Just got back from our ultrasound today and thankfully, everything looks great. Phew! I love being a pediatric nurse, but sometimes the knowledge that comes with that gives me more anxiety than is probably warranted. of course I worried all weekend, thinking of the kids I see at work and wondering if our son was going to be ok... Ugh!
They did a fetal echo first, and spent a lot of time looking at his heart. they didn't see anything concerning--just one beat during the whole exam was a little irregular, and they said that within normal limits.
All the amniotic fluid levels were normal, and they measured him to get an estimated weight--3 to 3 1/4 lbs--on the higher side of normal, but still normal. And we even got a little peek b/t his legs to confirm that he had a penis still! :) (good thing since I already have passed on all our girl clothes!) He is turned sideways right now, with his butt on one side of my belly and his head on the other, with legs up by his head. So he kind of looks breech, but sideways. The tech thought the positioning might have contributed to the larger measurements at my OB's also.
So all in all, it was a very reassuring ultrasound! Thanks for checking in with us and sending your positive thoughts our way.
Much love,
Julie, Todd, Kate & baby brother (who still remains without a name! Any ideas??)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
March updates
Hi all,
Thought I'd take advantage of Kate's nap, and share some family updates for the month. Kate has done well in her "big bed"..still her 3 sided crib, but we are working on getting her a twin bed soon. She does a great job of staying in it during her nap or at night, and loves to just romp around in it during the day too! "Big Bed!" she exclaims! Super cute. Her words are starting to get more clear: uh is now up, baba is now baby. It's amazing to see her little mind work.
Sue & Ryan had their baby Rowan yesterday! Kate was very intrigued with him, giving gentle kisses, and looking very unsure when he started crying. It will be so nice to have him be a little introduction to babies for her. :) He is such a cute baby too!
I had a routine OB appt today to check on our little boy. I'm measuring a couple weeks ahead of where I am, and he had a bit of an irregular heartbeat today...so we're going in for an ultrasound on Tuesday. My OB wasn't too concerned and gave me orders not to worry all weekend--which of course, is easier said than done! Hopefully everything will look fine, but I certainly appreciate your positive thoughts as well!
We're still moving forward with Operation GO (get organized!) and I've almost got all the big things checked off my list. Todd's planning on spending some extra days at home in the next month to try and finish up some house projects too.
I'll keep you posted on how our ultrasound goes on Tuesday.
Much love,
Julie
Thought I'd take advantage of Kate's nap, and share some family updates for the month. Kate has done well in her "big bed"..still her 3 sided crib, but we are working on getting her a twin bed soon. She does a great job of staying in it during her nap or at night, and loves to just romp around in it during the day too! "Big Bed!" she exclaims! Super cute. Her words are starting to get more clear: uh is now up, baba is now baby. It's amazing to see her little mind work.
Sue & Ryan had their baby Rowan yesterday! Kate was very intrigued with him, giving gentle kisses, and looking very unsure when he started crying. It will be so nice to have him be a little introduction to babies for her. :) He is such a cute baby too!
I had a routine OB appt today to check on our little boy. I'm measuring a couple weeks ahead of where I am, and he had a bit of an irregular heartbeat today...so we're going in for an ultrasound on Tuesday. My OB wasn't too concerned and gave me orders not to worry all weekend--which of course, is easier said than done! Hopefully everything will look fine, but I certainly appreciate your positive thoughts as well!
We're still moving forward with Operation GO (get organized!) and I've almost got all the big things checked off my list. Todd's planning on spending some extra days at home in the next month to try and finish up some house projects too.
I'll keep you posted on how our ultrasound goes on Tuesday.
Much love,
Julie
Monday, March 8, 2010
Big Girl
Much to my surprise today, when I went to get Kate from her nap today, instead of sitting in her crib, I found her by her rocking chair, looking at books! She had this look like, "oh, hi mom...was I supposed to stay in my crib?" I was so shocked! I popped her back in her crib & asked her how she did it. She proceeded to swiftly kick her legs up and thrust her body up so that she was balancing on all fours, on top of her crib. Then she started crying--it was like she forgot how to finish getting out! I helped her down, and she immediately asked to go back in her crib to try again. :) So funny. And so frightening!
