baby bird #2 (week 38)

How far along: 38 weeks

(38 weeks, day 1)

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Total weight gain/inches: 151.6 lbs/ 36.5 inches
(total pounds gained: 28.6 lbs )
(total LBS gained from last week to this week: 2.4 lbs)
(total inches from 2 weeks ago to this week: 1.5 inches)

Maternity Clothes: maternity tops, and bottoms.

Stretch Marks: still no visible new ones.
 (I've used cocoa butter lotion my entire pregnancy.)

Sleep: Sleeping beautifully!
Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

Best moment this week: Yesterday!
It was Wednesday!
I am now at 38 weeks,
and yesterday we were 7 (my favorite number) days from you making your appearance.
annnnd I got to see Dr. Gunney.

Miss anything: sitting in comfort. 

Movement: always, always. 

Food/Drink Cravings: Starbucks-Hazelnut Cappuccino... still. :)

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing.

Labor signs: lost my mucus plug. contractions (but not constant ones).

Symptoms: pregnant. :)

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: BOTH.
Today I am wearing. 

Happy or Moody: both :)

Looking forward to:
Meeting you!
Loving on you!
Cuddling you!
Feeding you!
Wrapping you!
Cloth diapering you!
6.more.days! :)

-mommy loves.

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baby bird #2 (week 37)

How far along: 37 weeks

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Total weight gain/inches: 149.2 lbs/ inches (not sure)
(total pounds gained: 26.2 lbs )
(total LBS gain from last week to this week: 1.2 lbs)
(total inches from last week to this week: ? inch)

Maternity Clothes: maternity tops, and bottoms.

Stretch Marks: still no visible new ones.
 but my belly STILL itches soooo bad this week.
Thankful for coconut oil!

Sleep: Sleeping beautifully!
Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

Best moment this week: Today! It's Wednesday.
& I get to go see Dr. Gunney.
(Last week I had to see him twice, last Wednesday, and then again last Friday.
I woke up Friday morning, and I could not sit, lay, stand, nothing...
without my lower back having the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life.
I thought I was in labor.
(mind you I don't know what labor pains feel like,
I was induced, and had an epidural with Bonnie Kayte)
So little did I know... my tailbone was all the way off to the left side.
No wonder it hurt to sit.
Immediate relief as soon as he adjusted me.)

Miss anything: Being able to get up on my own. :)   

Movement: always!

Food/Drink Cravings: Fruit. Starbucks-Hazelnut Cappuccino.

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing.

Labor signs: None.

Symptoms: just... pregnant. :)

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: BOTH.
(some days it goes on with no struggle, other days I don't even bother!)

Happy or Moody: both :)

Looking forward to:
Meeting you!
Loving on you!
Cuddling you!
Feeding you!
Wrapping you!
Cloth diapering you!
14.more.days! :)

-mommy loves you.

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Ohh yes... I got my oils in today!
(minus Gentle Baby)

14 more days :)

baby bird #2 (week 36)

How far along: 36 weeks

21 days to go!

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Total weight gain/inches: 148 lbs/ 35 inches
(total pounds gained: 25 lbs )
(total LBS gain from last week to this week: 2.2 lbs)
(total inches from last week to this week: 1 inch)

Maternity Clothes: maternity tops, and pants

Stretch Marks: still no visible new ones, but my belly itches soooo bad.
Thankful for coconut oil!

Sleep: Still sleeping beautifully! Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

Best moment this week: Today! It's Wednesday.
I went in for another adjustment today, so I feel really good.

Miss anything: Being able to get up on my own. :)   

Movement: always

Food Cravings: waffles with a cold glass of milk.

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing.

Labor signs: None.

Symptoms: still just... pregnant. :)

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: ON

Happy or Moody: both :)

Looking forward to:
Meeting you!
Loving on you!
Cuddling you!
Feeding you!
Wrapping you!
Cloth diapering you!
and to making a visit to Dr. Gunney (chiropractor) every Wednesday, for the next 3 weeks!

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baby bird #2 (week 35)

How far along: 35 weeks

28 days to go!

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Total weight gain/inches: 145.8 lbs/ 34 inches
(total pounds gained: 22.8)
(total LBS gain from last week to this week: 4.2 lbs)
(total inches from last week to this week: 1.5 inches) 0_o

Maternity Clothes: maternity tops, & pants.

Stretch Marks: still no visible new ones.

Sleep: Still sleeping beautifully! Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

Best moment this week: Today! It's Wednesday.
I went in for an adjustment today, so I feel really good, and tomorrow, I get my monthly massage.
Yay! :) 

Miss anything: Being able to get up on my own. :)   

Movement: always

Food Cravings: waffles. lucky charms. ice cold water.

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing.

Labor signs: None.

Symptoms: pregnant. :)

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: ON

Happy or Moody: both :)

Looking forward to:
Meeting you!
Loving on you!
Cuddling you!
Feeding you!
Wrapping you!
Cloth diapering you!

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Maddie Lou Update:
She's growing, as am I.
I will go in once a week to have NST done still, until she is born.
All is good! :)

baby bird #2 (week 34)

How far along: 34 weeks

35 days to go!

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Total weight gain/inches: 141.6 lbs/ 32 1/2 inches
(total pounds gained: 18.6)

Maternity Clothes: tops, and Bella bands, maternity pants.

Stretch Marks: still no visible new ones.

