Good morning, all :)
This one is a short one, because I'm running late! Sorry!
We weren't able to meet with the pediatrician yesterday because he had an emergency surgery to do - (insert sad face here) - but we rescheduled fr June 22nd - Hopefully that gives us enough time and the baby will hold out until then!
Baby is doing pretty well - kicking and being just the biggest help getting Mom up all those stairs :)
I'm all packed up at school - so just one more day today - from 8am to 1pm - then summer starts and I can get even more prepared to be a Mom! :)
Love you all
Laura
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
The first meeting of many...
Good morning, everyone :)
I'm up nice and early (5:52am!) eating breakfast with Ian and then heading off to school to pack a little more - I'm HOPING to get it mostly finished today - that would be great! Then, Ian is going to come to school and help me load up some boxes, and we're going to our 'meet and greet' with who we hope will be our baby's pediatrician!
This guy's name is Dr. Miller, and he was recommended by our OB, AND only about 7 minutes away from the house - so it all sounds good so far! I wanted to do a little informal interview with him before we officially choose him, because we will be at that doctor's office ALOT in the next few years! I remember going to see my pediatrician when I was 22! (I had poison ivy and needed a doctor) - so we'll see - hopefully we like him!
Ian and I and his brother Ben worked on the house yesterday - Ian and his brother sanded walls in 'our' room, finished the can lights, ran wiring for the ceiling fan, and then started another layer of 'mud'. I organized the linen closet, and some other things around the house, and then washed baby clothes and sheets and towels and started putting those away - so exciting!
In the sleep department, getting quality sleeping is definitely becoming more difficult! (For me... and therefore for Ian too). Saturday night I ended up sleeping in our bed, in our Lazy Boy chair, and on the couch - I just could NOT get comfortable - this baby is getting heavy in my stomach!!
Speaking of baby - he or she has the hiccups right now :) I heard this would happen, and I've been feeling them recently! Kind of like a really strong heart beat/ or hiccups, on the lower right side of my stomach :)
So - busy day today! Lots of packing, meeting for school, Ian's coming to school to help me load up boxes, and then we're going to the doctor later this afternoon - hopefully everything goes well!
Have a great week, everyone!
Love
Laura
I'm up nice and early (5:52am!) eating breakfast with Ian and then heading off to school to pack a little more - I'm HOPING to get it mostly finished today - that would be great! Then, Ian is going to come to school and help me load up some boxes, and we're going to our 'meet and greet' with who we hope will be our baby's pediatrician!
This guy's name is Dr. Miller, and he was recommended by our OB, AND only about 7 minutes away from the house - so it all sounds good so far! I wanted to do a little informal interview with him before we officially choose him, because we will be at that doctor's office ALOT in the next few years! I remember going to see my pediatrician when I was 22! (I had poison ivy and needed a doctor) - so we'll see - hopefully we like him!
Ian and I and his brother Ben worked on the house yesterday - Ian and his brother sanded walls in 'our' room, finished the can lights, ran wiring for the ceiling fan, and then started another layer of 'mud'. I organized the linen closet, and some other things around the house, and then washed baby clothes and sheets and towels and started putting those away - so exciting!
In the sleep department, getting quality sleeping is definitely becoming more difficult! (For me... and therefore for Ian too). Saturday night I ended up sleeping in our bed, in our Lazy Boy chair, and on the couch - I just could NOT get comfortable - this baby is getting heavy in my stomach!!
Speaking of baby - he or she has the hiccups right now :) I heard this would happen, and I've been feeling them recently! Kind of like a really strong heart beat/ or hiccups, on the lower right side of my stomach :)
So - busy day today! Lots of packing, meeting for school, Ian's coming to school to help me load up boxes, and then we're going to the doctor later this afternoon - hopefully everything goes well!
Have a great week, everyone!
Love
Laura
Friday, June 5, 2009
Last day with the kiddies! :)
Good morning, all :)
Today is my last day of teaching the kids ---- sigh. Ian asked this morning if I was excited or sad... my first reaction was 'Excited!", then... I got downstairs, and realized that these little kids are my LIFE during the year, and I will miss them! Even the kindergartners, I suppose :) I just worry about them over the summer - and they're not the typical kids jumping up and down because school is over - I think they worry a little about the summer as well.... Ah well. We'll all be happy to see each other in the Fall :) And this summer I have a BIG surprise coming my way... we'll get to meet the baby!! :)
It's gotten to the point now where we can feel either a foot or a hand... I guess it could be an elbow, kind of protruding out of my belly. We can kind of interact with it - touch it and make it move - or move it just a little ourselves, and play with this baby - it's pretty cool really, and feels SO WEIRD! But its pretty amazing....
