Thirty-Five Weeks

Haven't written about baby in a while so I thought I'd do a short post. This pregnancy has gone really well. No complications. I certainly FEEL pregnant, but nothing major to complain about. My doctor likes that I am a very boring patient. My weight and blood pressure are good, and baby seems to be growing nicely. She's measuring exactly where she's supposed to be and has a good heartbeat.

I am scheduled for a C-section on Jan 5. Since I had to have a C-section with Hannah and it's only been 2 years, my doctor wasn't comfortable with me doing a vaginal birth. She said most of them go really well, but if things go bad it's REALLY scary and happens quickly. Nathan and I did NOT want to mess with that so we opted for another C-section. Hopefully little girl will wait until her scheduled arrival!

There was much less preparation this time, since we already have baby stuff. All the newborn clothes are washed and waiting in her closet. The nursery is all ready since we moved Hannah to a new room. We do need to move the crib up to the highest setting though. =) Nathan's coworkers are having a small shower for us tomorrow so maybe baby girl will have a few NEW clothes to wear. Not that she will care!

22 Weeks

This will be a short post because there isn't much to tell. My pregnancy seems to be going well. Baby girl is growing nicely and has a nice strong heart beat. My doctor likes that I am a nice boring patient. =) Nathan and are still deciding on a name. We plan to do what we did with Hannah and narrow down to 2 names and decide at the hospital once she is born.

For those wondering...our nursery is going to stay a nursery and Hannah is going to move to a new room. We are converting the guest room into her new room. She is not ready to move into a big girl bed yet, so we are going to buy another convertible crib. We painted the room pale pink last weekend and I can't wait until it is all set up!! Still have lots of work to do including order furniture. We hope to get Hannah moved sometime next month so she gets used to her new room before baby girl comes.

First Day at Home

Yesterday after lunch we were discharged from the hospital. Hannah did a great job in her car seat. Grammy and Aunt Kara came up for a few hours and took some photos. They also helped me wash and dry my hair (it's really thick and takes 30 mins to do). Hannah seemed to do pretty well being at home versus the hospital. We were glad we had two sizes of blanket to double swaddle her in. She REALLY likes to be wrapped up tight. I call it a "little Hannah burrito!" She slept in her crib and not the pack and play. Our house isn't that big so the nursery shares a wall with the master bedroom and is only a few feet from the room I was sleeping in. Our bed is really high and too hard for me to get in and out of right now.

Feeding seems to be going well too. Every once in a while we'll have one that's not great, but for the most part she knows what she's doing. The hardest part is keeping her awake. We usually have to stop half way through and burp, change diaper, or something to wake her back up. Here's some photos that Nathan took last night. The big monkey was a Christmas present from Aunt Kara last year to Nathan. He LOVES monkeys! The other photo shows how tiny she is compared to her crib and you can see her "burrito" wrap. Enjoy!




Many people have asked how I am recovering. As long as I stay on the pain meds I do pretty good. I did a little too much yesterday afternoon and was REALLY hurting last night. Today I've taken it a much easier. I was encouraged to be able to do night time feeding independently. I still have a hard time getting in and out of chairs especially with Hannah in my arms. The rocker in her nursery works really well though.

Nursery is Complete

My parents and sister came up today and we put the finishing touches on the nursery. It feels really good to have that done. Now she has a place to go when she comes. =) Enjoy the pictures below.

Only 3 More Weeks

Wow! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone! I am so thankful to have been healthy and not have any major complications.

I went in for another check up yesterday and the doctor discovered our little girl is breech. Apparently she doesn't want to sit upside down. =) So, she's going to check again next Tuesday to see if she decided to flip over. If not, I'm going to head next door to the hospital where they can do an External Cephalic Version. Basically the doctor is going to try and turn her from the outside. If that doesn't work then I will be scheduled for a C-section at 39 weeks. Hopefully she will flip on her own of the doctor can get her to move. I'd rather NOT have to recover from a C-section.

Other than that things are going well. I have one week left to work. YEAH! I'm very ready to say goodbye to my cute but CRAZY class. I plan to spend this weekend finishing up things in the nursery. I'll post pictures once it's completed. And I'll write another update after my appointment on Tuesday.

Prayer Requests:

The baby will flip on her own or that the doctor can move her
Safe and healthy delivery


Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Stubborn Husband

I went for my level 2 sonogram this afternoon and the doctor said everything looks great. She checked out the brain, heart, and kidneys. There was no evidence of any abnormalities. We know that my chances of having a child with a heart defect are very slim, even with my previous history. However, the doctors want to make extra sure and that means extra peaks at the little one. Who could refuse!

For those that don't know, Nathan and I have had an on going "battle" about finding out the gender. I want to know and he wants to be surprised. I was hoping he would just give in at the doctor's office, but he didn't. So at this point the gender is still unknown. I go back for another sonogram in mid September and he says he might change his mind by then. I have my doubts though. =( For now we are both VERY grateful that the baby seems healthy!! Here's my favorite photo...trying to suck it's thumb.



In other news the nursery is painted and no longer blue. YEAH!! And our crib and dresser have been delivered and put together.


Thanks for your continued prayers!

16 Week Check Up and Other Stuff

I went to the doctor this morning for my 16 week appointment. Everything is still going well! I've finally started gaining weight, up a total of 3 pounds now. I was so nauseous at the beginning that it was hard to eat, even though I wasn't actually throwing up. I go back in four weeks for another check up. In two weeks I go back to the specialist for another level 2 sonogram. They want to check out the baby's heart and kidneys. Hopefully the baby will be cooperative and we can also find out gender. =)

We painted the nursery over the weekend and it looks really good. That room was the previous owners office and he had it painted a really ugly and very bright blue. It's now a light spring/mint green. So much better! I've also ordered my crib and dresser/changer. I wasn't planning on ordering this early, but JC Penney was having a great sale! Hopefully it will be here soon. Once it's put together I'll post pictures.

Guess that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!