38 Weeks and Still Pregnant

I got my wish. So far, I've been a week off of bed rest and I'm loving the freedom. It's not the most comfortable freedom, but I'm still loving it. Lily and I went out to lunch every day last week. We have had such a good time together. I've even cooked the past two nights. And boy have I ever nested. We are completely ready. The baby clothes are washed and put away. The bottles and pacis are sterilized. The nursery is baby-ready. I even filled out as much of the baby book as I could. If she comes now we are ready, but I still want her to grow some more. I had an ultrasound last Thursday that predicted her to be 6 lbs, 6 ozs. That is tremendous growth since the week before. I had Lily at 39 weeks and she weighed 6 lbs, 9 ozs.

We are just playing the waiting game now.

Cameron drew the giraffe on the wall for us and James and I painted it. The dresser and wash stand are both the furniture that I grew up with.

All that we have left is to put the baby's name above the crib. We can't do that yet because we still don't know what it will be.

Lily had a good time playing with the touch lamp.
Lily is even practicing with her babies. Don't worry, she is girly, but doesn't normally wear 50 bows in her hair. We had just finished playing.

So when is the "baby coming out Mommy's belly?"

I'm Free

Today I am 37 weeks pregnant, officially full term and officially off bed rest. I went to the MD this morning and everything is about the same. The baby looks good according to the NST results. She wants to do an ultrasound later this week to check growth, but I'm not too worried. This girl is growing.

I am so excited to have some time with Lily. A few weeks would be great, but I'll even take a few days. Hopefully, we can get back to normal for a few days before things turn completely upside down.

Lily is going through a rough little spell these days. I've given her every excuse in the book, but I have finally come to the conclusion that she is just acting two. She has had three hysterical tantrums this past week, one of which was at Juanita Greenberg's today. She's rather like a little time bomb, you never know when she is going to explode. She ate almost everything in sight at lunch, and we were really ready to go. The waiter came and took our plates away including Lily's. All that was left was lettuce (which she won't eat), but she started screaming, "I want my lettuce." She actually yelled, "Don't take my lettuce boy." Everyone got a kick out of this, and I have to admit I did chuckle a little too. She continued to scream about her lettuce all the way to the car and all the way home. This is what I got to enjoy for my first official outing. Truth be told though, I truly did enjoy being out with her, tantrum and all. I have to remind myself that she went through this a few months ago and it quickly passed. So shall this.

Happy Memorial Day

Lily's First Hair Cut

So, I'm not sure which I was more excited about, Lily's first hair cut or the fact that I was able to go. My doctor gave me special permission to make the trip, but I conveniently forgot to mention to her that I was getting mine cut also - oops. Lily was very excited about Mrs. Bobbie cutting her hair. She watched Mommy for a little while, but wanted Daddy to take her back to "Mrs. Bobbie's playroom," which was the waiting room that had a few toys in it. When I was done, I called out that it was Lily's turn, and she came running out of the waiting room, yelling, "yeah." She hopped up in my lap, eagerly put on her cape, and sat like a perfect angel the whole time.

Bobbie said that the cape can be a bit of a struggle for some, but Lily was very excited to have her own cape on just like Mommy.
Before
First snip. Wow, this hair was ready to be cut. Usually, you save your baby's first curl. We will be saving our baby's first frizz.


Notice the bruise on her cheek. She took her first major fall the day before. She fell climbing up on the bench that she eats on. I suppose we are pretty lucky for this to be her first major injury.


Wow, Mommy's not only growing a baby, but another chin, as well. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
So, what do you think?

Last Day of School

I was so sad to see Lily start school, and now I am so sad to see it end. She really came to love it. She would come home talking about her friends, teachers and, of course, snack. Her teachers gave her a CD with some pictures on it from the school year. I only wish I could a have spied on the class one day. I would love to see what she does all morning. Is she quiet or a talker? Does she share or run around saying, "mine"? Does she sit still or wander?

She is growing by leaps and bounds, and I am loving every minute of it (okay, most every minute).

Ball Skills

So maybe Lily did get something from me after all - lack of athletic ability. Actually, she usually catches it every time, but this was too cute.

Pregnancy Update - 36 weeks

So, I didn't do an update last week, because I was just a little too depressed to post. On Tuesday, I turned 35 weeks, which I thought was the magic date to get off bed rest. My doctor's appointment wasn't until Thursday, so I had to wait until then for the good news. Well, I didn't get the news I had hoped for. I had dilated a little more, and my doctor was concerned because my belly didn't look that big. I found that hard to believe because it sure feels big. She sent me to get an ultrasound, and sure enough the baby was measuring smaller than she should at this point. They estimated her to be between 4'13" and 5 pounds. Otherwise, the baby looked very healthy. This is certainly not accurate, but still a good enough reason to play it safe for a while longer. Needless to say, I was crushed. I wasn't ready to face another week or two of bed rest. I slowly came to terms with it, though and I am in a much better frame of mind now.

I went back to the MD today, and there was no change in my cervix. My MD is going to take me off one of the medications for the contractions. It is not proven, but there is speculation that this med may cause slower fetal growth. We feel it is more important to put some fat on this baby in the next few days/weeks, than to stop the contractions. I stopped all meds with Lily at 36 weeks, and carried her until 39 weeks. I still have to stay on bed rest, but I'm okay with that. Next Tuesday, I will be 37 weeks and able to do more. I can't wait until then. She did give me the okay to take Lily to her first hair cut on Friday. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I keep reminding myself that right around July, I'll be wishing to go back on bed rest.

Thank you to all for your prayers and concerns. Baby girl (still no name) will make it here safe and sound, just hopefully in a few weeks not a few days.