Link to Pictures

Okay so I just tried uploading pictures to blogger and it was quite annoying, so instead y'all can go to this link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wacquie/

to check out the pictures from the baby shower held on April 13.

We picked up the crib the other night from the Shapiro's. Chuck got it put together last night. Holy crap we're having a baby! Now I can put the big stuff in there and get it out of the family room! I'm pulling out the clothes and stuff she got as well, I'm hoping to put a picture up on here or on the flickr page of all her adorable duds! She is going to be one stylin' baby!

I'm itching to get stuff washed and ready. I'm going to hold out though for one last ultra sound. They want to see how big she is and we want to make sure she is a SHE and not a HE!! It would be just out luck, bringing home our son in a pink infant seat and putting him in pretty much pink and purple everything! It's just a little thing Chuck keeps giving me crap about and that has stuck at this point! I'm 95% certain she's a girl. But you never know!

Aside from the whole tail bone thing I've been feeling pretty good. Tired. But good. I actually was able to eat a little chicken tonight, which was nice. I babysat last night for a 2 month old baby girl. After having it all come back to me (like the burping, I almost forgot about the burping...oh and how mad they get when take the darn bottle out to do the burping :) Anyway...I'm definitely ready for her to come and say hi now. Not quite yet, but soon! The day after my maternity leave starts would be good!! LOL. I know, I know...I'm kidding.

Okay I think I need Tylenol and the heating pad for my heine now. Joys of pregnancy!

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Jacq

34 Weeks

It's crazy that I'm at 34 weeks already. We went for the check up and she looks good. All the usual.

The only sucky thing is me! I was laying on the sofa yesterday at nap time and went to roll from my left side towards the right to check the time and felt a pop in tail bone. (My tail bone issues kind of went away for a while and came back about 3 weeks ago. Ow.) Last night was horrible. I can get into a standing position, but going to take a step is when it hurts like a MF! I was telling the nurse today, and the next thing I knew I was being checked to make sure everything was okay up in there! Everything is good, still where it should be. I was told to take some Tylenol and do the heating pad. She also suggested physical therapy. I'm going to try the other things first and also our indoor pool, in hopes of giving it some relief. It's not going to be possible for me to take any time off from work (especially since they haven't even started looking for a replacement). If it's not better in the next week or so, I'll obviously re-evaluate then. I was telling Chuck that delivery doesn't scare me so much now that I've felt this pain, because at least when I'm in labor I'll get an epidural! He started laughing.

I was up every couple of hours through the night. The best way I could try to explain it to Chuck twas to say that when I roll over or try to take a step it feels like my hips are coming together to grind into my tail bone. SUCKS something awful. It's almost over though! Yay!

There is your update. At least she is doing well, and her heartbeat is strong. I couldn't ask for more, everything else will end!

4/11/08 Friday

Okay. So I'm a little behind. I'll try to catch up a little. On Friday (the 11th) I ended up going to our regular Doctor! I was on vacation starting on Wednesday last week. Well, on Sunday I started feeling like I was catching a cold, no big deal, I've had few during this pregnancy. By Thursday I knew it wasn't gonig to be good. My breathing started to suck and when I would lay down all I would do is start coughing. Friday morning Chuck convinced me to go to the Doctor. I called the baby Doc and they said to go to my other doc. I call the other Doc and they tell me to go to the baby doc. Figures. I obviously end up at the regular Doctor. Chuck had reminded me that since I had pneumonia about 5 years ago and was hospitalized for it I'm more susceptable to getting it now. Well, that's the last thing I need. We go in, the Doctor said it wasn't pneumonia but sounded like the start of bronchitis. Lovely. He gave me a z-pack. I was so miserable it was nice tosee a light at the end of the tunnel. Saturday morning I still sounded sick, but could breathe so much better! Unless of course I moved too quickly and got my heart rate up which then caused me to go into a coughing fit. I was afraid to wait until Monday to go in to the Doctor since the baby shower was on Sunday also. Thank goodness. (The baby shower will be in the next post. Hopefully along with pictures that are at home.) I'm feeling much much better. Although my tummy is still a little funky, and I've notice my ear is acting up. But that is all gravy compared to breathing like crap!

I go for the 36 week check up on Friday! I totally forgot that we need toget the hospital paperwork done and sent in! I think Thursday night is the night to finish that off!

Chuck is closing tonight so hopefully I'll get to the computer to put up a couple of pictures too!

32 Weeks

Friday was my 32 week check up! All went well. The baby measure's well and I even lost another pound! Go figure!

We start the every two week appointments now. The next one is the 18th. This Doctor said that we will make arrangements to make an appointment for an ultra sound to see how big she is getting. I think I'll go May 2nd for a two week and after that it's once a week! Yikes! I'd guess it's getting close! No more denial!

Next weekend is the baby shower out here. Judy and my cousin Debbie are coming out for it, so it should be a good time! Jeff is also spending a few days here in downtown Chicago for meetings, so when they all get here on the 12th we will take Jeff downtown, get him checked in and then do something for before dinner. It's also Chuck's birthday, so it will be a good time to celebrate! Judy and Debbie go back on Monday with the shower being on Sunday. We are getting the kids on that Sunday. Julia will come with us to the shower, and Cameron will hang out with Daddy. I'm going to have the boys come for about the last half hour so everyone can meet Chuck and see the boy!

I'll post tonight or tomorrow night about my girls night I had last night! I met Alison and Mary Jo in Davenport. They wanted to see the baby belly, and it was so nice to just hang out with them. I'll post a couple of pictures later also.

That's it for now! I hope everyone had a great weekend!