I can't believe how soon our little man will be here. Right now I am still SUPER excited and only a bit anxious about the labor and delivery part. I figure I need to think less about HOW he gets here and keep the priority as to WHEN he is finally here. The pain and process will be what ever it needs to be.
DH noticed the slight beginnings of stretch marks on the underside of my BIG BELLY. I was hoping they would skip me this first time, but on the other hand the last time I wore a bikini, or showed by tummy in public was at least 10 years ago anyways!!
Getting more tired these days and need to take more breaks through out the day, feet have started to swell on occasion and hips are really starting to ache more. Another ache down there started on Friday, I assume its baby moving down.
Last ultrasound on Thurs only showed my placenta moved .4cm. The Doc wanted at least 1 full cm. We find out more June 10, and I will update again on how that affects delivery (will he let me go "naturally" or C-section??)
Take care.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
I AM HUGE!
Wow! I am big, at 32 and 1/2 weeks I am on my way to getting some serious stretch marks soon (none yet). Yes, there is only one little boy in there!
At our last Doc appt last Thurs we found out that my placenta is slowly moving up and we are currently on the borderline of C-section or natural delivery. Now I'm getting more anxious realizing that I may have to actually push this little boy out myself. I can do it . . . right? **Just smile at me when I start to freak out :)**
Still feeling good and keeping up with work. Did throw in some breaks just to get through the days on my feet (starting to get some swelling towards the end of the day now).
Here's mine and DH's baby pics I copied and put in the nursery so we can see who he's taking after as he gets bigger.
The salon is coming along at a nice manageable pace.
Work in progress, what a mess!!
At our last Doc appt last Thurs we found out that my placenta is slowly moving up and we are currently on the borderline of C-section or natural delivery. Now I'm getting more anxious realizing that I may have to actually push this little boy out myself. I can do it . . . right? **Just smile at me when I start to freak out :)**
Still feeling good and keeping up with work. Did throw in some breaks just to get through the days on my feet (starting to get some swelling towards the end of the day now).
Here's mine and DH's baby pics I copied and put in the nursery so we can see who he's taking after as he gets bigger.
The salon is coming along at a nice manageable pace.
Work in progress, what a mess!!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
I'm still here . . .
Just wanted to pop in and let you know I was still here. All is going well and keeping busy with all the prepping for our little man while taking care of work stuff and prebooking clients for next month.
We had a ultrasound on Monday the 4th and our little man is 3lbs. 1oz. already and looking good. My placenta is still low lying so we will find out more at our appt tomorrow morning.
Plenty of pictures (U/S, nursery and salon) to come soon.
Hope all is well with my expecting bloggers!!
We had a ultrasound on Monday the 4th and our little man is 3lbs. 1oz. already and looking good. My placenta is still low lying so we will find out more at our appt tomorrow morning.
Plenty of pictures (U/S, nursery and salon) to come soon.
Hope all is well with my expecting bloggers!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tick Tock
I have just realized that time is not slowing down, it's speeding up. We have the nursery done and have started our childbirth classes (only 3 weeks left). *Tick* The salon is coming along nicely and might be done in May sometime. *Tock* Our last big project on our list is selling my house, my brother-in-law will be moved on by May 1st. We have some DEEP cleaning and some minor repairs to make before we put it out there. Now it is deciding between taking an easy route by getting a realitor or selling it ourselves. *Tick Tock*
We had a Dr. appt yesterday and got to do the one hour glucose test. Not bad, just drank a bottle of "orange pop" which tasted pretty good. My glucose came back normal so NO gestational diabeties (yeah!) Went over just a few questions with doc and discussed my last U/S. My placenta is slowly moving up just not out of the woods yet. Next U/S is May 4th, next OB appt is May 14th. *Tick Tock*
Feeling great, a little more tired at the end of my day but hubby has been wonderful! I've also experienced my first couple contractions (braxton-hicks), it seemed odd and at first I was in denial but DH felt my belly and noticed how hard it was too! They didn't last very long, and no pain or any other symtoms with it. Just felt weird, and silly enough to make me smile a bit realizing we are coming into the third trimester! *Tick Tock Tick Tock*
We had a Dr. appt yesterday and got to do the one hour glucose test. Not bad, just drank a bottle of "orange pop" which tasted pretty good. My glucose came back normal so NO gestational diabeties (yeah!) Went over just a few questions with doc and discussed my last U/S. My placenta is slowly moving up just not out of the woods yet. Next U/S is May 4th, next OB appt is May 14th. *Tick Tock*
Feeling great, a little more tired at the end of my day but hubby has been wonderful! I've also experienced my first couple contractions (braxton-hicks), it seemed odd and at first I was in denial but DH felt my belly and noticed how hard it was too! They didn't last very long, and no pain or any other symtoms with it. Just felt weird, and silly enough to make me smile a bit realizing we are coming into the third trimester! *Tick Tock Tick Tock*
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Nursery Pics!
My mom came and helped all weekend with getting this task accomplished and now I love just going in there and wondering how it going to be when our little boy is finally here!!
We had to remove two borders (one that had been painted over, the other on top of that), then sand the edges between paint and where borders were, clean walls, paint walls, touch up and finally freshened up the trim to a lighter beige.
What a relief to have that done. Still have to get the dresser cleaned up, was going to paint it but instead I will just add new handles and knobs. Will add more pics with those updates.
