So, today marks the 5 week point since my first day on bedrest. The time really is flying by faster than I thought it would....don't get me wrong, it's a good thing :)
Yesterday our little man was a total rockstar. He was doing a double drum kick and twirling his drumstick above his head in there. I swear he was moving so much he was going to wake Chris up at 4:30 am from inside. I didn't mind being up and feeling that at all. This really is such a miracle and I'm enjoying every minute of it.
Maybe this bedrest thing is the big guy's way of giving me a break to really enjoy the moment. I am super grateful that other stresses are gone by the wayside and I can just concentrate on baking what might possibly be the greatest achievement of my life!!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Day 1, Third Trimester
Well, today was a big milestone. Baby and I reached the 3rd trimester. I'm taking bed rest very seriously cause I want to keep this little guy in there as long as possible. The weekends are a bit harder than the weekdays since I'm so used to going out and doing stuff on the weekends, but everyone is doing their part to keep me company so it's not as terrible as some might think.
The dog and I are just hanging out watching some movies while Chris takes his last final this evening. I'm glad he'll be off school for a week to get a little break then for the summer term he's only got 1 class and it's taking place online, so he'll be around a bit more. I think he's just as comforted by that as I am.
The shower invites are making their way out for the first round of family gatherings. I can't believe we've made it this far. I know when I go to the doctor's office on Monday she's going to say I'm beating her expectations every day. I guess I strive to surprise and impress, right?
The dog and I are just hanging out watching some movies while Chris takes his last final this evening. I'm glad he'll be off school for a week to get a little break then for the summer term he's only got 1 class and it's taking place online, so he'll be around a bit more. I think he's just as comforted by that as I am.
The shower invites are making their way out for the first round of family gatherings. I can't believe we've made it this far. I know when I go to the doctor's office on Monday she's going to say I'm beating her expectations every day. I guess I strive to surprise and impress, right?
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Our little man cooperates....a bit anyway
So this morning I snuck into the ultrasound office for a quick scan. I only scheduled it yesterday...mostly cause I was kind of afraid given the outcome of my last visit there. I had the same technician from the first time I was there and I think I appreciate her sense of humor more, though I'm grateful to the lady I had last time since she's the one who spotted the cervical issues.
Anyway, after much prodding and poking we actually got the boy to show us his face. There are a couple of good face shots, a decent profile shot and a HILARIOUS shot of the right arm. In my opinion this is him welcoming us to the "gun show" and he'd like us to check out his pythons. Hahahahahahha!!!
He's weighing in at about 2 lbs 13 oz today. This is big for his gestation but given the steroids recieved during the hospital stay and the fact we all know is the boy does not hail from a small sized clan, so we expect him to be big anyway. Some may cringe at the size already since in a few weeks he'll start packing on the weight big time, but in my mind it's comforting to know he's sizeable and if something does happen early where my body just can't hold him in there anymore, the bigger and more robust he is the better his chances of having zero to few complications no matter how early he arrives.
We had to coax him about to get the correct views of his heart etc cause apparently he's a stomach sleeper and is quite content to lay that way. He's head down and kept turning his back to the ultrasound scanner....just like his dad.....this is the vision of what's to come, right? His bottom is right about under my belly button today so I was giving him little taps to get him in gear...seemed to be effective anyway cause all the required pictures are finally taken and the screen is complete. Only took like 6 weeks, right?
Anyway, here's the scanned image of today's ultrasound results. Enjoy his little face, it was hard to get his hands away for a second but we did it!!
Anyway, after much prodding and poking we actually got the boy to show us his face. There are a couple of good face shots, a decent profile shot and a HILARIOUS shot of the right arm. In my opinion this is him welcoming us to the "gun show" and he'd like us to check out his pythons. Hahahahahahha!!!
He's weighing in at about 2 lbs 13 oz today. This is big for his gestation but given the steroids recieved during the hospital stay and the fact we all know is the boy does not hail from a small sized clan, so we expect him to be big anyway. Some may cringe at the size already since in a few weeks he'll start packing on the weight big time, but in my mind it's comforting to know he's sizeable and if something does happen early where my body just can't hold him in there anymore, the bigger and more robust he is the better his chances of having zero to few complications no matter how early he arrives.
We had to coax him about to get the correct views of his heart etc cause apparently he's a stomach sleeper and is quite content to lay that way. He's head down and kept turning his back to the ultrasound scanner....just like his dad.....this is the vision of what's to come, right? His bottom is right about under my belly button today so I was giving him little taps to get him in gear...seemed to be effective anyway cause all the required pictures are finally taken and the screen is complete. Only took like 6 weeks, right?
Anyway, here's the scanned image of today's ultrasound results. Enjoy his little face, it was hard to get his hands away for a second but we did it!!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Keep off your feet!!!
So apparently I overdid it a little the past few days cause although the doc is still happy I've made it this far, the measurements at my appointment yesterday indicated the thinnest yet. So here I am, making the most of bed and laying down time. Luckily Chris is back from his trip to the UP and working hard to finish his projects and study for his finals at the end of this week and beginning of next week, so he's here to get meals together and check on me, which is nice.
Our friend Kris came over and re-roofed the shed for Chris as a surprise while he was gone and admittedly I probably just got up and down too much, though I didn't really help at all except to order food so all the workers didn't go hungry ;) James was here too (that's Chris' nephew) and he did a good job of helping out all around.
