Sneaky Irene sent us an awesome surprise package this past weekend--we got a big box full of cute neutral baby clothes and socks which is very much appreciated! Baby T is going to have plenty to wear now (since babies sometimes need what, 10 outfits+ per day:P) and there was a lot of cute stuff in the box. Max seemed very taken with the baby socks. Apparently Carrie lost one of Al's socks when doing the pre-wear wash and I can see how that would be easy--they are hardly bigger than a ball of lint! I have them safely stowed in a little 'baby delicates' laundry mesh sack to try and keep a handle on them.
Also, due to the extreme tinyness of the socks, we have to make sure Pasquale doesn't find them. He inhaled one of MY socks whole about a year ago so I figure he could ingest entire pairs of baby socks pretty easily. Crazy pooch!
Thank you Irene, Jeremy and Alaina!
In other surprise news since our childbirth class was moved to a different date the coordinator told me she would reimburse us for that class. I just checked our credit card statement when it came in the mail and they reimbursed us for all 4 of the classes--3x the amount of just the childbirth class. Yipee for us. I guess I'm not mad about that anymore:)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Rolling Along
Everything is continuing to go pretty well. I had an OBGYN appointment on Friday and baby's heartbeat was at 150 this time (always with the flipping between 150 and 160!). My 'big' belly as Max calls it measures perfectly and I am just plugging along. They also checked me for anemia and said that my iron levels were really good, actually unusually good for a pregnant lady. Good thing I have been loving meat lately I guess!
I have another infection and am on antibiotics--hoping this is the last round for a long time. Luckily our prescription co-pays actually went down this year from $10 each to $5 each so it was cheaper than last time!
Max and I investigated a pediatrics office a ton of people we know use and we thought it seemed like a good place so that is one more thing checked off the list! Only about a million more things to go:)
I also am getting tons of baby movement, especially during the day at work. Sunday Max and I were able to see my belly wigglin' and jigglin' for the first time because there was some very feisty kicking going on and there isn't a lot of room in there for baby right now. I have a feeling I will start ballooning out soon.
This was a big week for babies! Sarah had her baby on Monday and Carrie and Chris welcomed Allison 'Al' Jean Fish into the world on Thursday. I was able to see the proud parents of Al and they looked like they were doing well. Hope to meet Allison soon since she had a special visit to NICU for fluid in her lungs and wasn't up for as many visitors as her mom and pop could handle. The pictures are too cute!
Now I am just trying to keep my head above water. We have childbirth and baby basics classes this week and there are just a ton of things to think about and do still. It is kind of making me crazy--I have less than two months to go so at work I am cross-training someone while getting more and more tired every day and then there is always lots to do and think about once I get home. I need a few mindless days--Max and I are hoping to go to Glenlaurel Inn next week for a last hooray pre-baby! Glenlaurel is uber-relaxing and I could use the break:)
I have another infection and am on antibiotics--hoping this is the last round for a long time. Luckily our prescription co-pays actually went down this year from $10 each to $5 each so it was cheaper than last time!
Max and I investigated a pediatrics office a ton of people we know use and we thought it seemed like a good place so that is one more thing checked off the list! Only about a million more things to go:)
I also am getting tons of baby movement, especially during the day at work. Sunday Max and I were able to see my belly wigglin' and jigglin' for the first time because there was some very feisty kicking going on and there isn't a lot of room in there for baby right now. I have a feeling I will start ballooning out soon.
This was a big week for babies! Sarah had her baby on Monday and Carrie and Chris welcomed Allison 'Al' Jean Fish into the world on Thursday. I was able to see the proud parents of Al and they looked like they were doing well. Hope to meet Allison soon since she had a special visit to NICU for fluid in her lungs and wasn't up for as many visitors as her mom and pop could handle. The pictures are too cute!
Now I am just trying to keep my head above water. We have childbirth and baby basics classes this week and there are just a ton of things to think about and do still. It is kind of making me crazy--I have less than two months to go so at work I am cross-training someone while getting more and more tired every day and then there is always lots to do and think about once I get home. I need a few mindless days--Max and I are hoping to go to Glenlaurel Inn next week for a last hooray pre-baby! Glenlaurel is uber-relaxing and I could use the break:)
Sunday, February 19, 2006
First (OSU) Baby Shower
My friends Jamie and Julie threw a beautiful baby shower for me and Baby T today. A lot of my friends from OSU jobs past and present were there, so it was my OSU friend shower!
It was a really nice afternoon. We started by hanging out and chatting/catching up with one another and eating some yummy goodies--veggie and cheese trays and quesadillas! Then they had a chocolate fountain of fondue with fruit and angel food cake and it was sooo yummy!
Baby T got tons of stuff! Books, clothes, diapers and diaper bag, boppy pillow, sheets, diaper champ, toys, pacifiers, soaps and lotion, decorations and everything in between! There we also fun games and we got a group picture for my scrapbook that I got to show off to folks and we hung out and chatted some more.
Then Mom V and I went to her house and she 'couldn't wait' to give us more stuff so we ran it over to our house and Max helped open the high chair, pack and play, and lots of stuff to go with the two things like bibs and sheets and such. We are very excited to have so much nice stuff for baby!
