I am so thrilled with how it is turning out. I cannot wait to enjoy this room with our little monkey!!!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Nursery
Here are some pictures of the nursery so far:
I am so thrilled with how it is turning out. I cannot wait to enjoy this room with our little monkey!!!
I am so thrilled with how it is turning out. I cannot wait to enjoy this room with our little monkey!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
First Year Package Booked
This morning I met with Sonya an incredible photographer from Fremont, Oh and booked her "First Year" package. In this package we get a Maternity session, Newborn session, as well as sessions at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and one year old! She has even offered to come and take pictures and video during the birth. I am so tickled that such talented photographer will be helping us document the first year of our child's life. Here's a sample of her newborn work:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
This just in ...
The mailman is officially my best friend! He brought me the fabric for the baby's quilt today, take a look...
I am still looking for one more sock monkey centric print for the quilt but I really couldn't be more thrilled how this quilt is turning out.
I cannot wait to get started on it!!!!
I am still looking for one more sock monkey centric print for the quilt but I really couldn't be more thrilled how this quilt is turning out.
I cannot wait to get started on it!!!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Maternity Update: Week 13
How far along: 13 weeks
Total weight gain: -32 pounds ... I GAINED TWO POUNDS lol
Maternity clothes: A few tops mainly because I do not want to stretch out my good clothes
Sleep: Yes please! Been getting up more and more during the night and even though I'm on spring break I haven't had time to nap
Best moment of the week: Feeling the baby move! I was laying down last week to go to bed and I felt this strange flutter in my stomach and I knew it was the baby.
Movement: A little bust mostly at night when I am trying to fall asleep
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Sleep
What I'm looking forward to: End of morning sickness
Weekly wisdom: Keep moving during your pregnancy. If I wasn't still teaching I do not know if would be feeling as good as I am now and it honestly gives me something to look forward to during the week.
Milestones: Second trimester, starting to feel the baby move
What's happening with the baby: The most dramatic development this week ... vocal cords! If you could peek inside you'd see a baby the size of your clenched fist (and come to think of it, at 14 weeks of fetal development, this little one can clench his or her own fist!). As fetal development continues, your baby also has the coordination, strength, and smarts to wiggle his or her fingers and toes and even suck a thumb (how cute is that?).
What's happening with you: Second trimester is typically an easier time — the first trimester worries are waning and morning sickness is finally letting up. My uterus is expanding and I have even start showing! One side effect of your uterine expansion could be achy or sharp pregnancy cramps on one or both sides of your abdomen — known as "round ligament pain".
How are you feeling: Pretty good ... just wish Nick and I could decide on baby names.
Total weight gain: -32 pounds ... I GAINED TWO POUNDS lol
Maternity clothes: A few tops mainly because I do not want to stretch out my good clothes
Sleep: Yes please! Been getting up more and more during the night and even though I'm on spring break I haven't had time to nap
Best moment of the week: Feeling the baby move! I was laying down last week to go to bed and I felt this strange flutter in my stomach and I knew it was the baby.
Movement: A little bust mostly at night when I am trying to fall asleep
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Sleep
What I'm looking forward to: End of morning sickness
Weekly wisdom: Keep moving during your pregnancy. If I wasn't still teaching I do not know if would be feeling as good as I am now and it honestly gives me something to look forward to during the week.
Milestones: Second trimester, starting to feel the baby move
What's happening with the baby: The most dramatic development this week ... vocal cords! If you could peek inside you'd see a baby the size of your clenched fist (and come to think of it, at 14 weeks of fetal development, this little one can clench his or her own fist!). As fetal development continues, your baby also has the coordination, strength, and smarts to wiggle his or her fingers and toes and even suck a thumb (how cute is that?).
What's happening with you: Second trimester is typically an easier time — the first trimester worries are waning and morning sickness is finally letting up. My uterus is expanding and I have even start showing! One side effect of your uterine expansion could be achy or sharp pregnancy cramps on one or both sides of your abdomen — known as "round ligament pain".
How are you feeling: Pretty good ... just wish Nick and I could decide on baby names.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Maternity Update: Week 12
How far along: 12 weeks
Total weight gain: -37 pounds, I need to start gaining some weight....
Maternity clothes: None of my clothes fit because I've lost so much weight
Sleep: Whenever I can!
Best moment of the week: Hearing the Baby's heartbeat again
Movement: none
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Regular restroom visits
What I'm looking forward to: End of morning sickness
Weekly wisdom: Fiber is your best friend
Milestones: Tomorrow starts the next trimester!!!
What's happening with the baby: The most dramatic development this week ... reflexes. Baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and the mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if I were to poke my abdomen, the baby will squirm in response, although I won't be able to feel it.
The intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in the baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. Baby's face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
What's happening with you: Still loosing weight and have been experiencing more cramping from the cysts.
How are you feeling: ELATED! It is so reassuring to hear your child's heartbeat and now that I am entering the second trimester the chance of miscarried has diminished. I cannot wait to meet our little monkey in 6 months!!!!
Total weight gain: -37 pounds, I need to start gaining some weight....
Maternity clothes: None of my clothes fit because I've lost so much weight
Sleep: Whenever I can!
Best moment of the week: Hearing the Baby's heartbeat again
Movement: none
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Regular restroom visits
What I'm looking forward to: End of morning sickness
Weekly wisdom: Fiber is your best friend
Milestones: Tomorrow starts the next trimester!!!
What's happening with the baby: The most dramatic development this week ... reflexes. Baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and the mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if I were to poke my abdomen, the baby will squirm in response, although I won't be able to feel it.
The intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in the baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. Baby's face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
What's happening with you: Still loosing weight and have been experiencing more cramping from the cysts.
How are you feeling: ELATED! It is so reassuring to hear your child's heartbeat and now that I am entering the second trimester the chance of miscarried has diminished. I cannot wait to meet our little monkey in 6 months!!!!
Tuesdays Appointment
Well after a very long weekend of severe cramping, the Dr. was able to get me in on Tuesday. They ran a whole bunch of different tests on me and them started checking the baby. The midwife tried for 30 minutes to find a heartbeat but because my uterus is tilted she was unable to find one. That was the scariest 30 minutes of my life! Eventually they were able to get me in for another ultrasound where we got to see and hear the baby again. The little one is actually starting to look like a baby! We got to see its nose and its little fingers and toes. Here's a picture of its giagantic legs. At this point its body and its head should be equal in size but our little ones legs are longer that its whole body!
Baby is measuring ahead again, and had a strong heartbeat of 167. They did find ovarian cysts which would account for the cramping I have been having. They said it is very common during pregnancy and they should resolve on their own. If they so not shrink or they start to get bigger I will have to have surgery. But overall it was a very good appointment and I was so happy that Nick got to be there to hear the heartbeat again.
Baby is measuring ahead again, and had a strong heartbeat of 167. They did find ovarian cysts which would account for the cramping I have been having. They said it is very common during pregnancy and they should resolve on their own. If they so not shrink or they start to get bigger I will have to have surgery. But overall it was a very good appointment and I was so happy that Nick got to be there to hear the heartbeat again.
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