have. We appreciate endlessly your love, support and interest. #pregnancy #babynumber4 #pregnancyafterloss #pregnancyafterinfantloss #lifeafterloss #nextchapter #expandingfamily #bundleofjoy #expecting #hope #blessed #secondtrimester #20weeks #ultrasound https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVSjSMDbf7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16wfscouhciy8

#pregnancyupdate #pregnancy #babynumber4 #pregnancyafterloss #pregnancyafterinfantloss #lifeafterloss #nextchapter #expandingfamily #bundleofjoy #expecting #hope #blessed #secondtrimester #20weeks #ultrasound