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20 Weeks

Meghan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:28:16 +0000

I am now 20 weeks. Wow! People are definitely starting to notice around here; although, I can still fit in to a couple of my non-maternity pants. I felt Grace for the first time last night. She gave a mighty kick that surprised me so much I jumped up off the couch. I haven’t been able to feel any small movements yet, but I sure felt that!

At this point I should have gained about 10 lbs but instead I have lost 2. Sierra ordered me whey protein shakes that I have to drink twice a day in order to bulk up. The powder hasn’t come in yet, but I’m not really looking forward to these drinks. I’m not too worried since Grace’s estimated weight at our last ultrasound was on target for how big she should be right now and I’m sure that when we get home I will make up for lost weight.

It’s a…

Meghan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:46:05 +0000

We had an ultrasound last Thursday at the Mother Baby Hospital here. The ultrasound machine is quite old and doesn’t give a very big or very clear picture, so we went to a private clinic yesterday for another ultrasound. Both doctors told us (one 60% and one 80%) that the baby is a girl!

Her name is Grace Elizabeth after my two great-grandmothers on my Mom’s side. Eden has taken to calling her Little Gracie. It was very fun to see her on the ultrasound. Yesterday we were able to see a lot of clear pictures and hear her heartbeat. Her limbs were all there, her brain looked good and her spine was perfect. We even got to see a quick image of her cute little face!

We are so glad that everything is going well and that she is healthy and we’re very excited to have another daughter!

16 Weeks!

Meghan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:51:30 +0000

It’s hard to believe that I am already 16 weeks! This pregnancy seems to be going much faster than Andy’s, probably because we are so busy. I’m feeling pretty good these days. I sleep every chance that I get and avoid beef as much as possible. I haven’t felt the baby move yet, although I keep telling it to jump and leap so that I can feel it. We have our next ultrasound on Sept. 5 and as long as the baby cooperates we should be able to find out if we’re having a boy or a girl. I’m anxious to know so that I can start calling “it” by name and make plans for the nursery.

Here We Grow Again!

Meghan — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:24:34 +0000

Ben, Eden, Andy and I are very excited to let you all know that soon we will have another Wolfe in the family! Baby #3 is due January 28, 2012! I have been much more sick than I was with Andy and have struggled with my limited food options here when certain things sound good to me. I’m now 13 weeks and still can’t stand the sight of raw meat or the smell of meat cooking. I have been able to eat chicken again over the last couple of weeks as long as someone else prepares it. We’re all hoping that I feel better soon!

Eden is very excited and has already told us several times that she is sick because she has a baby in her belly. She thinks the baby is a boy and likes to pat my tummy and give it kisses. Andy doesn’t really care, but if you ask where the baby is he will pull up his shirt and show you his belly.

We have had a couple of ultrasounds already and everything looked good. We’re planning on having another one in a few weeks so that we can find out if we’re having a boy or a girl.

This puts a lot of hiccups in our plans for coming home from Kenya. We really need to leave by November in order to be home before my third trimester but it might be hard to get the visa for Eden to travel back to the US by that time. Please pray with us that we can all go home together in October or November and for an easy pregnancy and healthy baby!

40 Weeks!

Meghan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:52:57 +0000

Well, the magical day has come…and gone. The day that we had waited for and planned for passed uneventfully for us. February 18 was my due date and Andy apparently decided that he didn’t care that Ben and I were ready and waiting for him. Instead I have been scheduled for an induction on Saturday morning. We are to present ourselves on the Labor and Delivery floor at the hospital at 6:30 Saturday morning, things will start rolling, and Andy will hopefully make his debut sometime Saturday afternoon. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and we will be sure to post an update and pictures as soon as possible!

35 Weeks!

Meghan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:39:02 +0000

Sorry for the delay in updating everyone on the pregnancy. Things have been so busy since we came home!

The end of the pregnancy has been going so quickly. I am now 35 weeks pregnant and I still feel pretty good. I have occasional discomfort and spend about an hour awake each night waiting for Andy to go back to sleep after I go to the bathroom. I have almost decided to make my permanent residence in the bathroom. It feels like my bladder is always full although this is clearly not the case since most of the time hardly anything comes out (too much info??? ). I haven’t really gotten used to my big belly and find that I am often ramming Andy into doors, Ben and anything else that I try to squeeze past. Andy is definitely running out of space and I can feel him kicking and punching all the time. He had the hiccups for the first time last week and it was funny to see my entire stomach jump.

We have now taken our hospital tour, our childbirth preparation classes and our breastfeeding class. I think we know the material pretty well, but can you really be prepared for childbirth? We’re getting very excited as we get closer and closer. We have started to make plans for decorating Andy’s room and hopefully we will be ready for him when he decides to come!

28 Weeks!

Meghan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:24:19 +0000

Whew! We’re almost there! It’s hard to believe that I am already in my third trimester. Time has gone by so quickly (especially since Eden came home). My belly button is basically flat now and Eden and I can play peek-a-boo around my tummy because I can no longer see her when she’s at my feet. Andy moves a lot and I feel him most often on the right side. He gives little kicks just below my ribs. He moves around a lot when I lay down at night but I am getting used to it. I am not getting used to the feeling of my skin stretching at night. Sometimes I don’t even want to move because my stomach feels like it is stretched to the max. I’m still dancing at Sally Test with the kids but I definitely don’t do the jumping in the bunny hop or the straddle stretch during the cool down any more. The kids laugh at me during the song where we ‘hug your knees’ because I can’t put my knees together to hug them, I have to stick my belly in between them. Eden likes to ‘Pat, pat, Baby Andy’ and to give him kisses which is very cute.

I am meeting with my OB here in Kenya over the weekend to discuss our travel plans and wrap things up before we head home, then I have an appointment on the 4th with my OB in the US. We are hoping that we will get a clearer ultrasound picture and confirm 100% that Andy is a boy.

24 Weeks!

Meghan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:58:21 +0000

Wow, time is flying! I feel like we just posted our 20 week update. Andy is moving all the time now. He likes to kick Eden when she sleeps on my belly and he gets very active at night when I lay down. That makes sleep even more challenging because every time I get up with Eden, I have to wait about 10-15 minutes for Andy to stop moving after I get back in bed.

Ben was finally able to feel Andy on Oct. 25. He was very excited and says that it seems a lot more real now.

I had my first OB visit here a couple weeks ago and Sierra said that everything looked great and she was very happy with me until the end of my appointment when she weighed me. I had lost a couple of pounds since my last check-up in Indianapolis and that got me in trouble. She told me to make sure that I am eating enough and trying to get 6 smaller meals in instead of just 3 big ones. It’s hard because we’re so busy and the food options are pretty limited here, but I have gained 3 pounds since my appointment, so I think I’m doing pretty well.

You can see that my stomach has really grown these last four weeks. I’ve had lots of comments recently about how big I am getting and I’ve even found my clothes are fitting differently. My shirts suddenly seem much shorter in the front. We bumped the ultrasound back to my next appointment so we will just do everything on November 13. We will be sure to take pictures of the ultrasound for everyone to see!