Ultrasound with Dr. Barsoom

Last friday I went to Omaha and had an u/s to check the baby's position. Our little boy is in position with his head down and face towards my spine. That is perfect! They checked his weight and it was 4lbs 3 oz so he hasn't gained much weight since last u/s. The Dr. thought that the baby would be around 7lbs when he was born. Jamison was 6lbs 9 oz so we will see what this little boy will be! Jamison and my mom came with me to the ultrasound and got to watch. Jamison loved seeing his little brother up on the screen. He asks a lot to "see the baby" and I show him u/s pictures so he didn't quite have an understanding of the baby but I think that this helps. He frequently kisses my belly and says, "Hi baby!" It is super cute and I think he will be a great older brother.

Also I got a chance to ask Dr. Barsoom a buch of questions about the delivery. At 36 weeks my cervix will be checked weekly by my regular ob Dr. Eastman and I will e-mail the results to Dr. Barsoom. Dr. Barsoom will decide when it is time to induce since I live an hour and 45 minutes away from the hospital that will do the VBAC. He said that they will be able to induce me by breaking my water, a foley bulb insertion into my cervix, or low dose of pitocin. Dr. Barsoom is on call on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday so we will have the baby on one of those days unless we go into spontaneous labor. If I need to be induced before 39 weeks they will want to do an amniocentesis to check the lung maturity of the baby to make sure he is ready. I don't know how I feel about this so I would like to discuss it further with my regular OB. Dr. Barsoom also checked to see if I was dilated and effaced and I wasn't at this time, but I didn't expect to be either. I have another appt today and it will just be to check BP, listen to fetal heart tones, just a normal visit with Dr. Eastman.

After the Omaha visit Jamison got to go to Target and pick out a toy with Grandma and he got a Thomas the Train rescue set. He loves it! Then we went to Picadilly Circus with gma and had lunch and played games. We always have fun in Omaha! Earlier that week grandma Roxanne took Jamison to story hour at the library and out to eat at Mc Donald's so he had some fun quality time with both of the grandmas. Well I will keep everyone posted on baby J # 2! Have a happy Valentine's Day!

33 Week Appt!

I had my 33 week appt on Tuesday and everything is going great! My BP and urine are all good. I am on every other week appts and will start weekly appts at 36 weeks where they will start checking to see if I am dilated and effaced to where they can induce me in Omaha for a VBAC! I am really looking forward to having a vaginal delivery. I know last time when I had a C-section I barely got to see Jamison after I had him before I was wisked away to recovery. I hope this time is different.

We have the nursery all ready with all of the clothes washed and put away and we have started to buy diapers and wipes for our little bundle of joy. We have also been teaching Jamison how to act around the baby with using a baby doll and I change him, feed him, and burp him. He loves it when I burp the baby! Jamison will be a great big brother and he is excited to meet the baby too. We have a few meals frozen so far to prepare for maternity leave also. This weekend I plan on packing my bags just in case the baby will come early.

Next friday Jamison and I will be heading to Omaha to Dr. Barsoom's office to do an ultrasound where they will check the baby's position for a VBAC. I can't wait to see the baby again and it will be fun to stay at my parent's house as J loves playing in their basement with all the toys they have.

Andy and I are getting really excited and feel like we are ready for the baby when he is ready to meet us! (Hopefully after 37 weeks) Also I have been feeling great. I haven't had a lot of swelling yet with this pregnancy but I have been getting a little tired at night. I am sure that has to do with having another child to take care of this time. Also sleeping is getting a little tougher as my belly is getting bigger! Well I will update you next week after we have our ultrasound!

30 Week Ultrasound!

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Here is a pic of our little boy at our last ultrasound! Yes it is still a boy! The ultrasound tech also told us that she could see hair on top of his head so it will be kind of fun to see what color his hair is after he is born.

31 Week Dr. appt!

Well I had my Dr. appt with ultrasound today and everything is great! We got to see our little peanut and he weighs 3 lbs 15 oz! They also said that I am about a week ahead of my due date. In the ultrasound we could see that the baby has hair too. I remember when Jamison was born he had a ton of hair so I wonder if this baby will too! Also the baby was in the right position  with his head down but the Dr. did say that could change between now and 37 weeks. The baby's HR was 140 and heartbeat sounded good! Also my amniotic fluid is normal! Woohoo! Andy and I loved seeing our little boy. It was so much fun. We can't wait to meet our little boy soon! I am also now on every 2 week appts so that means I will have to update my blog more often. = )

Jamison is also pretty excited for his brother and he says "baby brother" and then he pulls my shirt up and kisses my belly. It is super cute. I think that he will be a great big brother, although I am not sure if he knows what is coming soon....

