My registries are pretty much complete now for anyone interested in looking. John and I had fun putting it together. I was into finding soft fabrics and nice colors. John was more interested in inflatable tires on our stroller and testing all the rocking chairs. We have another appointment on Wednesday with a new doctor. Our last office was way too busy and we didn't even get to see the doctor most of the time. I really liked my NP, but she won't be there when Lainey's born and I want to know the person delivering her. Anyway, here's the links to my registries:
Babies 'R' Us Registry
Target Registry
I'm sure there will be another update at the end of the week after our appointment! Love to everyone!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
She's waking me up now!
Lainey is a wiggle worm. Last night around 2 am she woke me up for the first time with some kind of happy dance she was doing. Maybe it's because I've been looking at buying her lots of cool stuff. :) I went to work on her registry yesterday with my friend Wendy. We had fun browsing the thousands of things at Babies'r'Us. I am planning to finalize a few additions to that and my Target registry this weekend. But if you are curious as to what we are looking at so far you are welcome to look them up. I'll post a link to each when we have them officially done.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Finally! Ultrasound pictures!!
I know they are so very late, but I finally had some time and a functional scanner to get our 18 week ultrasound pictures scanned and posted. We are in our 23rd week now... only four months to go! Yikes! Time to get that registry started! Lainey is really moving now. I was watching her beat out a rhythm on my belly this afternoon. It's amazing to SEE her kicking now.
Without further ado... Little Miss Lainey Marie!
Apparently those three miniscule white lines mean she's definitely a girl.
Five fingers!
Without further ado... Little Miss Lainey Marie!
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Apparently those three miniscule white lines mean she's definitely a girl.
Five fingers!
Smiling
Monday, June 16, 2008
Happy Father's Day!
Lainey gave John a nice Father's Day gift. She kicked him for the first time! :) We are growing more each day and I'm told she weighs about a pound now. I'm starting to think about registering for things, but boy is that overwhelming! Between all those aisles of stuff at Target to the monstrosity that is Babies 'r' Us, it is a daunting task. If anyone has tips on the must-have's and/or the don't-bother's please let me know!
P.S. I promise to get those ultrasound pictures up soon. We have a new monitor for our desktop, so the scanner is easily accessible again.
P.S. I promise to get those ultrasound pictures up soon. We have a new monitor for our desktop, so the scanner is easily accessible again.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
It's A Girl!!
Just a quick post to update anyone that missed out on yesterday's news...
We are having a little girl! We are very excited and she looks great. All the measurements are right on and she was very cooperative with the tech to get all the measurements he needed to get. Hopefully that means she'll be a cooperative kiddo. :)
We have decided to name her Elaine Marie. This is a combo of John's Mom's middle name and Amanda's Mom's middle name. We are going to call her Lainey.
Ultrasound photos will be up in a few days when I get the scanner reset. Love to you all!!
We are having a little girl! We are very excited and she looks great. All the measurements are right on and she was very cooperative with the tech to get all the measurements he needed to get. Hopefully that means she'll be a cooperative kiddo. :)
We have decided to name her Elaine Marie. This is a combo of John's Mom's middle name and Amanda's Mom's middle name. We are going to call her Lainey.
Ultrasound photos will be up in a few days when I get the scanner reset. Love to you all!!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Babies, dogs, and elbows
In baby news, our appointment yesterday went well. The baby's heart rate was 146 and sounding good. We have an appointment set for Friday at 3:00 for an ultrasound and hopefully the baby will show us whether it's a boy or a girl. As for me, my belly has popped out a bit and my own jeans aren't comfortable anymore. My CT scan was negative for active bleeds, but they can't see any potential aneurysms. We may have to redo it with contrast later in the pregnancy or have an MRA to determine if there are any problems.
Landis has decided he doesn't like his job as a service dog in training. We are in the process of figuring out where he's going to go, be it with us for a little while, or someone else adopting him right away. It's a little disappointing that he didn't make it, but at least I'll have a say in where he goes. He's a good dog and learned all of his commands, but was frustration barking and whining when in the presence of other dogs or animals. He has never liked being restrained when he thinks he wants something on the other side of a barrier. I thought he'd grow out of it, but I guess not. We'll see soon where he ends up going.
In elbow news, John's MRI showed no tears or damage to his ligament. He has some fluid where the muscle connects to the joint, so they think it's a bad muscle strain that hasn't had enough time to heal. He's on four more weeks of rest and a slow build back to pitching. We hope he'll get back to playing sometime in late June/July.
We'll update you after our appointment on Friday with the gender news!!
Landis has decided he doesn't like his job as a service dog in training. We are in the process of figuring out where he's going to go, be it with us for a little while, or someone else adopting him right away. It's a little disappointing that he didn't make it, but at least I'll have a say in where he goes. He's a good dog and learned all of his commands, but was frustration barking and whining when in the presence of other dogs or animals. He has never liked being restrained when he thinks he wants something on the other side of a barrier. I thought he'd grow out of it, but I guess not. We'll see soon where he ends up going.
In elbow news, John's MRI showed no tears or damage to his ligament. He has some fluid where the muscle connects to the joint, so they think it's a bad muscle strain that hasn't had enough time to heal. He's on four more weeks of rest and a slow build back to pitching. We hope he'll get back to playing sometime in late June/July.
We'll update you after our appointment on Friday with the gender news!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Some baby news and other news too
Well, last week on Wednesday night, I felt what I can say for the first time was about 15 seconds of for sure baby flutter. I'd felt a few flits and twitches before this, but this time I knew it was definitely baby and not the burrito I had for lunch. It's pretty neat! I haven't had a continuous flutter since then, but still getting those flits and pinches. Our next doctor's appointment is May 19th. We will likely make an appointment for another ultrasound for that week and we hope to find out if it's a boy or a girl then.
In other news, I finished my last day at work on Saturday. It was also my official goodbye to Lexi. I didn't expect to get too emotional since Lexi has been cared for by other people for about 3 months now, but I guess being pregnant and the fact that I've had her for 10 years got the better of me. It was a tough goodbye, but one that is best for both of us. She is being doted on and spoiled to pieces by a lady I used to work with. I have an open invitation to come see her any time and Suzi is going to email me pictures and updates regularly. Lexi is currently living at Remuda where she lives the easy life munching hay and going for a couple of trail rides a week. Suzi is really enjoying her and I couldn't have asked for a better situation. It was totally set up by God and we all know His plans are the best ones!
Unfortunately, at this point, John's elbow isn't feeling too good. So we don't know what is going on in the baseball arena right now. We are going to San Diego this week for John to have an MRI and see the team doctors. Hopefully we can get a diagnosis and it's nothing too serious.
Love you all!
In other news, I finished my last day at work on Saturday. It was also my official goodbye to Lexi. I didn't expect to get too emotional since Lexi has been cared for by other people for about 3 months now, but I guess being pregnant and the fact that I've had her for 10 years got the better of me. It was a tough goodbye, but one that is best for both of us. She is being doted on and spoiled to pieces by a lady I used to work with. I have an open invitation to come see her any time and Suzi is going to email me pictures and updates regularly. Lexi is currently living at Remuda where she lives the easy life munching hay and going for a couple of trail rides a week. Suzi is really enjoying her and I couldn't have asked for a better situation. It was totally set up by God and we all know His plans are the best ones!
Unfortunately, at this point, John's elbow isn't feeling too good. So we don't know what is going on in the baseball arena right now. We are going to San Diego this week for John to have an MRI and see the team doctors. Hopefully we can get a diagnosis and it's nothing too serious.
Love you all!
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