Hello all this will be last post about my pregnancy because I only have 6 more days till my scheduled c-section! I cannot believe that we are at the home stretch. I never thought this day would actually get here. With all that we have been through these 9 months it is going to be so nice to actually have her here and hold her for the first time.
Reagan has really plumped up these last 38 Weeks. She now weighs about 7 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). She has a firm grasp, which in 6 days we will soon find out when we get to hold her for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.
Rilee I think is knowing more and more about what is going on. She keeps touching my tummy and kissing it I think that she knows her sister is going to be here. I am still in shock that this time next week I am going to have 2 CHILDREN!!! I am going to be so interested to see how Rilee reacts. Next post I do is going to be with pictures of Larry, Rilee, Reagan and I. Keep reading to see!
The Allen's
Larry and I have been married now for almost 7 years.We have two daughters Rilee and Reagan who are just the most amazing little girls God could have given us. We are living in Talent, Oregon where Rilee is attending Talent Elementary in the fall, Larry works at Miller Paint in Ashland, and I am a freelance Paralegal from home. Reagan is a spunky three year old who loves to make you laugh and pushes every button I have.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
37 and 38 Weeks and Rilee's Doctors Appointment
Hello everyone. So Rilee and I both had doctors appointments yesterday, mine was much better than hers. Rilee had to get a total of 9 different vaccinations they were:
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
Pneumococcal
Polio
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Hepatitis A
H1N1 Vaccination
Luckily they only had to give her six shots. But today she has a slight fever which the doctor said that is normal. Doctor Burnett said her fever could get as high as 102 but I checked her this morning and she only has a 99.9 which is a slight fever. My mom is getting her some Tylenol today when she goes for her doctors appointment. So she is not a happy camper today, she got up at 7 AM and then she was so fussy that I put her down for her nap at 8:30 AM and she is still sleeping she will probably sleep a lot today.
Also at the appointment, we discussed Rilee's hearing loss and she reassured me that they will keep an eye on Reagan's hearing every 4-6 months. Also she referred Rilee to a Child's Intervention Program for her speech which I thought since she doesn't have the cochlear we would wait, but Dr. Burnett said she wants her to get started on it so when she gets the cochlear it won't be anything new. I am excited to see how quick it takes Rilee to start really talking. I just wonder how long it will take her to get caught up?
As for me and my appointment, it went well they had to combine my 37 and 38 week appointment which means that I will not be going to the doctors anymore for this pregnancy which I am so happy about. They also gave me the run down on what my c-section will be like and how early I have to be at the hospital the day of the 26th 5 AM. Dr. Cohen said it will take 1 minute to get Reagan out and then 45 minutes to stitch me back up. So what will happen is she will take Reagan out, let Larry take her to the nursery, stitch me up, take me to recovery for an hour and then back up to my room.
Rilee and my mom will come later on in the day but not until the afternoon just so I will have time to bond with Larry and Reagan and also trying to breastfeed. I will keep all of you posted on the progress if I go into labor before the 26th or when I have the c-section.
I am going to keep a positive attitude and no matter what happens if I have her earlier or if I have her right on schedule, I will not care as long as she is a happy, healthy, little girl. We are getting more and more excited to meet her and I think the excitement is turning into anxiety haha. Well please continue to pray for us and pray that my pain subsides. We love you all and when Rilee starts her child's intervention program I will keep you all posted.
The Allen's
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
Pneumococcal
Polio
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Hepatitis A
H1N1 Vaccination
Luckily they only had to give her six shots. But today she has a slight fever which the doctor said that is normal. Doctor Burnett said her fever could get as high as 102 but I checked her this morning and she only has a 99.9 which is a slight fever. My mom is getting her some Tylenol today when she goes for her doctors appointment. So she is not a happy camper today, she got up at 7 AM and then she was so fussy that I put her down for her nap at 8:30 AM and she is still sleeping she will probably sleep a lot today.
Also at the appointment, we discussed Rilee's hearing loss and she reassured me that they will keep an eye on Reagan's hearing every 4-6 months. Also she referred Rilee to a Child's Intervention Program for her speech which I thought since she doesn't have the cochlear we would wait, but Dr. Burnett said she wants her to get started on it so when she gets the cochlear it won't be anything new. I am excited to see how quick it takes Rilee to start really talking. I just wonder how long it will take her to get caught up?
