Hi Joey!
Well, today is a big day babycakes! You are officially 24 weeks and that means you are officially "viable." If you decided to kick your way out of there now, the doctors would try to save you. With all our other babies, this was a day to kick our heels up and celebrate - we counted down to it. With you, we have been so blissfully happy and uncomplicated that we haven't give it a whole lot of thought until recently. With the cramping and contractions, we have recently been looking forward to this day.
I have to be honest with you buddy. 24 weeks is not good enough. 30 weeks is not good enough and even 35 weeks is not good enough. We want you in there until 36 weeks but really, we want you in there for 39 weeks. So, if I promise to try to keep it easy, can you promise to stay in there cooking for at least 11 more weeks?
I am going to be honest about one more thing. With Elijah, I wimped out and let him be born at 37 weeks. I was tired of being pregnant and I wanted to meet Elijah as soon as possible. So, when I had the option of having him at 37 weeks and knew he would be safe, I jumped at the chance. When I found out I was pregnant with you, I was a big bad tough mommy who was going to grin and bear it all the way to 39 weeks no matter what. But, as the weeks progress and I am starting to get a few touches of misery, I can see my resolve weakening at 37 weeks again. I am getting kind of tired, buddy. I am at that stage where time is going kind of slow and I am ready to take a nappy and wake up with you ready to come out on June 21. I am going to have to keep reminding myself how important 39 weeks are. We need you to come out on June 21 with no jaundice, no health issues and great ability to latch on. Also, we can't forget if you come out early or with health problems, our shot at free Kelley Ryden photos goes out the window :)
We had a bit of a rough night tonight. We got home from dinner with your Auntie Val & Great Gramma and I noticed that your little cocoon (my uterus) was rock hard & uncomfortable. Then, I had two really bad episodes of what could have been contractions. Of course, daddy got all worried about us and got that panicked look on his face. But, then they went away. So, I am assuming we are good for another day! We will just have to keep negotiating each day/week to keep you in there cooking :)
Happy 24 weeks little Joseph Robert!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Hospital Check Out
Hey Joey!
After a couple more days of worrying and things getting a little worse, your daddy and I went to Methodist tonight to have you checked out. They checked me all out and did an ultrasound and all is OK with you. No evidence of amniotic juice, no evidence of my cervix opening and you looked all healthy. We even got to see you breathe for the first time. Our anxieties are calmed for a couple more weeks when we go see Bonehead again on the 17th. You were still moving like crazy and you are killing me :) Not only is the violent movement startling me, you must be dropkicking my bladder!
So, buddy, you are doing great and now I am feeling better since we got confirmation. After we left the hospital, we had dinner at HyVee and your daddy handed me this fortune....
After a couple more days of worrying and things getting a little worse, your daddy and I went to Methodist tonight to have you checked out. They checked me all out and did an ultrasound and all is OK with you. No evidence of amniotic juice, no evidence of my cervix opening and you looked all healthy. We even got to see you breathe for the first time. Our anxieties are calmed for a couple more weeks when we go see Bonehead again on the 17th. You were still moving like crazy and you are killing me :) Not only is the violent movement startling me, you must be dropkicking my bladder!
So, buddy, you are doing great and now I am feeling better since we got confirmation. After we left the hospital, we had dinner at HyVee and your daddy handed me this fortune....
That is you Joey - our final puzzle piece to make our family complete and happy is you!! Now, just keep growing and staying healthy in there!
Mover and a shaker
Hi Baby Joey!
We have had a long week so far. You just plain don't like me doing a whole lot. If I pick up Elijah, I get cramps now. Your daddy is having to take over the hard work and I am trying not to pick up your brother so we can keep you in there cooking. Unfortunately, it leaves me with a really heavy heart. It makes me sad because I love playing with your brother but I have to balance that with keeping you safe for 3 more months. We will all just have to work together to keep you healthy. We don't see Dr. Bonebrake until next Thursday but I did call them to let them know how much cramping I am having. They wanted me to take it easy this weekend and let them know if it continued/got worse. It hasn't because I have tried to be really good. I will be relieved to see you, see that you still have all of your amniotic juice and know that you have made it to 25 weeks. Unfortunately, with all the cramping, I am now back to being that pregnant mom counting down to 24 weeks and praying that you won't be born until June. I thought we were past all that but I guess the cramping has been a reminder that we can't take anything for granted.
Outside of the bad things, I have to tell you that you are more active than any other baby I have carried! You move a ton more than I remember Elijah moving. You are all over the place and you are even interrupting my sleep - I can't sleep for lots of reasons but now, one of them is because you are too active! Last night, I had a a dream that you were kicking me so hard that I was in pain. I have a feeling it was happening in real life and just seeped into my dream. You are kind of violent to your mama. Maybe that is a good sign that you are getting it all out now and you will be mellow when you get here. If it is the opposite, we are going to have problems :)
Well, buddy, let's make a deal that you will stay in there and keep all that amniotic juice in tact. Also, I would really like to cut you some sort of a deal that you will give us a good photo next week. I hope it is our 3d visit and we can finally see a good shot of you.
Talk to you soon!
We have had a long week so far. You just plain don't like me doing a whole lot. If I pick up Elijah, I get cramps now. Your daddy is having to take over the hard work and I am trying not to pick up your brother so we can keep you in there cooking. Unfortunately, it leaves me with a really heavy heart. It makes me sad because I love playing with your brother but I have to balance that with keeping you safe for 3 more months. We will all just have to work together to keep you healthy. We don't see Dr. Bonebrake until next Thursday but I did call them to let them know how much cramping I am having. They wanted me to take it easy this weekend and let them know if it continued/got worse. It hasn't because I have tried to be really good. I will be relieved to see you, see that you still have all of your amniotic juice and know that you have made it to 25 weeks. Unfortunately, with all the cramping, I am now back to being that pregnant mom counting down to 24 weeks and praying that you won't be born until June. I thought we were past all that but I guess the cramping has been a reminder that we can't take anything for granted.
Outside of the bad things, I have to tell you that you are more active than any other baby I have carried! You move a ton more than I remember Elijah moving. You are all over the place and you are even interrupting my sleep - I can't sleep for lots of reasons but now, one of them is because you are too active! Last night, I had a a dream that you were kicking me so hard that I was in pain. I have a feeling it was happening in real life and just seeped into my dream. You are kind of violent to your mama. Maybe that is a good sign that you are getting it all out now and you will be mellow when you get here. If it is the opposite, we are going to have problems :)
Well, buddy, let's make a deal that you will stay in there and keep all that amniotic juice in tact. Also, I would really like to cut you some sort of a deal that you will give us a good photo next week. I hope it is our 3d visit and we can finally see a good shot of you.
Talk to you soon!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Name
Hi Baby Joey,
You sure are moving up a storm in there. A couple of times, I even jumped because you were so violent. But, that is only a couple of times a day. Most of the time, you are peacefully sleeping. Every time I feel you move, I stop and say "Hi Baby Joey!" I try to cherish each movement as I know that you are the last baby that is going to be cooking in there.
I thought it was important for you to know how your name came about and have photos of each of the people who you were named after. Here is the page for your book.
You sure are moving up a storm in there. A couple of times, I even jumped because you were so violent. But, that is only a couple of times a day. Most of the time, you are peacefully sleeping. Every time I feel you move, I stop and say "Hi Baby Joey!" I try to cherish each movement as I know that you are the last baby that is going to be cooking in there.
I thought it was important for you to know how your name came about and have photos of each of the people who you were named after. Here is the page for your book.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
4 months
Hi Baby Joey!
