Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Big Sissy, Little Sissy
What I Consider A Little Mommy Heaven on Earth
Home, Sweet Home!
Adam picked Raven and I up today from the hospital around 11:30 am. I saw my doctor at 9:45 ish, was in the shower around 10:10 am, and had everything packed up and ready to go by 11:00 am. Yay!
Adam is a sweetie... he had pizza waiting in the car for us to have for lunch when we got home! Yay again!
We took a similar picture when we brought Julia home... two points if you can tell me something similar between this and Julia's going home picture...!
love,
erin
Adam is a sweetie... he had pizza waiting in the car for us to have for lunch when we got home! Yay again!
We took a similar picture when we brought Julia home... two points if you can tell me something similar between this and Julia's going home picture...!
love,
erin
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Update from My Hospital Bed
Good evening!
It has been a wonderful and busy day today. I thought I would post a few updates.
........ We are heading home tomorrow! Right now, that is the plan. Unsure as to when yet, but Adam will be waiting to hear from me and will come and bring us home.
........ Julia will be having a much-needed day at daycare tomorrow... I am so glad we ended up deciding to send her to daycare one day a week! She needs her routine, and Adam needs a bitty break... he is not used to being a Stay At Home Parent and I know he has had a tiring couple of days.
........ Raven is a nursing champ but also a very sleepy girl so we have been having to wake her up to feed her and such. She had her billi levels checked today, and while they are high, hopefully she will even out over the next few days and not need the lights. She has been a very good... calm, content, quiet... baby... I'm waiting for the fallout when we get home. Ha!
........ Julia adores her little sister and wants very badly to love on her. She asked to hold her no less than five different times while she was here today and was excited to have her wish granted more often than not. Something I should have expected but was hoping wouldn't happen yet... she was also asking to hold her as in CARRY her... she would come up to me while I was holding Raven and ask me to give Raven to her. So she could walk with her... somewhere. I would shuffle her little butt over to the chair and let her hold Raven. Note to self... must work hard on that at home so Julia does not randomly pick up Raven from tummy time or out of the swing or bouncy chair.
........ I am feeling well and have been a "good girl" and am taking my pain meds. I know the next few days / weeks will be rough acclimating to being a Mom of Two and also trying to recover from my C-section.
........ We have received a lot of compliments on Raven's name, which is fun... but sadly, we don't have a good story to go with how we came about it! Ha! :) Raven was mentioned by one of us a month or so ago, it made the list, then it made the short list, and last week that is what I decided on after Adam said I could make the final decision. I love her name and it already seems to fit her. :)
........ A thanks to our visitors over the last few days... Alecia, Amy, Linda, Chrissy, Gene, Nancy, and Racheal (and Amy and Alecia again too!). It was wonderful to share this experience with you as our first visitors to see our little bundle of love.
........ A thanks to the Rozenboom family for babysitting Julia tonight so that Adam and I could enjoy our "Stork Dinner"... I am sure she had a fun time with Hayden and Nile!
........ A thanks to our daycare provider Linda for the care of Julia on Sunday. I know that was the best possible place for Julia to be for a long and unscheduled sort of day... she was at ease and had a good time and knowing that was such a blessing!
........ A thanks to everyone for the emails, FB messages, and phone texts/messages and the well-wishes that came along with them.
........ And... a thanks to my wonderful husband... he has been exceptional this week and has done numerous things, including the hardest -- helping Julia with her transition and being there for her when mommy can't be, and he has done it all without complaint. I am glad that he is my husband and the father to my daughters... I cannot tell you how truly wonderful he is and how much I love him!
Hugs and love to you all! More pictures and video to come over the next few days...! I would do so right now, but the Power of the Sleeping Baby on Mommy's Chest is enough to keep me from attempting to reach the camera cable. ;) Hee!
erin
It has been a wonderful and busy day today. I thought I would post a few updates.
........ We are heading home tomorrow! Right now, that is the plan. Unsure as to when yet, but Adam will be waiting to hear from me and will come and bring us home.
