Things to not do when you are pregnant (and on blood thinners).....

(I should have taken a pic before it was all pretty and stitched up..it was deeeep and nasty!)

So yesterday around 3 my doorbell rings and this is what the UPS man brought me:

My sweet, sweet friend Christi sent me this as an early baby shower gift because she was also pregnant and was worried she may not be able to drive in from MS to be at my shower. Let me just say, I was EXCITED! We had both been eyeing this beauty for a while now. She had bought one for herself about a month ago and has gone on and on about how wonderful it is. It has a ton of different settings, plays my Ipod and has lots of different nature sounds, womb sounds and songs that are pre-loaded onto it. Actually, it’s probably only exciting if you are pregnant. Anyway, I drag it down my hallway and rip into the box only to discover that it’s being held down by some of those hard plastic zip-ties. I go get a knife out of the kitchen and cut through one of the ties..wam, right onto my finger somehow. I am on blood thinners and immediately started gushing blood. I knew it had gone deep, but could never tell how deep because I couldn’t get it to stop bleeding. I ended up going to the ER because I couldn't get it to stop and I figured I needed stitches. I was right.

Now, this is the said swing that caused all this excitement:

I wish they made one big enough for me to sleep in. I promise this picture does not give justice to its heavenliness. Bella is going to be one lucky girl.

Thanks so much Christi...and CONGRATS to you! Christi had her beautiful baby girl today around 11:30am. Happy Birthday Kelcie!!! Auntie Jennifer can't wait to meet you.

Happy Birthday Calvin!!

Today is the love of my life's birthday! 38 years old. This will be his best year yet, he finally gets to be a daddy. I know he is going to be the best one ever.

Last night we had some family over for his birthday dinner. Today we are going out to the deer lease so that he can shoot his new rifle he got for his birthday. The best present he says he got though, was that he finally got to feel his little girl kick this morning.

I love you Calvin!!

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.