I finished decorating Parker’s room this weekend - it’s so stinky cute! I find myself just walking in there or sitting in the rocker to admire it. I’ve got about three quarters of his laundry done, only 2 more loads to go, and we’ll be all set with everything for him. The only thing I haven’t touched yet are the bottles.
My next scheduled doctor’s appointment is this Friday morning. I don’t expect to find out much at this one. It’s next week’s appointments where hopefully we’ll get some answers as to how I’ll be delivery and when.
Here’s a link to an article on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week37
Here are the latest pics of Parker’s completed room (they were taken with a cell phone, so they’re a little blurry):
I had another ultrasound on May 28th where they said he’s 6 lbs 6 ounces. Everything seemed fine with him they are just watching his head size now because it was about 9cm - and if it gets to 10cm, I’m obviously going to have some problems delivering him. They scheduled the next ultrasound for June 18th (38 1/2 weeks).
I had my normal OB appointment yesterday afternoon (Wed, June 3rd), everything is fine…they’re not going to make the final decision on a c-section until the June 18th ultrasound. At this point, I’m thinking we’re going to be leaning that way…but we’ll see.
We got our washer and dryer delivered and installed on Saturday (May 30th) - so I’ve been working on getting everything washed! We’re pretty much caught up on everything we have, except some blankets and sheets. So, my plan is start washing everything of Parker’s this weekend. There’s plenty of it to do, but we should be able to fit more in one load.
I picked up the playard yesterday (Wed, June 3rd) and got that setup at the foot of our bed. We’re planning to have him be in our room for the first couple of weeks and then we’ll move him to the crib. The cats are already working on breaking it in for him…they’re really liking all of the new toys and especially the boxes that everything comes in!
I think we have everything else that we need for now…until he comes and then I’m sure we’ll think of something we’re missing! It’s hard to believe that in a little over 2 weeks Parker will be here! I’m getting excited to meet him and I think Jeff is getting there too…I have a feeling he’s going to take right to him after he sees him and he’ll be more protective then me. It’ll certainly be interesting to see!
I’m just working on decorating his room a little more now, making sure everything’s organized and has a place to be kept. Trying to keep the house somewhat clean because I know after he comes that will be the least of my worries. And our final class, car seat safety, will be on Monday. Then we’ll have the car seat installed in the vehicles and it’ll really feel like it’s time!
Here’s a link to an article on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week36
Below are our newest ultrasound photos:
Went to the doctor’s yesterday (Wed, May 20th), regular OB appointment, with my ACTUAL doctor. She reviewed everything with me and we talked about the c-section vs. normal delivery. She said with everything she knows, it may be better just to do a c-section because she’d hate for me to go into labor, push for a long time, have the head get stuck, monkey around with trying to get him loose, and then decide to do an emergency c-section. She said we’d both think about it for the next couple of weeks and then when I go in for my next appointment (in 2 weeks) we’ll discuss it again.
Also, received the results on the gall bladder ultrasound. There was a polyp that they found, not a gall stone, but a small benign growth that they believe could have caused the problem. They want me to go back in postpartum and have it reexamined just to be sure everything’s alright.
Other than that, we’re just trying to go out and get some of the things we didn’t get from the showers like diapers, towels, wet wipes, etc to get everything ready because it’s really not that far away now. Tonight we have our tour of the hospital and then on June 1st we have our car seat safety class and then we’ll be done with classes.
Here’s a few links to articles on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week 34 and Week 35
Here’s a link to an article on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week33
Below are our newest ultrasound photos (they’re getting a little harder to make out now):
I know that I’ve been slacking on keeping everyone apprised to our weekly status updates - so, I’m going to attempt to get back on track now.
Everything’s been going okay. Monday (May 4th) we had to make a trip into the ER at 4:30am because I was have back pains between my shoulder blades and tightness across my upper stomach. It had woken me from a dead sleep at 3am and I wasn’t sure if it was pre-term labor or something else. So, I called the emergency doctor’s line and the on-call doctor told me to go ahead and go into the ER - he wasn’t sure if it was contractions or a possible gall bladder problem. So, I woke Jeff up and we headed in. They hooked me up to monitors for about an 1 1/2. Parker was doing great - no contractions. So, they said it could be a possible gall bladder problem and I could wait for a room there or call my doctor and have an outpatient procedure scheduled. I opted for calling the doctor - I’d rather be uncomfortable at home than at the hospital.
So, we went home, still in pain. I tried to get some sleep but was impossible to do until the pain went away around 10 - 11am. Then I slept for the remainder of the day. Haven’t had a problem since. I went in this morning (Thurs, May 7th) for the gall bladder ultrasound and will probably get the results back next week (I had to fast for 12 hours to do that today).
Yesterday (Wed, May 6th) I had my normal OB appointment and everything looks good. He said that Parker had “popped” - meaning two weeks ago when they measured my stomach to this week he’s stretched up another 1 1/2 inches. He did a quick exam and said everything’s where it’s supposed to be (internally). I did ask again if they were planning on me having a normal labor or c-section and he said that right now they’re planning on a normal one. Unless the ultrasounds they watch show something different - they don’t see a need for a c-section…bummer!
I had my Grand Rapids baby shower last night (Wed, May 6th) - lots of fun. Just about 5 of us there, but it was nice to get to chat about each other’s experiences with kids. It’ll be fun watching the nursery fill up now!
