Excuse Me? Did You Just Say I Could Have A Baby in 3 Weeks??!!

Yes, that is right. I had my 35 (almost 36) weeks appt today, and although we had discussed at a previous appt when I would have a C-section if I had to have one, it became very real today when she actually scheduled it!! So, big update for everyone, if she does not turn I will be having a scheduled C-section on October 20 or 21. She will let me know next week which date was available.

Do not get me wrong, we are super excited to finally meet this little one, but I am not going to lie that I have been a little shocked this afternoon! We obviously knew the big day was coming, but to have a scheduled day that we could meet her is a different story. So, I am pretty sure Aaron and I are going to be a little frantic over the next 3 weeks really finishing things up in preparation for our big arrival!

I also got a few pictures back from my maternity photos. I will attach them below along with a very cute ultrasound picture of baby's face from today's appt:

September Has Been Very Busy!!

Hello!! I realize it has been awhile since I have updated the blog, so I figured I better get to it. We have lots to share! I'll start with some pictures:

The "S" Week, from good friend from highschool and college Laura Kauffmann (who is getting married in Louisville tomorrow by the way!) Very upset I am not able to travel to make the wedding though. We cannot wait for baby girl to play on the mat though!

The "F" Week, from Jean Homiston (Aaron's Aunt) and JeAnne (Jean's daughter-in-law).  The card from her is very creative! For example, she wrote "every little girl needs a Friendly Frog to get her through days and nights....she will need a Flannel receiving blanket to help keep her warm on cool, chilly days in Denver." We loved it all! Thanks!

The "N" Week from one of Aaron's aunts, Vicki Davis. She got us the stroller blanket to keep baby girl warm while on walks, as well as other times. The stroller was a birthday present to Aaron from his parents. We are very appreciative of both these gifts!! We cannot wait for many walks to come!

This is a picture of my feet as we burned moxi sticks next to my little toes. It is an old tradition to help the baby turn into birthing position. We have only done it once since on Tuesday we found out she is still breech. We shall see if it works!

Picture from my baby shower last weekend with my two awesome hosts, Emily Crowley and Katie Naughton. It was an amazing shower, I could not have asked for a better time. Thanks again Ladies!!



Fist bump!! 9/21 Ultrasound

We have had some great weekly presents as you can see! Once again, we are so grateful and appreciative to everyone who is participating. There has been a lot of thought into these gifts!!

So, to sum up what has been going on this month: We started birthing class at the beginning of the month, once a week on Tuesday evenings. It has been a good experience to this point, especially for Aaron. I had a pretty good idea of the birthing process from nursing school, but the class has provided us with lots of good tips and tricks. We have two more classes coming up, one this Saturday and another one right at the beginning of October. Last week I had five days off of work, which was a nice treat. I had a haircut, maternity pictures, a prenatal massage, and my baby shower over those five days. It was a very relaxing five days of pampering for sure! I am looking forward to getting the maternity pictures back and I will post some once I do!

We have had a couple dr appts this month, and everything is looking just great. As I mentioned, baby is still breech but we are hoping she will turn. If she does not turn, I will have a scheduled c-section. We will definitely keep everyone updated. I have gotten pretty big (for me anyways) all of a sudden, and with that I am getting uncomfortable and not much sleep but it's all for a good cause!! We also just chose a pediatrician this past week, yet another thing checked off our list!

Other than that, we are just doing last minute stuff around the house in preparation for our little one. We have both just been working and getting excited for her to arrive. Work is getting challenging for me, I am just so slow now, but it has been fun at the same time. All the patients want to talk about my bump! And my co-workers have been incredibly helpful!  Okay, I'll try to be better about updating. Thanks for reading!!

Lovely Little Lapine

The letter L was this week, to finish spelling out 'Girl.' So now we have been showered with gifts for Baby Girl, and we are on to Sanford to round it out! Good friend from highschool Sarah Howard sent us some very cute items from Pottery Barn Kids for our little lapine. For those of you who do not know (and admittedly I did not know) the name "Lapine" comes from the French word for rabbit, lapin, and can also be used to describe rabbit society. So I am very impressed with her creativity. Here is a picture of the gifts:



Hooded "lapine" towel and plaque to hang in the nursery

This last weekend we finished out our "babymoons" in Aspen, and Kota got to come along this time too! We had a great time checking out the town and especially visiting the well known Maroon Bells. It was absolutely gorgeous. My good friend Erin Linehan happened to be in Aspen for the weekend too, so we went to a bbq at her friend's place on Saturday night. It was especially memorable because I decided to try and walk right into the hot tub (obviously not an above the ground hot tub) while I was walking Kota. I got pulled down and almost started rolling like a little oompa loompa, but luckily all turned out okay and I walked away with only a couple bruises! Anyhow, Aaron was a little less than impressed with the "snobbish" attitude of the people in Aspen in general, but it didn't stop us from having a good time. Our lodge was really cute and the people were very nice there. Here are pictures from the trip:

