Monday Night It Is...

We had our 35 week check up yesterday. My blood pressure was up again, 147/88 (yes, I get nervous thinking every visit now, we will have to go in). I'm pretty sure if they would have checked it again while I was sitting there and after the ultrasound, it would have gone down. Oh well. The ultrasound went really well, she is measuring 6 lbs. 4 oz...so she is still growing. Actually measuring ahead of schedule. She also passed the Non-stress test with flying colors. The Dr. said she was an 8 out of 8, at whatever they look at. However, the Dr. said she doesn't see any point in me trying to do this any longer than I have to. It would be safer for all parties involved if we go ahead and induce Monday night. Tuesday she will be 36 weeks, and the Dr. feels sure that her lungs and everything will be ready. We will have yet ANOTHER Dr.'s appointment Monday afternoon at 3:30, where they will do all of the tests one last time. (We'll be there a while, b/c the Dr. is triple-booked Monday afternoon...nice) From there, we will check into the hospital Monday evening and start the pitocin. So, hopefully all goes well...Emery will arrive sometime Tuesday. I mean, Monday night would be really nice, but I'm being practical on the length of labor!! I hear it goes quicker the second time around....but I also hear that pitocin is not very pleasant! :) That epidural will be put to good use. Anyway, this is our last weekend as a family of 3! Friday morning Joe is going to take Trey to my mom's house to see the "woo woo's" at the 4th of July parade. I'll post some pics of that. I hope everyone has an awesome 4th of July! Until next time...

Boys and Their Toys

Joe took Trey to the Caterpillar HQ today to see all of the big tractors. Something about boys and big tractors! Joe said he LOVED it...I think you can tell from the pics. This was partially a reward, because Trey went potty on the toilet 3 times yesterday! Woo Hoo!

An Unsupervised 2 Year Old and...

a bottle of powder equals this...

(luckily this is a "play" phone)


*Sidebar: Joe had already scolded Trey earlier this afternoon for getting into his lotion and smearing it all over his chest of drawers and hair, etc....Daddy informed him not to touch the lotion. He said nothing about the powder......Needless to say, Trey didn't touch the lotion.

Weekend Update

Joe's parents came down this weekend to help us out while I'm on bed rest. Grandma brought a whole slew of Super Suppers dinners with her, and those are always good. We had the Oven baked Parmesan Chicken and a Pork Tenderloin...both were very good. If you haven't used Super Suppers before, it is a really nice convenience. Everything is ready-made and just needs to be thrown in the oven or a pot! It was a nice relief, and Trey always loves having Grandma and Papa here to play with. Grandma lended her sewing expertise to fix Trey's curtains that were too short. They turned out really cute! This morning we had some of Grandma's homemade french toast, yummy yummy! We were sad to see them go, but are looking forward to seeing them when Emery makes her arrival. We also love going to Wylie to visit, so I'm sure I'll be making that trip sometime this fall!

We have a Dr.'s appointment this Wednesday...another ultrasound, another non-stress test, and a Group B Strep Test. Woo hoo! Can you sense the excitement? I always look forward to the ultrasound, because it's nice to see how big she is getting. Wednesday will be 35 weeks, so that just means one more week after that and we will probably induce. I would like to go to 37, but that is up to the Doctor. We shall see if I pass all of my tests! Hope everyone has a great July 4th weekend...I will be watching fireworks on TV I suppose! :)

IT'S DONE!

Emery's room is finished! Woo hoo! Here are some pics...forgive the lighting, the window makes it hard. The top is khaki and the bottom is chocolate brown...white chair rail and furniture and light pink accessories. I LOVE it, and that's all that matters, right? :)

I made her letters, to try and match the swirl in the bedding...
The quote on the wall says, "Such a big miracle, for such a little girl"
It's a wall transfer from Hobby Lobby, thanks Grandma!

I made this canvas, after I found one I liked online and someone was charging $50!! :)

Hallelujah!

Another good day at the Dr.! Don't jump to conclusions though, I'm still on bed rest! :) However, the Dr. was very pleased with all of the tests yesterday, so we need to continue what we're doing for 2 more weeks and then we'll induce. The only way to get rid of this preeclampsia stuff is to deliver, so regardless of how well I'm doing at 36 weeks, she wants to nip it in the bud. We had another ultrasound yesterday, and Emery was sticking her tongue out at us, it was way cute. Probably a sign of what's to come with her attitude. ha. I also had to do a NST (Non-stress test). They just hook up the 'belly bands' that take the babies heart rate, and I had to click a button everytime she moved, and the test measures her heart rate when she moves...and it should go up. She passed that test with flying colors. As far as the rest is concerned, I had no protein yesterday (woo hoo!) and my blood pressure was in the 130's/80's range....much better! I felt like I had aced my final exam!!! I go back in another week, for the same tests, so say a little prayer! :)

This bed rest stuff is hard to get used to, especially when you feel okay. I really wanted to get some more shopping done before Emery comes! grrr. I hear Hobby Lobby calling my name, am craving one heck of a Chinese buffet, and would love to do a lap at the mall....at this point i would take the "hall" in Nacogdoches. For all of you non-SFA'ers...the "hall" is Nacogdoches sad excuse for a mall that is outfitted with a Belk, Beall's, JcPenney, Radio Shack, and Bath & Body Works. Okay, you can stop laughing now.

I'm writing this at 7:15 a.m. and Trey is settling in to his new routine. Daddy has left for morning workouts at school, and Trey knows to come find me in bed and we watch Disney until Mimi comes over. Can we just say about 10 Thank-You's to my mom right now. First off, let me say this...I'm not the neatest. I'm not an absolute slob, but when I have a choice between playing with Trey and doing a load of laundry, you can guess who wins. So, for the first time in who knows how long, my laundry is caught up! My house is dusted. The dishes are clean. Pantry is organized. Some people may not recognize my house! :) Trey is also very excited because Grandma and Papa are coming Thursday night. Hopefully we will have Emery's room all done by the time they leave. We just have to paint under the chair rail and get some stuff on the walls (hence the reason Hobby Lobby is calling my name!)

I'll post pictures of her room, and some of Trey as soon as I get my camera out of Joe's truck. It's in my hospital bag, and we are to the point where that goes with us to the Dr., just in case! Well, stay tuned...hopefully I'll get some pictures in the next couple of days! :)

Digital Scrapbooking Jackpot...

Okay, so I claim to be a PhotoShop guru. Heck, it's what I teach, so I have to be semi-smarter than the kids! :) Lately, as I've become obsessed with blogs, I've noticed all of these moms have these way cute headers, etc...that look like a real-live scrapbooks. It stumped me for a while, until I hit the jackpot...there's tons of free stuff out there to use to make your stuff look like a scrapbook. I love to do real scrapbooking, but let's face it...a 2-year old, and a coaching husband doesn't allow time for that, not even in the summer. I am much faster on the computer. So, this was my attempt today at my first digital scrapbooking page. I like it, and I guess I can only get better as I do more. The cool thing is, I think that I can send this to my favorite book-making sight, and it will look really cool. I use Blurb to make my books, so easy...and they make great gifts. That will be my next experiment! Anywho, here's my first attempt!