We have just under 2 weeks until our due date. Things are progressing slowly. I saw my OB's partner today. She is quite nice and has mostly the same philosophy as our Doc, so if Roo decides to come early we should have the delivery we want (baring unforeseen circumstances). But, if Roo decides to wait until Monday, our doctor will be back in the country. The visit was quick and easy as usual. The doctor commented on how there seem to have been no problems or complications with the pregnancy (YAY!). Heart rate sounds good still, Roo is still in head down position, but is still high. There has been progress since my exam 2 weeks ago though, we are at 40% effacement and 1 cm dilation.
In other news, we continue to make progress towards getting things done to be more ready than we are now. I've picked up the last things I need for our labor goody bag. I have our list of phone numbers prepared and our list of addresses and email addresses nearly set for baby announcements. I've filled our freezer as full as it will get with frozen meals and meat for easy meals once Roo arrives. This week I plan on doing some sewing and knitting for Roo. I am making a couple of swaddling blankets based on Swaddle Baby (http://swaddlebaby.com/), a couple of pillows using the valence from the bedding set we purchase, and I have ordered some Alpaca yarn to make soakers and knitted pants. I am to the point where there is nothing else that NEEDS to get done, so hopefully I can relax and allow nature to take it's course. The last thing that is needed will be delivered tomorrow, the diapers and diaper pail from our service :)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Pictures
Here's some pictures of the Nursery:
And pictures of my growing belly. Jeff swears that the belly grew since last night :)
Me with my belly and new glasses
Bare belly
And pictures of my growing belly. Jeff swears that the belly grew since last night :)
Me with my belly and new glasses
Bare belly
Productive week
Well, Jeff had to take the week off, so we made a list and were quite productive. Yesterday (Thursday) he ended up having to work, so that list is still unfinished, but the rest of the week has been quite productive.
Last Friday I went shopping, more to walk around than get much done. I was able to pick up some PJ's, a robe and some other small items that will be useful once Roo arrives.
The weekend was mostly quiet, as many friends were out of town. We made our list of what the week was to entail.
So since Monday here is the list of things accomplished:
The nursery is all finished. We put up decorations and decided where some homeless items will live. The closet finally got the last of the organization I wanted to get done, so it now has room for baby things. Pictures will be taken and posted later today.
I have conquered Mt. Washmore (laundry) and it is nearly gone. I've been able to keep up with our clothes for a bit now, but linens and towels have taken over a bit as they seem to get low priority on the need to be washed list.
Our bedroom has been cleaned and reorganized in order to have room for the bassinet/co-sleeper. The co-sleeper is all set up and ready to be used.
More shopping was had to purchase some snacks for Jeff and our support friends that will be helping us at the hospital, speakers for our computer, groceries and various things to be frozen and easy to prepare when Roo is here and we are exhausted.
The one item on our list that has been ignored is completing some sewing. I have 2 projects I would like to have done before Roo arrives. One is to make some swaddling blankets (fabric is purchased and washed, just needs to be cut, bias tape made, and sewn). The other is to turn the valance that came with our bedding set into pillows. Backing fabric has been purchased and washed, as well as pillow forms being purchased, now thing need to be cut and sewn. There is also other non-baby sewing that we would like to do, but it hasn't been made a priority.
We have finished the prenatal classes we signed up for. This past week was by far the hardest as medications and possible procedures were discussed in great detail in the class. I am happy I have informed myself what occurs during pregnancy, labor, and birth. This has allowed me to choose an OB who will support my wishes during the birth. There were couples in the class that were just learning about some of the procedures and were horrified at the idea of some of them. Jeff and I had already discussed our plans and wishes, not just with each other, but also with the doctor. The instructor did provide us with ideas of items to help us get through the labor, thus the hospital bags have come into the house to have things added to them and such. A "goody" bag still needs to be made to make sure we have the tools that will make it easier to get through the labor.
As far as how things are going with Roo and progression towards labor:
Things continue to look good. We are hoping Roo does not decide to make an appearance this week as our Doctor leaves today for a week in England. I continue to have "warm-up" contractions and on Monday declared that I was done being pregnant. I proceeded to have contractions for about 5 or 6 hours through the evening 50 minutes apart. By the time I finally went to bed (around 2 am) the contractions had stopped. My belly, although still small in comparison to others in our prenatal class, continues to grow and folks have declared me "ready to pop." I am also no longer able to drive the truck as the belly hits the steering wheel.
We plan on sending out a mass email announcing Roo's arrival, so if you feel we don't have your correct email address, feel free to drop me a line so our records can be updated.
Today's plans include taking pictures of the Nursery and my belly to be posted for all who want to see, making a run to goodwill to get rid of more things we don't want or need anymore, going through the books we have in storage and logging them onto library thing and then deciding what books return to storage and get added to storage to possibly create more room in our library of books. I also need to cut up and freeze the lasagna I made the other day as well as the chicken cutlets that were purchased in bulk. Hopefully I will also be able to get some meatballs made and ready to be frozen as well.
