Another busy week down. I almost made it without a trip to the doc, but not quite. Thursday I had to go to Summit for another Non-Stress test because this ornery baby decided to not move all day long... this time I got to lay there for 35mins with these big round sensors strapped on me like the jaws of life. And of course, not long after being hooked up the little stinker started putting on a show with lots of big kicks. :) But I couldn't be mad because I was just glad that the baby was moving again. I told the doc that I was sorry for coming when nothing was wrong, but she assured me that she wants her patients to come anytime they think something isn't right. She said she would much rather see a pt and nothing be wrong then have someone stay home because they were embarrassed to come in and something be wrong with the baby. So - all is well in babyland for now, and my next appt is this Wednesday. I have decided that I am really excited about this baby, and I can't wait until he/she is here. That may sound strange, I mean, I've always been excited about this baby, but lately there has been so much else going on that I haven't gotten to enjoy the end of my pregnancy and the excitement of being so close to delivery. I am putting everything else that is not important right now to the side and focusing on Cadence's birthday and the birth of our new baby! I'm really really really anxious to see if the baby is a boy or girl... I just knew with Cadence that she was going to be a girl, but with this baby I have absolutely no idea about the sex. (The nurse did say on Thurs. that this baby was bound to be a boy for all the trouble it has caused :) ) You can definitely tell that I am getting near the end now... I am waddling -much to the amusement of my coworkers, and I have finally traded my heels and wedges in for flat, comfortable shoes. It is hard for me to breathe and get comfortable in any position, but I'm not complaining because that just means that the baby is growing and the end is near. (well I'm trying not to complain anyway) I am still having contractions, but no more spotting, and I am hoping that when the doc checks me this week my cervix has changed again. The baby's room is ready, and we put the carseat in my car this weekend so all we have left to do is pack our bag for the hospital and PICK A NAME for the baby... HOPEFULLY we will be doing both of these before the baby decides to come.
We have almost everything ready for Cadence's birthday party next Sunday... I am SO excited to see her face when she sees all the Mickey decorations, and balloons, and her cake! She gets so stinkin' excited when Mickey Mouse Clubhouse comes on the TV it's crazy... she even stands up and does the "Hot Dog Dance" at the end of every episode - it is so cute. So far we have gotten her new bedding and decorations for her room (ladybug themed), clothes, shoes, new Minnie Mouse cups, and Minnie Mouse pjs. It is hard not to just buy every cute thing I see for her, but I have finally cut myself off. So far we are expecting a crowd of about 30 so I am praying that it doesn't rain. (we'll have 2 big tents set up just in case) I still can't come to terms with the fact that my little angel is going to be 2 years old - where has the time gone? Yesterday she counted from 1 to 10 by herself and I nearly fell over in the floor! She says 1,2,3 all the time, but for whatever reason yesterday she just kept going... all the way to 10! So I had her say it again for Dave just to make sure that I wasn't imagining it and she did it again! I'm pretty sure that I've got the smartest little almost 2yr old around ;).
As an aside - heard another great message at church today about David and Goliath. It's such a simple story, but it demonstrates a good message about being willing to do what God wants you to do and submitting to his will. Thanks to Brother Bill for teaching me something important again this week. Also Cadence goes to the nursery every week and she cracks us up talking about the "kids" she plays with. Today, when I went to pick her up, Mrs. Cripps said, "She is the perfect child!" And I said, "You think so?" She said, "Yes I do, she has played and colored and talked to us... she is so good and sweet." So as a proud momma I thought I'd share that. Every parent thinks that their child/children are so good or so sweet, but it's just nice to hear it from others every now and then too.
Now I'm going to take a nap with my angel before I have to go mow the yard... hope that everyone has a GREAT week and I'll post again after my appt on Wednesday.
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