Gosh, if this baby is a girl, I don't know how I'm going to explain all these boy dreams.
In this one, we had gone to the hospital because I was having contractions, or my water had broken, or something, I don't know. I was on a bed in triage. The nurse taking care of me decided to do a quick ultrasound just to see how things looked, and at that moment a group of med students came in, apparently for rounds or whatever. When they came to my bed the nurse said, speaking to them, not me, "Here we have a 39-week male fetus..." and I got pretty upset and said, "Gee, thanks!" before I realized, well, I was going to find out soon anyway.
It was very realistic - even when I woke up I was upset and disappointed.
We had a great time yesterday. Whidbey Island again (yep, that's three weekends in a row)! We are going to have to give that place a rest - fortunately we have plans to do things elsewhere later this week. Yesterday though, we got to see Deception Pass...by boat! Very cool. I'll get the pictures up soon.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Goings-on
We've been keeping busy around here like it's our job.
Two Sundays ago, we made our first trip over to Whidbey Island. Hollie loooved the ferry ride.
We took a tour of historic Fort Casey, which was built right after the Civil War. There are actually three forts around the Sound, because they're all armed with these enormous 33-ton cannons that were reeeeally difficult to move (and aim), so they basically just tried to get you from every angle.
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Then, on Friday night - six nights ago - we had our first little labor scare. I was getting Hollie ready for bed, and started reading some books while we waited for Daddy to join us. In the time it took to read two books, I had three little contractions. Just then, Daniel came in and when I told him, he gave me a look and I had to say, "No, I'm not kidding!"
Hollie went to sleep, and they continued. They were really weak - I could hardly feel them except for a little tightness, and with a hand on my belly I could feel that it got very firm. Just like the contractions I've been having for weeks. Except not so many in a row. And not for an hour.
I was skeptical that this was really labor, but my OB's rule is to call if you have more than five contractions in an hour, so I called. He told me to drink a bunch of water and try to rest, and call again in an hour if they got worse.
So, for about a half hour after that I ran around the apartment cleaning up, chugging water, and feeling my belly to see if it was tight. They never intensified, but they kept going and I kept alternating between "there is no way this is real labor" and "shoot, I was induced last time...maybe this is real labor!". Finally Daniel convinced me to lay down, and sure enough, the moment my head hit the pillow they stopped, I fell asleep, and didn't have another one the entire night...that I know of.
We had planned a trip to Vancouver for the next day, but decided in the morning to stay a little closer to home. After breakfast we drove into Seattle to see the Boeing Museum of Flight. As we're walking into the museum, my cell rings, and it's my OB...checking up on me and advising me to take it easy and rest for the weekend! Hmmmm...okay!
I neglected to tell him where we were at that moment! Hopefully he never finds out about this blog...
The museum was pretty cool. That morning they happened to be having a helicopter event outside, and we were arriving just at the end so we got to see a few of them take off. Two of the guys from Deadliest Catch were there too, signing autographs and taking pictures.
We forgot to take the camera with us, so the only pictures I have are on my cell phone. Daniel's going to have to help me get them on the computer...
There was also the "big red barn" where Boeing first started building planes.
Then, back outside to see the Concord and Air Force One...and we got to walk through both! Very cool, despite waiting in two very long lines...in the constant drizzle. Still cool.
By that point we were ready to call it a day, even though we hadn't actually gone into the museum at all. We figure we'll probably go back again. :)
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The next day (this past Sunday), we took the ferry over to Whidbey Island again. After splurging on lunch at a nice place in Coupeville, we drove up through the northern part of the island, which we had completely missed last time, to see Deception Pass. Amazing! You're just driving along through the woods, and then suddenly you're on a bridge 200 feet over the water. We wanted to park and walk around, but it was packed with people and Hollie was asleep so we didn't want to take turns getting out and all that. Ditto the museum - we'll probably go back. :)
Oh yeah, forgot to take the camera on that trip, too. :(
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Okay, last thing...
Doctor's appointment two days ago:
I'm 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.
Steady progress!
Ever since last Friday night, my contractions have been less frequent (than they were prior to Friday night), but stronger.
Also, my feet are starting to swell. :(
I'm 39 weeks today. Yep, I skipped the 38 week photo, but it doesn't really look like much has changed in two weeks anyway.
Starting this Saturday, my OB is out of town for a week. To be honest, I don't see this birth happening that soon though. My experience - Hollie being five days late (and induced) - is leading me to believe that, but I know every time will be different, so we will just have to wait and see!
Two Sundays ago, we made our first trip over to Whidbey Island. Hollie loooved the ferry ride.
[ECSTATIC FACE]
Hollie clings to Daddy for dear life. It was a little breezy.
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Then, on Friday night - six nights ago - we had our first little labor scare. I was getting Hollie ready for bed, and started reading some books while we waited for Daddy to join us. In the time it took to read two books, I had three little contractions. Just then, Daniel came in and when I told him, he gave me a look and I had to say, "No, I'm not kidding!"
Hollie went to sleep, and they continued. They were really weak - I could hardly feel them except for a little tightness, and with a hand on my belly I could feel that it got very firm. Just like the contractions I've been having for weeks. Except not so many in a row. And not for an hour.
I was skeptical that this was really labor, but my OB's rule is to call if you have more than five contractions in an hour, so I called. He told me to drink a bunch of water and try to rest, and call again in an hour if they got worse.
So, for about a half hour after that I ran around the apartment cleaning up, chugging water, and feeling my belly to see if it was tight. They never intensified, but they kept going and I kept alternating between "there is no way this is real labor" and "shoot, I was induced last time...maybe this is real labor!". Finally Daniel convinced me to lay down, and sure enough, the moment my head hit the pillow they stopped, I fell asleep, and didn't have another one the entire night...that I know of.
We had planned a trip to Vancouver for the next day, but decided in the morning to stay a little closer to home. After breakfast we drove into Seattle to see the Boeing Museum of Flight. As we're walking into the museum, my cell rings, and it's my OB...checking up on me and advising me to take it easy and rest for the weekend! Hmmmm...okay!
I neglected to tell him where we were at that moment! Hopefully he never finds out about this blog...
The museum was pretty cool. That morning they happened to be having a helicopter event outside, and we were arriving just at the end so we got to see a few of them take off. Two of the guys from Deadliest Catch were there too, signing autographs and taking pictures.
We forgot to take the camera with us, so the only pictures I have are on my cell phone. Daniel's going to have to help me get them on the computer...
There was also the "big red barn" where Boeing first started building planes.
Then, back outside to see the Concord and Air Force One...and we got to walk through both! Very cool, despite waiting in two very long lines...in the constant drizzle. Still cool.
By that point we were ready to call it a day, even though we hadn't actually gone into the museum at all. We figure we'll probably go back again. :)
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The next day (this past Sunday), we took the ferry over to Whidbey Island again. After splurging on lunch at a nice place in Coupeville, we drove up through the northern part of the island, which we had completely missed last time, to see Deception Pass. Amazing! You're just driving along through the woods, and then suddenly you're on a bridge 200 feet over the water. We wanted to park and walk around, but it was packed with people and Hollie was asleep so we didn't want to take turns getting out and all that. Ditto the museum - we'll probably go back. :)
Oh yeah, forgot to take the camera on that trip, too. :(
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Okay, last thing...
Doctor's appointment two days ago:
I'm 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.
Steady progress!
Ever since last Friday night, my contractions have been less frequent (than they were prior to Friday night), but stronger.
Also, my feet are starting to swell. :(
I'm 39 weeks today. Yep, I skipped the 38 week photo, but it doesn't really look like much has changed in two weeks anyway.
Starting this Saturday, my OB is out of town for a week. To be honest, I don't see this birth happening that soon though. My experience - Hollie being five days late (and induced) - is leading me to believe that, but I know every time will be different, so we will just have to wait and see!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Quick update...
That OB appointment yesterday...it was a good one.
I'm not diabetic. All my blood sugar levels for the weekend were normal. No reason to think about inducing early. Hallelujah. Since I have this meter now and I'm all stocked up on test strips and lancets, he wants me to keep monitoring my blood sugar two days a week, just to keep an eye on it.
More about inducing...we all got on the same page about how I don't. want. to. be. induced. unless. there's. a. really. good. reason. Period. That's pretty much this doc's style anyways. Good to know we're all clear on that.
I'm 1 to 2 cm dilated, and 30% effaced.
We didn't end up changing my due date at all! Baby's weight was estimated at 6 lbs, 15 oz, and the measurements had us right on track for June 30th.
That's 2 weeks and 2 days away. Oh goodness...I'm not ready!
I'm not diabetic. All my blood sugar levels for the weekend were normal. No reason to think about inducing early. Hallelujah. Since I have this meter now and I'm all stocked up on test strips and lancets, he wants me to keep monitoring my blood sugar two days a week, just to keep an eye on it.
More about inducing...we all got on the same page about how I don't. want. to. be. induced. unless. there's. a. really. good. reason. Period. That's pretty much this doc's style anyways. Good to know we're all clear on that.
I'm 1 to 2 cm dilated, and 30% effaced.
We didn't end up changing my due date at all! Baby's weight was estimated at 6 lbs, 15 oz, and the measurements had us right on track for June 30th.
That's 2 weeks and 2 days away. Oh goodness...I'm not ready!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Only about three weeks out of date...
All in all, the drive from Kansas to Washington went very smoothly for us. All our hotels were booked ahead of time, so we were able/forced to plan ahead quite a bit.
Our first day was the shortest, at about seven and a half hours. We had planned to spend Saturday morning packing up the car, and hit the road after lunch. We knew it would be a very long afternoon/evening on the road, but we knew we'd need the whole morning, and figured that if the first day is the toughest, then each day afterward would be that much easier.
Unfortunately, between computer issues and two mad dashes out to ship boxes that wouldn't fit in the van, we didn't leave until 5:00. PM. With seven and a half hours between us and our first pre-booked hotel.
With all the excitement of packing, Hollie hadn't napped yet that day, so as soon as we got going she passed out which allowed us to go several hours without stops. Eventually she woke up, and we got out our surprise brand-new toy for the road...
Our first day was the shortest, at about seven and a half hours. We had planned to spend Saturday morning packing up the car, and hit the road after lunch. We knew it would be a very long afternoon/evening on the road, but we knew we'd need the whole morning, and figured that if the first day is the toughest, then each day afterward would be that much easier.
Packing up the absolute essentials here.
We are such good Cajuns.
Jam-packed and jelly-tight
Unfortunately, between computer issues and two mad dashes out to ship boxes that wouldn't fit in the van, we didn't leave until 5:00. PM. With seven and a half hours between us and our first pre-booked hotel.
With all the excitement of packing, Hollie hadn't napped yet that day, so as soon as we got going she passed out which allowed us to go several hours without stops. Eventually she woke up, and we got out our surprise brand-new toy for the road...
This is one of those magnetic doodling boards that has a little pen to draw with, and a eraser knob that slides up and down the side the clear it off. She was hooked.
We had dinner in the car, and at about 10:00 Hollie fell asleep again, so we arrived at the hotel at about midnight. That's only seven hours...including at least one stop that I can remember...yeah, we went fast.
Hollie woke up as we got into the room, but after a chance to stretch her legs and check things out, she was out again. I fell asleep in the bed with her...until about 4:30am when I woke up with the feeling that someone was needing a little more space...
Yes, she is right in the middle of a queen-size bed there. Rather than try to move her, I found my way over to Daniel's bed, only to find him sleeping diagonally across it. Out. of. luck. Hollie may look just like me, but some things are undeniably Daddy. Lucky for both of them, I can sleep in very small non-human shaped spaces, even at 35-weeks pregnant. :) I love you two.
The next day was Sunday, so after some online guess-timating, we found a church about three hours away, with a mass time in about three hours. We only arrived about five minutes late, which makes no sense when much-too-often we show up later than that when we live fifteen minutes away!
Wyoming.
Blaaaah.
Even with that hour-long stop, it was still an easy day and we arrived at our next hotel early in the evening.
Monday was interesting. We planned to stop in Deer Lodge, Montana, to see my mom's aunt, and then visit a college friend of ours who lives in Missoula, which was our next overnight stop.
Not very far into Monday morning, we hit a road closure. Interstate's flooded. A few minutes of fooling with the GPS, and we have an alternative route. About two minutes later...signs saying that route is closed. For snow. Before we get too far off-track, we stop at a gas station for a real paper map and directions. Guy at the gas station gives us a third route, which is going to put us two or three hours behind. Not that we have a choice.
So, we get going. Next...construction. The road is gravel, and there is a 35 mph speed-limit. For like 35 miles. Maddening, but we get through it.
Fortunately after that, the day was smooth sailing. Hadn't seen my mom's aunt since our wedding, and our college friend in...probably longer than that.
And these views...
...certainly didn't hurt, either.
The next day, Tuesday the 24th, was our last. It was a fun, relaxed day, with beautiful weather and stop in the good-humored town of George, Washington.
And here we are! Whew. There you have it. You're welcome.
Friday, June 10, 2011
A real pain in the...
...fingers.
That's my life this weekend. My one-hour glucose tolerance test (for gestational diabetes) came back not good. A little backstory...I took the same test while pregnant with Hollie and failed, then took the more accurate three-hour test and it was completely normal.
But this time around, because it is so late in my pregnancy, and GD nearly always means an induced early delivery...we're skipping the three-hour test and moving right along to the finger-pricking. I get to monitor my blood sugar all weekend, and if on Monday it's all been good, I think they're going to let me stop, and we'll call that one-hour test a fluke. If I understood correctly. Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind.
Besides meeting with a nurse to learn to use the meter, and a dietitian to talk about how I have to eat now, we had an ultrasound!
Everything looked great. We got a beautiful view of the heart beating...a more detailed view than I have ever seen. Got to count some fingers, too. The face...reminded me instantly of the way Hollie looked in her ultrasound just days before she was born.
Daniel found out the gender...100% certain this time! He told me afterward that he thinks I'm "going to be very happy" but of course that doesn't give me any clue whatsoever.
The other goal for the day was to determine a new due date, based on the ultrasound. The plan was to visit our doc right afterward to discuss. Unfortunately, by that point it was late in the day and when we arrived, he still hadn't gotten our ultrasound notes from the lab...so we left without an answer, and a new appointment for Monday. :( GAH.
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We had an awesome trip down to Portland last weekend to see Daniel's brother and his family. Hollie and her cousin Juliet are so great together. They are a little more than five months apart in age, and every time they see each other the gap seems smaller and smaller. They have both learned to hug nicely by now, which is WOW...so cute.
At one point I watched them come across Daniel's brother's hat, and Juliet pointed it out as "Baba's hat!" which Hollie corrected - "No, Uncle T-----'s' hat".
Juliet's little brother Levi, and his enormous eyes, are beyond adorable. Such a cutie.
The main reason for our trip was Daniel's brother's graduation from the Montessori Institute! That sure is some cool stuff. Congratulations, bro-in-law!
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That's all for now. Happy weekend!
That's my life this weekend. My one-hour glucose tolerance test (for gestational diabetes) came back not good. A little backstory...I took the same test while pregnant with Hollie and failed, then took the more accurate three-hour test and it was completely normal.
But this time around, because it is so late in my pregnancy, and GD nearly always means an induced early delivery...we're skipping the three-hour test and moving right along to the finger-pricking. I get to monitor my blood sugar all weekend, and if on Monday it's all been good, I think they're going to let me stop, and we'll call that one-hour test a fluke. If I understood correctly. Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind.
Besides meeting with a nurse to learn to use the meter, and a dietitian to talk about how I have to eat now, we had an ultrasound!
Everything looked great. We got a beautiful view of the heart beating...a more detailed view than I have ever seen. Got to count some fingers, too. The face...reminded me instantly of the way Hollie looked in her ultrasound just days before she was born.
Daniel found out the gender...100% certain this time! He told me afterward that he thinks I'm "going to be very happy" but of course that doesn't give me any clue whatsoever.
The other goal for the day was to determine a new due date, based on the ultrasound. The plan was to visit our doc right afterward to discuss. Unfortunately, by that point it was late in the day and when we arrived, he still hadn't gotten our ultrasound notes from the lab...so we left without an answer, and a new appointment for Monday. :( GAH.
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We had an awesome trip down to Portland last weekend to see Daniel's brother and his family. Hollie and her cousin Juliet are so great together. They are a little more than five months apart in age, and every time they see each other the gap seems smaller and smaller. They have both learned to hug nicely by now, which is WOW...so cute.
At one point I watched them come across Daniel's brother's hat, and Juliet pointed it out as "Baba's hat!" which Hollie corrected - "No, Uncle T-----'s' hat".
Juliet's little brother Levi, and his enormous eyes, are beyond adorable. Such a cutie.
The main reason for our trip was Daniel's brother's graduation from the Montessori Institute! That sure is some cool stuff. Congratulations, bro-in-law!
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That's all for now. Happy weekend!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Settling in
So after we got here that Monday night [over] two weeks ago, literally the first thing I did on Tuesday morning after Hollie and I had breakfast was set up the bassinet. Then I waited anxiously for Friday, when the boxes of clothes that we shipped showed up at the door. Within two minutes the clothes were spread out over the floor, and Hollie and I just sat down and looked through them and talked about the new baby.
