Coming home outfit

ok, so I've been spending the last few weeks to find that perfect coming home outfit for you. For Sean, he had a turquoise blue footed carter outfit, Aidan had an all white Petit Bateu footed outfit, and well... I decided since you are coming in March, that you needed to have something with green on it, because there is Irish in your blood! Tis the season. If you come out early on the 17th, you will be a St.Patty's baby, how fun would that be? We shall see! Anyways, I've posted a small picture of the outfit. I think it's simple and cute.



I guess the outfit protects us from an ultrasound oops... however we confirmed your sex like three times... so we are pretty sure you are a boy!

Love, Mom

got to see your heartbeat this week

Mommy was trying to get your big brother Aidan in from the front porch this week. He doesn't like it when Sean leaves him for school and usually throws a bit of a fit. Anyways, when I stepped on to the front porch with my bare feet, they got a tish wet. I turned around to walk into the house with a 40lb Aidan throwing a fit and as soon as I hit the hardwood floor, I went down hard! I managed not to fall on you or Aidan, crazy how that happens. I did fall hard on my right arm, leg, & foot. I called the doctor and they said they wanted me to go to the hospital right away. Your daddy came home from work and I went up to the hospital and they hooked me up to the heart rate monitor. After about 4 hours of observation, you looked good, and mommy felt ok (outside of the obvious pain in her leg & foot)... so I got to go home. Boy was I happy, all I had to eat was 1 bagel and they wouldn't let me touch food at the hospital, because if you were hurt... they were going to take you C Section right then and there. Thankfully, they didn't have to do that.



Love, Mom

the pregnancy adventure continues

I suppose there is a reason many women have children younger. However, considering your father and I didn't marry to our 30's, we started our family at a bit later than some.

This last week has been one of my tougher weeks being pregnant. You see, your older brother Aidan is almost 30 months old and he is a true delight but in and on top of EVERYTHING. He also weighs close to 40lbs, he's a big stocky boy... which makes it difficult for your mommy to carry him while I am pregnant with you. Your daddy had an outpatient surgical procedure done on Friday. It was his first ever surgical procedure. I picked up taking care of the bath time routine four nights the previous week and found myself Saturday morning exhausted and starting to have what I thought as contractions. I put Aidan into play care Saturday morning so your father could rest up and went to Sean's last indoor flag football game and proceeded to his celebration party. I felt myself starting to have contractions. Nothing timed, but they hurt. Later that evening, my good friend here in Texas, Lisa, came to the rescue and drove mommy to the hospital as I will still having what felt like contractions. The doctor told me that the contractions they were picking up on the monitor were "irregular" (not in any pattern), gave me a pre term labor test (which I passed), and sent me on my way home with the instructions to "rest". I laughed. It's really hard to "rest", when it's just you. Luckily, mommy's friend Lisa, took Sean over to her house again this afternoon, Aidan went to sleep, and so did mommy. You have been waking me up often as your "kicking" is the strongest I've ever felt and you are quite active in my belly. My OBGYN said he would see me Wednesday. Your Uncle Tyler is coming into town also this week on business, I hope to put him to work and have him help me with some of my "nesting". Can't wait to meet you, but you need to cook longer!

Love, Mom

good news

I passed my gestational diabetes test! I was for certain I would fail it because the doctor says your measuring above average for size and I had it before with Aidan. However, I did great! I just have to keep up the good diet until you are born. My maternity clothes are getting a little snug and I'm trying to resist buying any new maternity clothes (since you are our last. You still have room to roll over, last night you took a big turn and I even had your father feeling you move. Our list of things to get before your big arrival is getting shorter and shorter! We are getting there!

Love, Mom

Nesting, Nesting, Nesting

We had a doctors appointment last week and in the ultrasound the measured you at 3lbs 7oz which is above average for weight! I told the ultrasound tech, I have big boys! I had to be tortured by a 3 hour gestational diabetes test last Friday. I have to drink a large sugar drink and then they draw my blood 4 times. You were not so happy about the large sugar drink. You were beating my belly from all directions!

I dropped off the cover to your pack and play and have started to get the guest bedroom ready for your arrival. We decided not to change Aidan's bedroom, because we are already concerned on how is is going to respond to the change of having you around in 8 weeks!

I went to Lowes today and purchased 3 closest rods and installed them into the walk in closest in the office. I now have a place to hang your baby clothes! My good friend Lisa & I went consignment store shopping over the weekend and I picked up a bunch of clothes in size 0 to 3 months. My good friend in Colorado, Kathy, who also has 3 boys, was kind enough to send you the nicest batch of 0-3 months baby clothes from her little man Sam! We are so blessed to have these great friends!

I used my Christmas gift card that your Grandma Thomas gave me to purchase the Valance that will transition the guest bedroom / office to a guest bedroom / nursery.



I still need to buy the rest of your bedding set, however we are waiting to get your brother Aidan out of the crib so we don't have to buy another crib.



I'm starting to get in panic mode as I've got a bunch of things on the list to get done for your arrival.

Finish transitioning the guest bedroom.

Move Ian's desk into the master bedroom.

items to still buy

baby bathtub

nursing cape

some type of infant sling / carrier

nursing pillow

diapers

bottles

burp rags

and other items I stuck on your registry at Target.COM


whew, and I have 8 weeks to get it done... no pressure mom!



love, Mom

only 11 weeks left until your big day

You spent the holidays growing! And boy has mommy's belly gotten big. I may actually snap a picture, but it will be hard for me as I am feeling large. You move around in my belly often. Your quiet while I'm walking and then as soon as I lay day, the firework baby kicks start. I suppose you will be sleeping all day when you are born and up at night. You especially get active when your youngest brother Aidan brings a noisy toy up to my belly and makes it "sound" off. I had a check up last week and the doctors are running a test to see if mommy has gestational diabetes. I had it with your brother Aidan, so I am anticipating having it again! Mommy has major nesting urges and well, your daddy.. not so much... I'll have something set up for you in the next month. We did set your C Section date of March 20th, 2009. I have a feeling you will come the week before that though. That is the earliest the doctor would schedule it. Sean will be off the whole week before on Spring Break!. I'm not so sure on how I am going to handle the two of them that close to term, I may have to ask for your daddy to work from home, or we may need to look at other options for the week! Maybe we will do a local spring break trip! I still have a long list of things to do:

1.Nursery? That depends, can we get Aidan out of your crib
2. Baby Clothes. I have a few nightgowns and onesies, but really need to pick up clothes and diapers
3. Dig out the old infant carrier in the garage and clean it and install the base in the van. (Sean get's bumped to the third row).
4. Pack my hospital bag
5. Nursing supplies. I need just the basics.
6. Get your bassinet / co sleeper cleaned, ready, and put up.
7. Pick up your Safari bed set from Baby Gap Home


Now, there is a slew of other thing's I'm itching to do: Clean the house from top to bottom from corner to corner??? I suppose that is part of my nesting urges.