........ Julia will be having a much-needed day at daycare tomorrow... I am so glad we ended up deciding to send her to daycare one day a week! She needs her routine, and Adam needs a bitty break... he is not used to being a Stay At Home Parent and I know he has had a tiring couple of days.
........ Raven is a nursing champ but also a very sleepy girl so we have been having to wake her up to feed her and such. She had her billi levels checked today, and while they are high, hopefully she will even out over the next few days and not need the lights. She has been a very good... calm, content, quiet... baby... I'm waiting for the fallout when we get home. Ha!
........ Julia adores her little sister and wants very badly to love on her. She asked to hold her no less than five different times while she was here today and was excited to have her wish granted more often than not. Something I should have expected but was hoping wouldn't happen yet... she was also asking to hold her as in CARRY her... she would come up to me while I was holding Raven and ask me to give Raven to her. So she could walk with her... somewhere. I would shuffle her little butt over to the chair and let her hold Raven. Note to self... must work hard on that at home so Julia does not randomly pick up Raven from tummy time or out of the swing or bouncy chair.
........ I am feeling well and have been a "good girl" and am taking my pain meds. I know the next few days / weeks will be rough acclimating to being a Mom of Two and also trying to recover from my C-section.
........ We have received a lot of compliments on Raven's name, which is fun... but sadly, we don't have a good story to go with how we came about it! Ha! :) Raven was mentioned by one of us a month or so ago, it made the list, then it made the short list, and last week that is what I decided on after Adam said I could make the final decision. I love her name and it already seems to fit her. :)
........ A thanks to our visitors over the last few days... Alecia, Amy, Linda, Chrissy, Gene, Nancy, and Racheal (and Amy and Alecia again too!). It was wonderful to share this experience with you as our first visitors to see our little bundle of love.
........ A thanks to the Rozenboom family for babysitting Julia tonight so that Adam and I could enjoy our "Stork Dinner"... I am sure she had a fun time with Hayden and Nile!
........ A thanks to our daycare provider Linda for the care of Julia on Sunday. I know that was the best possible place for Julia to be for a long and unscheduled sort of day... she was at ease and had a good time and knowing that was such a blessing!
........ A thanks to everyone for the emails, FB messages, and phone texts/messages and the well-wishes that came along with them.
........ And... a thanks to my wonderful husband... he has been exceptional this week and has done numerous things, including the hardest -- helping Julia with her transition and being there for her when mommy can't be, and he has done it all without complaint. I am glad that he is my husband and the father to my daughters... I cannot tell you how truly wonderful he is and how much I love him!
Hugs and love to you all! More pictures and video to come over the next few days...! I would do so right now, but the Power of the Sleeping Baby on Mommy's Chest is enough to keep me from attempting to reach the camera cable. ;) Hee!
erin
Monday, September 14, 2009
Big Sister Meets Little Sister
Yesterday Julia spent the day with her daycare provider, Linda. We knew she would have a good day over there and it was a relief to us to know that she would be happy and comfortable where she was for the day. Last night Linda offered to bring Julia to the hospital after dinner to stay with us (and later go home with Adam). Linda and Julia arrived around 6:45 pm, and this was the first time that Julia was able to meet her little sister.
At first, Julia was apprehensive... she didn't necessarily like that Daddy was holding the baby, and Mommy was scary looking in her gown, glasses, and big hospital bed. Linda and my friend, Chrissy, took turns holding Raven while Adam snuggled a bit with Julia.
After some time, Julia wanted to see Raven, and would sit next to Raven while Linda was holding her.
Eventually it progressed to where Julia would allow Adam to hold Raven as long as she could also sit on his lap. I think that the three of them watched the Packers game like this for quite a while. After Linda left, Chrissy was able to coax Julia bit to playing with her, and eventually she gained some confidence again, especially after some trips though the halls with Daddy, etc. She started to warm up to Raven and even would sit next to her in the chair. Now she was beginning to enjoy the fact that there was a baby around (although Mommy was still a little scary).
