4D Ultrasound-Take 3

Noah, again, did not cooperate. For some reason, he doesn't want us to really see him until February! But we still got a few interesting pictures.

I love this one! Noah's perfect little toes! He has his Momma's feet, too!


Heartrate at 150bpm


Noah's hand and a blurry look at his face


This one is a little strange looking, but it looks like his eye is open!

I didn't schedule another appointment while I was there. I love seeing him, but I'm getting tired of having to go to the doctor every other day! And I'm sure my boss is getting tired of that too! Good thing he's my Dad and I can get away with it! The ultrasound tech (who is very patient and very nice) said that we could keep trying all the way up until delivery to get a good picture, so I'll probably try one more time. I don't know, we'll see.

In other baby related news, I ordered some 8x10 canvases with Noah's name written on them back in October to go in his nursery. And now it appears, after I've paid for them, that the online boutique is closed.....So now I'm trying to figure out what's going on and how I can get my money back. Didn't I go through enough drama with Noah's bedding?!? Geez...

4D Ultrasound-Take 2!

He takes after his mother, what can I say. Noah did a little bit better this time, but our ultrasound tech said she still wasn't satisfied with his pictures. So I'm going back AGAIN tomorrow! He is just so tempermental yall! I drank a Mountain Dew and everything and he still didn't cooperate! He even stuck his tongue out at the ultrasound wand because he was so tired of me moving back and forth, trying to get a good picture of him! So not only does he look like me, he acts like me, too! :o)

Strong heartbeat at 141 bpm

Even my Mom and April agree that he looks just like me! I'm so excited!

I love him so much already!


He's so cute!!

So, like I said, we go back tomorrow and HOPEFULLY the third time will be the charm!

29 weeks

How far along: 29 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: Up 28 pounds

Maternity clothes: I'm sick of them. I'm ready to be skinny again and wear my normal clothes.

Stretch marks: Same ones, but they don't stand out as much as they used to for some reason.

Sleep: It's going ok. But I miss good sleep.

Best moment this week: Getting all of Noah's presents assembled/washed/put away. It won't be long now!

Movement: After our trip to the doctor, Noah must have realized he better start moving more. And he has been kicking me HARD all week long.

Food cravings: Fried rice....actually just the soy sauce. Anything salty really.

Gender: The ultrasound tech confirmed that he's still a boy!

Labor signs: I had a few Braxton-Hicks this week. Those aren't fun.

Belly button in or out: Out

What I miss: Feeling like a normal person...having energy, drinking 8 Mountain Dew's a day, wearing normal clothes

What I am looking forward to: Getting to see our son again tomorrow at our 4D ultrasound (take 2)! Pray he cooperates!

Weekly wisdom: I'm all tapped out.

Milestone: Passing our first non-stress test.

Hopefully Noah will show us his pretty little face tomorrow afternoon. I'm not looking forward to returning to work tomorrow after this long weekend. Usually I am ready to go back to work, but I'm just so tired and so tired of everything hurting all the time. I'm just getting to the point where I'm tired of being pregnant. It's bittersweet because on one hand I love feeling him move around in my belly and I love being about to go and come as I want, sleep when I want, etc. Then on the other hand, I'm so ready for him to be here so I can hold and cuddle him and I can feel more like a human.

So anyway, that's my pity party. I'll be better tomorrow.

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving! We spent the first half of the day at my Mom's house and the second half of the day at Brad's Mom's. I weighed myself on my Mom's scale and I have officially gained back that one pound I lost while being sick! Eating all the great food we ate will do that to you I guess! Here are a few pictures...

My granddaddy and Mom

Reece (my niece), Mom and Griffin (my nephew)

Josh (my brother-in-law), Reece, April and me and Noah

Griffin and Peyton (my other nephew) guarding the food!

Stuffing our faces!

Then yesterday, we all almost had a heart attack watching the Iron Bowl. Bama came this close to losing...and you can see the worry in our faces as we were watching the game...

My uncle, Brad, me and Noah...he was really poking out!

