Just 7 +/- weeks left!!

Well, it's hard to believe that we have less than 2 months left before the baby gets here!! We are so excited and I'm a little nervous that I'm not going to have everything done at work before the baby decides to come.

We had another prenatal appt. yesterday to check the placenta. Apparently, I have a very stubborn placenta that does not want to move. We will check it again in 2 or 3 weeks to see if it has moved up any. My midwife had one of the docs in the practice take a look at it too and she also feels comfortable going ahead with a vaginal birth!! I am very relieved that if things stay the same, I won't have to have a c-section. I had such a wonderful experience last time that I would really like to repeat that again with this baby!

While doing the ultrasound, the tech almost slipped up and told us the sex of the baby!! She was so relieved that she caught herself in time! So, for all of you that want to know... sorry - it's still a mystery!! She estimated the baby is weighing in at around 5lbs now so, if s/he continues to put on a 1/2lb. each week like they say... s/he should be around 8lbs.

We are also trying to decide where we want to deliver. Our midwife delivers at 2 hospitals in Lexington - one of which I delivered at last time. The staff was great and I feel very comfortable going there again. But another hospital here has implemented a lot of changes to how they handle deliveries and the days following. They never take the baby away from you and do all of the cleaning, testing, etc. in your room so you always have the baby with you. They also have double beds in some of the rooms so, that's a plus too!! :) The hospital is a little farther from our house which makes Lindsay a little nervous since I plan to labor at home as long as possible like I did last time. For those of you that don't know - I was fully dilated by the time I got to the hospital last time. :)

Here are some pics of the belly, the baby (notice the fat cheeks!!), and our VERY cool new stroller and car seat (thanks Dad!!)!! Hope everyone out there is have a great day!!

Ultrasound pics

Ok, here are the pics from the ultrasound - remember if you click on the image, it will get a little bigger.
The first 2 are of the baby's face - with a little fist down by his/her chin. The pics still aren't very clear, but considering how much this baby moves - they are pretty good! The last pic is the one that shows the baby already has some hair! The fine little white lines you see are the hair!

Update

Well, we had our prenatal appt. today. Everything is looking good - I had a brief crying spell when I heard the heartbeat. :) It's a sound that just never gets old to me - I could listen to our baby's heartbeat all day long!!

We did get another ultrasound to check the placenta. It has moved, but only slightly. But it's 1.5 cm away from the cervix and that is enough for a vaginal delivery so, we are VERY happy!! We will get another ultrasound in 4 more weeks to see if it has moved further. We got a cute picture of the baby's face and got to see a big foot near my ribs (the Meatloaf is head down already!!). We also got to see that the baby already has some hair!! Personally, I am very excited about that!! The tech estimated that Meatloaf weighs around 3.1lbs.

Well, I guess that is all for now - I will post the ultrasound pics tomorrow, hopefully! Thanks for all of the positive thoughts and prayers about the placenta! It worked!! :)

The room!!

We are excited to finally start getting the baby's room ready!! Linds did an AMAZING job on the basement so, we moved the family room furniture (the light stuff anyway!) back into that room and moved the guest room furniture downstairs to the small room.

Amazingly, Linds and I agreed on a crib!! It wasn't one of the ones we were originally looking at, but we both loved it and it was on sale!! A huge THANK YOU to Jeff and Chrissie (Linds' dad and step-mom) for getting us the crib!! Thanks to our friend Becky too for helping us pick it up and move it in!

On another note, I passed my gestational diabetes test and my iron is normal (I was anemic with Jonah) so, that's good news. I'm not sure where I'm getting my iron from because I'm struggling to eat meat. We didn't get the placenta checked at the last visit, but will at the next appt. on Monday. We are all confident that it has moved up, but would welcome any positive thoughts, energy and prayer that anyone wants to send our way!

Also, our first baby shower is this weekend so, we are VERY excited about that!! I will be seeing some friends that I haven't seen in a long time so, that makes it even better!!

Finally, some pics!

me, deb (who's also pregnant) and missy in the middle :)

almost 22 wks

17 weeks

7 weeks

Padding the Nest

Cindy admitted that she has started to feel the nesting urge! She really wanted to get things ready for the baby's room. Unfortunately, I'm not quite finished with the basement yet. (I know, I know...its been forever in the making, but I'm almost done! Then we can move the basement furniture back to its rightful place and move the guest bedroom furniture as well to make room for nursery furniture.) So, instead of preparing the room, she had to settle for crocheting a baby blanket. I've been teasing her about nesting for a while. One of my co-workers is also pregnant, due in May, and at the beginning of her nesting phase she baked a made-from-scratch blackberry pie and brought it in to work to share. It was amazing! I keep asking Cindy if she feels like baking anything, but she keeps insisting she doesn't... :)

Hey, DJ, play my song!

Cindy really likes techno music. On the way home from the store the other night, a techno remix came on the radio. Cindy turned the music up louder in the car and said, "Do you hear that, baby? You need to like this kind of music. Then you can grow up and be a DJ - DJ MEATLOAF- and mix mommy some good music." Just a day in our lives... :)

The baby is still moving and kicking like crazy. Cindy said that I just might get my little soccer player! I've felt the baby kick pretty hard and Cindy has actually been able to look down and see the baby moving. It's so amazing. It is also amazing how quickly time is passing. Only 4 months left to go! Thankfully, Mom and Danny came up this weekend to help us work on the basement. We sanded the floor to prepare it for staining. I can't wait to have it all done. Once everything is finished down there, we can start preparing the nursery! Speaking of which, we haven't decided on one yet, but here are the beddings we really like: