Crib, Kicks, and Goodies

Got the crib this week, way earlier than we thought we'd get it. And me being the impatient one that I am, we put it together already! So pretty. It's the official start of something that resembles a nursery.



Went to the doctor on Tuesday. Fetal assessment scan was good, everything looked normal. I'm allowed to fly at 32 weeks, so I can go to D2 wedding barring any problems that may come up. Next appointment I have to take the glucose tolerance test to test for gestational diabetes. The ultrasound pictures we got at this appointment were not very good, so there aren't any to share in that department.

I felt BG kick for the first time on Wednesday morning! :) I'd been noticing last week that around 8-10am I'd feel these strong movements, but every time I put my hand on my belly they stopped. I was also up walking around, getting ready to go on bypass most of those times. But on Wednesday I went into work later. Around 8:30 I felt the same type of movement while lying in bed. I quickly put my hand on my belly and BG kicked it pretty hard, and once more a little softer. I felt it a little last night around 3am during a potty trip. It definitely made my day! BG's not big enough to hit anything major yet, so it's still very cool to feel the movements. I know I'll probably be begging for it to stop when my ribs, liver, kidneys, bladder are getting abused.

I also got a box full of baby goodies from my mom this week. Apparently she took full advantage of sale priced baby items when she's been out and about :) BG's wardrobe before consisted of a 8 onesies, 4 sets of baby mittens, 2 hats, and 3 pairs of socks. It's definitely doubled with the package: 2 $3 onesies with matching booties. The cutest little bathrobe with a duck on it. 2 layette gowns. A set of matching long sleeved sleeper, hat, booties, and bib. A set of 2 onesies and pair of pants which was perfect coming from a grandma. And a UofA onesie! GO CATS! There was also stuff from our registry: 2 boppy slip covers, a pack of blankets, a swaddler, and a tigger blanket (which apparently she got before she knew the nursery was going to be done in pooh). Our pile of baby stuff is growing!!!! Here's some pictures of the goodies:

Baby Movement

So up until the ultrasound on Tuesday I hadn't felt the baby move. I mean nothing that I could for sure say "oh that's baby". Last week while I was peeing (with a really really full bladder) I could have sworn it shifted from one side of the uterus to the other, but maybe it was just my bladder deflating? But ever since the ultrasound I can definitely feel it move. I think BG (this is it's new nickname which stemmed from Chris's referral to sex determination "boy or girl") was pissed about all the noise we subjected it to during the ultrasound b/c it was jumping and moving all over the place on Tuesday night. I even had trouble falling asleep b/c no position was comfortable with a jumping bean inside. Continued Wednesday morning with random twinges all over the place (high low, front, back... like it was swimming laps). Today it's much calmer, but still noticeable. Even though I've been getting ultrasounds at every appointment, the movement finally makes me feel that a little person is growing inside me not just random pains and pulls and a giant tummy.

Fetal assessment ultrasound

We had our big fetal assessment ultrasound this morning. They weren't kidding when they said it would be a long one. They measured everything! Head circumference, abdomen circumference, femur length, looked at the brain, spine, stomach, lungs, heart (yes all 4 chambers are there and looked normal--whew!), and umbilical cord. Won't get the results of everything probably until my next doctor appointment in 2 weeks, but the tech didn't seem worried about anything.

We got to see the baby get hiccups too, which was pretty cool. It sucked it's thumb a little and played with it's face. The ultrasound tech told us what she thought the baby's sex was, but couldn't say 100% b/c the baby kept it's legs crossed tightly at the ankles (you could see that too). There was no spread eagle shot, but what she did get was pretty clear. So we have a pretty good idea.

Here's some pictures from today.

Profile (you can even see the lips!):


This one is labeled "skelator with a smile" (Don't turn your head, it's the right way!)

There is a face in the center. You can see two eyes (or cavities), the nose, and an open smile. Even a prominent chin too. Or you can just use your imagination. I swear it's really there though!

That was the excitement for the day. Oh and we did buy our first gender specific baby paraphernalia today (a pack of onsies, baby mittens, socks, and a hat). Off to the baby name book.

Registry up and running

Baby registry is up and listed in the side column. We registered at Target and Babies R Us (BRU). It would have all been BRU, but there were a few items we liked the colors of better at Target. I made a "Master Registry" using findgift.com. On this list you can find almost everything we registered for (at Target and BRU), and also some items on this list are only available online (ie. stroller). The links to the master list, Target, and BRU are all listed.

Another week on call last week. Slept crappy all last week. I think Wednesday I finally got more than 1 hour at a time, which felt great. The rest of the time I got an hour at a time if even, and no it wasn't due to my pager, just my body. I never really felt like I'd fallen asleep. Friday night tried to sleep, and my body wasn't listening, I couldn't even fall asleep. Got paged at midnight for a liver transplant at 2am. My second call offered to do the liver, but I figured I'd stay since I couldn't sleep anyways. By around 7:30am I was finally exhausted. Went home to get some sleep in case anything else came up. Fell asleep around 9am, and slept til 1pm! WOO 4 hours! Got up to eat around 2 and fell back asleep for 2 more hours! And shockingly Saturday night I also slept too!! Amazing how exhausting yourself can cure insomnia. Now I'm on 2nd call, so it's a little less stressful.

The original dresser we liked wasn't long enough, so we finally found a new one we liked that came in the right color. We'll order that soon. Crib should be shipping in the next few weeks. We gotta get on the ball and clear out the office if we're getting even more furniture!

Tomorrow's the big ultrasound where we make sure everything is developing okay and potentially find out the sex. Chris has been counting down the days :)