Eventually Julia started to show her true colors in the Big Sister role... she was a great help to Daddy while changing Raven's diaper (read: posing for the camera while watching Daddy change the diaper) and showed she could help by throwing away diapers and cups.
After the diaper change, we asked Julia if she would give Baby Raven a kiss... and she did! We caught it on camera and video.
Julia was thrilled when we asked her if she wanted to hold Raven, and actually got quite upset when Daddy gave Raven to Mommy so Raven could nurse.
However, this opened the door Julia needed to finally be comfortable with Scary Mommy on the Hospital Bed... if she wanted to be close to Baby Raven, she would need to get close to Mommy... and you can bet this Mommy was finally in Mommy Heaven when she had both of her girls snuggled close to her last night.
erin
At first, Julia was apprehensive... she didn't necessarily like that Daddy was holding the baby, and Mommy was scary looking in her gown, glasses, and big hospital bed. Linda and my friend, Chrissy, took turns holding Raven while Adam snuggled a bit with Julia.
After some time, Julia wanted to see Raven, and would sit next to Raven while Linda was holding her.
Eventually it progressed to where Julia would allow Adam to hold Raven as long as she could also sit on his lap. I think that the three of them watched the Packers game like this for quite a while. After Linda left, Chrissy was able to coax Julia bit to playing with her, and eventually she gained some confidence again, especially after some trips though the halls with Daddy, etc. She started to warm up to Raven and even would sit next to her in the chair. Now she was beginning to enjoy the fact that there was a baby around (although Mommy was still a little scary).
Eventually Julia started to show her true colors in the Big Sister role... she was a great help to Daddy while changing Raven's diaper (read: posing for the camera while watching Daddy change the diaper) and showed she could help by throwing away diapers and cups.
After the diaper change, we asked Julia if she would give Baby Raven a kiss... and she did! We caught it on camera and video.
Julia was thrilled when we asked her if she wanted to hold Raven, and actually got quite upset when Daddy gave Raven to Mommy so Raven could nurse.
However, this opened the door Julia needed to finally be comfortable with Scary Mommy on the Hospital Bed... if she wanted to be close to Baby Raven, she would need to get close to Mommy... and you can bet this Mommy was finally in Mommy Heaven when she had both of her girls snuggled close to her last night.
erin
The Birth Story
As mentioned in my last post, my water broke with a "whoosh" at 4:50 am ish yesterday morning. After waking up Adam (who had only been home and in bed for 2.5 hours), he helped me to the bathroom and we started with a couple of phone calls. I called the OB department to find out what we needed to do... as long as I'm not having contractions, I could wait a while and then come in. We called Linda, our daycare lady, to find out if she would be willing to take Julia a little earlier than scheduled.
After that, we had some things to do... we packed my hospital bag (hadn't been done yet), stripped down the bed (needed to be washed now), and packed up the computer. Julia woke up around 5:30 am, so we packed a bag for her as well, and then began packing the car (thanks, Adam!). We were over to Linda's around 5:45 am or so, and then off to the hospital. I wasn't have contractions, but I was uncomfortable, and thankful that Adam had the foresight to jump in the driver's seat.
The ER was expecting us, so she was able to send us back quickly after signing one quick admission paper. Upon entering the OB, we were directed to the room I had toured on Wednesday... yay! I was hooked up to the monitors (no contractions and steady heartbeat for baby) and we proceeded to wait.
My OB was out of town until last night, so a decision needed to be made as to whether to wait until he returned or to go ahead. I'm glad the decision was made to go ahead...! I really like my doctor, but goodness, I didn't want to chance contractions and full-on labor without meds for the next 12 hours only to have it end in a C-section (again).
