Elle's follow-up weigh in

We went back to the pediatrician's office today for Eleiana's follow-up check up. They checked if she's gaining weight as she should since she lost more than 10% of her birth weight a week ago.  At last week's appointment, she weighed 6 lbs 2 oz. Today, she weighed a whopping 7 lbs 8 ozs!! She gained a full pound in ONE week! Whoa! Even the doctor said that's a lot to gain in a week but what can I say, our little girl has a HUGE appetite! lol. The doctor said breastfed babies don't really get overfed so she is not alarmed with her weight gain. She was born one pound short of 7 lbs so I think her current weight is just about right.

Today was also the first time that we went out of the house without Daddy Jarbs so I was a tad nervous how things will go. Surprisingly, Elle behaved really well and did not even cry at the doctor's office. Yay! Our next doc's appointment is for her one month check-up where she'll get another Hepatitis B shot :-(. Not looking forward to it!

30-wk doctor's appointment

I had my regular doctor's appointment this morning. It was pretty uneventful except for the $100 parking ticket we got for parking on the street 5 minutes before 9:30 am! :-(. Daddy Jarbs came with me to my appointment and we got to Baby Jarbs' heartbeat again. I gained 4.5 lbs since the 26-week appointment. My blood pressure is still looking good (118/70). After this week's appointment, I get to see my doctor every two weeks until the 36th week where I would then have to go in weekly. Today, we discussed a little bit about labor and delivery. My doctor will let me go until 41 weeks. If Baby Jarbs does not arrive before then, I will be scheduled for induction (crossing fingers that we won't have to resort to this). At the latest, Baby Jarbs will be here first week of November!  If I'll end up being induced, perhaps, we can schedule the induction the same day as Daddy Jarbs' birthday which is on Oct 29th! Hmm..something to think about.

My next doctor's appointment is in two weeks, which will be the day before we leave for Aruba! My doctor will check my cervix then to make sure I am not dilated yet. If so, we may have to forego the Aruba trip :-(. I hope Baby Jarbs cooperates and let Daddy & Mommy Jarbs enjoy this last mini-vacay before she comes!

Bump pic

Daddy Jarbs has been taking my belly pics every week since week 10 to document my growing belly. I haven't shared any of them since my belly doesn't really look like a cute baby bump yet. I just look like I ate my breakfast, lunch and dinner all in one sitting :-). Now at 16 weeks, my belly is still not quite a baby bump but continues to grow every day. I am waiting for the day when it will officially pop! My breasts already did so I am waiting for my belly to catch up! Haha. So far, I have already gained about 6 lbs (of which, I think 2 lbs went to each breast :-P) which is on track for a healthy pregnancy weight gain. Since I am petite (aka short), I look like I have already gained twice as much! :-/

For comparison, below are bump pics taken at week 10 and at week 16. As you can see, at 16 weeks, my tummy is way bigger! :-P

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The BIG ultrasound is scheduled!

I had my 16-week doctor's appointment this morning. Everything looked great. My weight gain is in check (+3 lbs from last appointment) and my blood pressure is in the optimal range (nurse  said "great job!"). I also heard Baby Jarbs' heartbeat (click HERE to hear the heartbeat; choose "download" and then "OPEN") again. As expected, it was nice and strong!! The best news of the day is that we'll have our big ultrasound on May 28th which is in 2.5 weeks! We will know Baby Jarbs' gender then! We're excited that we'll find out the gender the day before we leave for our babymoon! Ok, you can now start placing your bets. Team blue or team pink? :-).