tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42052296729329562802024-03-21T02:22:09.172-05:00The Privileged InfertileBug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-24445659476804975492012-01-02T19:41:00.004-06:002012-01-02T19:54:38.257-06:00Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot...<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left; ">I write this post with a heavy heart. You see, I've come to the decision that it's time for "Privileged" to end. We said goodbye to 2011 this weekend, and with it, I said goodbye to my infertility. It's over. Dead and gone. I have the sweet, precious child I so desperately longed for and the revelation that he is the only one my body will ever bare.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>So many that I know, online and IRL had miserable 2011. I had the best year of my life. For the first 7 months I carried the life I had prayed and wept for so desperately in 2008, 2009 and most of 2010. I reveled in carrying Little Bird. I counted each day as precious and wonderful. I bore the responsibility for his little life with utmost care and gratefulness.</div><div><br /></div><div>2012 brings only hope and gladness as Hubs and I watch LB grow into the most fantastic little boy. He's still my Itty Bitty, weighing in at 15lbs, 4oz at 5 months old. But his personality and smile are larger than life! He truly is the light of our lives. He is rolling over, jabbering, playing with toys, imitating our movements, and now, eating cereal! </div><div><br /></div><div>He keeps me busier than I ever imagined - especially since he is not yet mobile. And that explains my absence. I'm having to much fun living life with Hubs and LB, and at the end of each day, I'm just too spent to come relive it all with you.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot express my deep gratitude for each of you that I've traveled this journey with. I hope with all my might that each of you will end up with the child you long for and enjoy the ones you've been given. I will still be reading and occasionally commenting (or emailing when appropriate). Thank you for your strength, hope, prayers, and reading along as I made my way to this point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>It was all worth it. I would relive all the pain and tears, ups and downs, every last bit of it to have my Little Bird. He was worth it all. He is more than I could ever have imagined.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgayxYIfhZdNjuXbEdmzCUXOWrT-5cSV8H52-dMrPk1GT_sacoJ2ls9vL6_NEtQ6_6ClhpyoIOnZ-TfCyLxuQb_tE-hr-HkhCtcM2OMu5gWFLcEeImlN8VvZwE7bexngvhtlEz-iG3vjt/s400/IMG_3659a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693218014373056642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /><div></div></div><div><br /></div>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-42259639642765619622011-10-31T16:54:00.001-05:002011-10-31T16:54:36.762-05:00One Year AgoOne year ago I was in the midst of what would become my LMP. We were diving head first into our first IVF cycle, hoping and praying that it would be out only one. We were prepared though to give it a second go if necessary, having lined it all up so that we could at least have a second shot. Statistics had not been our friend to that point and even though the odds were in our favor, we had landed on the wrong side of the odds one too many times to take it for granted by any stretch.<br> <br>I've been pretty emotional about it lately. I'll think about the date and remember what I was doing this time last year. Oct 28, 2011, was the start of the AF that would be the last for 11 months. October 29 was the day I began stims, and tomorrow, November 1 was the first of many, many ultrasounds. It was a total roller coaster ride that started off slow and had the best finale imaginable. It is a ride I would take again and again if I could be guaranteed of the same outcome (a live, healthy baby!). <br> <br>Wow, and now my Little Bird is 3 months old. He has changed so much already. He finally hit the double-digit weight at around 10 weeks and started sleeping 10 hours a night at 11 weeks. We went through our first "wonder" week last week and while it was pretty rough on us all, I can see how much he is developing and growing. LB is such a little trooper and is already getting back into his usual schedule - hallelujah!! <br> <br>This "mom" thing is beyond hard. I've started saying lately that we need to invent a whole new word, because "hard" just isn't appropriate. Trigonometry tests are hard, being a mother? It takes grit. You have no idea until you get here and no one can tell you. Today at lunch though, when I turned to look at LB beside me in his carrier, and spoke to him and touched his cheek and his whole face lit up and he gave me the biggest gummy smile - I thought I might die of love and happiness overload right then and there. My lunch buddy saw it happen, "Awww he loves you so much!" <br> <br>And in that moment and all the moments like it in the 3 months of LB's little life, all the "beyond hard" new-mommy-moments and the 29 months of "beyond hard" infertility before it - "beyond worth" it.<br> <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-69712920821740736382011-10-16T20:09:00.002-05:002011-10-17T09:22:56.590-05:00When Ordinary Just Won't Do...I am so, so excited. I've just uploaded brand new items to my Etsy store! I've had such a ball making burp cloths to use with Little Bird and a couple of friends who are pregnant. They are quick and easy and look so cute - and for a sewing project it's pretty much instant gratification!