I had my 26 week OB appointment and glucose test this morning (1 day shy of 26 weeks). Emily's heart rate was a strong 147 bpm and I am measuring 26cm...perfect for 26 weeks. So far, I have gained a total of 14 pounds. I am really trying to keep it under 30 this time (down from 37 with Kason) and have been eating much better the past few weeks. Somehow, though, I still managed to gain 6lb from my last appointment exactly 4 weeks ago. Hopefully, I can slow down to no more than a pound a week. We also found out today that I will get a 3D ultrasound at 32 weeks and get to bring home lots of pics and another DVD. Yay! As we get nearer to the end of the pregnancy (36 weeks), I will begin having weekly or biweekly checks of my fluid since that is what caused me to be induced with Kason.
The big news from today's appointment is that, as of today, we have 99 days before our due date. We all know babies come when they are ready and that nothing is set in stone, but we are excited to be near the 100 day mark.
We close on our house 1 week from today, the first day of my 3rd trimester. Yippee to both! Our official move will be next weekend and I can't wait to stock up on new toys for Kason to play with outside and get the nursery ready (if only we could decide on bedding)! We are also very excited to get our dogs back - thank you MawMaw and Grandma O.
Stay tuned for a huge picture post when we get moved in and find our camera cord. I was looking through our camera and camcorder the other day and we have SOOO many cute pics and videos we haven't be able to upload from the last 3 months. Hopefully, they will all be up soon!!!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
What's New
Lots of new and exciting things are going on around here right now, so I thought I'd take some time to give a little update.
As you all know, we are expecting our newest addition - a little girl - in January (EDD:1/21/10). We have been hesitant about sharing her name in case we change our minds, but we are really in love with it and are pretty confident it won't change, so we are ready to share. Our baby girl will be named Emily Paige - it has a nice ring, doesn't it? :P
My belly is growing quite rapidly now and baby girl is moving like crazy. Kason loves to lift my shirt up and kiss my belly, although, he really has no idea what is going on. He also points out all of the babies in his books, in the store, on tv, wherever and says "Baby". So cute! He is going to be such a wonderful big brother.
Kason is still growing like a weed. He is such a big boy now. His favorite game to play is chase. He LOVES to be chased around the house. He also likes to be chased around other places, in that he always wants down to explore, but refuses to hold our hands.
He is saying so many words now (we understand them, not sure how much everyone else does), that we have lost track. He has also finally begun signing more. In the past few weeks, he has begun signing and now saying, please (puhwease). It is so hard to say 'no' to such an adorable little guy saying 'puhwease'. It just melts our hearts to see him grow up so quickly, but it is also so amazing to watch him learn new things!
His latest trick is climbing up on to the ottoman and then to the couch. He will do it over and over. He also likes to push mommy and daddy off the couch saying, "up". Who would've thought one little boy needed so much space all to himself?
He has recently learned to kick his soccer ball and say kick, although it comes out "keek". Unfortunately, though, he has also begun kicking other things, such as his toy puppy. Maggie, our Yorkie, might be in trouble once she is able to return to us in October. If you haven't seen him lately, it might be time to plan a trip to the Houston area :).
Let's see...what else? Some very exciting news is that we close on our new house October 21. It is a nice size- 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, with a formal dining room that we will use as a study/play area until our kids are older- that we plan to stay in for 7-10 years. The current owners were nice enough to leave their play set behind. The weather should be beautiful when we move in and I can't wait to get Kason out in the backyard playing on his new play set and in the grass, without having to worry about him eating rocks (that's all he wanted to do when we took him in our backyard in Tucson). Look for pics around the beginning of November, once we get moved in.
As you can probably tell, we are very excited to be in our new home and prepare for the holiday season. I finally get to have Christmas lights outside this year. Kyle has always said when we are home for the holidays, he will put up lights. Since I will be 36 weeks at Christmas, we are staying put, which means...LIGHTS! We still have to figure out a way for Kyle to get over his fear of heights, though, since it is a 2-story house.
These next few months will be very busy and we appreciate any prayers you can spare as we continue to go through these exciting transitions!
As you all know, we are expecting our newest addition - a little girl - in January (EDD:1/21/10). We have been hesitant about sharing her name in case we change our minds, but we are really in love with it and are pretty confident it won't change, so we are ready to share. Our baby girl will be named Emily Paige - it has a nice ring, doesn't it? :P
My belly is growing quite rapidly now and baby girl is moving like crazy. Kason loves to lift my shirt up and kiss my belly, although, he really has no idea what is going on. He also points out all of the babies in his books, in the store, on tv, wherever and says "Baby". So cute! He is going to be such a wonderful big brother.
Kason is still growing like a weed. He is such a big boy now. His favorite game to play is chase. He LOVES to be chased around the house. He also likes to be chased around other places, in that he always wants down to explore, but refuses to hold our hands.
He is saying so many words now (we understand them, not sure how much everyone else does), that we have lost track. He has also finally begun signing more. In the past few weeks, he has begun signing and now saying, please (puhwease). It is so hard to say 'no' to such an adorable little guy saying 'puhwease'. It just melts our hearts to see him grow up so quickly, but it is also so amazing to watch him learn new things!
His latest trick is climbing up on to the ottoman and then to the couch. He will do it over and over. He also likes to push mommy and daddy off the couch saying, "up". Who would've thought one little boy needed so much space all to himself?
He has recently learned to kick his soccer ball and say kick, although it comes out "keek". Unfortunately, though, he has also begun kicking other things, such as his toy puppy. Maggie, our Yorkie, might be in trouble once she is able to return to us in October. If you haven't seen him lately, it might be time to plan a trip to the Houston area :).
Let's see...what else? Some very exciting news is that we close on our new house October 21. It is a nice size- 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, with a formal dining room that we will use as a study/play area until our kids are older- that we plan to stay in for 7-10 years. The current owners were nice enough to leave their play set behind. The weather should be beautiful when we move in and I can't wait to get Kason out in the backyard playing on his new play set and in the grass, without having to worry about him eating rocks (that's all he wanted to do when we took him in our backyard in Tucson). Look for pics around the beginning of November, once we get moved in.
As you can probably tell, we are very excited to be in our new home and prepare for the holiday season. I finally get to have Christmas lights outside this year. Kyle has always said when we are home for the holidays, he will put up lights. Since I will be 36 weeks at Christmas, we are staying put, which means...LIGHTS! We still have to figure out a way for Kyle to get over his fear of heights, though, since it is a 2-story house.
These next few months will be very busy and we appreciate any prayers you can spare as we continue to go through these exciting transitions!
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