I promise I'll do better to relax and take it easy. At least the doc was happy enough with how things are going that I still don't have to go back for 2 weeks, especially since now is the time when regular appointments would move to every 2 weeks anyway which makes me feel better to be on a more normal schedule.
Due date is 90 days from today. I'm so glad bed rest hasn't seemed to slow down time!!!
Our friend Kris came over and re-roofed the shed for Chris as a surprise while he was gone and admittedly I probably just got up and down too much, though I didn't really help at all except to order food so all the workers didn't go hungry ;) James was here too (that's Chris' nephew) and he did a good job of helping out all around.
I promise I'll do better to relax and take it easy. At least the doc was happy enough with how things are going that I still don't have to go back for 2 weeks, especially since now is the time when regular appointments would move to every 2 weeks anyway which makes me feel better to be on a more normal schedule.
Due date is 90 days from today. I'm so glad bed rest hasn't seemed to slow down time!!!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Crazy feelings
So I'm laying in bed...as I often am being on bed rest, and my stomach is visibly moving....and I mean A LOT. He's doing summersaults, commando rolls and 40-yard punts in there, I swear it. Chris felt him move for the first time last week and gave me this look like "ok, that was insane" but the words that came out were "aw that's not so bad". I never said it was painful (yet, I'm sure as he gets bigger it'll get there) I just said it was noticeable. It actually makes me giggle when I notice my stomach moving cause I get giddy knowing he's in there getting bigger and stronger and that I'm doing everything I can to give him a good place to do so.
Less than 100 days now.....98 days from today is the due date in fact. I remember when I first set up the baby due date ticker and thought 248 days sounded like forever far away. And now it's less than 100. That time is going to pass by so quickly. Good thing Kassie is finally going to come over and start helping to get the nursery ready tomorrow cause I really need the help seeing as how I can't lift or move anything or bend and stuff.
I'm still trying to give Chris' choice of baby name (Elwood) a chance, but I think the problem comes down to the fact I'm in love with the name Jake. Not only have there been good literary and movie references for the name (think Jake Ryan - hunk in Sixteen Candles, John Cusak's role in Must Love Dogs is a Jake, not to mention he's also a Blues Brother, if that's the idea Chris is looking for, etc...) but a couple of years ago when Rocco got Angie a rescue dog and she named him Jake, I went off the handle cause how could my first son possibly share his name with their dog??? Unfortunately for Angie (and fortunately for my selfish reasons) the dog situation didn't work out and they returned him to the shelter....I thought for sure that was the sign my first son really should be named Jake and perhaps I've just thought that ever since.....it's so hard to let go of something you really have had this perfection feeling over for so long. Truth be told, this is a name Chris came up with years ago and I just sort of assumed we agreed upon using it, so I just imagined that's what it would be...till the curveball...he's good at those sometimes!!!
Less than 100 days now.....98 days from today is the due date in fact. I remember when I first set up the baby due date ticker and thought 248 days sounded like forever far away. And now it's less than 100. That time is going to pass by so quickly. Good thing Kassie is finally going to come over and start helping to get the nursery ready tomorrow cause I really need the help seeing as how I can't lift or move anything or bend and stuff.
I'm still trying to give Chris' choice of baby name (Elwood) a chance, but I think the problem comes down to the fact I'm in love with the name Jake. Not only have there been good literary and movie references for the name (think Jake Ryan - hunk in Sixteen Candles, John Cusak's role in Must Love Dogs is a Jake, not to mention he's also a Blues Brother, if that's the idea Chris is looking for, etc...) but a couple of years ago when Rocco got Angie a rescue dog and she named him Jake, I went off the handle cause how could my first son possibly share his name with their dog??? Unfortunately for Angie (and fortunately for my selfish reasons) the dog situation didn't work out and they returned him to the shelter....I thought for sure that was the sign my first son really should be named Jake and perhaps I've just thought that ever since.....it's so hard to let go of something you really have had this perfection feeling over for so long. Truth be told, this is a name Chris came up with years ago and I just sort of assumed we agreed upon using it, so I just imagined that's what it would be...till the curveball...he's good at those sometimes!!!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Not going stir-crazy.....yet
So now I've been home over a week and things are going pretty well. I'm able to do little things like light laundry (no lifting or carrying) and small meals and dishes, so things could certainly be much worse.
I had another doctor's appointment this morning and things are looking good. Bed rest is really helping out and the cervix is maintaining it's integrity, so that's good news. I won't have to go back for 2 weeks now and the doc is feeling much better about everything, so less and less to worry about makes life a little easier. Also, I lost another 2lbs in just under a week, so my eating approach is working nicely.
By all accounts Jenny Grigg's wedding went really well and I'm so happy that Al was able to fill in for me and get the ceremony handled. It's really comforting to know how all these people are behind me whenever I need them.
I had another doctor's appointment this morning and things are looking good. Bed rest is really helping out and the cervix is maintaining it's integrity, so that's good news. I won't have to go back for 2 weeks now and the doc is feeling much better about everything, so less and less to worry about makes life a little easier. Also, I lost another 2lbs in just under a week, so my eating approach is working nicely.
By all accounts Jenny Grigg's wedding went really well and I'm so happy that Al was able to fill in for me and get the ceremony handled. It's really comforting to know how all these people are behind me whenever I need them.
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