37 Week Preggy Update

I am feeling bluh & tired today - with 8 sleeps to go. Just feel heavy & I have terrible lower back pain.

We had a check-up this morning and all is fine & on track. Imke has gone from 2.6kg 2 weeks ago to 3.1kg today! So she is growing nicely & will probably be about 3.5Kg or thereabouts next Tuesday.

She is still sitting VERY comfortable with her head tucked under my boobs (read: she is headbutting her mother & causing horrid indigestion!!!). Her heartbeat is perfect & my blood pressure is perfect - so no worries. She will be delivered via C-section @ about 08:00am on Tuesday 2nd June @ Sandton Medi-Clinic.........

uhmmmmmmmm, as far as the renovations are concerned: We SHOULD be finished on Tuesday.............. Carpets are being installed on Wednesday & I want everything done before then........ I have now reverted to incentives (braai & beer on Tuesday night LOL!!!) when they are finished!! But I am quietly confident that all will work out. On Thursday I have a whole army of cleaners (ie my mother, her domestic, my domestic, me, dad) coming to clean my house so everything will be spic & span (hopefully) by Friday.....

Yesterday J & I were in the shops from 11 till 4 (my feet, my poor feet!!!) getting the last of the stuff we need. Imke got the cutest little CD player (spoilt rotten already!!) and I got the white wicker washing basket & dustbin & still wanted for her room.

At Jeroen's 'baby shower' at work they gave us the coolest mobile & the softest Perla blanket and loads of other goodies :-) They are so lovely to do this for the dads!

Anyhoo.... that be my 2nd last update...... Next Monday we are going to the doc for last check & then I go in on Tuesday Morning (decided I want to sleep at home on Monday night although doc says I should rather book in already....)

36 Week Preggy Update

We had our 36 week appointment at the doc this morning - all is well & on track!

We see him agian in 10 days (the 25th) & then again on Monday the 1st - the day before the op. She is still lying breech - and she is now too big to turn... I am happy about the C-section though.

I am suffering quite a bit from pain in my lower back & feet, and turning over in bed at night is so uncomfortable. And I am having the strangest dreams - last night I dreamt that I give birth & it is the most beautiful GINGER CAT....... WTF???? LOL!!

On the renovations front all is going ok - we are on schedule to finish next Friday. We are only having issues finding the shower doors to fit our space..... We decided to be indulgent and have a double shower but now I can't seem to find doors to fit he he he!! Didn't plan that too well :-) But no worries, we will make a plan!

The time is flying by now & we are very excited to meet our baba - also quite nervous but I guess that is too be expected!

33 Week Preggy update

1) How far along are you now?
32 weeks, 4 days

2) When is your due date?
2nd June

3) What has been your preggy high this week?
Imke is soooo busy at the moment - also did a 4D scan on Tuesday & saw her little fat baby hands & feet! So awesome!!!

4) What has been your preggy low this week?
Just tiredness & my feet swelling to the size of bread loaves................

5) What is your current over-riding emotion?
Is tiredness an emotion???

6) What is on your list of things to do in the next month re prep for baby?
Getting the renovations to the house completed & then putting in the new carpets. Then need to sort everything that has been moved out back to where it needs to go.....

7) When is your next appointment?
Monday, 4th May - going every 2 weeks now.

8) What is your current craving?
None - except I crave SLEEP!!

9) How are you feeling physically?
Tired & swollen

10) How are you feeling emotionally?
Good but tired

11) How is your partner dealing with the pregnancy at this stage?
Still in master planner mode :-)

12) Do you know the sex of your baby yet? And do you have a name finalised?
Our baby girl will be called Imke

13) Will you be trying for Natural or Caesar?
If she stays in the Frank breech position (which seems likely as she is almost too big to manoeuver her way around) we will go C-section

14) Which hospital will you be having your baby at?
Sandton Medi-Clinic

15) How are you feeling about the pregnancy at this point?
Can't wait for the next 5 odd weeks to fly by so we can meet our daughter!!!

32 Weeks & tackling MAJOR Renovations...

Just a quick update after our 32 week check up today! Imke is growing like mad & is healthy and all is well except that she is in the Frank Breech position at the moment..... That means she is lying with her head at my boobs and her legs are flexed at the hip and extended at the knees (with feet near her ears).

