Wow, 28 weeks! Can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. I don't have an updated photo, as I didn't really like the ones I took this weekend. But I thought I'd mention that I'm 28 weeks today!
I go in for my next doctor appointment next Wednesday (and have my glucose screening). After that, I'll be on the every-2-week appointment schedule. More to come.
Showing posts with label Ellie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ellie. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Nursery
We now have Ellie's crib, mattress, quilt and bumper. (Her bed skirt is back ordered but should come at some point before she's born.) We haven't set anything up yet, but here are the store photos so you begin to get a feel for her nursery.
Her crib is "cherry" and this one is "coffee" but the idea is there.
Her crib is "cherry" and this one is "coffee" but the idea is there.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
First Book
Today I found the perfect first book for Ellie, I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words. Given that she's my daughter, she's bound to be talkative and bossy. I'm sure Coco will be the recipient of many school lessons as she pretends to be a teacher.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Stubborn Already
Baby Elise is moving tons these days, including jumping on my bladder, tickling me, hiccuping, wiggling, sliding, kicking, punching, etc. She enjoys thwacking the dog when he's lying on or next to my tummy. The family member she stops moving for? Dad. That's right, she's stubborn already. It seems that no matter how much she's been moving around or for how long she almost always stops when Kit puts his hand on my stomach, even when he puts his hand in the exact same place with the exact same pressure that my hand has been. Rebelling already. Phew, looks like we've got an independent little girl on our hands.
Can't imagine where she gets it from...
Can't imagine where she gets it from...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A-OK
For the past couple of days, I've been having some uncomfortable hardening of my stomach and pelvic pains. This morning I awoke in horrible pain and had to go back to bed because I couldn't sit or stand comfortably. I called my doctor's office shortly after they opened, and they said to come in because I might have a UTI.
The UA only showed slightly elevated leukocytes and no UTI. So then the midwife (my doctor isn't in on Thursdays) said I might be constipated (oh joy) but needed to do a cervical exam to ensure nothing was wrong there. Though my cervix was closed (TMI I know, but someone probably cares about that fact besides me), she thought it might be shortened. So she sent me over the hospital where I spent the next 3.5 hours having non-stress testing for uterine movement to ensure I wasn't having preterm contracts, getting blood drawn and getting an ultrasound for "fetal well being and cervical length."
End of the story is that I'm apparently constipated (though I haven't noticed that I've gone any less than usual) and need to increase my fluids and fiber. Praise the Lord it wasn't anything else!
On the plus side, I got to see Elise again today. She's still a girl and was as adorable as ever. She had her little hands by her face and even posed for a cute side profile photo. I'll post the photos soon - all three are of the same pose but the gal's printer was running out of ink so she tried printing three times. Oh, and during the testing for uterine movement, she kicked a lot - some of which I could actually see moving the monitor and belt that were attached to my stomach.
This also means that I survived my first real trip to the hospital. I went to the ER once for a migraine but that's all my exposure has been. I even had my own room for those few hours in the labor and delivery portion of the hospital. I also got to ride on a gurney (felt super silly) from the maternity center down to the imaging center and then back up again.
The UA only showed slightly elevated leukocytes and no UTI. So then the midwife (my doctor isn't in on Thursdays) said I might be constipated (oh joy) but needed to do a cervical exam to ensure nothing was wrong there. Though my cervix was closed (TMI I know, but someone probably cares about that fact besides me), she thought it might be shortened. So she sent me over the hospital where I spent the next 3.5 hours having non-stress testing for uterine movement to ensure I wasn't having preterm contracts, getting blood drawn and getting an ultrasound for "fetal well being and cervical length."
End of the story is that I'm apparently constipated (though I haven't noticed that I've gone any less than usual) and need to increase my fluids and fiber. Praise the Lord it wasn't anything else!
On the plus side, I got to see Elise again today. She's still a girl and was as adorable as ever. She had her little hands by her face and even posed for a cute side profile photo. I'll post the photos soon - all three are of the same pose but the gal's printer was running out of ink so she tried printing three times. Oh, and during the testing for uterine movement, she kicked a lot - some of which I could actually see moving the monitor and belt that were attached to my stomach.
This also means that I survived my first real trip to the hospital. I went to the ER once for a migraine but that's all my exposure has been. I even had my own room for those few hours in the labor and delivery portion of the hospital. I also got to ride on a gurney (felt super silly) from the maternity center down to the imaging center and then back up again.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A Little Music Appreciation
Tonight the pug and I have been spending some quality time cuddling in bed while I look up various baby things online because I had a long day and am super tired. I have iTunes playing through random songs for a bit of a musical interlude. Ellie seems to appreciate the music. Nearly each time a new song starts, she kicks a few times. And then occasionally she kicks at key points during the songs.
Glad our little lady has a good sense of music appreciation already...or at least that I can pretend she does.
Glad our little lady has a good sense of music appreciation already...or at least that I can pretend she does.
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