Belly pics to come next time.
We had to remove two borders (one that had been painted over, the other on top of that), then sand the edges between paint and where borders were, clean walls, paint walls, touch up and finally freshened up the trim to a lighter beige.
What a relief to have that done. Still have to get the dresser cleaned up, was going to paint it but instead I will just add new handles and knobs. Will add more pics with those updates.
Belly pics to come next time.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Lots of updates . . .
A thoughtful and "loved" gift from Gramy Steph.
He loves it and says "rank ru"
We celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary on March 29th! Hubby and I agreed that with my birthday in March, his in April, putting in the salon, and getting ready for baby that we wouldn't do gifts for our anniversary. Well my hubby is sweet, so very smart and obviously knows just enough about women (me-especially) that he had to made some sort of romantic gesture . . .
I'll keep him!!
Had another u/s on Weds and still so exciting to see our little man (yes, reconfirmed 'It's a BOY'). My placents still is touching my cervix and we will know on the 14th weather it has made any progress or not.
Here are the lastest of our greatest!!
Working on the nursery and will have pics soon, I promise!! Went with a jungle theme and painting the walls Celery Sprig green, very light and bright. So far I really like it and will take the pics when we are done with the trim today!!
He loves it and says "rank ru"
We celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary on March 29th! Hubby and I agreed that with my birthday in March, his in April, putting in the salon, and getting ready for baby that we wouldn't do gifts for our anniversary. Well my hubby is sweet, so very smart and obviously knows just enough about women (me-especially) that he had to made some sort of romantic gesture . . .
I'll keep him!!
Had another u/s on Weds and still so exciting to see our little man (yes, reconfirmed 'It's a BOY'). My placents still is touching my cervix and we will know on the 14th weather it has made any progress or not.
Here are the lastest of our greatest!!
Working on the nursery and will have pics soon, I promise!! Went with a jungle theme and painting the walls Celery Sprig green, very light and bright. So far I really like it and will take the pics when we are done with the trim today!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
How do you keep up!
I can't believe how fast time is flying by and I have lots to do before our baby boy gets here!!
We had another check-up yesterday and all is good. Amazingly my blood pressure is pretty low, which scared me at first when the nurse asked if that was normal for me. I never paid attention to the numbers and this one was 92/56. Doc reassured me that this was a good thing as long as I didn't have any bad symtoms such as dizzyness or fainting.
Next appt I get to do the one hour glucose test(gestational diabeties), Oh joy. Also we get another ultrasound (April 1st) to check on my placenta's hopeful rise. Right now it is only partially covering my cervix and we have plently of time for it to move. As I understand he wants an ultrasound every 6 weeks to make sure of its progress, but he did add that if it moves away from my cervix it won't "fall" back . . . sigh of relief.
Haven't gotten to the nursery yet. Work is still staying busy as ever and I've been keeping up just to make sure we have enough money saved for my leave. Being self-employed has its perks but no room for maternity leave.
We (my dad) has been working hard on getting the salon in our house so that when it is time to get back to work it will be a little easier. Here are a few pics of the progress. . .
This is the door to the salon coming from our dining room:
This is entering from the outside door looking to the right where the bathroom will be:
Panning slightly to the left to see the door from the dining room:
More to the left, where my station will be:
A better look at the window I get to look out all day as I work:
And finally, this is the view from my station to where the bathroom is and to the right of it is where the entrance from the outside will be:
I am soooo excited to see the progress and to know this is finally working out. I wouldn't be able to do this if it wasn't for my dad. He has been working hard so I can be home more with my little man and still earn a living. I can't thank him enough!! Also thankful that my Stephmom is patient and understands how much I need his help, while his honey-do list at home gets longer.
We had another check-up yesterday and all is good. Amazingly my blood pressure is pretty low, which scared me at first when the nurse asked if that was normal for me. I never paid attention to the numbers and this one was 92/56. Doc reassured me that this was a good thing as long as I didn't have any bad symtoms such as dizzyness or fainting.
Next appt I get to do the one hour glucose test(gestational diabeties), Oh joy. Also we get another ultrasound (April 1st) to check on my placenta's hopeful rise. Right now it is only partially covering my cervix and we have plently of time for it to move. As I understand he wants an ultrasound every 6 weeks to make sure of its progress, but he did add that if it moves away from my cervix it won't "fall" back . . . sigh of relief.
Haven't gotten to the nursery yet. Work is still staying busy as ever and I've been keeping up just to make sure we have enough money saved for my leave. Being self-employed has its perks but no room for maternity leave.
We (my dad) has been working hard on getting the salon in our house so that when it is time to get back to work it will be a little easier. Here are a few pics of the progress. . .
This is the door to the salon coming from our dining room:
This is entering from the outside door looking to the right where the bathroom will be:
Panning slightly to the left to see the door from the dining room:
More to the left, where my station will be:
A better look at the window I get to look out all day as I work:
And finally, this is the view from my station to where the bathroom is and to the right of it is where the entrance from the outside will be:
I am soooo excited to see the progress and to know this is finally working out. I wouldn't be able to do this if it wasn't for my dad. He has been working hard so I can be home more with my little man and still earn a living. I can't thank him enough!! Also thankful that my Stephmom is patient and understands how much I need his help, while his honey-do list at home gets longer.
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