Mom and I getting some sugar from Bella and Sophie

Bella has gotten really attached to me lately. She wouldn't leave my side all day!

Trying to keep Noah warm!

My step-dad, Doug and my step-brother, Douglas

This is my favorite picture of all! There was like a minute left in the game and Bama HAD to score a touch down to win. We were all worried!

Needless to say, Bama won!

Today, we have been decking our halls! And when I say we, I mean Brad! It literally took him two hours to pick out a Christmas tree today at Lowe's. He is so picky about his tree! If I wasn't so lazy, I would follow him around the house and take pictures for yall to see....but instead, I'm going to continue to sit in my recliner with my feet up! Blame the baby!

4D Ultrasound...Take 1

Noah's 4D ultrasound was this morning. He was his usual stubborn self so we didn't really get any good pictures of his face. But from what we did see, I think he looks like me! Everything still looks perfect, he's still very much a boy and his heartrate was 148bpm. We go back on Monday for Take 2!

Here, you are looking down on him from the top of his head. He has his hands propped behind his head, relaxing!


Checking his heartrate


The four chambers of his perfect heart


Strong, long legs kicking on my bladder!

He was acting like he was chewing gum the whole ultrasound. He has his mouth open in this picture!

The only half-way decent 4D picture we got of the little monkey. Don't you think he looks like me??

Noah's profile

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving yall! And remember to give thanks to the Giver of little miracles!

Our 2nd shower

Sunday, I had my second baby shower! It was hosted by my sister, April, and my friends Jenn, Brooke J, Rissie and Brooke D. We had a HUGE turnout and had SO much fun! Plus I got a T-O-N of stuff! I feel a lot more prepared for Noah now. Here are some pictures from the shower....

Yummy food!

I would be the only one eating in the picture...

Some of the ladies discussing baby things!

My good friend Donna made that cute diaper bag! She is so talented!

I am in LOVE with my Boppy!

Reece was my helper!

My sister's sister-in-law made that Christmas ornament! It has snowpeople on it and the girl snowwoman is pregnant! How cute?!?

My Mom and Reece reading Noah's baby book

I love opening presents!

Super cute blanket!

Next we played the toilet paper game! Kim won...she's in the green shirt and gray sweater!

Measuring my tummy...I was like 12 sheets I think? That's Rissie measuring me (one of the hostesses)...she does my hair-can you tell? Our hair is the same! Except I've got some serious roots going on in this picture!

Half of the room full of people (April to the left, then Brooke J)

The other half of the room...(Brooke D being goofy and covering her face and Rissie sitting in the floor in the pink)

All of my goodies!

So as you can see, we had LOTS of fun and got LOTS of stuff for Noah! Thanks to everyone that came!

Quick doctor visit

I have become a paranoid mommy. If you read my post yesterday, you saw that I've been worried about Noah's decreased movement. Today was more of the same. He hadn't moved all morning. At around 10:30am, I asked April's opinion on the matter....I pressed here and there on my belly and finally after about five minutes of poking, he finally moved a little bit but that was it. April called her friend that works in L&D and she said to call my doctor. I did and they of course wanted to see me right away.

The nurse immediately found Noah's heartbeat and said it was normal. Then they hooked me up to a monitor to do a non-stress test.


Noah HATES being pressed on. So everytime the nurse would find his heartbeat, she would strap the lower belt on tight and he would move away from it. April and I waited and waited and waited....

This was my view:


They eventually got enough information from the non-stress test and said everything looked fine from it. Then my doctor did a quick ultrasound to make sure everything looked ok. As it turns out, Noah is sitting upright with his head at the top of my belly and his hiney pointing down BUT his feet are up by his head! So I'm not feeling him kick that much because he can't kick with his feet up by his head. So everything is just fine, I just have a stubborn flexible baby!

The good news is........I lost ONE POUND!!! YAY ME!!!! I was so excited! Not having an appetite for a week was a good thing for me! I am still going back to the doctor Wednesday for my 4D ultrasound but I don't have to see my doctor again then unless I just want to.

Check back tomorrow (hopefully!) for pictures from my second baby shower!