<br /><br />The base is a Gerber cloth diaper, and then it's embellished with a flannel panel down the center 1/3 and ribbon. I have patterns for both boys and girls.<br /><br />Check it out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aliparker?ref=si_shop">here</a>! Also, just for my bloggies, I have a special coupon for 15% off - LBOCT11.<br /><br />In case you've not used a coupon on Etsy before (like me, they've made lots of changes!!) here's a screen capture of where to enter your 15% code once you've added an item to your cart and "Go to Cart":<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrICEpscHvOTbedNIz1AIOwA8uv8rq81awkJkdWObYSccEPduIQiwL3zLMApicVF3IjH6qW0LVHoFPOsRyCvaj4XIhGxJFc4hphhxtyJJaD7BozJN-AEKHNY2DsGeljg9CjG8ECIc_Hew/s1600/copcode.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrICEpscHvOTbedNIz1AIOwA8uv8rq81awkJkdWObYSccEPduIQiwL3zLMApicVF3IjH6qW0LVHoFPOsRyCvaj4XIhGxJFc4hphhxtyJJaD7BozJN-AEKHNY2DsGeljg9CjG8ECIc_Hew/s400/copcode.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664466225871801570" border="0" /></a>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-82960439278214693182011-10-02T21:05:00.001-05:002011-10-02T21:05:56.426-05:009-week Check-inYikes, it's been a long few weeks - some of the fastest too though! Little Bird is an amazing 9 weeks (2 days) old. How in the world did that happen since he was only born yesterday?!?<br><br>LB is doing well and is growing, changing and learning every day. He's got amazing neck strength and control, and is very alert and attentive. So much so, that my mom (his Nana) and I were talking tonight that sometimes we forget he's still just 9 weeks. He is quite the little charmer and is smiling so much these days! As of Thursday (the official 2-month mark) he weighed 9lbs, 6oz, only up 6oz from his 7-week check-up and shots 2 weeks earlier. <br> <br>Speaking of shots. We are forging ahead with the recommended vaccine schedule. He received 3 shots and one oral. The nurse was so good and we hadn't thought he was getting them (we were there for something else), so it was actually very easy. I had heard all these stories about how it was hard and so many mommies cry as much as the baby. LB screamed a touch but it was over before either of us could do much of anything, and he settled right down as soon as she was through. I'm hoping it goes as well next time. We don't go back for another "well baby" visit until 4 months (December). <br> <br>I've recovered physically. Got the all-clear for everything from my OB. And yesterday AF arrived. She's being incredibly kind for this first trip in ELEVEN months.<br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-79383761093666794782011-09-22T16:41:00.004-05:002011-09-22T17:08:40.162-05:00Long Time ComingYou might notice that the blog title has changed. That is, if you actually look at the site, not just the feed/reader. I am now a "former infertile." Why? Because my fertility is now behind me.<br /><br />I'm still grieving the loss, and it is surely with a heavy heart that I admit that while my parenting days are long before me, my fertile days are now a thing of the past.<br /><br />AF will once more resume being just a monthly-ish nuisance (I will see her again, won't I? 8 weeks PP, not BFing and still no AF... not that I'm complaining!). There may be a few tears a couple years from now, when that "baby fever" strikes again and I have to really face that Little Bird is my one and only. It makes me sad to think of it today, and if I think about it long enough tears come, so I just try not to dwell on it and focus all my attention on LB. That's so easy to do!<br /><br />The Hubs and I are completely smitten by our little guy. He's just absolutely beautiful. If you think that's just a proud mama talking, you can ask the dozens of friends and strangers who have told us so. He's so pretty, that even all decked out in very boy blue, I still get asked if he's a girl!<br /><br />After today, this will primarily become a mommy-blog. Whoa! Who could've guessed a year ago I'd be writing that sentence?!? I'll never forget my infertility roots, but I'm trying to more and more take off my "infertility glasses" and see the world around me without that lens. Comments and articles and posts can still sting, but it's a different, much less painful sting than that of a year ago. More like a mosquito bite and less like a hornet.Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-26884591236672432352011-08-29T12:31:00.001-05:002011-08-29T12:31:09.014-05:00Big EaterLast week at LB's peds visit they suggested that add a feeding in because, really he wasn't getting enough calories. But at the time I was practically having to force feed him what he was eating. Then Tuesday happened. And LB must have hit a growth spurt, because he jumped from eating 2.5 ounces to 3.5 AND needing a fifth daytime meal!<br> <br>Once I adjusted his schedule, he's done really great and our afternoons have gotten much better.<br><br>He also decided last week that sleep was best found in mommy's arms. As much as I love holding him, knowing that these naps and cuddle times won't last long, that leads to NOTHING getting done. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who is big into baby-wearing and she let me borrow one of her wraps. Life.Saver. LB is getting used to it and so I am, but it helping out in that he can nap and I can get the laundry/dishes/picking up done. Now my tush isn't parked in the recliner all day long - yay!!<br> <br>Another wonderful new mommy tool? The book "Happiest Baby on the Block" - oh my gosh - talk about saving my sanity! If you haven't read it and are a new mommy or pregnant, run don't walk to get this book - or better yet, download it on your e-reader. You'll thank me.<br> <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-34112811192493717742011-08-23T10:19:00.001-05:002011-08-23T10:19:59.969-05:00Check-Up: 3 weeks, 3 daysLittle Bird did great at yesterday's pediatrician's visit. He now weighs 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measures 20.75 inches long!<br><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-18734057221937798122011-08-19T13:06:00.001-05:002011-08-19T13:06:19.838-05:00Whew! What a Rollercoaster!This stay-at-home mom thing is a real rollercoaster! One minute we're in smooth waters and the next we're plummeting down, down, down!<br><br>We've had lunch though and Little Bird is napping. Hallelujah!<br><br> Here's a basic rundown of the day:<br><br>8:00am - I get up.<br>8:30 - I get LB up, diaper change (other dipes changed as needed) and then bottle<br>9-11:30 - play time, tummy time, Baby Einstein, rocking, basically I entertain him for 3-4 hours<br> 11:30-12:30 - usually a nap<br>12:30 - lunch time! bottle<br>1:00-4:30 - usually LB naps most of this 4-hour block, sometimes he's up and we play, but usually it's nap<br>4:30 - early dinner bottle<br>5:00-8:30 - playtime with Daddy, Nana & Poppa or some combination thereof; downtime for Mommy!<br> 8:30 - late dinner bottle<br>9:00-10:00 - wind down; cuddle time in bed with Mommy and Daddy<br>10:00 - bedtime<br>3:30(ish)am - middle of the night bottle<br><br>Eating times are fairly set, but every now and then we have to make a quick adjustment. Take today for instance, his 12:30 lunch bottle became a 12:10 lunch bottle. And he took longer to eat today because he got so wound up before I could get his lunch fixed, so he ate until almost 12:45. Which is fine because then it covered his "real" lunch time. He's been on an every 4-hour schedule since birth. It started in the hospital and we've just kept it up. During his first week of life, we also kept to it at night, but by the time he was 10 days old he was over his birth weight and we went to a "baby-led" schedule at night. Within a week and a half we were down to just 1 feeding at night, but I still fix 2 bottles for the fridge just in case!<br> <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-64885365988018249642011-08-19T08:35:00.001-05:002011-08-19T08:35:58.839-05:00The First 21Today marks Little Bird's 3-week birthday! Last week it seemed impossible he was 2 weeks old. This has been a bit of long week for us, so I can completely believe he's 21 days old!<br><br>He was on such a good schedule and was sleeping so well, and then this week hit. The only thing I can make of it is that he must be going through a growth-spurt. And he needs it! He's still so tiny. But it has messed with his eating & sleeping schedule. I've done my best to maintain our schedule, but roll with the punches all week. <br> <br>And he's awake... so I'll post more later!<br><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-4578520347604406172011-08-11T10:37:00.001-05:002011-08-11T10:37:59.617-05:00What They Don't Tell You AboutYeah, everyone warns you about how painful labor is. Everyone will tell you ALL about the sleep-deprivation that's to be expected and the baby body fluids you can expect to have spewed on you.<br><br>What no one ever talks about though? How horrible the hormones are postpartum. I mean, seriously, I think I've gotten off kinda light because I've only cried for 2 weeks and it's getting less and less each day and not an entire month. <br> <br>NOW I'm starting to hear the stories. <br>NOW I'm hearing the truth about how many of my less-new-than-me mommy friends spent the entire first month at home with their babies crying all day! <br>NOW I'm hearing how many of them HAD to have their own moms come over and stay or be sent to family to help them because they were practically crippled by it all. <br> <br>Wish I had known that 13 days ago. Because for the first solid week, I cried at EVERYTHING! And I felt completely alone and felt like there was no way in the world I could do it all by myself... which I had to start doing Monday when both mom and Hubs both went to work. Then, my mom went to church and cried herself because there was nothing she could do to help me, and the other new moms started telling their own stories. She came home and shared them with me and suddenly, I knew I wasn't alone. <br> <br>It just isn't talked about. We're all supposed to just KNOW it all and be able to do it all and if we don't - fake it in public!