As for me and my appointment, it went well they had to combine my 37 and 38 week appointment which means that I will not be going to the doctors anymore for this pregnancy which I am so happy about. They also gave me the run down on what my c-section will be like and how early I have to be at the hospital the day of the 26th 5 AM. Dr. Cohen said it will take 1 minute to get Reagan out and then 45 minutes to stitch me back up. So what will happen is she will take Reagan out, let Larry take her to the nursery, stitch me up, take me to recovery for an hour and then back up to my room.
Rilee and my mom will come later on in the day but not until the afternoon just so I will have time to bond with Larry and Reagan and also trying to breastfeed. I will keep all of you posted on the progress if I go into labor before the 26th or when I have the c-section.
I am going to keep a positive attitude and no matter what happens if I have her earlier or if I have her right on schedule, I will not care as long as she is a happy, healthy, little girl. We are getting more and more excited to meet her and I think the excitement is turning into anxiety haha. Well please continue to pray for us and pray that my pain subsides. We love you all and when Rilee starts her child's intervention program I will keep you all posted.
The Allen's
Sunday, May 9, 2010
37 Weeks Pregnant
I am going to be 37 weeks pregnant on Monday May 12, 2010 -- 36 weeks down, 3 weeks to go before my c-section! The clock is seriously ticking now and I am done with being pregnant! All the experts say "These are the times to enjoy" Oh okay these experts are people that have never been pregnant and don't know what the final month is like for a smaller person like myself. I completely sick of people asking, "So, when are you due?" or "Wow, you look like you are really ready to have that baby!" I am really trying not to punch them haha. I don't know why pregnant women are always a fascination to people but we are not a freak show people!! Reagan weighs more than 6.5 lbs. I am guessing she is going to be 7.5 lbs WAY bigger than what Rilee was when she was born!
During week 37 of pregnancy, fetal development that is occurring includes the following:
-- Reagan continues to develop fat at the rate of half an ounce a day
-- She is getting rounder every day
-- Her skin is getting pinker and losing its wrinkly appearance
-- And she continues to practice breathing movements.
At this point in pregnancy, if Reagan is born, she is considered mature. This of course does not mean that she is done developing. For example, during the next couple of weeks, whether inside or outside the womb, she will continue to put on fat.
Yesterday was a pretty interesting day. We went to Medford with my mom and Rilee to run some errands and do grocery shopping. We went to the mall and walked around, went to my mom's favorite Chinese food restaurant for Mothers day and to the grocery store. As we were getting out of the car to go into Food 4 Less we saw a man and his girlfriend fighting in their car he was pulling her hair and dragging her back into the car calling her all sorts of names so I decided to call 911 and report it. Luckily I did, because the officer called to get my statement and said they found the man and he had beat her up pretty good. She said that if we wouldn't have called she probably wouldn't have and she would still be in that situation! Hopefully everything is okay with her now.
On a lighter note, we got home from grocery shopping and I wasn't feeling all that well, I was feeling nauseated, sore, and I felt like I was having Braxton Hicks Contractions so we stayed home for about an hour when I looked and Larry and told him to take me to the Labor and Delivery in Grants Pass so he did. Come to find out I was having regular steady and hard contractions, but my cervix hadn't changed at all which means that it was softening and I wasn't dilating so they didn't consider me in labor and sent me home. They think I was just dehydrated so they told me to come home and drink some water. So that is what I have been doing since I got home last night.
I am still feeling some pressure and I have lost my mucus plug which is good and hopefully with these "contractions" they will get things moving because I am seriously DONE being pregnant. I can't move my legs up higher than 2 inches off the ground without my pelvis feeling like a thousand knives were stabbing me and don't even talk about sleep, because that hasn't happened for a couple of weeks now with as much pain as I am in haha. The other day I decided to measure my stomach to see how round I was and it measured me at 4 ft. 2 in. which means I am sticking out 2 ft! WHAT!!! I will be singing the hallelujah chorus when I have Reagan and then guess what I AM GETTING THE BIRTH CONTROL AND THERE WILL BE NO BABIES FOR ME FOR A VERY VERY VERY LONG TIME!!! I really don't know what it is about the very last month that makes every woman look at their husband and child (if they have a child by then) and say "Go away and let me be!!" I feel so sorry for Larry sometimes haha He tries so hard to be so loving and supportive and I look at him and say "See this (pointing at my stomach) I have a right to be a little crabby right now and you know what love you did this to me haha"
Today is mothers day and I have had such a wonderful day. Larry has taken the over for me and taken care of Rilee which is awesome. I received a bouquet of flowers from Rilee along with a card and a miniature cake she was so excited when she could hand it to me it was so sweet. Then Larry bought me a thing to take along with us on picnics that has a thing to hold coffee that had two coffee cups, two spoons, cloth napkins and things to hold cream and sugar he is always thinking of unusual things to buy me and I LOVE IT!!! I have been wanting to go on picnics more now that the weather is nice and he knows how much I love drinking coffee and it works THANK YOU HONEY!
