Wow! This past weekend flew by!
Friday afternoon Adam's parents came by and we got the new tree ring knocked out. We still need to put dirt in and get the plants in, but the structure itself is done. I'll post pictures later. :) Later that night we met up with my parents and went out to eat. I had some yummy scallops and potatoes. Well, at least I thought they were yummy at the time. I woke up in the middle of the night and got REALLY sick. Either the scallops were bad (which they didn't taste that way) or who knows what.
Saturday morning I took my time waking up. My mom came over and we got the living room cleaned and dusted and I put out some Halloween/Fall decorations. I also found some time to work on my scrapbook for Clara, as well as her baby book. Later on we went to Menards to pick up a few things we'd be needing for Sunday, as well as the remainder of the blocks for the tree ring.
Sunday morning Adam's parents came over and it was a whirlwind of activity! The kitchen and bathroom got cleaned. The carpets in the living room, hallway, and bathroom all got shampooed. Clara's door got put up. We emptied out all the pots w/the dead annuals in them. The cardboard/styrofoam that was piled up in the garage got taken care of. The drywall in the dining room got primed. Needless to say, there aren't very many big projects left on the list! There's just a few small details to take care of. By the time we were all finished for the day, I had enough time to make dinner and watch the first half of the Packer game before hitting the sack!
I'm hoping for a little quieter week this week, but we'll see what happens. The only thing I've got on my calendar is our doctor's appointment on Thursday. I'm off of work Friday so maybe we'll go get Adam some new glasses...and I'll be making my decision about whether to go to work on Monday or not. That will be dependent on what happens at our appointment on Thursday.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
38 week update...and full moon tonight!
First off, I'll apologize for not having a picture yet. We got home late last night and I didn't feel like taking one.
Now for the update part. :) We had our 38 week check up yesterday. Everything is still looking good: I'm up just under 4lbs from last week, my bp was great (124/72) and Clara sounded good, even though Dr. V had to chase her around with the doppler (guess I shouldn't have had those Oreos before my appointment!). I'm also still measuring 2 weeks ahead at 40 weeks. After some pretty intense cramping over the week Dr V decided to check me. I was POSITIVE that I had made some progress this time, but NOPE! None what-so-ever!! Talk about frustrating. The only nice thing about that was he asked if I would mind doing a quick ultrasound to make sure she's head-down. Uh, gee, let me think about that....YES!! I love seeing my daughter! And yes, she is in fact head down.
We discussed where we'll be going from here. Which brings me to an observation I made yesterday. I fully believe if my doctor weren't a man, he'd be a midwife. :) He's very against doing c-sections and pretty against inductions for the most part. He did say, though, that if I absolutely can't take it anymore, he'd induce me next week (at 39 weeks) but he believes that if we go that route, I'll end up with a c-section. His advice? Wait it out if I can. That being said, he's not going to let me go past 41 weeks, so we WILL have a baby in 3 weeks or less. We asked a lot of questions yesterday. We all know she's going to be a good sized baby, but as far as her fitting through my pelvis, he said the only way to know for sure is to try. Adam is convinced (and tries to keep me that way, too) that my body is going to do this all by itself. Everything with this pregnancy has gone really well...pretty much by the book. I had little morning sickness, no Group B strep, no gestational diabetes, she's been head-down for the better part of a month now, and my blood pressure has been great. Apparently I'm a great baby-maker and this is why he's going with the assumption that my body will know what to do and when to do it. I hope he's right because I really want to avoid induction and especially a c-section.
Wow, that got long. :) Anyway, there's a full moon tonight. Maybe something will happen.
As far as plans for this weekend, there's not much. Adam's parents may come over tonight to get the supplies for our final landscaping project of the year. If we can get them early enough we'll probably try to get that knocked out and then we're going to dinner with my parents for sure and possibly his. Over the weekend, since it's supposed to rain, we intend to get a lot of house cleaning done. It REALLY needs it and I'd like to get it cleaned up before Clara comes.
Pretty uneventful update, but at least there's somewhat of a plan in place. Our next appointment is October 28 at 4:50.
Now for the update part. :) We had our 38 week check up yesterday. Everything is still looking good: I'm up just under 4lbs from last week, my bp was great (124/72) and Clara sounded good, even though Dr. V had to chase her around with the doppler (guess I shouldn't have had those Oreos before my appointment!). I'm also still measuring 2 weeks ahead at 40 weeks. After some pretty intense cramping over the week Dr V decided to check me. I was POSITIVE that I had made some progress this time, but NOPE! None what-so-ever!! Talk about frustrating. The only nice thing about that was he asked if I would mind doing a quick ultrasound to make sure she's head-down. Uh, gee, let me think about that....YES!! I love seeing my daughter! And yes, she is in fact head down.
We discussed where we'll be going from here. Which brings me to an observation I made yesterday. I fully believe if my doctor weren't a man, he'd be a midwife. :) He's very against doing c-sections and pretty against inductions for the most part. He did say, though, that if I absolutely can't take it anymore, he'd induce me next week (at 39 weeks) but he believes that if we go that route, I'll end up with a c-section. His advice? Wait it out if I can. That being said, he's not going to let me go past 41 weeks, so we WILL have a baby in 3 weeks or less. We asked a lot of questions yesterday. We all know she's going to be a good sized baby, but as far as her fitting through my pelvis, he said the only way to know for sure is to try. Adam is convinced (and tries to keep me that way, too) that my body is going to do this all by itself. Everything with this pregnancy has gone really well...pretty much by the book. I had little morning sickness, no Group B strep, no gestational diabetes, she's been head-down for the better part of a month now, and my blood pressure has been great. Apparently I'm a great baby-maker and this is why he's going with the assumption that my body will know what to do and when to do it. I hope he's right because I really want to avoid induction and especially a c-section.
Wow, that got long. :) Anyway, there's a full moon tonight. Maybe something will happen.
As far as plans for this weekend, there's not much. Adam's parents may come over tonight to get the supplies for our final landscaping project of the year. If we can get them early enough we'll probably try to get that knocked out and then we're going to dinner with my parents for sure and possibly his. Over the weekend, since it's supposed to rain, we intend to get a lot of house cleaning done. It REALLY needs it and I'd like to get it cleaned up before Clara comes.
Pretty uneventful update, but at least there's somewhat of a plan in place. Our next appointment is October 28 at 4:50.
Monday, October 18, 2010
It's Monday once again....
...and the start of a new work week. After today I'll only have 8 work days left until my maternity leave starts.
We had a pretty uneventful weekend. Friday I had the day off of work. Adam and I went to see Dr. Tsai for his surgery follow-up. Not much news on that front; Dr. Tsai just said he'd have to find a way to deal with the pain-not the most encouraging news we've ever been told. We came home and I took a nap, which was something I did both Friday and Saturday and did it feel good! We also went out to the Vet's Club for dinner. I know I get the same thing everytime we go, but it's so freaking delicious!!
Saturday I took some time for myself and just relaxed and played video games for a while. After my nap, Adam's parents came over. Adam and his dad loaded up and took all the yard waste to the compost site. His mom & I worked in my gardens planting things for spring and cutting the dead stuff down. She also brought us some yummy home-made potato salad and brownies. Adam and I grilled up some brats and called it an early night.
Sunday we did a little grocery shopping before the Packer game and then just had a lazy day around the house watching football and doing the laundry.
This week is going to be pretty uneventful, too. Today Adam has a vocational rehab appointment and I have an appointment at the chiropractor's. I also have a few errands to run. Wednesday we're going to a local dealership. They're having free car seat inspections so we're taking both of our cars to get inspected. And Thursday we have our 38-week appointment with Dr. V. I'm really hoping not to need it, but at this point I've given up hope that I'll go before my due date.
As for this coming weekend, we've pretty much stopped making plans. We're working on more of a day-to-day basis, but it sounds like if we're not in the hospital, we'll be working on one final landscaping project of the season: building a retaining wall ring around the Maple tree in the front yard. I'm excited about it, but that's probably because I won't be doing much of the work. Normally I plan one BIG landscaping project every year, but because of being pregnant, I haven't been able to do much. I will be doing one next spring, though...even if Clara has to sit in the Pack N Play outside while I do. :)
We had a pretty uneventful weekend. Friday I had the day off of work. Adam and I went to see Dr. Tsai for his surgery follow-up. Not much news on that front; Dr. Tsai just said he'd have to find a way to deal with the pain-not the most encouraging news we've ever been told. We came home and I took a nap, which was something I did both Friday and Saturday and did it feel good! We also went out to the Vet's Club for dinner. I know I get the same thing everytime we go, but it's so freaking delicious!!
Saturday I took some time for myself and just relaxed and played video games for a while. After my nap, Adam's parents came over. Adam and his dad loaded up and took all the yard waste to the compost site. His mom & I worked in my gardens planting things for spring and cutting the dead stuff down. She also brought us some yummy home-made potato salad and brownies. Adam and I grilled up some brats and called it an early night.
Sunday we did a little grocery shopping before the Packer game and then just had a lazy day around the house watching football and doing the laundry.
This week is going to be pretty uneventful, too. Today Adam has a vocational rehab appointment and I have an appointment at the chiropractor's. I also have a few errands to run. Wednesday we're going to a local dealership. They're having free car seat inspections so we're taking both of our cars to get inspected. And Thursday we have our 38-week appointment with Dr. V. I'm really hoping not to need it, but at this point I've given up hope that I'll go before my due date.
