Week 39

Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.


My poor back is aching and it pretty much hurts to move! This pregnancy has been very rough on me...the baby got the hiccups pretty much everyday, at night, I have been nauseas throughout the entire pregnancy basically, and my body has been aching! I feel that at this point, I am entitled to complain EVEN MORE! LOL....of course, Peyton is definitely worth it and it's not his fault he's number 3! I am so ready to see our little man!!! I am nervous, anxious, and excited all at once! Wow....he's almost here...literally!

Here are the pictures of Peyton's room that we finished on Wednesday!!!

3 days left!!!!

Doctor Appointment at 38 weeks

I went to the doctor today and everything looks great! I actually lost a pound...wow...that has never happened before! Not like it matters though with the rest of the million that I put on! Oh well, the one pound difference is due to all the fluid which can fluctuate up and down.

Thank you so much Charmaine for watching the boys for me!!!!

Only 5 days left!!!!

Week 38

Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after he's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

Well, this past week has been very rough! Hurricane Gustav came and knocked out the power everywhere, including our house. We stayed at my mom's house for the storm and for the week after because we had no power here. All there was to do was eat, so basically I'm a cow! I really can't walk too much at this point because I get so many Braxton Hicks (the painful kind) and I really am struggling to walk, or waddle I should say! I also do not want to go into labor, so I don't want to push myself! I have been sleeping a lot and I still feel tired, so this week was definitely a good reminder that Peyton is ready to make his arrival! Anyway, we finally got power back Friday night and we came back home yesterday. We have been cleaning, unpacking, and trying to organize everything while making sure everything is in order for the baby!

Thank you so much mom for letting us all stay with you and for watching the kids! Thank you Kyle for giving us your room for most of the week and for letting the boys play with your cars! Thank you Amy for watching the kids for us all day Friday while Paul worked and I had a doctor appointment and for helping me with them all week.....you were all a big help!!!! I am very lucky to have to such a wonderful family!

10 days left!!!!

Strange Pregnancy Issue

Last night we were at my mom's house where we have been staying and we were all sitting on the sofa watching TV. Little Peyton decided to kick, punch, or hit (whatever) my stomach out into a hard ball on the lower side of my belly! It felt very weird and everyone was feeling it saying how weird it was. Well, eventually he decided to leave that area so that it was no longer a hard ball right there, but instead it was a soft area that stayed there. We didn't think much of it and Paul and I came back to Baton Rouge to our house so that I could go to the doctor today and he could go to work. Well, not long after we got home, I felt that area and freaked out. I felt a soft ball hanging down from my very large swollen and pregnant belly! Gross! How disgusting is that!?! Anyway, I won't go into it anymore except to say that I showed Paul where it was and he goes "I can see it!"

That was enough for me....we called the doctor and headed to Woman's Hospital! Needless to say, we spent a good portion of the night in the labor and delivery unit and we were both exhausted! Not one nurse in that area had ever seen such a thing! Wonderful! After an ultrasound that showed there was nothing abnormal going on in there, the doctor came in an explained that most likely what happened is that Peyton pushed something around (could be b/c it's baby number 3, I have had 2 sections already and there is plenty of scar tissue also) and may have somehow shifted my uterus around and made something come out in that area! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! That is really gross! So, we went home and finally got to sleep! Even weirder, when I woke up this morning, it was GONE! Not kidding...I couldn't even show my doctor because it does not exist any longer! Very strange, but at least the baby is OK!!!!

I have been having plenty of Braxton Hicks contractions so much so that it is getting difficult to walk because I get them so often! The good news is that while we were at the hosptial, the nurse kept saying that I was having a lot of contractions. I didn't know they could see Braxton Hicks on the monitors, but I was glad that Paul could see how many I was having! Not that he didn't believe me, but you know, I was glad he could see it with his own eyes! I sure hope Peyton doesn't decide to come out early since

we are now officially scheduled for a section on my dad's birthday....September 17 at 7:00 am!!!!!!!!

The doctor is going to do the section before he goes out of town that day!!! I love my doctor! The nurse called to tell me this today after my appointment and she goes "I've worked for him for a long time and it's the first time I have ever scheduled something for him on a Wednesday....it's his day off!" Yayyyyyy! He probably was thinking it was easier to just do it for me since I've been driving him nuts for the entire pregnancy!!!!

Only 12 days left!!!

Week 37

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb. Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel. Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz. It may be harder than ever to get comfortable enough to sleep well at night. If you can, take it easy through the day.

I'm ready....that's all I have to say! I'm nauseas, tired...extremely tired, and basically miserable....you know, pregnant! About 2 1/2 weeks left!

Doctor Appointment at 36 weeks

I had my doctor's appointment today and I go back in one week on September the 4th. He said the ultrasound results from 2 weeks ago look great....the baby scored an 8 out of 8 on it (whatever that means), so everything looks wonderful! That is good to hear since I am still getting chills and pretty much living nauseas! This baby also gets the hiccups more than Paul or Preston ever did!

As for the scheduled date of delivery, my doctor is definitely going to be out of town giving seminars on Wednesday, September 17, so we have two choices, of which neither is set in stone: 1) we can do it on another day or 2) we can schedule it for that day and let another doctor deliver the baby. There is a third possible option and that is scheduling the delivery for the 17th in the evening and he can come back and deliver the baby himself. We won't know if that is truly a choice until next week, so like I said, everything is still up in the air! And, he said, it may not matter much if I go into labor before that day anyway! I really don't know what I want to do.....it would be nice to have him on dad's bday, but it almost seems like too much trouble, which makes me just want to schedule another day. (It would be the week of the 15th through the 19th) I guess in the end it doesn't really matter much, as long as the baby comes out on time and healthy! I'm open to hearing people's opinions, so let me know what you think!!!

On another note, the boys were supposed to go to Charmaine's house today while I went to my appointment, but both boys started with runny noses last night and a lot of congestion. Preston seems to have it worse and has been running fever and even threw up at 4:30 am. this morning. Needless to say, they didn't go there because I don't want to get her kids sick. Luckily, Paul was able to meet me at the doctor's office to take the kids while I had my appointment. It was the first one where he checks to see if I am dilating and we thought that little Paul is a bit too old to be in there for that! (too many unnecessary questions!) Anyway, Paul took them to Home Depot and then to Wendy's, but while they were at Home Depot they each got an apron and a wooden bird house to make with daddy! Well, little Paul talked about it the entire ride home and he has not stopped yet! He wants daddy to come home now to put the bird house together!!! I thought it was cute!

Week 36

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, which will form the contents of his first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term.

I am still feeling about the same, except that I feel larger by the hour! I guess it's just me getting bigger and bigger until Peyton decides to arrive! There is about 3 weeks left now, unless we wait until the Friday to take him out....we'll just have to wait and see. I'll know about 2 weeks before the due date! It's getting closer and I just try to keep focusing on that:) We can't wait to meet our little Peyton!

Week 35

Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds. Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.


35 weeks along and I am now getting anxious! I guess it's mostly because I am still not feeling well at all. I think today I am actually sick, not just pregnancy sick, but it's so hard to tell. All I know is that I did throw up already today and my hormones are all over the place. Despite all this, I am trying to savor the feeling of being pregnant since it's the last time! I guess I'm not doing so well at that though....I'm just not a good pregnant person!!! Ahhh, only about 4 weeks left!!!

Doctor Appointment at 34 weeks

Peyton and mommy had our doctor appointment today. There is still no date set for his arrival because we are waiting until about 2 weeks before the due date (September 21) to make a decision. I did tell the doctor about what I have been feeling like and he pretty much responded with "it's your third one" to everything. Apparently having them close together does not help much either and my body is just simply tired! Well, I definitely feel that! I am so incredibly weak; it is so amazing how much more tired I am with this baby than I was with the other two! Anyway, the doctor told me to go straight down to ultrasound just to make sure that the baby is ok since I have been having stomach and back pains. The ultrasound tech said that everything looked good, but I'll have to wait and hear from the doctor. As for the throwing up a couple of weeks ago and the nauseas feeling that I have had for about two weeks now.....Yes, it is possible for "morning or all-day sickness" to return at the end. He thinks this is what is going on with me since it comes and goes. He wrote out a prescription for it, but I didn't get it, so they will call it in tomorrow for me. As for the weakness, it will only get worse until the baby comes out and I should "take it easy" and "relax." When my stomach cramps and I get extremely weak, I should "ask someone to help with the kids and get off my feet!" Again, yeah right!!!

At least I only have 5 weeks left and sooner if Peyton comes out earlier than the 17th! And, I have the greatest husband in the world! Paul has really been wonderful with helping me with whatever I need when he gets home from work!!! I do realize how lucky I am to have him! Thank you daddy...Peyton appreciates it too!!!

Here is a picture of little Peyton; it's looking down at his face. He's so scrunched up, it's hard to get a great picture, but here he is!!!

Week 34

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once he's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

Ok, so only about 5 weeks left now....depending on if we take the little guy out a whole week early, which I won't know until about 2 weeks before my due date! I am feeling just the same way that I have been feeling, which is very weak and physically exhausted! We ordered new bedding just for little Peyton and have been working on organizing his room, so hopefully within the next 2 weeks, I'll have a picture of the baby room.

We went to Gina and David's wedding last night and we are so tired!!! The wedding was beautiful and everything was wonderful! Gina looked great and though I felt and looked like a cow, it was nice to see some relatives that I haven't seen in 10 years! Unfortunately you can't tell those people no pictures, so I'll be remembered for the next 10 years as the "fat" one! Paul and I really did have a great time and it was nice to get a break from the boys, though I missed them almost as soon as we left! They went to Paw Paw and Maw Maw's house for the evening! We were told they were good and that there were no fights and no biting issues, so that's good! I know they had fun because they love spending time with Paw Paw and Maw Maw! Thank you so much for watching the boys for us.....We really appreciate it!!!

Oh, and I forgot to tell everyone that about 2 weeks ago, we noticed Preston counting out loud and he can count to 10 all by himself!!!! I tried to get it on video, but apparently, he's camera shy!!! Yayyyyyyyy Preston!!!

Week 33

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.

This week was extremely rough on me. I have been feeling very nauseas and I thought that I was actually sick once I threw up Friday and Saturday. Now, I'm actually wondering if the "morning sickness" isn't returning for the last stretch in the pregnancy. I don't even know if that it possible, so if not, I guess I'm sick. I have absolutely no energy and even to stand and brush the boys' teeth in the morning is proving to be a chore. I can't wait until this passes and I can just be "pregnant" instead of pregnant and sick! What a week....6 weeks to go!!!

Week 32

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.
You can probably blame your growing uterus and hormonal changes for your aching back. Your expanding uterus shifts your center of gravity and stretches out and weakens your abdominal muscles, changing your posture and putting a strain on your back. Hormonal changes in pregnancy loosen your joints and the ligaments that attach your pelvic bones to your spine. This can make you feel less stable and cause pain when you walk, stand, sit for long periods, roll over in bed, get out of a low chair or the tub, bend, or lift things.

Week 31

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.


I am feeling very tired, as always, but I also am feeling quite HUGE! I guess it's because I AM huge! My belly feels so heavy now and, of course, it will only get heavier! If the baby is heading for a growth spurt, I sure hope I'll be able to walk next week at all! The nerve the baby is on sends pains down my right leg, but that is not even as bad as the incredible back pain that I am experiencing! Just bending over to pick up the boys' toys is really killing me! Despite all that, I am so very excited to see what little Peyton will be like! It's all worth it in the end.....8 weeks left!

31 weeks picture

Week 30

30 Weeks Along

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face.

3D/4D of little Peyton!!!

Little Peyton

All scrunched up with his foot by his head!!! Hand
Awwwwwwwww!
Today we went to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done of little Peyton Joseph. It was the coolest thing in the world! Mommy just loved seeing her little man! Paul and Preston were a mess in the room and daddy had to try to keep them under control...thanks daddy! We were all so excited that Paw Paw, Toni, Mimi, Nanny, Uncle Glenn, and Racheal came to see the little man....thank you so much for coming with us today!!!

Peyton did very well for the ultrasound, we just kept trying to get his hand away from his face! He is so scrunched up in there, it was a little hard, but we managed and the pictures turned out great! Mommy did get really sick last night and she is still sick today, so we went out to eat with Uncle Glenn, Racheal, Nanny, and Mimi at PF Changs and then we came straight home for mommy to nap!!! Thank you Mimi for getting Preston under control during one of his "fits!" Paul and Preston didn't seem to care that they saw their little brother today, but they do know that the pictures are of their little brother!!!

Mommy's Doctor Appointment

Since mommy had a doctor appointment yesterday, the boys went to play with Charmaine's boys! It was the first doctor appointment that she didn't have to take the boys to...it was wonderful!!! They had a lot of fun over there and kept telling me that they wanted to go back! Thank you so much for watching them for me Charmaine....it is greatly appreciated!

At mommy's appointment she had the gestational diabetes test done and thankfully the results came out great for that, but it did show a high white blood cell count, so apparently, I was starting to get sick! The doctor's office called in some antibiotics so I should feel better soon. The baby is doing great; he has a good, strong heartbeat! The doctor said we have to watch the swelling that I'm having (he said I have quite a bit of fluid) and my blood pressure. He said I should rest more and that I may be doing too much for this pregnancy. He told me to drink a lot of water, cut down on salt where I can (which I typically don't use much of anyway), and put my feet up! Yeah, right!

The good news is that little Peyton is healthy! The bad news is that now mommy feels the sickness and she doesn't feel so well today! Hopefully, I'll feel better by tomorrow because I am looking forward to seeing my little man in 3D!

Week 29

29 Weeks Along

How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

Ok, 29 weeks along and still very congested and just plain exhausted! I think it does have much more to do with the two little ones that I keep up with everyday, but whenever I can get a break, I take full advantage. I have a little burning pain that comes and goes at the bottom of my stomach on the right side, but I suppose it's nothing, just another regular pregnancy pain that doesn't hurt as much as it scares me on occasion.......But, you all know me, a little paranoid!!! My back is still hurting pretty badly and little Peyton has decided to sit on a new nerve now, so that's always fun! Oh well....it's getting closer!

Week 28

28 weeks along (7 months)

How your baby's growing:By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world. You're in the home stretch! The third and final trimester starts this week. Babycenter

I am extremely tired! But, I have been having a lot of nose/sinus congestion the last couple of days, so it probably makes me feel worse! (the congestion is from the pregnancy and is always there, but I've been having more than "normal" pregnancy congestion lately) Oh well, 7 months down, 3 more to go!!! Actually, we have 11 weeks to go, unless the doctor can't do the date we want, in which case the little man could be scheduled to arrive earlier) And little Peyton is definitely a kicker....he's more of a night kicker, but he is always very willing to remind me of where he is during the day, too!

Week 27

27 Weeks Along

How your baby's growing:This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother him, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.
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This is my last week of my second trimester and I am feeling good overall. Just the expected pregnancy complaints like being too tired. I am finding that I am getting more tired with each week that passes, but of course, Peyton is growing with each week and we are getting closer to September. It cannot come fast enough for me! The other thing is that Paul and Preston have been wearing me out lately....I've been taking them to something almost everyday and I think it is starting to wear me down. I guess I'm just getting to be too big to be going all over the place with two silly little boys! Hopefully, when Paul gets home I'll post our events from today and a picture of the boys.