After that, we had some things to do... we packed my hospital bag (hadn't been done yet), stripped down the bed (needed to be washed now), and packed up the computer. Julia woke up around 5:30 am, so we packed a bag for her as well, and then began packing the car (thanks, Adam!). We were over to Linda's around 5:45 am or so, and then off to the hospital. I wasn't have contractions, but I was uncomfortable, and thankful that Adam had the foresight to jump in the driver's seat.
The ER was expecting us, so she was able to send us back quickly after signing one quick admission paper. Upon entering the OB, we were directed to the room I had toured on Wednesday... yay! I was hooked up to the monitors (no contractions and steady heartbeat for baby) and we proceeded to wait.
My OB was out of town until last night, so a decision needed to be made as to whether to wait until he returned or to go ahead. I'm glad the decision was made to go ahead...! I really like my doctor, but goodness, I didn't want to chance contractions and full-on labor without meds for the next 12 hours only to have it end in a C-section (again).
Adam was scheduled to talk at church, but a quick call took care of that. I believe the phone conversation started out with, "How good of an excuse would I need to skip speaking at church this morning?" Hee. Otherwise, we waited for some time. Finally we met the attending physician, Dr. P; the surgeon, Dr. B; and the anesthesiologist, Andy. My nurses yesterday morning were great too... Kayla followed by Kim. And, the OR surgeons were very kind as well!
I was wheeled to surgery around 8:30 am, where I received my spinal. After I was draped and numb, Adam was allowed into the OR. Up to that point, the morning had been pretty uneventful... and it continued to be so! It was a smooth and almost relaxing delivery in terms of how well things were managed and how orderly it all went. We were able to enjoy the birth as opposed to fearing the C-section.
Raven Marie was born at 9:07 am. She cried and cried from the get-go, cleared out her lungs good, and her Apgar scores were 9/9 right off the bat... what a blessing to have a healthy baby! Adam and the nurse brought her over to meet me before heading to the nursery. I was stitched up and then sent off to recovery. And so the story of our Life as Parents of Two begins.
I was wheeled to surgery around 8:30 am, where I received my spinal. After I was draped and numb, Adam was allowed into the OR. Up to that point, the morning had been pretty uneventful... and it continued to be so! It was a smooth and almost relaxing delivery in terms of how well things were managed and how orderly it all went. We were able to enjoy the birth as opposed to fearing the C-section.
Raven Marie was born at 9:07 am. She cried and cried from the get-go, cleared out her lungs good, and her Apgar scores were 9/9 right off the bat... what a blessing to have a healthy baby! Adam and the nurse brought her over to meet me before heading to the nursery. I was stitched up and then sent off to recovery. And so the story of our Life as Parents of Two begins.
erin
Starting at the Beginning
Good morning!
A fresh change of gown and the ability to walk on my own is a wonderful experience after laying in bed for almost 24 hours straight. (I suppose, close to 30, as I was in bed the night before too...!)
Raven has just finished nursing and I have new bedding and such, and I plan to catch a cat nap yet before starting my day, but thought I'd write a short post. I have a number of things running through my mind that I want to write down and every time I close my eyes after Raven nurses, the notes start running through my brain.
As you might have read by now, I was scheduled for C-section this morning (we'd actually be getting up right about now and getting ready to leave for the hospital). However, Raven and my body had different plans yesterday morning, and after a quick trip to the bathroom, I laid back in bed at 4:50 am, and a minute or two later I experience the "gush" or "whoosh". I quite possibly might have said something I don't want my daughter repeating and that was enough to wake Adam up. He said, "What's wrong?" I replied, "My water broke." Not, "I think my water broke" or "I felt a trickle"... no, definitely this is one of those water-breakings that you hear about but which most women don't seem to experience anymore. In my bed, even. Fun.
Raven has just finished nursing and I have new bedding and such, and I plan to catch a cat nap yet before starting my day, but thought I'd write a short post. I have a number of things running through my mind that I want to write down and every time I close my eyes after Raven nurses, the notes start running through my brain.