<br><br>So to all of you about to pop or still trying to get there - just know in advance that the first couple weeks or months postpartum - yuck! You think the IF meds are rough? No contest. I'd take the Provera (the worst one for me) any day over this mess. My friends and OB assure me that in another couple weeks/another month I'll be feeling almost 100% again. <br> <br>I sure hope so. Normal hormones was one of the (very few) things I really looked forward to about not being pregnant any longer. I want to feel like I did 38 months ago. <br><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-55757560097377493312011-08-04T10:42:00.001-05:002011-08-04T10:42:01.341-05:00Birth Story <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thursday morning, 5am, the Hubs and I arrived at Methodist (all hospitals in my town have a religious affiliation). I get admitted, on paper, and sit in the waiting room with the other 2 couples there to induce. At 6:45am, the charge nurse comes to the door and informs us all that we will need to go home and call our OBs later in the day. They have no rooms and cannot perform any of our inductions. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I cry. I was ready for this day and now I was being sent home.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I don't wait, I call the answering service and leave a message for my OB to be paged. I get a call back from the on-call nurse. She is most unhappy that I've been sent home. I mean, really, I was being induced for a reason (hypertension) not just because I thought it was a good day to have a baby.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">My BP tops out at 151/100. My OB wants to see me at 1pm. I go over to my mom's, we go have lunch, I go help her out at her school for a little while. Finally, 1pm rolls around and I head over to my OB's office. My BP is still very high and something new! Proteins! It's official ā mild pre-e. That gets me a direct ticket to L&Dā¦ too bad Methodist is still full. Full as in, my OB walked across the parking lot and literally saw a woman in every bed. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">My insurance does cover one of the other hospitals, Catholic. But my OB doesn't deliver at Catholic (boo!!) but 3 docs in his practice do (thank goodness for a big practice!). So he calls them, both the other docs and the other hospital. There is 1 bed at Catholic. One. But it is now mine. I've jumped to the top of the priority list. I am directed to head directly to the hospital. I stop at home, change clothes, switch around a load of laundry, shoot off a couple emails and then go to the hospital. It's 3pm when I arrive. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I change, sign lots of paperwork and get into bed. My dad got to the hospital first and was actually waiting in my room when I got there. Mom was next and Hubs arrived soon after. A very low dose of Pitocin was started and then upped a tad bit after 15 minutes. At 6pm my substitute OB arrived and ordered that the Pitocin be stopped and Cervidil be administered at 10:30 that night. No use having a baby in the wee hours when we can just do it the next day!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I sent everyone home so that we could all sleep. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I woke up in labor at 4am. Called nurses 4 times between 4 and 5ā¦ no one came. Turned out they were all in a very bad delivery (everyone came out ok, though!). At 5am, Hubs came and we were finally able to get a nurse down to the room. Stadol administered at 5:30am. I have no real idea what happened between 5:30 and 11:30am. I remember sitting up and the epi being inserted. I'm told I asked for a second dose of Stadol, but I have no recollection of that. The next thing I remember is that it's 11:30am and the nurses are prepping me and the bed for delivery. In case you haven't guessed, it was determined that I had been over-anesthetized.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">According to mom, they started Pitocin again at 7am and within an hour I went from a 2 to a 6.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We started delivery a little after 11:30. Very quickly they realized that Little Bird was in respiratory distress and I was given an oxygen mask to help force more oxygen to him. Not long into delivery my OB decided that we were going to have to use a vacuum to get LB out. Even fully dilated, I needed an episiotomy (mine equated to a 2<sup>nd</sup> degree tear). The epi was also turned off and the Pitocin turned up. Finally, I could feel something and could actually control how I was pushing. Never did feel any pain though! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">After 44 minutes of pushing, including 23 minutes of vacuum, LB was born. He was blue. It was the scariest moment of my life. But the nurses quickly got him suctioned and breathing, but he still was struggling. Hubs and I only got to hold him for just a few seconds each before he was taken to the nursery. He did not have to go to NICU though (yay!). </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">All the while, I lost more than a quart of blood. My mom said that at one point, I'm laying there pouring blood and the OB looked up at her very calmly and matter-of-factly and said, "I promise I won't let her bleed out." </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">By the time they got me stitched up and cleaned up and LB to the nursery, I was much more lucid. LB spent about 2 hours in the nursery and then we were finally able to have him back in the room. His breathing had returned to normal levels. He had a serious hematoma which made him much more likely to be jaundiced, but all he ever required was some time in my room window. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We were discharged on Sunday afternoon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was traumatic for all of us, but at the end of the day, by "birth plan" was complete ā LB and I were alive and healthy and very happy!</p> <br><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-73083783267512552502011-07-30T08:27:00.001-05:002011-07-30T08:27:28.096-05:00Little bird is here!Little Bird was born Friday, July 28 at 12:26pm weighing 6lbs 9oz & was 19" long. <br><br>I'll tell the his birth story when we get home from the hospital... It's quite the tale, but has a very happy ending!<br> <br>-- <br><img src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/ali-parker/thisgirldesigns/Alison-Signature.jpg"><br><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-56593634581250302622011-07-24T06:04:00.002-05:002011-07-24T06:04:01.014-05:002 years?!?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy blogoversary to me,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy blogoversary to me,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy blogoversary to meeeeee-eeeee,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy blogoversary to me!</span><br /></div><br />I can't believe that it's been 2 years since I started blogging. Three years since we started TTC. And, yes, those 2 things are forever tied together.<br /><br />Two years ago we had been trying for 1 year and had just received some devastating news that involved no conception without serious medical intervention. One year ago we were staring down IUI #5 and the very real prospect of IVF.<br /><br />Today, we are overjoyed knowing our little boy will be here sometime this week.<br /><br />Time passes, wounds heal. But there were so many days that time seemed to stop and the wounds gaped large. Those of you who read and commented gave strength and comfort in ways that many never could - those of you who knew *exactly* how I was feeling and what it was like.<br /><br />"Thank you," will never be enough.Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-10775685663409062372011-07-21T21:26:00.001-05:002011-07-21T21:26:26.438-05:0038 weeks<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz7WvSQ8niaXy51Hr2dNKcH53JxzDTpGTcFBgxQUPUyJt61-KixExwddSJo-b5varU3uwT5qr8hlG3n-FD6bkiTT53-1s3A0sS2hR2fhlGYbcUDbqgg65uNMoN2NmMwUsIkLsfrOXHXcs/s1600/100_0226-786439.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz7WvSQ8niaXy51Hr2dNKcH53JxzDTpGTcFBgxQUPUyJt61-KixExwddSJo-b5varU3uwT5qr8hlG3n-FD6bkiTT53-1s3A0sS2hR2fhlGYbcUDbqgg65uNMoN2NmMwUsIkLsfrOXHXcs/s320/100_0226-786439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631997427138296274" /></a></p><br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-37135495489500060482011-07-13T08:45:00.002-05:002011-07-13T08:48:33.848-05:00Little Bird's NestThe long-awaited nursery photos. Enjoy:<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02uiPAVSLzynmtYqeEgAnSzv_mnpkzQ4_aJTA0YR8DRzl8vBdjacwFxAvv8w-0o-0nS-VgynIq41lYFJQCR6soPvHhtqfuUCziuzYI3kb-weY4L_OsxHJMCJ-PjOZClN-laT1Ee2FPH2c/s400/IMG_2975.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628833030686632578" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnKQ_E9FbvTUVAzkSN_a4zk-BIlvmoeobj9LZD8tTXI4upQqwMgQUKYBB9Mr32e3NvRy0DS6IlQPXDoCcbc3f8A0H0XDV6WAwFsp1HbeeEjZT8D4wgXJ4lWtTLmnPTosF_yNstFrlOP3e/s400/IMG_2976.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628833038139455394" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf0WyFjs3o2BpXeeGsJN_T_jqaayTvgxofoHWuI6rSou4jwlxD0M2-_yWg2wTJteqZyKp217n8OeTgwu9pwLm9c6sX4WMl_M1XDtWru8ehXfN3GL7NUDSnfnk-3e5EA-KbB4x1Cn0nii1/s1600/IMG_2974.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf0WyFjs3o2BpXeeGsJN_T_jqaayTvgxofoHWuI6rSou4jwlxD0M2-_yWg2wTJteqZyKp217n8OeTgwu9pwLm9c6sX4WMl_M1XDtWru8ehXfN3GL7NUDSnfnk-3e5EA-KbB4x1Cn0nii1/s400/IMG_2974.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628833026006637490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhKNsZ1H4Y3dTgGtxZYdPYkEy3lGeu2sI4qBwxRUWzTB9m61h7nHQFv_xYcpn1tATiXRZ5y3NgVkJzLa7ovIR1gXIPSrdUxfiYxacsgXDzkyROthEHCkwgiP-m7mByeuZizdZ6qy8NpUS/s1600/IMG_2972.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhKNsZ1H4Y3dTgGtxZYdPYkEy3lGeu2sI4qBwxRUWzTB9m61h7nHQFv_xYcpn1tATiXRZ5y3NgVkJzLa7ovIR1gXIPSrdUxfiYxacsgXDzkyROthEHCkwgiP-m7mByeuZizdZ6qy8NpUS/s400/IMG_2972.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628833021594359746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu8kRwkzg463cL-u4CIU-JTI7IDatkCvaNXaBW-HX1aEbJjzzbH4e-URkINCLUFdZCnMQvd7NHYvB3O2qXm16ac7cDDQ-uZ8QTEO2AQy8ulL5XyQinl-SKoCA4XurXnj3fcoKAwFdXjzT/s1600/IMG_2971.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu8kRwkzg463cL-u4CIU-JTI7IDatkCvaNXaBW-HX1aEbJjzzbH4e-URkINCLUFdZCnMQvd7NHYvB3O2qXm16ac7cDDQ-uZ8QTEO2AQy8ulL5XyQinl-SKoCA4XurXnj3fcoKAwFdXjzT/s400/IMG_2971.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628833018252494770" /></a><br /><br /></div>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-85955890270348413562011-07-10T08:17:00.005-05:002011-07-10T08:21:00.718-05:00Baby BagNursery pics coming, I promise. But since I only have a few minutes before church I thought I show you Little Bird's diaper bag and the coordinating tag I created for it.