I'm still here, fat and pregnant. It's hard to follow the "no news is good news" motto in the blogging world. Because a 9mo pregnant mama could disappear from the scene because she's welcoming her new baby into the world................or she could be me. Who just sits around wondering when the first contraction will start. Yay.
Movements are so painful now, although I try to remember that I need to enjoy these last few kicks and turns. They hurt worse than his older brothers kicks, and that kid was a 9 pounder! I don't really think I have another porker hiding in there or anything, but he's definitely a strong little dude. A strong little dude who hasn't given me any signs he's ready to get the heck out of there since Tuesday. TUESDAY! My DH had gotten me a necklace for Valentines Day earlier this year with all 3 kids' birthstone on it. Declan's he chose July's. So I guess he needs to stay put until Sunday. Because we are nothing if not frugal. ;)
I do have some worries/fears I need to jot down here, but that will have to wait until a later post. The kids stayed the night at my MIL's last night, so my mom and I are taking full advantage of the "no kids" thing and are going shopping here in a bit. I'm not really looking forward to being out in triple degree heat. Or putting makeup on. Or being on my feet. Or, you know, being around people in general. But I figure it it does nothing else, at least it will make the day go by faster. Because there is an expiration date on this pregnancy and I need to get to it! My insides hate me right now!
(I sometimes wonder if his movements hurt so badly because he _seriously_ has no room in there. Fundal height has been 2 weeks behind since 33 weeks. But baby is measuring almost exactly right. So, as of right now I have a 38.5 week fetus crammed in a 36.5 week uterus. That has got to be uncomfortable! I know it is for me)
Our journey from a family of 4 to a family of 5!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
38 weeks + 38w appointment
14 days or less! For some reason, the day countdown sounds less than saying 2 weeks. Truthfully I have a hard time believing I still have until July 9th, but who knows. I am pretty sure this kiddo in my belly is going to be one to keep me on my toes, so we'll see what he has in store for me. :)
I was excited going into this ob appointment. Starting on Friday, I've slowly been losing bits of my mucous plug. So I knew that SOMETHING had to be happening in there for that to be coming out on it's own. It never happened with Em and only after a membrane sweep with C. So yay for progress on my own!
Weight gain - UGH. Somehow I've gained 2lbs in a week. I don't feel any larger and had actually thought I had lost a bit of weight. Part of me hopes it's just all baby growth and then the other part of me thinks "oh jeez, please don't let that all be the baby!" because the thought of another giganto baby is just a tiny bit terrifying. Either way, that makes a grand total of 29lbs. Still not that bad for being 38 weeks pregnant, I suppose. I'm about 4 pounds under what I was with C at this stage, so as long as I don't gain 4lbs before baby decides to come, I'll be happy. I'm still measuring 2 weeks behind, which is just the norm now for me. My doctor actually lifted up the side of my stomach that Declan is laying on and said "if he were positioned in the middle, you'd be measuring a lot bigger". So, he thinks it's just D's position that has made me measure so much smaller this time. I didn't ask how big he thinks he is, but 2.5 weeks ago he was measuring 6lbs. So, I'd say at little over 7lbs at this point.
Movement - while it's definitely slowed down some, he's still a pretty active baby. He likes to stretch those little leggies out as far as he can manage. I've tried playing the "what body part is that?" about a million times and I still have no idea when random things start poking out.
Labor signs - Eh, so-so maybe. Like I mentioned above, the mucous plug has started coming out. During my cervical check my doctor seemed a little confused on what he was feeling and at one point said "yes, that is your cervix...." uh, what? Turns out that the opening of my cervix is totally open! But when he started seeing how dilated I was, he found that the further he got in there, the more it was closed. So, I was funneling from the opposite direction! Most women start opening from the inside out, I guess. He said that it all has to open, it was just weird that the outside was open first. He went ahead and called me 2-3cm dilated, though*. My appointment, if he doesn't come before then, we'll do a membrane sweep, which I really don't want considering it hurt so badly last time. So here's hoping baby boy decides that week 38 is the week to be born!
Irrational Fear this week - Nada! C's leg healed nicely and everything seems to be cruising right along. I guess my only "fear" would be me going into labor at the worst possible moment. Like middle of the night and then having to wake both kids up. Or for some reason not being able to reach DH at work.
38 week pic. My poor back. ;)
This summer is already gearing up to be brutal in terms of heat. 106 today at one point. Whew. That's awful weather to deal with, even when not 9mo pregnant. After my doc appointment, my mom and I took the kids to a splash park a few towns over. I wish it was closer because the water was SO nice. And free! Can't beat free. It's only a few exits up from the hospital I will deliver at, so my mom thinks they might be able to take the kids at some point during my hospital stay.
I was excited going into this ob appointment. Starting on Friday, I've slowly been losing bits of my mucous plug. So I knew that SOMETHING had to be happening in there for that to be coming out on it's own. It never happened with Em and only after a membrane sweep with C. So yay for progress on my own!
Weight gain - UGH. Somehow I've gained 2lbs in a week. I don't feel any larger and had actually thought I had lost a bit of weight. Part of me hopes it's just all baby growth and then the other part of me thinks "oh jeez, please don't let that all be the baby!" because the thought of another giganto baby is just a tiny bit terrifying. Either way, that makes a grand total of 29lbs. Still not that bad for being 38 weeks pregnant, I suppose. I'm about 4 pounds under what I was with C at this stage, so as long as I don't gain 4lbs before baby decides to come, I'll be happy. I'm still measuring 2 weeks behind, which is just the norm now for me. My doctor actually lifted up the side of my stomach that Declan is laying on and said "if he were positioned in the middle, you'd be measuring a lot bigger". So, he thinks it's just D's position that has made me measure so much smaller this time. I didn't ask how big he thinks he is, but 2.5 weeks ago he was measuring 6lbs. So, I'd say at little over 7lbs at this point.
Movement - while it's definitely slowed down some, he's still a pretty active baby. He likes to stretch those little leggies out as far as he can manage. I've tried playing the "what body part is that?" about a million times and I still have no idea when random things start poking out.
Labor signs - Eh, so-so maybe. Like I mentioned above, the mucous plug has started coming out. During my cervical check my doctor seemed a little confused on what he was feeling and at one point said "yes, that is your cervix...." uh, what? Turns out that the opening of my cervix is totally open! But when he started seeing how dilated I was, he found that the further he got in there, the more it was closed. So, I was funneling from the opposite direction! Most women start opening from the inside out, I guess. He said that it all has to open, it was just weird that the outside was open first. He went ahead and called me 2-3cm dilated, though*. My appointment, if he doesn't come before then, we'll do a membrane sweep, which I really don't want considering it hurt so badly last time. So here's hoping baby boy decides that week 38 is the week to be born!
