Sunshine 40 Weeks

..."on board" and still hanging out.

I have an appointment today, more info to come.

I had such a nice nurse at this appointment. She told me I had a cute profile. So nice to hear at 40 weeks :)
OK...this time the doctor said to make an appointment for next week just to be on the safe side (already done), but he's thinking they'll see me at the hospital before my next appointment. Boy, I hope so! We're so excited. Caden hasn't been napping the past couple days, and I wonder if the baby has anything to do with it. Maybe we've been talking about it too much?!

Pamper Pile-up Party

Jason's kind and thoughtful teachers at his school threw us a "Pamper Party" yesterday. He also brought home a lot of cake which will probably be gone very soon. Anyhow, here are some pictures of the goodies from the party. I always feel a little more ready for the baby after their party - thank you everyone! It's really great that they throw one for the 2nd child!

Caden had a blast putting them into a pile.

Of course he had to pose with the pile.

I'm not sure if he enjoyed piling the diapers or playing in the big box more.

(Still playing with the box today.)

Sunshine Update

I had an appointment today, and Sunshine is measuring a little small. So, that means that we get to have another ultrasound done soon - next Wednesday actually :) We're praying all is well. The midwife didn't seem too worried since the heartbeat is fine, and she felt a lot of movement. As soon as I know what's going on, I'll share.

The Vote is In

Jason has been talking about voting with his students lately, so last week he had them take a vote on us having a girl or a boy. The results were 12 for boy and 8 for girl. As part of the lesson, they had to come up with reasons for why they were voting a certain way. The came up with some good ones like - we already have the clothes and toys for a boy, so that's why they think we are having a boy - OR - we have a boy already, that's why they think we are having a girl. Very impressive for 3rd graders!

Sunshine 33 Weeks

I meant to have a picture with the 29 week post, but time just slipped by. So, here's the 33 week picture (just 2 days late). Still doing/feeling well. I have no energy, but other than that, we're great!

32 Weeks

As of today, I officially have 8 weeks to go! We are getting so excited. I'm getting a lot of good kicks from Sunshine, including ones to different organs which don't feel so good :) I had an appointment yesterday and everything is still looking good. My blood pressure was good and so was the baby's heartbeat. They were both up at the last appointment, but I think that was related to me having to park farther away plus the fact that I was running late. My doctor reminded me again that he is just one of six different doctors plus a midwife that could deliver the baby (I like him the best so far). I've met three doctors, and I will be meeting the midwife too. I guess we'll just wait and see! I'll post belly pictures soon. Oh - just for fun, I've added a poll to the right side of the blog to see if you think the baby is a girl or a boy.

Sunshine 29 Weeks

Baby Sunshine and I are continuing to grow and doing well. I got the results of my glucose test (I think I said anemic instead of diabetic last time for some strange reason - blame it on the pregnancy brain) which were normal, yea! The nurse left a nice big bruise on my arm though. I hope to avoid him next time! I'm feeling great movement, especially when I'm ready to go to bed. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going.

Sunshine Update

I just had an appointment for baby Sunshine. I measured exactly 26 weeks (which I was yesterday), my weight gain looks good (no problems for me there!), my blood pressure was good, etc. I haven't had any swelling, and overall have just been feeling good. Sunshine's heart beat was a strong 150, and he/she even gave a little kick for the doctor when he was done listening to the heart beat. After my next appointment I'll be starting to go every 2 weeks. This pregnancy is just flying by! The next thing I have to look forward to is drinking that yummy orange drink and sitting for an hour to see if I am diabetic or not...can't wait!

Other Sunshine info:
- Sunshine seems to enjoy it when I eat as much as I do. That's when I feel the most movement.
- I'm a little worried about the amount of hair Sunshine will have. I haven't been getting heartburn as bad as I did with Caden who had lots of hair.

Sunshine at 24 Weeks

This picture was taken on New Year's Eve before we left for Brooks' house (Jason's brother). That would make it 24 weeks and 1 day. Jason has specific instructions to get just the belly up for these pictures, but he got a little close to cutting off my belly this time. I guess we need to work on it!