Well, I am not really sure about this whole blog thing. I've considered blogging for a while now, but I have always felt that my life wasn't interesting enough to write about. However, seeing as how Matt and I will have a new addition to our family in less than 2 months, maybe there will be more to write about. This also probably means that I won't have as much time to write about things, but we'll see. I guess I could start off by talking a little about how the pregnancy has been going.
We are having a girl, and we have decided to name her Katelyn Elizabeth Coen (although we will call her Katie). Right now I am 33 1/2 weeks along, with my due date being August 2nd. I suppose that you could say that this pregnancy has not exactly been a normal pregnancy. Like my mother, I have been sick ever single day since I got pregnant, and it's not just morning sickness...it's afternoon and evening sickness as well. The doctor has prescribed me some medicine to stop me from throwing up as often, but I still have a feeling of nausea. Funny thing about nausea, the definition is "sickness at the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit." I feel like I am the only pregnant woman to hate eating, but it's hard to want to eat when you feel sick all the time. I have been pregnant for 7 1/2 months and have lost 17 lbs. Now, I was overweight to begin with so I didn't need to gain as much as most, but losing weight while pregnant is never ideal.
In addition to the sickness thing, I have also had problems with the growth of my uterus. It is not growing like it should, so I don't look as pregnant as I should. I've got a little bit of a bump, but if you didn't know that I was pregnant you would probably guess that I'm just overweight. I would say that I look like I'm about 4 months pregnant. This lack of growth has caused concern for the baby, and I have had to have a sonogram every 2-3 weeks for several months now. They have been charting the baby's growth to make sure that she is growing steadily and consistently. So far she is 1 week smaller than she should be, but growing at a constant rate, so there's not a whole lot to worry about. Their concern is that as we get closer to the due date her growth will start to decrease. If this happens, they will have to induce labor immediately. As I said before, right now everything looks good and there is absolutely nothing I can do to change the situation. Right now we are just praying for a safe and healthy baby and trying not to worry.
Well, that's all the news I have for now about Katie. I hope my first blog wasn't too long or too boring.
Marybeth
Not too long or boring at all! Love you and look forward to reading your thoughts about whatever you want to blog about. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited you started this and I can't wait to hear all about your goings on.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Katie! I can't ever us it because our dog growing up was named Katie so to my whole family Katie = Golden Retriever which is sad because it would be on my top 3 list otherwise.
I'm sorry to hear about your uterus troubles, I'll be praying for a growing baby!
Don't let those jerks induce you early if not absolutely necessary! If your baby is growing slowly, its reasonable to believe she'll need an extra week or two to grow. 40 weeks isn't a hard deadline; its an average, although the average is actually 41. You probably don't want to hear that your pregnancy could be even longer, but it might be for the best.
ReplyDeleteYay for the blog.