Irrational Fear this week - Nada! C's leg healed nicely and everything seems to be cruising right along. I guess my only "fear" would be me going into labor at the worst possible moment. Like middle of the night and then having to wake both kids up. Or for some reason not being able to reach DH at work.
38 week pic. My poor back. ;)
This summer is already gearing up to be brutal in terms of heat. 106 today at one point. Whew. That's awful weather to deal with, even when not 9mo pregnant. After my doc appointment, my mom and I took the kids to a splash park a few towns over. I wish it was closer because the water was SO nice. And free! Can't beat free. It's only a few exits up from the hospital I will deliver at, so my mom thinks they might be able to take the kids at some point during my hospital stay.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Can it be....Nesting?!
I'm still here and still pregnant. I've said from the beginning that I just had this weird feeling he would come sooner rather than later, so I'm hoping he doesn't take that as a personal challenge and wait until the last possible moment (I can't go over 3 days past my due date since my RH shot expires then). No more spotting but I am still more crampy and I swear my child is going to try to come out the wrong side...lol. So much pressure in that area which makes me wonder what kind of position he's gotten himself into.
Now comes the exciting part. I think I've officially hit the nesting stage. Really, I've been waiting for this stage for months because I have not done well with keeping up the house lately. A lot of just doing enough to keep a clean house and not really doing a deep clean, which it needs desperately. This morning I woke up and just thought "ok, it's time to get down to business". So between about a million BH contractions today I've caught up on ALL the laundry, cleaned the house, met someone who was buying a shirt from me, cleaned up the deck, cleaned my car, threw our extra convertible car seats in my husbands truck, and am currently putting a bit more water in our pool since we've been without rain for a while. Whew. I still have to make dinner, fold some of the laundry I've done, and vacuum again because that's really the only house cleaning I'm anal about. I have a few more things to clean out this week and then I've talked DH into cleaning the carpets on Friday night. :) So sweet baby D, you can come on Saturday.
C's staph seems to be healing. It's hard for me to tell since I stare at this thing ALL. DAY. LONG. So any sort of small improvement seems lost on me. DH swears it looks better than it did Monday and I'm hoping to get my mom over here tomorrow to see what her opinion is on it. I just want to know going into tomorrow night whether or not I need to make another appointment for Friday. Our daily routine of medicine looks like this:
Calamine lotion on one leg and both arms 3x a day
Prescription antibiotic cream on his cut 3x a day
Oral antibiotics 2x a day
So there BETTER be some improvement by tomorrow considering I've been doing this since Monday night. No matter what type of skin infection he got after getting poison ivy in a cut, all that medicine should take care of it, so it's just me being impatient while the antibiotics do their thing and build up in his system.
Fingers crossed these random contractions and pains morph into something more!
Now comes the exciting part. I think I've officially hit the nesting stage. Really, I've been waiting for this stage for months because I have not done well with keeping up the house lately. A lot of just doing enough to keep a clean house and not really doing a deep clean, which it needs desperately. This morning I woke up and just thought "ok, it's time to get down to business". So between about a million BH contractions today I've caught up on ALL the laundry, cleaned the house, met someone who was buying a shirt from me, cleaned up the deck, cleaned my car, threw our extra convertible car seats in my husbands truck, and am currently putting a bit more water in our pool since we've been without rain for a while. Whew. I still have to make dinner, fold some of the laundry I've done, and vacuum again because that's really the only house cleaning I'm anal about. I have a few more things to clean out this week and then I've talked DH into cleaning the carpets on Friday night. :) So sweet baby D, you can come on Saturday.
C's staph seems to be healing. It's hard for me to tell since I stare at this thing ALL. DAY. LONG. So any sort of small improvement seems lost on me. DH swears it looks better than it did Monday and I'm hoping to get my mom over here tomorrow to see what her opinion is on it. I just want to know going into tomorrow night whether or not I need to make another appointment for Friday. Our daily routine of medicine looks like this:
Calamine lotion on one leg and both arms 3x a day
Prescription antibiotic cream on his cut 3x a day
Oral antibiotics 2x a day
So there BETTER be some improvement by tomorrow considering I've been doing this since Monday night. No matter what type of skin infection he got after getting poison ivy in a cut, all that medicine should take care of it, so it's just me being impatient while the antibiotics do their thing and build up in his system.
Fingers crossed these random contractions and pains morph into something more!
Monday, June 18, 2012
{37 weeks} + 37 week appointment
I've made it! Officially full-term, which means...."hey, Dec. Anytime you're ready." ;)
I also had my 37 week appointment this morning, since my doctor moved up my weekly appointments from the normal Thursday to Monday's now. It really wasn't that eventful, which is both a blessing and a curse because obviously I want SOMETHING to happen here soon.
Weight gain - I'm up 2lbs since my last appointment at 35.5 weeks. Altogether I've gained 27lbs, which isn't that bad for 37 weeks. At this point I stopped gaining with C, but this is where I gained a ton with Em. So we shall see who's pregnant footsteps we follow. As of right now, I'm about 6lbs lighter than I was with Connor, so that definitely makes me feel good. I'm still measuring about 2 weeks behind when he measures my uterus. My doctor isn't worried at all, especially since it's still growing. At 33 weeks I was suddenly measuring 30 weeks, so I've actually gained 5cm in a 4 week period. So, growing. :) At this point I am expecting a pretty average baby in terms of size. My guess is around the 7-7.5lb range.
Movement - Definitely, although he does seem to have some pretty good sleep patterns going on. There are periods where I feel nothing. Usually about the time I start prodding him he wakes up and gets to groovin' in there. He was moving a ton while Dr. S was listening to his heartbeat (148). It was so cute just listening to him rolling around in there. He also likes to turn from side to side. It's amusing watching his little booty go from my right to my left, but it's also a slight bummer since that means he's probably not that engaged into my pelvis yet. Little dude needs to move DOWN.
