I think I am all done being pregnant this time. I don't recall feeling this way with Reece. I was still feeling pretty good when I had him, but this time I am really sore (could have something to do with vacuuming the whole upstairs last night) and can barely get around, let alone get anything done! I pulled a muscle in my back bending over to get something from a sitting position in a chair last night, and that really put me out. Rolling over in bed is a production. I have to hold my belly to keep it from flopping over, and pretty much every time I do roll over my back pops either out or into place, I'm not sure which. But it's a loud noise. Stretch marks abound on my belly, MUCH more so than last time. I was more diligent about lotion last time, but I don't think that is the reason this time. I think I'm just bigger and the belly grew faster this time. I'm uncomfortable sitting, standing, or laying down, so pretty much I'm just uncomfortable. I'm ready to meet this sweet baby and get the labor over with! I also feel bad for holding everyone in suspense on when the baby will get here, namely my parents. I'm ready for you baby! Patience is about gone with the pregnancy!
The nurse Susan told me on Wednesday that they would not induce until I was 10 days over my due date....YIKES!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Reece Quotes
At dinner, Ethan said, "Is it just me, or are there a lot of good match ups in the second round (of the basketball tournament)?" Reece said, "It's just you." Ethan and I cracked up, and Reece joined in, not knowing he had really made a funny, but figured he must have. Ah, it's the little things.
We also love when he says, "I neeeed that!"
He repeats all of the song numbers that the song leader at church says, and then points to the book and says, "That one song."
"I need a poopy diaper change." Classic.
"I a nakey baby." when changing his clothes.
"I go to Jim and Ila's house and play with the cars."
"I need somma dat juice for breakfast."
"Bath time for bonzos!"
We also love when he says, "I neeeed that!"
He repeats all of the song numbers that the song leader at church says, and then points to the book and says, "That one song."
"I need a poopy diaper change." Classic.
"I a nakey baby." when changing his clothes.
"I go to Jim and Ila's house and play with the cars."
"I need somma dat juice for breakfast."
"Bath time for bonzos!"
Friday, March 18, 2011
Staying Busy....
38 Weeks
Today, Reece and I stayed busy! I'm trying to keep my mind off of the anxiousness I feel about the uncertainty of the baby's arrival. Last night I could not sleep because I was thinking about the names (still had not set on a boy name, no middle names for boy or girl), and also who to call to take care of Reece if we had to go to the hospital before my parents arrival. The timing is all up in the air, obviously, and I'm more anxious this time around because it involves our first born and who will take care of him while I'm in the hospital and how he will react to the baby, etc. So, again, trying to stay busy.
I had a dermotologist appt. this morning at 7am that I went to. Drove around Greenwood for 40 minutes before determining that I had the wrong directions, called the office, got the right directions (located 10 min. from my house instead of 30) and got a few spots taken care of. Got coffee and went home in time for Ethan to leave at his normal time. Reece and I had breakfast and did some chores before I decided that I needed a pedicure! I can no longer reach my toes to clip/file/paint them, and it's flip flop season almost!! It was a much needed (and I think, well deserved!) luxury that I spent some babysitting $$ on. Reece sat so nicely and flirted with the ladies. He pretended to read his picture books, while really he was wondering what was going on with momma's feet? He chose some colors for my toes (neon green and bright blue appealed to him). I don't think so!
Then we went to have lunch downtown with Ethan at work. Ethan forgot his lunch box the day before, so we got him Chick-Fil-A. We had lunch with Jen and Amber, and Reece showed them his books and played ball with them. He zonked out on the way home, it was almost 2pm by the time we left. It started raining just after we got home, so we napped during the nice, gentle rain. Woke up and played, did some laundry, and had Ethan bring home dinner so I wouldn't have to cook. I did, however, bake banana chocolate chip cookies after dinner for the basketball watching. Everyone is a big fan of those!
Baby belly is itchy and numb (stretchmarks galore). Took my 38 week photo today. Can't wait to meet little him or her, and can't wait to decide on a name. Ethan and I tossed around more names tonight and are STILL trying to decide. Ugh! You'd think it would be easier than this! But it's a big deal...the child will deal with this name for the rest of his or her life! It's an important decision, and it weighs on me! And time is ticking! I don't want to have the baby, and have no name to call him or her. That would just be awful! We'll be deciding soon. I think we almost have it nailed down tonight.
I had a dermotologist appt. this morning at 7am that I went to. Drove around Greenwood for 40 minutes before determining that I had the wrong directions, called the office, got the right directions (located 10 min. from my house instead of 30) and got a few spots taken care of. Got coffee and went home in time for Ethan to leave at his normal time. Reece and I had breakfast and did some chores before I decided that I needed a pedicure! I can no longer reach my toes to clip/file/paint them, and it's flip flop season almost!! It was a much needed (and I think, well deserved!) luxury that I spent some babysitting $$ on. Reece sat so nicely and flirted with the ladies. He pretended to read his picture books, while really he was wondering what was going on with momma's feet? He chose some colors for my toes (neon green and bright blue appealed to him). I don't think so!
Then we went to have lunch downtown with Ethan at work. Ethan forgot his lunch box the day before, so we got him Chick-Fil-A. We had lunch with Jen and Amber, and Reece showed them his books and played ball with them. He zonked out on the way home, it was almost 2pm by the time we left. It started raining just after we got home, so we napped during the nice, gentle rain. Woke up and played, did some laundry, and had Ethan bring home dinner so I wouldn't have to cook. I did, however, bake banana chocolate chip cookies after dinner for the basketball watching. Everyone is a big fan of those!
Baby belly is itchy and numb (stretchmarks galore). Took my 38 week photo today. Can't wait to meet little him or her, and can't wait to decide on a name. Ethan and I tossed around more names tonight and are STILL trying to decide. Ugh! You'd think it would be easier than this! But it's a big deal...the child will deal with this name for the rest of his or her life! It's an important decision, and it weighs on me! And time is ticking! I don't want to have the baby, and have no name to call him or her. That would just be awful! We'll be deciding soon. I think we almost have it nailed down tonight.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Momma Snuggle You
My favorite thing that Reece says right now, "Momma snuggle you." Love that line.
I've got a cold, probably from smooching too much on my sick boy Reece. He's getting over it, and I'm getting it. Haven't slept the past few nights very well. This morning I was so tired, I was in and out of sleep on the couch while Reece played. He would come snuggle for a while, then go play some more. I was totally out of it. Don't want to drink coffee because, A: it makes baby in the belly crazy, and B: if I do want to take a nap during Reece's nap, I wouldn't be able to because I'm hocked up on caffeine. I think this morning I should have gone for the caffeine. While Reece slept, I made Banana Jumbo cookies for Mark across the street because he helped Ethan when his car ran out of gas last week. Then I did my Bible class lesson (that we didn't even get to tonight).
I called Christina today on the way to my appointment. She was on her way home from seeing Beth and her new baby boy, Levi. This evening Beth called me and we talked for a while about the labor and such. It makes me just want to have the baby here and the labor over with already! Good thing we didn't decide on the boy name Levi! It was on our list, but has since been crossed off of the top 5. I still like it, but am glad she used it! They weren't sharing their name with anyone, they wanted it to be a surprise.
For dinner I made manicotti stuffed with spinach, chicken and cheese. Boy was it good!! Ethan stomached down 2 pieces, but I think just the thought of the spinach (which you couldn't taste) made it less appealing, but he did eat it, I'll give him credit for that. Just wish I had some garlic bread to go with it...forgot to get some from the store.
In 2 days I'll be 38 weeks. At the doc, I weighed 172, measured 38 weeks, and everything seems fine. Nothing happening yet. I'm anxious about what to do with Reece, but we have several people to call, so I think he will be fine. I am just ready to meet this little bundle!
I've got a cold, probably from smooching too much on my sick boy Reece. He's getting over it, and I'm getting it. Haven't slept the past few nights very well. This morning I was so tired, I was in and out of sleep on the couch while Reece played. He would come snuggle for a while, then go play some more. I was totally out of it. Don't want to drink coffee because, A: it makes baby in the belly crazy, and B: if I do want to take a nap during Reece's nap, I wouldn't be able to because I'm hocked up on caffeine. I think this morning I should have gone for the caffeine. While Reece slept, I made Banana Jumbo cookies for Mark across the street because he helped Ethan when his car ran out of gas last week. Then I did my Bible class lesson (that we didn't even get to tonight).
