Hello! I am now officially 35 weeks along with Baby Joel. I am told that if he were born now, he would be known as preterm rather than premature, because, chances are, his lungs would already be developed. Honestly, it wouldn't bother me if I went into labor around now. Sometimes it's so uncomfortable! I'm getting so big!
I have cut back my hours at work again. I was working 34-35 hours, now I won't be coming in on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 12:30, making it closer to 27-28 hours a week. I think I held out just long enough. (We were extremely short handed, but during this past week, we've hired a new girl, and another girl came back from her maternity leave.) I'll still be working, though, hopefully up until I go into labor, unless my body or my Dr. tell me differently.
My next Dr. appointment is Friday, the 30th, and I'll be asking about how big she thinks the baby is, when she'll start checking for dialation and effacement, when she thinks I should stop working, when she thinks I'll deliver, and how many hours I should be on my feet in a day. Hopefully, I'll get to see the Dr. this time, the last couple of times, I've seen the nurse practicioner.
Well, I'll let you go for now, I'll post anything more when I know it. Talk to ya'll later! ~*~Jenn
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008
Hello again! I am in full-out nesting mode. On Monday, (my last day off) I dumped all the baby clothes that I'd already gotten that were clean, sorted, and folded, and rewashed them with everything new that I've gotten. Then I re-sorted, re-folded, and re-organized them. I lysol-wiped down the bassinet mattress and the crib mattress and pad...and the bassinet and the crib...and then I completely took apart the bassinet, only to find last night that I have no clue how to put it back together! I re-sorted all my baby shower gifts, opened packages and threw away packaging, organized everything where it would be accessible when I need it, cleaned the bedroom and bathroom, rearranged all the light-weight furniture, cleaned out a desk we're needing to sell (took pics of the desk and put it on craigslist), and did almost all our laundry. I didn't stop until nearly 1 in the morning, because I felt that I still wasn't ready for the baby to come home from the hospital. It was such a strange feeling!
Yesterday, I spent almost all of my Target gift cards on a new coffee maker for me (I don't drink coffee, but I use it for my herbal tea), a boppy pillow and cover, and a small selection of pacifiers for Joel to choose from. Then last night, I figured out the bassinet thing, and put together the infant-to-toddler rocker (it's so cute!).
Today, I'll be driving around, picking up items I'm buying off craigslist. I'm going to see the $250 glider rocker and ottoman that I was going to buy from Baby's R' Us, and found on craigslist for $50 (they'll deliver it for an extra $25), and possibly get that delivered. I'm also going to pick up the changing table w/ mattress, mattress cover, and caddy for $25, and the new baby swing for $25 that I found on there. I think I'm addicted! Let's see, what else can I buy/sell on there?.... ;)
Yesterday, I spent almost all of my Target gift cards on a new coffee maker for me (I don't drink coffee, but I use it for my herbal tea), a boppy pillow and cover, and a small selection of pacifiers for Joel to choose from. Then last night, I figured out the bassinet thing, and put together the infant-to-toddler rocker (it's so cute!).
Today, I'll be driving around, picking up items I'm buying off craigslist. I'm going to see the $250 glider rocker and ottoman that I was going to buy from Baby's R' Us, and found on craigslist for $50 (they'll deliver it for an extra $25), and possibly get that delivered. I'm also going to pick up the changing table w/ mattress, mattress cover, and caddy for $25, and the new baby swing for $25 that I found on there. I think I'm addicted! Let's see, what else can I buy/sell on there?.... ;)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
05-13-08
My first Mother's Day was this past Sunday! It was great. Since I've been married, they were always somewhat depressing, because normally I wasn't able to spend them with my Mom, and even if I was, I was not a mom yet, and I wanted to be. This year, I'm a mom. No, my child can't say it yet. And maybe I'm not a very good mom, because I don't even know what my child looks like! But I'm still a mother. :) Woo-hoo!