Nonetheless, tonight Todd removed one of the crib railings, so that the crib is now more of a 3-railed 'daybed' that she can safely crawl in and out of. She thought it was pretty cool, but we'll see how the night goes! We padded the floor and put a little towel roll under her mattress pad to try and act as a bumper to the open side. I'm so curious to see what she does in the morning!
How did my little baby get so big?! Time sure flies.
much love,
Julie
Nonetheless, tonight Todd removed one of the crib railings, so that the crib is now more of a 3-railed 'daybed' that she can safely crawl in and out of. She thought it was pretty cool, but we'll see how the night goes! We padded the floor and put a little towel roll under her mattress pad to try and act as a bumper to the open side. I'm so curious to see what she does in the morning!
How did my little baby get so big?! Time sure flies.
much love,
Julie
Friday, February 12, 2010
February updates
Not much to report from the Smith household, but thought I'd post some small updates from us.
Our baby boy is growing well and is a very active little guy! We are still working on names...nothing is really standing out to us yet, but we hope to come across something soon! I've had a few more aches and pains w/this pregnancy, which supposedly is normal, so I'm really looking forward to some prenatal massage that my OB wrote a prescription for. :)
Kate is just as busy, curious, & rambunctious as ever. She has so many words right now--although most of them sound so alike it's hard to always know what she's trying to say! She'd been doing a great job with her signs, and last week I was trying to get her to say "please" with her mouth, instead of (or in combination with) signing. I said, "say please, puh, puh, please." And now for please, she says "puh, puh," and doesn't sign it anymore. I feel like Todd and I know this secret language that she speaks and have to interpret for everyone else. :) This week she also went poop & potty on the toilet, after telling me she had to poop! Pretty exciting, although she hasn't had any repeats of it yet. We're not too keen on potty training before this babe is born, but if she's really asking for it, we'll go for it. We'll see how it goes!
We have new gutters on the house (hurray!) and Todd is continuing to make great progress on residing it. It's been a little bit on the back burner as he's had some fun opportunities for other projects, but I know it will eventually get done. We're also having some folks help us with our backyard, starting next week (!!!) so that we have a fun place to play this summer while Todd and I learn to manage a newborn and a toddler. I'm so excited for that project to start!
I have a new knitting project to start on soon. I figured I better start knitting something for babe #2, and whipped out a cute little hat a couple weeks ago. Now I have a basic sweater to do for him. Maybe it will be a good project to work on while watching the upcoming Olympics. :)
I've been also meaning to say thank you to everyone for leaving such lovely comments on our site. I've wanted to send out some personal emails to say thank you and to chat more, but the time just escapes me. But I want you all to know that I appreciate you checking in on us and wishing us well. I hope that your new year has gotten off to a good start and that you are having time for the things you enjoy.
Much love,
Julie
Our baby boy is growing well and is a very active little guy! We are still working on names...nothing is really standing out to us yet, but we hope to come across something soon! I've had a few more aches and pains w/this pregnancy, which supposedly is normal, so I'm really looking forward to some prenatal massage that my OB wrote a prescription for. :)
Kate is just as busy, curious, & rambunctious as ever. She has so many words right now--although most of them sound so alike it's hard to always know what she's trying to say! She'd been doing a great job with her signs, and last week I was trying to get her to say "please" with her mouth, instead of (or in combination with) signing. I said, "say please, puh, puh, please." And now for please, she says "puh, puh," and doesn't sign it anymore. I feel like Todd and I know this secret language that she speaks and have to interpret for everyone else. :) This week she also went poop & potty on the toilet, after telling me she had to poop! Pretty exciting, although she hasn't had any repeats of it yet. We're not too keen on potty training before this babe is born, but if she's really asking for it, we'll go for it. We'll see how it goes!
We have new gutters on the house (hurray!) and Todd is continuing to make great progress on residing it. It's been a little bit on the back burner as he's had some fun opportunities for other projects, but I know it will eventually get done. We're also having some folks help us with our backyard, starting next week (!!!) so that we have a fun place to play this summer while Todd and I learn to manage a newborn and a toddler. I'm so excited for that project to start!
I have a new knitting project to start on soon. I figured I better start knitting something for babe #2, and whipped out a cute little hat a couple weeks ago. Now I have a basic sweater to do for him. Maybe it will be a good project to work on while watching the upcoming Olympics. :)
I've been also meaning to say thank you to everyone for leaving such lovely comments on our site. I've wanted to send out some personal emails to say thank you and to chat more, but the time just escapes me. But I want you all to know that I appreciate you checking in on us and wishing us well. I hope that your new year has gotten off to a good start and that you are having time for the things you enjoy.
