35 Weeks!! Update!

35 Week Belly! (& Stretch marks ha ha)


So my ultrasound and NST for Monday got canceled due to the inclement weather we had. And WOW! Did we have some weather!! 12 ½ inches of snow in my yard! Absolutely CRAZY!! I never thought we would get so much snow!!! Any-hoo….

Monday night I started having cramps in my lower abdomen. I thought I had pulled a muscle in my stomach since sometimes if I switched positions it would go away, but come back later. Needless to say, it was a pretty sleepless night for me. On my way into work Tuesday morning the doctors office called to reschedule my appointments. When I told them about the cramping they told me to come in immediately. They did an NST as soon as I got there since I had mentioned that Charlotte hadn’t been as active as she normally is. After about 30-45 mins on the machine Dr. Jordan comes in and reads my strip from the monitor and says, “the baby’s heart rates and fluctuations look great. She’s not distressing during your contractions, which are coming about every 10-15 minutes with some smaller Braxton Hicks and uterine spasms in between.”

Whhhhhooooaaaaa!!! What???? Those cramps are contractions? Awesome! I must be about to go into labor!!! (Which I ask her about…) And she then informs me that “Well, maybe and maybe not. I can predict that about as well as you can right now!” She then proceeds to tell me that this can go three ways: The contractions could get closer together and stronger, they could stay about the same and last for weeks, or they could stop all together. Also, she said she couldn’t help me progress my labor until at least 37 weeks unless Charlotte was in distress, which she is not. After that she decided to “take a peek” since I haven’t had an internal exam since I was admitted to the hospital back in October and we found out that I am 1 ½ cm dilated! However, this is not very exciting news as most women in their last couple months of pregnancy sit around 1-2 cm dilated. Lastly, they squeezed me in for an ultrasound before they allowed me to leave just to make sure the placenta was doing okay and see where her fluid levels were. I am happy to report that she is back in a normal fluid range! Yaaay! She is also about 5lbs 8oz and a healthy happy baby!! While my sub-chorionic bleed is still there, it’s still small and not affecting her ability to grow! Heck, I think she will definitely be bigger than me when I was born. I was 5lb 13oz when I was born at 37 weeks. I’m only 35 and she’s gaining almost a whole pound a week!!!

In Mommy news however, I have dropped five pounds since my appointment last week. Doctor said when you start to drop weight despite the baby gaining weight, it usually means labor is drawing near.
Exciting!!

Well, I must begin my work day now!  I didn’t get much sleep again last night thanks to contractions, and of course 45 mins after I found a comfortable sleeping position.. it was time to get up for work. Oh well.. better luck tonight! I did sleep A LOT over the Christmas weekend though, must have been my body telling me “rest now, because you’re not going to be getting much soon!” But still, if you can squeeze some prayers in for me for some sleep, I would greatly appreciate it.

Love you guys!

Lacey + Charlotte

PS Below are some pics from Christmas and the snow storm we had!

Weeks 32-34, Christmas ETC

32 Weeks

33 Weeks (She dropped!)


34 Weeks! Almost there!



Holy Moly it’s been a while since I’ve updated this thing!!

Well MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! Santa was SOO good to me and baby Charlotte this year! I will post pictures of her awesome presents! I would go through them all and thank everyone, but for the sake of time…I’ll just post some pictures later ;-)

Other than that, Christmas was wonderful!! We got to spend lots of time with my HUGE family!! I’m so sad we couldn’t spend at least part of it with Jason’s family, but next year that will be different! I would have loved to have gone down to GA, but it’s just not a great idea to travel in your third trimester! They will be up here soon though as Charlotte’s delivery approaches!!

