20 Week Check-up

On Friday, February 27th, we went in for the half way mark check up. Heart beat was very strong and my blood pressure, which had been high the last few visits, was back to normal. Only thing we have to do is go back for another ultrasound, this time at the hospital. Evidently the last ultrasound showed I have something called a "significantly shortened cervix" that can result in pre-term labor. So, we are going in to see if that ultrasound was right and how short is short :) In the mean time the doc just said to take it easy and to immediately report any signs on labor. Nothing so far!!

Logan is an active baby, kicking mommy's bladder and the sides. Unlike his big sister Kaitlyn, Logan is riding low so at least mommy can breathe. With Kaitlyn she was so high that she was right up against the lungs...ouch! Having to use the bathroom more often is much easier :)

It's a Boy!

We found out 2-19-09 that we are having a baby boy!!! We are very excited! His name will be Logan James Sawtell. Although this site will still be pregnancy updates, he already has his own blog site. http://loganjamessawtell.blogspot.com/

15 weeks

I can't believe it is 15 weeks already. This pregnancy is actually flying by. I am still feeling good, only sick in the mornings if I don't eat something.

I tried to tell Kaitlyn that there was a baby in mommy's tummy the other day. She promptly ran over, lifted up my shirt, stared at it for a second, lifted her hands in a "where, I don't see anything" manner, and walked away. That was that....

I will take some pictures soon of my ever growing stomach!

Then and Now

We went in last week for our ultrasound and risk test. We did one with Kaitlyn too. I was looking through my report from Kaitlyn's results and found a shocking, yet comforting fact. Because they look at my risk factors as well as the babies size and measurements when calculating the risk for certain deformities, my weight is in there.

At 13 weeks with Kaitlyn I weighed 224 pounds, and that is after having morning sickness and actually loosing a few pounds. With this baby, at 13 weeks, I weighed 194 and that is without morning sickness and with crazy bad for me cravings. I am 30 pounds lighter!!!!! At that moment I didn't feel bad that I had already put on 6 pounds with this pregnancy...

More cravings and eating like a pig

Okay, so maybe I am not eating anymore than I did when I was pregnant with Kaitlyn, but I feel like I am eating like a pig. I think it may be because on WeightWatchers I was eating much less than when I was heavy and now this much food actually seems like a lot. Who knows, but when I am really hungry, man I can put it away. Last night NJ claims I ate more than he did...



And now for my latest and greatest craving...Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches!! Funny enough, I am not much of a P/J kind of person. I LOVE PB, but putting it with jelly was never a great option. Well, now I am addicted to them. In the last week I have had 6, which is more than I think I have eaten in the last 5 years! NJ says I must be craving protein or something.



All I know is that I need to watch how much of what I am eating or I am going to balloon up and I don't want to put back on the 50 pounds I lost.

Say Hello to Baby Sawtell - 13 Weeks

Measuring at 6.44 cm he/she is perfect.

Heart rate is around 150-155 bps

Although we still don't know - we are affectionately referring to "it" as Little Man. I guess in a few weeks we will see if this name will stick or not ;)

12 Week ultrasound

We went in on Friday, January 2, for our 12 week appointment. Everything seems perfectly fine. The doctor couldn't hear the heartbeat immediately so she brought in the ultrasound machine. Ah shucks, had to get a picture. Little guy/gal was moving and heart beat was strong :)