38 weeks

I went to the dr Thursday and I am still 2 cm 50% effaced! Blah.. I was hoping that I had progressed more with all these braxton hicks contractions I've been having. They will come so regular (like 4 min apart) but then taper off if I lay down to go to sleep. We talked about moving my induction date back (like to the 17th!) if my cervix hasn't progressed any more by next Friday. Then I would be 40 weeks 5 days and I really don't want to be pregnant that long. I am getting quite excited about meeting this little baby girl. I almost have everything ready. I took apart the car seats, washed them and put them back together without Josh's help this week and I have got all her clothes washed. I bought Eli a cute little backpack from PB Kids with his name on it and I decided to give the baby his diaper bag. His backpack is big enough for a couple diapers and change of clothes.  I really wanted this Ju Ju Be diaper bag I found online called the BFF but I decided I really didn't need it since I have plenty of bags. I may still break down and order it but I am trying to be sensible. Next Thursday is my last day of work and it can't come soon enough. I have 4 IEP meetings next week and I will have all my paperwork complete. The EC director still hasn't found someone to cover my leave; I sure hope she finds someone soon. That is a good thing about being a SLP... you can always find a job. I don't think I've ever even interviewed for a job... they are always like "when can you start?" Hopefully things will work out when I am ready to come back to work.

Baby update

I went for my weekly appointment yesterday at 36 weeks 3 days and I am 2 cm and 50% effaced already! That could mean nothing but my dr did ask if I wanted to be induced since my body is progressing. We set the induction for May 8th and I will be 39 weeks 4 days. I've got group B strep again so I will have antibiotics before delivery. I have to have vanctamycin (spelling??) and IV benedryl with it because I'm allergic. However, I'm very thankful our little no name baby is growing and doing well. My last day of work will be May 3rd! I counted and I have 7 days of work left.., woohoo!!! I started washing baby clothes yesterday! Love one of my besties Amber who sent me TONS of baby girl clothes from her two precious girls! She is the best... We roomed together at ASU and we've worked together the past 4 yrs here at our elementary school. I'm going to have Amber withdrawals not getting to have our chats about everything from husbands, kids, God, work, to everything in between!

Easter 2012

The boys opened their Easter baskets and then we headed to church. All the Allison's came over here for lunch.. We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs. Then we went to Moms around five and had another cookout and an Easter egg hunt! Horrible pic but that's my 35 week shot :) Fun filled day!

Baby Girl update and Nursery pics

I've almost got the baby's room finished! I still need to hang a few things and accessorize a bit more but it's coming along. Now to buy some Dreft and start washing baby clothes :) Still no name for this little one. My last Ob visit was Tuesday and it went well. I've gained 32 lbs!!! She said "now how much did you gain with the boys?" and I replied "35lbs". I'm going to try drinking more water and watching my sodium. My dr did say she would induce me on May 8th if I was favorable. I can't decide... I really want MY dr to deliver but I also want to go into labor on my own. I will decide closer to d day. Next week I will have my first "exam" and gbs test.

32 1/2 weeks

Baby appointment went great! Im up 26 lbs, blood pressure normal, heartbeat strong, measured 33 weeks. Here is a pic... Beware! I was at moms and we were sunning outside.

30 weeks

I had my 30 week appointment today. I had my routine appointment schedule for Thursday but re-scheduled it for today because I had cramping all day Sunday. Everything was fine though. The dr. did 'check' me just to make sure....my cervix was soft but completely closed and baby's head was high. I thought I might have a UTI but that was clear too. I am guessing the cramping was GI related because it didn't feel like the normal braxton hicks contractions. I have gained a total of 22 lbs now and baby was head down. I know that can change but I sure hope she stays in position to exit! I start my 2 week appointments now and we went ahead and scheduled the rest of my appointments until my due date. My doctor is on call the weekend I am due and so I REALLY hope this baby decides to come then! Josh and I went and ate at Outback and had a blooming onion (not fattening at all) and I had a steak! We then went to Toys R Us to get Eli's birthday present. We are getting him a play yard for the new house! It has a slide, swings, climbing wall, playhouse, sandbox, 2 stools... the works! I think he will love it because he is such a climber. and Josh will have even more fun putting it together :) I have cancelled E's birthday party because we are supposed to be moving this coming weekend and I knew that I wouldn't be ready to have a party by March 20th! Ohh I will post a 30 week pic soon.. I've not taken one yet.

Baby monitor... check!

