This might be the most sickly sweet song ever and I love it. Little bean and Piper - this one is for you:
You're my Honeybunch, Sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You're my Sweetie Pie
You're my Cuppycake, Gumdrop
Snoogums-Boogums, You're the Apple of my Eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I'll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear
*by Judianna Castle
http://www.cuppycake.com/videos.html
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Half way there....20w today!
20w today! Technically we're half way there although baby will make a debut before then. :) According to babycenter, here is where wee one is developmentally:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
Grow baby grow - keep baking! I love you and want you nice and plump. See you soon.
Love,
Mommy
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
Grow baby grow - keep baking! I love you and want you nice and plump. See you soon.
Love,
Mommy
Friday, January 16, 2009
19w 2d and a wee bit of drama
We had our big ultrasound on Tuesday! This wee one is like a Mexican jumping bean and was using my uterus as a spring board. The poor tech could barely get the pictures she needed. Piper wasn't nearly as active and I am a little nervous about when I can start to really feel all that activity. Good news is the baby is very healthy, very active and right on, if not a little ahead, of schedule.
At the end of the appointment, the tech reviews everything with the Doctor while we wait in the room. The Doctor comes back in and indicates I should lay back down - I know at this point something is wrong. She zooms in, not on the baby, but on the placenta. The unfun news - they look at lots of things during the ultrasound including the placenta. I have a history of accreta so I asked them to be on the lookout for any signs. Well - not only did they find indicators for accreta (nothing concrete though) but I have Complete Placenta Previa. Damn and double damn. From what little I know at this point of CPP, this is not good for a few reasons 1) it's a pretty strong indicator that I'll have accreta again, 2) CPP puts mom at risk for pre-term labor and 3) it's an automatic c-section.
We head over to Dr. Hannon after our u/s and at this point I just want to know what it all means. Dr H indicates that I will most likely be going on bedrest at 28 weeks and after telling her of all my contractions, she tells me to slow down and prepare for a modified work schedule. UGH. A billion things are going through my head and I leave w/o asking many questions. At this point, I'm trying to plan for discussing with my boss, figuring out what childcare would look like, how we could afford for me to take time off and god forbid, what if I deliver a baby early.
So - now we wait. I'm having contractions and have been home from work for the last two days with a combo stomach bug. I'm actually heading into the doctor right now to make sure everything is ok.
I'm sure this little bean would like to cook a little longer and I'll do everything I can to make sure he/she does.
At the end of the appointment, the tech reviews everything with the Doctor while we wait in the room. The Doctor comes back in and indicates I should lay back down - I know at this point something is wrong. She zooms in, not on the baby, but on the placenta. The unfun news - they look at lots of things during the ultrasound including the placenta. I have a history of accreta so I asked them to be on the lookout for any signs. Well - not only did they find indicators for accreta (nothing concrete though) but I have Complete Placenta Previa. Damn and double damn. From what little I know at this point of CPP, this is not good for a few reasons 1) it's a pretty strong indicator that I'll have accreta again, 2) CPP puts mom at risk for pre-term labor and 3) it's an automatic c-section.
We head over to Dr. Hannon after our u/s and at this point I just want to know what it all means. Dr H indicates that I will most likely be going on bedrest at 28 weeks and after telling her of all my contractions, she tells me to slow down and prepare for a modified work schedule. UGH. A billion things are going through my head and I leave w/o asking many questions. At this point, I'm trying to plan for discussing with my boss, figuring out what childcare would look like, how we could afford for me to take time off and god forbid, what if I deliver a baby early.
So - now we wait. I'm having contractions and have been home from work for the last two days with a combo stomach bug. I'm actually heading into the doctor right now to make sure everything is ok.
I'm sure this little bean would like to cook a little longer and I'll do everything I can to make sure he/she does.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Noooooooooo!!!
