Okay so I said I wouldn't be blown away if I went past my due date-but I didn't say happy about it!! She is cozy in there I guess, but I can't imagine there is a lot of room. Celia was 5 days early so to me this is ridiculous but it happens and it isn't uncommon at all.
I have had several people invade my privacy lately by asking me how far dilated I am. I just look at them, like what??? Although when good friends ask me that, I am okay with that but when someone who I only know very casualy asks me that I get a little creeped out. In anycase, my midwives don't check- so i have no clue nor does it matter!!
I had a midwife appointment yesterday and she was very sympathetic which I was surprised because I really just thought that she would go with the whole natural philosophy "she will come when she is ready, so deal with it". But it was a very nice visit at least and I have an appointment on black Friday for a non-stress test and 41 weeks appointment. 41 weeks... I should have a 1 week old by then!!! Guess that is not going to happen.
Atleast I am not waddling around uncomfortable, just a little more tired then usual I guess but I am not sleeping well. I am not sleeping well for no apparent reason either, not uncomfy just can't sleep!! I am measuring 2 months behind in my belly and I am guessing the baby is closer to 7 lbs, midwife's guess is closer to low 6 to mid 6. We will see!! Hopefully soon, but all bets are off at this point. I am thinking today is not the day as nothing feels different.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Still hanging in there
I am 39 weeks, 2 days and this is around the time that I went with Celia. I have no illusions that I could go past my due date, even by two days so how far along at this point doesn't really matter!! I have caught a slight cold/bug or something and am tired and have an achy throat. Hopefully something that can go away with rest. Celia has a tiny cold so perhaps that is what I have.
Check out the Little Home blog, she is talking about Christmas gifts that last through time. There is a link to another blog too.
My input, it seems like the more simple things are the best.
Books- always great and now that Celia has a new bookshelf, I am game for more books! But I am a huge fan of the library. Honestly I think that is a great resource and the trip itself always seems like a treat for Celia. Some of our favorite books are the Arthur series, David Shannon books, some Dr. Seuss books, and recently the youngest little house series.
Dolls and doll house- Celia is very into her dollies but whether they are pricey or cheap, it doesn't seem to matter honestly. We have not given her any very pricey doll but she does play with a doll that I had as a child and that one I think was a bit more pricey then my parents typically spent. The doll has held up very well, so who knows?? She also likes the Magnetic Dress up dolls by Melissa and Doug. She uses my wooden doll house and a plastic doll house that was a handme down. Her doll house furniture box is filled with items from yardsales and treats from Mom Mom. Yardsales are great resources for these kind of items.
Containers of any sort- Celia loves bags, purses, trunks, anything that you can put things in! She literally has spent an hour stuffing and unstuffing junk into these items.
Play food- that is hit or miss here but when she does play with them it is pure enjoyment. I love the Melissa and Doug wooden food but we do have some plastic food that was in the throw away pile at my school last year that I snatched. It is a huge tub of it. Free is nice!! Celia also steals my measuring cups and spoons.
Household items- Celia will play with cloth diapers, dust rags, cups, spoons, paper, etc. Celia will spend a lot of time just playing with random things. Honestly. I think that if we had no toys at all she would still have a blast!
Stroller- We have this stroller. It was given to us by Celia's grandparents and she loves it. In the beginning she tried to sit in it and roll around with her feet. So she broke the seat a bit, but I attached some elastic to the bottom and all was well. It has lasted and it is still working well.
Crafts- Celia likes scrap paper, scissors, glue, etc. Crayons and paper are truely entertainment
Trucks and Cars aren't just for boys! Celia loved cars and trucks, even before age 1. We discovered this soft rubber trucks and cars from Tonka early on and she still occassionally plays with them. We typically got them at Target and they entertained her for quite sometime. Even at age 3, I catch her taking them out of the drawer and lining them up.
Puzzles and Games- Hi-ho cheerio and Go fish are our current favorites
Okay, that is my list!
Check out the Little Home blog, she is talking about Christmas gifts that last through time. There is a link to another blog too.
My input, it seems like the more simple things are the best.
Books- always great and now that Celia has a new bookshelf, I am game for more books! But I am a huge fan of the library. Honestly I think that is a great resource and the trip itself always seems like a treat for Celia. Some of our favorite books are the Arthur series, David Shannon books, some Dr. Seuss books, and recently the youngest little house series.