As you might have read by now, I was scheduled for C-section this morning (we'd actually be getting up right about now and getting ready to leave for the hospital). However, Raven and my body had different plans yesterday morning, and after a quick trip to the bathroom, I laid back in bed at 4:50 am, and a minute or two later I experience the "gush" or "whoosh". I quite possibly might have said something I don't want my daughter repeating and that was enough to wake Adam up. He said, "What's wrong?" I replied, "My water broke." Not, "I think my water broke" or "I felt a trickle"... no, definitely this is one of those water-breakings that you hear about but which most women don't seem to experience anymore. In my bed, even. Fun.
Hind sight is 20/20, however, and I feel the need to document a few things from Saturday that I recalled yesterday that make me think, "hmm, yah, that makes sense now." Saturday morning I woke up feeling great and rested after a wonderful time spent with my quilting guild Friday night. We had overnight company, and I chatted with her through breakfast, and then made sure she reached her destination around 8:30 am. I arrived back home around 9:30 am, and already I was starting to feel off... almost sick, but not quite... bloated, but not quite... just... off. I took Julia in the house to work on a few house projects and to start chili for dinner for that night. We had to make a trip to the grocery store as well. Just your normal mundane Saturday activities... done on my last leg, it felt.
My body seemed to be doing other things to prep itself for yesterday as well; thinking back on it all now, it is a neat and awe-inspiring (to me) if seemingly boring sort of events.
After lunch, I suddenly needed to Lay Down Right Now. I did so, and slept (sort of) on the couch for an hour as Julia brought me books and toys and shoes and played peekaboo with me under the quilt. When she laid down for her nap at 2 pm, I laid down too, and didn't wake up until 4 pm. I still felt... well... terrible. However, I had a few things I wanted to wrap up at Hospice, so I went there and did those few things, and then came home around 5:30 pm. We ate dinner around 6:00 ish and then Julia and I ran to the store AGAIN for some milk. Adam had to leave for his gig around 7:30 pm... we spent the last few minutes before he left "torturing" Julia by cutting her nails.
Though she seemed to recover well enough by the time he left, she was out of sorts the rest of the night and hunted around the house for Daddy. She curled up on my lap and cried pretty much until I put her to bed at 8 pm, and she zonked right out (another one of those, duh, mom, she was tired and probably could have gone to bed sooner). I started crying too at the thought that this would be the last night home with Julia before the baby was born (she was to stay with the babysitter last night).
I went back down to the basement, collapsed onto the couch, and puttered around on the computer till about 9:45 or so, when my computer conveniently died (battery) without telling me it was going to. I decided that meant it was time to go to bed, and after reading Harry Potter #5 for about 20 minutes, I rolled over and passed out.
Adam had a gig Saturday night, and he came home around 2 am. Not-so-quietly replacing my TUMS on my night stand (by him) caused me to startle awake and I remember asking him who he was and all of such other nonsense. I went back to sleep... and that leads us up to the 4:45 ish wake-up call.
I only had two things on my list that I hadn't completed for this week... install the car seat and wash our bed sheets. (This last weekend, in my nesting flurry, I wrote myself out a list of all of the things I absolutely wanted to be done this last week... it was an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper and it was my guide for the week and it was COVERED... I think I accomplished more in one week than I did in my entire pregnancy... ha!) Well, we managed to install the car seat on the way to the hospital yesterday morning... and, well... the "whoosh" pretty much dictated that Adam would be learning how to use the washer and dryer and wash the sheets if he wanted to sleep in our bed again before I was home and had enough energy to take on the task myself. :)
My body seemed to be doing other things to prep itself for yesterday as well; thinking back on it all now, it is a neat and awe-inspiring (to me) if seemingly boring sort of events.
After lunch, I suddenly needed to Lay Down Right Now. I did so, and slept (sort of) on the couch for an hour as Julia brought me books and toys and shoes and played peekaboo with me under the quilt. When she laid down for her nap at 2 pm, I laid down too, and didn't wake up until 4 pm. I still felt... well... terrible. However, I had a few things I wanted to wrap up at Hospice, so I went there and did those few things, and then came home around 5:30 pm. We ate dinner around 6:00 ish and then Julia and I ran to the store AGAIN for some milk. Adam had to leave for his gig around 7:30 pm... we spent the last few minutes before he left "torturing" Julia by cutting her nails.
