i am going to make mallory a shirt that says “i’m seven weeks!”.
so this morning, rick & i are at breakfast with mallory at a little breakfast spot near the hotel. the family sitting behind us noticed mallory (which was easy to do since she was sqwaking out of hunger or being tired ~ am i bad mom that i don’t know the different cries yet?). anyway, they asked how old she was and when we said “seven weeks”, the mom said “wow! seven weeks? you are probably happy to just be out of the house!”.
how do i nicely say …
Year: 2006
Baby Mallory
well, there’s a reason i haven’t posted since the afternoon of november 5th…our pumpkin baby finally showed up on november 6th! pictures can be found in the link to the right…
she will be 3 weeks tomorrow ~ it’s amazing it’s gone so fast so far. we have learned that she loves to be swaddled at night, she really likes baths in the big tub (as opposed to the sponge baths out of the kitchen sink), she loves to eat (gained 1lb, 5ozs in two weeks) and loves to sleep on her daddy’s chest all evening. she isn’t a big fan …
First Doctor’s appointment
We had Mallory’s first doctor’s appointment today – she was four days old. We hadn’t met our choice of pediatrician prior to this appointment so I was a little nervous about liking her (or rather, not liking her). But when she walked in and had on blue-rimmed glasses and seemed cool – I was pretty happy.
But before we met the doctor, we had to strip Mallory down to weigh her. That is when she decided to let loose with her first real bowel movement (we’d seen the nasty meconium the night before – was fun to hear Rick’s reaction …
still in a holding pattern for fred
i had a non-stress test on friday and they wanted to check my amniotic fluid levels since we were overdue. there was a concern that maybe my water had broken so my doctor wanted me to head to triage to get checked out. after about 2 hours of being hooked up to a fetal monitor (where the baby looked great, heartbeat continues to be strong & healthy), they determined that i was not in labor or anywhere close to being in labor so they sent us home.
we got more details on the inducement: they call us tuesday afternoon to confirm …
40w 2d ~ still no baby…
apparently this child of mine doesn’t know about schedules and planning just yet. as happy as i am that the baby didn’t come on halloween, today would be a good day but i’m not feeling anything happening.
i am done going to work everyday but have been doing a tiny bit of work from home. mostly i’m just enjoying doing nothing but watch the snow fall today. cooper & i will go for our daily walk in a couple of hours and then hopefully i will curl up and try to watch a movie or maybe get some scrapbooking done.
rick is …
Missing my first home UM game :-(
here i am on the couch, watching my first home UM game on TV in 4 years. i made it through the rainy tailgate, and until almost halftime of the game before deciding i’d be better off at home (i certainly don’t want to get sick right now). michigan is leading northwestern 17-3 halfway through the 4th quarter and of course the sun is shining now! i think i am going to take advantage of the lazy afternoon and breakout my scrapbook supplies and try to finish getting caught up on all my pre-baby pages that i am sooooo far …
Seven More Days?
well, it’s officially one week until our due date. no progress as far as i can tell that would make me think this baby is anywhere near making an appearance.
i am getting tired of working and the constant “when are you due? are you ready?” questions. rick has been sleeping on the couch due to my pregnancy induced snoring. i guess i should come clean and say that i snore even when i’m not pregnant, but according to rick the past 3 weeks have been off the charts. also, he’s been instructed to not nudge me if i’m snoring now, …
38w1d
not that i’m counting down the minutes or anything (12 days, 14 hours, 44 minutes, 19 seconds until my due date) but i am ready to not be prego anymore. this baby is either running receiver routes in my belly or is practicing chasing cooper around. my sister said that once contractions start, i won’t be able to feel the baby moving anymore, so i think this is a sign that i’m not even close.
our house is filled to the gills with all sorts of new baby stuff. the stroller has been by the front door for 3 weeks (has …
Week 32 — 2nd football game
i made it through my second UM football game. everyone seems to think that sitting on the bleachers is soooo horrible when you’re pregnant, etc. that doesn’t seem to be a problem, but it’s the crawling over people to go to the restroom so many times that is a pain. and we’ve only played vanderbilt and central michigan university so far so it hasn’t been that crowded yet. i imagine the next game will be a little tougher. i might be a little crazy to think going to the game at notre dame is a good idea. we’ll see…
28.5 week pictures
this tummy of mine is getting bigger by the day. i know i keep saying it but i can’t imagine getting much bigger. here are pics..