A week ago, I had another ultrasound appointment. Due to my "advanced maternal age" and thyroid condition, I am now having to go in for weekly biophysical monitoring. Basically, they track the baby's heartbeat for 20 minutes and check the level of fluid. The nurse told me that I was having contractions at the beginning; to me it just felt like the baby pushing at my abdomen. She gave me some water to drink and that stopped them. I didn't feel so well that evening and the next morning and so drank lots of water and that seemed to help.
The baby is still in the breech position. I haven't talked to the doctor yet about turning this one, but I would think it will soon be a topic of discussion if the child doesn't move on her own.
August 21, 2011
What I want to be when I grow up..
Lexi has mentioned wanting to be the following professions when she grows up:
-a doctor
-a carrot
-a nurse
-a teacher
-a cashier lady
I think she will have lots to choose from but I kind of wonder if she won't go into acting. She can be so dramatic - but then, she won't perform in public a rehearsed skit.
I think she has also grown taller lately. She can easily reach light switches in our house which are kind of high I think and got something off the kitchen counter without needing to stand on her stool.
We are both happy that Dad is home from his 2 week sojourn. Lexi had to show him all the birthday cards and art week she had done at school the last weeks.
-a doctor
-a carrot
-a nurse
-a teacher
-a cashier lady
I think she will have lots to choose from but I kind of wonder if she won't go into acting. She can be so dramatic - but then, she won't perform in public a rehearsed skit.
I think she has also grown taller lately. She can easily reach light switches in our house which are kind of high I think and got something off the kitchen counter without needing to stand on her stool.
We are both happy that Dad is home from his 2 week sojourn. Lexi had to show him all the birthday cards and art week she had done at school the last weeks.
August 11, 2011
Dental visit and silly girls
Lexi had a dentist's appointment today. It was the first one where she actually had her teeth cleaned. She was crying a little bit at the beginning but she soon calmed down and cooperated very well for both the hygentist and the dentist. Her teeth are rather close together and she has an overbite, but no cavities so we will just have to see how her adult teeth come in. Lexi even talked to the dentist which is kind of unusual - I couldn't get her to say a word at her 4 year old health check up the last week of July. She left with a new toothbrush, some toothpaste and a purple monkey which she enthusiastically played dentist with once we got home.
We went to the park after supper as it was a beautiful evening. She was acting so squirrelly some other kid there (maybe 8-10 y.o.) asked me if she had had a lot of sugar. No clue why she was so hyped up but she definitely was as she danced around and shouted nonsense. Leaving the playground she said she missed everyone and that her heart was broken. I couldn't get her to clarify who 'everyone' was but I thought it was funny for her to say that about her heart.
I will start having weekly monitoring visits for Baby #2 next week. There is nothing wrong but because of my thyroid condition and my age they want to do a whole lot of monitoring just to make sure everything is ok. This child is as active as her sister was in the womb and does a lot of pushing and kicking on my abodomen. I am ready for the end of September to be here and this baby to be out in the world.
Lexi and I checked out a daycare last week that is close to home and has good (long) hours. I think it will work out fine and it's not outrageously expensive.
We went to the park after supper as it was a beautiful evening. She was acting so squirrelly some other kid there (maybe 8-10 y.o.) asked me if she had had a lot of sugar. No clue why she was so hyped up but she definitely was as she danced around and shouted nonsense. Leaving the playground she said she missed everyone and that her heart was broken. I couldn't get her to clarify who 'everyone' was but I thought it was funny for her to say that about her heart.
I will start having weekly monitoring visits for Baby #2 next week. There is nothing wrong but because of my thyroid condition and my age they want to do a whole lot of monitoring just to make sure everything is ok. This child is as active as her sister was in the womb and does a lot of pushing and kicking on my abodomen. I am ready for the end of September to be here and this baby to be out in the world.
Lexi and I checked out a daycare last week that is close to home and has good (long) hours. I think it will work out fine and it's not outrageously expensive.
August 7, 2011
Regression??
Lexi wet her pants two times yesterday and I have no idea why. We were home both times so it's not like she couldn't have made it to the bathroom. If the baby was already here, I would think it might be a ploy for attention but maybe it has something to do with Stephen being away?? Who knows? I just hope it doesn't happen again!
August 6, 2011
Busy Day
Lexi and I are on our own for the next two weeks while Stephen goes to Norway and then spends some time in Seattle. We set out this morning on several errands - none of which took too long in themselves but ending up being away from home for 2.5 hours. Then after lunch, we went to the splash park (a new one we hadn't been to - there was no one else there), the playground (next to the splash park) and to a concert at our church. Lexi did pretty good sitting through the concert and thinks she wants to learn to play flute now.
August 4, 2011
Preschool and play dates
After 2.5 weeks off from school, Lexi's preschool started up again. She has a different teacher this year - Ms. Tee - and was a little upset when we dropped her off this morning. It was only a half day so she went to one of her classmate's homes for the afternoon. She had such a good time there that she practically threw a fit when I went to pick her up. A couple of weekends ago, she went to another friends house - and didn't want to go - but ended up having fun. It's those new things that make our girl anxious.
Baby #2 continues to be very active. My belly is very round/large and I am always getting asked when the new baby will arrive. I think they expect me to say sometime in the near future and they always look a bit shocked when I tell them how far away the due date is.
My doctor's appointments are every two weeks now though he still doesn't do much more than ask how I am feeling and check the baby's heartbeat. At the last ultrasound, they were pleased with the baby's size in terms of percentiles so are less alarmed about the baby's seemingly large size. The projection is still around 8 lbs.
Baby #2 continues to be very active. My belly is very round/large and I am always getting asked when the new baby will arrive. I think they expect me to say sometime in the near future and they always look a bit shocked when I tell them how far away the due date is.
My doctor's appointments are every two weeks now though he still doesn't do much more than ask how I am feeling and check the baby's heartbeat. At the last ultrasound, they were pleased with the baby's size in terms of percentiles so are less alarmed about the baby's seemingly large size. The projection is still around 8 lbs.
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