This morning we took Little Miss to her 2yr checkup to a new pediatrician (new to us anyway) in Lebanon. We were EXTREMELY pleased with this doc and this appt - more so than we have been with either of the other 2 pediatricians that we have seen. Dr. J was very thorough and asked as many questions about Cadence as we asked him! We are making a few adjustments to her diet, and she will be starting a fluoride vitamin every day, but other than that she is a healthy little bunkin. We asked about her right foot turning in when she walks, which is not really bad by any means, but you know how Momma's are - we worry about everything. Dr. J thinks that it is Cadence's right hip that is actually turning in and that the problem will correct itself within the next few years without any need of appliances of any kind... whew! We are going to try to start breaking her from her "FooFoo" (pacifier) because it is starting to shift her teeth, but I know that it will be a battle with the baby having one and her not... please wish us luck with this. I am optimistic that we can do it - hopefully with me being home for 6wks I will be able to help her through this traumatizing experience :)... I'm thinking that I won't throw them away alltogether, I'll just hide them to begin with. Anyway, Cadence has finally put on some weight! She now weighs 24lbs, up from 21lbs at her 18mo checkup. This puts her between the 10th and 25th percentile for her sex and this is the highest she has ever been on her growth chart!!! She measures 32 inches - which is still only between the 5th and 10th percentiles, but she is just bound to be short like me and Dave. Her head circumference is still in the 95th percentile - which makes sense because it houses her HUGE brain! ;). All in all I couldn't be more please that we finally found a pediatrician that we like and addresses all our concerns and then some, and is close to home.
Now - about this other kid - I mowed the yard last night, and I have been cleaning my house and trying to stay on my feet, but I haven't had any labor pains... tonight I am going to play outside with Cadence and get good and rested up because tomorrow we are going to a park, any park, to walk until this baby falls out! This Momma is tired of being huge and pregnant!
I have some cute pics of Cadence eating some chili at home, I'll try to get on this evening and post them, I feel like I haven't put any good pics of her up in forever... and I still haven't asked for Aunt Sommer's memory card to post Cadence's B-Day pics, but I will do that soon too.
Hope everyone has a GREAT Friday, and a GREAT Labor Day Weekend. ♥
I totally forgot to mention anything about Dave's school progress when I posted earlier today... Dave is now going full blast at VolState! His 3 online classes opened this past weekend, so he is already buzzing through his online assignments and quizzes. His online classes are Medical Terminology, Computer Information Systems 100, and English. Then he has 2 classes and one lab that are on campus - they are Anatomy & Physiology I and his Math class (the lab is for A&P). He has had to tell all of his professors that I am expecting a baby any minute and they have all been great about letting him have his phone in class and working with his assignments when the time actually comes. I'm hoping that he doesn't have to miss ANY classes or assignments, but he doesn't want to miss anything about the birth or our stay in the hospital (stubborn man). I am SO proud of Dave for going back to school and I know that he will do really well, he's always enjoyed learning. (I used to make fun of him for reading encyclopedias for fun, but now I'm glad he's such a nerd) He has been spending every spare minute doing assignments and studying this week, but I don't mind because I am just glad that he is dedicated. As you all know, I love my sweet husband very much and I couldn't be more proud of him. I just wanted to post his latest accomplishment...
I am super stoked to announce that my doc's appt went VERY well today. I'm so excited I've been dancing all the way home! The first lovely part of the appt is always getting weighed - and this week I didn't gain an ounce :). I was then ushered into the exam room for the usual measurements - heartbeat 138 and uterus measured 38cms. Dr. J arrived next to check my cervix... I told her that what I wanted from her today was for her to tell me that my cervix was dilating and she laughed and said that she would see what she could do about that. One thing I truly love about my doc is her enthusiasm - while she was checking me she started saying "Yes! Yes! Yes!" and I knew that it was going to be good news. I am 2cms dilated and my cervix is soft and stretchy! Doc says the baby could come any time now! She also went ahead and tried to stretch me a little bit to instigate more change - what a great lady! 2cms may not be a big deal to anyone else, after all some women are 2cms for wks before labor, but for me it might as well be 10! I was in labor for 24hrs with Cadence before my cervix finally decided to open all the way up (due to previous surgeries and scar tissue). So for my cervix to be opening on it's own means that my body is ready to spit this kid out and my labor and delivery should be much easier (or so Dr. J says :)). My boss is nervous as a cat about me going into labor while at work, and I really want to make it to Cadence's docs appt on Friday, so I am aiming for having the baby on Sat, Sun, or Mon... might as well be optimistic! I am currently eating my turkey sandwich, fueling up, and I am going to clean this house and do some laundry before heading to my last mani/pedi appt before the baby... I'm a bundle of energy with this good news - I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THIS BABY! I'll keep you all posted on my progress - hope your day is as fantastic as mine has been so far.
