Doc Appointment

I had my regular appointment today. The doctor said the baby is at the 20th percentile overall (not tiny). He was pleased with how the ultrasound went. We are going to do one more growth check in 2 weeks just to make sure his growth hasn't slowed, but expect things to go well. It was a relief to get some feedback! Also, I gained 4 pounds. I've been drinking nutritional shakes and they seem to be doing the trick.

Baby has been very active. It's actually kind of painful- he can somehow manage to jab my rib, bladder, and side all at once. It feels like he is doing cartwheels! Even though it's not completely comfortable- it lets me know he's doing all right. He also gets the hiccups several times a day. This morning we listened to him hiccup with the stethoscope. Pretty cute.

Second Peek at Baby

We had a second ultrasound this morning for a growth check.  The first picture is of him yawning and and the second is a profile of his face. His cheeks have filled out since that last u/s.  We could see him blinking, hiccuping, and practice "breathing."  Very cute. His movement looked great.  The tech measured his head, abdomen, and femur to make a weight estimate of 3 lb 11 oz (which is good).  We're still a little concerned that his little belly was so small in comparison with his other measurements and other babies at this stage.  We are eager to talk to our own doctor!  It will be a long wait until my appointment next Friday, but they would have told us at the appointment this morning if something was wrong. If we hear anything but good news from our doctor, I think it will just be that we need to continue monitoring.   I'm trying to bulk up as much as I can- doing my part to fatten him up!

Tomorrow we hit the 32 week mark!  8 MONTHS!

We're still here!

It's been a long time since we have posted.  Things have been busy!  Last weekend we went to Jefferson City.  Riley turned 3 and bonded with uncle Brian over her current interest in Batman.  They tackled some bad guys together and Brian was even invited into the Batcave (a blanket fort).  We also got to meet Andrea and Todd's new baby, Jayson!  So cute and tiny... it was pretty exciting to know that we will have one of our own soon!    Brian's parents gave us a pack 'n play, which will be great.  We did a little rearranging in our apartment, but it will be a tight fit until we can move into a bigger place.  I have an ultrasound 

scheduled for Wednesday morning- looking

forward to getting to see the baby again!

Sweet!

Second round of glucose testing came out normal. Phew.

7 Months!

28 weeks- we’re in the third trimester! Can’t wait to meet the baby- I’m starting to not care about school or anything else as much as I should. Right now I’m sitting in the waiting room for my second round of glucose testing. I will have my blood drawn four times in three hours. Fun! Brian had a good week. He presented at the Missouri Digitization Conference in Kansas City and things went really well! We are both working crazy hours to get things taken care of before June.

At 28 weeks most babies weigh around 2.25 pounds. They also now have eyelashes and can blink their eyes. This is the time when the baby starts really packing on some baby fat. Wish I could take a peek at him- I bet he’s gettin’ cute!

Art Walk

Last night, Erin and I went downtown for the monthly art walk in Springfield.  Every first Friday of the month all of the art galleries and art related shops stay open really late, some as late as 2 AM.  We went out to eat with some friends, and walked around for a couple of hours.  It was really cool.  We saw fire jugglers on the square, street vendors, glass blowers, musicians, and people all over the place.  It really reminded me of Lawrence.  At one of the shops Erin and I found this great lamp for the baby's room, and with a 50% off sale it was too good to pass up.  

A Quilt for the Little Eggplant

The average baby at this stage weighs about 1.6 pounds and is 14 inches long. One site compared the baby to an eggplant. Cute, huh? This past weekend Brian and I braved the snow to make a trip to Kansas City. Brian had a comic book thing to go to and we visited Mom. She helped me piece together a quilt I had made. I had done all the previous sewing by hand- and this being my first quilt it wasn't exactly precise. She helped me adjust things so that the squares were actually squares. We also picked up an old stethoscope so now we can faintly hear the baby's heart beat and movements. It's difficult to hear, but very addicting. I'm feeling much better than I had in the past. Headaches and backaches aren't nearly as constant. I am having leg cramps and at one point my leg contorted so badly that it looked like it was broken. Scary and definitely not fun!

It's funny Brian and I are both counting down the days until we get to meet the baby, but whenever we talk about that we both get stressed because as the baby gets closer so do our work and school deadlines.