Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I don't know where the time has gone. Umm, I have 30 days left- how did we get here already? Baby is still breech. I've had an ultrasound every week for the past 3 weeks just to confirm her position. Apparently she keeps confusing the doctor b/c every time he feels her he thinks she has turned and so we head to the ultrasound room, only to find, yet again, a head up baby.

Last week I got to go to the good office for the ultrasound. She weighed 5lbs 3oz last Friday, which is right on track. She's got her head up near my ribs and for some reason she LOVES to put her legs/arms/hands whatever she can up in front of her face. It made it hard for the ultrasound tech to get a good 3-d pic of the baby- that plus apparently I have an anterior placenta, and the cord was up in front of her face... but I did get to see a 3-d pic of baby and I got one good printout of her face in 3-d. S came home and started cooing over how cute her nose is!

I think the baby is finally becoming real for him. He seems to be doing or trying to do more for me. Maybe it's because I am constantly complaining of being so uncomfortable. Between the sore pelvis, sore back, occasionally sore neck, groaning when I get up- I sound like an 80 year old with arthritis. The other sign that S is really starting to get ready for the baby is that yesterday he was trying to find a matching hat for the baby's coming home outfit- if you know S you know that he does care about how he looks, although in the last few years he has become less of a metrosexual. So it's no surprise that he is sort of into her clothes- the ocd part of him also wants to organize her drawers NOW. I'm happy that S is finally starting to be more of a partner in this whole baby thing- not that he wasn't before, but for awhile it just seemed like I was going through a lot of changes, etc without him and he just didn't know how to relate. He also seems to have gotten over his phobia of feeling the baby move. He doesn't pull his hand away as soon as she starts squirming and say ewww!

At our birth class this week the instructor gave us a suggestion for trying to get the baby to turn. Apparently if you lie on an incline, head down (like those inclines at the gym) and put something cold near the top of the belly and have something warm at the bottom of the belly so that the baby goes to the warm area, you can get a breech baby to turn. So given that I don't see myself going to the gym to try this experiment, we're supposed to use an ironing board propped up on our couch. I have no idea how an ironing board is supposed to hold my weight, but I'm not opposed to trying it. The instructor swears by it- my doctor did not seem impressed by the idea, but he said there was no harm in trying.

Upon hearing that I'm scheduled for a c-section my mom freaked out. I guess the thought of me having surgery to get this baby out does not sit well with her. I was breech until my mom went into labor and they I turned. And apparently my mom was breech too and eventually turned. Makes me think there's something genetic related to the baby's position.

Anyway, we're off to IKEA today to get curtains, organizers and a shelf for the baby's room. The fabric that I ordered for the crib skirt came this week, so I can start- or get my mom to start- make the skirt. I'm hoping that I can get everything in the room set up over spring break in 2 weeks. In the meantime I have one week of school left before break where I'm training my long term sub. Then I have my shower and a week of before break. I'll go back to school for one week and then be done- I can't wait! As much as I really like the group of kids I have this year, I'm ready for a break from them. I just hope my long term sub does well with them.

Ugghh. She's breech- which I kind of figured since I usually feel jabs in my lower abdomen and rolls in the upper abdomen. So c-section is scheduled for 4/18. We may or may not need it. She still has a good 6 weeks to turn, but the dr said there's only a 25-30% chance that she will turn, so odds are she won't. Surprisingly I'm ok with it. If I have to have a c section then so be it.

In other news it is BEAUTIFUL here today- upper 60s! Supposed to be in the low 70s this weekend. I love the spring! I just hope this weather stays put.

So - this post does not have a topic, but is more a collection of observations and complaints- it's not going to be terribly interesting. You have been warned.

1. I saw crocuses- crocusi- crocus? on my walk with the dogs yesterday. You know, those little purple flowers that tend to be the first indicators of spring. But it's February- and it's definitely not spring yet- despite the high 50s we are supposed to get tomorrow and Friday. Anyway, it gave me hope that maybe spring really is just around the corner and I can start enjoying being outside again.

2. I am big and uncomfortable.

Big-I honestly don't know how I can possibly get bigger over the next 8 weeks. I feel huge and would like this to be the biggest I get. Can't I be done already?

Uncomfortable- I tend to go through sleeping spurts. I was sleeping really well for awhile, but lately it's been really hard to get a good night's sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night to pee and then realize my hips hurt and I have to find a comfortable position- which takes time. In the meantime I've woken the dogs who take their time going back to sleep - and Natty usually decides she needs to sleep as close to me as she possibly can. Chance- who is S's dog, has also decided that for some reason he needs to sleep on my side of the bed- so not only do I have to try and get my body comfortable, I have to deal with both dogs on my side of the bed. I'm thinking I may implement a dog ban soon if things don't improve. Plus I've had a stiff/sore neck the past few days- and it sucks.

3. I'm totally unproductive at school. There is a lot I should be doing to prep for not being here the last 8 weeks of the year, but instead of doing what I should be doing, I tend to spend too much time on internet chat boards and perusing websites with pictures of nurseries. Luckily we've finally figured out who is going to take my class for the rest of the year and she'll start in early March- which means I will have to be productive.

