The Doggies ;)

Just a few pictures from today!

Notice Kenzie's new pink collar!! Finally another girl in the house. :)

Friends already!

My Scout Boy! MUAH!!

We took both Scout & Kenzie to the vet yesterday. Scout got a clean bill of health, his vaccines up to date & his toe nails trimmed. Kenzie on the other hand has aspiration pneumonia (so they think) or a cold & is now on antibiotics twice a day. She also has a tiny skin issue, which they did the treatment for there (it is just a once a month deal). Later this month she will go back to get spade & her vaccines, they didn't want to give her the vaccines yet in case her immune system is fitting a cold. So she will keep us busy for a while! Other than that they said both dogs look great & to keep up the Love!

30 Weeks

We have made it to 30 weeks! Only 10 more weeks to go!!

Week 29 & 30 have probably been my hardest so far. My hormonal-emotions are running high (tears are easily made), I am really exhausted both because I am getting bigger & because I am having a really hard time sleeping at night. The swelling in my hands & feet is getting to be more (I can't wear my rings, that was not a good day, lots of tears). I get short of breath doing everything. You know the perks of being pregnant.

It has been a long time since I have posted pics (sorry!). So below are a few.

Today I also went to my doctor's appointment. I got maybe 4 hours of sleep last night so I wasn't in the best of spirits to began with. Then we go in the exam room & the nurse takes my blood pressure, then she takes it again. She says "your b/p's a little high, it is 120/100". That is really high for me! She had me lay on my left side for a few minutes & came back & did it again. It was much better at 110/80, but I'm not sure how accurate that is b/c she took it on my right arm while I was laying on my left side. Either way it was good enough for them. So the doctor came in & asked how I was feeling. I told her over the last few days I have been having headaches more frequently, some "floaties" in my vision at times, & I get exhausted & short of breath easily. She didn't seem overly concerned, but decided to draw some toxemia labs. So they will be calling me with those results tomorrow.

In the mean time I started writing down how I am feeling every couple hours & taking my blood pressure here at home. If it continues to be high I will tell them tomorrow when the nurse calls. In the mean time I am taking it easy on the couch. I decided to call into work tonight, I figured if I get weak going up the stairs to the bathroom I probably shouldn't be at work. I hope to get a good rest tonight & tomorrow & return tomorrow night. In the mean time I will be monitoring myself closely.

Introducing Kenzie!

Meet our newest addition Kenzie!

We have been looking for another dog for a little bit now. Hesitating of course because of the animals we already have & with the baby on the way. Well, yesterday we took the plunge! Scout really LOVES being with other dogs & we wanted him to have a companion. 

Are we crazy? YES! 

Do we love it? YES!!

Kenzie is a 3 month old, Pit bull. I know there is a lot of controversy about the breed. But after hours & hours of research & adopting Scout when he needed a good home we wouldn't want anything else. If raised in the right home Pits are amazing family dogs. Loving, loyal, protective & funny. 

Kenzie is black in color with the white markings on her chest (just like Scout). She is short & stalky & has clumsy feet. She will grow to be between 60 & 70lbs full grown. 

Kenzie is adapting well to her new surroundings. She is kennel trained & stays in there when we are gone & at night. We are still working on the potty training though. We take her out every 1 to 2 hours, but she is still peeing on the floor. 

Any suggestions?

28 Week Appointment

We have officially started our 3rd Trimester & our every 2 week appointments. It seems like Drake will be here soo soon, but at the same time seems so far away.

My 28 week appointment was on Feb 17th. I saw a different doctor this time (Dr. Nichols), to try to get know more of the team in case my doctor is not on call when I go into labor. She was very nice!

Everything looks good with me & baby Drake. I am measuring right on schedule now (instead of 2 weeks ahead), my weight is good ( I have gained 18lbs), my blood pressure is good, my urine is good, & Drake is growing as he should be.

Up until now Drake has been breach, which is normal for this stage. As he still has room to flip around! But as of this appointment he is head down! The entire pregnancy he has been super low & continues to be that way. So now that his little head is constantly pressing on my bladder, the bathroom is my best friend. I think know where every bathroom is in every store!

The only issue I am really having now is swelling. It is worst after I work of course because I am up & down so much. Other than that I am just having a harder time sleeping & no matter what I am uncomfortable. But if these are the only complaints I have I think I am good shape!

Baby Shower!

We had our 1st baby shower on Feb 8th!

My friends & co-workers Emily & Tahisha hosted it at Emily's house. I have to say I work with incredible people! We had a great crowd, good food, a fun game & of course lots of new gifts for Baby Drake!

I can't express how much I appreciate everyone's support & graciousness since I started on nights.

Thank you all so much for all the gifts, it was more than I ever could have imagined!! We took them home & shared them with Daddy to be. He was so cute checking everything out. We then unwraped everything & put it away. I know we are ambitious, were not excited or anything. :)

I will post pictures soon!

26 Week Doctor's Appt

I had another doctor's appt this past Tuesday. 4 weeks seems to go by fast these days! Anyway, everything looks good. I am measuring just a few days ahead now, instead of 2 weeks. He must have had a growth spurt last time. :) The heart rate sounds good & as usual he was kicking the doppler. We also did my glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes. The nurse called today & said the results came back fine!! Woo-Hoo! That is a relief, I was not wanting to be pricking my finger multiple times a day.

I am moving to 2 week appts now! I can't believe we are already at this point! Less to 100 days until our due date! I am so thankful to be caring our little bean, he truly is Our Miracle. Anyhow, my next 5 appts will be every 2 weeks, then we will move to weekly until delivery.