I am having trouble sleeping tonight - my brain wasn't shutting down because I was thinking about work stuff. I think it was the first time since you have been in their cooking that I was actually prepping work stuff in my head. So, I was calculating in my head how many times we could take a sleeping pill between now and when you get here. It hit me....today marks the day that we are exactly 4 months away from when you should be here. Since Bonebrake won't let us go more than 39 weeks, that is June 23. 4 months exactly from today, little munchkin. When I say that is 17 weeks from tomorrow, it sounds like a long time but when I think 4 months, it sounds like a short time. I know, it all sounds irrational is what it sounds like.
I am not sure we are ready for you yet! We haven't really figured out your sleeping arrangements. We haven't gone through and pulled out your clothes and diapers. We haven't gotten the cars ready for your car seat. We haven't gotten your bottles or my pump all ready to go. I think we have sort of been slacking on your arrival because we know you are covered. Daddy is an expert at the car seat by now, we know that you will be in Gramma Debi D's bassinet for awhile, and we know that everything is in the house that we need. I am kind of waiting on clothes until spring so I can pack up Elijah's winter clothes and pull your clothes out.
I think I might panic more when we hit the 3 month mark or especially the 2 month mark. Everything better be ready by the 1 month mark because there is no guarantee that you won't come early. I won't say I panicked thinking about it tonight but how about we say I was a tad alarmed :)
Well buddy, hopefully, we will get some sleep in a few minutes. I took our sleeping pill, did a load of dishes and think it will kick in shortly. As always, thank you for being good to me, thanks for kicking up a storm so I know you are doing ok and thanks in advance for staying in there cooking until mid-June!
PS - it is midnight so I can officially say "HAPPY 22 WEEKS", munchkin :)
I am having trouble sleeping tonight - my brain wasn't shutting down because I was thinking about work stuff. I think it was the first time since you have been in their cooking that I was actually prepping work stuff in my head. So, I was calculating in my head how many times we could take a sleeping pill between now and when you get here. It hit me....today marks the day that we are exactly 4 months away from when you should be here. Since Bonebrake won't let us go more than 39 weeks, that is June 23. 4 months exactly from today, little munchkin. When I say that is 17 weeks from tomorrow, it sounds like a long time but when I think 4 months, it sounds like a short time. I know, it all sounds irrational is what it sounds like.
I am not sure we are ready for you yet! We haven't really figured out your sleeping arrangements. We haven't gone through and pulled out your clothes and diapers. We haven't gotten the cars ready for your car seat. We haven't gotten your bottles or my pump all ready to go. I think we have sort of been slacking on your arrival because we know you are covered. Daddy is an expert at the car seat by now, we know that you will be in Gramma Debi D's bassinet for awhile, and we know that everything is in the house that we need. I am kind of waiting on clothes until spring so I can pack up Elijah's winter clothes and pull your clothes out.
I think I might panic more when we hit the 3 month mark or especially the 2 month mark. Everything better be ready by the 1 month mark because there is no guarantee that you won't come early. I won't say I panicked thinking about it tonight but how about we say I was a tad alarmed :)
Well buddy, hopefully, we will get some sleep in a few minutes. I took our sleeping pill, did a load of dishes and think it will kick in shortly. As always, thank you for being good to me, thanks for kicking up a storm so I know you are doing ok and thanks in advance for staying in there cooking until mid-June!
PS - it is midnight so I can officially say "HAPPY 22 WEEKS", munchkin :)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
21 weeks
Hi Joey!
We had your big appointment today and you seem to be practically perfect! I have been really anxious lately - from the contractions/cramping to the fear that something was going to be wrong. But, all my fears were erased when we got a clean bill of health for you. Although you still did not pose for any pictures, we got to see you for a long time while they did your full body scan!
1) You are still a Joey - you were shy in hiding your parts but you did show them a couple of times to let us know you were still a boy!
2) You are 15 oz now.
3) You are only 3 days bigger than you should be. That is really good for us old diabetics!
4) You were in a really weird position. You were "sitting" on your legs like you were praying - we could see them folded up underneath you.
5) We are cleared for another 4 weeks - that means you are super healthy because he doesn't need to see us.
6) The odds of us not having a c-section are very, very slim. Unless I spontaneously go into labor on my own, we will be cutting you out.
