iPhone Photo Dump: Our life in recent weeks

A random assortment of picture from our life in recent weeks...

Chase in Daddy's hat:

 Playing at the park

Leap frog on the frog

Funny hat at Ikea

A new skill: stacking juice

Kristin and Delaney sent Chase some awesome Elmo stuff including a sandwich cutter

(He was thrilled)

The next day he made mini Elmo sandwiches

My son, eating chocolates ;-)

Chase is imitating everything- including putting on scarves like Mommy.

This is what I get to come home to every night:

A relaxing drink in bed

A birthday morning surprise!

Our happy boy!



iPhone Photo Dump: Zoo

Our trip to the zoo in January...(Chase had pink eye and was home "sick")

Red Panda- close relative of the raccoon

 Elephants

 Panda statue- Chase sat on it for about 1/2 second

 More elephants- Chase was/is a huge fan!

 Panda

 "Panda eat tree"

 Monkey (not sure what kind- I only got a B in primates)

Of course, another highlight of the trip was our transportation "Metro choo-choo!"



29 weeks

How big is baby: 2lbs, 14oz on Monday and (according to Babycenter.com) a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.

Sleep: Waking once to pee.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: Well things have shifted- I'm treating myself to yummy sweets since my GD test is over. This happens to coincide with Girl Scout cookie time of year. Yes! 

Exercise: I ran about 10 minutes (1 mile?) on both Monday and Tuesday mornings. It felt good to get out there and run, even if it wasn't for long.

The belly: Continues to be huge. Multiple people have told me this week that I look like my belly has grown in the past few days. Sweet. 

Symptoms: Braxton-Hicks contractions. On Monday I asked the doctor what a contraction felt like and he said that your belly gets hard and that some women describe it as feeling like the baby is rolled up in fetal position and pushing out--exactly what I've been feeling. So I'm still having contractions. The good news is that at this point Braxton-Hicks contractions are normal and as long as they are not regular, painful, or associated with other symptoms, there is nothing to worry about.

Movement: He seems to be getting more active (or I feel it more often), which I love. He also likes to kick out either a foot or his head on my right side under my rib. I guess it's just the position he's in, but it's funny to me that he always seems to do it in the same spot.

What's different this time: I'm pretty sure I had BH contractions last time but now I (finally) know when I'm having them and I'm much more sensitive to them.

What I'm looking forward to: The huge baby stuff/clothing consignment sale this weekend! There are quite a few things that I'd like to get (and thereby check off the to-do list)

Best moment of the week: Seeing Baby 2.0 on the ultrasound Monday. He was moving all over the place (hyped up on sugar, no doubt). They couldn't get a good shot of his face because he was rolled up in a ball, but it's starting to look chubby and very similar to Chase's face at this point last pregnancy.

Doctor update: My 28 week doctor's appointment was on Monday. I chugged the nasty orange juice stuff for the gestational diabetes test during my walk from the Metro and headed in. The ultrasound was good- Baby 2.0's heartrate was 147 (higher than the recent readings- thanks to the sugar water) and all of his measurements looked good. My cervix looked long (3.7cm) and strong and my fluid levels were good.

The doctor's appointment also went very smoothly- weight and blood pressure were good. The only other update was that all of the baby's caregivers need to get the whooping cough vaccine- Stephen, grandparents, and anyone else who will spend a significant amount of time with Baby 2.0. (I'll get the vaccine in the hospital after I give birth.) So consider yourself on notice!