Full Term

How far along? 37 Weeks 4 Days (We are full term!!!!!!!!)

Baby's size?  Baby Center says: She now  weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard).

Weight Gain? At Monday's doctor visit I gained 1lb since last week Total gain +33 1/2lbs. I started at 164 lbs and am now at 197.

Maternity clothes? Oh yes and even those are getting really tight

Stretch marks? Yes

Belly button in or out? Still in

Sleep? Not sleeping all that well. Getting harder to turn over.

Foods I am loving? Oranges and anything cold

Foods I am hating? Nothing at the moment

Best moment this week? Seeing our slideshow of our maternity pics

Symptoms? Cramping in my lower abdomen and a lot of pelvic pressure

Gender? A girl Elizabeth Grace Lopez

What I miss? Feeling normal

Dr. Appointment: This week's doctors visit was not that great. Liz' heart rate was good at 152. The doctor said I was still closed at that my pelvis sucked! So we are for sure having a csection. To the not so good news my blood pressure was high for the second week in a row and this time my pulse was  high too. My BP was 140 something/87. The doctor thought I might have preeclampsia and made me do a 24 hour urine and come back the next day and get my blood pressure taken again. Yesterday I went back to recheck my BP and it was higher than it was on Monday at 140 something/94 and my pulse was 105. So she sent me to the hospital lab to get blood work done and turn in my 24 hr urine. She was supposed to get the results in an hour but I didnt hear back from her till 4 hours later and I was going crazy! Good news is my urine came back good and I don't have preeclampsia but I do have gestational hypertension. She told me just to keep an eye on it and I have my next appointment next Monday. Hopefully then we will pick a date to have the csection and hopefully my BP has gone down some.

Has anyone else had this problem when they were pregnant?

Sorry I don't have a belly pic this week.

Maternity Pic Slideshow

I would like to share our maternity pic session with all of you. Here is the link http://goldenphotography.net/viewing/?slideshowID=172557 and the password is HJE.

I just got this so we haven't decided which ones we are going to purchase but the following are my favorite: #2, #6, #14, #17, #18, #22, #27, #29, #37 and #50.

I think my face looks totally fat in a lot of them and I look like I have a double chin and I'm kinda wishing I would have worn something with sleeves but I was trying to make my belly stick out as much as possible since I don't think its very big.

Let me know what yall think!

Bored, Oh So Bored

It has now been just over a month since I was laid off and I can't tell you how boring my life is! Yes it was a little nice the first few days of not having to go into work but now I have this daily routine that is so boring and of course not getting paid sux! Here is what my daily routine consists of:

6:30-7:30 a.m. Wake up with the hubby and eat breakfast
7:30-9:30 a.m. Go back to sleep after hubby leaves for work
9:30-Noon        Eat a snack, Watch TV, Read a book, Look for jobs
Noon-2 p.m.     Eat lunch, watch A Baby Story, read a book, get online
2-4:30 p.m.       Either take a nap or read/watch tv
4:30-5:30 p.m.  Wash Dishes and make dinner
5:30-6 p.m.        Eat dinner when the hubby gets home
6-10 p.m.           Eat a snack, watch tv, read
10 p.m.              Go to sleep and wake up every couple of  hours to use the bathroom

This is pretty much what I do every day. I swear I feel like all I do is sleep and eat most of the time. I have never been good at staying home and doing NOTHING for more than a day. I get restless and bored. It's not like I have money to go just drive around with the way gas prices are and go to lunch with friends/family since I barely have money to pay my bills.

I really hope that I find a job after Liz is born. I know that once she gets here my life is going to be a lot more hectic and I won't have time to be bored and then I'm not gonna want to go back to work but right now I really need something to do!

Since I've always had a job, I was wondering if any of you have ever been laid off or without a job for a period of time, what did you do?

9 Months

How far along? 36 Weeks 2 Days (Hello Month 9!)

Baby's size?  Baby Center says: She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.

Weight Gain? At today's doctor visit I gained 1lb since last week Total gain +32 1/2lbs. I started at 164 lbs and am now at 196.

Maternity clothes? Oh yes and even those are getting really tight

Stretch marks? Yes

Belly button in or out? Still in

Sleep? Waking up a couple of times during the night

Foods I am loving? Nothing really

Foods I am hating? Nothing at the moment

Best moment this week? Taking our maternity pics! They were so fun and I'm excited to see how they turn out.

Symptoms? Cramping in my lower abdomen and a lot of pelvic pressure

Gender? A girl Elizabeth Grace Lopez

What I miss? Feeling normal

Dr. Appointment: I had an appointment today and Liz' heart rate was 162 and my blood pressure was a little high. I let the doctor know of the symptoms I'd been having and was for sure I was dilated. When she checked me she told me I wasn't dilated but the baby's head was definitely down and pushing on my pelvis. Then she gave me some not sooo good news. She said that my pelvis was really really tight and not open like it should be. She said that she will keep checking it but more than likely I will end up having to have a csection. Not what I wanted to hear.

I know that doesn't make me any less of a mother or anything like that it just sux for a lot of different reasons.

1. Financially it is going to cost us more
2. I will have to be in the hospital for an extra day
3. I don't get to hold her right after I deliver
4. The recovery time is longer and harder

I just have to think everything happens for a reason and I would rather have a csection than to have my pelvic bone broken.

Belly Pic:

More Pics from Shower #2

Here are some pics of the shower that my friend Chey took with her professional camera.

Showering Elizabeth with Love: Shower #2

Sunday my foster family hosted my second baby shower! It was at a tea room in Katy and it was very quaint. We received a lot more things that we had registered for and the food was fantastic! I didn't have anyone taking pics of me and my guests or of me opening gifts but I did get some pics of the food and when we put the gifts in her room after. I feel very blessed to have the friends and family that I do!

Me with my New Mommy To Be Tiara

Some of the yummy foods

The yummy desserts

Some of her gifts from the day

Diapers received from the day

35 Weeks

How far along? 35 Weeks 3 Days (Last week of month 8!)

Baby's size?  Baby Center says: over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon).

Weight Gain? At yesterday's Dr visit I gained 1lb and 1/2  since last week Total gain +31 1/2lbs. I can't wait to start loosing weight as I feel so fat!

Maternity clothes? Oh yes

Stretch marks? Have some on my boobs now. Rubbing Palmers oil on 2-3x a day.

Belly button in or out? Still in

Sleep? Waking up more often this week and having trouble falling asleep because of leg cramps.

Foods I am loving? Nothing really

Foods I am hating? Nothing at the moment

Best moment this week? Seeing my family and friends at my 2nd baby shower this past weekend

Symptoms? Really bad Acid Reflux and leg cramps

Gender? A girl Elizabeth Grace Lopez

What I miss? Not being so fat!

Dr. Appointment: I had an appointment yesterday and Liz' heart rate was still 158 and my blood pressure is still very good. My culture came back negative so I don't have to have antibiotics during labor. I got my card that has all my vitals on it to show when I get to the hospital for my delivery. Belly is measuring good as well. Have next appointment next week.

What I'm looking forward to this week: Our Maternity pics on Saturday. Also a little nervous about them because my face has been so dry and I just know I'm going to look horrible :(

Belly Pic: