Ten weeks on...

So ten weeks on, and things are a bit well not good. Jake has a bad case of reflux. It's something he has had since birth and was up until about 2 weeks ago, well controlled with gaviscon. However now it has stopped working, and he has to have gaviscon and zantac. The Zantac has helped, but not as much as what I would like. He is still uncomfortable with it all. So I have to keep him up right most of the time. My GP is sending him to see a pediatrician, so I am hoping then we will get the right combination of care medication and milk.

However he is smiling lot's and lot's, so here are some pictures to share :)

First smile caught on camera.

I always knew his smile would be beautiful, but after all I am his mummy!

Life with 2 children

Jacob is 5 weeks old now, and I was just thinking about what life is like now I have them with me. I just saw someones post on babycentre and they had said life has just begun. I guess that saying is right, but I always feel my life is much richer having them with me. I feel as if a hole has been filled, and I am happy having them here. It feel's good not only to be a mother, but to be a mummy. I have always wanted to be a mummy and now I am to 2 very special people.
Sometimes it isn't easy at all, and for a second I think about all the tings me and James could be doing with all the free time we would have. But I would never change a single thing. I love my children from the moon and back and I hope they will grow up to love me back.

My life is full and I am so pleased that both Eva and Jake belong to me.

4 weeks on

So 4 weeks on from birth and things are going well. Jake is mostly breastfed, apart from the fact he has 2 bottles one in the evening and then one in the night. He is gaining lot's of weight which makes me really happy. He is no 10lbs 10oz :) he has gained a whole pound in a week. He is a very strong little boy, and he is such a good boy. We all love having him around even Eva. Here are some recent pics of him.

He is so much different from Eva in many ways. I can't really believe how much different they are, but they are both very special to me.

The arrival of baby Jake

So on Wednesday 11th May 2011 via elective cesarean section, Jacob Noah was born.

I went to the hospital at 12pm that day, I had a bit of a time to wait as we didn't go down until after 3pm. I met lot's of people who would be with me during the op, I was given a gown and then someone came to get me.
Once I was in theatre I was asked to sit on the bed. I then had a canula put in and then they were ready to do the spinal. On the first try it failed, so she tried again. It seemed to work straight away and my legs became really warm. I was then laid down on the table. They put a screen up so I couldn't see what was happening. I then started to feel really sick, so was given some drugs to take it away. They then tested the spinal, with an ice cold spray. First on my hand then all the way up my leg, and then chest. Once they were pleased it had worked, the consultant came in and I was cleaned. They then put the green paper down, which seemed to take forever when actually they had started to cut me. All of a sudden I was told I would feel some pulling and pushing, and that was just the baby being born.
Before we knew it we could hear him crying. They were very surprised at his size, as I was expecting a baby smaller than Eva. I was shown the baby, then he was taken away with James to get weighed. When she came back she told me he weighed 9lbs 8.5oz, I was really shocked. I was then stitched back up and taken through to recovery. I lost 1 litre of blood, which is much better than the 2 I lost last time. Me and Jake had skin to skin, and he was breast fed within the hour. 2 things I was too ill to do with Eva.
I came out of hospital friday night and he is just perfect.

Proud dad!

Meeting big sister.

My two beautiful babies. Love you forever...

Pre-op complete

So today I had my pre-op and I was there a lot longer than what I expected. I was told all about everything that could go wrong, which did worry me. I had some blood taken which went wrong. The mw droped the bottle that blood goes into on the floor, so all my blood was going everywhere. My hand swelled too, and is still swollen now. Infact it is very sore! So I had to have more blood taken from my other hand. I now feel annoyed that I even let her go to my hand, I just thought it would save time. Now thinking about it, I will be having a canula put in on Wednesday and my hand so sore to the touch.
I then saw an anesthetist who was really nice, and I am so gutted she won't be giving me my spinal on Wednesday because I just felt so comfortable talking to her.
Anyways I have to be at the hospital 12pm Wednesday, I will meet the anesthetist and the consultant doing the op and then we will go down. I am really scared, and just want all to go well.

After we had finished at the hospital, we went into town and I bought Eva a gift. This will be her gift from the baby, and it is a Boofle dog. I was going to get her a tatty teddy, but the dog seemed more something she could carry around and take to bed.

I really hope she like's him. I will be taking him into hospital with me and then when she comes to visit me and baby she can have her gift. I am really worried to leave her this week, but I am sure she will be just fine.

38 weeks, only 3 day's to go!

So the end is in sight, and to be honest I do feel sad about that. I have been pregnant for so long now that I am going to miss my bump.
We went to blackpool today to pick up something from ebay, and we went out for a meal. They had a big mirror in the toilet so I took a picture. This will be one of the last pictures I will have of my blue bump.

