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I had another MFM appt. on Wednesday. They did an ultrasound to measure the cervix. It was 3.6 cm.....a week and a half before it was between 4 and 4.5. The MFM didn't seemed worried at all and he and the tech both commented on how nice and long it was. I'm taking their word for it as I'm a little nervous that I lost 1/2 cm. I realize that isn't much, but for something that was only about 4 cm to begin with......ya know. Anyways, I go back in two weeks (I'll be 25 weeks then) to get another measurement, probably an another anatomy scan, and they will also give me the steroid shots then too.

We are leaving on Monday to go down to visit my family for the week. Maddie's surprise onesie came in the mail and she wore it for the first time yesterday. She looks really good in it...although maybe I should have gotten the next size up. anyways, here is a picture of the onesie....thought you'd all like to see it. :)

And your folks still don't know? Is the onesy going to be the messenger? I love it. She is a cutie.

Perfect Jenn! :wink:

she is soooooo precious and good news that you are so far along with that much cervix it's nice to see you having a "good ride" this time.

I know nothing of cervix's, jenn--but if the dr. is not worried then great--

Maddie looks do cute--and won't your parents be so surprised !! that is such a cute way of announcing the happy event!!!

Oh Jenn, that is adorable....

Love it! Everyone is going to get quite the surprise when little Maddie shows up wearing that! It's great!

Tina, my parents don't have a clue. We live 2 1/2 hours away from them so they don't see us much. We were down last month, but we didn't know I was pregnant then.....and I certainly wasn't showing. :)

Only a few people.....close friends....know so far. I'm going to put Maddie in that onesie tomorrow for church. Our pastor knows....we met with him a few days after we had our first appt. But other than that, nobody at church knows. I don't really have much of a choice anymore...there is a definite baby belly under my shirt now. I'd rather have people know I'm pregnant than think that I've gotten really fat these last couple of weeks.

I'm not sure I could have kept the secret this long. Not more than two days anyway. Congratulations again.

Well, I was 21 weeks before we even knew I was pregnant!!! LOL!! ...and I don't talk to my parents much anyways. We weren't telling people until we got close enough to the 24 week point.

only 4 more days and maddie is sooooo cute!

So I need to mention that people are just soooooo funny! Maddie wore her onesie to church today. You can't much of it normally because she wears a bib...she is a droll monster. anyways, I showed the awana group leaders her top today during a meeting and the one lady just couldn't understand it. She that that I was going to be the big sister!!! umm....no. Then she finally got it. I mean, it seriously looked PAINFUL for her to think that hard!

Too funny.

OH My Word--Jenn--That is a true head shaker of a story--- :wink:

Carol Jean.....I know...and I don't know how I didn't realize I was pregnant! It is a little embarrassing tho.


And in one minute I will officially be 24 weeks and can breath my first sign of relief for this pregnancy. ***whew!***

we will all be sighing in relief with you Jenn.--

congrats, and sighing with relief with you

what a sweetie

After a very long week of visiting family and "breaking the news" to them and friends, we are finally home. I am exhausted. Maddie did well for the week considering she doesn't ever sleep well when she isn't in her crib. She is teething now and has been sooooo cranky today. She screamed and screamed today and I don't know what to do for her other than give her baby Tylenol. She has a bad reaction to Orajel so we can't use that. I was soo tired by the time she went to bed I was ready to get the whiskey out and rub that on her gums!!! Anyone have any ideas on how to make her feel better with these horrid little teeth trying to come in??

WOW how exhasting for all three of you! I hope tonight brings restful sleep now that your all home and Maddie will have the comfort of her own bed :wink:

Do you have a teething ring the kind you put in the freezer?? The cold will help, My Aunt used to dip q-tips in Vanilla extract and rub on her youngest gums she swore by it,, it numbs the gums and it will soothe the tummy from the crying the baby has done tying to get past the pain,, I heard her tell another Aunt that this is the only thing that works , Naturally,, Keep in mind that was over 35 years ago too, seems like home remedies worked back them so why not now

Jen ,
Take a couple washclothes- wet the corners and freeze them- she can hold them and chew on them to numb her little sore gums... my kids always liked to do that- had 4-5 in the freezer always for my son- oragel didn't agree with him either.... hope it works for her and you... this to will pass as they say.
Nana

i was going to type this out and then read nana's post. perfect advice.

jenn--I did what Diane suggested. I had several of those clear freezer ring things.
Baby can hold on to them and also chew on them---I used that and the tylenol--

I could & did use some orajel but not much---the rings were lifesavers for me--I had several so one could always be in the freezer waitng to be used.

good luck--and this too shall pass

I used to wet a baby facecloth then cut a chunk of cold apple(no peeling), place in the washcloth then wrap it tight with an elastic and hold it for DD to chew on. They love the cold and the taste of the apple.