Much love,
Julie
Friday, January 15, 2010
It's a ....
Boy! Bring on the trucks, fire engines, baseballs, and dogs! :) Our ultrasound went great today--everything was measuring appropriately and our baby boy looked perfect.
We're so excited to know that we're having a little boy. Now we can start narrowing our names down and I can clean out all our girl clothes. I'll have to add that to my list in Operation GO (Get Organized). :)
I'll try to get an u/s pic posted soon!
love,
Julie
We're so excited to know that we're having a little boy. Now we can start narrowing our names down and I can clean out all our girl clothes. I'll have to add that to my list in Operation GO (Get Organized). :)
I'll try to get an u/s pic posted soon!
love,
Julie
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Pics to enjoy
Life is busy in the Smith household...running after a toddler while pregnant is a great workout! Quiet time is precious these days, so without further ado, enjoy some recent pictures.
Mmm...chocolate!
A favorite thing to do...watching daddy work outside!
This would've been our holiday card picture if we had our act together. You can enjoy it here!
16 weeks pregnant
Check out Kate's stocking. I finished knitting it Dec 24th at 10:45pm!
Mmmm..spaghetti!
Hangin' with Uncle Bill & Grandpa at Thanksgiving
Mmm...chocolate!
A favorite thing to do...watching daddy work outside!
This would've been our holiday card picture if we had our act together. You can enjoy it here!
16 weeks pregnant
Check out Kate's stocking. I finished knitting it Dec 24th at 10:45pm!
Mmmm..spaghetti!
Hangin' with Uncle Bill & Grandpa at Thanksgiving
Monday, November 23, 2009
Full of Thanks
This fall is flying by, and it's hard for me to believe it's already Thanksgiving! Our little family of 3 has a lot to be thankful for this year. Kate is moving and shaking everywhere! She's a busy girl, running all over the house, and her language skills are just taking off. She's doing a great job with her signs (we do some baby sign language with her) and she's saying a new word practically every day now. Today's new word was "poo." :) Gotta love that.
I'm enjoying my work at the hospital, and feel like I (finally!) have a reasonable work/life balance. I actually picked up my knitting needles this past week and started a little neck warmer for myself. It may take me 3 months to get it done, but at least I'm knitting!
Todd's been slowly chipping away at the house. He's re-siding it and enclosing our porch by himself. It's tough to find time to work on it now with the weather so miserable out, but it's getting done..and looks fantastic! I'm so impressed with his handiwork. He's also had some time to work on his artwork and currently has some pieces showing at a shop in Kirkland for their artwalk.
But there's one other thing that our little family is most, incredibly thankful for this Thanksgiving...and it is that we are expecting another baby! I am 11 weeks pregnant, due June 13th, 2010. As many of you know, Todd and I had a challenging time getting pregnant with Kate, and are overjoyed that we were able to have a spontaneous pregnancy for baby #2. Kate and her younger sibling will be about 21 months apart. Life will definately be busy, but I think it will be fun to have kids close in age like that. 2 under 2. Yikes! :)
I hope this holiday season finds you well.
Enjoy some recent pics.
Much love,
Julie
I'm enjoying my work at the hospital, and feel like I (finally!) have a reasonable work/life balance. I actually picked up my knitting needles this past week and started a little neck warmer for myself. It may take me 3 months to get it done, but at least I'm knitting!
Todd's been slowly chipping away at the house. He's re-siding it and enclosing our porch by himself. It's tough to find time to work on it now with the weather so miserable out, but it's getting done..and looks fantastic! I'm so impressed with his handiwork. He's also had some time to work on his artwork and currently has some pieces showing at a shop in Kirkland for their artwalk.
But there's one other thing that our little family is most, incredibly thankful for this Thanksgiving...and it is that we are expecting another baby! I am 11 weeks pregnant, due June 13th, 2010. As many of you know, Todd and I had a challenging time getting pregnant with Kate, and are overjoyed that we were able to have a spontaneous pregnancy for baby #2. Kate and her younger sibling will be about 21 months apart. Life will definately be busy, but I think it will be fun to have kids close in age like that. 2 under 2. Yikes! :)
I hope this holiday season finds you well.
Enjoy some recent pics.
Much love,
Julie
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