Well, 40 weeks and 1 day. I'm counting every day now. Sooo tired.
I had a midwives appointment this morning. She said that if he's not here by next Thursday we'll need to do an ultrasound and non stress test, so I have those appointments scheduled with the hopes that we won't need to use them. And at that point we'll discuss scheduling an induction for 42 weeks.
But she said that of the babies that don't come by their due date 85% come within the next week. So the odds are against him coming on my birthday but still pretty good for Betsy and Misty's birthdays which are within the 7 days.
Either way, this week starts operation "Get Colin Out."
We might have our work cut out for us though, since I had her check me and I'm only dilated 1 cm with no other progress to note. He's still head down though so that's good.
My blood pressure was good. I measured 39 weeks and gained some weight so it seems like he's still growing a bit. His heart rate was fine.
My Doula had a conference in Florida and should be back today so he can come any time he wants. Ideally, tonight. That way JR won't need to take many days to be at the hospital, and I can get a full week's worth out of having my mom here.
Come on baby!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
This Kid Has a Lot of Clothes
I just started buying Colin's 12 month clothes. There was some clearance at Target, we (Kaida and I) weren't really impressed but we found a couple cute things. And JR's mom sent us a bunch of different sizes that she had from JR and found used.
Today I went to put them in his future clothing bin but it's full to bursting. I sorted through everything and luckily it's a pretty good variety of sizes and seasons. A lot is what I found with Mom and Aunt B at the end of the summer at Babies R Us so 6 and 9 month summer stuff. And I guess I just completely forgot about the clothes JR's dad found for us. That seems to be 3 and 6 month cooler weather mostly. Then there's the stuff I found at the consignment sale. Some 6 and 9 month stuff but most of that was newborn and 0-3 that's already in his drawers.
And there is still a separate box of older sized neutral clothes from Melanie through Kaida that I haven't put in with his stuff. Luckily he doesn't have a lot of clothes that need to hang so I can just put the bins in his closet.
It looks like no matter how fast he grows or when the weather changes he'll have at least something to wear. Although I have this feeling that there's going to be a gap somewhere, like I forgot something. But that could just be a pregnancy thing. Today I lost his shoes that were hanging about 3 feet in front of my face.
Now I need to figure out what he should wear to be baptized in. I'm not a huge fan of the white satin tuxedo and that's all I've seen at BRU.
I did just find this though. I really like it, but it's crazy expensive for a one day outfit.
http://www.babieschristeningoutfits.com/product/CKNIT2
I don't need him to wear white so maybe I can find something similar but a little less expensive somewhere.
Today I went to put them in his future clothing bin but it's full to bursting. I sorted through everything and luckily it's a pretty good variety of sizes and seasons. A lot is what I found with Mom and Aunt B at the end of the summer at Babies R Us so 6 and 9 month summer stuff. And I guess I just completely forgot about the clothes JR's dad found for us. That seems to be 3 and 6 month cooler weather mostly. Then there's the stuff I found at the consignment sale. Some 6 and 9 month stuff but most of that was newborn and 0-3 that's already in his drawers.
And there is still a separate box of older sized neutral clothes from Melanie through Kaida that I haven't put in with his stuff. Luckily he doesn't have a lot of clothes that need to hang so I can just put the bins in his closet.
It looks like no matter how fast he grows or when the weather changes he'll have at least something to wear. Although I have this feeling that there's going to be a gap somewhere, like I forgot something. But that could just be a pregnancy thing. Today I lost his shoes that were hanging about 3 feet in front of my face.
Now I need to figure out what he should wear to be baptized in. I'm not a huge fan of the white satin tuxedo and that's all I've seen at BRU.
I did just find this though. I really like it, but it's crazy expensive for a one day outfit.
http://www.babieschristeningoutfits.com/product/CKNIT2
I don't need him to wear white so maybe I can find something similar but a little less expensive somewhere.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Coupons!
Last night we went to Babies R Us to pick up some last minute things. I had a bunch of rewards coupons to use and it was pretty exciting that I remembered to take them, they weren't expired, AND they were all right to use on everything we bought.
I had $25 worth of coupons plus a 20% off one item coupon. It was great. Saved $27.40 and spent $5.90.