Though she seemed to recover well enough by the time he left, she was out of sorts the rest of the night and hunted around the house for Daddy. She curled up on my lap and cried pretty much until I put her to bed at 8 pm, and she zonked right out (another one of those, duh, mom, she was tired and probably could have gone to bed sooner). I started crying too at the thought that this would be the last night home with Julia before the baby was born (she was to stay with the babysitter last night).
I went back down to the basement, collapsed onto the couch, and puttered around on the computer till about 9:45 or so, when my computer conveniently died (battery) without telling me it was going to. I decided that meant it was time to go to bed, and after reading Harry Potter #5 for about 20 minutes, I rolled over and passed out.
Adam had a gig Saturday night, and he came home around 2 am. Not-so-quietly replacing my TUMS on my night stand (by him) caused me to startle awake and I remember asking him who he was and all of such other nonsense. I went back to sleep... and that leads us up to the 4:45 ish wake-up call.
I only had two things on my list that I hadn't completed for this week... install the car seat and wash our bed sheets. (This last weekend, in my nesting flurry, I wrote myself out a list of all of the things I absolutely wanted to be done this last week... it was an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper and it was my guide for the week and it was COVERED... I think I accomplished more in one week than I did in my entire pregnancy... ha!) Well, we managed to install the car seat on the way to the hospital yesterday morning... and, well... the "whoosh" pretty much dictated that Adam would be learning how to use the washer and dryer and wash the sheets if he wanted to sleep in our bed again before I was home and had enough energy to take on the task myself. :)
Check, check. List complete. :)
Off for my cat nap... I will probably be back later with more blog posts...
love,
erin
love,
erin
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Welcome, Baby Draeger! It's a...
... girl!!!
Name: Raven Marie
Born on: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Born on: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 9:07 am
Weight: 7 lb 12 oz
Length: 20.5 inches
(My original due date was Thursday, September 17, 2009 with a scheduled C-section for Monday, September 14, 2009.)
My water broke at 4:50 am which caused us to head to the hospital about 24 hours earlier than planned... ;)
Raven is healthy and beautiful and I'm doing well too.
Hugs!
Adam & Erin & Big Sister Julia!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
39 Weeks
Today I am 39 weeks pregnant. It is unbelievable to me, and unbelievably difficult to explain how quickly this pregnancy has gone for me. My pregnancy with Julia moved at a snail's pace... and that last week...? What is slower than a snail? Like watching a tree grow?
At any rate, here we are... 39 weeks. Today was my LAST OB appointment; more than once I said, "Bye! The next time I see you I'll have a baby with me!" I even made my 6-week post partum checkup appointment today... for the same day I head back to work (Ugh, work. I mean, work, I love you!).
This last week I have been extremely hungry all the time. I eat full meals and then at 8:30 pm I am ready for a bowl of cereal or something, and at 4:30 am I am waking up to my stomach growling. I thought for sure that this would mean a few pounds of weight gain, but apparently it only meant that the baby had a growth spurt.
Total Weight Gain: 25 lbs
Difference from Last Appointment: -1 lb (YES! MINUS ONE POUND!!!)
Baby's Heartbeat: 150's and moving around like crazy!
Fundal height (belly measurement): 46 cm / 46 weeks (If you've been following, you will notice this is ANOTHER 4 centimeter jump from last week. Not that it means MUCH, but Dr. C thought today that maybe this baby will be slightly bigger than Julia. If you look back to 39 weeks with Julia, I had weight gain of 23 lbs and was measuring 41 cm... again, doesn't mean much, but I like figures and such, so it's interesting to compare.)
Blood Pressure: Good... didn't bother looking today... I'm sure if for the first time it was bad, my nurse would have said something.
