A cause for celebration?

It is my one month anniversary of bed rest.... I'll take any reason to celebrate at this point! We are off for another ultrasound soon, can not wait to see our little lady!

35 week Ultrasound

This week we did not get a growth ultrasound (boo) but we did get a doppler and Biophysical Profile and some pictures (yay)

It was so cool, we got to watch Nyla practice breathing, and her lungs were really strong, which makes me feel so much better in the even that she does come sooner than I would like. Apparently she looked perfect, and with the help of some food, grape soda and ice water we were able to get her to move her feet and one of her hands out of her face!

We had the same awesome tech as last time, and she really put the effort in to get us a good shot! We also found out she has a house in Midway 5 blocks from us, so she said we are going to have to come by and let her see what Nyla looks like on the outside!

Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's baby chubby cheeks!!!!

34 Week Ultrasound

Well, she is a confirmed fatty! Nyla is a whopping 5 lbs 14 oz already! We got to see her chubby little fingers and toes in 3D, but as usual she had her hands in her face the whole time. She did, however, change it up a little and bring her foot into the mix. We also saw on the ultrasound that she already has a bunch of hair! Looks like she is going to come out with a head full of it!!! Here is a shot of her hands and foot:

Here is her cute little ear:

And another of her cute chubby fingers:

Smile Sweetheart, You Are NOT Having a Baby Today!

We made our 1st trip to labor & delivery yesterday, luckily we came home empty handed. I went in for my follow up appointment and while all my labs came back fine, my BP was still spiking so they sent me over to the hospital. I have to say it was kind of strange being in the room, seeing all the equipment and it freaked me out a little (no wonder the BP would not go down)

They monitored me, took more samples, and about 5 hours later sent me on my merry way. The nurse could tell I was getting anxious (i had not had anything to eat or drink since 9pm the night before and it was after 5pm at this point) and she just looked at me and said, "Smile sweetheart, you are not having a baby today!" So true. I want her to come, but not this soon!

Anyways, I am now on bedrest for the week, we will see what happens at my appointment on Monday. The great news- Nyla is doing wonderfully and everything with her is perfect, it is just me that is the problem!!!!

a few more pics from the cell phone....

mookie patiently waiting watching re-runs of law & order, the monitor, and what mike refers to as the super baby-heater-upper

bedrest

What a way to ring in the new year.

today started great, we had an ultrasound, and Chris came with us, which was awesome. Unfortunately no good pictures came out,

she is too big to get a good shot now!

We found out that my little chubster is already 4lbs 15oz, a full pound above average! She is measuring 33 weeks 5 days, and the doctor even mentioned that she may be a Valentines baby! Her heartrate was 144, and everything looked good. Then I went to the normal doctors appointment and it went downhill.

My blood pressure is elevating, and there were traces of protein in my urine :( Also my swelling is a little bit of a concern, and my uterus is measuring at 36 weeks (I am only 32) anyways, I am being transfered from my midwife to a "real" OB, and I am on bedrest until my appointment Monday am. I am monitoring my bp, and basically if it spikes I have to go directly to Labor & Delivery for a C-section. Looks like Nyla may be joining us sooner than we thought. I am just going to stay in bed and hope that nothing has elevated on Monday.

28 Week Ultrasound

Say hello to our little fatty!

She is 2lbs 11oz, her heart rate is 141, and she is measuring 3 days ahead of schedule.... my belly is measuring a week ahead of schedule.

She actually let us see her this time! I think she behaved because my mom was there this time and she was looking to impress... enjoy!

24 Week Ultrasound

Mike and I just got back from the ultrasound... she looks amazing :):)

Nyla WOULD NOT cooperate with the 3D, she kept putting her hands and the umbilical cord in her face, so no shots this time, but her blood flow is good which is always the main concern. They did a growth and doppler, and she is right on target! She is 1lb 8oz, and really looks like a baby now. My placenta is normal, and she is head down, and we are good to go. Here are the few shots we got from the tech, she was all business so we did not get a ton of pictures...

yay

we get to see nyla tomorrow :) I get so excited every time!

It's A Girl!!!

It's A Girl!!

Meet Nyla Isabella Schmieder!!!

She is 10oz and heartrate is 147

she has 10 fingers, 10 toes and looks perfect!!!!

(picture overload)

big day!

And I didn't sleep AT ALL last night because I am so excited!

10 AM can not come fast enough!!!

IMPATIENT!!!

ARGH, only one more day until the big ultrasound and I am so impatient. I wish I could close my eyes and fall asleep until 10am tomorrow!

ANATOMY SCAN!!!!

YAY! We have officially scheduled the anatomy scan for October 6th at 10AM!!! That is two days earlier than what they originally told me!!! I know they are doing a full anatomy scan, but lets be real here... I want to know the gender, and this is the appointment I think I am going to find out!!! I can not wait, so exciting.....

I think I am going to add a ticker to count it down...

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12 Week Photo Shoot

We went to the Dr. yesterday and got to see baby schmieder again on the ultrasound machine!  It actually looks like a baby now.  We saw the baby swimming, spinning, and waving at us.  The ultrasound tech even laughed at one point when the baby had both hands up like it got caught doing something wrong.  Heartbeat was good- same as before, it was awesome....  not so awesome, we have to wait until our 20 week ultrasound to find out the sex, though Mike swears he saw "junk".  The ultrasound was super clear, the pics, however not so much, but enjoy!

8 weeks!

Yesterday we officially met baby schmieder for the 1st time!  The doctor says everything looks great!  We got to listen the the heartbeat (sounds so fast, Mike said it was like sonar) and we are really excited now!  The fetal heart rate was 160, which the Dr. Said is exactly where we should be.  I can not believe there is a person growing inside of me!!

Baby Schmieder's 1st Photo Below: