We had an appointment on Thursday, and everything is looking great. Baby Pierogie's heartbeat was great, and I was measuring about a week ahead. For some reason, as soon as the doctor goes to put the doppler on my belly, Pierogie sticks his tush in the air. :) We will go back in 2 weeks, and then we start our weekly appointments. It's getting so close! Dr. Esposito would like to do another sonogram in 3 weeks, so we will get to see baby P on the monitor one more time before the live show! The dr. just wants to measure one more time before the big day. In other glucose news, I have my SECOND 3 hour glucose test on Wednesday. I pray that all goes well and all numbers are in the normal range this time.
I have my MD baby shower tomorrow, and I am super excited! I'm sure I'll be posting info and pictures after that! I can't wait to see everyone!!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Baby Shower!!
It's a boy!!I had my baby shower in PA on October 17. Stan, Lisa and I set out at 8am that Saturday to trek up to PA in the rain. We had a delicious breakfast at Cracker Barrel and arrived in
Milton a little before 12. The shower was at 1, and I arrived a few minutes after to a room full of family and friends. It was beautiful! My mom had gotten me a Boyds bear with a baby boy outfit, and that was the theme of the shower.
I got to visit with everyone and eat, and then I started on the task of opening gifts. They were never-ending! Everyone was so generous, and our baby boy will be the best dressed pierogie in MD! Stan came down for the gift opening, and he even got a gift to open that included a pee pee teepee to avoid all those spraying "accidents" while changing little boys. :) After presents came cake, and before I knew it, it was 4pm, and I was ready for a nap!
Thanks to everyone who came and made it special, and extra special thanks to my mom for all of her hard work. It was everything I could have hoped for and more! I love you all!
The cake with the bear that I got on it
Adorable favors
Gifts!!
One of the books we received for Lil Pierogie
A beautiful handmade blanket that we received
Mommy and Daddy
Nay, Ali and Me - Nay is due the day after me, even though it looks like I am 50 weeks pregnant, and it looks like she is 20 weeks pregnant! :)
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Another Sonogram!
Because I was measuring 2 weeks ahead, we got to have another ultrasound to check on the weight of our lil pierogie. I was 30 weeks and 5 days when I had it, and he was measuring exactly 30 weeks and 5 days! He was at the 50th percentile, and he was weighing 3 lbs 11 oz. I asked Dr. Esposito if he could swing by and make sure he was still a boy, which he did, and he is! Whew!
I didn't pass my first glucose test, so I had to go and take the 3 hour test, which was horrible! I had to follow a diet for 3 days, and then fast the night before the test. I couldn't have anything until the test was over (around 1pm). I had to have my blood drawn as soon as I went in, and then I had to drink the glucose syrup and have it drawn again every hour for 3 hours. Those results came back that I had one high number. If you have 2 high numbers, you have gestational diabetes, so technically, I don't have it, but since I had the one high one, they want to make sure, so I have to take the 3 hour test again! I am NOT looking forward to that, but I know it's just to make sure the baby is ok, so it's a small thing for me to go through to make sure we're having a healthy pierogie. I have an appointment on October 29, so I will have my next 3 hour test the following week.
I also had my first baby shower on October 17 up in PA. It was wonderful. Details and pictures to follow!
I didn't pass my first glucose test, so I had to go and take the 3 hour test, which was horrible! I had to follow a diet for 3 days, and then fast the night before the test. I couldn't have anything until the test was over (around 1pm). I had to have my blood drawn as soon as I went in, and then I had to drink the glucose syrup and have it drawn again every hour for 3 hours. Those results came back that I had one high number. If you have 2 high numbers, you have gestational diabetes, so technically, I don't have it, but since I had the one high one, they want to make sure, so I have to take the 3 hour test again! I am NOT looking forward to that, but I know it's just to make sure the baby is ok, so it's a small thing for me to go through to make sure we're having a healthy pierogie. I have an appointment on October 29, so I will have my next 3 hour test the following week.
I also had my first baby shower on October 17 up in PA. It was wonderful. Details and pictures to follow!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Stan's 30th birthday
Stan's celebrated his 30th birthday while we were in TN, and we had a gathering at the house tonight in MD to celebrate the old man. :)
Redskins grill cover!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
29 weeks (almost)
On Saturday, I will be 29 weeks. Time sure is flying! So much has happened lately. We had our trip to TN last weekend. All went well - no air sickness, thank goodness!! I only had a little bit of swelling in my feet on Sunday, but I think that's because I was sitting outside, and it got pretty warm. We had a great visit with Stan's dad and stepmom, and some delicious food! :) Pictures will follow when I get a chance to download them.
We got home, and I had my glucose tolerance test that Monday morning. I found out Tuesday that I didn't pass. :( I have to go next week for the 3 hour test - yuck! We had an appointment today. The doctor said that a lot of people fail the first one, but only 40% of them fail the 3 hour one. I assured him that I am usually a straight A student, and he said we would think of the first one as a pre-test, and if I pass the next one, we'll throw out the pre-test. He also told me that I need a flu shot, which I am terrified about (only because it's a shot, and I'm not a fan of needles). I am still measuring 2 weeks ahead, and I am scheduled to have a sono 2 weeks from today to check to see how much the baby weighs. As the doctor was feeling my belly today, he said, "That's all baby, right there!" I guess that's better than saying it was all fat! :)
Baby Pierogie's parents are getting very anxious to meet him (although we want him to cook for as long as he needs to be healthy). Conversations between the mom and dad-to-be have changed from, "I can't believe we're pregnant" to "Wow, we can feel him move," to "I can't wait to hold/hug/cuddle him." Every time we see a little one, we both get the feeling that we can't wait until he's here!
We now have a mattress in the baby's crib, so the nursery is pretty much ready. Daddy painted the closet this week because Mommy was too lazy to empty it when she painted the room back in January. :) Once we get everything hung, I will take some more pictures to post. We tell everyone that the nursery is ready - we just need the baby!
We got home, and I had my glucose tolerance test that Monday morning. I found out Tuesday that I didn't pass. :( I have to go next week for the 3 hour test - yuck! We had an appointment today. The doctor said that a lot of people fail the first one, but only 40% of them fail the 3 hour one. I assured him that I am usually a straight A student, and he said we would think of the first one as a pre-test, and if I pass the next one, we'll throw out the pre-test. He also told me that I need a flu shot, which I am terrified about (only because it's a shot, and I'm not a fan of needles). I am still measuring 2 weeks ahead, and I am scheduled to have a sono 2 weeks from today to check to see how much the baby weighs. As the doctor was feeling my belly today, he said, "That's all baby, right there!" I guess that's better than saying it was all fat! :)
Baby Pierogie's parents are getting very anxious to meet him (although we want him to cook for as long as he needs to be healthy). Conversations between the mom and dad-to-be have changed from, "I can't believe we're pregnant" to "Wow, we can feel him move," to "I can't wait to hold/hug/cuddle him." Every time we see a little one, we both get the feeling that we can't wait until he's here!
We now have a mattress in the baby's crib, so the nursery is pretty much ready. Daddy painted the closet this week because Mommy was too lazy to empty it when she painted the room back in January. :) Once we get everything hung, I will take some more pictures to post. We tell everyone that the nursery is ready - we just need the baby!
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