Had my doctor's appointment today but it was supposed to be with my midwife who I have decided will be delivering my baby and not a doctor.
She was at a birth so I instead had an appointment with the main nurse. She once again said my swollen lymph nodes are nothing to worry about. I read that infections can cause preterm labor but she assured me ( Read more... )

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Things have been pretty good lately.
Baby kicks when I play music with headphones on my belly now.
I have been a little sick with a fever and swollen lymph node.
Muscles are sore.
A wisdom tooth is coming in and I think it got infected or something which would explain the lymph node.
I've been cleaning it with hydrogen peroxide and that has seemed to ( Read more... )

Today I went with Luke's mom out to lunch and to the Pleasant Hill Antique Mall to find vintage hankies. We found a bunch of cute ones to make Lydia's bed skirt and some for other stuff. I have felt really crappy the past couple of days though. I have a wisdom tooth growing in and my bottom teeth have been moving because I don't have a retainer. I ( Read more... )

We got our quad marker test results back today (the one that checks for spina bifida, downs, etc..)
It came back normal so she is a healthy little baby.
Luke felt her kick! So exciting! I feel her kick allll of the time.
I love her so much already.

will be her name. Lydia Noel Testa.
My grandpa's mom was named Lydia and I really like the name. It isn't very common yet isn't a weird name no one has heard of. I like how pretty and feminine it sounds. I wanted to name her Noel but Luke didn't want to so we are making it her middle name. She will be a winter baby so it is a good middle name for ( Read more... )

She looked perfect.

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Luke and I went to see Away We Go yesterday. It was SOOOO good. Laughed so hard and then almost cried in some parts too. It made me think of Luke and I and it was just a really good movie.

Synopsis: A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have ( Read more... )

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