Afterwards, Max, mom and I got everything into the house and most things put away for now:) I also gave Max a book called "Rookie Dad" that has activities and exercises he and I can do with baby from 0-18 months or so.
It was a really nice afternoon. We started by hanging out and chatting/catching up with one another and eating some yummy goodies--veggie and cheese trays and quesadillas! Then they had a chocolate fountain of fondue with fruit and angel food cake and it was sooo yummy!Baby T got tons of stuff! Books, clothes, diapers and diaper bag, boppy pillow, sheets, diaper champ, toys, pacifiers, soaps and lotion, decorations and everything in between! There we also fun games and we got a group picture for my scrapbook that I got to show off to folks and we hung out and chatted some more.
Then Mom V and I went to her house and she 'couldn't wait' to give us more stuff so we ran it over to our house and Max helped open the high chair, pack and play, and lots of stuff to go with the two things like bibs and sheets and such. We are very excited to have so much nice stuff for baby!
Afterwards, Max, mom and I got everything into the house and most things put away for now:) I also gave Max a book called "Rookie Dad" that has activities and exercises he and I can do with baby from 0-18 months or so.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Newest Saga
Baby T's Childbirth classes were scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday. I just got a call today that the classes were entered into the system for the wrong day and are actually next Wednesday and Thursday--when we already have plans!
I was getting so excited about the classes and am bummed out that we have to move dates. Now we are doing the classes March 3 & 4, a Friday/Saturday because that is the only other set of dates they had before April we could do. Life sure is getting busy already!
The good news is they are refunding us our money for the class. The bad news, other than the obvious reschedule mishap is that our only options were to add on to already 'full' classes so I hope we aren't too packed into a room without enough instructor attention if we need it!
In other news...Baby T has been kicking like crazy for the past several days. I am not sure if this is an extension of plane ride excitement kicking or what but Baby T seems to be gearing up for something--a soccer match maybe?
I was getting so excited about the classes and am bummed out that we have to move dates. Now we are doing the classes March 3 & 4, a Friday/Saturday because that is the only other set of dates they had before April we could do. Life sure is getting busy already!
The good news is they are refunding us our money for the class. The bad news, other than the obvious reschedule mishap is that our only options were to add on to already 'full' classes so I hope we aren't too packed into a room without enough instructor attention if we need it!
In other news...Baby T has been kicking like crazy for the past several days. I am not sure if this is an extension of plane ride excitement kicking or what but Baby T seems to be gearing up for something--a soccer match maybe?
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Baby's Last Trip
Baby and I took our last plane ride pre-delivery this week. We went to Baltimore MD for a few days. The trip there was ok. One of the airline employees was really rude to me (she asked if I was ok with an exit row and I mentioned I was pregnant and she snarfed at me that 'you have to be able to lift 40 pounds. I could lift 40 pounds when I was pregnant...' in a nasty tone) and then I gave her a look which helped her find me a seat in a non-exit row.
The hotel was nice this year and the conference went ok. The planning for it was a mess so my booth, which should have been ready Thursday at 3 p.m. wasn't set up until Friday at 8 a.m. Oh well.
On the way back we had even more airline excitement. My flight was supposed to go from Baltimore to JFK in NYC to Columbus. Well, the flight from JFK to Columbus was cancelled so the airline people rerouted me in the stupidest way. They had me flying from Baltimore to JFK. Then my flight out from LAGUARDIA to Columbus left 3 hours later. And I was going to have to take the train or a cab from JFK to Laguardia (which are 'only' about 2 hours apart by train) but they didn't have a handle on how this would work, so I am guessing I would have made my own way? I kept insisting that they could route me with a layover in another airport but it took about 20 minutes before they were able to put me on a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta, 1 hour layover, then fly to Columbus. We even managed to get here about 10 minutes early. Total craziness though when they couldn't get my flight fixed without sending me all over the city of New York.
So overall the trip was not well planned but baby and I are home safe and sound. I think baby is glad that we are because I was getting some kicking action every time the air pressure changed slightly during take-off and landing!
The hotel was nice this year and the conference went ok. The planning for it was a mess so my booth, which should have been ready Thursday at 3 p.m. wasn't set up until Friday at 8 a.m. Oh well.
On the way back we had even more airline excitement. My flight was supposed to go from Baltimore to JFK in NYC to Columbus. Well, the flight from JFK to Columbus was cancelled so the airline people rerouted me in the stupidest way. They had me flying from Baltimore to JFK. Then my flight out from LAGUARDIA to Columbus left 3 hours later. And I was going to have to take the train or a cab from JFK to Laguardia (which are 'only' about 2 hours apart by train) but they didn't have a handle on how this would work, so I am guessing I would have made my own way? I kept insisting that they could route me with a layover in another airport but it took about 20 minutes before they were able to put me on a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta, 1 hour layover, then fly to Columbus. We even managed to get here about 10 minutes early. Total craziness though when they couldn't get my flight fixed without sending me all over the city of New York.
So overall the trip was not well planned but baby and I are home safe and sound. I think baby is glad that we are because I was getting some kicking action every time the air pressure changed slightly during take-off and landing!
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