31 Weeks

Yesterday marked the 31st week of pregnancy – time is flying by like whoa. Sprout is approximately 16 inches long and about 3.3 pounds (weight of 4 navel oranges) according to BabyCenter.com. We’re guessing Sprout is slightly more than 16 inches and about 4.5 pounds since he weighed 4 pounds last week.
Abby has now been [...]

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First Day of Fall!

It’s official – fall is here. Time to break out the cozy sweaters, slippers, scarves, and put away the air conditioner. To ring in the first day of fall I think two warm mugs of cider are on the dessert menu.
Earlier today we had yet another weekly ultrasound with the maternal-fetal surgeon. Abby’s cervix is [...]

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24 weeks = viable

So at 24 weeks 1 day, Sprout has reached the first magic milestone – viability.  If he were to come out today, his chances of survival are good.  Sara got me/us a cupcake to celebrate.  That said, I do not want a 24 week baby in the NICU.  So I plan on keeping him in.
In [...]

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Things That Go Bump

Ever seen Alien, the first installment of the Alien films with Sigourney Weaver? Whether you have or not, you’re probably familiar with the infamous scene of the baby alien bursting out of a man’s stomach. Well, Sprout is like a less violent version of the alien.* In the past few days Abby’s stomach has started [...]

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22 Weeks and then some

Here we are, back from the missing. We have both been exhausted, stressed, and I am still recovering from a horrible cold/flu-like thingie-ma-jiggie (sp?). Not much has been happening, hence the lack of posts. We’re pretty boring lately. I have, however, started rearranging the rooms and turning Abby’s office into the nursery, since it’s going [...]

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21 weeks and all is well

Today was my weekly outing to the doctor’s.  That’s right, in the past two weeks, I’ve left the house twice–both times to go to the dr.  I don’t get out much.
But good news!  My cervix has doubled in size in the past two weeks.  The cerclage is working (in that the cervix is closed tight), [...]

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Lazy Sunday

Today is Sprout’s 20th week of existence, which means 20 weeks down and 20 more to go (as long as Sprout doesn’t come out early, which is a distinct possibility at this point). Sprout is about the length of a banana from head to rump (6 1/2 inches) and 10 inches from head to heel [...]

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“The One Where Abby Becomes a Shut-In”

The past two days have felt like an eternity. Yesterday morning we had our 5-month appointment with the midwife as well as a follow-up ultrasound because Abby’s cervix measured 2.5cm long during last week’s ultrasound (2.5cm is much shorter than average for the 18th week of pregnancy). Yesterday’s ultrasound (at 19 weeks) showed Abby’s cervix [...]

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It’s a…

…Beautiful 9 ounce baby! A real live baby! Today was our 18 week ultrasound and we got our first glimpse of our cute little Sprout. Seeing is believing. Now we know that it wasn’t just a case of too much drunken noodle! Our little Sprout is actually not so little – relatively speaking, of course. [...]

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17 weeks

I can’t believe we’re in the end of July already — time is absolutely flying by.  And we’re already at 17 weeks!  Sprout is now about 5 inches long and weighs about 5 ounces.  that’s the weight of a turnip, apparently.  The food-sized baby starts to stray now, it seems, and they’re picking food that [...]

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