30 Weeks pregnant!

Winter 2012 010, a photo by ajgould on Flickr.

We are now 30 weeks pregnant with our second little boy! We are so excited for our next baby and can't wait another 7-10 weeks for him to come. I have been busy with washing all of Jamison's old clothes and the new baby's clothes and I have it all washed and put away. Our little boy has so many clothes, balnkets, bibs, and receiving blankets already. We also got another bottle warmer as our old one already died on us. I have also been freezing extra meals for after the birth of our baby so we don't have to cook as I am sure we will be tired.

I have another appt this week and it will be with an ultrasound. Woohoo! We are having an ultrasound to check my amniotic fluid to see if it is low like it was with Jamison. I also can't wait to see the little guy and we will post pics on our blog and flicker.

On a sad note we had our one year birthday for Isabelle as she passed away a year ago on January 6th. We visited her grave and put a single pink rose on it for her. We will always miss her and she is in my thoughts a lot lately. I know she is happy in heaven but I wish we could've kept her here on earth. I hope someday we can have a healthy baby girl.

I will post more later this week regarding the ultrasound and appt!

Merry Christmas 2011!

140, a photo by ajgould on Flickr.

We had a great Christmas last year (as I am writing this after the new year) I received an Ipad which I absolutely LOVE! J also got a lot of really cool gifts like a black and decker tool bench, kitchen complete with stove, microwave, and fridge, and we got him a Thomas the Train set among other toys. He is loving the new toys! Oh yeah he loves the Ipad too and asks for it since we have some apps for him on it too. = )

Also another cool thing is that I am in my final trimester! Woohoo! The home stretch. This weekend I have taken advantage of the long weekend by getting out all of J's newborn through 6 months clothes and washing them and putting them away in the closet. Wow what a feat! He had a lot of clothes. We really don't need to buy a lot of things for the baby as we already have most of it from Jamison (ie bottles, bibs, burp cloths) I do plan on breastfeeding again as long as it works out.

We are very excited for 2012 to have another little boy! I hope everyone has a great New year!

27 Weeks!

I realize it has been awhile before I have posted anything and I have a few things to update you on. I had a Dr.'s appt last Tuesday and they checked me for gestational diabetes and I passed. My blood sugar was 127 after drinking the yucky orange glucola drink that about made me throw up. It has a lot of sugar in it. Also my hemoglobin was 13.1 meaning that I am not anemic. I passed both tests. Dr. Eastmann said that everything is looking good! Woohoo! Also I was measuring a week ahead so I guess that means that either it is a big baby or they have my due date wrong. (I am hoping the due date wrong since I am planning on having a VBAC) I also talked to Dr. Eastmann about the VBAC which they don't preform in Sioux City due to several factors that need to be in place to have them at a hospital. First of all there needs to be a 24 hour OR team, 24 hour anesthesiologist, and 24 hour OB GYN at the hospital. Sioux City doesn't have any of these. Dr. Eastmann did say that if I happen to go in labor that I could refuse a c-section and get one at St Luke's which I was happy to hear. I will still plan on going to Omaha for  a VBAC when I am dilated since it will be safer but at least I know that it is possible to have one here. I also remember when I had Jamison and it was at 2:25 am and the OR team, anesthiesiologist, and OB Gyn were here within 8 minutes for my emergency C-section so that is reassuring too.

We have been busy getting things ready for the holidays and I have all my presents brought and wrapped. Woohoo! I got the baby a little present too. He got a frog that lights up with moon and stars on the ceilling and has soothing sounds. Jamison had a similiar animal but he still uses his sometimes to go to sleep and I don't want Jamison to think that we are taking everything away from him for the baby. We have also started freezing meals and bought some newborn diapers. After Christmas is over I plan on going through Jamison's old baby clothes and washing them and getting them put in the nursery.

This weekend we have a busy weekend on tap. We are heading to Omaha to go my parents house and will be staying there until Christmas Eve and then heading back to Sioux City. Jamison is super excited to see Cousin Kaden and unwrap gifts. He has told me that Santa is going to bring him presents. Christmas Eve night we will go to Andy's parent's house for the Hanson side Christmas. Christmas morning we are having our Christmas and Andy's Parents are coming over to open gifts. That evening we will go to Andy's other grandma's Christmas for supper. Whew busy! It should be fun. We are looking forward to seeing Jamison open up gifts since he is more into Christmas this year than last. Jamison is also talking a lot more and can say sentences and count to 10. He is so much fun and we can't wait to add another little boy to our family! We are sooo excited. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and we will post some pics of Christmas soon!