Ultrasound #2

Above is Mr. Dax's lips, nose and just above his nose is his closed fist. He hid his face for the entire ultrasound but was more than happy to show that he's a boy! :) He's healthy and doing great! He's spread out the width of my belly in the breech position and seems to be quite comfortable there. :) Aren't those the cutest lips and sweetest nose!

So heard from the nurse at my Dr's office today and I still have the Complete Placenta Previa. It hasn't budged. I'll admit this time the nurses call actually brought tears to my eyes because even though I have made the C-section "okay" it's everything else that could go wrong that terrifies me and I really had it in the back of my head that my placenta would get out of the way and we'd be good to go. I'm still not having any complications from the previa but there is the possibility of bleeding at any time and if the bleeding can't be controlled then he would need to be delivered early. That scares me, I know that I am tough, I know I'll be okay but the idea of him coming before he's really ready is just not something I even want to consider. I'm already madly in love with this little boy and want the very best for him. So if that means bedrest at some point or anything else then that's what I'll do. Bedrest hasn't been mentioned by my Dr because I'm not having any complications but I am curious to know what he's going to say at the next appointment and I really want to know where we go from here. I know he won't be able to give me all the answers I want but a scenerio of what he sees happening would be great. I've read they take babies at 36-37 weeks with a previa so that's another one of my questions, when will this baby be born since we can kind of set a date at this point I think, guess I'll find out at the next appointment. My next Apt. is the 10th so I'll update this after that I guess or whenever I need a moment to vent. :) I do get ANOTHER ultrasound out of the deal too in 4-6 weeks to check things out again.

Okay so on with my belly picture... this is actually taken at 26 weeks, 6 days but we'll call it 27 weeks.

Because of Dax's position I seem to be getting wider instead of sticking out more. Mom commented tonight on how his position is causing me to be wider and my wonderful brother piped up and said he'd get me a wide load sticker if I need it. We all started laughing 'cause what else can you do- you only get to use material like that so often and frankly the only other people he could use it on would NOT appreciate his humor. I love my little brother and had anyone and I mean ANYONE else said that to me it probably would have made me cry but Bill just has a way of saying something like that with a big grin on his face and I just can't be mad at him. He's gonna be a great uncle---- or a dangerous one haha!

Peony Plum Flower Candle

I am in love with my new candle from Old Navy. I bought it just because and now wish I had bought at least two more and guess what..... I can't find them online anywhere and won't be back to an Old Navy store until..... well I don't know when I'll be back. SO if anyone goes to Old Navy and happens to see a Peony Plum Flower Candle could you buy it for me and I'll pay you back????? THANK YOU ahead of time :) This is such a random post for me because usually I don't post about random things I've gotten or would like to find again but other people seem to so thought I'd give it a go.

The last 3 days have been killer on my middle region. I have been in a class from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm with very little breaks. Which means lots of sitting still and sitting has not been a good thing for my prego body so far but usually I am somewhere where I can go stretch out for a few minutes to "fix" the issue. Not the case this week. I am so grateful to have a wonderful massage lady-- I'll have to ask Melissa what she prefers to be called- and I'm going to go visit her tomorrow for an hour of sheer bliss and the great treat of laying on my tummy. No I'm not actually flat on my tummy-- don't even think I could get flat on my tummy but the pillow I lay on has a hole cut out for my ever expanding midsection and I didn't realize how much I would LOVE that pillow until the other night when I was SO wishing I could just take a second to spread out face down on the bed.... it didn't happen but tomorrow it will!!! YAHOO!!!!

Better run! Hope everything is great with everyone out there. I'll post after my ultrasound on Tuesday. :)

We have a name...

Hi all! Well we are at about 24 and a half weeks... just under 15 to go! I thought it was about time that I filled anyone in that doesn't already know, the name of our little man. :) Dustin and I decided almost as soon as we were pregnant on a boy name but didn't really discuss girl names...crazy how that worked out! Turns out my Mom was the same way when she was pregnant with me and Bill-- when she was prego with me she and Dad easily came up with a girl name but weren't really sold on a boy name and with Bill they came up with the boy name easier and weren't so sure about a girl name. It's strange how these things work out.

Okay so... the name we picked out is Dax Paul. He will carry on his Dad and Grandpa's name tradition of being a "D" first name and Paul for the middle name. As soon as we both heard Dax we were sold, just didn't feel like any other "D" name would really fit. Although we do have a lot of wonderful Daniels in our family... which would be part of the reason for not choosing the name and it's a little too traditional for both of us.

It's been interesting how people respond when they hear the name you've chosen for your child. I've gotten a lot of "Oh that's cute" and "That will be a strong name" the strong name comment usually comes after they have had a moment or two to think about it. I agree, it's unique but not so far out in left field that no one can pronounce it or spell it. Being a teacher that is one of the hardest parts about coming into a classroom- screwing a kid's name up over and over again. Ugh!

So had a Dr apt. yesterday-measuring right on track and Mr. Dax kicked the doppler over and over again when the Dr was trying to listen to his heart rate. Dr said this is a great sign that spontaneous movement can be triggered by something as light as the doppler--- I was thinking that he was just trying to be a stinker like his Dad. :) SO everything is good, another ultrasound on the 28th to check where my placenta is and hopefully get some more shots to take home of my D man! :)