Sleep: Still sleeping beautifully! Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

Best moment this week: Yesterday, I got to see you on the ultrasound screen & listen to your heartbeat for 45 minutes following. Pretty amazing. 

Miss anything: This week has been great, just waiting it out :)   

Movement: More and more movement, everyday. Little turkey!

Food Cravings: all food(s). the end.

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing.

Labor signs: contractions 2 to 4 minutes apart. (it's under control now though)

Symptoms: pregnant. :)

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: ON

Happy or Moody: Happy, Moody, def. both :)

Looking forward to: Meeting you!
Loving on you!
Cuddling you!
Feeding you!
Wrapping you!
Cloth diapering you!

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Maddie Lou update:

Overall... little bb is growing, her belly dropped from the 12th percentile to the 10th, as of yesterday, but she is growing, I'm growing, gaining, and we are good!
Everything looked good during the ultrasound,
little turkey had her hand covering her face, and then she turned her back to us.
 NST looked great too, just showed pretty consistent contractions, but that is all taken care of,
 and I feel great!

Dr. says it looks like I will just be having a little bb girl, and that's just fine.
Bon was born at 38 weeks weighing 7lbs 13 ounces.
Just think if I would have went to 40 weeks!

Our Kindergarten Girl

Bonnie Kayte Thrasher
Kindergarten 2014-2015
Mrs. Dixon
Dalhart, Tx

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She's got brand new school supplies waiting for her on her FIRST day of Kindergarten... a new backpack, a new lunchbox... First day of school outfit on, and of course a matching hair bow.

Thank you for providing every bit of it.

Bonnie Kayte, and I spent this past week talking about how excited she is about her first day of school in Dalhart... and just like her first day of Pre-K, ready or not, it’s time, & it's here. No turning back.

There were some jitters, wondering about her making new friends, how will she function without a nap every day this year, who she will sit by at lunch?? And that's just me!

You know I got a little emotional this morning as I stepped into her world, walking the hall(s) she will everyday. I have some worries, a few fears, because I don’t like the cultural “norms” in our world – many aren’t normal at all in our family.

I am just really proud of the Godly choices my 5 year old, (almost 6 year old) child has made, but with every new school year from this one on, she will take a step further away from me, and that’s hard for every Momma.

But YOU urge us not to worry.

So, instead I’m praying, and claiming this over her today, and everyday that is her "first" of  new school year:

I pray you will be near her when I can’t be.

I pray if she doesn't feel your presence, she will seek you and discover you’re right there with her.

I pray you will surround her with peace and comfort in every new situation.

I pray when she is pressured, you will help her stand.

I pray she finds one good friend, a brother or sister in Christ because it’s hard to stand alone.

I pray when that when she fails, she will forgive herself, and try again.

I pray you will give the school nurse an extra supply of patience, and band-aids for our Kindergarten girl.

I pray my sweet girl will befriend those that are new, lonely or both.

I pray she will not sit next the child who has to throw up in the class trashcan.

I pray she will be a blessing to her teacher and not a curse.

I pray you will bless her with Godly teachers as you have in the past.

I pray she will have fun.

I pray she will let her light shine, quietly or loudly, but in her own way.

I pray homework will be light and not become Home. Work.

I pray that you will help me to trust her choices, let her go even when it’s hard, and pull her close when she needs me to the most.

I pray above all, God, that you would use her challenges, disappointments and victories to draw her closer to you this school year.

I know she is only in Kindergarten... my word Pre-K came and went, and this day came even quicker, so I can only imagine how fast it will fly by. Lord, help me.

Thank you for every gift. Thank you for my angel bug.

Amen.

baby bird #2 (week 33)

How far along: 33 weeks

42 days to go!

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Total weight gain/inches: 140.4 lbs/ 30 1/2 inches
(total pounds gained: 17.4)

Maternity Clothes: tops, and Bella bands, maternity pants.

Stretch Marks: still no visible ones.

Sleep: Still sleeping beautifully! Thank you Young Living Essential Oils.

I think I am back to a normal sleeping schedule, also.

Best moment this week: Yesterday, sitting there for 45 minutes straight listening to your hear beat and feeling your movements during my NST. 

Miss anything: Overall comfort.   

Movement: More and more movement, everyday!

Food Cravings: Literally anything... and lots of whatever "anything" may be!

Anything make you queasy or sick: Nothing this week.

Labor signs: none.

Symptoms: Lower Back Ache. Braxton Hicks Contractions.

Belly button IN or OUT: OUT.

Wedding rings ON/OFF: ON

Happy or Moody: Happy :)

Looking forward to: My doctors appointment next Tuesday.

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Maddie Lou update:

From the beginning I have been measuring a 1/2 inch off of whatever week I'd be turning.
(example: When I was 29 weeks, I measured 28 1/2)
Yesterday at my appointment, I measured 30 1/2 inches, and today I turned 33 weeks?? So weird.
Thinking bb is just going to be a tiny girl.

The NST (Non Stress Test) was great.
Bb is moving wonderfully, heartbeat is perfect, bb is under NO stress, etc.

Dr. Belle-Henry wants to continue monitoring Maddie, and I.
So I will be traveling to Lubbock once a week to have a NST done, and every other week I will being seeing the doctor as well.

Next Tuesday I am having an Ultrasound done before my NST, so I am pretty excited about seeing this little girl again.

until next time...

Dr. tells me "keep on eating".... :)
(I silently say to myself, I don't know that that's possibly. I eat so much! (gulp))

-love,
mom.