<br /><br />The bag is a Vera Bradley in Paprika:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFhv0pBhcH6ux2yD9KxGM_0Wu1T5jLa1GxtPT3XNMKTgWMEut_SEagNoJDvnUmZKkDagC8ZoSy1a2nAHCXCHb7aRbq61Q_Oplye7ntHGoQBXOgGzIqBhYMwIBKP4mqX7a_eX1bhEJd_1k/s1600/babbag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFhv0pBhcH6ux2yD9KxGM_0Wu1T5jLa1GxtPT3XNMKTgWMEut_SEagNoJDvnUmZKkDagC8ZoSy1a2nAHCXCHb7aRbq61Q_Oplye7ntHGoQBXOgGzIqBhYMwIBKP4mqX7a_eX1bhEJd_1k/s400/babbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627712585106831458" border="0" /></a>And the tag looks like this (only with his name, though he will always be my Little Bird!):<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND47V_HD9NTOzIwa5zQsoVwJeFrDecjzX6rPS5TZ5c_IkkWTNPMbvKa0qFluG438oAp8O1Ng8rWIfo-eK01IhcYGyliVF7WgO2F-aowMN_JmqEkhn3hRqQCpqq70bJ5MM5gZp7bYIkmeE/s1600/LuggTag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND47V_HD9NTOzIwa5zQsoVwJeFrDecjzX6rPS5TZ5c_IkkWTNPMbvKa0qFluG438oAp8O1Ng8rWIfo-eK01IhcYGyliVF7WgO2F-aowMN_JmqEkhn3hRqQCpqq70bJ5MM5gZp7bYIkmeE/s400/LuggTag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627712869748517058" border="0" /></a>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-23820816355311647922011-07-06T21:14:00.001-05:002011-07-06T21:14:16.501-05:0036 weeks and counting!Went in for my 36 week check-up today. I've been going weekly now for 3 weeks and it'll stay that way til Little Bird arrives.<br><br>Last week my BP was still on the high side, so I've been put on a hypertension med and had to do a 24-hour urinalysis. Fortunately, the med seems to be working and the urinalysis came back negative (for now). <br> <br>LB's heartrate was 145 bpm and he's still head down. I've begun effacing and am a little over 1cm dilated - it has begun!<br><br>I'm still feeling pretty good. I've managed to keep the swelling to a minimum and am holding steady at 16 pounds gained. <br> <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-21184019441359827082011-06-22T17:12:00.001-05:002011-06-22T17:12:32.472-05:0034 weeksCan you believe that is roughly SIX SHORT WEEKS, my Little Bird will grace us with his presence?!? SIX WEEKS(ish)!!<br><br>Totally unbelievable. <br><br>Went to my OB this morning. LB is doing great, weighs just over 5 pounds, is head down and has a heart rate of 150bpm (consistent little thing!).<br> <br>But... my bp was high. 140/90, so baaaarrrely high, but high enough that my OB made me do the whole "lay down for 5 minutes and recheck" bit. It didn't go down. And that combined with the pain I'm having just below my right rib, gave him concern. He's now on the look out on pre-e. I was not supposed to go back until July 6, but now get to go back in next week. I'm sure everything will be fine, there was no elevation in my proteins, and I think that's the real biggie they watch for.<br> <br>That's the update!<br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-80003848243868101002011-06-11T08:51:00.007-05:002011-06-11T09:06:07.240-05:00Update - 32 weeksI'd tell you what a bad blogger I've been, but I think you already know that! So moving on...<br /><br />Here I am at 32 weeks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-zuwWjj0d1Se5c96_paS9qgsdtrlGZJZreaPPi9cLOPBFmmmbYnU4HNjdO0ZSjasYmEUZMIrAL8bmZG7jcpD3I2ZwHoDSUTCfrs40fFpBe_fYzfbVpjDn1e-ok1mfH-i_RYqBuzL7R0x/s1600/110608.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-zuwWjj0d1Se5c96_paS9qgsdtrlGZJZreaPPi9cLOPBFmmmbYnU4HNjdO0ZSjasYmEUZMIrAL8bmZG7jcpD3I2ZwHoDSUTCfrs40fFpBe_fYzfbVpjDn1e-ok1mfH-i_RYqBuzL7R0x/s400/110608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616960131160014930" border="0" /></a><br />Little Bird is still measuring a week or so ahead and has a steady heart rate of 150 bmp. I've already scheduled all of my next appointments through my birthday, on which I'll be 39 weeks along. I'm still feeling great, despite the triple digit temps and humidity. My feet and ankles are swelling some, but nothing that can't be cured with some cold water and propping them up - and a little pool time!<br /><br />I also found this <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/10/october-14-pacifier-clip-tutorial-sophie-lili-giveaway/">great tutorial</a> on how to make your own pacifier clips. I've made a couple for LB already (1 pictured) and plan to make a few more for him and several for friends who are due after me - these are my new go-to gift! They only take about 15 minutes to make and are so cute and customizable! They are pre-washed & shrunk, fully sewn and washable!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORL5Um-gGCiKl4p9xz0juAtZTuqgbGPasOLnuorkpeebc6_0uIFWsx7vd8egw54MaQlj1keSwhxrfuwHSF9H48OdrN_G2NPj6pXCtUoM_aBvoaC3a0crF_gYmItt9vxG4saSIimz6N9W6/s1600/1106112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORL5Um-gGCiKl4p9xz0juAtZTuqgbGPasOLnuorkpeebc6_0uIFWsx7vd8egw54MaQlj1keSwhxrfuwHSF9H48OdrN_G2NPj6pXCtUoM_aBvoaC3a0crF_gYmItt9vxG4saSIimz6N9W6/s400/1106112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616962529754297650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQx2xJZcFuBMeq-gybYKCEgafH-87DDsrzQWOIV1_6DNq_ve8ue5nM9K4c426KIjiVPRm3DTJeyMDEVYVuOKVP2LBhENx-09TU_JXb_dd4UAzYD7tJqpZUCBsJrM7ygdv_8P9B3S5Wfo2/s1600/1106111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQx2xJZcFuBMeq-gybYKCEgafH-87DDsrzQWOIV1_6DNq_ve8ue5nM9K4c426KIjiVPRm3DTJeyMDEVYVuOKVP2LBhENx-09TU_JXb_dd4UAzYD7tJqpZUCBsJrM7ygdv_8P9B3S5Wfo2/s400/1106111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616962637695687810" border="0" /></a>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-65114272244080030722011-05-25T16:17:00.001-05:002011-05-25T16:17:28.666-05:00Update - 30 weeks<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t-JQV6wFT_6eMnrHlMdaupj2_aBSf4xjRX6wXsLUNgTuEKTWiCxmHYGG10eo8LFdbjTGaWHRTmDNQU4srFTGVg6RJwamRpgraY10BkxfH1q0f3uXzPBBFkXd38c1zx3O2Y5lw9R28jzx/s1600/110525-748668.