Sunday, August 23, 2009

30 week belly picture & what's up??!!





How far along? 30 weeks already!
Total weight gain/loss: Up about 15 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yep.
Stretch marks? No new ones... Just leftovers from my last pregnancy that keep STRETCHING.
Sleep: What's that??!!.
Best moment this week: My baby shower yesterday.
Movement: All the time. She's a crazy girl.
Food cravings: Pizza.
Gender: All girl!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? Half & half. And it's not pretty.
What I miss: Being able to accomlish simple tasks without getting hot & out of breath.
What I am looking forward to: The Albion Fair & my other two showers next month.
Weekly Wisdom: Ignore all the "I've had a baby so I know everything" kind of people. <----- this still!
Milestones: Today I am one day more pregnant than I've ever been! [see previous post]

Bittersweet: One day more pregnant than I've ever been.

On January 7th, 2008 I was 31 weeks pregnant with my surprise baby. I knew she was sick but I had no idea how bad things were. I went in for a follow up ultrasound & that's when the tech told me the words nobody wants to hear...

"There's a problem.... the baby is no longer alive."

Two days later I delivered a stillborn. My beautiful daughter, Nevaeh, was born January 9th, 2009 @ 1:41 am. She was 2lbs 9oz.

Today I am 31w1d pregnant. One day more pregnant than I have ever been.
This is a day I mourn the loss of my first daughter & celebrate the beautiful gift I have been given.. to be pregnant again with Madelyn.

If you'd like to visit the site I made for Nevaeh & read my story the link is http://nevaehgradedudas.faithweb.com