It has been a fast and furious weekend. I was running non-stop until 7:00 pm on Saturday. I woke up, walked the dogs, went for an eye exam, picked out glasses, signed up for Baptism class, went to a Lia Sophia party, went to church and then helped make supper. I was exhausted and was fast asleep by 8:30pm. Chief was also busy but his was fun stuff. He ran a 10-mile race on Saturday at Waterfall Glen and on Sunday biked 38 miles with some friends. I got to meet them afterwards at Starbucks. It is fun talking baby stuff with our friends. They of course are experienced moms and have lots of good advise. I like watching Chief’s face when we discuss things like “nipple confusion”.
We are slowly making progress in regards to making room for Nemo. I have gone through most of my drawers and now will start to focus on the closets. I didn’t have too hard of a time packing away my clothes that don’t fit. I know that someday I will be back in them. I had been squishing Nemo in my scrubs and decided last week that I had to buy some bigger ones. I admit that I had a bad day and cried when someone at work told me that I had bigger pants on. I am now over it. My goal is to look nice and feel comfortable. I do notice how there are all shapes and sizes of pregnant ladies. Of course, it is hard not to compare myself to the skinny people with obvious inherented good genes!
After we are done with the above I will work organizing the bathroom space. Nemo will need a shelf for his things. Then it is on to the kitchen to clean out a cabinet for bottles and future food supplies.
We are also working on the baby registry. This is not so fun. I have no idea of what is really needed. There are too many choices in every category. Chief is working on baby monitors and I just picked out the high chair. There is the “Consumer Reports guide to baby products” book that I am going to purchase today. Hopefully this will take out some of the guesswork. We have decided on the car seat and stroller, which we already purchased. I really love it! The other item I am excited about is our choice on crib bedding. Since we are Wisconsin natives and since I happen to love cows Nemo will be having a “moo cow” themed room.
Not else much to report. We are staying busy and trying to get things ready in stride so that there is not a panic near the end. Nemo is also getting stronger. I feel him more everyday or should I say every night. I am a little concerned that he is more active near bedtime!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Our Baby is NO Chicken!!
For the past week I have heard so many opinions on the gender of the baby. It is kind of funny listening to people. I had multiple people say it is a boy because my face hasn’t changed. I had some people say it is a girl based on how I was showing. My favorite was that it is a boy because I am not ugly! Good to know. All of this has lead to some very weird dreams. The best one was that I had to go with my mom to the grocery store and I told Chief to watch the baby. When I came home “she” was a chicken and Chief was walking her on a leash! Yes, I said “she” because in the dream Nemo was a girl.
My OB appointment went well today. I am so glad I finally didn’t gain so much weight! I should be wearing a star or at least a smiley sticker for my hard effort this past month. We are going to go ahead with the next ultrasound in September. Apparently, I have a fibroid near my cervix, which may cause me a problem with delivering the baby, and the worse case scenario is to have a c-section. So, we will keep an eye on this and we will get to see Nemo perform for us again. Maybe this time he won’t be so shy and will show us his little face more.
A neighbor of ours that moved to Arizona gave us a big tub of baby clothes. It took me an hour to go through them! We are definitely set with sleeping outfits for a boy or girl until 3 months old. She has some amazing clothes and since she had three girls I have a lot of girl stuff to use until 12 months old. If Nemo is a Nema, she will be well dressed. It was weird holding those tiny clothes. Very cute, but weird.
This weekend is the final decision for our rocker. We are pretty much set with a nice upholstered rocker from a local department store. It is one that has higher arms which will help with me holding when breastfeeding. It will look nice in the living room for when we are done with it in the baby’s room. I just have to make one more stop to check out a higher end baby furniture shop. I want to see what all the hype is and why gliders are so great. I am fairly frugal and I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a rocker.
So off to bed I go. Hopefully, no chicken dreams tonight.
My OB appointment went well today. I am so glad I finally didn’t gain so much weight! I should be wearing a star or at least a smiley sticker for my hard effort this past month. We are going to go ahead with the next ultrasound in September. Apparently, I have a fibroid near my cervix, which may cause me a problem with delivering the baby, and the worse case scenario is to have a c-section. So, we will keep an eye on this and we will get to see Nemo perform for us again. Maybe this time he won’t be so shy and will show us his little face more.