Last Friday I went shopping, more to walk around than get much done. I was able to pick up some PJ's, a robe and some other small items that will be useful once Roo arrives.
The weekend was mostly quiet, as many friends were out of town. We made our list of what the week was to entail.
So since Monday here is the list of things accomplished:
The nursery is all finished. We put up decorations and decided where some homeless items will live. The closet finally got the last of the organization I wanted to get done, so it now has room for baby things. Pictures will be taken and posted later today.
I have conquered Mt. Washmore (laundry) and it is nearly gone. I've been able to keep up with our clothes for a bit now, but linens and towels have taken over a bit as they seem to get low priority on the need to be washed list.
Our bedroom has been cleaned and reorganized in order to have room for the bassinet/co-sleeper. The co-sleeper is all set up and ready to be used.
More shopping was had to purchase some snacks for Jeff and our support friends that will be helping us at the hospital, speakers for our computer, groceries and various things to be frozen and easy to prepare when Roo is here and we are exhausted.
The one item on our list that has been ignored is completing some sewing. I have 2 projects I would like to have done before Roo arrives. One is to make some swaddling blankets (fabric is purchased and washed, just needs to be cut, bias tape made, and sewn). The other is to turn the valance that came with our bedding set into pillows. Backing fabric has been purchased and washed, as well as pillow forms being purchased, now thing need to be cut and sewn. There is also other non-baby sewing that we would like to do, but it hasn't been made a priority.
We have finished the prenatal classes we signed up for. This past week was by far the hardest as medications and possible procedures were discussed in great detail in the class. I am happy I have informed myself what occurs during pregnancy, labor, and birth. This has allowed me to choose an OB who will support my wishes during the birth. There were couples in the class that were just learning about some of the procedures and were horrified at the idea of some of them. Jeff and I had already discussed our plans and wishes, not just with each other, but also with the doctor. The instructor did provide us with ideas of items to help us get through the labor, thus the hospital bags have come into the house to have things added to them and such. A "goody" bag still needs to be made to make sure we have the tools that will make it easier to get through the labor.
As far as how things are going with Roo and progression towards labor:
Things continue to look good. We are hoping Roo does not decide to make an appearance this week as our Doctor leaves today for a week in England. I continue to have "warm-up" contractions and on Monday declared that I was done being pregnant. I proceeded to have contractions for about 5 or 6 hours through the evening 50 minutes apart. By the time I finally went to bed (around 2 am) the contractions had stopped. My belly, although still small in comparison to others in our prenatal class, continues to grow and folks have declared me "ready to pop." I am also no longer able to drive the truck as the belly hits the steering wheel.
We plan on sending out a mass email announcing Roo's arrival, so if you feel we don't have your correct email address, feel free to drop me a line so our records can be updated.
Today's plans include taking pictures of the Nursery and my belly to be posted for all who want to see, making a run to goodwill to get rid of more things we don't want or need anymore, going through the books we have in storage and logging them onto library thing and then deciding what books return to storage and get added to storage to possibly create more room in our library of books. I also need to cut up and freeze the lasagna I made the other day as well as the chicken cutlets that were purchased in bulk. Hopefully I will also be able to get some meatballs made and ready to be frozen as well.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
One month left (more or less)
First off, the happy news for those who haven't heard: the Writer's strike is over. It should be a month or 2 before things get back to normal for Jeff at work.
I am now at weekly OB visits. All still looks good. We are still looking at a due date of March 11th, no signs as of yet of being early. The doc went to listen to Roo's heart beat and noted (again) how active he is.
We have just one week left of classes. The prep for childbirth class has given us some good tools to work with and we will get more at the last class. It is a good thing we took the other classes first though, since I'm not sure how gung-ho we would be at going to other classes after this one. Just not as good as the "Monday night" group of classes.
Our nursery looks like just that, with the crib and dresser all set up. We have yet to move a few things around in there and finish decorating. Some of our ideas likely won't get done (like painting the shelf the TV is on) but that is really no big deal. We still have a few items to buy before the baby is here and some I'm waiting on until later. Most of the things I would like to have sooner than later have been ordered and should be arriving in the near future.
In other news, I also had an eye doctor appointment today. Luckily my prescription hasn't really changed, so my contacts (I still have a box left) are the same. Since our insurance either covers some of the contacts OR glasses, I decided with Roo showing up soon, glasses were the best choice. I should have the new glasses in about a week and a half.
Not much else. Plan on trying to get more cooking/food shopping done to prepare more stuff for the freezer, although motivation for that has been low. Go walk the mall a bit, maybe get a hair cut, keep working on the baby book I'm making for Roo. Hope everyone is well, until next week (unless something exciting happens)
I am now at weekly OB visits. All still looks good. We are still looking at a due date of March 11th, no signs as of yet of being early. The doc went to listen to Roo's heart beat and noted (again) how active he is.
