32 weeks!!!

As of today I have 8 weeks left! U-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-e! Mark and I are getting SOOO excited. Things are starting to come together! Last Saturday we bought some cubby type shelves for her room and a laundry hamper! Tuesday we ordered the glider/recliner and her swing arrived from Mark's parents, so that is now put together! :) Our house is starting to look like it is ready for a baby! :) I have my first baby shower this Sunday with Mark's family and am VERY excited! :) I am feeling much better this week. Still in quite a bit of pain with my rib, but it is getting better by the day! I am just so excited that I am feeling better so I can enjoy the final weeks of this pregnancy!

Here is a picture of her swing:
And her cubbies:


What is Camryn up to in week 32???
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Sorry...no belly shot this week! I will be taking pictures this weekend so maybe I will do a mid-week post! :) I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Love,
Mark & Missy

31 weeks...

9 weeks from tomorrow is my due date! Whoa...that is going to be here very soon! :) This week has been full of doctor encounters! I thought I was getting over the bronchitis and went back to work on Friday. I did alright and was okay for our birth class and Emily's birthday dinner on Saturday. Then, Saturday night I started having this awful pain in my upper side under my armpit. I let it go until Sunday morning and then I started to wonder if maybe the bronchitis was turning into pneumonia. I called the doctor on-call and he told me to go to the E.R. and have a chest x-ray because if it has turned to pneumonia they need to know for Camryn's sake! Well, thankfully I do not have pneumonia. My lungs were still very full and they sent me home with a nebulizer to do breathing treatments. I had an OB appointment yesterday and they think that I actually broke a rib from coughing and that is why I am having so much pain in my side. The only treatment is time, so I am trying to take it easy and just deal with the pain. Other than that, the pregnancy is going great! Camryn has officially turned and is head down! She is also measuring right on time! :) I go back to the doctor on February 1st and we have a second 4d ultrasound scheduled for February 5th! Baby shower invites are in the mail too! I cannot believe we are coming down the home stretch! Mark and I are beyond excited and cannot wait to hold our little girl! We love her so much!!!

What is Camryn doing this week???
This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. She weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. She can turn her head from side to side, and her arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin. She's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Please continue to pray for my speedy recovery. The doctor said it could take weeks for my rib to heal, so I am just trying to adjust to being almost 8 months pregnant with a broken rib! I just feel blessed to know that Camryn is still okay and we get to meet her soon! :)
Have a great weekend!!!

Love,

Mark & Missy

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!

10 more weeks left!!!!!

I know I say this in every post, but I CANNOT believe it! Baby showers are in the planning and the final "to-do" list is being made of things that need to be done before Camryn's arrival! Things have been pretty crazy around here. I have been sick since Friday and haven't been able to work. I have had the flu and after a second doctor visit yesterday, I now have bronchitis. It has definitely not been a fun week, but Mark has been amazing as always and has been waiting on me hand and foot! We had our first child birthing class last Saturday and it was fun! I am sure I would have enjoyed it a lot more had I felt better, but it was still a good time! We watched a couple of videos and learned a lot of relaxation techniques! All of us ladies even got a lot of massages from our husbands during the class, so who could complain! :) Next Saturday is our final class and we will be touring labor and delivery....I am really excited about that one!!! Our class is full of women expecting boys...Camryn was one of 2 girls out of 10 couples! Other than me being sick this week, the pregnancy is going well. Camryn has been very active and according to the doctors all of this sickness shouldn't have any negative effect on her. I go back to the doctor this Tuesday.

Checking in on Camryn during week 30:
Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

I hope everyone is having a better week than me! Send prayers for me to be over this illness too!

Love,
Mark & Missy

29 weeks!

29 weeks tomorrow...we are almost to the final countdown! 11 weeks or less to go! I went to the doctor today and everything is going great! He did mention that my weight shot up a bit this month, but he said that is to be expected since it was the holidays! Hah! :) I go back in 2 weeks....January 18th to be exact! Tonight I put together Camryn's bassinet....well...with the help of Mark, of course! I LOVE it! I also ordered the letters for her wall in her room! I think tomorrow I may order her mattress!!! I am checking things off of the list! :)

Here I am at 29 weeks:
Front view:


Side view:
And some pictures of the bassinet:


What is little Miss Camryn up to in week 29???

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. To meet her increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because her bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

I hope that everyone has an enjoyable rest of the week and weekend! Mark and I are off to our first child birthing class on Saturday! :) Wish us luck!!!!

Love,
Mark & Missy

Hello 3rd trimester!!!

Now introducing Camryn Elisabeth Lowry....

Thumbs up to 28 weeks!!!! I am officially in my final trimester! I CANNOT believe it!!! Our little lady will be here before we know it. We had our 4D ultrasound yesterday and it was so amazing! She was very shy though and refused to show her face. We did get to see all of her fingers and toes and she has a lot of hair already. We are going to go back in a few weeks for a second 4D ultrasound when Dr. C says she has moved. She is also still sitting up breech like she was at the 18 week ultrasound! Iam feeling great. I go back to the doctor January 5th and Mark and I have our first child birth class January 8th. I hope everyone has a great end to 2010...bring on 2011!!!

Love,
Mark & Missy

Slacker....

Since we had 6 Christmas celebrations in 2 days I think I have the right to be a slacker! I didn't get a 27 week post up and now I am almost to 28 weeks. Mark and I have been up in Logansport since Thursdsay and have been BUSY! We had an amazing Christmas and got so many wonderful things....a camcorder, travel system, bassinet, lots of things for Baby L and for us! It was the best Christmas ever, well....maybe until next year! :) I tried posting pictures on this post and posting what Baby L is up to this week, but my parent's computer is being annoying, so sorry about your luck!!! I haven't really taken many pictures anyway!



Tomorrow we go to Indy for our 4D ultrasound!!! I cannot wait to see our little lady! She has been VERY active since we have been home for the holidays! :) I will update from the laptop tomorrow and HOPEFULLY I will be able to get pictures up!

I promise to update tomorrow and figure out a way to get pictures from the ultrasound up!!!

Love,
Mark & Missy

26 weeks and more....

Tomorrow marks 26 weeks of pregnancy!!! I can hardly believe it! I was telling Mark last night that I couldn't believe we are almost in our last trimester! Lots of things are going on right now....
for starters I am still under the weather! I am definitely not feeling well yet. I thought I was getting better, but that changed. We put a humidifier in our bedroom last night, so hopefully that will help me out! The nursery is painted and we are officially finished Christmas shopping....I think anyway! Here are so pics from the nursery renovation:

We obviously still have a lot to do! We are ordering our chair this weekend and I need to order the letters and art for her walls! It is definitely a work in progress, but coming along!

We have a busy weekend planned. I have my gestational diabetes test Saturday morning and then we are meeting up with some of Mark's college friends from Chicago. I just pray that I am feeling better by then!

Here is the lovely 26 week belly shot:
The sweater dress definitely isn't doing me any favors because it looks like my bump doesn't end! Hah...oh well! It is comfy and warm!

Anyway, lets see what our little lady is up to this week!

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat. She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

Looks like she is pretty busy! :) She had hiccups for the first time last weekend and it took me a minute to figure out what was going on! It cracked me up! We are getting closer! I can't wait to hold her in my arms and see her with her Daddy!

I hope everyone has a great weekend and maybe this snow we are supposed to get won't ruin everyone's plans!

Love,
Mark & Missy