So then they sat and sat and sat in a pile in the bassinet because for some reason I could not ever remember to pick up baby detergent at the store! Unbelievable. My nesting urge was being completely thwarted by my scatterbrained-ness.
Finally got my hands on some detergent and yesterday got all the neutral colored clothes washed, folded, and put away...with help...
Look at this little monkey. She wanted to try on all the clothes, but figured out pretty quickly that wasn't going to work. She settled for this swaddling blanket with velcro tabs...it just barely fit around her shoulders!
Finally got my hands on some detergent and yesterday got all the neutral colored clothes washed, folded, and put away...with help...
Look at this little monkey. She wanted to try on all the clothes, but figured out pretty quickly that wasn't going to work. She settled for this swaddling blanket with velcro tabs...it just barely fit around her shoulders!
Gotta make sure the swing still works, too.
Daniel and I just had our third anniversary (cue: awww) and we hadn't really planned on doing anything, but at the last minute Daniel got one of his coworkers (who has kids...but they're back in KS) to watch Hollie for the evening so that we could see a movie. The movie (Bridesmaids) wasn't great, but it's always nice to get somewhat dressed up and have some fun.
Hollie had some fun too, apparently. She told her babysitter all about how Daddy had built her little table (a recent purchase from Ikea), and when she ripped her doll a little bit she reassured him that Mommy would fix it.
New belly picture - 36-ish weeks. I forgot to mention - at my first appointment with the new doc, he decided to push my due date back a few days based on that first trimester ultrasound. At my next ultrasound (tomorrow!) we will come up with a new official due date.
I still have stories and pictures of our long drive, and also from our weekend trip down to Portland, to post...but that's enough for today. More tomorrow!
I still have stories and pictures of our long drive, and also from our weekend trip down to Portland, to post...but that's enough for today. More tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Exploring
We've had an interesting first week in Mukilteo. Haven't figured out how to convince spell-checker that "mukilteo" isn't misspelled.
Over the weekend Daniel's two older brothers, T and C, visited and taught Hollie all about bouncing tennis balls off the walls and tables. I guess that's what uncles are for!
While they were here, Daniel and T decided to go out for a jog to see the coast. Hours later it's getting dark and we get the phone call: "Help! We're lost!" A half-hour with Google maps later, C went out to pick them up. Once they were back at home, slightly worse for the wear, we got to hear the whole story, which involved following a creek into the woods, crawling under a fence into a construction site (despite posted warnings of video surveillance) to try and find out where they were (unsuccessfully; no one was there), Daniel carrying T on his back over a gravel road (T had gone barefoot), and from there wandering residential streets for a main intersection to assist our Google maps search.
Crazy boys.
But wait, there's more.
A few nights later, after the uncles were gone, Daniel went out by himself to run errands at two stores. He didn't take our GPS because he had been to both stores before. Deja vu - it's getting dark and I get the phone call: "Help! I'm lost!" This time it only took about five minutes for me to figure out where he was, but by then his phone had very little battery life left so I had to give him turn-by-turn directions to the store and just hope that he knew his way from there to the second store, and from there, home. Thankfully he did. And when he got home we got a good laugh together when he looked at the map and saw how far off course he had gotten. Waaaay out there!
To be fair, the same thing has happened to me more than once since we've been here. Even though the GPS generally stays in my car, I tend not to trust it sometimes...
Anyway.
For Memorial Day, we visited a park on the coast where we had lunch with a few of Daniel's coworkers. It was a chilly, overcast day (our new "normal", really), but it was gorgeous. Check these out...
Over the weekend Daniel's two older brothers, T and C, visited and taught Hollie all about bouncing tennis balls off the walls and tables. I guess that's what uncles are for!
While they were here, Daniel and T decided to go out for a jog to see the coast. Hours later it's getting dark and we get the phone call: "Help! We're lost!" A half-hour with Google maps later, C went out to pick them up. Once they were back at home, slightly worse for the wear, we got to hear the whole story, which involved following a creek into the woods, crawling under a fence into a construction site (despite posted warnings of video surveillance) to try and find out where they were (unsuccessfully; no one was there), Daniel carrying T on his back over a gravel road (T had gone barefoot), and from there wandering residential streets for a main intersection to assist our Google maps search.
Crazy boys.
But wait, there's more.