I ordered a new baby monitor today. We needed another one for the new baby's room anyway and I wanted a video monitor this time. I ended up buying one with an extra camera (one for her room and one for his). I read reviews and reviews and this one seemed to have a pretty good rating. It says it will alternate camera views every 8 seconds. When we move,  Eli's room is upstairs and Baby girl's room is across the house so I thought it would be helpful to be able to see  as well as hear what they are up to.  I am sure she will stay in our bedroom in the cradle for a few months anyway. Eli is still in his crib and I am not in any hurry to transition him to a toddler bed. His crib converts to toddler bed and then to a regular bed; however, I like the fact that I can put him in his crib and he will still be there when he wakes up! We still haven't taken the passy away either!! Isaac was probably 2 1/2 when I took his and I had planned on taking E's away over Christmas break but I just couldn't do it. He was weaned to only nap time and bed time but recently he has had it more as he has been cutting the second back molars. I would like for it to be gone before baby sister arrives though!

I think we have hit the terrible two's early. We've got two more months before he turns 2! He is getting very opinionated and can voice his thoughts and opinions quite well.  Me, " Eli, stop messing with Mommy's new phone".  Eli, "Mommy stop fussing". (He must hear that frequently). He is still a ball of energy and wants to climb, jump, run and get into everything. I do think he is going to be a smart cookie like his brother b/c I have seriously not worked with him on his letters but he knows most all of them! He was playing with his Leap Frog letters and he started throwing them saying "that's a G", "that's a J" and sure enough he got every one correct! I pulled out the video to try to catch it on camera but then he wanted to sit on my lap and and operate the camera and wouldn't do it again. I am going to try to video him one day while he is unaware. He can also rote count to 12 as well as count objects to 4.  He knows when he has more than one object b/c he will say " I have two crackers" or "Two blankies!" He also knows shapes even though I don't feel like I have worked with these either. He knows circle, triangle, square. If he sees a shape he is familiar with he will say "that's a kite (diamond) or "that's a pizza" where he is associating it with his shape puzzle that has pictures of objects under the shape. He is picking up colors: blue, green, red, black, white, yellow. The other ones are not very consistent. Well i guess I will add more when I do his two year old post in March but I thought I better write this down before I forget.

22 weeks

This pregnancy is flying by... probably because I have two other rascals to occupy my time;  I'm still working, and we are building a house. I had my 22 week check-up today and I have gained 12 lbs total. It would be nice to be one of those people that only gain 12 total pounds during pregnancy but my body is evidently not made to do that. I gained 35 with Isaac,  and 36 with Eli so let's hope that I go down instead of up this time (I have a feeling that's not going to happen). Hopefully it will all come off as easily as it did the first two times. My blood pressure was 110/55 and my belly measured right on the 22 week mark. We got to hear baby's heartbeat which is always a sweet sound. I have a doppler at home and Eli loves to go get it and say "Listen to the baby".  Then he precedes to get out the gel and the wand and stick it on my belly. He knows when we find the heartbeat too because he starts grinning, laughing and saying "there it is", 'kick, kick'. When you ask him where the baby is he will say "under the couch" (his reply to most 'where' questions) and when I say "nooo Eli.. where is the baby?" he responds "in Mommy's belly".  Baby girl's rug came today and I have her room painted already. I had the top of her room painted linen white and the bottom is called antique (ivory/tan color); I am putting chair railing up between the two colors. I think that will be pretty contrasted with the dark wooden floors. Her chandelier is coming soon too and I can't wait!! I have already ordered two adorable outfits from Janie and Jack (they were on sale) and one little smocked gown from Zulily.  I am getting excited about the idea of having a daughter.

Baby girl names??

Okay here are a few I like:

Amelia (my great-grandmother)
Cordelia (my great-grandmother)
Elise (it's kinda close to Eli though)
Olivia (my sister is determined that this should be her name)
Emily ( common but pretty)
Ansley or Ainsley (different but pretty)
Adelaide ( that would be hard to learn to spell though)
Clara ( my great-aunt but I just like the name)
Lydia (old fashioned but pretty)
Elle (but would that go with Allison.... Elle Allison??)
Bryn or Brynlee
Elisa
Grace

dern... my internet went down and so did the BabyCenter name list... I was on the L's. Guess I will add more later

I want to do something like this with her initials behind the crib

Baby girl's pictures

Josh shot these from his phone so they aren't the best quality... but you can see her little profile in this one and this is the supposed 'girl shot'.

I've picked out her nursery

Well.. since the painters are working hard on the interior colors I decided I needed to pick bedding and decide on wall color asap. I want something elegant and not too pink so I found a set I love from restoration hardware. I am going to find a white crib set somewhere.