I called Christina today on the way to my appointment. She was on her way home from seeing Beth and her new baby boy, Levi. This evening Beth called me and we talked for a while about the labor and such. It makes me just want to have the baby here and the labor over with already! Good thing we didn't decide on the boy name Levi! It was on our list, but has since been crossed off of the top 5. I still like it, but am glad she used it! They weren't sharing their name with anyone, they wanted it to be a surprise.
For dinner I made manicotti stuffed with spinach, chicken and cheese. Boy was it good!! Ethan stomached down 2 pieces, but I think just the thought of the spinach (which you couldn't taste) made it less appealing, but he did eat it, I'll give him credit for that. Just wish I had some garlic bread to go with it...forgot to get some from the store.
In 2 days I'll be 38 weeks. At the doc, I weighed 172, measured 38 weeks, and everything seems fine. Nothing happening yet. I'm anxious about what to do with Reece, but we have several people to call, so I think he will be fine. I am just ready to meet this little bundle!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Little Notes about Reece
Just a few notes about Reece:
Today riding in the car to go to the bank, he pulled his knit hat down over his face and said, "Where's Reece?" We played peekaboo in the rear view mirror the whole way home and he just got such a kick out of it, and I laughed so hard. He thinks he's so funny!
He stayed so still while I cut his hair last night. He just brushed his teeth while I cut...such a good boy!
Every morning he wakes and I go into his room, he says, "I watch 'Ightning Akeen and Tow Mater!" (Lightning McQueen) on youtube.
He really likes Barney now. We have only seen it a few times on tv at breakfast, but he already knows who Baby Bop, Riff, and BJ are and loves the songs. If you say, "Say Barney!" instead of "Say cheese!" for the camera, he will look and smile so big every time.
Today riding in the car to go to the bank, he pulled his knit hat down over his face and said, "Where's Reece?" We played peekaboo in the rear view mirror the whole way home and he just got such a kick out of it, and I laughed so hard. He thinks he's so funny!
He stayed so still while I cut his hair last night. He just brushed his teeth while I cut...such a good boy!
Every morning he wakes and I go into his room, he says, "I watch 'Ightning Akeen and Tow Mater!" (Lightning McQueen) on youtube.
He really likes Barney now. We have only seen it a few times on tv at breakfast, but he already knows who Baby Bop, Riff, and BJ are and loves the songs. If you say, "Say Barney!" instead of "Say cheese!" for the camera, he will look and smile so big every time.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dr. Visit @ 37 Weeks
36 weeks + 2 days
My belly measured 38 weeks, and I'm not sure how much I weighed in lbs. The nurse only could weigh me in kg, and told me she'd tell me the lbs and then didn't and I forgot to ask. Oh well...I'm sure it's not that much more than last week.
I've been having a lot of contractions in the middle of the night when I roll over. And right now baby is moving about so much and the movements are so uncomfortable! But baby is likely uncomfortable as he/she is running out of room. I guess I would rather have baby sooner than later so my belly doesn't have to stretch any further. I definitely have more stretch marks this time around than last time. My belly isn't as pretty this time :( It's all for a great cause! I can't wait to meet this little one!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Boy Name?
Here it is after midnight...again...and I'm still up. Too many things going on in my head right now to sleep. I have started a new Bill Binder for monthly bill keeping and paying, and will be taking over that duty so Ethan doesn't have to do that on top of everything at work. And the other thing on my mind is a BOY name. We have the girl name from when Reece was born, but Ethan and I decided on Reece on the way to the hospital. We just go back and forth about boy names. I must be too picky. There are a lot of nice names out there, but I have just worked with so many kids over the years that it is hard to choose one that hasn't already been taken a hundred times. The other problem is that names remind me of certain people I have come across, or people in entertainment/politics etc. that have negative connotations. There have been children that have been such a handful that I will never name my child after them because every time I say the name it will remind me of that child instead of my own. Too modern, too old fashioned, too overused, too this too that, or we don't like the shortened nickname version that people will inevitably call the child. We just have not been able to come to an agreement on any names. We both have lists, but no names overlap. The other night we had a breakthrough, and decided on a name we could both live with, and then upon looking up the name in the names book, the name is derived from the name Reece, same meaning! Totally different name to me though. We may still stick with it. Not sure. Some names I like are Thaddeus, Titus, Micah, Rhett, Blaine, Gavin, Keegan, Quinn. But really, we had better start deciding soon! I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow! The bag is partially packed, so I've got to get on that too!
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