A Surrogate Adventure

Before I start answering the usual questions, here is a bit of an insurance update.  By some miracle Stanford approved our continuity of care! So much YAY!  Even though the plan B route would have been just fine - the doctor was lovely and everyone keeps telling me how great El Camino is as a hospital - I'm really relieved we can just stick to the original plan of delivering at Stanford.  I'm not a person that cares who actually delivers the baby (my own doctor vs. whoever is on call), so that wasn't the concern.  I've been told by almost every doctor or support person involved in this pregnancy that I'm going to have to head to the hospital the second any sign of labor starts because of how quickly I had Charlie.  They all seem to predict this one will come even quicker.  Not that Stanford is right in our backyard, but it's much closer and easier to get to than El Camino for us.  I did a week day morning run down there from our house, which took about...

How Many Weeks? 30 weeks Size of Baby?   B aby is the size of a zucchini. 15.7-inch, 2.9-pounds and continues to grow about half a pound and half an inch each week. Showing? Goodbye to this question! I'm showing to the point where complete strangers have started to congratulate me and grill me  Symptoms?  My back pain is a pain, but has been coming and going so tolerable.  Sarah and I had an outing to buy some supportive flats so I can start to wean myself off my heel addiction.  I do not promise to go 100% without though!  Also, dog nose is back with a vengeance.  The smallest, normal smells have been making me nauseous. Like my deodorant that has basically no sent at all!  Sleep?  Some nights I've been waking up more frequently than my usual single bathroom break. But luckily I've been able to fall back asleep quickly. Miss Anything?  Vacation.  It feels like for-ev-er since we were able to really get away and I thi...

How Many Weeks? 28 weeks Size of Baby?   Baby weighs 2 1/4 pounds - about the size of a large eggplant - and measures 14.8 inches from the top of head to heels. Showing? Oh so very much so! I definitely feel larger this time around! Symptoms?  Ugh, hello sciatic nerve pain.  Along with that, or tied to it, is my tailbone pain from sitting too long. Thank goodness for a stand-up desk at work! Sleep?  Still sleeping really well. Even with a nightly bathroom break I tend to fall back to sleep within seconds.  I did flip my "boyfriend" pillow upside down so I can use my normal pillow again due to constant headaches/neck-aches. So re-learning to rolling over and get readjusted caused a few more wake-ups. Miss Anything?  Snuggling the kids on my lap without the pain when lean back too hard. Charlie's seemed extra lovey lately so I've been coming up with new ways to hold my baby boy. Movement? Party in my belly! The kicks are getting big...