Dolls and doll house- Celia is very into her dollies but whether they are pricey or cheap, it doesn't seem to matter honestly. We have not given her any very pricey doll but she does play with a doll that I had as a child and that one I think was a bit more pricey then my parents typically spent. The doll has held up very well, so who knows?? She also likes the Magnetic Dress up dolls by Melissa and Doug. She uses my wooden doll house and a plastic doll house that was a handme down. Her doll house furniture box is filled with items from yardsales and treats from Mom Mom. Yardsales are great resources for these kind of items.
Containers of any sort- Celia loves bags, purses, trunks, anything that you can put things in! She literally has spent an hour stuffing and unstuffing junk into these items.
Play food- that is hit or miss here but when she does play with them it is pure enjoyment. I love the Melissa and Doug wooden food but we do have some plastic food that was in the throw away pile at my school last year that I snatched. It is a huge tub of it. Free is nice!! Celia also steals my measuring cups and spoons.
Household items- Celia will play with cloth diapers, dust rags, cups, spoons, paper, etc. Celia will spend a lot of time just playing with random things. Honestly. I think that if we had no toys at all she would still have a blast!
Stroller- We have this stroller. It was given to us by Celia's grandparents and she loves it. In the beginning she tried to sit in it and roll around with her feet. So she broke the seat a bit, but I attached some elastic to the bottom and all was well. It has lasted and it is still working well.
Crafts- Celia likes scrap paper, scissors, glue, etc. Crayons and paper are truely entertainment
Trucks and Cars aren't just for boys! Celia loved cars and trucks, even before age 1. We discovered this soft rubber trucks and cars from Tonka early on and she still occassionally plays with them. We typically got them at Target and they entertained her for quite sometime. Even at age 3, I catch her taking them out of the drawer and lining them up.
Puzzles and Games- Hi-ho cheerio and Go fish are our current favorites
Okay, that is my list!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Pictures
I did not dress up this year and I am horrible at doing hair, so that is the best I did for Celia's hair. I wanted to put it all up in one blonde puff like Tinkerbell... but couldn't figure that out!! I think that I need to invest in a stack of thick headbands! In anycase, there is a 37 week belly shot, not much has changed in a week!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
No Way
So I will be 38 weeks on Friday, it can not be. When I started out the school year I thought, okay no big deal, I will definately have a few months of lesson plans for my Sub. Now it has dwindled down to, hmm... I wonder if I will have time to leave my wonderful sub any information, you know a paragraph or something about my 5 little guys- soon to be 6 in January. So little one, if you could please stay in until 39 weeks and give me just a little more time that would be absolutely awesome. I have my last IEP meeting tomorrow and I have to get that IEP out in the mail, another one too-but not anything I can do until it is approved. I have most of my report cards done, the ones that I can get done are done. I have finished my literacy data collection that was due this week. If I make it to next Friday, I plan to do some of the testing for my sub before I leave- it is supposed to be for the whole month of November but some of it can be done at the beginning! So things are done, but just not sub plans- just when I think I have time I realize 10 million other things that are due. Life will go on though if this little girl decides to come sooner then I think.
On the homefront, the nursery is fairly well established with a crib in it and the moses basket is set out, plus a borrowed pack n play in case we decide to go the route. The closet is filled with clothes, cloth diapers are in drawers, some disposables are set out ( don't know if I will be brave enough to start the cloth diapering the first week, just primarily because they are so tiny in the beginning). A bag is in Pete's car, but really not sure if everything is actualy in the bag!! The carseats are in Pete's car. We had to fix Celia's carseat because there was an issue so that was a chore. But Pete got on the computer and found directions for installation, that we had lost and we installed it and it is not budging!! Now the baby carseat in my car evidently needs a locking clip to prevent tipping, so I am going to fool with that Friday or Sat.
Okay, boring stuff!! There is a concern that I am still carrying a peanut of a baby. They are very concerned about her size despite a good ultrasound that we had a few weeks ago. At that time it showed that her birth weight would like be in the 6 1/2 lb range, maybe less, maybe more. The midwives feel that she just reached 5 lbs now. We will see who is right, I think she will be 7 or more lbs to prove them all wrong!! I am measuring 7 1/2 months and yes I am 9 + months but with Celia, that is as far as I ever got. It is just the way I am built.
