Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Bakers! 

33 Week Check-Up

33 weeks

Heartbeat: 160

+??? lbs 

Going into this appointment, we knew the baby had been hanging out in there completely sideways. So when Dr. Watson asked if we had any questions or concerns, I brought up the possibility of a C-section if the baby never turns. She said we wouldn't necessarily have to have a C-section. At 37 weeks, she would do an ultrasound to determine the position of the baby, placenta, cord, and all that good stuff. If everything looked fine, she would admit me to the hospital, hook me up to monitors, give me medication to relax my uterus, and physically turn the baby into a head down position. Then she would go ahead and induce me to avoid the risk of the baby moving back into a sideways position. 

All of that to say... the entire time she was telling me this, I just kept thinking 37 WEEKS??? That's only 3.5 weeks away and our baby only has 4 outfits! We're nowhere near ready for this!

Then she had me lie down so she could measure me. The first words out of her mouth were, "Well, there's the head right there. This baby is head down!"

Hallelujah!

Of course, the baby could move again but as for now it's in the correct position. 

I'm a little late updating this post, so now I'm technically 34, almost 35 weeks. We go back to the doctor on January 8th. Time is really flying by! There are days when I can't wait to meet this baby, and then there are days when I just want Olivia to be an only child a little longer. I hope that doesn't sound too terrible. I think every mom has those thoughts. I just know our world is about to change. Right now, we have a great routine going... Livy is sleeping all night, it's so easy to load her up and go anywhere, and she is terrific in public. We're about to enter back into the land of long nights, crying, diaper bags, pacifiers, spit up, poopy diapers, and finding private places to breastfeed in public (and I mean super private!)

But I'm so excited for it all! Olivia is going to be such a great help to me and I can't wait to love on another baby. Bring it on, February!

31 Week Check-Up

31 weeks

Heartbeat: 146

+4 lbs 

The plan was for me to go in at 30 weeks for a check-up, and then I'd go in every 2 weeks. But since that was Thanksgiving and my doctor was out of town, we had to push it back until December 6th.

I only gained 4lbs this month which is MUCH better than the 10 I gained last month! Ha!

We also found out the baby is completely sideways. She said I'm not measuring what I should be, but it's simply because the baby is not head down. She wasn't concerned about it and said there was still plenty of time for the baby to make his/her way downward. 

Also, the heart rate is continually dropping... It was 146 this time. All my friends who have had boys think I'm having a boy now. I gotta admit, it's fun to think about! Guess we'll see in about 7 weeks!

Baby Talk

We had already put Livy in bed tonight, when she came walking in our room...

"Well, I'm sorry I'm out of bed, but I need to talk to you about something."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"We need to talk about babies."

"Ok..."

"I'm here to talk about Babywary (February)."

"What about it?"

"Well, I'm so much 'xcited to watch the baby come out of your belly. It'll just take 5 minutes."

I realize its just an excuse to get out of bed but she's hilarious. 

Early Bird

This morning, Livy woke up bright and early and came bouncing in my room.

"Mom, is it time to go find Cherry yet?"

The excitement that this little elf brings every morning is almost equal to Santa. She can't wait to get up every morning to go see what Cherry is doing. 

So we got up, found Cherry, got some chocolate milk, and then I went to the office to work on Christmas cards. I noticed she had been extremely quiet for a while, so I went to check on her... I couldn't find her. Finally, I checked her room and found her curled up in her bed asleep. She had put herself back to bed! 

I finished up my work on the computer and decided to go soak in the bathtub for a while. I could barely get to the tub fast enough, I was so excited to take advantage of the peace and quiet! 

As soon as I reached for the knob to turn on the warm water, I heard...

"MOM?? You gotta go poop???"

Sigh. "No, baby, I was just gonna take a bath."

My nice relaxing soak in the tub turned into a quick shower. But I wouldn't have it any other way. Afterall, who wouldn't trade a little "me time" for this pretty thing???

Don't Be Mad

Let me start out by saying I LOVE looking at Christmas lights. I would keep them up all year if it wasn't frowned upon...

But I HATE dealing with them. 

Nothing can get your blood pressure up like some Christmas lights! Drew hates them even more than I do, so when they quit working, it's all up to me to fix them. If it was his decision he would trash them all! So after I had put all of our decorations up, I came home one night to half the lights burned out around the front door and half the lights burned out on the garland above the fireplace. It would be a lot simpler if it was an entire strand that wasn't working... Then I could just throw them out and put up new ones. But it can never be simple, so of course, its just half of the strand that didn't want to work. 

Long story short, I had been working and working on these stupid lights when I finally just let out a growl. Something like, "Grrrrrr! These lights are driving me craaaazy!!!!" Livy (who was right beside me) said,

"Mama, there's no reason to be mad. It's just a beautiful day, and Jesus doesn't like us to me mad. So don't be mad, OK?"

Well, what could I say to that?? She made a very good point. I finally got all the lights working again and all was well in the world.