I've been thinking a lot about my Uncle Mitchell today... 1 yr ago today my mom called me to tell me that he was gone. I don't remember a lot about that day because I had a huge breakdown, but I remember how bad it hurt. I've tried not to think about it a lot today - I'm trying to stay as stress free as possible at the end of this pregnancy (I KNOW the stress of a newborn, so I'm enjoying my zen now). So I haven't had any breakdowns today, but I have had several memories and I wanted to share one... I don't know exactly which birthday it was, but I remember one birthday in Atlanta when my Uncle Mitch picked me up from school. He was in his white truck... the same truck that I kicked out of gear one time while parked and started rolling down a hill - but that's another memory. Anyway - Uncle Mitch carried me to McDonalds for a milkshake and I chose Strawberry. I also remember that I was wearing one of my birthday gifts - a pink sweatshirt. At the time, we lived down a bumpy road, so of course, when he got to my road I spilled milkshake all over my new sweatshirt. I was getting pretty worked up thinking I was going to get in trouble (by my mom) when my Uncle Mitch looked over at me and grinned and said "Don't worry about it Princess, they're both pink, nobody will ever know!" Course I giggled and it became our secret from my mother.... I have thought about that day many times since and it's one of my favorite memories of my uncle. That's just the way it was with him - he could keep all your secrets... and was one of the most fun people in the world. I'm going to quit writing now because I am gettnig upset - but I wanted to share that story of him. Thanks for reading.
Forgot to post yesterday about my appt - no change! Still just a fingertip dilated... and I gained 2lbs! Needless to say I was not happy about this appointment. But the doc gave me a few tips for getting my cervix to open, so I will be trying those this week and hoping for a change next Wednesday. Cadence didn't get to go to her appt - her doc called out sick... I think we are going to change to a pediatrician in Lebanon anyway to be closer to home for the baby's docs appts. On a fun note - there is an office pool (and a couple of friends of the office) going on about when I am going to deliver and what the sex of the baby will be... here are the guesses so far...
Dr. D - Sept 17 - Boy
S - Sept 5 - Boy
G - Sept 14 - Boy
C - Sept 19 - Boy
GB - Sept 10 - Girl
Me - Sept 7 - Girl (I based my guess on what Dave thinks it is - I still have no inklings)
SD - Sept 11 - Boy
L - Sept 12 - Boy
As you can see, everyone thinks it will be a boy except for me and GB... we'll see!
Cadence's birthday was, in one word, AWESOME! I could not have asked for better weather on Sunday - it was so mild out for the end of August. We had 2 tents set up for shade, and there was a nice breeze, so everyone stayed for a long time. Cadence had 36 guests not including me and Dave! I couldn't believe that so many people were able to come. And you would not believe the presents this kid got - I don't think I ever got near that many when I was a child, and I was the only child in my whole family! But anyway - the important thing is that she had a great time and got to visit with everyone... and I had a great time doing that myself. We had hamburgers and hotdogs thanks to Sams - we never would have had enough if we hadn't bought economy packs of both, and cake and ice cream.... OH THE CAKE! Let me just tell you - I was tickled to death with Cadence's birthday cake - it was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and it had her name written in stars across the top - it was PERFECT! And it tasted great, and Cadence loved it! Thank you Natasha for all your hard work - I gave out lots of your cards and everyone was really impressed with your work :). I'll post pics later on this week - Cadence and I both have doc's appts on Wednesday, so maybe after that. As for now, we are all too worn out to do much of anything! Still So Blessed,
3 yrs ago today I walked down the beach and stopped a few feet from the ocean... there I joined hands with a handsome man and said the vows that we wrote... and I became his wife. It was by far one of the happiest days of my life! This morning when he called to tell me happy anniversary I thought to myself - "I love him more now than I even did then"! As I've said many times before, Dave is a wonderful man and does more for me than anyone else ever has... He waits on me hand and foot (pregnant or not) and still gives me backrubs at least 2x/week! He is a great Daddy and a great husband. I am a very very lucky lady. ♥
