I just have to share my cutey girl on my blog…

Ok, So I will get back to blogging.  But our furnace has been out since Christmas Eve…I’m trying to disassemble Christmas…so the shenanigans at my house are very high at the moment.  I actually have a new blog project…. I will unveil shortly.

McKenna was Two Months old on December 30th….the same day  my Dad turned 47!!!!!!!!!!!!  He’s getting up there, ehe? He’s 47, I’m 26 and McKenna is 9 weeks…I think. She’s either 9 or 10, I don’t have a calender ready…and quite frankly the week thing is annoying to me…How about she will be three months old on January 30th? That’s better.

Ok, so at Two Months Old…McKenna is 24″ long and just shy of 13 lbs. 12lbs. 15.5oz! That is a 4 inch growth and a 4 pound gain. Exactly, like to the tenth of an ounce… (she was 8.15.4 at Birth and 20″).  At her check up she passed with flying colors…Doctor Marilyn said she is at minimum at a 4 month level for all her milestones and growth development.  At two months McKenna can hold her head all day by herself, rolls from belly to back, when placed on tummy she pushes her arms up and locks her elbows so she does “COBRA” move in yoga terminology.  She will hold that for 10 minutes if there is something interesting enough in front of her. She talks back when you have a convo with her. She follows our cat with her eyes ALL DAY LONG.  (Which makes for very hard feeding times now)…She knows her mommy and daddy very well, she smiles, laughs and talks to us all day. She turns her head to a sound or your voice. She does like a snake crawl in which she just pushes with her feet and will slowly inch her way forward. She loves to stand if you hold her arms. She grabs her toys that dangle above her head in the play gym. She gets pissed at those guys really quickly though and starts yelling at them.

The “word” she says most the time is “doo”…not “goo” but “doo”.  She takes her medicine (prilosec for reflux) very easily now…just stick the dropper in her mouth and she closes it and sucks it out. The nurse was quite impressed with that yesterday with the oral vaccine she got..All in all she is super healthy, super smart, and super strong…. And I’m so not saying this becuase she is my kid… I swear I’m not ;o)

She is 81% percentile for weight, 85% for height and 85% for head circumference…what a proportionate little stinker!!

Update

Yeah, I suck at maintaining a blog but, oh well. Things are moving along at The Lawson’s. Baby is due this week. Crazy! Most of the To-Do list is complete. A few things (like quarter round, and some painting…..like husband things) didn’t get done. Oh well, good enough.

We did a big grocery shop on Saturday night and I started prepping meals to put on the freezer today. I will finish tomorrow. Planning on 1 lasagna, 1 meatball w/ sauce, 2 mini meatloaves, 1 columbian potato stew (okay decided this is not going in the freezer…we will eat it for dinner), 2 Campbells Chicken and Rice Casseroles, Breakfast Burritos for Rob, Pizza Packets, couple bags of marinated chicken, 6 Apple Bread Loaves, 6 jars of homemade applesauce, 1 Pork Tenderloin with Glazed Carrots, 1 meal of pork cutlets breaded, 2 trays of spicy baked macaroni, 2 trays of enchiladas….some amazing lactation cookies….. I think that will do. LOL!  Now obviously this is for more than a week….it should hold us over for major grocery shopping for about 3 weeks of dinner (with some easy things thrown into the mix). Of course we will have to go to the store…but not really worry about what is for dinner until Thanksgiving time! And my mom is going to bring over some deli meats and cheese and onion rolls our first day home with baby so that will be helpful for lunch and if we don’t feel like putting something in the oven right out of the hospital.   I love cooking in advance.  I really should do it more often.  I mean how easy is it to go to the supermarket once a weeks for produce, drinks, and snacks??  Easy!!!

Well I had more to type but silly me just realized that my pitting edema is back….like woah…and perhaps I should prop my feet up….before they explode.  I really should pay more attention to things.  Adios!

P.S. Hope to post pictures of the Baby’s Room tommorrow….and I will post pictures of the baby too when it gets here!

Things are getting done!

My to-do list is getting shorter! Check it out…bottom right column of my blog. I still have a bunch of things to do but, the majority is done or underway! My goal is to have everything complete by 37 weeks. That is 3 weeks from today. Wish me luck.

While I’m here, check out the baby’s most recent portrait:

Not much to update on the baby front though… I still feel great, my hips are giving me trouble at night though while I sleep try to sleep.  The baby is big… 5 lbs 3 oz at 32 weeks.  Yeah, so if that measurement is correct we are talking somewhere near 9 lbs.

We started packing the hospital bag last night.  Kinda early but, you never know. I just put the things we need but don’t use currently in there… camera, aromatherapy oil, heating pack, chocolates for the nurses, birth plan, nursing cover…toiletry set.  The rest will come when I’m in labor.

31 week update!

I am doing soooooooooooo good. A little too good. Someone knock on some wood. LOL. My bout of eczema is gone thanks to the high dose of clobetasol they put me on on Wednesday. I am very, very grateful for that. That was incredibly annoying.