Rilee is adjusting so well with her hearing aid. She has a little bit of a delay when we talk to her, but I think that will adjust itself over time because everything is so new to her. When we went to the mall yesterday, when she was walking around the food court the sound of all the people talking and the crowd kind of scared her so Larry had to pick her up, but once we left that area she was fine. She has discovered the escalators and wanted to ride on over and over and over again. At one point we were about to leave and saw something in this store so I went in there and Rilee got so mad because she wanted to go on the escalators and she couldn't because I went in the store.
Well everyone this is the end. I will keep all of you posted on what the progress of this kid is and please pray that she come early because I am miserable and ready to be done! I am also getting very very anxious about meeting her it has been a long 9 months and I can finally see the bright light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks again everyone for your love and support with all that has been going on. We love all of you so much!!
The Allen's
During week 37 of pregnancy, fetal development that is occurring includes the following:
-- Reagan continues to develop fat at the rate of half an ounce a day
-- She is getting rounder every day
-- Her skin is getting pinker and losing its wrinkly appearance
-- And she continues to practice breathing movements.
At this point in pregnancy, if Reagan is born, she is considered mature. This of course does not mean that she is done developing. For example, during the next couple of weeks, whether inside or outside the womb, she will continue to put on fat.
Yesterday was a pretty interesting day. We went to Medford with my mom and Rilee to run some errands and do grocery shopping. We went to the mall and walked around, went to my mom's favorite Chinese food restaurant for Mothers day and to the grocery store. As we were getting out of the car to go into Food 4 Less we saw a man and his girlfriend fighting in their car he was pulling her hair and dragging her back into the car calling her all sorts of names so I decided to call 911 and report it. Luckily I did, because the officer called to get my statement and said they found the man and he had beat her up pretty good. She said that if we wouldn't have called she probably wouldn't have and she would still be in that situation! Hopefully everything is okay with her now.
On a lighter note, we got home from grocery shopping and I wasn't feeling all that well, I was feeling nauseated, sore, and I felt like I was having Braxton Hicks Contractions so we stayed home for about an hour when I looked and Larry and told him to take me to the Labor and Delivery in Grants Pass so he did. Come to find out I was having regular steady and hard contractions, but my cervix hadn't changed at all which means that it was softening and I wasn't dilating so they didn't consider me in labor and sent me home. They think I was just dehydrated so they told me to come home and drink some water. So that is what I have been doing since I got home last night.
I am still feeling some pressure and I have lost my mucus plug which is good and hopefully with these "contractions" they will get things moving because I am seriously DONE being pregnant. I can't move my legs up higher than 2 inches off the ground without my pelvis feeling like a thousand knives were stabbing me and don't even talk about sleep, because that hasn't happened for a couple of weeks now with as much pain as I am in haha. The other day I decided to measure my stomach to see how round I was and it measured me at 4 ft. 2 in. which means I am sticking out 2 ft! WHAT!!! I will be singing the hallelujah chorus when I have Reagan and then guess what I AM GETTING THE BIRTH CONTROL AND THERE WILL BE NO BABIES FOR ME FOR A VERY VERY VERY LONG TIME!!! I really don't know what it is about the very last month that makes every woman look at their husband and child (if they have a child by then) and say "Go away and let me be!!" I feel so sorry for Larry sometimes haha He tries so hard to be so loving and supportive and I look at him and say "See this (pointing at my stomach) I have a right to be a little crabby right now and you know what love you did this to me haha"
Today is mothers day and I have had such a wonderful day. Larry has taken the over for me and taken care of Rilee which is awesome. I received a bouquet of flowers from Rilee along with a card and a miniature cake she was so excited when she could hand it to me it was so sweet. Then Larry bought me a thing to take along with us on picnics that has a thing to hold coffee that had two coffee cups, two spoons, cloth napkins and things to hold cream and sugar he is always thinking of unusual things to buy me and I LOVE IT!!! I have been wanting to go on picnics more now that the weather is nice and he knows how much I love drinking coffee and it works THANK YOU HONEY!