Hopefully she turns soon!!!

Our hospital pre-admission stuff is booked & sorted - now just have to wait for her to decide how & when she wants to come face to face with mommy & daddy!

I am doing well - except for heartburn & sleeping issues I am actually doing very well!

On another note - how crazy are we??? We were thinking of moving but after looking around at houses and not finding anything we liked we decided to stay where we are for the next 5 - 7 years. But we need some work done & carpets etc etc etc.... We are starting demolition on Monday.................................. We have about 6 or 7 weeks to get it done (my dad is doing all the work so I can bend his ear if they dawdle too much LOL!!). We are cutting it very fine but our house will be PERFECT after all this is done! Can't wait for the finished product he he he :-)

29 Week Preggy Update

1) How far along are you now?
29 WEEKS & 1 DAY

2) When is your due date?
2 JUNE 09

3) What has been your preggy high this week?
OUR BABYSHOWER IS ON SATURDAY - LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT!

4) What has been your preggy low this week?
JUST THE TIREDNESS & FEELING HUGE & UNCOMFORTABLE

5) What is your current over-riding emotion?
EXCITEMENT MIXED WITH EQUAL PARTS FEAR!

6) What is on your list of things to do in the next month re prep for baby?
AFTER THE BABYSHOWER WE WILL LOOK SEE WHAT WE STILL NEED

7) When is your next appointment?
FRIDAY - 3 APR - NOW SEEING DOC EVERY 2 WEEKS......

8) What is your current craving?
NO CRAVINGS

9) How are you feeling physically?
TIRED, UNCOMFORTABBLE, HUGE, & THE HEARTBURN IS KILLING ME RIGHT NOW....

10) How are you feeling emotionally?
OK, MOST OF THE TIME.... THEN OUT OF THE BLUE i WILL START BAWLING FOR NOTHING!!!

11) How is your partner dealing with the pregnancy at this stage?
HE IS IN SUPER-SUFFICIENT PLANNING & ORGANISING MODE........ HE IS A RISK ANALYST AND HE BRINGS HIS CALCULATIONS HOME SO EVERYTHING HAS TO BE JUST SO-SO LOL!!

12) Do you know the sex of your baby yet? And do you have a name finalised?
OUR LITTLE GIRL WILL BE NAMED IMKE

13) Will you be trying for Natural or Caesar?
CAESAR PROBABLY.....................

14) Which hospital will you be having your baby at?
SANDTON MEDI-CLINIC

15) How are you feeling about the pregnancy at this point?
JUST WANT TO MEET HER ALREADY :-).

28 Week Preggy Update

We had our 28 week check-up on Friday & all looks fine! Imke is just very very BIG already - almost 1.5kg! Doc now wants to see us every 2 weeks from now on.... so the end is in sight!! I can not believe how quickly it has all gone... At times when you don't have a bump yet & you can't feel baba move you think it will NEVER end... but it really does seem to fly past!

Imke is very busy - she likes to start a little party when I lie down for a rest and she LOVES doing the riverdance on my bladder... I feel like I need to sit on the loo 24/7...

And the bloody stretchmarks are now making their presence known.... and I tissue oil etc after every bath or shower since the start... but I guess you are either prone to stretchmarks or not.

25 Week Preggy update

1) How far along are you now?
25 weeks & 1 day

2) When is your due date?
+- 14 June 09

3) What has been your preggy high this week?
Could feel Imke reacting to the dogs barking all of a sudden! She seemed to get a fright and I could feel her curling up in a little ball :-)

4) What has been your preggy low this week?
Still waiting to finish her room....... I want to nest but we are still not sure if we are staying or moving... & cot + chest of drawers not finished painted yet.... Aaaag just feel bluh about this.

5) What is your current over-riding emotion?
Impatience LOL! Want to get to 38 weeks now!!

6) What is on your list of things to do in the next month re prep for baby?
Move house??? New Carpets if we don't move??? LOADS OF STUFF.............


7) When is your next appointment?
20 March - Will be 28 weeks

8) What is your current craving?
None really

9) How are you feeling physically?
Good, lower back get sore from sitting too long or in one position for too long. But otherwise no hassles!