What is being 26 weeks pregnant like you might ask??
~ I get to visit the bathroom about 100 times a day
~ I get swelling in my feet & hands at night, especially when I work
~ I have aching in my lower belly as it stretches or if I am on my feet for an extended period of time
~ I get sharp pains in my left side if Mr is kicking at my colon
~ Gas pains are part of life now & not just when eating spicy or fattening foods (fun huh?)
~ I get to feel him move daily now & sometimes even get to see him move!
~ Tingling in my hands, legs, feet from poor circulation
~ Cramps in my calves, luckly the charlie horses have subsided for the most part
Those are just a few of my daily adventures! I am sure there are some I am forgetting, but you get the jist. :)

New Baby Items!!

It has began, the baby is taking over the house. :)

Dustin's Mom came in town to visit us this weekend. We had a really nice visit & got to do some baby shopping!! We spent a few hours at Babies R Us on Saturday afternoon & below is what we came home with. We very much appreciate the gifts!! There is no possible way we could buy all the things we need ourselves! 

Thanks soooo much Mom Roseanna!!

Very cute Papasan Swing!

And a very useful Play Yard/Changer.

We are using this in our family room. Since we have a Tri-Level home it may be hard for me to get up & down the stairs when we first come home. So we are very happy to have this to be able to change the baby & have a place for him to sleep close to us. It also plays music, vibrates & has capability to hook up an I-Pod! Who knew??

Of course they are already up & put together! 

Next is the changing table, it should be here any day. Plus tomorrow I will be working on the curtains for the nursery! Everything is starting to come together. :)

ScrapBooking

A few weeks ago, while I was ordered to stay home (& bored) I decided to do a little scrap booking.  I had all these ultrasound pictures & needed to do something with them b/c he edges were curling up. I didn't want to just put them in a photo album so this is what I came up with. 

6 & 7 Weeks

8 & 9 Weeks

Of course our latest at 18 weeks!

I don't know that I will make this a hobby. But I would like to put one finish up this album with pregnancy pictures & a hospital page or two!

I would really like to do another ultrasound to see what our little man is looking like these days. We got so used to having them so often. I don't know how people go with only having 1 the entire pregnancy, I would go nuts! Anyway, I am planning to call this week to see how much the 3D ultrasounds are. We didn't really have much of a desire to do one, but curiosity might get the best of me. :)

Where's My Belly Button?!? ;)

~25 Weeks~

Well here we are at 25 weeks! I can't believe we have come so far. This pregnancy seems to be going by so fast, yet when I think about it I have been pregnant now for 6 whole months! That's 1/2 a year! So we have 15 weeks to go if all goes as planned. They will not stop labor once we reach 36 weeks, so that is only 10.5 weeks away! YIKES!!

I have been feeling pretty good. The last couple of days I have been exhausted & starving, so our little man must be having a growth spurt! Before yesterday I have had lots of energy & been able to do pretty much everything. Work has been going fine, no more contractions, at least not consistently. I am pretty sure I have the Braxton Hicks contractions now & then, but they are nothing to worry about.

I have defiantly grown since my last post. I am interested to see what they say I am next week (Feb 3rd) at my appointment. I will also be having my glucose test next week to check for gestational diabetes. Nothing major, just a sugar drink & a blood draw.

Of course I have added some pictures of my growing belly...

He remains low as he has been the whole time. He must like it there! I don't mind except when he thinks it is a fun game to kick my bladder! :)

Okay, the next one is not my favorite, but I just wanted to prepare you before you scrolled down.

It is a bare belly shot!

Probably the 1st & last time I will post any in that fashion....

This pic makes me look huge! My little basketball. Even though I don't like bare belly pictures (as you girls at work are well aware) I wanted to include these to show my vanishing belly button. It is pretty much flat now. The mark above is from my belly button ring, which I finally took out about a month ago. I still stick it in once in a while to keep the hole open. So far no stretch marks!!! I am hoping & praying that will continue. I do have good genetics on my side for that & some Burt's Bees Belly Butter.

So this week the baby is very busy. He is over a pound in weight now & something close to 14". As we progress through week 25 his lungs really start developing. This is an important step for delivery! His nostrils also open this week so that he can practice breathing. Finally, as the blood vessels under the skin continue to form his skin is becoming more pink, instead of translucent.

In the last few days we have been enjoying watching the baby move. Yes you heard me right, watching! He is getting big & strong enough now that when he really kicks or is flipping around we can see him moving. I hope to get a video, but it is so sporadic it is going to be tricky!

Other than that things are progressing as usual. Dustin has a new schedule at work this week. He is now working 7a to 5p every day, which is great in a financial aspect, but takes away from time spent together. For the last year or so he has been getting off at 2p every other day. We have really enjoyed that for days I have to work or for appointments. We knew this would happen eventually, but we weren't expecting it now. He is excited to be taking on new tasks & learning more & more.

That's about it for now. I will have a couple surprises to post about next week! Can't wait to share!

22 Week Appointment

I went to my 22 week appt this past Tuesday. After all the drama that happened last week I was expecting a little more excitement at my visit. But to my surprise my doctor is not overly concerned about the contractions that I had. She said if it continues to happen & be an issue than we will began to worry, but for now all is fine. So I am free!!! I can't imagine ever being on bed rest, I pray that I don't have to do that as the due date gets closer. I don't wish that on anyone. 

Everything looks good. My weight is good (I have gained a total of 12 pounds), baby's heart rate is good & steady & my measurements are good. Well, actually I am measuring at 25 weeks. She said we won't change my due date, but just to be aware. She asked me how big I was when I was born. I told her 5-8 at 5 weeks early. She laughed & say "we might be having a good size baby here". I was not laughing! I like the little bitty babies (healthy of course). 

Other that than all is well. I included some pictures of me currently! Enjoy...