A neighbor of ours that moved to Arizona gave us a big tub of baby clothes. It took me an hour to go through them! We are definitely set with sleeping outfits for a boy or girl until 3 months old. She has some amazing clothes and since she had three girls I have a lot of girl stuff to use until 12 months old. If Nemo is a Nema, she will be well dressed. It was weird holding those tiny clothes. Very cute, but weird.
This weekend is the final decision for our rocker. We are pretty much set with a nice upholstered rocker from a local department store. It is one that has higher arms which will help with me holding when breastfeeding. It will look nice in the living room for when we are done with it in the baby’s room. I just have to make one more stop to check out a higher end baby furniture shop. I want to see what all the hype is and why gliders are so great. I am fairly frugal and I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a rocker.
So off to bed I go. Hopefully, no chicken dreams tonight.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Happy Day
Our appointment with the genetic councilor went very well. We received confirmation that we are at low risk for having a baby with chromosome abnormalities. She asked us if we had thought about an amniocentesis. Chief and I decide that we would decline as long as the ultrasound went well. We are happy to report that it went very well.
For all of you who want to know the sex of the baby, here it is…you will have to wait 20 weeks like the two of us. An OB resident did the first part of the ultrasound. He was obviously practicing and forgot to tell us when he was down by the baby’s legs. I thought that I saw “evidence” to prove it was a boy but my reading skills were questioned when I said “look at his hand” and was told that it was a foot. When the technician came in she told us when she was below the baby’s waist and we would look away. I told her I thought it was a boy but she would not give me any hints. Now, I am not sure if she was messing with me but I heard her in a whisper say to the resident that “she” wasn’t cooperating with her. I am sure she didn’t mean me. Someone at Chief’s work asked if we received any new pictures because they indicated they would be able to tell the sex from the picture. Good luck…
Nemo really was not cooperating with the tech. He didn’t want to show her his right foot. And when it came time to show his face, he was shy. They had me lay on my side and even had put my head lower than my feet to try to get him to move. Eventually, they got the pictures. I think I even saw a “grumpy” face and commented that he didn’t look too happy. I think we woke him up. Everything looked fine. We saw every (almost every) part of him. For those keeping track of the heart rate it was 150 beats a minute.
The maternal fetal medicine (high risk OB) physician came in afterwards and said that the ultrasound was completely normal. He is growing fine and measuring at 20 weeks and 5 days old. I may have to succumb to the fact that the due date will be changed. We briefly discussed my thyroid and she said that since everything is right on track it might not be necessary to have additional ultrasounds every month. She said that we just need to monitor my hormone levels but I should talk with my doctor to see what she thinks.
I can’t stop thinking about our baby. I can’t stop going over all of the images we saw. I keep looking at my belly. This little baby is in me. I still can’t believe that we are going to have a baby. We are blessed and I am thankful for our little one.
For all of you who want to know the sex of the baby, here it is…you will have to wait 20 weeks like the two of us. An OB resident did the first part of the ultrasound. He was obviously practicing and forgot to tell us when he was down by the baby’s legs. I thought that I saw “evidence” to prove it was a boy but my reading skills were questioned when I said “look at his hand” and was told that it was a foot. When the technician came in she told us when she was below the baby’s waist and we would look away. I told her I thought it was a boy but she would not give me any hints. Now, I am not sure if she was messing with me but I heard her in a whisper say to the resident that “she” wasn’t cooperating with her. I am sure she didn’t mean me. Someone at Chief’s work asked if we received any new pictures because they indicated they would be able to tell the sex from the picture. Good luck…
Nemo really was not cooperating with the tech. He didn’t want to show her his right foot. And when it came time to show his face, he was shy. They had me lay on my side and even had put my head lower than my feet to try to get him to move. Eventually, they got the pictures. I think I even saw a “grumpy” face and commented that he didn’t look too happy. I think we woke him up. Everything looked fine. We saw every (almost every) part of him. For those keeping track of the heart rate it was 150 beats a minute.
The maternal fetal medicine (high risk OB) physician came in afterwards and said that the ultrasound was completely normal. He is growing fine and measuring at 20 weeks and 5 days old. I may have to succumb to the fact that the due date will be changed. We briefly discussed my thyroid and she said that since everything is right on track it might not be necessary to have additional ultrasounds every month. She said that we just need to monitor my hormone levels but I should talk with my doctor to see what she thinks.
I can’t stop thinking about our baby. I can’t stop going over all of the images we saw. I keep looking at my belly. This little baby is in me. I still can’t believe that we are going to have a baby. We are blessed and I am thankful for our little one.
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