Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts

40 Weeks Without...

In case you missed it over there on the side of the page:

That's right! Today's the day we've been counting down to for nine (ten) months! It seemed so far away back in June. Well it's here!

... and it's passed. I thought it would be so cool for his birthday to be 03-06-09, but he just didn't want it that way. I've had a very easy pregnancy and I just wanted to share a list.

I Was Lucky Enough To Go Forty Weeks Without
* Swollen feet or ankles
* Having to remove rings because of swollen fingers
* Wetting my pants from sneezing, coughing, laughing, etc.
* Hemorrhoids
* Having to buy bigger underwear or pajama bottoms
* Stretch marks on my belly (Thank you Mom and Mamine genes!)
* Having a stranger touch my belly
* Weird food cravings
* Pregnancy acne
* Back pain
* Constipation
* Weird scary dreams
* Increase in shoe size
* Leg cramps
* Weighing more than my dad
* Birthing a baby

Yep. After forty weeks, none of that has happened to me. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to avoid all but one in these last few days.
We decided with the doctor that if Jake hasn't come by Wednesday night (almost 6 days overdue) we will be begin induction. That means if he doesn't come before then, his birthday will be Thursday, March 12th. Check back for any new developments!

Posted in: , on Friday, March 06, 2009 at at 9:19 PM 4 comments  

ALMOST 40 Weeks

40 WEEKS aka 10 months aka Pumpkin-sized baby!

By request, here is the last picture. I usually take the pictures on Sunday after church when I'm dressed up, but since I don't know if I'll make it that far, I decided to go ahead and get it now at the end of the day when I've been up since 6:00am.
It was supposed to be a "small pumpkin" but this is all I had. I bought it in September for Halloween/fall and then was going to do what I did last year and make it into a snowman for winter. I never did that and then realized week 40 was a pumpkin, so it's been in the closet since then surprisingly not rotting. The baby's not really that big.
So I've pretty much made it to 40 weeks. I never thought it'd get here! We found out about baby at the end of June! That was a long time ago! So here we are. Just waiting. I really hope the labor starts while I'm at home and not work. Just so we can get going faster. I'll let you know!

Posted in: , , on Monday, March 02, 2009 at at 10:42 PM 4 comments  

6 Days and Counting...

I really wanted Post 300 to be "Hey! We're headed to the hospital!" but ol' baby's still hanging out and happy where he is, so I'll post about the finally-finished nursery!

This is what the people who lived in the house before us had the room looking like. It looks very crowded.

When we moved in, the room became Room of Boxes That Haven't Been Emptied Yet.

The lovely purple wall and fantastic wallpaper border they left us with.

Jon took down the border and primed the wall. Jon's dad Gary came over and they painted the room green. Another day, as seen in this picture, the three of us put the crib together.

And here is the finished product. The rug will probably not stay there, but it works for now.
We have been so lucky to not really have to buy anything for the nursery. Jon's parents and sister and brother-in-law Candice and Wes bought us the crib and my parents got us the bedding/curtains. Lots of other people bought us all of the accessories.

I didn't know what to do with the quilt that came with the bedding, so I thought it would work well to decorate this giant empty wall. The place where the swing is will eventually hold a glider/rocker for us to sit with the baby.

My parents got us the dresser that's holding all of his clothes and stuff. And look! There are all of the diaper cakes! That little book shelf on the side was going to hold those cool cloth drawers for his toys and stuff. However, even though the picture on the box showed the drawers, they didn't fit so it's now holding toys and books. Still works.

So. Pregnancy Progress? The last three weeks at my doctor's visit he told me I was 1 centimeter dilated and none effaced. This week he was generous enough to tell me that I'm... ready... 1 1/2 centimeters! Whatever. I know it has no bearing on when the baby's actually coming. I'm still having contractions every 10 minutes or so, just like I have for the past two months. I do feel more of them now. Before it was just that I would feel them occasionally and just know the others were happening from touching the belly. Now I'm feeling most of them, but they still don't hurt, unfortunately.
Everything's pretty much ready, most especially me. If I'm not in excruciating pain or whatever, I'll try to get on here really quick before we go to the hospital to let you know that we're going. When Jon was in the hospital last spring, blogger was blocked on the hospital's internet, so I may not be able to post until we come home. I'll do what I can! Hopefully next time you hear from me will be on the way to the hospital! (Except there are a few things un-baby-related I'd like to post about before then, so maybe not.)

Posted in: , on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at at 11:16 PM 7 comments  

And I Was Showered Again

Two weeks ago (yeah, I'm late in doing this) I had my shower here in Little Rock. Eight fantastic girls from my Sunday School class put it all together and we had a great time. (And to those girls: It was great and I still have your partially assembled hostess gifts in my kitchen. I will hopefully get those to you before the birth of the baby!) Anyway... here are the pictures. I did a horrible job documenting this, including not taking any pictures of anyone from my Sunday School class. Sorry everyone. I'll try to do better in the future.