A few nights later, after the uncles were gone, Daniel went out by himself to run errands at two stores. He didn't take our GPS because he had been to both stores before. Deja vu - it's getting dark and I get the phone call: "Help! I'm lost!" This time it only took about five minutes for me to figure out where he was, but by then his phone had very little battery life left so I had to give him turn-by-turn directions to the store and just hope that he knew his way from there to the second store, and from there, home. Thankfully he did. And when he got home we got a good laugh together when he looked at the map and saw how far off course he had gotten. Waaaay out there!
To be fair, the same thing has happened to me more than once since we've been here. Even though the GPS generally stays in my car, I tend not to trust it sometimes...
Anyway.
For Memorial Day, we visited a park on the coast where we had lunch with a few of Daniel's coworkers. It was a chilly, overcast day (our new "normal", really), but it was gorgeous. Check these out...
Hollie had a great time at the beach:
walking into the icy water up to her ankles and throwing little rocks into the waves,
climbing over the driftwood,
collecting sticks and shells,
but the only part she's still talking about today is this train...
We walked across this little bridge while a train went underneath, loud and fast enough to made the bridge shake under our feet. Daniel and I were both caught off guard by the effect and admitted to feeling inexplicably nervous despite how cool it was...but Hollie on the other hand absolutely loved it. She alternated pressing her face into the chainlink fence to watch, and literally dancing around as if the roar was music to her ears.
Now, at least once a day I hear,
"Wanna see more loud-loud train, Mommy!'
Pregnancy update time-
I feel huge. And hungry all the time. Having a few contractions a day. Baby's still moving like crazy, trying to break out.
Hollie seems to really be getting used to the idea. Every morning (and throughout the day) she demands to sit down with Mommy to see and hug and snuggle the belly. Sometimes she tries to use it as a chair, but that doesn't work out.
We've started telling her that the baby is going to come out to see us soon. She made it clear how well she had absorbed this idea when we were at our first appointment with the new OB yesterday. When the nurse came to get us from the waiting room, Hollie stood right up and said "Get baby out!" Daniel and I were speechless for a second (we hadn't even been talking about it at that particular moment), but this great nurse took it in stride and said, "Hmmm, maybe not today, but soon!"
The new doc is great. It seems that this office consists of one doctor, one nurse, and one receptionist. It seems very flexible and relaxed - they squeezed me into their schedule on very short notice, and it was evident how far they had gone out of their way for me, but they made it work. They took a quick ultrasound just to check on the heart and see that the baby's head is downward, and everything looked fine. We'll have a longer, more detailed ultrasound when we go back next week. :)
Later that afternoon we took a tour of the childbirth center at our new hospital. Very different from the one in Wichita where Hollie was born! Smaller rooms with some variation in the layout and amenities - some had showers and some had tubs, most had a couch for dad but one just had a recliner...and the whole place had an overall out-dated look. "Cozy" is the word that came to mind. But I honestly, I liked it and have no qualms about delivering there.
I'm going to cut myself off here...more later.
34 and 35 week belly pictures are up!
I feel huge. And hungry all the time. Having a few contractions a day. Baby's still moving like crazy, trying to break out.
Hollie seems to really be getting used to the idea. Every morning (and throughout the day) she demands to sit down with Mommy to see and hug and snuggle the belly. Sometimes she tries to use it as a chair, but that doesn't work out.
We've started telling her that the baby is going to come out to see us soon. She made it clear how well she had absorbed this idea when we were at our first appointment with the new OB yesterday. When the nurse came to get us from the waiting room, Hollie stood right up and said "Get baby out!" Daniel and I were speechless for a second (we hadn't even been talking about it at that particular moment), but this great nurse took it in stride and said, "Hmmm, maybe not today, but soon!"
The new doc is great. It seems that this office consists of one doctor, one nurse, and one receptionist. It seems very flexible and relaxed - they squeezed me into their schedule on very short notice, and it was evident how far they had gone out of their way for me, but they made it work. They took a quick ultrasound just to check on the heart and see that the baby's head is downward, and everything looked fine. We'll have a longer, more detailed ultrasound when we go back next week. :)
Later that afternoon we took a tour of the childbirth center at our new hospital. Very different from the one in Wichita where Hollie was born! Smaller rooms with some variation in the layout and amenities - some had showers and some had tubs, most had a couch for dad but one just had a recliner...and the whole place had an overall out-dated look. "Cozy" is the word that came to mind. But I honestly, I liked it and have no qualms about delivering there.
I'm going to cut myself off here...more later.
34 and 35 week belly pictures are up!
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