Signs of Labor - This is where it gets interesting. According to my cervix check this morning, I'm at a 1cm, but still pretty thick. So things are slowly moving in the right direction. After my appointment me, my mom, and the kids went out to lunch, went to C's doc appointment (more on that in a bit) and then went to the mall in the hope I'd find something for me to wear at the hospital. At C's appointment I had a pretty intense contraction. Like, I couldn't move my legs for a second because there was so much pressure! It didn't happen again so I didn't think much of it. Then at the mall I started getting this stitch in my side, one that I had also experienced last night. Very similar to how your side will hurt after a run (not that I do much running..lol). Anyway, I suddenly felt a little wetness and thought it was probably just the normal, heavier discharge that comes with being 9mo pregnant. I went ahead and went to the bathroom to check it out. Come to find out, I was spotting. Not bright red blood, but sort of orangish brown and it was thick and stringy (TMI, I know). That was around 3pm or so this afternoon. As of now, at almost 9:30 at night it's still continuing. Sometimes it looks a bit mucousy which makes me think maybe I am losing my mucous plug. But there's also a good chance it's just from my cervical check from this morning. So who knows. I do feel a bit more crampy tonight, but again, I've had a very busy day so that's to be expected.
Irritation Fear this week - this week it has nothing to do with baby #3 and is all about baby #2. Last Thursday, after our play date at a friends house, I noticed that both kids were ate up with bug bites from playing out behind my friends house. I didn't think that much of it, since bug bites are like a right of passage in the summer. I also noticed that C had a weird black (??) cut on his leg, but again, really didn't dwell on it. Friday the cut looked a little red around it. Saturday it was starting to swell on his leg and by Saturday night besides the redness and swelling, he also had a rash around it and going up his leg. He also seemed to have some poison ivy or something on his arms. I kept antibacterial cream on it as much as I could but on Sunday I knew I'd be taking him in to get it checked today. The black scab was pretty much gone, but the cut wasn't getting any better and it seemed to have some clear/yellowish drainage along parts of it (as well as looking sort of yellow inside the wound). So I made an appointment as soon as they opened this morning and before we left for my own appointment. The doctor studied it for a bit, cleaned it some, and finally said she was pretty sure that was a staph infection called impetigo. Since the cut did have a yellowish appearance and with the rash surrounding it and going up the leg, she was fairly confident that's what it was. She said at one point "I wouldn't feel right sending you home with nothing to treat this" so my boy is now on an antibiotic cream, plus oral antibiotics. I'm hoping to see some improvement by the end of the week or I will be going back, because I am the parent who always thinks "what if the diagnosis was wrong?!" She never mentioned it being contagious, but a quick google search tells me it is, especially from child to child. So after looking Emma over, I'm pretty sure she has a small spot of it beside her mouth (which is the most common place for it). I'm going to use regular antibiotic cream for it tonight and then call tomorrow to make sure she can go ahead and use the prescription cream as well. Hopefully we can get this all cleared up before baby #3 gets here! My gut feeling of poison ivy on his arms was also right. The doctor thinks what happened was that he got the scratch while playing and probably got some poison ivy in the wound, along with the staph. She said a mixture of things that made him get the infection. I keep joking that I am going to call my friend tomorrow and tell her I'm burning down her yard since that's where it all started. ;)
So yeah, I'll be staring obsessively at my 2yr's leg (and my 5yr olds chin) all week long until they heal. ;)
I am definitely feeling a lot more crampy tonight and keep getting some mild contractions. Not that really hurt my stomach, but ones that are giving me some nice pressure "down below". So here's hoping each one is helping me dilate just that much more. My doc did say as he was leaving "I'll see you in one week...unless I see you before that" so at least he wasn't all "I will see you next Monday, because girl, you are not CLOSE to labor...lol".
I also had my 37 week appointment this morning, since my doctor moved up my weekly appointments from the normal Thursday to Monday's now. It really wasn't that eventful, which is both a blessing and a curse because obviously I want SOMETHING to happen here soon.
Weight gain - I'm up 2lbs since my last appointment at 35.5 weeks. Altogether I've gained 27lbs, which isn't that bad for 37 weeks. At this point I stopped gaining with C, but this is where I gained a ton with Em. So we shall see who's pregnant footsteps we follow. As of right now, I'm about 6lbs lighter than I was with Connor, so that definitely makes me feel good. I'm still measuring about 2 weeks behind when he measures my uterus. My doctor isn't worried at all, especially since it's still growing. At 33 weeks I was suddenly measuring 30 weeks, so I've actually gained 5cm in a 4 week period. So, growing. :) At this point I am expecting a pretty average baby in terms of size. My guess is around the 7-7.5lb range.
Movement - Definitely, although he does seem to have some pretty good sleep patterns going on. There are periods where I feel nothing. Usually about the time I start prodding him he wakes up and gets to groovin' in there. He was moving a ton while Dr. S was listening to his heartbeat (148). It was so cute just listening to him rolling around in there. He also likes to turn from side to side. It's amusing watching his little booty go from my right to my left, but it's also a slight bummer since that means he's probably not that engaged into my pelvis yet. Little dude needs to move DOWN.
Signs of Labor - This is where it gets interesting. According to my cervix check this morning, I'm at a 1cm, but still pretty thick. So things are slowly moving in the right direction. After my appointment me, my mom, and the kids went out to lunch, went to C's doc appointment (more on that in a bit) and then went to the mall in the hope I'd find something for me to wear at the hospital. At C's appointment I had a pretty intense contraction. Like, I couldn't move my legs for a second because there was so much pressure! It didn't happen again so I didn't think much of it. Then at the mall I started getting this stitch in my side, one that I had also experienced last night. Very similar to how your side will hurt after a run (not that I do much running..lol). Anyway, I suddenly felt a little wetness and thought it was probably just the normal, heavier discharge that comes with being 9mo pregnant. I went ahead and went to the bathroom to check it out. Come to find out, I was spotting. Not bright red blood, but sort of orangish brown and it was thick and stringy (TMI, I know). That was around 3pm or so this afternoon. As of now, at almost 9:30 at night it's still continuing. Sometimes it looks a bit mucousy which makes me think maybe I am losing my mucous plug. But there's also a good chance it's just from my cervical check from this morning. So who knows. I do feel a bit more crampy tonight, but again, I've had a very busy day so that's to be expected.
