The view from up here

After gettting the accidental belly shot from yesterday, someone said that I should take some pictures from the same viewpoint.

Oh Boy - my belly is big. And, I really can't see my feet, I really had to tilt the camera to get that shot. Not sure why my feet look like they belong to a barbie doll lol.

And yes, I can not believe I am showing my bare belly. I had to delete all the pics that were total roadmaps (AKA lots and lots of visable stretchmarks).

It is safe to say that bikini will never be in my vocabulary.

I think the one with Lil J peeking up at me is super cute :) It does remind me of a cartoon pic that I have seen. A cartoon of something with a big nose hanging over a wall, or something. Anyone know??

Baby Crafts

I plan on doing my own Newborn pictures. I just can't afford to get professional ones done. So, I have been looking for ideas here and there and already have lots of ideas in my head of what I want to do.

I thought it would be really cute to have the baby's name spelled out on the bottom of a picture and possibly use that for birth announcements.

It was really simple, just bought basic wooden letters (they were already white), and just traced the letters onto scrapbook paper. I got lucky with this paper, as it was kinda a set - so all the colors coordinated. One I had the letters traced, I just cut them out and glued them on to each letter. I did use Mod Podge, just because I had it in the house. If I did not, I would have used Elmer's Glue.

I know I can "display" the letters in the room after the pictures are taken, but I really just wanted them for the pictures, so I really did not care if they were perfect.

And before anyone asks.....no, we do not know the sex of the baby. I am making one of these for our boy's name (Frank, after my husband), and one for our girl's name (undecided as of right now). I plan to do the pictures within 1-2 weeks of birth, so it will be one less thing that I have to worry about.

I think they came out pretty cute, but I do know now for the girl's name, to use paper with more of a full print. I think the swirls and dots are harder to see.

As soon as we can decide on a girl's name, I will go back to the store. It is killing me that we have not decided on a name. We have a list now of about 5-6 names. I would be fine with any of them. I just have to get Frank to agree on just ONE!!!!

I already told him, once we agree, that is it - especially if I make a craft with the name. Don't want to do it twice lol.

Oh - and there is something VERY funny in this picture - what is it????

35/35

Today is 35/35. I am 35 weeks pregnant and have 35 days left.

But - I am really not 35/35 because I have LESS than 35 days left YAY!!!! So, other than it is cool to see it written like that - it really does not mean anything.

I will be induced no later than 39 weeks; which means I would only have 28 days max left. I have another scan on the 9th. This scan will determine if I am induced at 38(ish) or 39 weeks. I really want to avoid a non-medically necessary c-section, which is why we would do an induction.

I am glad that my doc is ok with me wanting an induction, especially since the baby is probably on the big side. And, yes, I am well aware of the fact that not all inductions lead to vaginal deliveries. I will have a c-sec if medically necessary.

But, all things aside - for some reason I have a date in my head. And of course it happens to be a date that my parents, 2 of my sisters, my mother-in-law, and my very good friend will all be away. So, it is almost like I am destined to have the baby on that day lol.

This date is about 37.5 weeks. OMG that is only 2.5 weeks away. The date has no significance, it is just that I do not think I will make it to any induction date :)

Some Pics of the Kids' Room

Before we got Lil J, we just kinda pieced his room together. I was totally fine with nothing matching. I really did not care. Plus I figured that Lil J would not care and neither would the new baby.

So, I left it as nothing matching.

Well, my sister bought me all coordinating stuff for the room for my shower. The curtains, the crib blanket, match twin quilt, decals, etc, etc, etc. Lil J even put the decals over his bed mostly by himself - so they went where HE wanted. Made him feel more involved in the process.

I love the way it looks. Even though the furniture still does not match, it really does make the room look more put together.

Plus, it is not babyish at all and could totally grow with any child. I am sure the Mickey sheets will make their way back into the room, and I am sure things will change here and there. But, for now, I LOVE IT!!!!!

Here are some pics - yes - that is LIl J's real face lol!

Colin is a Brother....

No - I have NOT given birth.

Colin's father's wife just gave birth to a baby girl yesterday. I must say, it is weird to say that Colin has a sister - one that I did not give birth to.

I wish I could say that they will be close. But, seeing that he only sees his father 1-2 times a year, I can't see that they will be close. It is a shame.

WOWZA - big giant baby....

Wowza! We have had a few growth scans because of my marginal insertion of the cord.

The last scan was at 29 weeks and the baby was almost 4 pounds. So, I KNEW that today the baby was gonna be on the big side.

Well, I will be 34 weeks tomorrow and the baby is estimated at 6 pounds!! Colin was only 6.5 weeks at birth (38 weeks). That is a big difference in weights.

According to the weight alone, I am measuring about 2 weeks ahead. We spoke about "options". She said that I can choose an elective c/s at 39 weeks. Or, can choose an induction at the same time. But, I have a repeat scan at 37 weeks, so they said that they may move up any induction date based on that scan.

I would rather not have a c/s by choice....so I guess we will have to just wait and see.

My fluid is still on the high side, but that is because of the size of the baby.

To be honest, the size of the baby makes me measure ahead, and the extra fluid probably makes my uterus larger as well - so I don't think I will make it to any induction date. I think I will deliver around 37-38 weeks anyway.

So, holy moly - big baby here

Been Trying to Update for days now

I have been trying to update my blog for days now. Everytime I update, I can not post it as I get an error.

I have written several blogs that are poof - gone. So, I am just going to recap.

ONE
I am fine, baby is fine. The swab came back negative. On the monitor I was having contractions every 10 minutes, but nothing to worry about. Still at 1cm. Growth scan next Wed.

TWO
Met with GI, totally thinks that the pain was from my gallbladder. He explained the function of the gallbladder and what my issues are. We are just going with a wait and see method for right now. He told me to stay away from high fat/highly fried foods. This should help. If I have another attack, go to the ER. Might go away after pregnancy. If not, I have to go back to him and he will refer me to a general surgeon.

THREE
Still have not decided on a name for a girl. A boy will be named after my husband, so that is easy - no thought in that. We don't want a super popular name, but don't want something totally out there. I have about 6 weeks to go and at this point, if a girl, the name will be Jane Doe N. And what is even worse, we really don't have anything on a list. We are in trouble.

FOUR
I hate that Lil J's mother smokes in front of him. And not just smoke in front of him, but basically blow smoke in his face. Sorry if you are a smoker, but I think it is gross. But, especially gross if you don't have enough respect for others not to blow smoke in their face. Although we have stopped the "face-to-face" interaction, the past two visits were face to face due to circumstance (at the park, etc). As long as she does not say mean things to me, I am fine with that.

SHOWER
My shower was great. Got lots of great gifts - my family and friends are so generous. Trying to get everything organized. I will actually make a separate post on this, as I want to share some pics.