Top of Independence Pass



Aspen Trees

 

Kota and I checking out the view (well I was anyways)

 

Downtown Aspen

Outside the lodge, 31 weeks

Ah, Kota



Maroon Bells Park





Maroon Bells in the background

Everything else is going great. Baby is kicking and moving around as I write! Our appointment last week was good. She is still in frank breech position (basically butt down in pike position). She still has time to turn and I am hoping she figures it out by the next appointment! As you can see, I am basically all baby. I have gained 16 lbs as of last week, and am still measuring on the small side. I am very grateful for this, especially because baby's growth is right on target. That's all I got for now!  

The Nursery and The Letter R

This week's letter is R, for baby g-i-R-l! Good friends from Louisville, Kelly Underwood and Chris McGarvey, were paired up this week. They got an extremely adorable mommy and me robe set. My robe is monogrammed with my initials, and baby girl's robe is monogrammed with an S. And the wrapping job was spectacular as well! Wrapped in our nursery colors pink and green. Here are some pictures:

We are also just about finished with the nursery! It just needs some finishing touches.

Last, we had a dr's appointment this past week. Everything is looking good with baby. I am still measuring small at this point, but baby's growth is still right on target! Based on the femur bone, head, and stomach measurements, she is in the 59th percentile. I am 31 weeks pregnant now. We are getting so close!!

The Belly Button....

has officially popped!! I am an outie now, and it's really weird. You can see it through my shirts!! One of my coworkers said to me the other day, "Oh, look at your cute little outie!" Really, would she be saying that if she had a belly button sticking through her shirt? I don't think so! I tried to get a picture of it. This is the best I got for now (yes, it is a very close up):

My Outie

I am also thinking about getting a sign to wear at work that announces my due date. I really am not trying to complain, I just find myself talking about when the baby is due and if I have a name picked out to all my patients. Too funny!! It's going to be weird when I have the baby, I am going to have to find something new to talk to my patients about. I am guessing I will still talk about the baby :)

I is for Incredible!

This week's gift comes from my good friend from college, Carmille Elayda. She had the letter I, and spun the message to talk about what an incredible time this is in our lives. And we completely agree! We have approximately 2 months to go - I am 30 weeks today! She got us a travel pod system, which includes a traveling case for pacifiers, baby bottles, and a changing pad/diaper carrying unit. The colors are great! It will be a perfect addition to our diaper bag whenever we get it (hint, hint!!) Haha, just kidding! We are seriously very appreciative of all the fantastic gifts we have been getting from week to week. Here is a picture of the gifts:

Other than that, nothing too much to report this week. We are still busy getting the house together for our little addition! We cannot wait!

G is for "Girly, Girl" and "Goodnight Baby"

As you can see, this week's letter was G. We have finished spelling out Baby, and are now onto Girl. Katie Vass and Leslie Estill were paired up this week. Katie is my brother Andrew's girlfriend, and Leslie is my brother Will's girlfriend. They sent their gifts separately, so Leslie went with some cute, cute, cute baby clothes for girly, girl and Katie got a swaddle sack and the classic book Goodnight Moon for goodnight baby. I am loving all the creativity going into the letters! Here are a few pictures of this week's gifts:



This outfit is ridiculously cute! She will be able to fit into it come spring/summer. Perfect!

Other than that, we are still busy getting things ready for the arrival of baby girl. I am officially in the third trimester now, so we do not have too much time left! We ordered and assembled the crib and changing table. Well, the crib is assembled but the changing table had a broken part so we are waiting on the new part to come. The crib looks great though! We definitely found out once it was together that we have very little room in our "nursery," but that's okay, we are making it work! We also went to Ikea on Sunday (which just opened here in Denver, and I am not kidding when I say it was busier than a sporting event) and got a chair for the nursery and a wall decoration/lamp, as well as a storage unit for the bathroom and some shelves for the extra bedroom to keep all our accumulating stuff on. Once it is all assembled, we can do some decorating and hopefully post some pictures!

Last, I had a doctor's appt yesterday and things are still looking good. I can't remember if I mentioned this in the last post or not, but  I am measuring small at this point. She measured baby's head and stomach though and they are not measuring small so all is good. She actually projected her in the 57th percentile at this point. And, we were able to see little sprouting hairs on the ultrasound! I wonder if she will come out red like her mom?? Anyhow, that's it for now! Thanks for reading!