So now I start my doctor appointments where I just go in, and they check and see if I'm getting closer to labor or not (!!!). The doctor yesterday said that things are looking good - the head is facing downwards - which is really good! And I'm 50% effaced - which means my body is starting to get ready! (But I still have weeks until baby is here). Not dilated at all - which he said is fine too. And I should start to feel more contractions... soo, all interesting stuff :) Sorry if it's too much information, but I'm sure you'll recover :)
Okay, off to get ready for the last day with the kids! Have a great Friday, everyone!
Love
Laura
Today is my last day of teaching the kids ---- sigh. Ian asked this morning if I was excited or sad... my first reaction was 'Excited!", then... I got downstairs, and realized that these little kids are my LIFE during the year, and I will miss them! Even the kindergartners, I suppose :) I just worry about them over the summer - and they're not the typical kids jumping up and down because school is over - I think they worry a little about the summer as well.... Ah well. We'll all be happy to see each other in the Fall :) And this summer I have a BIG surprise coming my way... we'll get to meet the baby!! :)
It's gotten to the point now where we can feel either a foot or a hand... I guess it could be an elbow, kind of protruding out of my belly. We can kind of interact with it - touch it and make it move - or move it just a little ourselves, and play with this baby - it's pretty cool really, and feels SO WEIRD! But its pretty amazing....
So now I start my doctor appointments where I just go in, and they check and see if I'm getting closer to labor or not (!!!). The doctor yesterday said that things are looking good - the head is facing downwards - which is really good! And I'm 50% effaced - which means my body is starting to get ready! (But I still have weeks until baby is here). Not dilated at all - which he said is fine too. And I should start to feel more contractions... soo, all interesting stuff :) Sorry if it's too much information, but I'm sure you'll recover :)
Okay, off to get ready for the last day with the kids! Have a great Friday, everyone!
Love
Laura
Thursday, June 4, 2009
It's Thursday!!! :)
And we should all know what that means by now! :) Happy 36 weeks to Baby Bally! WOW - 28 days until the due date. wow. Baby is definitely running out of room in there - I think Ian was playing with his or her foot last night? Until the baby decided that was 'enough' and it simply disappeared! So funny to imagine that little person camping away in there....
Last night was the last of our Lamaze classes - they were so helpful! Over the course of the 4 weeks, we learned all about the different stages of what it will be like when the time comes, so Ian and I feel more prepared, yet slightly more nervous at the same time :)
Today is also the first of the weekly appointments - those where the doctor lets me know if I'm ready to go into labor or not - so that's pretty exciting! I should have about 4 of these and then we'll have a baby in this house!! :)
I just remember thinking - when the leaves on the trees are nice and full and green, that's about the time we'll have our baby! Well, the leaves are definitely full and green! :)
I'm glad I'm teaching almost up to the end - these days would have gone by so slowly otherwise!
Have a great Thursday, everyone!
Love
Laura
Last night was the last of our Lamaze classes - they were so helpful! Over the course of the 4 weeks, we learned all about the different stages of what it will be like when the time comes, so Ian and I feel more prepared, yet slightly more nervous at the same time :)
Today is also the first of the weekly appointments - those where the doctor lets me know if I'm ready to go into labor or not - so that's pretty exciting! I should have about 4 of these and then we'll have a baby in this house!! :)
I just remember thinking - when the leaves on the trees are nice and full and green, that's about the time we'll have our baby! Well, the leaves are definitely full and green! :)
I'm glad I'm teaching almost up to the end - these days would have gone by so slowly otherwise!
Have a great Thursday, everyone!
Love
Laura
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
In Dreams
Good morning, all :)
Today is for remembering Aunt Karen, who was just an amazing woman.
Last night, I had a dream that Dad, Linda, Mary, John, my mom, Grandma, and I went to visit Uncle Jim, Sarah and Eric. At one point in the dream, I was talking to Uncle Jim, and Aunt Karen walked down the hall and just sat with us while we were talking. It was so good to see her, and definitely one of those dreams that make me just know that she's still watching us and with us in spirit.
I know that there are a lot of things that people wish, but I just really wish that we had more time with Aunt Karen - at the same time, I know that she is in a perfect place, and that it's always harder for those that are left behind.
We love you, Aunt Karen - we are blessed that you were in our lives! :)
Love you all,
Laura
Today is for remembering Aunt Karen, who was just an amazing woman.
Last night, I had a dream that Dad, Linda, Mary, John, my mom, Grandma, and I went to visit Uncle Jim, Sarah and Eric. At one point in the dream, I was talking to Uncle Jim, and Aunt Karen walked down the hall and just sat with us while we were talking. It was so good to see her, and definitely one of those dreams that make me just know that she's still watching us and with us in spirit.
I know that there are a lot of things that people wish, but I just really wish that we had more time with Aunt Karen - at the same time, I know that she is in a perfect place, and that it's always harder for those that are left behind.
We love you, Aunt Karen - we are blessed that you were in our lives! :)
Love you all,
Laura
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The final stretch?
Today is June 2nd - my due date is July 2nd - so I suppose that means that I'm 8 months today! Wow... All of these little landmarks continue to amaze me - And I also keep going back to look at that ultrasound picture, that REALLY amazes me!
Something else fun - take a look at the ticker up at the top - try and notice what's different about it! Ian asked me something like, "So how does that make you feel?" And my answer this morning was, like a turkey that's about done!! :) I know it's much more than that - but I sure have been baking for a long time! :) SO worth it though - I can't wait to meet Baby Bally!!!
Yesterday at the grocery store, I had this conversation with the lady checking out my groceries:
G: When is your due date?
Me: July 2nd - so we're getting there!
G: Is this your first?
Me: Yep, I'm pretty excited!
G: It's gonna hurt like hell.
Me: Well, at least you're honest with me!
hehe... interesting conversation with stranger!
Well, I'm so happy that I'm now officially 8 months pregnant :) And ALSO so happy that this is my last week of school - Yesterday was a tough day! Everything is just getting so swollen and tired!!!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone :)
Love
Laura
Something else fun - take a look at the ticker up at the top - try and notice what's different about it! Ian asked me something like, "So how does that make you feel?" And my answer this morning was, like a turkey that's about done!! :) I know it's much more than that - but I sure have been baking for a long time! :) SO worth it though - I can't wait to meet Baby Bally!!!
Yesterday at the grocery store, I had this conversation with the lady checking out my groceries:
G: When is your due date?
Me: July 2nd - so we're getting there!
G: Is this your first?
Me: Yep, I'm pretty excited!
G: It's gonna hurt like hell.
Me: Well, at least you're honest with me!
hehe... interesting conversation with stranger!
Well, I'm so happy that I'm now officially 8 months pregnant :) And ALSO so happy that this is my last week of school - Yesterday was a tough day! Everything is just getting so swollen and tired!!!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone :)
Love
Laura
Monday, June 1, 2009
Baby Bally's First Car Accident :(
Good morning, all :)
Well, we started off the weekend great - Friday, Ian and I went to pick up our Lazy Boy chair, and see 'Wolverine' in the theaters - I love the XMen movies :) And then we reflected on how that was possibly our last time seeing a movie before our little baby is born! I really tried to enjoy it as much as I could :)
Saturday was wonderful for the most part - we worked in the yard (Ian planted and worked in the garden... I mostly watched) and then had a nice dinner outside and just were pretty much enjoying a slow, summer day - once again, very nice :)
Then... Saturday night was when we had our little adventure! I went with Ian to be with him while he took down the trailor from the ice cream event of that weekend - I was there for moral support, a little help, and then to give him a ride home :) Well, on our way out of the festival, I was following Ian out - he was in the ice cream truck, I was in my mini-van. He turned right onto 24 (kind of busy road), there was a car coming, so I decided to wait a bit... Well, I had inched up, decided to wait, and the car behind me thought I had went so he accelerated like he was going to go on to this 60 mph highway - except that I was still in front of him!
