Work Baby Shower

I had my work baby shower last week and AnnaBeth got a lot of outfits, some diapers, bath soap, and the mobile we registered for. We had a HUGE cake and even after Robbery devoured a bunch of it at their meeting, we still had a bunch left over! The pictures are kind of out of order but I don't feel like taking the time to arrange them accordingly =)

Growing a chunky monkey

Last Tuesday, I got a call from the nurse at my doctor's office saying that ultrasound from the Friday before showed that my amniotic fluid was borderline low. She said AnnaBeth seemed fine but they just wanted to make sure everything was ok. On Thursday I went to the hospital for my scheduled non stress test. AnnaBeth passed in less than 5 minutes so all was well! I was, however, having contractions every 4-7 minutes (which I couldn't feel) so they checked to make sure I wasn't dilating. Everything was "tight as a button" as the nurse said so they let me leave. On Friday I had another ultrasound and my amniotic fluid levels were back to normal. They said that I was more than likely just dehydrated at the previous ultrasound and that's why the levels were a little low. A plus for having another ultrasound (despite the circumstances) was that we were finally able to get some good face shots of AnnaBeth. She likes to keep her face buried in the placenta so we were excited to actually be able to see her this time. She looks a little like me when I was 7 months old and bald with huge cheeks. Her cheeks are so big that the tech referred to them as jowels =) And she has the Porter nose (apparently her daddy had a big nose when he was a baby and that's how he earned the nickname Beaker (from the Muppets)).

And this past Saturday I had a wonderful family baby shower thrown by my sisters! AnnaBeth got some outfits, diapers, wipes, bath/body stuff, toys, hand made receiving blankets, some of the decorating accessories that go with her bedding, her car seat/stroller travel system, and a 3-in-1 car seat (we'll start using that when she outgrows her infant seat and needs to sit front facing. It will also serve as a booster seat up to 100lbs). I got some nursing essentials and a few nursing shirts.

Emma helping me open presents

Emma having a "moment"

Nana and Hailey

Laura, Emma, Hailey and Grandma Locker

Aunt Lauren, Amanda and Carson wanted pictures too

Mom and Geli

The Porter ladies striking a pose

Semi-posing and making sure to stick my belly WAY out there

32 weeks (a week late)

Last Saturday I hit 32 weeks and totally forgot to blog about it. We've been extremely busy painting, getting the carpet install scheduled, ordering baby furniture (all of it has arrived), and talking about baby showers that it escaped my brain. But I have an official excuse, brain cell volume diminishes in the 3rd trimester. So i can't really help it that I'm forgetful.

Yesterday we had another ultrasound and enjoyed seeing AnnaBeth again! However, I was told I have an anterior placenta and because of that, she tends to have her face buried in it which makes it difficult to get good pictures of her. But other than that (which is really only unfortunate for us) everything is looking just dandy! She's about 4lbs 9oz and measuring right on target. She was even practicing her breathing the whole time which was really neat to see. And she was quite active during this ultrasound, compared to the last one, which made things more difficult for the tech to measure and check. I guess our little girl is feisty already! I asked the tech how much weight AnnaBeth is expected to gain over the next 7 weeks and she told me a 1/2 pound a week. Doing the math on that would put her at about 8lbs 4oz at birth. I should have asked how much more her head will grow, its already 8cm, but thanks to less brain cells, I forgot to ask!

Christmas and 28 Weeks

We had a VERY busy Christmas day. In the morning we went to Kent's parents and had an awesome time. Hailey had so much fun that she jumped herself to sleep =) After that we went to Nanu's house for a few hours. She hasn't seen my pregnant belly yet and ran up to me right away to give her great-granddaughter a kiss. After Nanu's we went to Aunt Lisa and Uncle Bim's house where Emma and Hailey had even more fun. Kent and I even got some baby toys out of white elephant, thanks to his cousin willing to fork them over since she's a tad too old to play with them =) Today we celebrated Christmas with my parents. We had a good time, ate a lot of pizza and Kent and Mike spent some time playing Guitar Hero. We also got to see Karl, Jessica and the twins today. Shaylee and Camille had fun opening their gift from us.
And finally, I hit 28 weeks today. It's crazy to think that I only have 12 weeks left. It seems like a long time but at the same time, doesn't seem that far off at all. And we have a lot to do in these next 12 weeks....finish painting the inside of the house, have carpet installed, order AnnaBeth's furniture, put it together and finish up her room. And somewhere in there, have a baby shower but I haven't heard any word on that yet so who knows when it will be.....

Test results and parakeets

I got an automated call from the doctor today saying I had a message for me and when I listened to it, I was told that my glucose test came back normal!! I was really surprised but am very happy that I don't have to take the 3 hour fasting test again.

We also decided to give up our parakeets. I called an avian sanctuary in Mesa today and the lady said they can take all 3 of them plus the cages, toys and food. We don't have very much time for them and once AnnaBeth is here, we really won't have any time for them. They'll be much happier living at the sanctuary as they'll get to live in a ginormous aviary that can hold about 400 parakeets. Our blue one however won't get to live in the aviary with the other two. He has eye sight problems and it will do him more harm than good if he's in the aviary with the other 40 or so parakeets that live there. He'll be kept in their office or with another person at first and hopefully they'll be able to find a home for him. If not, I suppose he'll just stay where they put him. We will be sad to get rid of them but at the same time, very happy that they won't be stuck in a cage the rest of their lives and will be very well cared for.

Glucose and insulin resistance

I went to my regular checkup today and also had to do the 1 hour glucose test again. I finally remembered to ask my doctor about the insulin resistance I have as a result of my PCOS (egg laying malfunction) and how it affects my glucose test results. She said that because I already have an insulin resistance (even though I'm not diabetic) that I'm higher risk for developing gestational diabetes. She suspects that the glucose test I did today will come back high just like the first time and that I'll have to do the 3 hour test again. I'll just have to wait and see for sure when my results come back. On a side note, my belly is measuring just like it should and even though my skin is really tight (according to my doctor) I still haven't noticed any stretch marks.

Growing like a weed

I normally take a belly pic every 4 weeks but I decided to take one yesterday, a day shy of 26 weeks, and my belly looks like it's grown a bunch more since my 24 week pics. But maybe it's just me. I guess all those oreos I've been eating has been causing AnnaBeth to plump up a bit and make my belly stick out more =)