So this is a boring post, I just wanted to update and let you know that I am still around, no baby yet, will definately let everyone know!! Celia is still all spunk and giving us a hard time on some days. My Mom is coming Sunday to stay for the long haul and I think Celia is excited about that. She wanted to stay home from school yesterday and stay in her jammies all day. I told her she could plan a day like that next week with Mom Mom. She was very, very, happy to hear about that!! She does love school, we have just had some sleepy and grumpy mornings!
Carrie
On the homefront, the nursery is fairly well established with a crib in it and the moses basket is set out, plus a borrowed pack n play in case we decide to go the route. The closet is filled with clothes, cloth diapers are in drawers, some disposables are set out ( don't know if I will be brave enough to start the cloth diapering the first week, just primarily because they are so tiny in the beginning). A bag is in Pete's car, but really not sure if everything is actualy in the bag!! The carseats are in Pete's car. We had to fix Celia's carseat because there was an issue so that was a chore. But Pete got on the computer and found directions for installation, that we had lost and we installed it and it is not budging!! Now the baby carseat in my car evidently needs a locking clip to prevent tipping, so I am going to fool with that Friday or Sat.
Okay, boring stuff!! There is a concern that I am still carrying a peanut of a baby. They are very concerned about her size despite a good ultrasound that we had a few weeks ago. At that time it showed that her birth weight would like be in the 6 1/2 lb range, maybe less, maybe more. The midwives feel that she just reached 5 lbs now. We will see who is right, I think she will be 7 or more lbs to prove them all wrong!! I am measuring 7 1/2 months and yes I am 9 + months but with Celia, that is as far as I ever got. It is just the way I am built.
So this is a boring post, I just wanted to update and let you know that I am still around, no baby yet, will definately let everyone know!! Celia is still all spunk and giving us a hard time on some days. My Mom is coming Sunday to stay for the long haul and I think Celia is excited about that. She wanted to stay home from school yesterday and stay in her jammies all day. I told her she could plan a day like that next week with Mom Mom. She was very, very, happy to hear about that!! She does love school, we have just had some sleepy and grumpy mornings!
Carrie
Friday, October 15, 2010
Celia's 3 Year Old Check Up
Okay Celia's stats:
Weight 31 1/2 lbs (so 32)- average
Height 36 inches- short (20%)
Blood Pressure: 100/68 (Average is 105/60)- I don't think she is hypertensive, however she causes it
Concerns from the Dr- that she might not be able to express her needs effectively with language- that was a complete Joke. Celia wouldn't let the Dr. talk for the first 5 minutes. She told him about visiting the Dentist in August, that she took her green toothbrush on vacation to the beach and the green toothbrush is buddies with her purple toothbrush. She told him that Daddy likes him best out of all the doctors and that they talked about him. She told him a bit about school, sung the ABC song (upon his request), told him that she threw her diaper at me when I was making her wear them at night. She said that she didn't need them anymore but that I kept making her wear them. Okay, didn't realize she was bitter about that!! How would have thought that at age 2 she didn't need her cloth diaper at night, but she will get over that. So absolutely no concerns on the language department at all. He said her language skills are far advanced- I know that but it is always nice to hear!!
Actualy there are no concerns at all!! No shots were required so that was nice. Honestly, shots are so much easier now that she is older. I had to tell her that I really didn't know if she needed a shot or not prior to the visit. She was actualy okay with that! Of course once I told her the good news she was ecstactic. So overall a good physical appointment. I am sure we will have her in there soon enough again, the cold/viral season isn't yet upon us.
So Pete and I decided that Celia needed more activity- we put her to work helping with lawn work. Okay kidding. That is at a local Garden that my Father In Law gave us a membership too last year. Celia and I have been there so much starting last Spring and then in the Summer, and now in the Fall I think we have already been at least 3 or 4 times even since School started. We love it!! They had an awesome Pumpkin and haystack exhibit for the kids. Celia also loves the train display. Here are some more pictures.
The following are images of her reaction to the trains- mesmorized!! We went one day and it was raining and the big trains were not out, just a little Thomas train. Well she was so excited to see the big trains out this time.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Fall Afternoon
Honestly have you ever seen anything more gorgeous??
