Almost 30 weeks!

Wow in two days I will be 30 weeks along! Sometimes it seems like time has flown by. So I am all set up to be seen by the midwife team at Madigan. There are 5 midwives there. I have already met one and I am scheduled with two other ones in the next two appointments. I have an ultrasound appointment scheduled for this week also! Normally they don't do ultrasounds in the states, but they are doing a transfer in ultrasound to make sure they have the information they need. When I come in to the hospital for labor and delivery, the midwife who is on call will be with me the whole time. They aren't like doctors where they just come in and check on you every so often. This way they can help explain more what's going on and help with more natural ways of pain management and techniques. I really like how all of this is sounding. I signed up for an intro to labor and delivery at Madigan, like what to expect there, ect. I also signed up for a prenatal breastfeeding class that is put on by lactation specialists. Why not take the free classes they offer if I have time? I am looking into signing up for a breathing type of class, but haven't signed up officially for anything yet.

I discovered at around 27 weeks I could feel hiccups. It feels like a heart beat pulsing down very low in my abdomen, at least a few inches below my belly button (apparently indicates he is head down most of the time according to the midwife I saw last week). I feel him move all the time, multiple times a day, and he seems to be getting stronger everyday. 10 weeks left to go!


29 weeks 1 day


28 weeks 4 days


27 weeks 1 day


27 weeks 1 day ultrasound - profile view of Conner's face


27 weeks 1 day 4D ultrasound showing Conner's face, umbilical cord is near the left side of his face


27 weeks 1 day 4D ultrasound showing Conner's face, right eye is open and left eye is covered by his hand

Update before a busy month!

23 weeks 5 days flowers were delivered from Clint while he was deployed! My favorite flowers! He is so thoughtful! I love him so much!


24 weeks 1 day New shirt I found on sale at Kohls for like $6! I am a good shopper for maternity clothes I think! He is really starting to make his appearance!



25 weeks Little Baby Conner in there!! Christmas Eve!


26 weeks! New Years Eve! Jessica's Wedding Day! Lot's of fun little events for Conner! and lots of belly rubbing might I add too by everyone, haha!

I had an amazing shower with tons of family and friends. I felt really showered with things for Conner it was great! Thanks so much to everyone for everything. I feel really blessed! Well in just a few days I fly back to Germany. I need to get some things taken care of, check on our place, and all that before coming back home for 7 months! It will be great to be here with my mom and family and friends when Conner is born. He is moving so much! Since he is getting bigger his movements seem to be more like real movements than flutters or just kicks. Like an arm moving across that segment of my stomach or something. It almost feels like the area tightens up right before he moves so sometimes I have some warning! Doctor appointment again in less than a week! I can't wait to see him! I know he will look so much bigger!!

Appointment in Olympia

23 weeks 1 day belly shot!


23 weeks 1 day ultrasound profile picture!

So today was my first appointment in the states! It was my first appointment with an American doctor. It was a small little office, and everyone there seemed really nice. They had me pee in a cup, took my weight, and blood pressure. Everything seemed fine. I have gained about 10 pounds at this point (with shoes and jacket on - kind of weird she didnt have me take it off). My mom went with me and we were lucky to get an ultrasound! They wanted to check out the little guy and make sure everything was ok. We saw all his arms and legs. The placenta seems to be on the left hand side, and he likes to be with his main body on the right hand side. I always feel him here, especially at night. Sometimes he feels like a little rock. Then I can feel kicks down below my belly buton and occasionally punches or arm movements up by his head in the upper right hand side. The movements I feel all seem to go along with the ultrasound, so he must be nestled in there and like his spot! My mom stood up and watched the bigger screen with the doctor, but I got to watch this tiny little screen. Still was amazing to see him of course. I love to watch him move around on the webcam. My mom thinks he looks like Clint, then my dad later even said from the one picture he thought he looked like him. The doctor kind of laughed thinking...he is still so small to really tell who he looks like! I think this doctor will be good. I get to choose which hospital I want to have the baby at. So I can call each one and go on tours of each hospital. I will call soon to see if they have any tours they already do each week so I can go check them out. Then I can arrange to take a birthing class (with breathing and relaxation techniques, ect) at that particular hospital which is 4 classes (one a week in the evenings), a breastfeeding class, and an infant care and cpr class. So I figure whatever I can do to feel slightly prepared, even if just mentally, is a good thing!