Irritation Fear this week - this week it has nothing to do with baby #3 and is all about baby #2. Last Thursday, after our play date at a friends house, I noticed that both kids were ate up with bug bites from playing out behind my friends house. I didn't think that much of it, since bug bites are like a right of passage in the summer. I also noticed that C had a weird black (??) cut on his leg, but again, really didn't dwell on it. Friday the cut looked a little red around it. Saturday it was starting to swell on his leg and by Saturday night besides the redness and swelling, he also had a rash around it and going up his leg. He also seemed to have some poison ivy or something on his arms. I kept antibacterial cream on it as much as I could but on Sunday I knew I'd be taking him in to get it checked today. The black scab was pretty much gone, but the cut wasn't getting any better and it seemed to have some clear/yellowish drainage along parts of it (as well as looking sort of yellow inside the wound). So I made an appointment as soon as they opened this morning and before we left for my own appointment. The doctor studied it for a bit, cleaned it some, and finally said she was pretty sure that was a staph infection called impetigo. Since the cut did have a yellowish appearance and with the rash surrounding it and going up the leg, she was fairly confident that's what it was. She said at one point "I wouldn't feel right sending you home with nothing to treat this" so my boy is now on an antibiotic cream, plus oral antibiotics. I'm hoping to see some improvement by the end of the week or I will be going back, because I am the parent who always thinks "what if the diagnosis was wrong?!" She never mentioned it being contagious, but a quick google search tells me it is, especially from child to child. So after looking Emma over, I'm pretty sure she has a small spot of it beside her mouth (which is the most common place for it). I'm going to use regular antibiotic cream for it tonight and then call tomorrow to make sure she can go ahead and use the prescription cream as well. Hopefully we can get this all cleared up before baby #3 gets here! My gut feeling of poison ivy on his arms was also right. The doctor thinks what happened was that he got the scratch while playing and probably got some poison ivy in the wound, along with the staph. She said a mixture of things that made him get the infection. I keep joking that I am going to call my friend tomorrow and tell her I'm burning down her yard since that's where it all started. ;)
So yeah, I'll be staring obsessively at my 2yr's leg (and my 5yr olds chin) all week long until they heal. ;)
I am definitely feeling a lot more crampy tonight and keep getting some mild contractions. Not that really hurt my stomach, but ones that are giving me some nice pressure "down below". So here's hoping each one is helping me dilate just that much more. My doc did say as he was leaving "I'll see you in one week...unless I see you before that" so at least he wasn't all "I will see you next Monday, because girl, you are not CLOSE to labor...lol".
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Trying to keep busy
It's been hard to keep busy so far this summer. It was so easy just a month ago, when we were right in the middle of preschool, t-ball practices/games, and play dates. Now, everything is over and with me being right smack dab in my last few weeks of pregnancy, we find ourselves at home a lot more than usual. Sounds weird, but the day usually goes by so much smoother out and about. They aren't fighting as much, the hours go by faster, and the house stays cleaner. However, just the thought of getting us all ready and out the door is literally exhausting. I seriously can't take a shower and/or put makeup on without getting out of breath and tired. I'm really trying to enjoy these last few weeks, but at this point I really want to be exhausted for reasons other than feeling large and not being able to sleep because I can't get comfortable or need to pee every hour. Night time feedings and peaceful snuggles in the dark for the win!
We did manage to get out of the house for a play date with a friend of mine the other day. Her kids are almost the exact same age as my two. It's so funny watching them play together because it just reminds us of when _we_ played together all those years ago (we have been friends since 2nd grade!). The two girls get along so well and had a dance party the whole time. The boys, on the other hand, spent their time fighting over toys which ended in some hitting and some tears. Of course, within minutes they were completely over it, while my friend and I sat there like "I thought they were fighting?" LOL, just another example of the difference between boys and girls. ;)
Em also has a pool party today that I am NOT looking forward to. I know that she will have a blast, but there is no way in hell I'm getting into a bathing suit in front of a group of mother's I don't know. Heck, I wouldn't get in a bathing suit in front of people I DO know. I'm not that mean. ;) Last week I bought a long non-maternity tank top and some comfy shorts and that will be my pool attire. I'm hoping I won't even have to get in the water and can just hang out beside the pool and watch Emma play, but knowing her, I'll be forced in at some point.
In baby news, I have some of my hospital bag packed! Not a a lot, but I think Declan is all set. All I put in there for him is some clothes, a blanket, a boppy pillow, and some wipes. Diapers will be provided there (along with anything else I might need) so he is set. My mom, who has always bought my pj's for the hospital with all of my kids has said that we are making that a priority this upcoming week. After those are bought, along with the car seat, I THINK we are done! Then it just becomes a waiting game. I have fingers and toes crossed that I am progressing at my 37 week appointment on Monday.
A few pics from our latest play date.
We did manage to get out of the house for a play date with a friend of mine the other day. Her kids are almost the exact same age as my two. It's so funny watching them play together because it just reminds us of when _we_ played together all those years ago (we have been friends since 2nd grade!). The two girls get along so well and had a dance party the whole time. The boys, on the other hand, spent their time fighting over toys which ended in some hitting and some tears. Of course, within minutes they were completely over it, while my friend and I sat there like "I thought they were fighting?" LOL, just another example of the difference between boys and girls. ;)
Em also has a pool party today that I am NOT looking forward to. I know that she will have a blast, but there is no way in hell I'm getting into a bathing suit in front of a group of mother's I don't know. Heck, I wouldn't get in a bathing suit in front of people I DO know. I'm not that mean. ;) Last week I bought a long non-maternity tank top and some comfy shorts and that will be my pool attire. I'm hoping I won't even have to get in the water and can just hang out beside the pool and watch Emma play, but knowing her, I'll be forced in at some point.
In baby news, I have some of my hospital bag packed! Not a a lot, but I think Declan is all set. All I put in there for him is some clothes, a blanket, a boppy pillow, and some wipes. Diapers will be provided there (along with anything else I might need) so he is set. My mom, who has always bought my pj's for the hospital with all of my kids has said that we are making that a priority this upcoming week. After those are bought, along with the car seat, I THINK we are done! Then it just becomes a waiting game. I have fingers and toes crossed that I am progressing at my 37 week appointment on Monday.
A few pics from our latest play date.
Crazy things happen when these girls get together!
Monday, June 11, 2012
{36 weeks}
The countdown looks a little something like this:
1 week until full term
No more than 4 weeks until he's here.
Is that insane or what?! What makes it even more insane is the fact that even though I could potentially have this kid in the next few weeks, I haven't even packed a bag yet! Some of that is because I don't yet have my pj's that my mom always buys me before each hospital visit, but most of it is pure laziness. It's not even that big of a job, since you need very little for yourself and baby (contrary to those insane overnight bag lists you find on baby sites). We ARE buying the car seat this weekend, so if I have the bags packed by then I'll be satisfied. What's funny - but also sort of alarming - is that I'm not quite sure which hospital my doctor even delivers at! We could choose between two with C, but this time around my doc only delivers at 1. Which of course is the one we DIDN'T choose, so I can't remember it's name. DH keeps joking that I better call and figure that out, that way we aren't driving aimlessly around stopping at different hospitals when it comes time to have this little dude.