10) How are you feeling emotionally?
Good, feeling quite 'level' IYKWIM... no ups, no downs...

11) How is your partner dealing with the pregnancy at this stage?
He is very good to me, can see he has moments of panic when thinking of baba coming within 2.5 months LOL!

12) Do you know the sex of your baby yet? And do you have a name finalised?
It's a girl - her name will be Imke

13) Will you be trying for Natural or Caesar?
Haven't decided yet.

14) Which hospital will you be having your baby at?
Sandton Medi-Clinic

15) How are you feeling about the pregnancy at this point?
Good, happy, excited, impatient, excited, happy I did I mention excited????

BabyMoon and 24 week update

We had an absolutely fabulous time on our break to the wild coast! Umngazi was fantastic (seems the place to go if you have kiddies as they keep them entertained till they are fit to drop LOL - braaing marshmellows on the beach etc!). We will def consider going back there once Imke is of the age to run around!

Stayed at a fab place in Underberg on the way down (http://www.birches.co.za). Little cottage in the forest & such wonderful people.

Haga Haga was good also, although the place is old & with my heightened sense of smell the musty sea-smell got to me!

Was lovely spending some quality time with Jeroen & we got to discuss a lot of things that you don't get to chat about on day-to-day basis.

One thing that was a bit not lekker was all the driving... my lower back was very uncomfortable no matter how many pillows I sat on LOL!!

We had our 24 week dr appointment today and Imke is growing ferociously! Her head circumference is that of a baby 2 weeks alder than she is....... & already almost a KG!

21 Week Preggy update

1) How far along are you now?
21 weeks & 3 days

2) When is your due date?
between 10 & 14 June 09

3) What has been your preggy high this week?
Imke deciding she likes the right bottom corner of my womb and refusing to move!!!!!

4) What has been your preggy low this week?
See above LOL!!! Imke deciding she likes the right bottom corner of my womb and refusing to move makes it very uncomfortable to sit down :-/

5) What is your current over-riding emotion?
Can't wait for 40 weeks now LOL!!

6) What is on your list of things to do in the next month re prep for baby?
We might be buying a new house, so all room prep has come to a standstill......


7) When is your next appointment?
23 Feb - will be 24 weeks & 1day

8) What is your current craving?
None really

9) How are you feeling physically?
Fine, though sleeping is already getting to be a bit more difficult!

10) How are you feeling emotionally?
Good, happy, wondering about who she will be....

11) How is your partner dealing with the pregnancy at this stage?
He is excited still; I think byuing all the stuff like the pram makes it more real for them :-)

12) Do you know the sex of your baby yet? And do you have a name finalised?
Our little girl will be named Imke

13) Will you be trying for Natural or Caesar?
haven't decided yet..............

14) Which hospital will you be having your baby at?
Sandton Medi-Clinic

15) How are you feeling about the pregnancy at this point?
'Half way there' is the overriding thought at the moment!

19 week Preggy update

1) How far along are you now?
18 weeks 5 days
2) When is your due date?
+- 14 June 09
3) What has been your preggy high this week?
seeing baba yawn on the scan!!
4) What has been your preggy low this week?
Feeling very low on energy and have throbbing headaches....
5) What is your current over-riding emotion?
relief that all is fine with baba
6) What is on your list of things to do in the next month re prep for baby?
get all baba furniture... will be using my old cot, but need a chest of drawers still.
7) When is your next appointment?
20 February
8) What is your current craving?
red grapetiser & fruit & salty stuff (espesially slap chips!!)
9) How are you feeling physically?
no energy, but think something else is going on....
10) How are you feeling emotionally?
Ok
11) How is your partner dealing with the pregnancy at this stage?
I think he is feeling a bit left out cause I can feel her moving and he can't but otherwise he is good. keeps talking about 'his daughter' LOL!!
12) Do you know the sex of your baby yet? And do you have a name finalised?
It's a girl!!!! Her name will be Imke.
13) Will you be trying for Natural or Caesar?
haven't made up my mind yet....
14) Which hospital will you be having your baby at?
Sandton medi clinic
15) How are you feeling about the pregnancy at this point?
Just want to meet my baba now!!