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t-JQV6wFT_6eMnrHlMdaupj2_aBSf4xjRX6wXsLUNgTuEKTWiCxmHYGG10eo8LFdbjTGaWHRTmDNQU4srFTGVg6RJwamRpgraY10BkxfH1q0f3uXzPBBFkXd38c1zx3O2Y5lw9R28jzx/s320/110525-748668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610765958492200306" /></a></p>Well, here we are. 30 weeks. Completely unimaginable 27 weeks ago (prior to knowing I was in fact pregnant).<br><br>Went in today for my monthly appointment and everything looked great. Little Bird is head down and has a heart rate 150 bmp. I've gained 13 pounds total (so proud of myself!). <br> <br>I've got so much to write about, but every time I sit down to post, I somehow get distracted. I will be posting pics of LB's nursery soon. It is *almost* finished. I can't wait to show it off!<br><br>I had my first shower 2 weekends ago. My church family (and extended family) were incredibly generous and surprisingly most of them stuck to the registry! I was anticipating that because baby things are so darned cute that people would just buy clothes and cutesy stuff. It was fairly unwarranted, 90% of the gifts were off my registry. I still need things like bottles and plain onesies/tshirts, but nothing big. The only big item I have left on the registry is our car seat, but since I've got our stroller travel system with infant carrier, I won't be needing that until LB is about 6 months old. <br> <br>I've been battling a little bit more heartburn and have a bit of a cough. My OB told me today that I could safely take any OTC cough medicine and that there was no reason for me to suffer. That is was better for LB that i be healthy and feeling good. Stopped and got cough syrup on the way home! Thank goodness. It's been causing me not to sleep well. <br> <br>Also, I got a mother-to-be massage yesterday. It was great! I was a lot more stiff than I even thought I was. Again, LB wasn't the culprit, but having to sleep on my side. I'd developed several tension knots in my shoulder blades. I slept much better last night, but still had the cough, so I'm hoping that with a few doses of cough syrup in me, I'll sleep really well tonight!<br> <br>So that's the latest. I have another shower in 2 more weeks and then it's just finishing touches and waiting for LB's arrival. I'm hoping to hit up the pool next week - plenty of sunshine in the forecast!<br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-48148917355688606562011-05-09T09:00:00.001-05:002011-05-09T09:00:02.519-05:00My First Mother's Day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQrtougVvYJWk7odVtHqLIM5OfYLGLBzkwe5oN2U0tNDUFrhuwT6vDU-jSEEOzAEzSi-YjOBtTK0I0ZyJko_7WdflinvBdyWf_6RjlOj8kvJnC5oMYa9upwxxytW70VVBRa8pYXXw83-y/s1600/IMG_29591-702520.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQrtougVvYJWk7odVtHqLIM5OfYLGLBzkwe5oN2U0tNDUFrhuwT6vDU-jSEEOzAEzSi-YjOBtTK0I0ZyJko_7WdflinvBdyWf_6RjlOj8kvJnC5oMYa9upwxxytW70VVBRa8pYXXw83-y/s320/IMG_29591-702520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604715868851453026" /></a></p>27.5 weeks. Barely into the 3T. Hubs surprised me with a card, rose and small gift from Little Bird. <br><br>Can't wait until next year when I have LB in my arms for Mother's Day!<br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-62569487910936538002011-05-04T12:52:00.002-05:002011-05-04T13:00:47.454-05:00Swimwear - never an easy fit!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tummystyle.com/products/images/PG1416BRN_1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 300px;" src="http://tummystyle.com/products/images/PG1416BRN_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Finding swimwear can be challenging when not pregnant, but pregnant it has been almost impossible. The tankinis that I find that fit don't support my slightly enlarged bust (I was a light 36C pre-pg, am a heavy 36C now). and when I find one that is supportive, the top is so short my tummy shows. While I'm proud of my bump, it just goes against my own sense of modesty to show it bare.<br /><br />So, of course, it is my mom to the rescue! She found this brand online that looked cute (Prego). Googling for it, I found <a href="http://tummystyle.com/default.aspx">this online shop</a> and then found a <a href="http://tummystyle.com/products/Prego-Maternity-Brown-Dot-Strapless-Mini%7E1883.html#">cute 2-piece</a> for a great price!<br /><br />Shipping was only $5 and it arrived today (I only ordered it Sunday afternoon). It seems to be well made and of good quality. The bottoms are cut well (for me at least), they are modest but not frumpy and provide good rear-end coverage as well as a flattering leg cut. The top of the suit is definitely long, but while tall, I'm not esp. long-torsoed. It does come with a strap that goes around your neck for a touch extra support. But, when I'm in the pool/laying out, I am a strapless girl all the way because I hate tan lines!<br /><br />As well as it fits, I'm hoping that I can possibly cut the top off a little and re-serge it for next summer... get maybe a little more wear out of it!Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-44315648404405819382011-04-29T14:48:00.003-05:002011-04-29T14:58:16.178-05:00Dresses<div style="text-align: center;">I think I told you all about the dress dilemma I've been having. Well, last weekend, I finally just went online found some dresses I liked and ordered them. Both stores I ordered from have brick-and-mortar counterparts in my town and I can return for no shipping. So I took a gamble.