It seem's to have got quite bug, but I have been told I have more water than what I should. Tomorrow will be my pre-op for the section and I am going at 11:30am. Then Tuesday I am having acupuncture, which I have had all through the pregnancy, then Wednesday is the day. I am really scared to tell the truth, I don't want to leave Eva and thinking about the procedure is making me worried. When I had Eva I was scared, but the best thing with her was I didn't know what was going to happen and I didn't know what it was like having a newborn. This time I know I am having a section, and I know what it is like to have a newborn and it is not easy.
I'll just be happy to be awake for the whole thing this time, because with Eva I was put to sleep after the birth and it didn't help our bonding. I just want all to be ok this time!

36 weeks, ready to give birth

I feel like I am finally ready to have the baby now. I managed to get over the awful cough and cold, and I was pretty happy with myself to be honest. Then out of the blue on Tuesday I got a phonecall from the hospital, it was a midwife to tell me I have a urine infection. So I am now on a 2nd course of antibiotics. I have been on them for 3 day's and I haven't really seen much of an improvement. I will be seeing the midwife Tuesday so at least she will test my urine again.

I have 2 new bump pictures to share

The first one isn't very good, but I wanted to write his name on there :)
I now only have 2 weeks to go, which I really can't believe. It has all gone so fast, but yet it feel's like ages ago I found out I was expecting again.

Feeling so unwell.....

So after getting over my awful chest infection, I then came down with a cold. Not good at all. This little man has taken everything out of me, something Eva didn't do. On the first day of the cold I was in bed, and then it went down on to my chest. This actually forced me to the doctors for the 3rd time, luckily the doctor who I saw was so nice. He sent me away with a brown preventer inhaler. I was very unsure if I could take with being pregnant, but he double checked and I have been assured that is 100% safe. Which is such a good job because, I don't know where I'd be without it now.

In other new's, I went for my 34 week check at the hospital. I had some bloods taken to check my iron level, ready for the section. I now have to go back in 2 weeks, then 2 weeks after that baby will be here. I can hardly believe it really. It is coming around so fast now.

Caesarean's, illness and being 32 weeks....

I haven't blogged in so long, which makes me feel bad because I have had something very important to document. I was given the date for my Caesarean, it is all booked for the afternoon of Wednesday 11th May 2011.

I wasn't expecting to be booked in until April. It was just by chance I asked the dr when she would do the op, and she said the Wednesday before you are 39 weeks. She looked at the calander and said the 11th. She then asked if I wanted it booking now, so I said yes. I have a pre op on the Monday, and then baby will be here on the 11th. It seem's so strange to know the date.

Anyway I am now 32 weeks and I have been really unwell since last weekend. I thought I had a UTI, as the midwife sent my urine away. I was feeling so unwell, I just had no energy at all. I thought I was feeling better Wednesday so we went swimming, then 4am Thursday I was awake and was finding it really hard to breath. Which had started a week ago, but had now got really bad. So yesterday I had just had enough and decided to go and see the gp, thinking I would get told it was to do with the pregnancy and uncontrolled asthma. How wrong was I. It looks as though I have a chest infection, which would explain the feelings of being so ill. I can't believe how stupid I have been, and how obvious it is what I have.
So I am on antibiotics, and I think and hope baby is ok in there. He's still moving around loads. Here is a picture of my bump



Everyone keep's saying how big I am getting, and I can really feel the weight now. Good job I only have 6 weeks to go now.

The 3d scan

So the day finally came. We traveled on the train to Preston, and then had to get a bus to Morrisons. We didn't really know where we were going so James gave them a ring.
The scan itself was fantastic. We got a cd of images and a dvd. Here are some of the pictures we got.

This final one is the one I love the most. I am going to buy a frame for it.

It was just like looking at Eva's 3d scan. I think he looks more like her than me or James. I am so pleased with the pictures they really make me smile.



A nasty fall, and my GTT

So I haven't started 28 weeks off to the best start. Last night I went to hospital after falling up my stairs. We have stairs going up from the kitchen, and I some how managed to fall. I landed on my bump, and I have badly hurt my leg. So off we went to hospital and baby was given a good check over. All is fine.
I went back to hospital today, for my glucose test.
After the first blood test I had to drink this awful orange drink. The taste isn't too bad, but the texture is awful.

I always have trouble when I have blood tests. So the midwife asked a doctor to put a canula in which she tried. The only problem was my hand began to swell, so it couldn't stay in. In the end she put a different canula in my left hand.