Weight gain - No idea. I've given up on trying to figure out what my weight is at home. I feel so good about only gaining 2lbs in the last 4 weeks, though. That seriously has never happened in my final month of pregnancy before. I would say this would worry me about size of baby, but since he was measuring at 6lbs last week, I'd say he's getting all he needs in there. :) It is strange how different I am carrying this time. With C I was huge at this point, with people telling me left and right I'd never make it 4 more weeks. This time I seem to be carrying a bit smaller. I mean, I still get the whole "you're about to pop!" comments from strangers, but I also get a lot of "you're so tiny" and " you're not very big for 9mo". You'd think a pregnant lad would enjoy those comments, but all it does is make you worry. Ahh, tis' the life of a mommy to be. ;) I'm continuing to measure my fundal height at home and I'm getting right at 36cm. So while it might not match up exactly with the doctor, at least I know that baby belly is indeed growing.
Movement - I can tell he's starting to run out of room in there. He can still get those little feet a kickin' but for the most part it's just him dragging his booty from one side of my belly to the other. His movements can hurt/feel uncomfortable form time to time, but I'm really enjoying the last few weeks of feeling my boy move. Em loves feeling him move and just smiles from ear to ear when she feels like. C doesn't ever seem to notice, even when he's using my belly as a pillow or is draping himself across me when he's tired. I wonder if he ever thinks "what in the world?". LOL.
Irrational Fear this week - this week I have been more like my normal worry wart self. As my doctor was leaving out the door after our appointment last week, he turned around last minute and said "here, you can have this copy of you want" and handed me a 3 page report of my ultrasound I had just had. Oh boy, my fingers were itching to start googling almost immediately! I didn't have time to sit down and really research what all the numbers and words meant until this weekend, but finally on Saturday I was able to do so. Everything, for the most part, looks great. He's was measuring 6lbs exactly, was in the 54th% for his gestational age, and was only measuring 3 days behind, which is no biggie since he's done that since the beginning. However, there were two things that stood out to me. First was the placenta grade. It's at a stage 2, which is VERY common for this late in the pregnancy. But it does mean it's starting to get old and wore out. Definitely not severe enough to be labeled a stage 3 or anything, but it does make me aware that this pregnancy is indeed coming to a close. The next thing was how he was measuring on specific body parts. Since measuring a baby, especially one as wiggly and big as a 35 weeker can be hard. So, the tech takes a lot of measurements and then just averages them out. His belly was was measuring between 33w1d-39w2d, so his average is 36w2d (a bit bigger sicne I was 35w3d at my last appointment). Fetal length was measuring altogether at 36w2d as well. So his chubby belly and leg length are definitely proportionate. :) However, his head was measuring between 30w3d-36w3d. Averaging that out is 33w2d, which makes his head two weeks behind everything else. Obviously if her largest measurement of 36w3d is the correct one, then he would be measuring about a week ahead altogether. There was also a graph on the 3rd page showing how each body part has grown since my 19w ultrasound, and his head has followed his growth curve almost perfectly, so his head is growing at a nice normal pace. But I will admit I had an "omg, what if his brain isn't growing properly?! Or if his just quit growing for some reason?!" thoughts a few times over the last few days. That's obviously not the case and I'm over it now, but that has been my irrational fear this week. :)
_I give mad props to whoever ended up reading that last paragraph in it's entirety. The jumble of numbers makes my brain hurt and I'm the one who wrote it! _
Signs of Labor - None. I have the random BH contractions and pressure, but nothing that makes me pause and think "maybe......??"
Things I'm looking forward to - nothing really going on this week. A play date on Thursday and then a swimming party this weekend.
Non-baby related happenings include this insane virus that has literally swept through my entire family, including my parents and brother! Luckily it only lasts about 24hrs or so, but it's rough. My kids also ended up pouring some gasoline all over our front porch, so smokers should stay away! Gah.
36 week belly
1 week until full term
No more than 4 weeks until he's here.
Is that insane or what?! What makes it even more insane is the fact that even though I could potentially have this kid in the next few weeks, I haven't even packed a bag yet! Some of that is because I don't yet have my pj's that my mom always buys me before each hospital visit, but most of it is pure laziness. It's not even that big of a job, since you need very little for yourself and baby (contrary to those insane overnight bag lists you find on baby sites). We ARE buying the car seat this weekend, so if I have the bags packed by then I'll be satisfied. What's funny - but also sort of alarming - is that I'm not quite sure which hospital my doctor even delivers at! We could choose between two with C, but this time around my doc only delivers at 1. Which of course is the one we DIDN'T choose, so I can't remember it's name. DH keeps joking that I better call and figure that out, that way we aren't driving aimlessly around stopping at different hospitals when it comes time to have this little dude.
Weight gain - No idea. I've given up on trying to figure out what my weight is at home. I feel so good about only gaining 2lbs in the last 4 weeks, though. That seriously has never happened in my final month of pregnancy before. I would say this would worry me about size of baby, but since he was measuring at 6lbs last week, I'd say he's getting all he needs in there. :) It is strange how different I am carrying this time. With C I was huge at this point, with people telling me left and right I'd never make it 4 more weeks. This time I seem to be carrying a bit smaller. I mean, I still get the whole "you're about to pop!" comments from strangers, but I also get a lot of "you're so tiny" and " you're not very big for 9mo". You'd think a pregnant lad would enjoy those comments, but all it does is make you worry. Ahh, tis' the life of a mommy to be. ;) I'm continuing to measure my fundal height at home and I'm getting right at 36cm. So while it might not match up exactly with the doctor, at least I know that baby belly is indeed growing.
Movement - I can tell he's starting to run out of room in there. He can still get those little feet a kickin' but for the most part it's just him dragging his booty from one side of my belly to the other. His movements can hurt/feel uncomfortable form time to time, but I'm really enjoying the last few weeks of feeling my boy move. Em loves feeling him move and just smiles from ear to ear when she feels like. C doesn't ever seem to notice, even when he's using my belly as a pillow or is draping himself across me when he's tired. I wonder if he ever thinks "what in the world?". LOL.
