Wednesday afternoon we decided to hit the mall before the rush and get a pic of Kason with Santa. Well, we stood in line for 40 minutes. Most of the time, Kason was more than content with his crackers and juice. But, when the crackers ran out, he wanted down to play with the other kids in line. From that point on, there was to be NO SITTING, which meant no pic with Santa. He absolutely refused to sit on Santa's lap, fighting with every bit of strength he had. He also refused to sit in my lap or in Kyle's lap. We might try again, but I kind of doubt it. I am going to take some cute pics of him in his Christmas jammies next to the tree and the fireplace. Santa just might have to wait until Kason actually 'gets' it.
And, besides, we have other exciting things going on this weekend. We will be attending a birthday party for another little boy - lots of kiddos, so Kason should have fun. With Christmas just around the corner, we will also be spending the weekend finishing up wrapping presents, etc. I can't wait to see how Kason reacts to all of his new toys on Christmas morning and to experience our first Christmas at home. Grandma O will be here on Christmas Day and my family will arrive to celebrate Christmas on the 27th. My family was nice enough to drive down here for Thanksgiving, as well, with my preterm labor scare. Kason had a blast playing with his nephews and my brother helped Kyle put up lights on the house and a new section of fence to house the dogs in the backyard. Lots of fun!
And, the best news of all, is Kason's dresser is here and we can FINALLY get the nursery done and get Kason's new room all set up. I am really getting anxious to get everything finished in case Emily makes an early appearance.
Speaking of Emily's appearance - I am 35 weeks 1 day pregnant...34 days to go! I had an appointment this week. Emily is currently head down, but off to the side (over my hip). Dr. Taylor is not worried about this, but said it could become a problem if she stays there to term (which is only 2 weeks away - move baby girl, move!). The contractions are getting much more painful and more frequent now. I go back on Monday, so we will see if I have made any progress then. I will continue to be on Procardia until about 36.5 weeks. I have felt all along that Emily would arrive fashionably late to this party after causing mommy and daddy so much stress. However, with the recent change in contractions, I am not so sure. Dr. Taylor does not think I will make it to my due date and I am curious to see what happens with the contractions after I am done with procardia. Only time will tell!
That's all for now. Merry Christmas everyone!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Blog Name Change & Updates
So, it has been decided that I can barely keep up with one blog, much less multiple. Therefore, with the imminent arrival of baby Emily, we are going to have to change the name of the blog...ottingeroutings.blogspot.com, "Outings with the Ottingers". Of course, there will be more than just outings, but I like the name.
In other news, Kyle is finally painting the nursery! Hopefully, by the weekend, we will be able to start switching out Kason's furniture and getting the nursery ready.
Emily Updates:
We had an ultrasound and visit with the high risk OB last week. I am still contracting, multiple times, every day, but no cervical changes. That is very good news!
I had my 33 week appointment with my regular OB today along with a 3D ultrasound. Kason was so cute looking at the screen saying, "baby". With some prompting, he will also tell you that his baby sister's name is "Emmy". Adorable!! She still looked great with her chubby cheeks and is measuring at 33w0d and 4lb7oz.
Ultrasound Pics from last week (31w6d)
Gig'Em Ags!
Ultrasound Pics from today (32w6d)
The rest of the story:
Due to the constant contractions, Dr. Taylor did another FFN test to predict if I would go into labor in the next 2 weeks. We will find out the results later today or tomorrow, but I am guessing it will be negative. She did tell me if I have more than 4 contractions per hour, I need to call and go to L&D to be checked. I, however, won't be calling (as long as the FFN comes back negative), because I have MANY more than 4 contractions per hour on a daily basis (I had at least 10 in the hour I was in the office this morning). I feel like, at this point, I know my body and when to get concerned. The L&D nurse last time told me that I didn't need to worry unless my water broke, I was bleeding, or my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart, which they often are, but also so painful I couldn't walk and/or talk through them. While some have been painful, they are not that painful and they typically go away a little while after I take my meds and a warm bath. I finish up my procardia at 34.5 weeks, so we will see what happens then, but I have a feeling Emily will keep cooking for a good long while.
Kason Updates:
Since I am posting about dr. appointment, I don't think I posted about Kason's last appointment. We got to see one of the actual pedis this time and LOVED her! The nice thing about this group is you don't have to actually pick a pedi. You can see anyone you choose at any time. An added bonus, is the on-call pedi with the practice will come to the hospital when Emily is born.
Back to Kason: He weighed in at 25lb12.5oz (65%) and was 32.5 inches long (85%). I don't remember his head circumference, but it was big (89%). This was the worst appointment for him so far. I think he has finally realized that getting up on the table only means bad things in the dr. office. He cried and cried when she looked in his ears and mouth and we had to hold him down for his shots. He only cried for a few seconds, though, and was all better. The good news is no more shots for a while except for his flu boosters...I need to call right now for those.
Well, that's probably overload for now. I will post about our fantastic Thanksgiving with family and Christmas shopping later!
In other news, Kyle is finally painting the nursery! Hopefully, by the weekend, we will be able to start switching out Kason's furniture and getting the nursery ready.
Emily Updates:
We had an ultrasound and visit with the high risk OB last week. I am still contracting, multiple times, every day, but no cervical changes. That is very good news!
I had my 33 week appointment with my regular OB today along with a 3D ultrasound. Kason was so cute looking at the screen saying, "baby". With some prompting, he will also tell you that his baby sister's name is "Emmy". Adorable!! She still looked great with her chubby cheeks and is measuring at 33w0d and 4lb7oz.
Ultrasound Pics from last week (31w6d)
Gig'Em Ags!
Ultrasound Pics from today (32w6d)
The rest of the story:
Due to the constant contractions, Dr. Taylor did another FFN test to predict if I would go into labor in the next 2 weeks. We will find out the results later today or tomorrow, but I am guessing it will be negative. She did tell me if I have more than 4 contractions per hour, I need to call and go to L&D to be checked. I, however, won't be calling (as long as the FFN comes back negative), because I have MANY more than 4 contractions per hour on a daily basis (I had at least 10 in the hour I was in the office this morning). I feel like, at this point, I know my body and when to get concerned. The L&D nurse last time told me that I didn't need to worry unless my water broke, I was bleeding, or my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart, which they often are, but also so painful I couldn't walk and/or talk through them. While some have been painful, they are not that painful and they typically go away a little while after I take my meds and a warm bath. I finish up my procardia at 34.5 weeks, so we will see what happens then, but I have a feeling Emily will keep cooking for a good long while.
Kason Updates:
Since I am posting about dr. appointment, I don't think I posted about Kason's last appointment. We got to see one of the actual pedis this time and LOVED her! The nice thing about this group is you don't have to actually pick a pedi. You can see anyone you choose at any time. An added bonus, is the on-call pedi with the practice will come to the hospital when Emily is born.
Back to Kason: He weighed in at 25lb12.5oz (65%) and was 32.5 inches long (85%). I don't remember his head circumference, but it was big (89%). This was the worst appointment for him so far. I think he has finally realized that getting up on the table only means bad things in the dr. office. He cried and cried when she looked in his ears and mouth and we had to hold him down for his shots. He only cried for a few seconds, though, and was all better. The good news is no more shots for a while except for his flu boosters...I need to call right now for those.
Well, that's probably overload for now. I will post about our fantastic Thanksgiving with family and Christmas shopping later!
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