33 Weeks

Tomorrow I will actually be 34 weeks, but here is a picture from this past week.

Car Seat

I just wanted to show the adorable car seat cover that my mom made for Ben's car seat. Isn't she talented!

32 Weeks

Every time I look at this picture I think wow, I didn't know I was this big! Although this week I have definitely felt it. In the last few days my back has been killing me and I am wearing down quickly. Tomorrow we go for my 32 week ob appointment. We will be having a 4D ultrasound done. I am so excited to see what our little boy looks like. This will be my second trip to the doctor's office this week.

On Tuesday, I had another little scare. My mom and I were half way to Houston to do some final baby shopping when I decided we need to head back to town and go to the doctor's office. Ben had not kicked me again all morning. When we got there they did another ultrasound, and it turns out he had turned again and was now breach. They said that I probably would not be able to feel him as well in that position. They said he looked great though and try to not worry about it. That is kind of hard to do. My theory to it all is he has too much room to move due to all the extra fluid, so he is doing flip flops inside me and then the next day crashing and sleeping all day due to all of his turning. I am definitely going to have a talk with Ben when he gets here and let him know how much he scared me! I still am not feeling much movement, but trying to not worry about it. I miss feeling him kick me so much. That is the best part about being pregnant.

Baby Shower

Last week I had my first baby shower. I can't believe it is already that time! It was a beautiful shower and we received so many wonderful and adorable gifts.

Diaper Cake

Adorable Cake

The hostesses


The awesome fleet of strollers we received.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity!

31 Weeks

This is going to be a long post. Last week I had an OB appointment and he mentioned that I was measuring 2-3 weeks ahead and he wanted an ultrasound done next time to see if Ben is a big baby. He then had trouble finding the heart rate so he went ahead and did an ultrasound. He said that the reason he couldn't find the heart rate was because the baby is transverse meaning side to side and not head down yet. His heart rate looked good, and the doctor mentioned that it looked like I had a lot of fluid for him to move around in. During the ultrasound I got to see Ben yawn. It was so cute!

After I left I started wondering if I was measuring ahead due to the extra amniotic fluid. The doctors always told Lindsey that she went into labor early because she had too much fluid and was measuring full term. That had me a little worried so I called the doctor's office back to let them know. My doctor said that while I had a lot of fluid, it was not an abnormal amount so I shouldn't worry about it and we would see at the next appointment how big Ben's was measuring.

So now I will skip forward to today. Around eleven this morning I had noticed that I had yet to feel Ben kick all morning. Usually he isn't very active in the morning, but I still will feel about 4-5 big kicks before lunch. I decided to go ahead and call the doctor's office to see if I should come in. While I was waiting for them to call me back I had a large Dr. Pepper to see if that would get him moving. He still was not moving. I was scared, but thankfully I felt like everything was ok. I decided I wouldn't get worried or stressed out until I knew there was a reason to. I knew getting worked up wouldn't help the situation. Finally about noon they called me back and said for me to come in around 1:30. I met Lindsey for lunch and then headed up there. While at lunch, I did feel him move a couple of times. It wasn't strong kicks, but enough to reassure me that he was ok.

I met Shawn at the doctor's office and they quickly got me back there and hooked up to a monitor. I told them that I had felt him kick a couple of times in the last half hour. The nurses said they would go ahead and monitor him to make sure everything was ok. They were so nice and took me seriously. I was so afraid I would get up there and just feel like I was wasting every one's time.

They told me they like to see the heart rate from 130-150 beats per minute. The first couple of minutes it was only 110-125. I was nervous about that but then it started to go up. Ben kicked a few times and it went all the way to 145. I felt pretty good then. The last 15 minutes I think he went to sleep though because he didn't move at all and his heart rate was about 125-133.

Afterwards they decided to go ahead and do an ultrasound since his heart rate was low in the beginning. It was great to see him during the ultrasound. He was moving around and his heart was beating away. The cord looked great. The blood flow was good and it wasn't wrapped around Ben. She also said he was now head down. I think that that is the reason I wasn't feeling him move around like normal.

She decided to go ahead and see how big he was due to the last appointment. He now weighs 4 pounds which is average for his gestation, so he is not a big baby. She then measured the fluid and said it was a lot and the reason why I am measuring 2-3 weeks ahead. She agreed with the doctor though that it was not abnormally high and shouldn't cause me to go into preterm labor. Yea! She looked at Ben's heart one more time and his heart rate was down to 115 again. My doctor wasn't there today so she went to check with another doctor to see if I should be monitored again. The doctor told her that since it is a boy she wasn't concerned about it and I could go.

I was told that if I got worried again or didn't feel him move for a long time to not hesitate and come back in. That made me feel a lot better. I was very happy with how they handled everything today. It made me feel like I was getting great care. I am so glad that the cord looks great. I am still concerned though about his heart rate dropping so low. Thankfully he has been kicking and pretty active since I left. I am going to call tomorrow and see if my doctor is back in the office and see what he thinks about everything.

We would appreciate your prayers that everything will be ok, that I don't have anymore problems feeling him move, that his heart rate dropping isn't a problem, and that he will stay put until 37 weeks. I go back a week from tomorrow, so hopefully I will know more then.

Ben at 31 Weeks

Weekend Recap

This past weekend was my 26th birthday!! On Friday Shawn took me out to eat at The Republic. We had a great time and the food was awesome. Saturday we went to a basketball game, and then my mom made fajitas at the ranch! Sunday after church, Shawn took me to see He's Just Not That Into You. It was a great weekend!

Us Before Dinner


30 Week Belly Picture


Shawn bought me this Edible Arrangement for Valentine's Day

This week my mom and I got a lot of work done on the nursery. Finally, the M came in! The next day my mom had the board covered and all of the letters on it!

We also made these cute boxes.

The Hamper


Diaper Stacker

Thanks mom for all of your help and for making the hamper and diaper stacker!

Some Pictures for Lindsey

Lindsey and Kenny are on vacation, so my mom and I are watching the boys this weekend. Here are some pictures for them. The boys have had a great time playing at the playground and going on many rides on the ranch.

Nursery Update

Last week Ben's bedding finally came in correctly. It looks great! Here are some pictures of the nursery. I can't believe it is almost done. There are just a few final touches left.

The bedding

Don't worry we know how to spell Benjamin. The M is backordered. The letters will go above the crib.

Another bedding picture

The rocking chair

The adorable lamp shade my mom made. If you look closely you can see his initials are monogrammed on it.

My mom made those cute basket liners as well.

I love this wall decal.

And finally the curtains my mom made.

Thanks mom for everything!!! She is also making a diaper stacker, hamper, and several other things. Isn't she the best!

Bedding

Well, we went to pick up the bedding yesterday, but they made it wrong. : ( So, it is going to be remade and should be rush ordered this time. Hopefully I will have it in a few weeks. On our way home the store called to let me know the rocking chair was in. It would have been nice to have known that when we were at the store, but oh well. We are going to pick it up on Friday, plus my mom is almost done with the curtains. So hopefully I will have some new pictures to put up of the nursery this weekend.

Less than 100 Days to Go

I can't believe there are less than 100 days until Baby Ben is here. Last week I had another appointment. They were finally able to get the heart measurements they needed. Below is a picture of his face. On the screen, we were able to see his face much better and he looked so sweet and cute. I found out at my appointment that my doctor moved my due date up 5 days to April 21st after my first couple of ultrasounds. Yeah for getting to jump ahead almost a whole week. Tomorrow my mom and I are headed to Houston to pick up Ben's bedding. I can't wait to see it. I will post pictures as soon as I can.