The receipt was confusing but JR figured it out. There were five $5 coupons and only four items. So they split the $25 up randomly between the items. $7.85 here, $4.49 there. Very strange.
But I think we're all set for Colin now, at least in the baby items department. I'm still working on another set of cloth wipes and I just started his baby book. Baby books require all sorts of extra info now. Mommy's bio, Daddy's bio, how they met, the family tree, etc.
So if I can get most of that stuff done before he's born I'll just need to make sure to add the milestones and pictures as we go through the year (actually it goes to his 5th birthday but I think I'm just supposed to do the party pictures for the ones between 1 and 5).
So I think a Friday the 13th baby would be fun (Good thing the name Jason is already taken!) but my mom won't be here until the weekend so maybe sometime next week would work better. I'm kinda ready to be done. And it's sad but I'm starting to think that a couple days in the hospital would be a nice break.
I had $25 worth of coupons plus a 20% off one item coupon. It was great. Saved $27.40 and spent $5.90.
The receipt was confusing but JR figured it out. There were five $5 coupons and only four items. So they split the $25 up randomly between the items. $7.85 here, $4.49 there. Very strange.
But I think we're all set for Colin now, at least in the baby items department. I'm still working on another set of cloth wipes and I just started his baby book. Baby books require all sorts of extra info now. Mommy's bio, Daddy's bio, how they met, the family tree, etc.
So if I can get most of that stuff done before he's born I'll just need to make sure to add the milestones and pictures as we go through the year (actually it goes to his 5th birthday but I think I'm just supposed to do the party pictures for the ones between 1 and 5).
So I think a Friday the 13th baby would be fun (Good thing the name Jason is already taken!) but my mom won't be here until the weekend so maybe sometime next week would work better. I'm kinda ready to be done. And it's sad but I'm starting to think that a couple days in the hospital would be a nice break.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Kaida's Concussion
Last night Kaida and JR were playing and she ran full tilt and either tripped or lost her balance and went forehead first into the leg of the coffee table. We weren't even sure at first that she had hit her head. She was carrying his phone so I thought that had hit the cross bars under the table. From his angle he thought she had smacked her leg into the table.
But at bath time we found a tiny goose egg on her forehead and now there's a small vertical mark on the right hand side of her forehead.
She seemed ok but this morning she was pretty quiet and just wanted to sit with me on the couch. Then once I got her dressed she threw up (on the super cute purple ruffle outfit from Grammy and Poppy).
So then I called the Dr. and they wanted to see her. We saw Dr. Cuppola who we've never seen before. He was nice and he tried to be not terrifying but she screamed bloody murder anyway.
What little he could tell from my observations and looking at her he thinks she might have a slight concussion. So we're supposed to watch her but it should heal itself in a couple days.
Poor baby. And I was worried about having to deal with a diaper rash that wouldn't go away when I go into labor with Colin. She showed me!
But at bath time we found a tiny goose egg on her forehead and now there's a small vertical mark on the right hand side of her forehead.
She seemed ok but this morning she was pretty quiet and just wanted to sit with me on the couch. Then once I got her dressed she threw up (on the super cute purple ruffle outfit from Grammy and Poppy).
So then I called the Dr. and they wanted to see her. We saw Dr. Cuppola who we've never seen before. He was nice and he tried to be not terrifying but she screamed bloody murder anyway.
What little he could tell from my observations and looking at her he thinks she might have a slight concussion. So we're supposed to watch her but it should heal itself in a couple days.
Poor baby. And I was worried about having to deal with a diaper rash that wouldn't go away when I go into labor with Colin. She showed me!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Kaida Pictures
She thinks the tool bench is a riding toy. It is shaped just like a pony, though, so I don't blame her.
She tried to undress herself but it didn't go so well.
When it finally snowed Daddy built her a tiny "Snowmie" aka snowman that she carried around. Now he's in the garden with the gnomes, but mostly buried since it snowed another two inches yesterday.
She's started carrying around our phones, holding them up to her face and saying "Cheese!" So I helped her take this picture of Daddy.
On New Years Eve she woke up at 11:30 so she stayed up to watch the ball drop. She thought it was pretty funny when we all cheered and gave kisses.