My husband is such a sweetie! After a particularly hard week at work (being 32 weeks pregnant doesn't help, but it was also a holiday weekend and schools around here are getting out), Josh suprised me! He picked me up Friday and took me out for crab legs, a favorite of mine that we don't get too often. We both knew Sunday it would be crazy to try to go out, because I can't wait long for my food these days without getting sick. So on Sunday, he took me to Zales to pick out my present. We found a beautiful opal ring and earrings! I've always loved genuine opals, and I was really hoping for something my first mother's day that could be a family heirloom. The ring is an oval-shaped genuine opal with a lot of fire in it, with two settings of four tiny diamonds framing it on either side, and a second tier of three diamonds outside the setting of four, all set in yellow gold. The earrings are also genuine opal, small and pear shaped with lots of fire. I'm so excited to have my own opals!
Baby Joel is pretty active these days. He gets comfy sometimes with his foot in my ribs, but mostly he likes to have something propped up against my hip bones (I'm not sure what it is. Feels like feet, he still flips around a lot.) The typical baby, he likes to get really active when I try to lay down and relax. That's fine with me, because that's when I get to enjoy his movements anyway. (And trust me, even though he's stronger these days, he doesn't keep me awake. I'm pretty sure not even a tornado could do that.) According to average growth charts, he's over 4 pounds and around 18 inches. I believe it. He's also got sharp bones. (Occasionally, he likes to pretend he's Jackie Chan or somebody. "Hi-yah!" Karate kick to the liver, just when I don't expect it.)
Baby Joel also seems to have developed a taste for particular music. Well, at least particular songs. He likes mozart okay, but prefers whatever it is to be loud. Baby Joel likes his daddy's guitar playing, but most of all, he kicks a lot when his daddy sings! (Works for me, that means when the time comes, Daddy gets to sing him to sleep!) He also likes a lot of church music, especially when men sing. He seems to prefer deeper voices.
That's all for now. Hope all the moms out there had a great weekend!
My husband is such a sweetie! After a particularly hard week at work (being 32 weeks pregnant doesn't help, but it was also a holiday weekend and schools around here are getting out), Josh suprised me! He picked me up Friday and took me out for crab legs, a favorite of mine that we don't get too often. We both knew Sunday it would be crazy to try to go out, because I can't wait long for my food these days without getting sick. So on Sunday, he took me to Zales to pick out my present. We found a beautiful opal ring and earrings! I've always loved genuine opals, and I was really hoping for something my first mother's day that could be a family heirloom. The ring is an oval-shaped genuine opal with a lot of fire in it, with two settings of four tiny diamonds framing it on either side, and a second tier of three diamonds outside the setting of four, all set in yellow gold. The earrings are also genuine opal, small and pear shaped with lots of fire. I'm so excited to have my own opals!
Baby Joel is pretty active these days. He gets comfy sometimes with his foot in my ribs, but mostly he likes to have something propped up against my hip bones (I'm not sure what it is. Feels like feet, he still flips around a lot.) The typical baby, he likes to get really active when I try to lay down and relax. That's fine with me, because that's when I get to enjoy his movements anyway. (And trust me, even though he's stronger these days, he doesn't keep me awake. I'm pretty sure not even a tornado could do that.) According to average growth charts, he's over 4 pounds and around 18 inches. I believe it. He's also got sharp bones. (Occasionally, he likes to pretend he's Jackie Chan or somebody. "Hi-yah!" Karate kick to the liver, just when I don't expect it.)
Baby Joel also seems to have developed a taste for particular music. Well, at least particular songs. He likes mozart okay, but prefers whatever it is to be loud. Baby Joel likes his daddy's guitar playing, but most of all, he kicks a lot when his daddy sings! (Works for me, that means when the time comes, Daddy gets to sing him to sleep!) He also likes a lot of church music, especially when men sing. He seems to prefer deeper voices.
That's all for now. Hope all the moms out there had a great weekend!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Truths About Christ in Philippians
Click on the title to check out the truths about Christ I could find in the book of Philippians. I hope they are a blessing to you.
- Josh
- Josh
Sunday, May 4, 2008
All That Thrills My Soul/ El Placer De Mi Alma
Greg Irby and I played an instrumental for the Spanish Service this morning. Greg plays violin and I play guitar. This makes me wish I could play violin!
Click on the title to listen to it.
--Josh
Click on the title to listen to it.
--Josh
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