Hey, look at me...I like my crib

We were in Jackie's room today and thought I'd give her crib a shot. . since she had yet to lay in it. She's been sleeping in the cradle in our room since we've been home. Surprisingly she laid there for about 20 minutes listening to the Baby Einstein Mozart CD and didn't even fuss. I was impressed. Our little girl is growing up...

Small Victories of the Day...

1.) I talked to the nurse and she doesn't think Jackie has anything too concerning at this point. Told me to just monitor it and call back if the vomiting becomes more frequent.
2.) I took a shower and put on deodorant today for the first time at 430pm :)
3.) I got the mail
4.) I threw one load of laundry in the the washer
5.) I read half a book while rocking Jackie

It's the little things that count...

The Trio

I know all the parents out there will appreciate this post. Last night and this morning was going pretty good with Jackie(we even got one stretch of 4 hours of sleep) until about 4am when she woke up for a feeding. Well, as I was feeding her she had one of those good 'ol explosive diapers. Little did I know it ended up coming out of her diaper onto the boppy and all over her clothes. As John was helping with the explosive diaper and I began to change her she decided it was a good time to urinate all over me and the changing towel. Then before I knew it she still had some doo-doo left in her and thought it was a good time expel that as well. So after that madness, I finished feeding her and was rocking her in my arms a little before putting her back down. All of the sudden, I looked down and saw projectile vomit aimed right at me. It ended up all over my shirt and shorts. So in a matter of an hour I was pooped, peed and thrown up on. In the midst of all this, John was taking out the trash at the wee hours of the morning because the diaper champ was full. Ahhh, the joys of Parenthood. I did call the doctor this morning and I am waiting for a call back because she's had a couple episodes of the vomiting in the last two days. I thought I better check it out just in case it's something I should be concerned about. John and I have decided that we just need to celebrate the small victories right now, like the 4 hour stretch of sleep we got, and then laugh about the other episodes :)

Photo shoot of the day...

Little Peanut

Look how tiny she looks compared to me? I've been trying to do some tummy time with Jackie every day. Here's a picture of her today. . she can lift her little bobble head, but most the time she wiggles her legs and chomps on her thumb.

And the winner is...

For those of you who participated in the baby poll. Here are results for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. (Remember, lowest points win) What do you win?? Well, nothing actually. But feel free to brag, boast or whatever it is that makes you feel good.


1. Michelle Fish
Girl, Feb 12, 7:25 pm, 7 lbs 10 ozs, 21 inches
106.42
Kansas City MO
Friend of Jolyn's since Pre-Kindergarten

2.Teresa
Girl, Feb 12, 9:00 pm, 7 lbs 2 ozs, 20 inches
128.50
West Des Moines IA
John's sister

3. jason
Girl, Feb 14, 3:29 pm, 7 lbs 8 ozs, 21 inches
163.92
liberty MO
Co-worker of Jolyn's

1 week old today...

Yesterday before the Dr's appt

Can you believe she's already a week old!?!? Yesterday Jackie had her one week checkup and is growing like a little weed. She is already back to her birthweight and then some, tipping the scales at 7lbs 11.5ozs. She has also grown 1.25 inches, measuring 20.75inches tall. This morning she had a little tummy time and she enjoyed that because she had direct access to sucking her thumb. She eats well(obviously), and sleeps until about 3am just fine. 3am is typically her fussy time for a couple of hours. It could be worse I guess. My parents have been here for the last 5 days and it's been wonderful. They are leaving today so Jackie and I are on our own this afternoon.

Thanks Aunt Katie, Uncle Rob and cousin RJ for the swing!

She's home!!

We arrived home Friday afternoon and are getting settled. Everyone is doing well and Jackie is being a good little eater and sleeper so far :) More pics and blogs to come...

Sneak Peak Preview

Here's a preview of our little one, more than likely, joining us on Wednesday!! I went in for an ultrasound today and we are happy to report the baby is in the correct position and everything looks great! The technician had a hard time getting an accurate reading on the size because the head is so low, but she thought between 7.5-8lbs was pretty close. John thinks, by the look of this picture, we have a chubby and ornery baby :)


This is a picture of the baby's face, with the hand by the mouth.

Happy Baby-birth-tine's Day

The countdown is officially on...

When it gets to this time of a pregnancy, a person doesn't really know when or where they are going to go into labor. In fact, for the last four weeks, anytime I've been in public I would mentally devise a plan in case my water would happen to break or I would start having major contractions. Well, none of this has happened.

I went in for my 39th week appt yesterday and I still have this gestational hypertension (high blood pressure) thing going on. In fact, my highest reading yet. Because of this, the doctor does not want me to go past my due date and recommended we induce labor next week. So as they were hooking me up to the stress test machine (in which the baby is doing great!), she came back with the first available appointment to induce me for labor. We go in at 830pm Tuesday, the 12th, and they will induce labor first thing on Wendesday, the 13th. Little did she know that February 13th just happens to be my birthday! So this will definitely be a birthday I won't forget and I'm excited to more than likely share it with our first born! For John's sake this might be good too, because he won't have to remember more than one birthday for awhile. There is always the chance labor could take awhile though and the baby might be born on the 14th...in which, he/she will have to share the day with St Valentine. Of course, this all gets wiped out if I happen to go into labor on my own before Tuesday night!