4. I am behind in getting important baby related jobs done- like finding a pediatrician and daycare. Ugghh

Ta Da!

Presenting our almost finished nursery!

Before pics:







After pics:
The computer will be moved soon...













The last pic is of the knobs on dresser and the color I'm going to base curtain fabric and crib skirt fabric on so that the room is not all blue, beige and gray!


What do you think? S and I are both very impressed with our work. I personally love it! So things we still need to do, or things I still need to do: decide on fabrics for curtains, crib skirt, chair recover and trunk cover. We're keeping S's trunk in the room as a makeshift bench b/c there's no other place for it. I think we'll also keep our filing cart in there too- I'll probably get fabric to cover that too and put it next to the crib in that awkward corner.

I want to get a table or hanging lamp for the corner where we'll put the chair- where the computer is right now. I'm debating getting Japanese paper lanterns or a table lamp. We need to get a shelf or bookcase of some kind to put next to the dresser to hold diapers and supplies. We also need to figure out what to put on that beige wall behind the dresser. We're getting there! I can't wait till all the accessories are in and all we need is the baby!

Hope you are all having a great Valentine's Day- or if you're Meg, a great birthday! S and I will be hanging out on the couch, eating Z burger, and watching this week's Lost. What a romantic night!

Ugghh

I have not been sick this whole pregnancy- from colds, etc. I usually get a cold within the first 2 weeks of school and then again right around the holidays. Somehow I managed to avoid getting one- until now. Yuck. I hate colds. I guess I've let my guard down and haven't been using enough purell or washing my hands frequently. I feel like crap.

S's surgery went well yesterday. He did not actually ride his bike to the hospital. I did in fact drive him to and from. Luckily they were able to get rid of the mucuscele. So now he just has to wait up to 6 weeks for his breathing to improve. The dr also fixed his slight deviated septum. So he should be all better soon. But between the two of us, we are pretty pathetic right now :(

Nursery news! Our Flor tiles arrived yesterday! Yay! They are not the softest thing in the world, but I think they'll do their job and serve as a buffer between our apt and the one beneath. So once S's nose stops pouring out blood, we'll put the tiles down. And in even better news our crib arrived at Buy Buy Baby this week! It's at least 3 weeks early! I'm soooo excited! I'll probably drive up tomorrow to get it so that we can set it up this weekend and then we can also put up our decal. So that's why I haven't put up pics yet- I'm waiting till we have the crib. I will post pics early next week!

Yay!

I passed the 3 hour glucose test that I took on Friday! Whew- glad that is over with. Drinking the orange stuff the first time wasn't bad, but for some reason it tasted incredibly sweet the 2nd time I had to drink it. Yuck! So no gestational diabetes for me. Instead after thinking I might be in the clear with swelling, I've discovered that I'm starting to puff up. You would think I would have learned my lesson after feeling smug about not experiencing those other symptoms and then getting hit hard core, but no, apparently I can't gloat about not being swollen anymore either.

We finally painted over the weekend, well S and his dad did most of the work. The blue turned out well. The tan is a little lighter than I wanted, but it's fine. So tonight we are doing some touch up work and then maybe putting the decal up. I also ordered the rug and it's been shipped. Slowly the pieces are coming together! I also found some fabric that I love! Google Amy Butler and you can see some of her designs. I want to get some fabric to make a crib skirt and curtains and maybe a couple of other projects. Her fabrics are so fun- not little kiddish at all.

I'll post pics tonight if we get the decal up. If not I'll post pics as soon as we do.

Oh, and I need to revise a statement I made in an earlier post regarding S being a whiny patient. Apparently, I am told, S will not be a whiny patient. He has informed me that he plans on riding his bike to and from the hospital because he does not need my help at all. So I take back what I wrote before ;)

I Failed...

my 1 hour glucose tolerance test- by 9 freaking points! And to top it off I was still in the range of some doctors who use the cutoff of 140 instead of 130. So my damn 139 is causing me to spend 3+ hours in the doctor's office tomorrow for the 3 hour test. I better make sure I bring plenty to read. Unfortunately I don't think they have wireless, but I'm bringing my computer, just in case.

We are just giving the hospital loads of money these days... between the impending birth of our child and S's surgery next week, the hospital must love us. Don't worry- S's surgery isn't a big deal. He has what's called a mucuscele. Basically it's some thing in his sinuses, so he's getting it removed next week. So I'm taking the day off to accompany S to the hospital and nurse him back to health-- well really just attend to his whineyness once we're back home.

In baby news I'm almost at 30 weeks. How can I only have 10 weeks left?! That's crazy to me. I feel like we still have sooooo much to do. S is going to start painting this weekend- I think I've said that before! But he really is. It's supposed to be in the 50s here this weekend, so we can have the windows open to help air out the room. I can't wait for it to be painted and to put up the hummingbird decal. Of course I'm 2nd guessing our paint choices. I think the colors are too muted, but we'll see. I'll post pics once we have the room painted.