1 Month in

Aiden turned a month old on Friday. The first month has been amazing, difficult, wonderful, frustrating…as you can tell it has been a mix of emotions. Aiden is gorgeous all the time even in the middle of the night when he is screaming for food or a diaper change or just because he can. I’m amazed at how much love I had for him from the moment I first saw him. Well maybe I should say after the drugs wore off from the c-section. He just learned how to suck his thumb. Although he hasnt’ done it again since he figured it out so not sure if he really knows or if it was just luck. I got it on videotape though. Aiden had his 1 month check up on the 8th and he was almost 8 pounds, 21″ long and his head is 36″. The doctor said he is doing really good and everything looks good with him.
Steve went on his first overnight work trip over the weekend. It went well having Aiden on my own however it was a very long weekend as I had no time to myself. I am planning on going out on my own for the first time since before Aiden was born. I am excited and also very nervous. I miss the little guy so much just thinking about it but I know that I need some time to myself.

My mom and brother and sisters are coming this weekend to meet Aiden. They are all excited and I am too. I cant’ wait for Aiden to meet another Grandma and his aunts and uncles. I just got an email from my little sis Heather telling me how much she is looking forward to meeting Aiden.

Hope everyone is doing well and I will try and post more often.

My last doctors appointment

Well today I had what looks to be the last OB appointment I will be having, at least this time around. The doc said that if I don’t go into labor on my own we will start the process rolling on Monday at 8am. Steve and I have to report to the maternity ward and stay until the baby comes. I asked the doctor if he was sure we really had to stay at the hospital the whole time and he said YES. No leaving once they start the process just in case. He said that chances are we wont have the baby until Tuesday.
I kind of freaked a little as we were in the elevator leaving. All the sudden it hit me that I am going to be a mom. I mean I kind of knew that I would be eventually but now there is an actual end date. I wont be pregnant next week at this time. I will have a little baby boy to snuggle and hold and love more then I ever imagined possible.

A day late…..

So as of today he is a day late and now I am starting to understand why pregnant women look so miserable towards the end.
Because it sucks.

I have had an amazing pregnancy. Hardly sick at all, felt pretty good the entire time – UNTIL – the last few days.

Since Friday, I have been pretty unhappy. Everytime I lay down I feel sick to my stomach no matter when I ate last. It feels like he is trying to get out through my leg because of all the pressure. I am tired, cranky (steve can attest to that) and I am ready to be done. So much for wanting him to wait for a little while so he can have a better birthday. Now I am being selfish and I want this over.

I have a doctors appointment this afternoon and he said we would figure out when he is going to induce so I am a little nervous. I am also thinking more and more that the whole epidural thing is a great idea. If I am having this much pain right now and he isnt’ coming out yet then I cant’ even imagine what it is going to feel like soon.

Hope everyone is doing well. Cross your fingers that he says that I should just go have the baby now

Happy Holidays & New Year!

Jess

8 Months today

So Bonzo is 8 months (32 weeks) old today. He is getting bigger every week now gaining about a half a pound a week. According to the many websites I go to he is around 4 pounds and 17 inches long. That seems really long to still be inside me He feels huge now and I feel him every time he does anything inside me. He loves to use my bladder as a trampoline and wants food all the time. I guess he is a starving boy already.

Not much happening here. i go to the doc every two weeks now. Pretty soon it will be every week. I think in the last month I do that. We bought a crib yesterday so that is exciting…other then that, not much else….Jess

Giving Birth

Ok so I am starting to re-think this whole giving birth thing. We went to our 2nd birthing class last night and it doesn’t really look like so much fun anymore. They showed a couple deliveries and I have to say that it was not only terrifying but also extremly gross. I really think that adoption might be the way to go. I guess it is too late to decide that now but maybe next time.

So I really wanted to try and do all natural birth. No drugs no nothin…but…it looks like it hurts like hell so I am starting to re-think that as well.

What did I get myself into?

I went and had my first blood test to determine if I have gestational diabets. The orange sugar water that you have to drink isnt’ that bad but, after I drank it I felt really sick to my stomach. It has so much sugar in it. The little one was bouncing around the womb like crazy. I will find out soon what the results are…lets hope that I don’t have it or I am in big trouble cause I need to eat candy and cookies and cake and everything else that is yummy and has sugar in it.

Jess

Spending the day in the hospital

Well today put everything in perspective like never before.

This morning, before I even had time to wake up, I fell down the stairs. I was worried about these stairs when we first looked at the house and that was one thing I said we needed to take care of right away. Needless to say Steve made lots of phone calls about them after we got home from the hospital.