Speaking of Charlotte, here’s what’s been going on the past couple weeks:
I was told at 30 weeks I had low amniotic fluid, so we started weekly ultrasounds and NST’s to check on my fluid levels. Well it appears Charlotte has over compensated for this and now my levels are a little high. (who knew you could have too much?) So they are going to continue to monitor m e, but other than that baby Charlotte seems to be a healthy, happy baby who has been unaffected by any of the complications I’ve had. I was also told at my last appointment that if I go into labor anytime after 34 weeks (which is what I am now) they would NOT stop it. But if I have NOT gone into labor by 37 weeks, we would talk about inducing me. With my little Subchorionic Bleed, they don’t want to risk my placenta “aging” too much and separating during labor, so the best way to do so and avoid a C-Section at the same time is to induce around 37 weeks which is what I will be January 12th. So, it looks as if I will only be pregnant for about 3 more weeks!! THANK GOD! I am SOOO unbelievably uncomfortable! And Jason and I are both so ready to hold her! Our only request right now is that I don’t go into labor until after this blizzard we’re having right now is over!
So Monday Charlotte was about 4lbs and 13oz, which is exactly a pound lighter than I was when I was born. She was about 20 inches long and doing GREAT!!! Great heart rate, great muscle tone, and she was again taking lots of practice breathes! So she is ready for life on the outside. Her lungs of course could use a little more maturing as they don’t reach full maturity until 37 weeks, but if born now she would likely not need any assistance breathing. I have another ultrasound and NST on Monday. I’ll try my best to remember to update this then!!

I hope everyone has had a very MERRY Christmas!

Lots of Love!!
Lacey & Charlotte

31 Weeks

Well, today I had my 4th Ultrasound of this pregnancy! I actually got to the results back today (amazing, I know!) So here are the highlights:

• Subchorionic bleed has gotten SMALLER!!!! Yaaaaay!!
• Charlotte is approximately 3lbs and 12oz!
• Based on her Hadlock measurements, she is in the 22.4% for fetal growth, which is good!
• Everything (anatomical survey, measurements, etc..) was right on target!
• She is still (and will likely stay) Vertex (head down) which is good for delivery purposes!
• She scored a PERFECT 8 out of 8 on her Biophysical Profile, which monitors and scores fetal movement, breathing (practice breaths), tone, and amniotic fluid volume.

I’m so proud my daughter scored a 100% on her first test ;-) even if she didn’t know she was taking one!

As you can see, everything is going pretty darn well!!! My subchorionic bleed is smaller, which is awesome news. I guess all that sitting on my butt is FINALLY paying off! I FINALLY had an appointment with Dr. Jordan and WOW I love her!! She (very thoroughly) went over the ultrasound with me and my mom (Jason couldn’t make it due to work). Answered all my questions and questions I didn’t even know I had! She spent at least 30 mins with us. After finally having a real appointment with her today, I really have no preference as to who shows up for the actual birth. Both her and Dr. Grimes are great and I trust them completely.

Back to the ultrasound results though:

So only one small negative from my Ultrasound today, I’m a little low on amniotic fluid. Not so much so that it raises a red flag to them, but enough that from now until I give birth they will be monitoring me weekly with ultrasounds and non-stress tests (NST’s) to make sure it doesn’t get below a certain level. If it does, they will want to induce me.

We talked about birth a little bit at my appointment today. We talked about my complications and my want for as natural a birth as possible, but we also went over the reasons in which they would do a C-Section or induction. All reasons seem pretty fair to me, given my complications. One thing she said she absolutely would not let me do is go past my due date. The reason being is the placenta is like any organism and it ages making it more likely to have an abruption if we go past my due date. I don’t think I will argue with her too much there!! While I would like to avoid induction or Cesarean, I also would like to get my daughter here as safely as possible so I should probably just shut up and trust my doctors!

Anyways, That’s all for this week folks! Next Monday will be a busy, busy day! BPP Ultrasound @ the doctors office @ 1:00, NST @ 1:30 then 3D ultrasound @ 7:30pm!! I can’t wait for that one!! We finally get to see who she looks like!!! You can start placing your bets now ;-) but she’s totally gonna look like her Momma <3


Hope everyone has a great week!!!

Lot's of Love
Lacey + Charlotte