Latest Update:
1. On Wednesday, I got a call from a midwife at our hospital who was reviewing my midwife's records. Anyway, it seems as that at my last sonogram to see Peyton's face, my amniotic fluid was low. So she wanted to do a rescan to see where it was at now. I was able to sneak in on Wednesday and get this all done. Normal amniotic fluid is between 10-25 according to my midwife. (The Internet says the range is from 5-25.) I am at 8.4. The good news is that I was 8.4 two weeks ago during the initial scan. So now I have to go in twice a week for a fetal monitoring and an amniotic fluid scan (which means a sonogram.) I'll have 2 sonograms a week - how funny is that! Here I thought I'd only have one my whole pregnancy.
Good news - I went in on Friday for my 2nd scanning and my amniotic fluid went up from 8.4 to 10.6. I have been chugging water like no body's business. One of the potential reasons for low fluid is dehydration. It could also be where Peyton is taking up a lot of room so they're unable to get a good measurement. Or, it could be as severe as a kidney problem. I really don't think it's a kidney problem.
Currently I am measuring at 31 weeks and I am 33 weeks along. That could be the other reason. She doesn't have much room to move maybe. For some reason my body is not growing at the same rate Peyton is growing. That's why I look smaller than normal. It's not always a good thing to be small in the pregnant belly area. Hopefully I'm in between a growth spurt or something.
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Change of subject: Baby Shower at Work
I had a FABULOUS baby shower at work yesterday. My coworkers totally went above and beyond and spoiled me rotten. I think I got everything on my Target registry. I received all of the big things - 2 convertible car seats, highchair, pack-n-play, mattress, exersaucer, 3 papsan chairs, a side bed crib and a bunch of clothes. The clothes included 2 bathing suits. One bikini that Rob was not happy about :) And, one full piece that made him feel much better. The bottom line is that I love my job and my coworkers and Peyton is totally spoiled :)
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Happy Mother's Day.
Happy Mother's Day to all my girls. I know there are a lot of you who are new mother's and I wish you a fantastic day. You deserve the greatest day ever!!!!
So, what did I do today?
1. Slept in until 11 a.m. Yes, 11 a.m. Rob and I are taking full advantage of our sleep time since we know that is short lived. Maybe, just maybe, Peyton will be like Havick and Gracie and will sleep in with us. HA! Yeah right!
2. Had a nice lunch and went to see Spiderman. Yup, once again, taking advantage of our alone time sans Peyton. I know we have Dad here, but I think we're going to prefer sitting around with Miss Thing instead of attending a movie.
3. Put together the crib and the glider. It looks so cute. Rob put together the crib and I put together the glider. They were really easy to do. The dogs watched every move and we kept trying to explain that this was Peyton's new bed. Gracie could care less. She even went to the extent of stealing Peyton's little giraffe animal. Rob gave her a stern talking to :)
That's about it. I know I have some updating to do since it's been like 3 weeks since I last wrote.
Here are the upcoming events:
- May 18th Picerne baby shower
- Memorial Day weekend - hang out with Rachel and JD and Lorelai
- June 2nd Karen and Rachel are throwing me a baby shower
Feelings about the pregnancy:
- a little nervous
- anxious that there's a lot to do and a lot to still buy (or get if I'm lucky with my presents)
- worried about the whole delivery thing, but keep thinking that it shouldn't be too bad and it's just one moment in my life. Hopefully everything will go smooth.
- more concerned about having a baby here at home and having to care for it
- sad about what Rob will miss (jump forward to update on Rob)
Rob update:
So Rob was finally able to go talk with his new Battalion about his future with Civil Affairs. He is going to be assigned to Charlie Company, 97th Civil Affairs BN. The good news is that he will deploy to the Philippines. The kind of bad news is that he will probably go in November. I say it's kind of bad news because it's better than him leaving in September or before November. We're hoping it's an 6-8 month deployment, but I'm preparing for a year. Either way when he gets back Peyton will be able to walk to him. That's crazy. I hope he's able to take some time before he goes to spend quality time with his wife and new baby. Once again, thank god my Dad lives with us. I can't even imagine having a 4 month old and Rob leaving. I must say I give a lot of credit to my friends who are doing it and who have done it (Amy, Jo, Breta, Brandy, Heidi and the list goes on and on.) It's a tough life, but we love our military men and that's why we do it.
Alright, well, time to go grab something to eat. In case you didn't read the ticker above...I have 49 days left. Yes - 49!!!!! How crazy is that.
So, what did I do today?
1. Slept in until 11 a.m. Yes, 11 a.m. Rob and I are taking full advantage of our sleep time since we know that is short lived. Maybe, just maybe, Peyton will be like Havick and Gracie and will sleep in with us. HA! Yeah right!
2. Had a nice lunch and went to see Spiderman. Yup, once again, taking advantage of our alone time sans Peyton. I know we have Dad here, but I think we're going to prefer sitting around with Miss Thing instead of attending a movie.
3. Put together the crib and the glider. It looks so cute. Rob put together the crib and I put together the glider. They were really easy to do. The dogs watched every move and we kept trying to explain that this was Peyton's new bed. Gracie could care less. She even went to the extent of stealing Peyton's little giraffe animal. Rob gave her a stern talking to :)
That's about it. I know I have some updating to do since it's been like 3 weeks since I last wrote.
Here are the upcoming events:
- May 18th Picerne baby shower
- Memorial Day weekend - hang out with Rachel and JD and Lorelai
- June 2nd Karen and Rachel are throwing me a baby shower
Feelings about the pregnancy:
- a little nervous
- anxious that there's a lot to do and a lot to still buy (or get if I'm lucky with my presents)
- worried about the whole delivery thing, but keep thinking that it shouldn't be too bad and it's just one moment in my life. Hopefully everything will go smooth.
- more concerned about having a baby here at home and having to care for it
- sad about what Rob will miss (jump forward to update on Rob)
Rob update:
So Rob was finally able to go talk with his new Battalion about his future with Civil Affairs. He is going to be assigned to Charlie Company, 97th Civil Affairs BN. The good news is that he will deploy to the Philippines. The kind of bad news is that he will probably go in November. I say it's kind of bad news because it's better than him leaving in September or before November. We're hoping it's an 6-8 month deployment, but I'm preparing for a year. Either way when he gets back Peyton will be able to walk to him. That's crazy. I hope he's able to take some time before he goes to spend quality time with his wife and new baby. Once again, thank god my Dad lives with us. I can't even imagine having a 4 month old and Rob leaving. I must say I give a lot of credit to my friends who are doing it and who have done it (Amy, Jo, Breta, Brandy, Heidi and the list goes on and on.) It's a tough life, but we love our military men and that's why we do it.
Alright, well, time to go grab something to eat. In case you didn't read the ticker above...I have 49 days left. Yes - 49!!!!! How crazy is that.
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