Ultrasound

Note: I wrote this post yesterday (Saturday) but didn't get it published until today...oops :)

We had our last ultrasound today. What a difference from 20 weeks. He's quite a bit more cramped in there, but we were able to see his face, arms, legs, little fingers and toes :) His heart rate was at 148 and his estimated weight is 5 lbs 5 oz. He was moving all around during the ultrasound and if the lady pushed on him, he would push back. Quite the feisty little guy we have :) At the end she was trying to get another shot of his face for us, but he kept turning his head and covering his face with his hands. I guess he had had enough. Here's a great face shot.

I think he has my nose :)

PS...In case this looks like nothing but a gray and black blob to you, let me try and explain so you can see him...The black circle towards the top/center is his eye.  Ok, so starting just above that is his profile, with his forehead (the brigher white arc) on the right side.  As you move toward the left down his profile, you see his little nose, and then his lips.  It looks like he may have been sucking on his lower lip, or had it in his mouth somehow because his chin is back a little bit.  Hopefully you can see it now :)

33 Weeks

49 days!  Oh my goodness!  Things are continuing to progress.  The little man is getting bigger, and since he's running out of room, his antics are very visible.  My stomach is constantly jumping around.  But every movement I feel makes me happy...a moving baby is a healthy baby :)  And he is a wiggle worm to be sure.  I swear, he never sleeps.  I hope he starts sleeping when he's born, or I'm going to be one tired mama (well, I probably will be anyway, so I guess I should say even more tired)

We have our final ultrasound on Saturday, so we get another glimpse of Johnny before he is born.  While I know weight prediction in an ultrasound isn't very exact, I think they can tell how long he is with some certainty, so that will be fun.

This weekend is a three day weekend so I think Chris and I are going to try and get Johnny's room as organized as possible.  I'd like to have everything in place and waiting for him when he gets here :)  At least his laundry is little and I can fit a lot in the washer at once.  And speaking of washing, have you all smelled Dreft?  It smells wonderful, just like a baby should :)

We still need a chair for his room (I think).  If anyone has any suggestions/opinions on having a chair to feed in, let me know.  Those buggers aren't cheap, and I don't want to spend money on something we aren't going to end up really using.  We also need to get something for the windows.  I'm thinking longer drapes so that we can block out the sun during daytime nap times, but I also found a valance that matches, so I don't know what I'm going to do.  I found some prints from an Etsy shop called FieldandFlower that were made to match his bedding.  How cute are these?  I ordered them this week and they are on their way!

So now it's time to sit and be patient.  He will be here within the next two months, but not knowing when is frustrating.  I can't wait until I get to see his little face!

I'll have a belly pic up tonight :)

Weekend Excitement

This was a big weekend for us.  There was so much going on! 

Saturday started out super busy.  I was out and about running errands (or maybe I should say waddling errands) while Chris touched up the beige paint (tan, light brown, whatever you'd like to call it...) around the brown around our fireplace (there was some overlap between the two colors), and painted the mantle white.  He did a great job and the paint is all even and smooth now.  We even were able to hang up the picture we got for our wedding shower...almost a year and a half ago.  Better late than never, I guess :)

Doesn't it look pretty!

And then, John's furniture was delivered!  It looks so great.  We had a small hiccup -- one of the drawers was cracked in one corner (we have the WORST luck with furniture -- our kitchen table split and had to be replaced, I think 3 of the chairs had to be sent back because they arrived scratched, and then arrived scratched again -- so really, we should have expected this).  We called the store, and they told us they would replace it without a problem.  The lady thought it would have to be a special order, and said she needed to speak with her manager and call us back.  When she called back, she said to get a whole new dresser would take another 8-12 weeks, but they had the same dresser that had come back with damage to the top, but all the drawers were perfect, so if we just wanted to swap a drawer out, we could.  What a perfect solution!  She said they would send someone out to our house with it sometime during the week, but I asked if we could just come get it that night ourselves.  That was fine, so we did, and now is furniture is all whole :)  I didn't take any pictures yet because his room isn't all put together yet (we still need to get a chair and a bookshelf), but as soon as we're done, I'll post them.  We put his crib skirt on and his little whale sheets...they are so darn cute :)  It all makes having a baby so much more real when you can see where he's going to be :)

Sunday was my shower!  My mom, my sister, my aunts Cathy and Lynn, my cousin Tiffany, Janet, Denise and Bridget put on a beautiful shower for me.  We had good food, good cake and a good time.  Chris and I were overwhelmed by everyones generosity.  Johnny is set for quite some time!  And oh my goodness, did we get some cute little clothes.  I have a lot of laundry to do!  Our house kind of looks like a baby bomb exploded in it right now because we need to figure out how we are going to organize everything, but it will all come together soon!  I will have some pictures from the shower soon, and when I get them, I'll add them to this post.

