Happy Birthday Joanna!

Happy Birthday to my little sister! I can’t believe you are getting so old! Coincidence that your birthday is on Friday the 13th?? I think not!

22 weeks and counting!

We had our monthly OB appointment today. All was good. Bella is measuring a few days ahead. Today the dr. checked her heart, brain function and took all kinds of measurements. She also checked for all the bones in the face to make sure that there is no cleft palate. Everything looked perfect. Here are a couple of pics from today. The first one is of her face, it's on the upper left of the picture, facing toward the camera (kinda scary looking!). The second one is of her little foot. Aren't those the cutest toes ever?? :)

Here is a new belly pic from 22 weeks.

Today when we got home from our appointment we had a box at the door from our Aunt Sherry and Uncle Rip in Nebraska. They sent Bella some goodies.

Not much else to report. Calvin's been super busy working on the house. We have new wood flooring down in the hallway and our new bedroom. He has repainted our bedroom and put up new trim. Next project is the nursery. I'm so excited to get started on that.

Hope everyone is doing good!

Halfway there...and other random stuff!

20 weeks! I can’t believe we made it! Here’s what’s going on with the baby this week:

Week 20: Cantaloupe
Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!

Some belly pics too:
18 weeks

20 weeks Not too much of a a difference.

We FINALLY got our bedding in, turns out, our stupid neighbor DID have it. And she held on to it until we got in our replacement (which was also delivered to her) and she brought both of them over at the same time. Nice. We still haven’t decided what color we are going to paint the nursery…something light.

Yesterday was my first baby girl’s 7th birthday. Maggie Mae, I love her so much!!

This past Saturday I went to a baby shower in College Station for one of my best friends, Shannon. She is having a baby boy and due in a month.

So that’s about it. Not a lot exciting going on. Calvin has been re-doing what will be our bedroom. He put down wood flooring, new white trim and finished painting the room yesterday. He has some molding to finish up with and then we can finally get moved into the room and start working on the hallway (doing the same thing) and Bella’s room.

Hope everyone is doing good!

Lovenox and other things

I have a blood clotting disorder, two actually. One is more serious than the other. They cause my blood to clot more than it should. For the one disorder (the easy one), I just have to take extra folic acid and all is fine. For the other one (the mean one)…things are a little more complicated. If I wasn’t pregnant, I would just add in a daily baby aspirin and watch for signs of clots. Since I am pregnant though, besides the folic acid and baby aspirin I also have the privilege of adding another drug into my cocktail…Lovenox. Of course, this isn’t something simple to take…like a pill. It’s an injection. I. Hate. Them! First of all, picking one out of the box is a little like Russian Roulette. You never know what kind of needle you are going to get. Sometimes they are super sharp and just slide right in with no pain at all. Other times I jab them in, realizing too late that I might just as well have stabbed a butter knife into my stomach as that needle. It drives me crazy how dull some of them are, ugh!! Not to mention the fact that the medicine normally burns like a mother. I have to keep taking these things until 2 months after I have little Bella.

On another note, I’m totally pissed at UPS. I was supposed to get my bedding yesterday. I was so excited to see it! UPS normally is here by 4, so when it wasn’t here by 6 I checked the tracking on it. It said it was delivered at 5:45 and left at my front door. I checked my front door. I checked my back door. Hell, I even walked to the neighbors to make sure it wasn’t left there. No package. I called UPS and was told I would have to have the sender file a tracer on it. Of course they couldn’t be nice and just call the driver to see where he had left it. So, I call Pottery Barn and they are now sending out a new set. My valance is on back order now, so who knows when I will get that. I will be sure to post a pic when I get it in, because it is super cute. It’s called Daisy Garden and is mostly pink, but has other colors in it also. I am thinking of doing an “outdoor” type theme in the room with flowers, birds, birdhouses, etc.

Ok, enough for tonight. Happy Hump Day!!

19 Weeks!

I'm feeling this little girl move around a lot more lately. I can't wait until she is a little bigger and the kicks are more regular and pronounced.
We've decided her name will be Bella, but still not sure on a middle name yet. I ordered my bedding last week. Today the bumper arrived and it is SO cute! When I get the quilt in, I will be sure to post a picture.

Your pregnancy: 19 weeks
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How your baby's growing:Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

It's a ...

GIRL! I was so surprised, I just knew it was going to be a boy. We are over the moon happy though. Everything measured right on track. I go back in 4w for yet another u/s. We also did b/w for spina bifida screening. My ob says everything looks great though.

Of course, after we left we had to do a little shopping. Calvin bought a tiny pink bathrobe, pink Converse shoes and a stuffed horse. I just got some cute purple and brown onsies. I sure am going to have fun shopping for this little one, there is just so much out there for girls!

Hope everyone is doing good!

Happy 2009!

At least I am finally in the same year that my baby is due. I will be 18 weeks this weekend...this is what is going on with the baby this week and next:

Your pregnancy: 17 weeks
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How your baby's growing:Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

Your pregnancy: 18 weeks
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How your baby's growing:Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

I am a sick girl! I was hoping it was just a little sinus infection that would go away fast, but I am running fever now. Luckily my nurse is going to call me in some antibiotics so maybe I won't have to be miserable the entire weekend!

Don't forget to check back Monday night. Hopefully we will have some good news after our big ultrasound that morning.

Hope you have a great weekend!