Irrational Fear this week - this week I have been more like my normal worry wart self. As my doctor was leaving out the door after our appointment last week, he turned around last minute and said "here, you can have this copy of you want" and handed me a 3 page report of my ultrasound I had just had. Oh boy, my fingers were itching to start googling almost immediately! I didn't have time to sit down and really research what all the numbers and words meant until this weekend, but finally on Saturday I was able to do so. Everything, for the most part, looks great. He's was measuring 6lbs exactly, was in the 54th% for his gestational age, and was only measuring 3 days behind, which is no biggie since he's done that since the beginning. However, there were two things that stood out to me. First was the placenta grade. It's at a stage 2, which is VERY common for this late in the pregnancy. But it does mean it's starting to get old and wore out. Definitely not severe enough to be labeled a stage 3 or anything, but it does make me aware that this pregnancy is indeed coming to a close. The next thing was how he was measuring on specific body parts. Since measuring a baby, especially one as wiggly and big as a 35 weeker can be hard. So, the tech takes a lot of measurements and then just averages them out. His belly was was measuring between 33w1d-39w2d, so his average is 36w2d (a bit bigger sicne I was 35w3d at my last appointment). Fetal length was measuring altogether at 36w2d as well. So his chubby belly and leg length are definitely proportionate. :) However, his head was measuring between 30w3d-36w3d. Averaging that out is 33w2d, which makes his head two weeks behind everything else. Obviously if her largest measurement of 36w3d is the correct one, then he would be measuring about a week ahead altogether. There was also a graph on the 3rd page showing how each body part has grown since my 19w ultrasound, and his head has followed his growth curve almost perfectly, so his head is growing at a nice normal pace. But I will admit I had an "omg, what if his brain isn't growing properly?! Or if his just quit growing for some reason?!" thoughts a few times over the last few days. That's obviously not the case and I'm over it now, but that has been my irrational fear this week. :)
_I give mad props to whoever ended up reading that last paragraph in it's entirety. The jumble of numbers makes my brain hurt and I'm the one who wrote it! _
Signs of Labor - None. I have the random BH contractions and pressure, but nothing that makes me pause and think "maybe......??"
Things I'm looking forward to - nothing really going on this week. A play date on Thursday and then a swimming party this weekend.
Non-baby related happenings include this insane virus that has literally swept through my entire family, including my parents and brother! Luckily it only lasts about 24hrs or so, but it's rough. My kids also ended up pouring some gasoline all over our front porch, so smokers should stay away! Gah.
36 week belly
Just for comparison, my 33 on the left and 36 on the right.
I really can't tell if there is a difference or not. Maybe a bit fuller at 36 weeks? Somehow I have a 6lber hiding in there somewhere. ;)
Thursday, June 7, 2012
35 week OB appointment
The night leading up to this appointment was insane. I was woken up around 12:30 to my cat fighting another cat on our porch. I opened the door just in time to see the neighbors cat take off up our driveway, but my cat (Winston) was still rolling and flopping around on the porch like he was fighting something. It was insane! I wasn't sure if he was having some kind of seizure or what, but he rolled and flopped until he eventually fell off the porch. At that point, he was just lying there on the ground on his side, not moving. I seriously started thinking he was paralyzed or something, because he was just so _still_. I woke my husband up to come inspect him and our cat eventually got up and walked away, but he still seemed a bit off. I've seen him a couple of times today and he seems to be walking/acting fine, so I have no idea what happened last night....
Anyway, on to my appointment! I had my ultrasound first. I love the tech there and she had me laughing my butt off, as usual. Declan is head down!! Yay! I never felt the "big roll" that so many talk about, but I'm certainly not complaining. What's funny is that even though he's head down, he's still in the "frank" position with his feet up over his head. I'm probably going to have a time keeping those little leggies down when he's born. :) Everything looked perfect. Fluid levels were normal and he's actually measuring a bit big at 6lbs already! He's still measuring length wise about 3-4 days behind like he's done from the beginning. At this point 3-4 days doesn't mean much, other than he might be a bit shorter (but chunkier..haha). I always watch closely when she's measuring body parts and with one measurement of his belly, she got 39w 3d!! Since both of his hands and feet, plus the cord, all in front of his face she couldn't get a clear picture of his face. I did see a quick glimpse of some massively chubby cheeks and a nose, though. :) She was so cool and said that since I didn't get any pictures this time, to come find her at my next appointment and if she's not busy she'd sneak me back there and get a picture. So here's hoping I get one more chance to see him before the big day! Speaking of the big day, although I wasn't checked for dilation, she did measure my cervix during the ultrasound. It came in at 4.95cm. I googled that when I got home and from what I found, a fully closed cervix usually measures at 5cm...lol. So darn it, there's been no progress on that front as of yet. I'm hopeful that now that he's head down, things will get started. The UT also kept laughing about D's "goods". She said that it's funny how baby boys can already be so different in the womb. She said sometimes they are just these little tiny things poking out and then other times it takes over the ultrasound screen! LOL. She made a comment at one point about "seeing "it" by his knees" and then said "his dad will be proud". Haha! She is SO inappropriate most of the time, but I really do love her.
Up next was my appointment. Once again I only gained 1 pound in 2 weeks! This means I've gained 25lbs altogether right now. I'm definitely happy with that. My original goal had been 25lbs but I knew fairly quickly that wasn't going to happen, so I changed it to 30lbs. I think I might make that one! :) Blood pressure was perfect like always. I'm STILL measuring about 2 weeks behind but my doctor said he wasn't going to worry about that at all. Baby is measuring in the 54th percentile and he said "you can't get much more perfect than that!" so I'm just carrying small this time. I had my groub b test done and I also had him go ahead and do a culture since I still keep getting symptoms of a yeasty. That came back fine, so I'm assuming my hormones have just made me all out of whack. Next appointment is in 1.5 weeks when I'll be exactly 37 weeks. He'll start checking me then and I'll start going weekly. He also mentioned that his daughters are coming into town that day so he's going to start trying to get everything scheduled for vacation. That makes me a bit anxious since he'll probably have vacation sometime around when I'm due. My doc is very lax about when you want to have him, so I'm thinking he'll probably offer to induce me around his schedule if I am interested. It's something to think about, especially since I was told if Declan follows his growing curve, I'd be looking at another 9lber if I went to my due date or a bit over. O.o
Anyway, on to my appointment! I had my ultrasound first. I love the tech there and she had me laughing my butt off, as usual. Declan is head down!! Yay! I never felt the "big roll" that so many talk about, but I'm certainly not complaining. What's funny is that even though he's head down, he's still in the "frank" position with his feet up over his head. I'm probably going to have a time keeping those little leggies down when he's born. :) Everything looked perfect. Fluid levels were normal and he's actually measuring a bit big at 6lbs already! He's still measuring length wise about 3-4 days behind like he's done from the beginning. At this point 3-4 days doesn't mean much, other than he might be a bit shorter (but chunkier..haha). I always watch closely when she's measuring body parts and with one measurement of his belly, she got 39w 3d!! Since both of his hands and feet, plus the cord, all in front of his face she couldn't get a clear picture of his face. I did see a quick glimpse of some massively chubby cheeks and a nose, though. :) She was so cool and said that since I didn't get any pictures this time, to come find her at my next appointment and if she's not busy she'd sneak me back there and get a picture. So here's hoping I get one more chance to see him before the big day! Speaking of the big day, although I wasn't checked for dilation, she did measure my cervix during the ultrasound. It came in at 4.95cm. I googled that when I got home and from what I found, a fully closed cervix usually measures at 5cm...lol. So darn it, there's been no progress on that front as of yet. I'm hopeful that now that he's head down, things will get started. The UT also kept laughing about D's "goods". She said that it's funny how baby boys can already be so different in the womb. She said sometimes they are just these little tiny things poking out and then other times it takes over the ultrasound screen! LOL. She made a comment at one point about "seeing "it" by his knees" and then said "his dad will be proud". Haha! She is SO inappropriate most of the time, but I really do love her.
Up next was my appointment. Once again I only gained 1 pound in 2 weeks! This means I've gained 25lbs altogether right now. I'm definitely happy with that. My original goal had been 25lbs but I knew fairly quickly that wasn't going to happen, so I changed it to 30lbs. I think I might make that one! :) Blood pressure was perfect like always. I'm STILL measuring about 2 weeks behind but my doctor said he wasn't going to worry about that at all. Baby is measuring in the 54th percentile and he said "you can't get much more perfect than that!" so I'm just carrying small this time. I had my groub b test done and I also had him go ahead and do a culture since I still keep getting symptoms of a yeasty. That came back fine, so I'm assuming my hormones have just made me all out of whack. Next appointment is in 1.5 weeks when I'll be exactly 37 weeks. He'll start checking me then and I'll start going weekly. He also mentioned that his daughters are coming into town that day so he's going to start trying to get everything scheduled for vacation. That makes me a bit anxious since he'll probably have vacation sometime around when I'm due. My doc is very lax about when you want to have him, so I'm thinking he'll probably offer to induce me around his schedule if I am interested. It's something to think about, especially since I was told if Declan follows his growing curve, I'd be looking at another 9lber if I went to my due date or a bit over. O.o
Monday, June 4, 2012
{35 weeks}
I've made it to the big 35/35. 35 weeks pregnant and 35 days until my due date. 5 more weeks seems like an eternity, but 35 days sounds much more manageable for some reason. We are so close to welcoming this little man into our family. We got our FIRST gift for baby D over the weekend, from one of our couple friends. I keep joking that poor Declan just isn't important to the outside world since he's number 3. Of course he'll be extra special since he'll be the "baby" of the family for the rest of his life, but in utero - nope. It's never really bothered me that there's been no rush of "what do you need?" since truthfully we haven't needed a lot thanks to big brother. We also had no baby shower for Connor, which I was fine with since he was number 2 and there's that pesky thing called "etiquette" that some people like to follow and blah, blah, blah. But I'd also be lying if I said seeing someone talk about their "sprinkle" shower for baby #4 doesn't make me want to pout a bit. Not for the gifts, since like I said, hand-me-downs rock. But more just for the celebration of having a new baby. Plus I just want cake. ;)
I think what got me thinking about it was that a friend emailed me last night asking if she had missed my baby shower. When I explained that my last shower was back in the summer of 2006, she acted so shocked and asked me why. "Uh...because no one offered?" LOL. I have awesome friends and any one of them would have jumped at the chance to help host had I brought it up. But again, etiquette says I can't have anything to do with it, so it was never brought up. Ahh well. I'm feeling weird and hormonal, thanks in big part to the fact I had to go to Em's school this afternoon to sign some papers since we're not in the school district she's going to. So it was just one more step closer to kindergarten in a few months and that just makes me want to cry large, angry tears.
But anywho.
Weight gain - Scale at home has me gaining around 25lbs altogether. I'll know the official number on Thursday. I've been a lot hungrier here lately, so baby must be having a growth spurt. My belly does seem a bit larger to me all of a sudden. I've been drinking like a crazy person in case I was having some fluid issues, so that might just be why I suddenly feel like I'm carrying a preschooler around under my shirt. Em told me a few nights ago that she thinks I have an elephant in my stomach which was both totally horrifying, but also totally hilarious. From my own measurements, belly is around 34-35cm, so I'm still getting it right on the money. Just one more thing I'm anxious about seeing at my appointment.
Movements - He's still quite the mover for the most part. I'm noticing that first thing in the morning is when he's at his most calm. Which means he's probably going to take after his siblings and stay up all night and then sleep in until noon (really, my daughter does this). I'm not even going to guess if he's head down or breech, since there's just no telling. I don't have any sort of back pain at all and was told that "was the joy of having a breech baby). But, I swear I feel a little booty sticking up around my midsection. I think I'm going to be shocked either way come my ultrasound in 3 days. Fingers crossed he's turned, although for some reason I'm much calmer about the whole thing now. Like, if he's still breech I think I'll live. :)
Irrational fear this week - Nada! Yay for me. He's moving all the time, I'm relatively sane at the moment (probably to do with the fact I only have 35 days or less left!) and I have no real aches or pains as of yet. I guess I still worry a bit about his weight gain because of the low measurements almost two weeks ago, but I figure there's no need to stress about that until I know.
We finally got the pool up over this weekend, in between all the crazy intense storms that have been plaguing our area for the past week. It's still only half full and DH is supposed to get the pump all ready to go this evening so I can start chemical treatments tomorrow. I just want to get my big behind in the water! The kids were more than willing to help DH get all the wrinkles out of the bottom when we first started filling it up.
I think what got me thinking about it was that a friend emailed me last night asking if she had missed my baby shower. When I explained that my last shower was back in the summer of 2006, she acted so shocked and asked me why. "Uh...because no one offered?" LOL. I have awesome friends and any one of them would have jumped at the chance to help host had I brought it up. But again, etiquette says I can't have anything to do with it, so it was never brought up. Ahh well. I'm feeling weird and hormonal, thanks in big part to the fact I had to go to Em's school this afternoon to sign some papers since we're not in the school district she's going to. So it was just one more step closer to kindergarten in a few months and that just makes me want to cry large, angry tears.
But anywho.
Weight gain - Scale at home has me gaining around 25lbs altogether. I'll know the official number on Thursday. I've been a lot hungrier here lately, so baby must be having a growth spurt. My belly does seem a bit larger to me all of a sudden. I've been drinking like a crazy person in case I was having some fluid issues, so that might just be why I suddenly feel like I'm carrying a preschooler around under my shirt. Em told me a few nights ago that she thinks I have an elephant in my stomach which was both totally horrifying, but also totally hilarious. From my own measurements, belly is around 34-35cm, so I'm still getting it right on the money. Just one more thing I'm anxious about seeing at my appointment.
