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Hi ya ladies. Happy Saturday! FIL is still in town so I have been busy entertaining! ••••• Kristine: you'll have to tell us all about your u/s on Wednesday. Have you taken Maternity leave yet? Sorry you feel like you are going to burst. just 3 more weeks... that is all you have to tell yourself and your little one will be in your arms! ••••• Alex is doing well... just a little fussy today. She gets her shots on Tuesday so I should brace myself for ma__sive fussiness then! •••••Ejola: can't believe Mackenzie is sleeping from 9 till 5. You are so lucky! Are you feeding her formula at night? Alex is up every 3-5 hours for a feeding at night. Welp gotta run. Until next time.
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No, I'm still working. I'm going to try and work till I go into labor. The way I see it, if I sit home, I will get all cramped up. At least I'm walking around while at work. I'm finding I need to get up and stretch alot.
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Hi Girls, Kristine, I also worked until my water broke...I still had deadlines the day I was in hospital (my water broke on a sunday)...so I was working on the phone with my secretary trying to get things done...my mother has the funniest picture of me 20 minutes before I delievered on the phone with my secretary...she wants me to hang it in my office to show my client's how dedicated I am..haha...I'm glad I worked though, it kept my mind off the wait...these last few weeks probably feel like they are inching by...but before you know it your little one will be here...Michele, we usually give Mackenzie a bottle of formula after her bath..but we have been doing that since she was born so I think she is just getting to the point where she will just sleep longer (the last few nights she has been up again every few hours)...I b___stfeed her the other night feedings and the 1st one in the morning...I think i'm slowly going to wean her off...which is so hard for me to do as I really enjoy feeding her...but it's getting pretty crazy with trying to coordinate getting home for feedings..and my b___st pump is just c___p...I figure she's had 3 months of it...and I'll probably try to get to 4 months but we'll see...still makes me feel like a bad mom though...argh...and she is also getting quite a little att_tude...she certainly lets you know what she wants...and she loves watching television...we put in baby einstiens' and she is entranced...even when we have her on our laps..she tries to turn and watch the t.v....we are limiting her b/c I read it's not good for them....is Alex watching any t.v.? well happy Monday....
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Okay Cookie, you are dedicated!!! I will NOT be on the phone with work, once I'm in labor. lol I'm a control freak but I have my limits.------------- This is just my two cents but they say not to expose kids to tv until at least two years old. I read an opinion article about how Baby Einstein videos are just advertisment ploys. Today's media is scary.
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EJOLA: I can't believe you were on the phone while in labor. I couldn't think of anything or do anything while in labor. As for TV -- nope... but sometimes I do hold her while I am watching TV and do catch her looking at it, so then we occupy her by placing her in her gym.
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Hi girls -- today was a very long and tiring day to say the least. Alex had her 4 month shots today. I felt so bad for her that my eyes welled up with tears. They gave her 2 shots in one thigh and 1 shot in the other thigh and then the rotavirus orally. She is 25.5 inches long (90 percentile) and 15 lbs, 5 ounces (80 percentile). I have a chuncker on my hands! I asked the dr if she was fat! She said there is no such thing as a fat b___stfed baby. Anyway -- Alex has been fussy all day since her shots so I have been giving her baby tylenol every 4-5 hours. I hope she feels better tomorrow. Hope you girls are doing well. TTYL.
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Oh the poor baby. Not looking forward to those doc visits myself!!! ----------Went for the u/s. The tech said she doesn't think I look big for my weeks but shje said abbay ahs a fat belly. Of course my mind races and I think is that abnormal? Doc will tell me more on Friday.
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Good Luck today Kristine, I'm sure your little one is just fine...Michele, how is Alex feeling? I saw your email that she slept through the night...isn't it the strangest feeling to wake up on your own...It scared me to death when Mackenzie first did it (she has been up lately again for a 3am feeding argh)...she had a clogged tear duct the past few days..poor little thing has a gungy eye...but this morning its finally starting to look better...today is Dh's b-day but I don't think we are going to do anything..he has a orienation tonight for his physical entrance exam for Fire Acedamy which he takes on Sunday...he has to run up four flights of stairs with a hose etc...so not too much celebrating this weekend for him...okie, catch ya later :-))
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Doc said all looked good with the u/s. Fluid is good and baby is approx. 6-7 pounds. She did say she saw protein in the urine but as long as I'm not having headaches or high blood pressure she is not concerned about preclampsia. She said my cramping is a sign that the cervix is gettting ready. I'm so anxious. :-)
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Hi girls, so glad to hear things went well Kristine...can you believe within the next few weeks your little one will be here? Your life will never be the same..I can't even remember what it was like before Mackenzie came into our lives...she has made our world complete...yesterday we were going to go to the locomotive museum in Miami for dh's birthday...but it was such nice weather we drove down to the upper Keys and ate lunch at a tiki bar on the water..Mackenzie loved watching the boats go by...it was funny there was a little boy there who was 10 weeks old and already bigger than her..he was 12 pounds at his two month appt...and there is our little peanut 11 pounds 10 oz at 3 months..lol..she is so alert people keep coming up to us when we are out to say hi to her and commenting how beautiful she is...lol..she loves it, she smiles and gurgles to everyone...anyways...i'm in the office this morning and my mom is watching her...I think she has gone to three outfits and two walks already...better head home soon...big hugs :)
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I hope I'm in the home stretch. I just called the doc about a pain I'm having in my lower right side. I can only describe it as a pain you'd get from running too much, like a side cramp. Doc thinks it's muscular and she said as long as there's no bleeding or leaking or a stabbing pain then I should be okay. I've had the braxton hicks so I know it's not that. I just want the water to break so I know they can't send me home!!
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soooo?!?!?! Kristine...how are you doing? your so close....
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Well here's some baby news .....My sil had her son this morning. She was due 3 days AFTER me. Aargh!!!!----------Anyways, babay and mom are doign well and I'll see him later on tonight. As for me, I've begun to lose the mucuos plug but no contractions. My belly is like a rock though. I have an appt. tomorrow morning. We'll see if my cervix has softened which it shoudl if I'm losing the plug. My blood pressure has been normal since that little scare on Monday so that's a good sign. I'll keep you posted!
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Good luck at your appointment... keep us updated!
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I feel like I'm on a roller coaster. BP is up again. My OB had bloodwork taken and she just called with the results. She said I am showing signs of hypertension and my kidney function tests were elevated. I don't know if I ever told you but I donated a kidney to my mother 8 years ago. I only have one now and I am worried about teh effects of pre-eclampsia. She told me to really take it easy this weekend, she signed me out of work permanently and wants the bloodwork repeated on Monday. She wants to see me on Tuesday. I read that the only way to cure this is to deliver the baby. As much as I don't want to be induced, I want the baby's best interest in mind. I'll keep you posted as I can. Hubby's putting me on bed rest.
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wow, kristine, that is so amazing that you gave your mom such a life saving gift...hope your weekend gets you well rested....now it's really the home stretch (literally)...i'm flying to New York tomorrow for a mediation so I may not be back in contact till tuesday...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you...keep us posted..!!!! big hugs and good luck if your little one comes before tuesday :))
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