Piper is learning to talk and it's too cute. After a week with her cousins she picked up a ton of new words and mannerisms. My absolute favorite is her declaration of "Nooooooooooooo!!" which sounds super dramatic like she's a forlorn starlet being torn from her beau. It's hilarious and so incredibly cute.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Weather vs Holiday plans....weather wins. :(
OK - that's probably a little over-dramatic. It's not my worst nightmare - I have much worse that involve blood, crashing etc. However, last night was a doozy. My DD and I were flying to Chicago to see my family. I had actually changed my flight earlier in the week to a day earlier because of a pending ice storm in Seattle, so I thought we were going to be fine. I was very lucky to secure two first class seats (lucky baby!) and was prepared for a long, uneventful flight. Well, as we were leaving the house around 4 PM, it started to flurry...I had a bad feeling. We got to the airport, went through security easily and i headed to the gate. While I was in the airport, they switched the gate THREE times and not just little switches like C12 to C4, but entire terminals. UGH. So we schlep over to the N terminal, I secure some food for my daughter and we snack before the flight. I planned this flight b/c it' coincides with her bedtime - I was very optimistic she'd sleep the whole flight leaving me is silent bliss. Well...you know what they say about the best laid plans.
We got on the flight a little bit late and got settled. Family after family passed us so I was warmed to know there were a few babies on the flight including one other in first class. The snow was dumping at this point and the wind had picked up to about 30-40 miles an hour. Everyone got on the flight and we weren't' going anywhere. DD has limited patience for immobility, so it was starting to get frustrating for her, me and everyone around us. They had to de-ice the plane and that took about 30 min. We FINALLY pushed back from the gate about 1.5 hrs after scheduled take off and I called my folks to let them know. They were planning to pick me up in Chicago at 11:30 PM which made me feel bad, so this made me feel worse - they were going to be there at 1:00 AM! We get out to the runway and are in queue. The pilot sends back the first mate to check the wings for ice before we take off. Of course, we need more de-icer - so back to the terminal. They can't find a working gate so they park near one that doesn't work. Long story short, they de-ice teh plan and then 5 min later cancel the flight. As we were at a non-functioning gate, they had to bring up stairs and all of us had to descend from the back of the plane down VERY VERY slippery stairs, walk across the tarmac to the jet way and up some more VERY VERY slippery stairs. Thank god there were kind people that helped me carry things b/c we had the car seat, diaper bag, another bag...oh yeah the baby AND I'm pregnant.
There was a very kind woman (Pamela) who let me use her phone and I found out that I'd already been rebooked. I still headed into the terminal to get my bag, call my husband and check on my ticket. While waiting in line I saw so many moms and babies. One gal had a 2 month old and this other gal (Alissa) had a 10 month old - she happened to be the same gal from my flight! I felt so awful b/c she was separated from her husband who was stuck in Juneau with their three year old and she had no idea what she was going to do. I invited her and her son back to our house for the night and they stayed with us. We actually had a nice time and she was reunited with her husband and daughter this afternoon. Unfortunately, I just heard that all Alaska Air flights were cancelled again - I hope they either found their way home or a hotel room!
Well - what's the moral of the story? There are some very nice people in the world - nothing like a humbling experience to bring people together. A personal thanks to all the kind people who helped me with bags or offered to hold Piper in case my arms were tired. :) It makes me want to be a nicer person.
We got on the flight a little bit late and got settled. Family after family passed us so I was warmed to know there were a few babies on the flight including one other in first class. The snow was dumping at this point and the wind had picked up to about 30-40 miles an hour. Everyone got on the flight and we weren't' going anywhere. DD has limited patience for immobility, so it was starting to get frustrating for her, me and everyone around us. They had to de-ice the plane and that took about 30 min. We FINALLY pushed back from the gate about 1.5 hrs after scheduled take off and I called my folks to let them know. They were planning to pick me up in Chicago at 11:30 PM which made me feel bad, so this made me feel worse - they were going to be there at 1:00 AM! We get out to the runway and are in queue. The pilot sends back the first mate to check the wings for ice before we take off. Of course, we need more de-icer - so back to the terminal. They can't find a working gate so they park near one that doesn't work. Long story short, they de-ice teh plan and then 5 min later cancel the flight. As we were at a non-functioning gate, they had to bring up stairs and all of us had to descend from the back of the plane down VERY VERY slippery stairs, walk across the tarmac to the jet way and up some more VERY VERY slippery stairs. Thank god there were kind people that helped me carry things b/c we had the car seat, diaper bag, another bag...oh yeah the baby AND I'm pregnant.