New outfit my mom got for me :)  Whoa, getting bigger!

Chris and my brother (well, mostly Chris) put together the stroller yesterday and I separated all the clothes out so I can start washing, but that's pretty much as far as we got.  Big adventures are ahead of us!

Belly, 32 Weeks 2 Days

If you're wondering, that's a light switch emerging out of my chest. Also not sure why my shirt is pulling up at the bottom...it wasn't doing that all day.

Doctor Visit #9

I had my next check-up this morning. Too bad I don't have the rest of the day off, which means right now I'm at the train station waiting for my train to take me to work.

Anyway, another good check-up. As far as stats go, I'm at 151 pounds (made up a little for what I didn't gain last time :) ), my blood pressure was 116/63 and I'm measuring right on track now at 32 1/2 cm. His heart rate was at 167, which is higher than it has been, but she assured me that it was still just where it should be. She also told me he is head down but not engaged, which is the position we want him in right now.

I let her know that I was doing better with drinking enough water and that I thought it was helping but that I was still getting Braxton hicks contractions, especially when I worried about them. She told me that I'm going to get them, but that you can think yourself into worse contractions so the more I stress about them, the more I will get and the stronger they can be. Awesome. At least I know that now. It will probably help my crazy brain a little :)

I go back again in two weeks and will see Dr. Patel, my doctor's colleague, since my doctor will be in India. I've never met her but have spoken with her on the phone before, and she seems very nice. There is also an off chance that she could end up delivering John, so it's probably good that I will at least get to see who she is.

I will take a picture tonight so you can see my ever expanding belly :) sorry for slacking this week.

32 Weeks

8 weeks left...we are really getting close.  I'm still continuing to always think I'm in labor, but I guess since nothing is getting worse and my doctor continuously tells me I'm fine, I suppose I should relax :)  But HA!  You try that.  I have decided that is the thing I like least about being pregnant.  The constant uncertainty and worry.  Everything feels wrong to me, and since I have never been pregnant before, I don't know what "wrong" feelings are actually right.  And I'm constantly worried about the baby -- at least now he is big enough to be ok if he were born...I was born at 32 weeks and I turned out just fine (cue all the family jokes that say the opposite).  I'm looking forward to knowing my body again after John is born.  Although I'm sure breastfeeding will usher in a whole new list of challenges and weird feelings.  I feel like my next pregnancy (don't worry, not even being planned or anything, just musing) should be less panicky because I'll at least know what feelings are what. 

As far as the little mister is concerned, he keeps getting bigger and kicks ALL DAY.  I think he is going to be a judo champ or something.  My next ultrasound is scheduled for January 14th, so we'll get to see him again :)  I also have my next doctor appointment this Friday.  Hopefully I've gained some weight (when do you ever utter those words??) so that I don't get yelled at.

32 week belly picture coming soon...

Happy New Year!

Hello 2012 -- the year of our son's birth.  I was talking to my mom yesterday and she was like, wow, he's going to be here next month.  And I was like, oh my goodness, you're right.  Sounds so much closer that way!  It's exciting and a little bit scary that his day of arrival is almost here.

This weekend was pretty calm, but our New Years' tend to be that way.  Saturday Chris put the second coat on John's room, so it's all painted and ready to go now!  The furniture will be delivered this coming Saturday, so we'll be able to put his little room together :)  That night, we ordered pizza from Lou Malnati's (Chris' favorite) and just hung out.  We actually both made it to midnight (I'm pretty sure the past two years I've fallen asleep on the couch by like 10) but were in bed shortly thereafter.  Both Sunday and Monday were low key, as well.  Chris has had a cold for the past week so he took the time to get some rest and feel better.  We did a few things here in there, but nothing exciting enough to report.  Just to make this post more exciting, here are some pictures of Daisy and her rough life this weekend :)

Hope you all had a safe and happy new year! 

Such a lady