22 weeks!

Belly at 22 weeks!

I did get a doctor appointment scheduled. Only two Tricare providers to chooes from in Olympia that are civilian - one had a first name of James. So I called them first and they could get me in! Let's hope things go well and little Conner is doing great!

New Belly Pictures - Starting to Show!

This was a picture I took of my laptop screen of a short video clip my doctor made for me. He was flexing his head and swallowed in it! You could see his heart fluttering and his stomach. It is amazing to see all his bones forming! This was at our 19 week appointment!


This is a another picture of a different short video clip the doctor made. He kept turning his head, so this was the only way we could catch a side profile! Silly boy! This is a great shot to be able to see his stomach. The stomach is the dark black hole in the stomach area. This was at our 19 week appointment!


This is me at exactly 20 weeks! I am back home at my parents house!


This is me at 21 weeks and 1 day pregnant! Conner is starting to push his way out showing a little belly on me finally!


A close up at 21 weeks and 1 day that my sister, Shery took! I thought this looked really neat and really showed him sticking out!

Conner is sooo active. He kicks around or turns or who knows what all the time! I love to feel him move. It doesn't annoy me or hurt me in any way. It is so cool to know he is alive and moving around inside of me!

So I had an appointment set up at Madigan, then Tricare called and said they canceled my appointment! So now on Monday I have to go through the hassle as soon as they open at 7:30 am to try to get a new one rescheduled since there are no new ones available within two weeks. They say I need to just see a nurse first, and not even see a dr or have Conner checked! This makes me so mad! They should have told me this two weeks ago when I made the appointment. I specifically made it for this week because it is the week before my mom gets chemo and usually the week she feels the best! I really hope everything works out!

Back in Washington

Well Conner survived his first trip in belly on an airplane! We flew from Germany to Copenhagen and then Copenhagen to Seatac. We made it safely and just fine! Just tired from the long flight!

The day before our traveling day we had another baby appointment. Blood drawn at the end, I didn't even ask to lay down and I did just fine. It ended up being all bruised though the next day and still is a little now! 19 weeks exactly at the appointment! He is estimated to be about 6 inches crown to rump (head to butt) and about 3-4 inches in leg length. His weight estimate is about 11 ounces (my baby books say 7 ounces is average for 19 weeks). So hopefully he isn't too big of a baby! =) He does not have a cleft upper lip as told by the doctor and was definitely confirmed that he is a boy! We got to see up close into the 4 chambers of his heard. He was being a little difficult boy though. Just when we would get a glimpse of his face or side profile he would turn away. So this can only be seen in our little video clips. Our doctor made me a DVD with 7 little clips. I can't attach them on here or I would. At one point we sort of saw a cute little shot of his nose on the ultrasound. I have an appointment scheduled for January 8th back in Germany and will most likely schedule one for the beginning of December at Madigan. I hope my mom feels up to going with me! I think it would be special for grandma to get to see her youngest grandchild in tummy! =)


This is showing our little guy is a boy for sure again!


This one is hard to explain unless I can physically point things out, but there is his ear, back of his head and his hand. His hands were always up by his head. Cute little guy!

He's a moving little boy!

So I can feel Conner moving! Not all the time, mainly at night, but it is so cool! Two nights ago I was pushing on my stomach since he seemed so active, hoping I could feel him externally. I felt him once, only once but it was so cool! I know it is only the beginning, but the first little signs are so exciting!

I ordered the stroller and car seat from the furniture store. We ordered it in the sage and taupe pattern you can see in the picture. Graco seems to be popular and reliable. The infant snugride car seats seem to have safe ratings as well. So I should look forward to having many of the larger items out of the way when I return from my visit back home!