4D Ultrasound

Ben and I went for our 4D ultrasound on MLK Day. I didn't think it would be possible before meeting her, but we are even more in love with our sweet princess after seeing her beautiful face. We loved seeing her again. She is getting so big. They estimated her weight to be 2# 14oz. Aubrey did great during the ultrasound, well at the beginning. She yawned big, opened her eyes, and was pulling her foot up to her mouth. Towards the end, she started frowning letting us know that she was about done, but then made her opinion known when she pushed the placenta with her hand and turned her back to us. We got several pictures, they are all of her face. I have a couple of my favorites below, I hope you enjoy looking at them.

On another note, the nursery is painted. We think it turned out really well. After we get it decorated some, I will post the pictures. I hope everyone has a good week.

Amy

Feeling Great!!!

So today I completed my 3rd 1/2 day back at work. My work is being great, my charge nurse has been giving me easy assessments this week and they make sure I am taking plenty of breaks. I think mainly because they are scared I am just going to deliver her and they don't want to see her in the unit (me either). But really I don't think I have contracted since Tuesday. Today after work I went and bought some paint samples for Aubrey's room. Now I am just waiting on Ben to come home and approve the colors. After getting them up, I have decided that my second choice pink is actually my first choice, oh well, that is why I bought samples. We are planning on painting this weekend. We were suppose to paint last weekend, but we all know how that turned out. Maybe we will have better luck this weekend. I will make sure to take it easy. I enjoy getting to leave my house and not having to visit my baby in the NICU, so my goal is to continue that. I am listening to my body and when my back starts hurting, I know it is time to lay down. Okay, I apologize for rambling, I kinda do that. Until next blog, everyone take care.

Happy Day!!!

Today was my follow-up doctor's appointment. Everything went GREAT!!! I get to return to work tomorrow...YAY!!! We stopped the pump and monitoring and started oral terbutaline every 4 hours. I am still going to take it easy, I only get to work 1/2 days this week. We are super excited about the news. Oh, by the way, I had my glucose test today. I think I passed. I'll find out later. The drink was sooo good. Seriously. I have only drank milk and water since getting pregnant and I don't eat a lot of sweets, so I really enjoyed it. Call me crazy, it won't be the first time I have heard that. Alright, well, I guess I will probably fall back into my bad blogging habits, hopefully not though. I'll try to be good. Talk to you later.

26 weeks!!!

Today I am 26 weeks pregnant. We are hoping for 10 more weeks. Things are going well. We even survived Ben's first trip to the grocery store. He is cooking, cleaning, shopping, taking care of the dogs, and still finding time to fuss at me to lay down. I couldn't ask for a better husband and father of my child. He is definitely earning a lot of Aubrey time when she arrives. Today my weight was actually down, I guess not using my muscles is the problem. I am still eating us poor, so who knows. Below are some belly pictures Ben shot this morning, enjoy!!!

Happy New Year!!!

We had a good night last night, maybe a lot different then how everyone else rang in the new year, but it was just our style. We were in the bed, asleep. This morning we woke up about 630, Ben wasn't quite ready to get out of bed yet, so I got on the monitor to give him an hour to wake up. After monitoring, my nurse called and said I only had one contraction during that session. Great!!! I got my scheduled bolus at 8 so my level was low and only had one ctx just prior to my dose. Ben made my usual breakfast, grilled ham and cheese and a glass of milk. After I ate, I got a real treat. I sat on the back deck and Ben let the dogs come see me. This is the first time I have touched them since Saturday. It was so great. Ben had told me that Phoebe has not been eating well and acting depressed all week, so she enjoyed it as much as I did. The only bad thing, she didn't want anyone else getting near me. She laid in front of me with her head in my lap and just wanted to be pet the whole time. Max had me throw his ball (of course). Everytime he came to give me the ball, Phoebe would put her foot on my chest to let me know I was still suppose to be petting her. Now, poor Bruno, his head went in Phoebe's mouth everytime he came to see me. She would growl and bite him. We finally had to put her up so the boys could visit too. Once Phoebe was in the fence, Max sat in my lap and Bruno sat on him. It was very amusing. Ben had to put them back up too though bc Phoebe was trying to get out of the fence to get back to me. They are so crazy, but it was just what I needed.

After doggy time I got a bath. I don't mean just washed off. I mean I got to shave, first time in a while. I sat in the bath tub, I couldn't fill the tub due to my injection site, but I was able to sit in there and we have a hand held shower head in there, so I got to wash my hair. Taking a good bath always makes me feel good. Now, I am hanging with Ben on the couch watching Auburn football. We are playing well, thank goodness. Ben needs Auburn to win, it's a mental thing. I am sure some of you ladies can relate. His parents brought over new years lunch. Black eyed peas, cabbage, homemade mac-n-cheese, cornbread, and ham....yum. Ben just made me a plate, so I am going to chow down, just wanted to let everyone know that things are going well around here.

Thank you for your continued prayers. By the way, tomorrow makes 26 weeks!!!!