Happy Due Date to Us!!!!!!!!!
We all have been sick this week. Emmi started with a fever over the weekend but then just had a cold. I followed suit on Monday & Tuesday. Then Jacob came home Tuesday not feeling great and landed with the same thing. When Emmi's preschool teacher called to check on her on Tuesday since we kept her home, she said that only 1 of the 6 kids were there on Tuesday. So something definitely is going around. However being 40 weeks pregnant and being all congested is no fun. I am normally a healthy person who may get a cold once a year and be done. But this is the second cold I have had in the past month or so. As many of you know being this far along sleep does not always come easy which I am sure would help to speed up my recovery so that doesnt help. I hope to get through this fast as I am starting to feel like this baby could be here really soon. So please send healthy vibes my way. :)
At my doctors appointment today, I have lost another pound so up a total of 19. I expected that since Tuesday night I ran a fever and just not feeling that great. I refused to be checked so I dont know if I am dialated or not. Her heartbeat was 164. My next appointment if I make it will be an ultrasound and NST to make sure things look good.
Hopefully the next post will be baby is here with some pics. Since we havent taken any pics in the past few weeks so there is nothing new to show.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Dr & Potty Training
Had my doc appt this week. For my stats I actually lost a pound this week so am up 20 pounds and the baby's heartbeat was 152. At my last appt I had tested positive for Group B Strep, which is a bacteria that anyone can have with no signs or symptoms. They just get concerned when an expecting mom has it since it can get passed to the baby. Of course this was a curve ball that I wasnt prepared for since I plan to labor naturally again and part of the plan was to stay at home as long as I could. The way the hospital treats the GBS is I have to get 2 doses of antibiotics, if I dont then we have to stay for 48 hours so the baby can be observed. In chatting with my doc today he answered all my questions and basically said if I get there in time for the antibiotics, great, if not then the risk is very very low for a full term baby to get sick from GBS so dont lose sleep over it. That definitely helps put my mind at ease. Memere gets here today and all the rooms upstairs are 98% done so we are good to go whenever since I will be 39 weeks on Thursday. :)
Then on to Emmi. She is potty training. While I was upstairs putting her bookshelf together over the weekend she came downstairs and went pee pee on her potty. Then yelled to me. That day she continued to use the potty with only one accident at the end of the day when we didnt make it to the big potty in enough time. So we ordered another potty to leave upstairs to try to prevent that again. She is not using the potty consisently and we are letting her lead on if she wants a diaper, pull up, panties or commando for the day. But she definitely seems to get it and no matter what she has on she seems to be able to work with it to make it if she chooses. Her classmate in school is also in the middle of potty training so her teacher said if we put her in pull ups she would definitely take her to the potty since last week Emmi asked to go when her classmate did although she didnt do anything. Her currency is chocolate so when she goes at home she gets to have a piece. We are definitely letting her lead the way completely for this but please keep your fingers crossed for us that the success continues.
Then on to Emmi. She is potty training. While I was upstairs putting her bookshelf together over the weekend she came downstairs and went pee pee on her potty. Then yelled to me. That day she continued to use the potty with only one accident at the end of the day when we didnt make it to the big potty in enough time. So we ordered another potty to leave upstairs to try to prevent that again. She is not using the potty consisently and we are letting her lead on if she wants a diaper, pull up, panties or commando for the day. But she definitely seems to get it and no matter what she has on she seems to be able to work with it to make it if she chooses. Her classmate in school is also in the middle of potty training so her teacher said if we put her in pull ups she would definitely take her to the potty since last week Emmi asked to go when her classmate did although she didnt do anything. Her currency is chocolate so when she goes at home she gets to have a piece. We are definitely letting her lead the way completely for this but please keep your fingers crossed for us that the success continues.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Family Photos
Last weekend we went for a photo shoot. I have no idea what was up with Emmi since she pretty much was crying or clinging to me the entire time. Laura tried to work her magic and got at least some photos for us. Here are some of them:
Friday, January 29, 2010
Randomness
Emmi loves to take the point and shoot to take pics of stuff. Here is one she captured, I will spare you the ones of the TV, floors of the house, me, Kona, her babies, and all the other stuff she has captured.
She helped me make pizza for dinner. But now when she helps cook she has to taste everything and isnt into doing the job at hand. But it still tastes great.
She also likes to wear hats that are ours. Luckily if we put them on the smallest size it fits.
Here is a few pics from baby sisters room. She helped set the crib up with me and of course needed a break after. You can also see the color that Jacob painted the room, it is an orange color. It is almost complete, just one Ikea run needed to get Emmi a new bookshelf so the one in her room can be moved in and that should cover it. She did test out the crib to make sure it was safe for baby sister by jumping on it so we are good to go. :)
She helped me make pizza for dinner. But now when she helps cook she has to taste everything and isnt into doing the job at hand. But it still tastes great.
She also likes to wear hats that are ours. Luckily if we put them on the smallest size it fits.