The dinner spread and adorable decor.

The Jake Cake

Clothesline of cuteness!

Personalized burp cloths!

There were diaper cakes everywhere!

My mom came in for the shower!

Probably the weirdest picture ever - with two of my friends I taught with in Texarkana.

I guess this outfit was really really funny.

Who doesn't love a lion on the booty?

I heart personalized stuff!

Of course Sarah took a self-portrait of us.

And this message was left on the fridge for us. Thanks Mimi! (The shower was at Jon's mom's house.)

Back home... the diapers and diaper bag stuff.

The useful stuff.

The fun and cute stuff.

THE CLOTHES! And I was worried about the kid being naked.

And the brainwashing gifts from my mom. I LOVE the overalls!

Posted in: , , , on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at at 10:54 PM 2 comments  

36 Weeks and Counting...

It's the final countdown! Here I am at 36 weeks aka 9 months aka honeydew-sized baby.
Although, like the last two months, it wasn't actually a honeydew this week. It was a crenshaw melon. I've neither heard of that nor do I know where to get one, so I went with something easy to find.

Things to know about me at 36 weeks:
* Do not say "Not sleeping now is getting you ready for not sleeping in a few weeks." or "Are you ready for your world to change?" or "Are you still pregnant?" or any other equally annoying thing. I might possibly punch you in the face.
* I am now a full-fledged snorer.
* My feet and ankles aren't swollen. My fingers aren't swollen. I'm still wearing my rings. Yes!
* Although not technically an outie, the edges of the belly button can now be seen raised under a thin shirt. That's why I almost always wear two shirts over the high-rise pants.
* Everything I eat feels like it's sitting in my throat.
* I have contractions all day every day. They don't hurt yet, but I know they're coming when I feel like I can't breathe. Also, if I'm walking around a lot, there are more contractions and they make me feel like I need to pee. Lovely.
* The boy moves in giant pushing motions rather than kicks and punches these days. I look down and my whole stomach is moving.
* At the doctor's visit last week he said that Jake is head-down (Hurray!) and that I'm at 1 centimeter dilated and not-a-bit effaced. (Yes, I know you can be that for weeks.)
* I had my 2nd shower this weekend (which I'll post about soon) and the kid will be well dressed. I'll tell you that much.
* I'm pretty much miserable all of the time, but still need at least a week (preferably more) to finish getting things put away and get stuff cleaned up. So don't come yet, kid!

If I don't make it to 40 weeks, I hope to be able to quickly snap a picture with the 40 week food product that's been sitting in my closet for a while now, suprisingly not rotting, before heading to the hospital.

Posted in: , , on Monday, February 09, 2009 at at 11:09 PM 3 comments  

Babies Don't Take Showers!

Last weekend (not yesterday) we went to Fort Worth for my shower at the church I grew up in. Here are probably way too many pictures...

The traditional Baptist girl church shower table... cake, nuts, colored mints, and punch...

...with an added bonus of a diaper cake made by one of my BFFs, Sarah Brooks, who couldn't be there but sent this greatness.

The cake up close.

The so-creepy-it's-cute sugar baby with a... backwards head?

Me and my momma aka Granna (I think that's the name she's finally settled on.)

With my aunt Emily

With my awesome roomies from college, Gillian and Erin!

I handed Gillian my camera to take pictures of the present opening and she started to have fun. Starting with a picture of Erin...

Then just my big belly...

Then her "artistic shot" which her husband says just looks like she's falling over when taking it. I like it Gillian. Don't let him say that to you. :)

I was excited to get my swing!

And obviously very excited about this book that builds a rainbow with ribbons as you turn the pages.

My mom always gets creative with presents. Here's the bag she made.

It's five presents in one!

The bags spelled out Jake's name!

The bags had three animals that match the bedding, a dalmatian ("because every little boy needs a dog"), and the adorable JAKE nameplate that she made. She also got the 6-piece crib bedding set, the crib mattress, the baby book, and some other things I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Gillian had the same idea as my mom. Each letter went with one gift. J for Jake's name plate (below), A for Album (photo album she made), K for Kleaning (she said "Just go with it" - it was the thing for cleaning baby stuff in the dishwasher), and E for Eating (a bottle). Genius, Gillian!

The precious name plate Gillian made!

My mom also did a great job wrapping the giant present from my Grammy.

It was the stroller/carseat!

The nursery decorations we got.

The clothes. I LOVE the little vest-and-tie business and the plaid shirt with corduroy khakis.

The LOTS of blankets!

The LOTS of stuffed animals and toys.

The useful stuff.

The shower was really fun and I love everything we got. However, we're still lacking a bunch of the really useful stuff like newborn/0-3 months clothes, sheets, towels/washcloths, etc. You know. All that stuff. If you feel like buying us something check out the registries. They'll tell you what we still need. :)

Posted in: , , , , , on Monday, January 26, 2009 at at 9:07 PM 0 comments  

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