We have just one week left of classes. The prep for childbirth class has given us some good tools to work with and we will get more at the last class. It is a good thing we took the other classes first though, since I'm not sure how gung-ho we would be at going to other classes after this one. Just not as good as the "Monday night" group of classes.
Our nursery looks like just that, with the crib and dresser all set up. We have yet to move a few things around in there and finish decorating. Some of our ideas likely won't get done (like painting the shelf the TV is on) but that is really no big deal. We still have a few items to buy before the baby is here and some I'm waiting on until later. Most of the things I would like to have sooner than later have been ordered and should be arriving in the near future.
In other news, I also had an eye doctor appointment today. Luckily my prescription hasn't really changed, so my contacts (I still have a box left) are the same. Since our insurance either covers some of the contacts OR glasses, I decided with Roo showing up soon, glasses were the best choice. I should have the new glasses in about a week and a half.
Not much else. Plan on trying to get more cooking/food shopping done to prepare more stuff for the freezer, although motivation for that has been low. Go walk the mall a bit, maybe get a hair cut, keep working on the baby book I'm making for Roo. Hope everyone is well, until next week (unless something exciting happens)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
35 week progress
This week I feel we have made quite a bit of progress in getting ready for Roo. We now have a crib, dresser, 2 car seats, and a number of other needed items. My hospital bag and diaper bag are packed and sitting next to the door. Our diaper service is arranged and we will get a pre-birth delivery on the 28th. I called the pediatrician most highly recommended by my OB office and she spent 15 minutes talking with me on the phone and answering my questions. My gut is that she will be a good match with our family. She is sending me an email with the office website, so that I can check that out. It is a small practice (2 pediatricians) that is just beginning, however Dr Pan has over 20 years experience. She appears to be a doctor that is willing to listen to the family and work with them.
Jeff's work schedule has changed, so we haven't gotten the crib or dresser set up yet (the crib is started). Things feel like they are falling into place. Today I plan on making a lasagna to freeze and finish organizing the bedroom so that the co-sleeper can be set up in there.
We started our Preparation of Childbirth/Lamaze class this week and have learned a little. I definitely miss our last instructor and her way of presenting information, but, I'm sure this will help us with the actual birth.
Jeff's work schedule has changed, so we haven't gotten the crib or dresser set up yet (the crib is started). Things feel like they are falling into place. Today I plan on making a lasagna to freeze and finish organizing the bedroom so that the co-sleeper can be set up in there.
We started our Preparation of Childbirth/Lamaze class this week and have learned a little. I definitely miss our last instructor and her way of presenting information, but, I'm sure this will help us with the actual birth.
Friday, February 1, 2008
34 week exam
Well, the exam was pretty routine and low key. We had a quick and dirty ultrasound with the doctor's oldest machine just to check the position of Roo and make sure we are all ready and in the head down position, which Roo is. The one thing that was slightly different was I had to spend a bit of extra time resting/lying down in the office because when I came in my blood pressure was borderline high (151/90) and the doctor wanted to make sure I wasn't developing pregnancy induced hypertension. Luckily, after lying down my blood pressure came down just fine (106/60). I discussed a bit with the doctor about signs of needing to head to the hospital and got several other questions answered.
This week has been a week of several small shopping trips. I have picked up some things we were lacking/still needing. I've got the diaper bag mostly packed for the hospital, all that is needed are diapers to be added. Most of Roo's laundry is done, minus a few new items.
Our parenting class went well and we again got lots of very good and helpful information. Sadly, this was our last class with Susan, the teacher who has been teaching this set of classes. We also met some other parents-to-be and traded emails and phone numbers. Overall a great experience. Next week we begin our Preparation for Childbirth class with a different teacher.
This coming week, I need to finish packing my hospital bag, call and interview pediatricians so we can choose one before our next visit on 2/14, call and set up an account with the diaper service, and probably help Jeff set up the dresser, crib, and co-sleeper.
This week has been a week of several small shopping trips. I have picked up some things we were lacking/still needing. I've got the diaper bag mostly packed for the hospital, all that is needed are diapers to be added. Most of Roo's laundry is done, minus a few new items.
Our parenting class went well and we again got lots of very good and helpful information. Sadly, this was our last class with Susan, the teacher who has been teaching this set of classes. We also met some other parents-to-be and traded emails and phone numbers. Overall a great experience. Next week we begin our Preparation for Childbirth class with a different teacher.
This coming week, I need to finish packing my hospital bag, call and interview pediatricians so we can choose one before our next visit on 2/14, call and set up an account with the diaper service, and probably help Jeff set up the dresser, crib, and co-sleeper.
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