Rilee is adjusting so well with her hearing aid. She has a little bit of a delay when we talk to her, but I think that will adjust itself over time because everything is so new to her. When we went to the mall yesterday, when she was walking around the food court the sound of all the people talking and the crowd kind of scared her so Larry had to pick her up, but once we left that area she was fine. She has discovered the escalators and wanted to ride on over and over and over again. At one point we were about to leave and saw something in this store so I went in there and Rilee got so mad because she wanted to go on the escalators and she couldn't because I went in the store.
Well everyone this is the end. I will keep all of you posted on what the progress of this kid is and please pray that she come early because I am miserable and ready to be done! I am also getting very very anxious about meeting her it has been a long 9 months and I can finally see the bright light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks again everyone for your love and support with all that has been going on. We love all of you so much!!
The Allen's
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Rilee's Hearing Aid Appointment
I know everyone is very interested to hear about Rilee's hearing aid appointment so here it is. She did so well. We had the appointment at 9 AM and it took no time at all. He taught us how to put it in her ear and what we could do and not do while she had it in her ear. We waited for Larry to get there to turn on the device and the reaction we got was like nothing we expected. When we turned it on, Rilee's eyes got real big and she started looking around and then started crying, because she wasn't sure about what she was hearing. The doctor said it was totally normal, and that we should for the first couple of days or weeks put it in for a couple of hours and then take it out to get her acclimated. I think that she will do very well here is a picture of her hearing aid just to give people an idea of what she will be wearing:
She pulls on it and tries to take it out but once she realizes that she can hear with it she won't want to ever take it out haha. Before I took her to her nap we read and she was loving it and then she asked to take it out, and I did and laid her down and she went to sleep. We go back to the doctor on the 19th to do a follow up and will keep you all updated when we get back. Love you all.
The Allens
She pulls on it and tries to take it out but once she realizes that she can hear with it she won't want to ever take it out haha. Before I took her to her nap we read and she was loving it and then she asked to take it out, and I did and laid her down and she went to sleep. We go back to the doctor on the 19th to do a follow up and will keep you all updated when we get back. Love you all.
The Allens
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
36 Week Appointment
Well 36 weeks down 3 to go! I have been in so much PAIN with my pelvis and back that I am about to EXPLODE! I went to the doctor today to get my weekly appointments started and everything seems to be doing good, I am gaining the appropriate amount of weight and my "girth" (The measurement of my belly) is on the right track. She did an exam and I have dropped but my cervix is still closed!
She also checked her heart beat and it was 149 beats per second which is totally normal and she said that she weights approximately 6 lbs already which is what Rilee weighed when she was born so I am guessing she will be around 7 lbs or a little bigger. The good thing is the more she weighs the healthier she is and the more weight that will drop when she is born oh YEAH!
Dr. Cohen said that I should get a pregnancy girdle, so I went to the Wellness Center in Grants Pass and they are $58.00 and they would have to order it and take 5 days to get here and I am not sure what is going to happen in the next 5 days or weeks so I decided it is not worth it! Reagan is kicking and moving a lot and is a healthy little girl which we are so blessed about. We cannot wait to meet her and to hold her for the first time I guess that is why I am so anxious to get her out plus being extremely uncomfortable doesn't help.
Rilee is doing well she was ready to go this morning she took off her sleeper and onesie, put them in the washing machine and then grabbed her clothes that she wanted to wear, socks and shoes and by george she was matching so truly is a girly girl. I have been so amazed to see Rilee grow in the past couple of months and with her getting her hearing aid tomorrow will open up a whole new world for her and she will be able to hear her little sister and understand what the heck is going on. I truly think that Rilee won't be mean or jealous but just so curious and want to help all the time. I am almost positive she will get me diapers and wipes and then throw them away for me, because that is what she does now when she needs to be changed.
