Daycare and 10 year high school reunion

Well in my previous blog I told you that I was going to interview in home daycares, I did in fact interview two great daycares last Thursday. I did decide to choose Sue Stanek. She lives pretty close to us and she has an assistant which makes the caregiver to child ratio 1:5. That is pretty good! Also she lives out in the country so as our child gets older there is a really big backyard to play around in with a lot of playground equipment. She is CPR/first aid certified and has 19 years of experience as well as 7 children of her own. She stated also that sometimes they like to babysit on the weekends...Bonus! I also observed her interactions with the kids and I could tell that she is great with children. I think that she will be a great fit for us.

Also this last weekend we had our 10 year high school reunion. We had a great time both nights. Friday night we all met at a local bar called Eddies and then Saturday night we went to Aggies and had a buffet style dinner with a local band. Andy works with the guitarist at Long Lines and the band was amazing. They have been number 1 in Sioux City for the last 3 years. I will post some pics from the reunion. Although it did make for a tiring weekend with staying out late each night!

This Wednesday is our first birthing class. We have them every almost every Wed night in July. We will learn breathing techniques, pain relief, newborn care, and get a tour of the nursery. I also mailed the paperwork in for pre-regristration to the hospital so when the big day comes we won't have to wait to register. This week I am going to work on finding a good pediatrician and washing some more baby clothes. I had bought a few more baby clothes at a friend's rummage sale for a really good price!

31 Week Appt

Today I had my 31 week appt. Everything is going great with Baby G. My BP was great and I didn't have any protein or sugar in my urine. Also the baby's HR was 144. I asked the doc a few questions today and one of them was about at what point do they induce labor. She had told me one that I would be induced around 41 weeks if I hadn't gone yet. That would be around Andy's birthday...that is if I don't go into labor before!

Also today I have two great potentials for in home daycares. I am going to interview both of them on Thursday and I will let you know who we end up picking.

Baby Shower!

A lot has happened since my last blog! I had another appt last monday and I have just been super busy with family in town to report what happened. We had our 3d/4d ultrasound and it was amazing! You could actually see the baby's face. Some people say that he looks like Andy and some people say that he looks like me. We will find out when baby G. comes out in 10 weeks. That is right today we are 30 weeks! At the appt I was also checked for gestational diabetes and it was negative. Actually my blood sugar was 97 even after drinking a bottle of glucose. I also had a great hemoglobin of 11.1 which means I am not anemic. My doctor was surprised because she said that usually people don't pass both. We also heard the baby's heartbeat and it was 145. My next appt will be next week since I am now on every 2 week appts!

I also had my baby shower this last weekend and it was great. We had about 25 people there and it was held at the Bluffs Area Family Center. Roxanne, Liz, my mom and Kelly helped host. Roxanne and Liz made the food and they made meatballs, fruit skewers, chips with 3 different salsas, cake, iced tea, and coffee. Sue Flom made chocolate covered strawberries and kiwis! We played a game where everyone brough a baby pic of themselves and we had to guess who was who. Maria Williams won with guessing 11 people! I got second with guessing 10. We also had to guess how many chocolates/ mints were in the plastic baby bottle and Nikki Huygens won that game. For gifts I got a ton of stuff and now Baby G. is set! He got a pack n play, baby monitors, baby swing, tons of bath stuff with a "whale" bathtub, clothes, infant travel bed, toys, and soothing baby sheep that plays sounds and a soothing sounds machine that fits on the crib just to name a few. You can view pictures of the baby shower at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegouldfam/sets/72157619763440709/

Also there were party favors that were impatients in a pot of soil that had the poem " We planted these seeds Now watch them bloom, Just like Baby Gould who will be here soon!"

Third Trimester!

We are now in the third trimester! Today I am 28 weeks along. The baby weighs 2.25 lbs right now according to baby center! We can't wait to see him!

In a couple of days I get to back to Sioux City! After 4 weeks of being in Virginia Beach, VA it is time to go home! I can't wait! Our baby boy misses his daddy so much! He is still kicking like crazy too. I will post some pics of me down at the beach. It was really nice here last weekend and me and some of my coworkers went swimming in the ocean! We all got really sunburnt but yes we did wear sunscreen!