</div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered 4 dresses. Two each from 0ld N@vy and M0therh00d M@ternity. I have to say that I have *loved* most everything I've bought from MM, but their dresses and swimwear have been beyond disappointing. I've never been an ON shopper, but I was getting desperate.</div><div><br /></div><div>They all arrived today - how handy! I've tried them on and have decided to keep 3. The 4th I'm returning because it's just too big, but I kinda thought it would be as it is a size larger then I</div><div> normally wear at MM and while I am bustier, I'm not that much bustier. But it was clearanced and I thought why not try? It probably would have been going back anyway, because I think M has a thing about their summer dresses HAVING to have the v-neck, mock wrap type neckline. I much prefer a scoop.</div><div><br /></div><div>MM must have sold out of the 2 dresses I bought, because I can't find them on the website anymore... but the ON ones are still available and here they are:</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TZOSgnKXpMClN_fvaONLYykJ-EeHytE9cHBWe8qHp8GeRpoy6D322oyVvSo90SFADg9TSJzNjZfmmdUHMyMzjkohqivzwhSwMJp_8N_NFrEhtghFCS2pyeN_lImj2TBr2DwneXGgiVUs/s400/110429.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 270px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601096439167140594" /></div><div>I really like both of them and the main reason I was having trouble finding good dresses was length! And these 2 are LONG, like an inch past my knee long. And I'm 5'8"! I would hem them up an inch or so, but I figure Little Bird is getting into growth spurt mode and my bump will probably shorten them enough for me in the next month or so. </div><div><br /></div><div>These are kinda what I expected from ON - thin. But, considering that I'm purchasing them for the long, hot summer months - that's perfect! And I bought them in dark enough colors that they aren't by any means see-through thin. Just a thinner jersey - perfect for flip-flop weather!</div>Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-36332020680719103772011-04-27T14:22:00.001-05:002011-04-27T14:22:11.509-05:00Little Bird - 26w0d<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAblKTTQ98baKKr-YOsILFzlFqi5K5O4wLQHVEISqrhU_zAa3Zy966kMSwpB2GmuLQAZ0dE1A1w8DqjCCCH8HOdYn99esK6CFgDnJTQwb1xLN9wS7uDoz_KtwJrYoU_w1xQwC6VM0_lC3L/s1600/110427-731510.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAblKTTQ98baKKr-YOsILFzlFqi5K5O4wLQHVEISqrhU_zAa3Zy966kMSwpB2GmuLQAZ0dE1A1w8DqjCCCH8HOdYn99esK6CFgDnJTQwb1xLN9wS7uDoz_KtwJrYoU_w1xQwC6VM0_lC3L/s320/110427-731510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600345865328772370" /></a></p>Sweet thing finally showed us his face today. He yawned for us and tried to talk to us even - you could see his little mouth opening and closing like a little baby bird. Heartbeat was 148bpm - got to hear it twice! He weighs 1lb 15oz (ish) and is still measuring 2 weeks ahead. LB is currently head down and sunny side up - must take after me, because that's exactly what position I was born in!<br> <br>I failed my GTT with a score of 177 (to pass it must be below 140). I get to go back next week and take the 3 hour test. But my doctor said that I didn't fail "that badly" and that combined with my low weight gain (only 9 pounds to date!!!) that it'll just mean I have to eat as few carbs/sugar/white foods as possible. Seeing as I already do that, I'm not sure it'll help much, but he all but took in.su.lin and finger pricks off the table. So, it won't mean just a whole lot for me other than they'll monitor it. <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205229672932956280.post-5963832253214211732011-04-26T14:07:00.001-05:002011-04-26T14:07:43.973-05:00Warm Blankie<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEd-2Bz3ZiC4tT1EQJksvXtWrqX7eBGktil3bGU97zeSQO1o1jtlR9LO9u6Q7pbSPiHo84_IxVx6EBZJenFcUeTVi8lQ2hNL1OF0kyyzYTZnT5wSIStd89HAD09cmRF7rAriuizTlWVRrI/s1600/100_0080-763974.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEd-2Bz3ZiC4tT1EQJksvXtWrqX7eBGktil3bGU97zeSQO1o1jtlR9LO9u6Q7pbSPiHo84_IxVx6EBZJenFcUeTVi8lQ2hNL1OF0kyyzYTZnT5wSIStd89HAD09cmRF7rAriuizTlWVRrI/s320/100_0080-763974.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599971052826848002" /></a></p>My mother, the mistress of stitches, stitched this blanket especially for Little Bird. My favorite of the 4 animals is the giraffe! I just think he's too sweet! She worked diligently for about 4 months and got it finished this past weekend. Then I brought it home and sewed a fleece backing on it and trimmed it to fit. It protects the stitches as well as provides some real warmth, since the quilt itself is rather thin.<br> <br>Up next...<br>She's going to start on LB's Christmas stocking - so excited!! We've had it sitting and waiting for over a year and a half. I love that we all have hand-stitched stockings at Christmas. It's quite the family tradition! My great-grandmother stitched my mom's, my nana stitched my dad's and then mine and mom stitched Hubs and now LB's! It'll be up to me to sew LB's wife one some day (but I think I have just a *few* years before I have to worry about that!). <br> Bug's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308634897232165414noreply@blogger.com0