We spent most of this afternoon (that is when we got home from school) outside playing with a ball and this box. It was fun and Celia did not want to come in. So she hung out some more on the deck with the box while I started dinner (kitchen is connected to the deck, don't worry I had my eye on her)
Celia insisted I take a picture of the sun, here it is. Maybe she wanted evidence that it existed- we have had over a week of rain and clouds.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Week by Week
November is going to come quickly, but right now it seems like to me that the weeks are dragging on because I have so much work to do that I really don't feel like doing! I really need to at least get brief sub plans done for when I go out on maternity leave however it seems like just when I get the current week's lesson plans completed, my lesson plans are due into my Supervisor for the following week (they are due the Wednesday before). I also have 4 IEPs and one Reevaluation to work on- for those familar with Special Education, you know what those are. Pete complained that all I do at night is work on the computer, it is sadly the truth and there is nothing to be done about it. The one night I didn't, I cut out and designed a bunch of activities to be laminated and guess what?? The next morning I discovered that the laminator was broken- I had not used it all year. So yes, sadly Pete will have his wife with her nose buried in the computer each night for a long while. When there comes a time that I don't need to do that, it will likely mean that I have a baby attached to me!! So I am complaining about the workload, but I am enjoying my students. I had a very aggressive student last year and my assistants and I are enjoying a much needed break from that. Although my classroom is not "easy" we don't have extreme behaviors and the kids do follow our behavior management program- for the most part!!
So enough complaining. I need to post a current pregnancy photo, I am not that big as with Celia- infact I am measuring exactly where I was at this point with Celia. I went in for my 2 week midwife appointment and found out that I am measuring 29 weeks when I was 32 weeks. So we looked back at my chart from Celia and funny thing, at 32 weeks with Celia I measured 29 weeks and from then on I grew only 2 cm the rest of my pregnancy. Really the fundal height (when they measure your preggo belly) is a very poor judgement of baby's size and growth, but all doctors and midwives measure anyhow. So I am not too worried since we went through this with Celia and honestly this baby feels very substantial and is extremly active- far more then Celia ever was. Celia saved up all her energy for when she got out, hopefully this little girl is doing the opposite!! As for being ready for this little girl, that is getting there very slowly! I haven't found the time to work on her room or make sure that we have what we need (which we don't have).
Celia is definately 3 although she told us that we told her that 3 was more fun then 2 and so far she hasn't been having fun. That was said durinng a time when we asked her to do something and she didn't want to.. but it was funny. She is having some issues listening lately, well choosing to comply and listen. She enjoys school depending on the day. She has taken interest in singing and is cracking us up with some made up songs. We are not impressed with her independent streaks as they involve arguements over who is going to do what and then randomly she evidently just can't do anything. You know, she gets dressed one day and the next day she "just doesn't know how..." Oh and as far as dressing goes, she is all about sparkly shoes. She has these dressy sparkly shoes that she loves but are not so appropriate for school. So I bought her some sparkly sneakers and they are her new love. It hasn't been cool enough to introduce her to the sparkly jeans that my Mom got her. I am not sure if I am going to do that anytime soon.
Okay will post with pictures another time.
So enough complaining. I need to post a current pregnancy photo, I am not that big as with Celia- infact I am measuring exactly where I was at this point with Celia. I went in for my 2 week midwife appointment and found out that I am measuring 29 weeks when I was 32 weeks. So we looked back at my chart from Celia and funny thing, at 32 weeks with Celia I measured 29 weeks and from then on I grew only 2 cm the rest of my pregnancy. Really the fundal height (when they measure your preggo belly) is a very poor judgement of baby's size and growth, but all doctors and midwives measure anyhow. So I am not too worried since we went through this with Celia and honestly this baby feels very substantial and is extremly active- far more then Celia ever was. Celia saved up all her energy for when she got out, hopefully this little girl is doing the opposite!! As for being ready for this little girl, that is getting there very slowly! I haven't found the time to work on her room or make sure that we have what we need (which we don't have).
Celia is definately 3 although she told us that we told her that 3 was more fun then 2 and so far she hasn't been having fun. That was said durinng a time when we asked her to do something and she didn't want to.. but it was funny. She is having some issues listening lately, well choosing to comply and listen. She enjoys school depending on the day. She has taken interest in singing and is cracking us up with some made up songs. We are not impressed with her independent streaks as they involve arguements over who is going to do what and then randomly she evidently just can't do anything. You know, she gets dressed one day and the next day she "just doesn't know how..." Oh and as far as dressing goes, she is all about sparkly shoes. She has these dressy sparkly shoes that she loves but are not so appropriate for school. So I bought her some sparkly sneakers and they are her new love. It hasn't been cool enough to introduce her to the sparkly jeans that my Mom got her. I am not sure if I am going to do that anytime soon.
Okay will post with pictures another time.
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