There was a very kind woman (Pamela) who let me use her phone and I found out that I'd already been rebooked. I still headed into the terminal to get my bag, call my husband and check on my ticket. While waiting in line I saw so many moms and babies. One gal had a 2 month old and this other gal (Alissa) had a 10 month old - she happened to be the same gal from my flight! I felt so awful b/c she was separated from her husband who was stuck in Juneau with their three year old and she had no idea what she was going to do. I invited her and her son back to our house for the night and they stayed with us. We actually had a nice time and she was reunited with her husband and daughter this afternoon. Unfortunately, I just heard that all Alaska Air flights were cancelled again - I hope they either found their way home or a hotel room!
Well - what's the moral of the story? There are some very nice people in the world - nothing like a humbling experience to bring people together. A personal thanks to all the kind people who helped me with bags or offered to hold Piper in case my arms were tired. :) It makes me want to be a nicer person.
Friday, December 19, 2008
15w 3d and all is well
It's been a snowy few days here - we got 8 inches in one day, amazing for this area! Piper is so-so about the snow, I'm hoping she'll demonstrate some more enthusiasm when we get to the Midwest with all her cousins. We leave tomorrow between storms across the country but lucky dog, we get to go FIRST CLASS! :) There are all sorts of goodies to keep the 1 1/2 year old entertained including DVD's, Nano w/ Barney, Books, Coloring book and stickers. If she sleeps, it will be like winning the lottery. I can't wait to see my family and have some R&R.
Wee one is doing well - happy as a clam at high tide. I'm progressing (ie, getting HUGE) quickly and look much more like 26 weeks than the 15 I am. Oh well. Hormones have been making my life a little difficult...we're having strange heart issues but I'm working on checking it out w/ the Dr. Most likely it's just hormone surges and I'm a little sensitive.
We're having our family xmas tomorrow AM - matching Pj's, breakfast and opening presents. I can't wait to see Piper's face.
Happy Holidays and here is to a wonderful 2009 full of love and blessings.
Wee one is doing well - happy as a clam at high tide. I'm progressing (ie, getting HUGE) quickly and look much more like 26 weeks than the 15 I am. Oh well. Hormones have been making my life a little difficult...we're having strange heart issues but I'm working on checking it out w/ the Dr. Most likely it's just hormone surges and I'm a little sensitive.
We're having our family xmas tomorrow AM - matching Pj's, breakfast and opening presents. I can't wait to see Piper's face.
Happy Holidays and here is to a wonderful 2009 full of love and blessings.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Flittering of a Flutterby
13w 5d - I know I've been feeling this little one for the last two weeks. It's the subtle fluttering and twang as wee one bounces around like a pinball. Wee one - you're a busy baby already! We are days away from second trimester and I can't wait. I'm already majorly showing but hey, I don't mind. I reminds me that you're coming soon and how wonderful it will be to have another baby in the house.
Piper is busy as ever - walking and picking up new words everyday. Last week she learned " 'dis" or "this" and points at everything. It's cute. She's also signing "please" w/ some frequency. At the same time, she's perfecting the art of the tantrum, projecting her desires on everyone around her. I wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything.
I'm away from home for part of this week and I'm not loving it. Although I'm in a incredible place (La Quinta Resort), I miss my baby and family. Next trip, I'm bringing everyone with me. ;)
Piper is busy as ever - walking and picking up new words everyday. Last week she learned " 'dis" or "this" and points at everything. It's cute. She's also signing "please" w/ some frequency. At the same time, she's perfecting the art of the tantrum, projecting her desires on everyone around her. I wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything.
I'm away from home for part of this week and I'm not loving it. Although I'm in a incredible place (La Quinta Resort), I miss my baby and family. Next trip, I'm bringing everyone with me. ;)
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