So I was stuck with that for 2 hours. During my wait I was given a scan, just to confirm everything was fine from the fall and it is. The sonographer confirmed what we already knew, that baby is sure a boy. He said he was 100% about that. I then went back to get my 2nd bloods done, to find out that she couldn't get the blood from the canula. So I had another needle put in my wrist, but she got the blood.
So that was my busy morning. Tomorrow I have my 3d scan, and I really can't wait. It has come around so fast. I am so excited to see what he look's like. I guess I will have to start making tracks to bed now, as we all have an early start tomorrow.



Growth scan

Today I had my growth scan. Everything is fine, and baby is just big. He weighs about 3lbs 4oz and was measuring at 30weeks 2days. He has gone head down which I already knew. He is laid all to one side, and we could actually see for ourselves that he is a boy.

This is the picture we managed to get, which I am very pleased with.
I saw a mw afterwards and was told that they would wait and see what my glucose levels are. I also have to go and see my consultant next Thursday. So everything went well. This scan has now made me even more excited for my 3d scan. I really can't wait.

Eva's picture

So this will be Eva's last picture I pay for where she will be on her own. There is a good deal at Max Spielmann where you can get your picture done and then pay for 10 prints at £5.99. A true bargin. I took her last year and I was so pleased with the pictures, that I promised to take her again. So here are some of the pictures.

This is the one we bought a print of. So it is now sat infront of the window next to the one she had done last year. I also bought a cd of all the prints. Not all of them are good as she's not good when it comes to having her picture taken.

For the price I am really pleased. I just can't believe the next time we go, her brother will be with her.

27 weeks and 3 day's

So today I had an appointment with the midwife. Everything was fine we heard the heart beat very clear. Baby has gone head down, which I had an idea that he had. With having Eva I can really tell where the feet are. Sometimes I have small movements at the bottom of my bump, which I am guessing must be hands and arms. Everything is fine apart from my measurments. My bump is measuring at 30 weeks rather than 27. So I am booked in for a growth scan on Thursday.
I will have another picture to collect, so I am pleased about that. Then we have the 3d scan to look forward too. I really want to ask at this scan on Thursday if he is still a boy, but I don't know if I will or not. I'll just see what the sonographer is like on the day, because some are friendly and others aren't.

Here is a pic of my 27 week bump I just thought I would share. I have a few baby related things coming up such as 2 scans and a glucose test. I am not looking forward to that but it has to be done.
Also Eva turned 2 on Saturday so she is getting a big girl and also a handful, so it's gonna be fun when baby arrives.

All his things

Today my little boy's stand came for the moses basket, so I decided to take a picture. He will be using Eva's moses basket which is pink. I guess since he won't know what colours are a pink basket won't matter. I now wonder why I didn't buy a cream basket. I just always thought I would have 2 girls.

We have more stuff, such as a play ring a jumperoo but they are in Eva's room. He will also be gaining a full box of toys, handed down from his big sister. We are using the cream bouncy chair again, but I bought him a blue one from the Asda baby event.

He'll have his own pram too, which I might add has been set up in the kitchen for ages. Just before he is born we will be getting a double buggy. I just can't believe how prepared we have been. Soon I will be missing one thing. A baby.

The scans

So this time round I have had 3 scans. That's one less I had with Eva. I love my scan pictures because it's just something so special to treasure forever.

This was my first scan at 11 weeks. It was such a big relief to finally see for ourselves that all was fine inside.

I then had an unplanned scan. I went to A&E when I had just turned 17 weeks due some pains I was having in my tummy. I was so upset and worried something was wrong, so I was given a scan which I had a few day's later.

I didn't expect to get a picture that day, and infact we turned up with no change. The lady that did the scan just said we could have this one because it was just too good to miss. She was right because I am so glad we have this picture. I have one of Eva's scan's framed, and you would just think it was the same picture.

Then in January I had my 20 weeks scan. The scan was disapointing as the lady didn't speak much. So I didn't enjoy it at all because I honestly thought something was wrong. At the end she told us all was ok, and we came away with 2 pictures.

So now all I have to wait for is my 3D bonding scan. I really can't wait. We will have a dvd to watch and we will have an idea of what he looks like.

26 weeks and 2 days

I know it is late to start blogging about my pregnancy, but then again better late than never.
I realised today that I am only 2 weeks away from having my 3D/4D scan. I am really excited about that. I hope baby is still a boy and a mistake wasn't made. I mean that wouldn't make a difference in my eyes because she would be loved always, but she would have a lot of boy's clothes to wear and no name.

So far things are going well. I have a very active second baby, more active than Eva was. I am very close to being fully prepared for his arrival. He now has a carseat, moses basket, clothes, bouncy chair, jumperoo, play gym and lot's more. Thank goodness for having the experience of having Eva, at least I know what to buy and what not to buy.
My hospital bag is almost packed too, so I am very prepared.

Here is my bump from last week at 25 weeks, please look past the rubbish editing :)