My baby shower was on Saturday! It was really nice. I hope all the guests had a good time and it wasn’t one of those dreaded boring showers…I really hope it was fun! It was a cupcake theme, with pink and green colors. I got almost every single thing I needed. Rob and I have a very short shopping list thanks to everyone for being soooo generous. It really is appreciated. I did manage to get 27 onesie type short sleeve shirts in size 0-3 though (8 of them were gifted to me before the shower). Soooo, if no one minds I may switch those out for some long sleeves or a larger size. LOL! Here are a few pictures from the shower:

Sooooo…what else.  I’m still measuring 6 weeks ahead(???)…I was spot on until 24 weeks. Then at 24 weeks I jumped to 6 weeks to big….got an ultrasound.  Everything was fine, still 6 weeks to big so they have me scheduled for another ultrasound on Sept. 3rd.  So technically I measure “Ready to deliver” already. LOL.  Even though my baby bump is not quite huge, it apparently will get ginormous from now until then.  If it stays like this…at delivery I will measure 46 weeks. LOL.

I’ve been working on sorting and prepping the baby gear since Saturday.  I have about 50% of my to-do list complete.  I’d like to make an effort to get some of the harder tasks done quickly…before I’m uncomfy.  So look for more stuff to be finished in the next 2 weeks.

I just had an amazing idea…..really my mind goes  a mile a minute.  I want to make freezer meals for after baby….and I don’t have enough freezer room…but my IN LAWS HAVE A DEEP FREEZE.  HEHEHEHEHE. EVIL LAUGH.

TTFN!

Didn’t think I would finish both in one afternoon.

But I did! Scratch those curtains off my to-do list. Woo hoo.  Mind the sewing junk and drinks laying around. You can’t really tell from the photo but the green stripe on the bottom is basically the same exact color as the walls.

Baby’s got “a” curtain…

Finally I was able to get started on the some sewing for the baby’s room.  I got one of the valence’s done this morning.  I am working on teh second now, but needed a little break.   I’m sewing the curtains, crib skirt, crib bumper, crib quilt, 8 slipcovers for storage crates, and with my extra fabric I plan on doing a throw blanket for the rocker (or a pillow, depending how much is left) and maybe some calico stuffed animals made with the same fabrics.  Hopefully, well that’s the plan.  So here is the singular valence.  I will post mor photos as the other pieces come together.

Mid Pregnancy Ultrasound

Here “it” is.  All 9″, 9oz. of “it”.  It likes to lounge. The right arm is tucked behind the head and the feet were crossed at the ankles the whole time.  I see a future sunbather like Grandma Veronica. We didn’t really get many good pictures this time.  Baby is head down and posterior….hopefully it turns or it will come out smiling to the doctors. Placenta is anterior…which is why I can not feel it for the life of me. The placenta is just absorbing all the kicks and jabs. Everything is perfect.

Baby’s Room Sneak Peek

So I thought I’d post a few more photos. We still have much to do but the bare bones rae laid out now atleast…

15 weeks, starting to show a little.

Well, its hard to notice…..my belly sticks out a bit more now.  But when you look at these photos…..It’s obvious.  Here is a 10 week versus 15 week photo…

Now I’ve only gained about 3-4 pounds so its not newly acquired fat….just my regualr fat getting redistrubuted higher up.

Ok 15 week update…. Still feeling perfect.  I’ve noticed that getting in and out of bed is a little more cumbersome than it should be….kinda like its easier if I just roll out.  LOL.  June 2nd is our next ultrasound appointment,  I will be halfway at that point.  So it should be a good ultrasound with a big baby not a shrimpo.

BabyCenter weekly update:  Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She’s busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she’s likely to move away from the beam. There’s not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby’s a boy or a girl! (Don’t be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby’s sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby’s position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to “hide the goods.”)

I need to accomplish a lot of things….I need to start sewing my newborn stash.  Everything is cut.  I’m snapping them all this week ( fingers crossed) and hoepfully I can work this weekend sewing them.

14 weeks already- wowzers!

14 week update….Energy is returning! Yay! My clothes are still fitting even though this week I went from noticing no belly changes to having it stick out a bit and not being able to suck it back in…so…starting to get a little real now. The baby is finally out from behind my pelvic bone It’s about almost half way to my belly button now….you can feel the hardness.

Rob and I went for awesome an ultrasound on Wednesday. The baby has long legs…likes to move, likes to sprawl out and kick off the right side of my uterus and hit it’s head on the left, shake it off and do it again. It was crazy. Since I have not felt pregnant, haven’t looked pregnant to see a real baby in there doing all kinds of wild and crazy things. We got it to beg like a puppy, moon us and everything

Baby Center Update: Welcome to the second trimester! This week’s big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he’ll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you’re having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby’s stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

P.S. I do not look forward to feeling this thing kick. It is going to be painful.