Until then, I'm still just hanging out laying on my left side as much as possible. (this is the side that takes the pressure off your heart). At least we know that it's not going to be long now...and John will be looking forward to the day he doesn't have to feed me Bon Bons(spaghettios) and massage my back anymore :)

Baby Room

Here are a few pictures of the baby room(organized and everything). There is nothing on the walls yet. I'm hoping to incorporate a few more colors, pictures, etc after the baby is born and we know what gender he/she is. I've been trying to eat more spicy foods lately, but it is not helping me kickstart labor. John's dad, Dick, suggested jumping jacks...

Nesting

"This is an uncontrollable urge to clean one's house brought on by a desire to prepare a nest for the new baby, to tie up loose ends of old projects and to organize your world."

Since the doctor told me "no" to cleaning, I've only been able to mentally nest the past couple of days. That was until today! For my birthday, John hired a cleaning service to come in and go to town on the house. I was a little worried they would cancel due to the weather today, but about 845am the Molly Maid car showed up and a couple of ladies trudged through the snow with their supplies, dragging the vacum cord on the ground outside(good thing they gave that some time to dry off). Anyway, I hid out in the basement while they did the upstairs and main floor and then switched to the bedroom when it was time for them to do the basement. They were here for three hours and wow does the place look great! They even did the fancy fan folds on all the toliet paper and kleenex, hiliarious!

So, thanks to my wonderful husband for the great birthday gift!

Now what??

Well, I've officially been at home for 3 hours now. Today I had to do some lab work at the doctor's office and then I went into work to clean out my desk. Funny the things I've accumulated over the years. I think I recycled about 3 trees worth of paper and found about 30 random pictures of family and friends. There were also a couple souvenir shot glasses, a full place setting, two coffee cups, a can opener, menus from every restuarant in a 5 mile radius of the office, a personalized bottle of beer from our first Million dollar month, Mardi Gras beads, and a painted pumpkin head. I pretty much left everything there and let my group inherit the items. I took my time cleaning things up and sent out some good bye emails. I held it together while I was in the office, but then I got in a good cry on the way home. I'll blame it on the pregnancy hormones :)

So now it's a balmy 65 degrees out today and I'm sitting here with the screen door open to let in the fresh air. What I want to do is go for a long walk in the park, but instead I'll just watch others walk by. I've been watching TLC's, A Baby Story, to prepare myself for what's to come. Maybe I'll start on a book this afternoon (thanks Angie for bringing those over!). No, I'm not going stir crazy yet. . but this might be easier if it was 30 and snowy out. Oh wait, that's what it's supposed to be tomorrow. NICE!

P.S. I have to apologize if there are any typos in my past few enteries. The spellcheck hasn't been working on blog.

R&R and a Rainy Day...

Rest and relaxation. It always sounds nice but for many, including myself, it's easier said than done. I'm typically the type of person who rises at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning and bascially doesn't sit down until I go to bed. So when I went for my 38th week doctor appointment on Friday and the doctor told me she was putting me on bed rest, I have to say I didn't exactly know how to react. Her instructions included: no work, no cleaning, no running to the store...bascially if I don't need to do it, I'm not supposed to do it. I've never had high blood pressure in the past, in fact it's always been low. For some reason or another though, my BP has spiked up the last couple of weeks of the pregnancy and the doctor is having me take some precautionary measures. I had to get some blood tests done and do another fun test that I will spare the details of. Although I feel about the age of 80 right now, better safe than sorry.

Yesterday was a little difficult, since it was about 45 and sunny out all day. John was a sport and went to the grocery store as I sat home and wrote out thank you's. My friend, Michelle, stopped over in the afternoon to visit so that was a nice break in the day. About 5pm, I was going stir crazy though. . .so John and I went for about a 30 min drive around Overland Park/Olathe. Big outing!! Today is going a little better. I'm getting used to this resting thing. We laid in bed until almost 8am this morning. . .that is super late for me. John made cinnamon rolls and we watched golf for the last couple of hours. The fact that it is raining/sleeting out right now, kind of helps. I think deep down John is enjoying this bed rest thing too, he is currently dozing in and out of sleep on the chaise while watching a movie.

So as far as I'm concerned the baby can come any day now, that would make this bed rest thing go a little faster. Until then, I'm going to catch up on my day time TV, read, email, and probably post a few more blogs the next couple of weeks. I do have to go into work for a couple of hours on Monday and clean up my desk and pass on a little unfinished business. Not exactly how I envisioned my last day at work to go, but I guess it might be better than long, sappy goodbyes. Plus, I'll be back in to visit after the baby is born and officially terminate my employment anyway.