Movements - He's still quite the mover for the most part. I'm noticing that first thing in the morning is when he's at his most calm. Which means he's probably going to take after his siblings and stay up all night and then sleep in until noon (really, my daughter does this). I'm not even going to guess if he's head down or breech, since there's just no telling. I don't have any sort of back pain at all and was told that "was the joy of having a breech baby). But, I swear I feel a little booty sticking up around my midsection. I think I'm going to be shocked either way come my ultrasound in 3 days. Fingers crossed he's turned, although for some reason I'm much calmer about the whole thing now. Like, if he's still breech I think I'll live. :)
Irrational fear this week - Nada! Yay for me. He's moving all the time, I'm relatively sane at the moment (probably to do with the fact I only have 35 days or less left!) and I have no real aches or pains as of yet. I guess I still worry a bit about his weight gain because of the low measurements almost two weeks ago, but I figure there's no need to stress about that until I know.
We finally got the pool up over this weekend, in between all the crazy intense storms that have been plaguing our area for the past week. It's still only half full and DH is supposed to get the pump all ready to go this evening so I can start chemical treatments tomorrow. I just want to get my big behind in the water! The kids were more than willing to help DH get all the wrinkles out of the bottom when we first started filling it up.
Things I'm looking forward to - Of course, thursday. Other than that, a lunch date with my mom tomorrow and a playdate with one of my good friends who has kids the exact same age as mine at some point this week.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Everything is coming together nicely...
With only about 3-5 weeks left of this pregnancy I thought I'd be freaking out a little more. As it is, I'm actually pretty calm about the whole thing. Excited for what lies ahead, but not panicking about it. Not sure if it's just because I've been through this twice or I'm just getting more calm in my ripe old age of 27. ;) Either way, things are very good.
I picked up some socks for Declan today that are oh so cute. What's even better is that they are size 0-12mo, so unless he has some giant feet, they will fit for a while. My mom is bringing over the playpen this evening for me to clean and air out so that's yet another thing to cross off the list. At this point, we are down to a car seat, baby wash, perhaps a few more bibs, some diapers, and some wash clothes. Unless I am forgetting things (which is definitely possible) I think we are almost good to go! I feel like it's just not enough stuff, but a newborn baby simply doesn't need that much, contrary to all those baby lists you find on the internet (or from a new mom..lol). I'm going to pull the pump out and get all the parts cleaned here soon, but I'm hoping breastfeeding starts out great and I won't have to deal with that until I'm ready to start storing some milk. I'm not even going to buy bottles at this point. If I find myself in a jam and need a bottle, it's only a quick trip to Walmart.
Another big step we've taken in having a newborn in our home is getting C out of our bed and into his new room he's sharing with Em. Last weekend we took a trip to Target and got them both new bedding. At the beginning, they had both agreed on a dinosaur room but at the last second Connor decided he wanted truck bedding, so it's going to be interesting to see how we incorporate that into the dino room. Maybe dinosaurs attacking cars? Or cars running over dinosaurs? Either way, it will probably be hilarious. :) We are just ending week 1 and it has went so much better than I expected. The first night he wanted nothing to do with the bed and I eventually gave up and put him in my bed. Night 2 he slept ALL night long in his own bed (I didn't, since I checked on him about every 30 minutes). Nights 3 and 4 he made it about half the night before getting in bed with us and the Night 5 he slept all night again. I'm so incredibly proud of him and don't think it could go much better than that. I sort of cheat and creep into bed with him after DH goes to work, but that's only so C doesn't try waking up ridiculously early. Probably this week I'll try seeing what time he'd get up on his own and then decide if I need to keep doing that. Emma is having a hard time being quiet when she goes to bed on the top bunk, but luckily it hasn't woken him up as of yet.
I have a post in the works coming up here soon that's important for me to write about, although I'm not really comfortable with the topic. However, if you're going to be the mother of a son, it's a topic that must be talked about and decided upon. It's not a post written to educate or change anyone's mind. It's more therapeutic for me and just a way to get all my feelings on the matter out there.
Only 5 more days until I get another sneak peak at my little man! Can't wait!
I picked up some socks for Declan today that are oh so cute. What's even better is that they are size 0-12mo, so unless he has some giant feet, they will fit for a while. My mom is bringing over the playpen this evening for me to clean and air out so that's yet another thing to cross off the list. At this point, we are down to a car seat, baby wash, perhaps a few more bibs, some diapers, and some wash clothes. Unless I am forgetting things (which is definitely possible) I think we are almost good to go! I feel like it's just not enough stuff, but a newborn baby simply doesn't need that much, contrary to all those baby lists you find on the internet (or from a new mom..lol). I'm going to pull the pump out and get all the parts cleaned here soon, but I'm hoping breastfeeding starts out great and I won't have to deal with that until I'm ready to start storing some milk. I'm not even going to buy bottles at this point. If I find myself in a jam and need a bottle, it's only a quick trip to Walmart.
Another big step we've taken in having a newborn in our home is getting C out of our bed and into his new room he's sharing with Em. Last weekend we took a trip to Target and got them both new bedding. At the beginning, they had both agreed on a dinosaur room but at the last second Connor decided he wanted truck bedding, so it's going to be interesting to see how we incorporate that into the dino room. Maybe dinosaurs attacking cars? Or cars running over dinosaurs? Either way, it will probably be hilarious. :) We are just ending week 1 and it has went so much better than I expected. The first night he wanted nothing to do with the bed and I eventually gave up and put him in my bed. Night 2 he slept ALL night long in his own bed (I didn't, since I checked on him about every 30 minutes). Nights 3 and 4 he made it about half the night before getting in bed with us and the Night 5 he slept all night again. I'm so incredibly proud of him and don't think it could go much better than that. I sort of cheat and creep into bed with him after DH goes to work, but that's only so C doesn't try waking up ridiculously early. Probably this week I'll try seeing what time he'd get up on his own and then decide if I need to keep doing that. Emma is having a hard time being quiet when she goes to bed on the top bunk, but luckily it hasn't woken him up as of yet.
I have a post in the works coming up here soon that's important for me to write about, although I'm not really comfortable with the topic. However, if you're going to be the mother of a son, it's a topic that must be talked about and decided upon. It's not a post written to educate or change anyone's mind. It's more therapeutic for me and just a way to get all my feelings on the matter out there.
Only 5 more days until I get another sneak peak at my little man! Can't wait!
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