Well, I was pretty shaken up - the kid (he was 16/17 maybe) was VERY sorry - and I called Ian and let him know he had to turn around and come back... The end of the mini-van is pretty much totalled, so we're not sure what's going to happen there! And since I was wearing my seat belt, but had that jarring accident effect, I was so worried about the baby! It was the first time that as parents, we were both just reall worried about the baby! So, I called the doctor (at 11:45pm) and she basically told me that she was going to call Proctor (our hospital) and that I was to go and get fetal monitoring for about four hours.... I was fine with that, just ot make sure that the baby was okay! So we waited for the accident report (Ian went ahead because the ice cream was working on melting!) - the police woman issued a ticket to the other guy - I drove to pick Ian up in Eureka, then we headed to Proctor hospital.
I suppose it was good practice for if we go into labor in the middle of the night, because in order to get up to Lavor and Delivery, we had to go through the Emergency room - so that was one plus! Anyhow, we got all hooked up at about 1am - they were looking for contractions, fetal heart beat, and if my placenta was still attached... All turned out to be good. Babies heart rate was mostly around 130/135, except when he or she was busy moving around, then it would go up to about 150... Placenta we think is good, and I only had a few small contractions, that I really didn't even notice I was having!
Ian and I are really glad we went - just for peace of mind that our little baby is okay! He was a great husband and sat in a really uncomfortable chair for 4 hours - and then at 5am, they let us go home.... We left the hospital in daylight, and then got home and slept until about 11am - bed felt SO good!
So that was our Saturday adventure and the baby's first trip to the hospital - hopefully it is a RARE occurance!!!
Last day of week for me... and it's June 1st - baby could technicaly be born this month :) We'll see!!
Love
Laura
Well, we started off the weekend great - Friday, Ian and I went to pick up our Lazy Boy chair, and see 'Wolverine' in the theaters - I love the XMen movies :) And then we reflected on how that was possibly our last time seeing a movie before our little baby is born! I really tried to enjoy it as much as I could :)
Saturday was wonderful for the most part - we worked in the yard (Ian planted and worked in the garden... I mostly watched) and then had a nice dinner outside and just were pretty much enjoying a slow, summer day - once again, very nice :)
Then... Saturday night was when we had our little adventure! I went with Ian to be with him while he took down the trailor from the ice cream event of that weekend - I was there for moral support, a little help, and then to give him a ride home :) Well, on our way out of the festival, I was following Ian out - he was in the ice cream truck, I was in my mini-van. He turned right onto 24 (kind of busy road), there was a car coming, so I decided to wait a bit... Well, I had inched up, decided to wait, and the car behind me thought I had went so he accelerated like he was going to go on to this 60 mph highway - except that I was still in front of him!
Well, I was pretty shaken up - the kid (he was 16/17 maybe) was VERY sorry - and I called Ian and let him know he had to turn around and come back... The end of the mini-van is pretty much totalled, so we're not sure what's going to happen there! And since I was wearing my seat belt, but had that jarring accident effect, I was so worried about the baby! It was the first time that as parents, we were both just reall worried about the baby! So, I called the doctor (at 11:45pm) and she basically told me that she was going to call Proctor (our hospital) and that I was to go and get fetal monitoring for about four hours.... I was fine with that, just ot make sure that the baby was okay! So we waited for the accident report (Ian went ahead because the ice cream was working on melting!) - the police woman issued a ticket to the other guy - I drove to pick Ian up in Eureka, then we headed to Proctor hospital.
I suppose it was good practice for if we go into labor in the middle of the night, because in order to get up to Lavor and Delivery, we had to go through the Emergency room - so that was one plus! Anyhow, we got all hooked up at about 1am - they were looking for contractions, fetal heart beat, and if my placenta was still attached... All turned out to be good. Babies heart rate was mostly around 130/135, except when he or she was busy moving around, then it would go up to about 150... Placenta we think is good, and I only had a few small contractions, that I really didn't even notice I was having!
Ian and I are really glad we went - just for peace of mind that our little baby is okay! He was a great husband and sat in a really uncomfortable chair for 4 hours - and then at 5am, they let us go home.... We left the hospital in daylight, and then got home and slept until about 11am - bed felt SO good!
So that was our Saturday adventure and the baby's first trip to the hospital - hopefully it is a RARE occurance!!!
Last day of week for me... and it's June 1st - baby could technicaly be born this month :) We'll see!!
Love
Laura
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