What a scary afternoon!

Yesterday, about 2:00, I went to lay down in the lounge to rest and put my feet up while another teacher watched my kids. I had noticed Isaac wasn't moving around very much so I decided to get a coke and a cookie hoping the sugar would wake him up and he'd start moving around. Well, about 30 mintues passed and I only felt one little kick, so I decided I better call my doctor. I told them what was going on and everything, and he said to come to the office so they could hook me up to the monitor. Isaac was moving more on the way up there, but not moving like he usually does. It was very scary, but we got there and he started jumping and moving around like a little jumping bean. He made mommy a liar, but I'm glad he did and everything was ok. They said he was more than likely laying on my back that's why I couldn't feel him much. I took today off from work to rest and relax and it feels good to just rest without worrying about work. I go back to the doctor on Monday instead of Wednesday. I just have a feeling he is not going to do the c-section on the 20th. He's going to wait until the 23rd, which is just fine if that's what needs to happen to make sure Isaac is healthy enough to come. I'll keep you updated!

March 9th check-up

I went for another check-up today, and some things have changed. My blood pressure was up, but not too bad. He is thinking of moving the c-section to Friday the 20th instead of the 23rd. He wants to see how my blood pressure is next week, and then he'll let us know either the 20th or the 23rd. I gained 3 pounds so that puts me at 28 pounds. I go back Wednesday the 18th to have a checkup and a non-stess test. He checked me today and I have not dilated any, and we did a non stress test. Isaac decided to sleep during that test, so we were trying to wake him up by me laying in all kinds of positions, but he was sleepy and was not paying us any attention. So, we went and did an ultrasound just to make sure he was doing ok. He passed the test. She used some kind of buzzer thingy and mashed it on my belly, and it woke him up. He started jumping around, but the second time she did it, I guess it made him mad because he punched me so hard it hurt. You could see on the screen that he had his fists doubled up....she made him mad!! He must be like his mommy...mommy gets irritated when she can't take a nap when she needs one! Oh, by the way, the doctor said Isaac is already measuring like a full term baby...no wonder I'm so miserable!! So, we'll see...it won't be much longer now.

March 2nd check-up

I went back to the doctor today, and everything is still going great. I gained 2 pounds, which puts me at 25 pounds total so far, and my blood pressure was also good. I couldn't believe it. I had to see another doctor because my doctor is at a meeting all week, but I really liked who I saw today. We did an ultrasound to check his growth today, and she said he is growing great. He weighs 6 lbs. 7 oz. now, and she said he'll be somewhere between 8 lbs and 8 1/2 lbs when he gets here. She said he should gain about 1/2 lb a week or he could even gain 1 lb a week....so we'll see! It really doesn't matter how much he weighs as long as he's healthy. Yes, we tried again for a 4-d picture, but he didn't want any part of it. We'll just have to wait 3 more weeks to see him!

Monday, Feb. 23rd check-up

I went back to the doctor today, and everything is still going great. I gained 1 1/2 pounds and my blood pressure was actually good today. I couldn't believe it! We just did a quick ultrasound to check to see if the cord was around his neck because the last time it looked like it was, and it has bothered us ever since. The cord was not around his neck, but he has flipped back to head up. She said that didn't matter because I was having a c-section if he didn't turn back again. We tried to get a 4-d picture again, but he was being like his daddy...AGAIN, and he had his hand in front of his face. I guess he wants to be a surprise for us!! That's ok because it's only 4 weeks from today, and he'll be here!!
Oh, we could see that Isaac has some hair!! He should as much indigestion I've had!!

Shower Time!

The teachers at school gave me a shower/potluck meal today. We had lots of great food, and they gave us a Wal-Mart gift card. I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends and collegues. They have taken really good care of me throughout this pregnancy, from watching my class while I took a quick rest and got off my feet to checking to make sure my blood pressure was doing good. They have been a big help! We managed to get some pictures when we were resting from "stuffing our faces" from all of that great food.

Gifts

Here are the gifts we got from Wendi. She got him an outfit, teether rings, a rattle toy, rubber duckies, and some booties with baby lions on them. This outfit is really cute....might bring him home in this.

Here are the gifts we got from Anna. She got him the book "Just in Case You Ever Wonder" and a football shirt. She got me a bath set that smells like fresh cotton. It smells really good! This book is really sweet! It's one of my favorite books!

Monday, Feb. 16th check-up

We went back to the doctor today, and so far so good. My blood pressure was high, but they made me lay on my left side, and my nurse took it again about 10 minutes later. Luckily, it went down. I had been having some tightness and pressure over the weekend, so he checked me just to make sure. Everything was good. He hooked me up to the non stress test machine to make sure I wasn't contracting. I was having small ones but nothing to make a big fuss about. He said it was a good reading. I gained 2 pounds and go back next Monday. Not much longer!! I kind of had a rough weekend...the anxiety of it all is starting to set in!!