As for this coming weekend, we've pretty much stopped making plans. We're working on more of a day-to-day basis, but it sounds like if we're not in the hospital, we'll be working on one final landscaping project of the season: building a retaining wall ring around the Maple tree in the front yard. I'm excited about it, but that's probably because I won't be doing much of the work. Normally I plan one BIG landscaping project every year, but because of being pregnant, I haven't been able to do much. I will be doing one next spring, though...even if Clara has to sit in the Pack N Play outside while I do. :)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Wild Weekend
This past weekend was pure insanity! The only thing that made it nice is that I was off of work on Thursday and Friday....4-day weekend!
Friday we had the rehearsal/dinner for my brother's wedding. The church was so hot and humid, I'm glad it didn't take longer than planned! My cousins Katie & Jess were standing up (Kate was a flower girl and Jess was the junior bride). I can't get over how grown up Jess is! I think she's going on 11! I remember when she was born, and now she's wearing heels and looking like quite the grown-up young lady! The rehearsal dinner was at Luigi's...normally a very good restaurant, except Adam is allergic to garlic and couldn't eat anything or even be in the room without getting sick. And for whatever reason, probably to do with the baby, I can't stand pizza (which was all that was served). So after much bitching, we ended up going to Beerntsen's for ice cream. :)
Saturday was the BIG day! I got my hair did...which was a nice treat. We got to the church on time (which was a miracle!) and the ceremony went beautifully! Everyone looked great, despite it being around 80 degrees inside! After the ceremony the wedding party went across the street to the Sport Bar. The rest of us went home! lol Adam and I ate lunch and then packed ourselves and Scooter into the Explorer. We dropped Scooter off in Luxemburg with Adam's parents and headed to Green Bay for the reception.
The reception was great, too! Food was amazing, Adam could actually eat all of it, and everyone stayed until the bitter end...even my Grandma! It was fun to watch my Uncle Carl dance (he took classes and competes).
Sunday morning we had a great breakfast at the Hotel Sierra. Omlettes made to order, along with all the other yummy breakfast fare, free of charge! We saw the wedding party...and they didn't look too bad, despite the late night and much libation. :) Gift opening was at 11, and after that we packed Kenny & Jessica, along with all their stuff, into my truck and Mom & Dad's van and took them home. After picking up Scooter, I think we finally got home around 3.
I like to take a walk around my yard when I've been away for even a day or 2, to see how my plants are doing. I put in some new flowers this spring and have been anxiously waiting for them to open. I took a few pictures so you can see. They're also on a slideshow on the side of this blog.
Baby wise, I've been feeling a LOT more movement lately! That little one is getting quite active! I've been feeling pretty good, despite the heat and humidity. On Wednesday we have our BIG ultrasound. We're hoping to stay Team Green, unless I have a breakdown on that day. Mostly we're just hoping for a healthy baby. And it sounds like we might be getting our nursery painted this coming weekend, too!
Friday we had the rehearsal/dinner for my brother's wedding. The church was so hot and humid, I'm glad it didn't take longer than planned! My cousins Katie & Jess were standing up (Kate was a flower girl and Jess was the junior bride). I can't get over how grown up Jess is! I think she's going on 11! I remember when she was born, and now she's wearing heels and looking like quite the grown-up young lady! The rehearsal dinner was at Luigi's...normally a very good restaurant, except Adam is allergic to garlic and couldn't eat anything or even be in the room without getting sick. And for whatever reason, probably to do with the baby, I can't stand pizza (which was all that was served). So after much bitching, we ended up going to Beerntsen's for ice cream. :)
Saturday was the BIG day! I got my hair did...which was a nice treat. We got to the church on time (which was a miracle!) and the ceremony went beautifully! Everyone looked great, despite it being around 80 degrees inside! After the ceremony the wedding party went across the street to the Sport Bar. The rest of us went home! lol Adam and I ate lunch and then packed ourselves and Scooter into the Explorer. We dropped Scooter off in Luxemburg with Adam's parents and headed to Green Bay for the reception.
The reception was great, too! Food was amazing, Adam could actually eat all of it, and everyone stayed until the bitter end...even my Grandma! It was fun to watch my Uncle Carl dance (he took classes and competes).
Sunday morning we had a great breakfast at the Hotel Sierra. Omlettes made to order, along with all the other yummy breakfast fare, free of charge! We saw the wedding party...and they didn't look too bad, despite the late night and much libation. :) Gift opening was at 11, and after that we packed Kenny & Jessica, along with all their stuff, into my truck and Mom & Dad's van and took them home. After picking up Scooter, I think we finally got home around 3.
I like to take a walk around my yard when I've been away for even a day or 2, to see how my plants are doing. I put in some new flowers this spring and have been anxiously waiting for them to open. I took a few pictures so you can see. They're also on a slideshow on the side of this blog.
Baby wise, I've been feeling a LOT more movement lately! That little one is getting quite active! I've been feeling pretty good, despite the heat and humidity. On Wednesday we have our BIG ultrasound. We're hoping to stay Team Green, unless I have a breakdown on that day. Mostly we're just hoping for a healthy baby. And it sounds like we might be getting our nursery painted this coming weekend, too!
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