34 Weeks!! But measuring like 36 weeks and 3 days!!

How your baby's growing:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (More like 6.4 pounds if it's Camryn!!) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

Ultrasound Results

Got great news today! We had our one month follow up ultrasound to re-measure the ventricles in Camryn's brain again. Last appt, they measure a little bit over 10 which was diagnosed as "mild bilateral ventriculomegaly". This basically means that they measure between 10-15 and they should be under 10. The main goal is for them to stay the same size or shrink a bit, just not grow in the month between ultrasounds. When they re-measured today, they had not grown and looked to have shrunk a little bit. Camryn is VERY low so it was tough to get a great measurement but the doctor feels good about everything! We have one more follow-up appt on Dec 28th if Camryn is still in the oven:) The other interesting thing that we learned is that Camryn is measuring 6 pounds 4 ounces at 34 weeks!!! That is one BIG BABY!! That measurement is more like a 36 week 3 day baby! Hopefully she will not go 40 weeks because she would be over 10 pounds!! Oh well, we are just happy to have a healthy baby girl and to have good news from the ultrasound. We love her soooo much already!!

Camryn's Family:)

Mommy and Daddy

Uncle Robby and Aunt Sara

Nana and Papa Reighley

Grandpa and Grandma Brown, Aunt Mikaela, Great Grandma Hoffman, Daddy and Mommy

Aunt KD, Uncle Luke, Cousin Jaeden and Lexi

33 Weeks update......

How far along: 33 weeks 1 day!
Total weight gain/loss: 30 pounds.....uuggh!!! Oh well it's good for Camryn!!
Maternity clothes: Pretty much living in loungewear as I am still on bedrest through this weekend at least.
Stretch marks: Keeping my fingers crossed but so far, no stretch marks!!
Sleep: Up at 12:30, 2:30, 4:00ish and 6:00ish to pee and then up for good by 8:30 right now while i'm on bed rest.
Best moment this week: It's only Tuesday but I'd say our best friends stopping by with dinner and Mike getting to feel Camryn's "hiccups"!
Gender: ALL GIRL:)
Belly button in or out?: I would describe it as completely FLAT, I'm sure it's going to pop any day now:)
Craving: Cinnamon buns, NOT FAIR!!
What I miss: Laying on my back, being able to paint my toenails:(
What I am looking forward to: Doctor's appt Wednesday to find out the next step, do I get to go back to work??? Ultrasound on Monday to measure Camryn's brain ventricles again.
Milestones: Right now, everyday that Camryn stays in the oven is a milestone:) Just trying to get her to 37 weeks!! Only 4 more to go!!

33 weeks!!! YEA!!!

How your baby's growing:
This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Whoa...what a weekend!

Thursday Night I started having some Braxton Hicks contractions and by the time I took lunch break on Friday, they were coming pretty regularly. I called my doctor and they instructed me to go straight to Labor and Delivery to be monitored. I was hooked up to everything about 2:00 and by that time, the contractions were 2 minutes apart. I was 31 weeks and 5 days on Friday and they decided that was much too early to be having regular contractions. I had 12 rounds of a medicine to stop the contractions and 2 steroid doses to help speed up Camryn's lung development in case she did arrive early. We were sent home Saturday evening about 6:oopm with a prescription for the same medication that I take every 4 hours. I am officially on bed rest for the next 2 weeks to be re-evaluated after that. I am trying to take it easy because every time I do ANYTHING the contractions come back! Check up with the doctor is scheduled for Tuesday at 2:00. When I left the hospital I was 1 cm dialated and hopefully will be staying there!

32 Weeks and Holding....(Hopefully!!)

How your baby's growing:
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

31 Weeks!!

How your baby's growing:
This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. She weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. She can turn her head from side to side, and her arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin. She's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Camryn's Nursery Part Deux!

Awesome site for 3-D video on baby's development

http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-1-to-9_10302602.bc?intcmp=Art_Test_related_fet&pn=My%20BabyCenter

Camryn's Cousins at Halloween!

Camryn cannot wait to get here and meet her AWESOME cousins!! Next year we'll have a blast trick-or-treating!!

30 weeks and counting!!!

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)