7) The odds of me spending quality time with you in the OR are also very slim. Because we have to worry about the diabetes, they need to get you admitted and check your sugars so you have to be taken away from me relatively quickly.
You move up a storm these days and you move all over the place. From top to bottom, I feel you wiggling around and the sensations are starting to get stronger. Even during the ultrasound, you were moving all over. Daddy said that he doesn't remember Elijah being that active - I said you have his ADD already :)
Thank you for still not making me sick, for being so healthy and moving up a storm so I know you are ok in there. I hope that during our next appointment, we can get a 3d photo of you to see what you look like :)
I leave you with a scrapbook page for your book.
We had your big appointment today and you seem to be practically perfect! I have been really anxious lately - from the contractions/cramping to the fear that something was going to be wrong. But, all my fears were erased when we got a clean bill of health for you. Although you still did not pose for any pictures, we got to see you for a long time while they did your full body scan!
1) You are still a Joey - you were shy in hiding your parts but you did show them a couple of times to let us know you were still a boy!
2) You are 15 oz now.
3) You are only 3 days bigger than you should be. That is really good for us old diabetics!
4) You were in a really weird position. You were "sitting" on your legs like you were praying - we could see them folded up underneath you.
5) We are cleared for another 4 weeks - that means you are super healthy because he doesn't need to see us.
6) The odds of us not having a c-section are very, very slim. Unless I spontaneously go into labor on my own, we will be cutting you out.
7) The odds of me spending quality time with you in the OR are also very slim. Because we have to worry about the diabetes, they need to get you admitted and check your sugars so you have to be taken away from me relatively quickly.
You move up a storm these days and you move all over the place. From top to bottom, I feel you wiggling around and the sensations are starting to get stronger. Even during the ultrasound, you were moving all over. Daddy said that he doesn't remember Elijah being that active - I said you have his ADD already :)
Thank you for still not making me sick, for being so healthy and moving up a storm so I know you are ok in there. I hope that during our next appointment, we can get a 3d photo of you to see what you look like :)
I leave you with a scrapbook page for your book.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day Joey!
Hey buddy!
I hope you are doing OK in there! We will see you in 3 days and get reassured that you are growing great and we have no issues. I can tell you that you are kicking my butt. You are not making me sick (Thank you so much) but you definitely let me know when I have hit my limits. If I walk too much or play too hard, you will shoot me some cramps and reminders to tone it down a bit. I have a feeling that by the end of the pregnancy, I will be a bump on a log :)
Your daddy, brother and I had a great Valentine's tonight. You would kick me periodically to remind me that you are in there celebrating too. I just can't wait to share it with you next year. I was so happy to spend the night with my 2.5 boys and begin making Valentine's traditions. Next year, our family will be complete and we can incorporate you into our traditions. I can hardly wait.
I had daddy take a photo of me so we could see how I was progressing with the pregnancy. I am hoping that you are not 20 lbs. Heavens knows I am 3 times larger than I was with Elijah!
I hope you are doing OK in there! We will see you in 3 days and get reassured that you are growing great and we have no issues. I can tell you that you are kicking my butt. You are not making me sick (Thank you so much) but you definitely let me know when I have hit my limits. If I walk too much or play too hard, you will shoot me some cramps and reminders to tone it down a bit. I have a feeling that by the end of the pregnancy, I will be a bump on a log :)
Your daddy, brother and I had a great Valentine's tonight. You would kick me periodically to remind me that you are in there celebrating too. I just can't wait to share it with you next year. I was so happy to spend the night with my 2.5 boys and begin making Valentine's traditions. Next year, our family will be complete and we can incorporate you into our traditions. I can hardly wait.
I had daddy take a photo of me so we could see how I was progressing with the pregnancy. I am hoping that you are not 20 lbs. Heavens knows I am 3 times larger than I was with Elijah!
Baby Elijah at 20 weeks on the left. Baby Joey at 20 weeks on the right!!
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