And... the most wonderful thing happened at my appointment today... well... I guess, it doesn't take much to make a pregnant woman happy! Ha! My nurse Joan left the room for a minute and returned with (gasp!) HOMEMADE chocolate chip cheesecake and can I say, WOW, it was delicious! Another nurse had brought it in to share with everyone, and Joan thought I would like a piece. Little did she know that it is my favorite dessert (cheesecake) and well... she made my day, that one. The story about the other nurse... some time ago this nurse contracted meningitis, and it was bad enough to the point that they thought she was going to die and were ready to pull the plug on her... it was THAT bad. Then about two weeks ago she just like that, turned around, got better, and now is home making cheesecake. Amazing!
Another shout out of THANKS to my Dear Husband too... he came home early for lunch today to watch Julia so that I could go to the doctor. Not that it would have mattered much to take her with me again this week, but I wasn't sure what the last visit would entail. I have a feeling she would have eaten my cheesecake while I was having the heartbeat checked... I shared it with her after lunch and she really liked it!
So... what a journey! In four short days (or sooner) you'll be hearing about the birth of a new baby into our family. In four short days we'll go from Parents of One to Parents of Two and boy, won't THAT be a fun rollercoaster?
love you all!
At any rate, here we are... 39 weeks. Today was my LAST OB appointment; more than once I said, "Bye! The next time I see you I'll have a baby with me!" I even made my 6-week post partum checkup appointment today... for the same day I head back to work (Ugh, work. I mean, work, I love you!).
This last week I have been extremely hungry all the time. I eat full meals and then at 8:30 pm I am ready for a bowl of cereal or something, and at 4:30 am I am waking up to my stomach growling. I thought for sure that this would mean a few pounds of weight gain, but apparently it only meant that the baby had a growth spurt.
Total Weight Gain: 25 lbs
Difference from Last Appointment: -1 lb (YES! MINUS ONE POUND!!!)
Baby's Heartbeat: 150's and moving around like crazy!
Fundal height (belly measurement): 46 cm / 46 weeks (If you've been following, you will notice this is ANOTHER 4 centimeter jump from last week. Not that it means MUCH, but Dr. C thought today that maybe this baby will be slightly bigger than Julia. If you look back to 39 weeks with Julia, I had weight gain of 23 lbs and was measuring 41 cm... again, doesn't mean much, but I like figures and such, so it's interesting to compare.)
Blood Pressure: Good... didn't bother looking today... I'm sure if for the first time it was bad, my nurse would have said something.
And... the most wonderful thing happened at my appointment today... well... I guess, it doesn't take much to make a pregnant woman happy! Ha! My nurse Joan left the room for a minute and returned with (gasp!) HOMEMADE chocolate chip cheesecake and can I say, WOW, it was delicious! Another nurse had brought it in to share with everyone, and Joan thought I would like a piece. Little did she know that it is my favorite dessert (cheesecake) and well... she made my day, that one. The story about the other nurse... some time ago this nurse contracted meningitis, and it was bad enough to the point that they thought she was going to die and were ready to pull the plug on her... it was THAT bad. Then about two weeks ago she just like that, turned around, got better, and now is home making cheesecake. Amazing!
Another shout out of THANKS to my Dear Husband too... he came home early for lunch today to watch Julia so that I could go to the doctor. Not that it would have mattered much to take her with me again this week, but I wasn't sure what the last visit would entail. I have a feeling she would have eaten my cheesecake while I was having the heartbeat checked... I shared it with her after lunch and she really liked it!
So... what a journey! In four short days (or sooner) you'll be hearing about the birth of a new baby into our family. In four short days we'll go from Parents of One to Parents of Two and boy, won't THAT be a fun rollercoaster?
love you all!
erin
ps. Check out that belly? Crazy, eh? Holy CATS, it has taken on a life of its own!
ps. Check out that belly? Crazy, eh? Holy CATS, it has taken on a life of its own!
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