First and foremost...LOVED the James Taylor/Carole King concert tonight. It was so great. Naturally the baby was all about Sweet Baby James, as was I.
The shower was so good too. My co-workers were overly generous and got us a video baby monitor that I vow to keep until he is a teenager. We also got more diaper money to use at good old Target and a few other cute baby things. I have a Martha Stewart-ish co-worker who went all out with the food AND to top it off, they had a MN Twins theme...Twins plates, Twins signs, Twins everything. I'm hoping it doesn't lead people to think I'm actually having twins or they will be pretty disappointed when I come back with just one baby. I work with an awesome group of people and I can't tell you how much it meant to me that they took so much time to plan this for me. We definitely are so lucky with the outpouring of support and gifts and offers to babysit....which I WILL be taking everyone up on :)
May 25, 2010
May 24, 2010
Single Digit Week Countdown
We are down to less than 9 weeks until the big debut! Part of me feels like this will never end...mainly the part of me that hates these 96 degree days. But 61 days makes me feel like I blinked and gained 25 lbs and can't believe we're so close to finally meeting him.
I have baby shower number 3 tomorrow AND baby has concert number 3 tomorrow too. Big day for us! My department at work is throwing me a baby shower over lunch and based solely on the food I heard will be there, I can tell you I am very excited about it. Then Kristen and I are going to the James Taylor concert, courtesy of an awesome birthday gift from Sonia, Abby, AJ, and Katie. (thank you!!!!!)
Derek, the baby, and I also all experienced our first Target Field game this weekend. I can't believe how nice it is there. Derek cheered for Bernie the Brewer before the game started, but unfortunately had very little to cheer for after that. I was a little preoccupied with not having enough personal space, but overall, I'd say it's pretty great there. We left when the game was 6-2, a little boring, and I was at my boiling point. Little did we know the Brew Crew tried making a little comeback in the 9th and the game went 3 extra innings. I'd like to say we learned our lesson and will never leave early again...but outdoor baseball and being 8+ months pregnant is a bad combo in June/July.
We also got to check out the baby room this weekend while Derek was in town. The place is super nice and we'll be hauling everything over there in just a few more days. I've had the "nesting" urge for probably the last 3 months, so I think finally being able to set his room up and see everything we have will make us feel a little more ready. (If that's even possible!)
I have baby shower number 3 tomorrow AND baby has concert number 3 tomorrow too. Big day for us! My department at work is throwing me a baby shower over lunch and based solely on the food I heard will be there, I can tell you I am very excited about it. Then Kristen and I are going to the James Taylor concert, courtesy of an awesome birthday gift from Sonia, Abby, AJ, and Katie. (thank you!!!!!)
Derek, the baby, and I also all experienced our first Target Field game this weekend. I can't believe how nice it is there. Derek cheered for Bernie the Brewer before the game started, but unfortunately had very little to cheer for after that. I was a little preoccupied with not having enough personal space, but overall, I'd say it's pretty great there. We left when the game was 6-2, a little boring, and I was at my boiling point. Little did we know the Brew Crew tried making a little comeback in the 9th and the game went 3 extra innings. I'd like to say we learned our lesson and will never leave early again...but outdoor baseball and being 8+ months pregnant is a bad combo in June/July.
We also got to check out the baby room this weekend while Derek was in town. The place is super nice and we'll be hauling everything over there in just a few more days. I've had the "nesting" urge for probably the last 3 months, so I think finally being able to set his room up and see everything we have will make us feel a little more ready. (If that's even possible!)
May 12, 2010
29.5
My doctor appointment today went very well aside from the fact that I gave them the wrong insurance card (apparently, I had 3 to pick from...I'm not sure why I held on to those old ones) and had some trouble with the urine test. But I'll spare you the details on that.
The place was awesome, super easy to find (connected to the hospital so it was kind of hard to miss) and the people were great. I won't have a doctor that I see consistently there since you just kind of make appointments with whoever you want, whenever you want. Whichever doctor is on call when I go into labor will be my go to person. I already have a nice variety of doctors lined up since I will be going every 2 weeks for the next month or so and then every week once July hits.
Also, I found out I have to pre-register for the big day and get it in asap so we can start talking PAYMENT PLANS. I was not thrilled to hear about that, but I guess it has to come up sooner or later.
The good news is, all is well with the baby. His heartbeat sounds perfect and he was moving around a lot while the two of us got measured and checked out. I've been super paranoid about knowing how much he should be moving and so it was nice to have a little refresher about all that. We got the H1N1 vaccine, scheduled my appts. and called it a day.
The place was awesome, super easy to find (connected to the hospital so it was kind of hard to miss) and the people were great. I won't have a doctor that I see consistently there since you just kind of make appointments with whoever you want, whenever you want. Whichever doctor is on call when I go into labor will be my go to person. I already have a nice variety of doctors lined up since I will be going every 2 weeks for the next month or so and then every week once July hits.
Also, I found out I have to pre-register for the big day and get it in asap so we can start talking PAYMENT PLANS. I was not thrilled to hear about that, but I guess it has to come up sooner or later.
The good news is, all is well with the baby. His heartbeat sounds perfect and he was moving around a lot while the two of us got measured and checked out. I've been super paranoid about knowing how much he should be moving and so it was nice to have a little refresher about all that. We got the H1N1 vaccine, scheduled my appts. and called it a day.
May 09, 2010
TGI Mother's Day!
This week I have my first appointment in Maple Grove. I'm hoping they don't make me sit in the waiting room for an hour before each appointment like my old place! I had a glucose screening test on April 30 and finally got the results this weekend...we are doing a-ok! Everything they tested for was right in the middle of the "normal" ranges so I am super happy I don't have to go on a sugar free diet or something for the next 10 weeks.We visited my Grandma and Grandpa this weekend for Mother's Day. This will be Great Grandchild #6 for them! They gave me some nice examples of names NOT to name the baby courtesy of the people that live behind them. No offense to anyone who likes the names Bladen and Boedy and Brecken, but I think we'll end of going with a little more normal name (not that we've decided yet!) The Baby is due the same week as their 60th anniversary.
The baby kicks and moves around a TON these days and I've done my fair share of complaining about it along with how uncomfortable this is starting to get. But I just heard about two girls that had miscarriages this week...one at 16 weeks and one at 26 weeks. I cried my eyes out for them and promise I will never complain again about my baby moving too much or being uncomfortable! I'm so thankful we are both healthy and doing well. I am about 29 weeks and with everything we have going on in May and June, I know the time is going to fly by!
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