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! :)

22 weeks

WOW where did the time go? Below are two pictures of me at 22 weeks-- they were taken a day a part. :-) This baby is on the move like crazy, Dustin finally got to REALLY feel him last night, he felt one movement the night before but got kicked at least 2 or 3 times last night. Oh my gosh that was one of the neatest experiences because instead of me saying "Did you feel that?" and hoping he did, HE actually said, "is that him?" then followed it with "He's saying, let me out!" :) It was so sweet.

So far I'm not feeling big or anything, I actually feel pretty small for being 22 weeks until I look at the above pictures than I think I look pretty good for being 22 weeks. :) According to my last Dr apt. I still haven't gained any weight but the baby is growing like a weed- my appointment was at 21 weeks and I was measuring 22 weeks. Baby is totally healthy but I have a tiny issue that may not even be an issue by the time we get to delivery- I have a complete placenta previa- DON'T google it-- it freaked me out when I did that. Basically it means that the placenta is completely blocked my cervix and at this point I will have to have a C-section around 37 weeks. NOW I know that my placenta can still migrate out of the way SO I'm not freaking out at this point at all and if I have to have a C-section that okay too- not what I want to happen but I'm okay with it. My Dr says not to worry at this point because I've had no bleeding so far and the baby is healthy and my cervix is long and thick. SO if you have a horror story of Placenta Previa, I really DON'T want to hear it but if you have a good story about the placenta moving out of the way and having a healthy delivery then go for it, I'd love to hear those things. :-) The exciting part about this is we get to have another ultrasound on July 28!! Which I am SUPER excited about because we only got ONE picture of the baby! One, that's right I said it, one! So at the next ultrasound I'm going to ask for at least a couple pictures. :-)

OH... almost forgot...

We, meaning Dustin, got the crib put up this week too! I love being able to walk into what will be Kyleigh and Dax's room and see his bed all set up- even though he probably won't actually sleep in there for quite some time it still makes it partly HIS space. Once that was done I got an itch and ordered all the baby bedding!! I also ordered 3 very sweet pictures to add to the room- one is of a little boy with his arm around a Lassie type dog that says "Boys best friend" to go above his dresser I think, the second is of a little girl sitting next to a dog both with floaty rings around their waists to go above what will be Kyleigh's bed and last but not least a very sweet picture of a crescent moon that says Sleep Tight little prince. The two kid pictures are black and white and the moon picture goes with the bedding. I'll be sure to put pictures up as we get everything set up. :-) I am LOVING knowing we're having a little boy!

It's a....

BOY!!!!

We're having a boy!!

The ultrasound tech was very cute, she said "ultrasound isn't 100% accurate but you can't deny what was there, when it's there it's there" So we are over the moon! Now I worry she is wrong and it is a girl but I saw it with my own eyes! From what I saw everything looked great, of course the techs can't tell you much of anything because they aren't your doctor but she didn't seem alarmed by anything or take a ton of time on anything except his heart because he kept moving and she even kept commenting about how hard it was to get a clear picture 'cause he was on the move all the time. :) Anyway I would put a picture up of the little guy but the only picture she gave us is of his arm, which is a very handsome arm but not really anything too interesting to look at :) He was moving around like crazy so it took her awhile to get all 81 pictures, that's right, I said 81!! Maybe the Dr will give us some of the ones he will get... one could hope, right?? :)

Okay so I have to share my funny now story--- so when we get to the hospital the lady sitting next to us said that she had been waiting 45 minutes past her apt. time, now anyone who has had an OB ultrasound knows that you have to pee almost as soon as you get there, I am no exception to this. Dustin thought my need to "release" was hilarious until I thought I was going to cry and pee my pants because they were truly 45 minutes behind!! It got so bad that it hurt to hold it any longer. I finally couldn't take it anymore and asked the receptionist how much longer it would be and that even if it was going to be only 5 more minutes that there was no way I could wait that long. SO she finds, what looks like, a big clear Dixie cut--- ya know like the red ones you make alcoholic beverages in at parties-- and said you can fill this to the second to the top line... then tells me she isn't sure where the bathroom is because we are in the new wing of the hospitol!!! I then glanced down the hallway and say the universal sign for bathroom, ya know the blue guy, girl and wheel chair all on one sign and started booking it down the hallway. Needless to say, I filled the cup and still had to pee, badly! SO went and sat back down next to Dustin for 15 minutes and had to go DESPERATELY again but instead of asking the receptionist for permission I ran to the bathroom without the cup. Oh man did that feel good! Turns out when I went in for the actual ultrasound my bladder was still plenty full-- so note to women out there-- if you are in pain or need to go very, VERY, VERY, VERY badly, go! Don't let go of everything but GO! :)

20 weeks!

Halfway to having a baby!!! Tomorrow is the big ultrasound and I couldn't be more excited and more nervous. I'm so ready to get a look at this little one and hopefully find out if its a little boy or little girl in there. :) Below is a picture I took really quickly in our hotel room on a school field trip, the baby has really popped out lately and has been moving around like crazy- I am so excited for the day that Dustin can feel this little one moving, so far every time I say Give me your hand, he or she stops with the big movements that he can feel. Total bummer but I know the day is coming that we will be able to pick out which body part is poking out. :) So without further adew (is that how you spell it?) Here's the belly at 20 weeks:

What a difference a few days makes...

It's amazing to me how quickly I have start to have a bump. Just last night Dustin looked at me and commented about how I've "grown." In fact at work yesterday at least 2 of my co-workers said I'm really starting to show now. How does that happen so fast? I mean how do you go from looking pregnant in certain clothes to looking pregnant all the time in a matter of 4 days??? The picture in my last post was take Friday, May 29, the picture below was taking 4 days later, 4 days later people!! Some of you will probably tease me that I'm not THAT big but to someone who has never had a belly like this before it feels HUGE already! And I have 21 more weeks of growing to do! Please don't laugh if the bump really hasn't changed too much... it's my first pregnancy and everything is new and a little growth feels like A LOT. :)

Here I am at almost 19 weeks. 18 weeks, 5 days to be exact :)