The other great thing about her getting her hearing aid is that we can start potty training so we won't have two children in diapers at the same time. Hopefully it won't be too much of a hasstle but with how she copies and wants to do what we all do I think she will catch on quick. I still cannot believe that we have 21 days till we go in for our scheduled c-section and meet our little girl everyone thinks she will come early, but I am not holding my breath because if she is anything like me she will prove everyone wrong and come when she is supposed to haha. Well I better let you all go and thanks again for reading I will keep you updated on how Rilee's appointment goes tomorrow and how my pregnancy progresses. God Bless all of you.
The Allen's
She also checked her heart beat and it was 149 beats per second which is totally normal and she said that she weights approximately 6 lbs already which is what Rilee weighed when she was born so I am guessing she will be around 7 lbs or a little bigger. The good thing is the more she weighs the healthier she is and the more weight that will drop when she is born oh YEAH!
Dr. Cohen said that I should get a pregnancy girdle, so I went to the Wellness Center in Grants Pass and they are $58.00 and they would have to order it and take 5 days to get here and I am not sure what is going to happen in the next 5 days or weeks so I decided it is not worth it! Reagan is kicking and moving a lot and is a healthy little girl which we are so blessed about. We cannot wait to meet her and to hold her for the first time I guess that is why I am so anxious to get her out plus being extremely uncomfortable doesn't help.
Rilee is doing well she was ready to go this morning she took off her sleeper and onesie, put them in the washing machine and then grabbed her clothes that she wanted to wear, socks and shoes and by george she was matching so truly is a girly girl. I have been so amazed to see Rilee grow in the past couple of months and with her getting her hearing aid tomorrow will open up a whole new world for her and she will be able to hear her little sister and understand what the heck is going on. I truly think that Rilee won't be mean or jealous but just so curious and want to help all the time. I am almost positive she will get me diapers and wipes and then throw them away for me, because that is what she does now when she needs to be changed.
The other great thing about her getting her hearing aid is that we can start potty training so we won't have two children in diapers at the same time. Hopefully it won't be too much of a hasstle but with how she copies and wants to do what we all do I think she will catch on quick. I still cannot believe that we have 21 days till we go in for our scheduled c-section and meet our little girl everyone thinks she will come early, but I am not holding my breath because if she is anything like me she will prove everyone wrong and come when she is supposed to haha. Well I better let you all go and thanks again for reading I will keep you updated on how Rilee's appointment goes tomorrow and how my pregnancy progresses. God Bless all of you.
The Allen's
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Baby Shower for Reagan
Hello everyone:
First and foremost, I would love to thank everyone who came to my baby shower I truly had a wonderful time. I was blessed to have my Grandmother, Mother in Law and Aunt come all the way from California to help celebrate with us. Also I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen in a while. We had the baby shower on Saturday April 24 2010 for Reagan and we got so much cute stuff. The hostesses Elyse (My Best friend) and Kelly (My mom) did a wonderful job and we had so much fun.
We didn't do a lot of games we mostly just ate and talked and ate and talked which is a great thing. We had so much yummy food (thanks Grammy, Mom, and Cindy) and just fellowhipping with family and friends was the best part. I really didn't need a whole bunch of "big" stuff because we had everything necessary when we had Rilee and it was still in great shape.
My cousin Mary took all the pictures and one of my best friends Nicole wrote down all the gifts the guests brought that was a huge help. I truly had such a wonderful time and I couldn't be filled with such warmth and gratitude for everyone who has kept in touch with the pregnancy and with our family. Here are a few pictures:
First and foremost, I would love to thank everyone who came to my baby shower I truly had a wonderful time. I was blessed to have my Grandmother, Mother in Law and Aunt come all the way from California to help celebrate with us. Also I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen in a while. We had the baby shower on Saturday April 24 2010 for Reagan and we got so much cute stuff. The hostesses Elyse (My Best friend) and Kelly (My mom) did a wonderful job and we had so much fun.
We didn't do a lot of games we mostly just ate and talked and ate and talked which is a great thing. We had so much yummy food (thanks Grammy, Mom, and Cindy) and just fellowhipping with family and friends was the best part. I really didn't need a whole bunch of "big" stuff because we had everything necessary when we had Rilee and it was still in great shape.
My cousin Mary took all the pictures and one of my best friends Nicole wrote down all the gifts the guests brought that was a huge help. I truly had such a wonderful time and I couldn't be filled with such warmth and gratitude for everyone who has kept in touch with the pregnancy and with our family. Here are a few pictures:
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