She tried to undress herself but it didn't go so well.
Dressing herself didn't go quite as planned either.
When it finally snowed Daddy built her a tiny "Snowmie" aka snowman that she carried around. Now he's in the garden with the gnomes, but mostly buried since it snowed another two inches yesterday.
37 Weeks 6 Days
Made an unplanned visit to the midwives today. But everything turned out to be fine.
On Sunday my feet started to swell. My hands have been a little puffy for a couple weeks but Sunday was the first day my feet joined the party.
Tuesday morning and this morning I had a headache. The preeclampsia symptom is actually a headache that doesn't go away with a pain reliever but I never think to take a pain reliever unless someone tells me to.
Then today while I was in the shower I saw some weird spots. Now, I'm an expert at passing out so I know what those spots look like and what it feels like when you're getting light headed enough to see spots. These were not even close to similar. They were little black streaks that zoomed across one side of my vision. They only lasted a couple seconds but putting that together with the other things had us a little worried.
So I called the office. I was really hoping they would just tell me that I was being paranoid but the nurse said "No, I don't think you're being paranoid. We think you should come in." Damn.
And now would be when I mention that they found the preeclampsia with Kaida when I was 37 weeks 6 days pregnant with her. Doh!
So I picked JR up at work. Best case being he watches Kaida and I don't have a high blood pressure reading just from chasing her around the office. Worst case he's there when they decide they want to induce me and I have support during my freak out. Luckily it was the former.
My BP was 120/78 which is right in line with what it's been lately. No protein in my urine. They didn't guess what the spots were or what's causing the headaches. I would guess that I'm 9 and a half months pregnant and have a toddler, that's what's causing the headaches :-P
His heart rate was in the 140s and he now had his back toward my right side. He's gone back to my left, back to my back, back to my right. Next stop (fingers crossed) Occiput Anterior (back to my front) and hopefully he stays there until delivery.
It was an eventful morning but definitely could have been worse. When we got home Kaida and I celebrated by eating lunch and taking a nap.
On Sunday my feet started to swell. My hands have been a little puffy for a couple weeks but Sunday was the first day my feet joined the party.
Tuesday morning and this morning I had a headache. The preeclampsia symptom is actually a headache that doesn't go away with a pain reliever but I never think to take a pain reliever unless someone tells me to.
Then today while I was in the shower I saw some weird spots. Now, I'm an expert at passing out so I know what those spots look like and what it feels like when you're getting light headed enough to see spots. These were not even close to similar. They were little black streaks that zoomed across one side of my vision. They only lasted a couple seconds but putting that together with the other things had us a little worried.
So I called the office. I was really hoping they would just tell me that I was being paranoid but the nurse said "No, I don't think you're being paranoid. We think you should come in." Damn.
And now would be when I mention that they found the preeclampsia with Kaida when I was 37 weeks 6 days pregnant with her. Doh!
So I picked JR up at work. Best case being he watches Kaida and I don't have a high blood pressure reading just from chasing her around the office. Worst case he's there when they decide they want to induce me and I have support during my freak out. Luckily it was the former.
My BP was 120/78 which is right in line with what it's been lately. No protein in my urine. They didn't guess what the spots were or what's causing the headaches. I would guess that I'm 9 and a half months pregnant and have a toddler, that's what's causing the headaches :-P
His heart rate was in the 140s and he now had his back toward my right side. He's gone back to my left, back to my back, back to my right. Next stop (fingers crossed) Occiput Anterior (back to my front) and hopefully he stays there until delivery.
It was an eventful morning but definitely could have been worse. When we got home Kaida and I celebrated by eating lunch and taking a nap.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Christmas 2011
Santa Came! He left a little table and a pile of presents!
She sat right down and started opening. Still a little sleepy though. She got a DVD player for the car.
Clothes for Gloria!
They're delicious!
Let's take some pictures of you now, Say Cheese!
I'm getting really good at ripping into packages!
It's a tool bench!
I love my baby.
She sat right down and started opening. Still a little sleepy though. She got a DVD player for the car.
Clothes for Gloria!
They're delicious!
Let's take some pictures of you now, Say Cheese!
I'm getting really good at ripping into packages!
It's a tool bench!
I love my baby.
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