Anyway, so I fell down the stairs…the whole flight of stairs. Thank goodness I slide down mostly on my right leg so minus the large bruise that I am sure to get, Bonzo and I are doing well. First we went to the emergency room where they checked for the heartbeat and the doc spent about 5 seconds with me (I wasn’t a big fan of him but everyone else was amazing). After that they admitted me to the hospital and took me to the maternity ward where I spend from about 9:30 until 2:30 while they monitored the little one and did an ultrasound and monitored to see if I was having any contractions. I did have a couple (now I know what they feel like) but nothing big and they went away. Now I am sitting at home doing nothing because I was told that was all I could do, nothing.  Wow I didn’t realize how boring it could be to do nothing. Maybe it is just because I am being forced to do nothing. Anyway, Steve has been awesome…he waited with me all day at the hospital and just a few minutes ago I had to convince him that it was ok to go to Home Depot and that I would be fine.

Something like this really puts things in perspective. I know that I spent way too much time on my feet on Sunday and I still didnt’ sit when I got home from shopping and errands…why, there are more important things that need to be done then going to get groceries…like taking care of Bonzo. And today even though I am bored out of my mind there is no way I am getting up for more then a couple minutes to run (ok walk, and slowly) to the bathroom. We got really lucky because when i think of a pregnant woman falling down the stairs all I can think is bad thoughts…little guy got to go on his first roller coaster and he isnt’ even born yet.

Oh Baby

Little Bonzo is a freakin gymnist. Today for the first time I could see him move under my clothing. I have felt him for about 5 weeks but not like this. He is a crazy boy already. Tomorrow Steve and I are going to have a 3D ultrasound done on him. It is a fufu ultrasound that isn’t at the hospital and isnt’ performed by a doctor but someone that basically knows how to use the equipment and that’s it. Don’t worry, it is completely safe…trust me…I wouldnt’ do it if it wasnt’. I cant’ wait to see the little guy again. Although I have had more ultrasounds then all my friends already but still…I love to see him. He is just so damn cute already

Other then just waiting for Bonzo to come out, Steve and I have been keeping very busy with the new house. We had a garage sale over the weekend which proved to be very profitable so that was great. We are still slowly unpacking and can’t wait to start buying some new stuff for the house…at least I can’t wait. I am getting bigger by the minute or so it feels like. I am having a lot of back pain and am going to look into getting a prenatal massage. I am hoping that will help. I am also looking into Prenatal yoga classes which I am hoping will help with some of the other aches and pains of holding this growing baby. Other then that all is going well with us.

I am now 25 weeks (6 months) which means that Bonzo is about 1.5 pounds and about 13″ long. He is still long and lean but will soon start to put on some baby fat. His facial features — lips, eyebrows, eyelids — are more distinct and his teeth are starting to develop under his gums. At my next doctors visit I get to do the glucose-screening test so that should be fun. Lets hope it all comes back good cause if I can’t have sugar for the rest of the pregnancy I am not going ot be very happy. I just read that my uterus is the size of a soccer ball. If my uterus is the size of a soccer ball then where is bonzo and all my organs that should be in there too? I think I should stop thinking so much.

Banana’s aren’t always good

Since I have been pregnant, everytime I try and eat a banana I get about half way done and feel like throwing up. I am starting to get a real aversion to them. I used to really like them but now…I think I would rather eat an orange.

Bonzo is getting bigger he is about 1 1/2 lbs and a little over 11″ long. I went and saw a new doctor yesterday. Now that we are all moved in, I needed to find someone closer to our new house. I like him a lot and am very excited about moving back to Skokie. Everyone is so friendly and nice at the office.

Hope everyone is doing well…Jessie

Baby Blog #8

Sorry it has been a little while since I have posted. It has been a crazy couple of weeks for us. We are closing on this house on the 8th and closing on our new house in Skokie on the 8th. Does anyone know a good way to keep movers busy while you are closing?

Bonzo is doing good. I had another ultrasound today that we didn’t’ tell anyone about. When I had my ultrasound a couple of weeks ago (at 20 weeks) they saw something that concerned them and wanted me to go for a level 2 ultrasound. Sounds much worse then it is. Anyway, it was a false alarm. I guess all babies have fluid in their brains (sounds bad but is a good thing, shock absorption) what they thought they saw was too much fluid. Turns out they were wrong. The level 2 ultrasound was really in depth and they took pictures and measurements of everything. I was on the table for an hour and a half while they took a million pictures of each individual area of the baby. They took a bunch of pictures of the brain and a bunch of the heart. I also got to see his cute little face and his cute little body. He is just so….cute Sorry that we didn’t’ tell any of you but the doctor didn’t seem alarmed and I was trying to keep my cool as much as possible. No need to stress out myself or the baby.

I hope that everyone is doing well. I have been slacking lately on my personal emails and phone calls so please forgive me. Work has been really busy lately and when I am home I am trying to get so much stuff done for the new house and this house. Isn’t it a pain to transfer all your utilities and everything else….

Even if it doens’t seem like it, I am thinking about you all often…Jessie

Baby Blog

So now that I am getting yelled at for not sending out an email or something about the baby’s sex I thought I better post an apology – mick .

Sorry to all of you that found out we are having a boy because of the baby blog…but isn’t it so cool!!!