OK, here are some REAL photographs of our little princessa! We took her to the always fabulous Judith for her newborn pictures, and here's a sneak peek on Judith's blog:
A Dainty Little Lady
Isn't she gorgeous??
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Baby Sophia!
I'm a little late posting this, but it's been a pretty busy couple of days. As you can guess from the title, babyhill has arrived! And just as I've been saying for the past several months, we have a bambina -- a precious little girl we named Sophia Grace. She was born on Friday, July 31st at 5:20 AM and she came into the world kicking and screaming after a successful VBAC. She was 7lbs 11.9oz and 19.5 in long and is just perfect. We brought her home on Saturday evening and we've been spending the last several days enjoying our time with her and her big brother.
I'll post more later (including the birth story), but I just wanted to make our happy announcement and include a picture or two!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Calm before the storm?
Or hopefully, just calm.
Today I had my 34-week appointment and NST. Unlike last week's excitement, everything looked great today! I did have 5-6 contractions in 20 minutes (the normal rule of thumb is to call your doctor if you have 4 contractions in an hour), but that was a LOT better than last time (when I had too many to count). And this time most of the contractions were nice and gradual, making rolling hills on the print-out rather than spiky mountain ranges. Dr. H was happy with the change, so I'm happy.
I'm measuring ginormous and the baby's head is still down, which is great. Babyhill's head hasn't engaged in my pelvis yet, so we're going to keep an eye on things and hopefully he/she will stay head down! And based on my last ultrasound and my measurements today, Dr. H says that babyhill is probably about 5.5 lbs right now...which is 1 oz heaver than hilltot was when he was born. I said, "So I'm not crazy to feel like this baby is so much bigger..." and Dr. H said, "Nope. You're probably right." Of course, in utero weight estimates are notoriously inaccurate.
My amniotic fluid is measuring on the high normal side (21 cm on the AFI, normal = 8-24 cm at 34 weeks), which means that the baby's systems seem to be working just fine. Babyhill was extremely active during the NST and had hiccups for at least 15 minutes of it, and Dr. H's nurse commented that I have one of the busiest babies she's seen. The good thing is that the baby's heart rate increased whenever I had a contraction, which is how things are supposed to work. Hilltot's heart rate decreased during contractions, which ended up with him not being able to tolerate labor.
I'm having weekly NSTs and appointments now, and Dr. H will also measure the amniotic fluid at each appointment. I'm happy to have made it to 34 weeks (well, tomorrow) and now I'm feeling a lot better about my chances of making it to at least 36 weeks. And maybe 37? 38??
Here's a picture of me and monstro-belly taken last night. My feet look and feel like swollen sausages too, but I won't take a picture of those. Or at least, I won't post one. You're very welcome.
Today I had my 34-week appointment and NST. Unlike last week's excitement, everything looked great today! I did have 5-6 contractions in 20 minutes (the normal rule of thumb is to call your doctor if you have 4 contractions in an hour), but that was a LOT better than last time (when I had too many to count). And this time most of the contractions were nice and gradual, making rolling hills on the print-out rather than spiky mountain ranges. Dr. H was happy with the change, so I'm happy.
I'm measuring ginormous and the baby's head is still down, which is great. Babyhill's head hasn't engaged in my pelvis yet, so we're going to keep an eye on things and hopefully he/she will stay head down! And based on my last ultrasound and my measurements today, Dr. H says that babyhill is probably about 5.5 lbs right now...which is 1 oz heaver than hilltot was when he was born. I said, "So I'm not crazy to feel like this baby is so much bigger..." and Dr. H said, "Nope. You're probably right." Of course, in utero weight estimates are notoriously inaccurate.
My amniotic fluid is measuring on the high normal side (21 cm on the AFI, normal = 8-24 cm at 34 weeks), which means that the baby's systems seem to be working just fine. Babyhill was extremely active during the NST and had hiccups for at least 15 minutes of it, and Dr. H's nurse commented that I have one of the busiest babies she's seen. The good thing is that the baby's heart rate increased whenever I had a contraction, which is how things are supposed to work. Hilltot's heart rate decreased during contractions, which ended up with him not being able to tolerate labor.
I'm having weekly NSTs and appointments now, and Dr. H will also measure the amniotic fluid at each appointment. I'm happy to have made it to 34 weeks (well, tomorrow) and now I'm feeling a lot better about my chances of making it to at least 36 weeks. And maybe 37? 38??
Here's a picture of me and monstro-belly taken last night. My feet look and feel like swollen sausages too, but I won't take a picture of those. Or at least, I won't post one. You're very welcome.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Official -- and gorgeous -- belly pic preview!
I love love LOVE these pictures! Even though they are of me and therefore that makes me a bit narcissistic. But really, they are of my belly and therefore of babyhill, and I especially like the ones with hilltot and Chris (well, his hands) in them.
As I mentioned earlier, I had my official belly pictures taken last weekend by the fabulous Judith (of Fernstrom Photography). She just posted a few of the shots to her blog and I can't wait to see them all! Although I already know I want the one of hilltot snuggling with my belly blown up to wall size and perhaps painted on the side of the house. I'm also thrilled that there's at least one "zen" shot -- I don't remember pausing long enough between chatting and laughing to look so maternal.
And so, without further ado, here are the preview images:
http://fernstromphotography.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/beauty-and-the-belly.html
As I mentioned earlier, I had my official belly pictures taken last weekend by the fabulous Judith (of Fernstrom Photography). She just posted a few of the shots to her blog and I can't wait to see them all! Although I already know I want the one of hilltot snuggling with my belly blown up to wall size and perhaps painted on the side of the house. I'm also thrilled that there's at least one "zen" shot -- I don't remember pausing long enough between chatting and laughing to look so maternal.
And so, without further ado, here are the preview images:
http://fernstromphotography.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/beauty-and-the-belly.html
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Cowboy, let's chat
Cowboy, remember how we had that talk about two years ago, when I explained why my belly was so big and tried to prepare you for what (or rather, who) was soon to arrive? Well, you might want to sit down for this...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sharing
*** Please pardon the interruption by Mama ***
I'm going to be making some changes to this blog soon, but I'm not really sure which direction to go. The problem is that our little boy isn't a baby anymore and his blog needs to grow with him! Plus, well...he needs to share. I haven't decided if he'll get a whole new blog (with a different URL) or if I'll just make some alterations to this one. Any preferences?
*** Back to your regularly scheduled blog ***
Wait. Does this mean I'm going to have to share my toys too?
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