Teething is a toughie on your sanity

Thanks everyone. I will try putting her teething thingers in the freezer. I read something once that said not to put them in the freezer...so I didn't. I have a mesh feeder thinger that I have tried putting pieces of frozen banana in...it worked for all of 6 minutes and then that was it. Maddie hasn't quite figured out that she needs to actually hold things that she wants in her mouth....although she chews on her fingers constantly now. I wish she'd made the connection!! LOL!

when you put the teether in the freezer, don't place it where it might get stuck to something, and everything shoulr be fine--if it sticks it could get torn or just weakened- then if it is weak maddie could chew thru it---also make sure it is completely dry before you put it in the freezer.

she will learn how it all works-----in the mean time, just keep handing her the teether and then "help" her hand put it in her mouth. see if that helps her get the idea. But she will soon enough on her own

and don't worry one day, all too soon, you will wonder how yor baby girl got to be so grown up

Thanks for the advice! We haven't been home in one stretch long enough for me to try a frozen teether on her yet. We had appts. all day yesterday and got home late.

sigh of relief number two.....steroid shots! got the first one yesterday and the second one today.....and now I'm achy exhausted. I don't know why someone would want to take this type of medicine recreationally.......yuck! My body feels sooooo drained....I feel like a blob! But I know the medicine will really help the baby if it comes early, so I'll try to ignore the pain and yuckiness. It seems to only last for about 12 hours, so i'll be feeling myself again by the time I go to bed tonight. :)

Jenn---See--you are already being a good Mommy. Now you take care of yourself---

wow, you are 25 weeks along... and the steroid shots... how many do you have to take? i know you are so happy that things are going well.

Just two shots....they are done now. ...and I'm glad of it. I'm very tired from the shots....can't wait to go to bed...but I have some work that I need to get done first.

I should update you all on the moving plans. I'm pretty sure I haven't done that yet here. Since #2 is due in the middle of May, we were planning on moving sometime in August. Well, we weren't sure how to go about that really as we don't know how this pregnancy will end....will #2 come early and end up in the NICU too?? So we have decided to push the move back again. Stephen needs to find a job and then we are going to look for a house in this general area and will stay here for at least 2 years. Here in PA, you don't have to pay capitol gains if you own a house for 2 years. We figure 2 years will be enough to find an area of AK to move to and for Stephen to find a job up there and stuff. Gives us plenty of time to iron things out and plan the move without feeling rushed.

After Stephen finds a job and we get a house, we have a few things that we're going to need to buy for #2...but not many. We are working on getting a new car seat for Maddie. She is outgrowing the infant seat and #2 will need it when it comes. We figure we can put #2 in the pack-n-play until we move...then we'll get a second crib. I'm leaning towards a convertible crib....we have one for Maddie and I really like that it will be the only bed she will ever need. We also need to get some sort of double stroller but I need to do some research. I've been looking at different double strollers at the second hand stores around to try to figure out what we're going to need. ANYWAYS...that is what is going on with the move and house looking and all of that. Just wanted to keep you all in the loop. :)

you sure are busy people--

but it sounds like you have it all planned out well---good luck !!!

Jenn, thanks for the update.

Two years will be good for you. It will be easier to make the move with toddlers and not infants.

Yes, the trip will be easier with toddler, but I will most likely be flying with the kids with MIL helping me and we were hoping to just hold the babies during the flying instead of having to pay for 4 seats.

Hmmm, I thought little ones travelled for free anyway...

I thought that as well, but Stephen says not. Guess I'll have to do some research on that. At anyrate...Maddie will be like 3 and #2 will be about 2.

the babe in arms rule applies to those under the age of 2. jenn, i'm so happy it is coming together for you. you are farther along now than you were with maddie aren't you?

Not quite.....but almost. Maddie was born at 28 weeks 3 days. So, I have three more weeks left to beat that "record".....which is looking good since everything is going well.

On Monday I have an appt. with a new doctor. The office that I go to is in the Women's Pavilion of the hospital that Maddie was born at. Half of the pavilion is the Ob/GYN side and the other half is the MFM side. i'm supposed to see both set of doctors, but when I went for my first ob appt last week and the midwife came in, she said that I needed to see the actual OB physicians because they specialize in high risk pregnancies and the midwives are totally scared to touch me (totally understandable!!!). So anyways, I am going to meet one of the physicians on Monday and will be talking about scheduling a c-section and possibly moving my due date up a week or so because baby was measuring at least a week and a half ahead on Wednesday. I am afraid that if they don't move the due date, then I'll end up being further along than they think I am and could possibly go into labor before the scheduled c-section...which could be really dangerous along the lines of placenta abruption and the previous c-section incision opening on it's own. I also need to talk to the physician about me signing papers for a tubal when the baby is taken. Our insurance requires me to sign the papers a minimum of 30 days before the birth....and with my history, we need to get moving on that!!

I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to a house of our own again! I've really missed doing things in the garden and now all of my bulb catelogs are coming and I can look at them but can't buy and it's killing me!!!

oh jenn, i'm so glad things are going well and you are looking forward to getting settled. i guess you and stephen are calling it quits then with this one and not pushing your luck?! i think that is a wise choice myself, but i'm just an outsider with my own opinions. you know what they say.

it's wonderful that you are doing well with this, and i'll be glad when you get your own place too! thank you for keeping us posted and give maddie a kiss and stephen a hug from us too!!!

Yes....totally calling it quits after this one! I really don't know if my body could handle this again. I was just talking to a friend about this tonight. it would be one thing if Maddie was our first baby....even with the prematurity...but seriously...i've been pregnant for nearly 5 years straight and my body is tired! I didn't really think about it all until after we found out I was pregnant again and I realized that all the pain my body has been in for the past few months was because I'm pregnant. Sometimes I feel like it is shutting down! And I really don't know that I could do this again emotionally. It really is draining to have that worry constantly in the back of my mind....I'm tired!!!!

Will give Maddie her kiss tomorrow when she wakes up and will give Stephen his hug when I get out of the big comfy chair (seriously, this thing is HUGE! I should take a picture of it!). Just a couple more months until #2 is here.....we're hoping you guys come up for a visit sometime afterward so you can finally meet Maddie and her little sibling. :)

we are coming up the first long weekend that there isn't snow forecast. scott in snow in pa isn't a nice thing. i think it has to do with memories of being snowed in at his parents :wink:

i so want to get there to see you!