Here is a few pics from baby sisters room. She helped set the crib up with me and of course needed a break after. You can also see the color that Jacob painted the room, it is an orange color. It is almost complete, just one Ikea run needed to get Emmi a new bookshelf so the one in her room can be moved in and that should cover it. She did test out the crib to make sure it was safe for baby sister by jumping on it so we are good to go. :)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Dr Visit at 36/37 weeks
I will be officially 37 weeks on Thursday which means full term. Not sure where the time has gone since it doesnt seem real that it is already near the end. I weighted in with not putting on any weight this week so I am still at a total of 21 pounds. I have now started to get to the point I cant eat as much since she is taking up so much space. I think I can eat my normal meal but then when I stand up I feel so full.
The baby's heartbeat was 156. I refused to be checked today since I figured why bother since I didnt want to get excited or have false hopes since Emmi was a week and 6 days late. But they did do the Group B Strep test so will find out next week how that comes out. Being full term now means weekly appointments.
I have been going to yoga two times a week but not getting in as much cardio. Emmi and I did ride bikes around the neighborhood over the weekend. We had to cut it short since she started to fall asleep. At yoga last night we did backends. Imagine all these prego women doing backbends. The most challenging part is to life up to get off my head. It was next to impossible. I am going to attempt it tonight with an exercise ball to see if the extra weight just makes it harder or if I am really weak. Pics may be coming on that.
The nursery is coming along. Jacob painted it two weekends ago and then we had the carpets cleaned yesterday. Emmi and I put a few things in there last night. Hopefully we will finish it tonight for putting furniture in there. Pics will be coming for that too.
The baby's heartbeat was 156. I refused to be checked today since I figured why bother since I didnt want to get excited or have false hopes since Emmi was a week and 6 days late. But they did do the Group B Strep test so will find out next week how that comes out. Being full term now means weekly appointments.
I have been going to yoga two times a week but not getting in as much cardio. Emmi and I did ride bikes around the neighborhood over the weekend. We had to cut it short since she started to fall asleep. At yoga last night we did backends. Imagine all these prego women doing backbends. The most challenging part is to life up to get off my head. It was next to impossible. I am going to attempt it tonight with an exercise ball to see if the extra weight just makes it harder or if I am really weak. Pics may be coming on that.
The nursery is coming along. Jacob painted it two weekends ago and then we had the carpets cleaned yesterday. Emmi and I put a few things in there last night. Hopefully we will finish it tonight for putting furniture in there. Pics will be coming for that too.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Shower time & sunny day
Today was such a beautiful day, high 50's if not 60. Since I have a head cold and managed to tweak my wrist Jacob worked from home to help out. All is on the mend but we were able to take full advantage of the nice weather. Plus got to open the doors to get the fresh air in. Here are pics of Emmi having fun in the backyard:
Emmi is getting so big. She likes to shower by herself which works out great for us. Since it is usually much quicker, although we have to still soap her up, she loves playing in there. I see this as possibly being key once BB2 is here.
This weekend we hope to paint the office soon to be converted into the nursery so that we can get things ready. Hopefully pics to come on that.
Emmi is getting so big. She likes to shower by herself which works out great for us. Since it is usually much quicker, although we have to still soap her up, she loves playing in there. I see this as possibly being key once BB2 is here.
This weekend we hope to paint the office soon to be converted into the nursery so that we can get things ready. Hopefully pics to come on that.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Dr Visit @ 34/35 weeks
All is good. I put on a pound so up a total of 21 so far. Then BB#2's heartrate was 144, slower than it has been but she may have been sleeping from a yummy breakfast of eggs. Other awesome news is that she is head down. The doc said that of course she can move but chances of a breech baby at this point are slim. Very excited about that. Only complaints are that sleep is not my thing and now that the baby is head down my hips are bothering me more, either that or it is just being more active now that we are back from the North.
I did ask if the doc had any insight about if they were going to lift the under 18 visitor ban but he hasn't heard anything as of yet. So keep your fingers crossed that they do by the time we have this baby. I just am not sure how things will go since I have never spent a night away from Emmi.
I have been back on my bike which feels awesome. Luckily I have some great friends who are willing to ride slow with me. I usually get out once during the weekend and then hit yoga at least 2 times a week. Of course walking Kona during the week as well.
Jacob is awesome. He has started going to the Crossfit gym at 5:30am so when he gets home he often makes us breakfast and does stuff around the house until Emmi and I get up. We are definitely getting spoiled. He also has been a huge savior for helping get the office ready for the nursery. I had made piles of stuff but then got overwhelmed by the looks of it all. This weekend he went ahead to deal with a ton of it so that now this weekend we can paint. He is definitely the best.
I have to take pics of Emmi since I have nothing new to post. :(
I did ask if the doc had any insight about if they were going to lift the under 18 visitor ban but he hasn't heard anything as of yet. So keep your fingers crossed that they do by the time we have this baby. I just am not sure how things will go since I have never spent a night away from Emmi.
I have been back on my bike which feels awesome. Luckily I have some great friends who are willing to ride slow with me. I usually get out once during the weekend and then hit yoga at least 2 times a week. Of course walking Kona during the week as well.
Jacob is awesome. He has started going to the Crossfit gym at 5:30am so when he gets home he often makes us breakfast and does stuff around the house until Emmi and I get up. We are definitely getting spoiled. He also has been a huge savior for helping get the office ready for the nursery. I had made piles of stuff but then got overwhelmed by the looks of it all. This weekend he went ahead to deal with a ton of it so that now this weekend we can paint. He is definitely the best.
I have to take pics of Emmi since I have nothing new to post. :(
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