Tuesday, May 17, 2011

28 weeks...No Picture but a Name!

On Sunday I hit the 28 week mark!  My last trimester of my last pregnancy, bittersweet, I must say.  I am feeling good for the most part with still the occasional lower back/sciatic nerve pain.  Emotionally, today has been a tough day as the scales were tipping and not in the direction I wanted them to go.  Add on top of that my neighbor that hasn't seen me in awhile and his face said it all.  So, there have been some tears today and therefore, I will not be including a picture.  Sorry to all you curious fans.  Today at my appointment, we got another peek at our sweet boy (who looks like Brice) because my placenta was low at our 20 week appointment.  Today, all is measuring well so for that I am thankful.  In a nutshell, if the placenta is too low, it can cause risks with a regular delivery which would guarantee a C-section.  Since I have been planning on that anyway, it would not have been a big deal for me if it was still low but now if I do go into the labor in the same fashion as I did with Anna I won't have that to worry about as well.  Pretty sure that was a run-on sentence.  Sorry.

Anyway, he was measuring 2 pounds 11 ounces which puts him in the 50%tile.  A quick reference to babycenter.com when I got home said that most babies are 2 and a 1/4 pound at this point.  Hmmm, not sure what to think except that this boy is going to take after his father.  After speaking with the doctor (same one who delivered Brice, that I love, respect and really want to deliver this one), we will do yet another ultrasound at 38 weeks and if he is measuring bigger than 7lbs, 8oz, we will make sure the C-section happens.  So, after that conversation I felt better and worse.  Better knowing that we may have a definite plan, worse that I may definitely be having major surgery.  This may or may not have added to the tears today in addition to the fact that Anna is done with school and Brice has three more days. Yikes.

On to the fun part... the name!  As soon as we found out he was a boy, Justin and I mentioned the same name to each other.  I thought this was going to be so easy.  Then Justin became wishy-washy about it and mentioned other names.  Names I liked but I still liked the first name best.  I thought of him as that name and the other names we talked about weren't measuring up in my mind.  Justin would act set on a name so I would try to get used to it over the next couple of days and just when I thought maybe I could call him that, Justin would say, "No, how about this?"!  Finally, I told him I was sticking to my guns.  Justin ran the scoreboard or kept the books at Brice's games depending on whether we were home or away and Mother's Day weekend noticed the name on the roster for the other team.  I guess seeing it in print was enough for him and knowing how much I liked it.  He sent me a text after the game (we rode in separate cars) on the way to dinner....

"Kyle Patrick Reynolds it is.  Final answer."
So that was it.  Our little man will be called Kyle.  And we can't wait to meet him come early August!  If I get over myself soon, I will take another belly picture.  Until then, I'm big, I feel big, I look big so you don't have to say anything if I run into you on the street.  My mind set will be "It's all for Kyle." until he shows up!

6 comments:

Taryn said...

I am sure you are not as big as you think you are!!! You had such a cute bump with Anna, and all mommies have that pregnancy "glow." You are beautiful the way God made you, even in pregnancy! :)

Robin said...

Jennifer, You are not big. You don't even look pregnant from the back. Also, lots of women get wide. You haven't one bit. You just have a baby bump. You look fabulous! So glad to hear everything checked out terrific. The fact that he looks like Brice means you're having another cute one. You and Justin make beautiful babies :-)

Katie and Dave said...

First of all- KYLE!!! I Love it and can't WAIT to see pics of him!!!!!
Second of all- I feel your woes and tears. I was so in those shoes just a few short weeks ago. And no one can understand the anxiety you feel about delivery- even when we know "medically" how we are supposed to feel- those pregnancy momma emotions are a roller coaster! I am sure you look absolutely fabulous and darling with little Kyle snug and tucked away in there. And if you don't feel like posting a picture then who cares!
xxoo

Emily said...

I LOVE the name Kyle Reynolds!! Sounds just as strong as Brice!! And I welcome you, when ever you need a confidence boost, to go look at my January 2010 pictures (or there's one in my profile pic album) and take a gander of my belly pics from the week before Naomi was born. You may rest in the fact that you will never, ever look like that as a pregnant woman. So chin up, Jenn. Only us ladies with torsos the length of a nine year old's have the honor of truly looking like we're carrying multiples when indeed there is only one in there. :) I definitely understand the emotions and tears. I have no doubt if I saw you in person I would immediately wish that I could've looked that good while pregnant. Excited for you!!

Janna said...

You are so silly...I'm sure you look cute as a button...besides you are right...its all for Kyle. Cute name BTW it was on my list for Dylan :) can't wait to see him....but just so long as its because I come to visit you and not the other way around :) Enjoy these last few weeks and the POOL it will be your best friend....trust me :)

Kelly said...

Jennifer, if I had to pick the best looking pregnant lady I've ever seen, I would pick you. You always look so good pregnant and you can't even tell when you're turned around. You are a beautiful pregnant lady! And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the name Kyle. It sounds so great with Reynolds and I can't wait to meet him. I will be sure to hop in the car the second my Mom calls me this time! Anna was a quick one! Ha!

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