25 Week Update: Appt. with new OBGYN

Let me start by saying I LOVE MY NEW OBGYN! She was great! As soon as she walked in I knew I was going to like her. She was very nice and funny. She had a little bit of a cold and warned me of that as soon as she walked in and kept her distance until she had to measure me and check the heartbeat. Which we got to actually hear for the first time!! That was the best part. OMG! I weighed 133 pounds! That is a lot for me; I think I was close to 140 when I delivered Luke, so to be at 133 already shocked me. I guess it is all the food I have been eating. I measured right at 25 weeks I think she said. I also heard her say something about 25 weeks and 6 days, so I am not sure. I will be 26 weeks on Friday. She gave me a lot of information and I have some things to get done before my next appoint which will be on March 13th. I have to get my glucose testing done within the next week and on Feb. 18th I have an ultrasound per her request. Which means I will probably cancel the one on the 25th with Western Career College because that is too close together. She also wrote me a prescription for some Compression Stockings to wear during our long drive to Fort Bragg this weekend. She said they will help prevent blood clots! I will be checking into them to see how much they cost and if my insurance will cover them. As for symptoms the only thing I have been really struggling with is heartburn. The pain in my stomach has stopped unless I do something to strenuous then I just rest or take it easy and I am fine. She said that is probably just Round Ligament Pains and to continue listening to my body. After my appointment on March 13th we will go to the every two week appointments already! WOW! That surprised me too, that we are getting so close. We will be scheduling a tour of the hospital where we will be delivering and if they allow it I will take pictures. I have heard and from the pictures on the website it is a nice hospital. The Labor and Delivery is like a hotel suite. I think that is all for now.

Abigail's First Pair of Shoes and other fun stuff

It has been so fun looking for girl stuff! Today I picked up some hangers from someone on freecycle and she threw in a pair of shoes for Abigail! SO CUTE! We have also decided on the bedding we want:


The baby shower theme is going to be pink and brown and I would love to have this cake:


My friend Jeanette is hosting my baby shower and I will be contacting everyone soon for address so we can make sure you get invited!

Free Museum Day- The Zoo

So this morning we decided spur of the moment to go to the zoo. Every year there is a free museum day and like 26 different museums participate the zoo being one of them. Our plan was to hit the zoo then the Aerospace Museum. Well, we headed out to breakfast first and made it to the zoo around 11 or 11:30. It was pretty crowded and Lloyd does not do crowds. He pushed through and handled it great, but then we had to wait half an hour in line to go through the reptile house! By the time we got in I think both of us had lost our patience and so had Nathan and Alex. Luke was in Lizard Heaven, so he did not care! He had waited all morning just to see the lizards and was signing lizard for everything. I posted a slideshow and yes most of the pictures are of Luke, but really the trip was for all of us. It was really nice to spend the day as a family; we are really focusing on that this year. Lloyd did get a work call while we were at the zoo, but he was able to push it out until the evening. I had a meeting to attend at 4 so after the zoo we just decided to skip the Aerospace Museum and head home. I am glad we did because we were all wiped! When we got home Luke, Lloyd and I all took a 2 hour nap!

Free Museum Day 2009-The Zoo

2nd Video

Video of Luke

Luke at 18 months

WOW! How he has grown and changed. He is the funniest little guy and just a joy! His favorite things right now are he loves to play "Nannie nannie boo boo" and have someone chase him through the house. He loves to listen to music and put his puzzles together. He also LOVES Dinosaurs and will actually sit through Jurassic Park. We have started having him watch We're Back because Jurassic Park is a little scary and I don't like to expose him to that much. Lets see what else; oh his new food of choice is Pickles. He still loves to read and his piggy bank from Christmas is still his favorite. We are introducing the potty and he has gone "pee pee" many times, but nothing consistent enough to warrant saying he is potty trained. He still wears a diaper, but will be transitioning into training underwear very soon! I am a little nervous about this because we have not got the poop in the potty yet!I am hoping to have him potty trained by May, but we will see it is not a big rush right now. I took a video of him, but the quality sucks. You can hear him making animal sounds and see some of his signs. I will post it along with a video of him starting to play "nannie nannie boo boo" For now here are some pictures!