Baby Update
Baby Westley had his 34 week appointment yesterday. We have been visiting the specialist often but every week since 31 weeks and he is doing great. I'm going to stop here and write an aside of why I refer to the boy as Westley...
J and I decided that we didn't want to officially name the baby until he was born. Okay, it was more me than Josh but he graciously agreed to my neuroses nonetheless. So then we had to decide what to call it if it was a boy or a girl. J had given me the DVD of the Princess Bridefor Valentine's Day. I have always loved that movie and so does Josh. He suggested that we call it Westley if it's a boy or Buttercup if it's a girl. There you go.
Since week 14, we've known it's no longer an "it" but a "he." So our little him is affectionately called Westley.
...Aside over.
Today, Westley is 5.5 B.B. (before birth) and getting older every day. He's scored 8/8 for the last 3 specialist visits.
For those of you wondering why I see a specialist, they found antibodies in my blood, consistent with Lupus disease, during my first OB/GYN visit. (I don't have Lupus) They were worried about blood clots, growth of the baby, and my blood pressure. They prescribed me baby aspirin to be taken daily to thin my blood. The pregnancy has been perfectly normal and every visit is pretty routine except that I have to go more often than most.
Why did he score 8/8? Well, I can't account for all 8 but here's the basic gist: Westley weighed in at 5 lbs and 9 oz. today and he's right on track and considered normal, my blood pressure (120/64) was high for me but below "normal", no proteins in my urine (tmi?), the baby's movement is very active, and he's performing his own practice breathing.
Yesterday, I saw that Westley has his father's nose and my lips. He was also sucking on his hand. Have I mentioned my ultrasound technician is very good? He's been head-down for 3 weeks (hope he stays that way). Every time I see him, he has his fists in the guard position around his face. I think he'll be ready for Karate soon. He and I have been taking Karate and teaching Cardio Kickboxing until about 2 weeks ago so he's getting his practice. Since, we've taken it down a notch by taking more naps, walking, swimming, and watching the dogs chase the ball in the backyard.
J and C are taking their long awaited trip to Florida. Both J and C are excited about meeting a lot more of C's family in the Ferguson clan. She especially can't wait to meet Aunt Becki. We're not sure why, but she has a strong bond to Becki even though they haven't met yet. We could understand if she had met her already because after all, who wouldn't want to be with Aunt Becki? She also talks about Becki and Haakon's dog, Henna and Brett and Lisa's dog, Nala a lot.
While J and C are in Florida, I'll be chilling at home with my friend Kim (matron of honor from the wedding) and her son, Ryan. She's coming from Chicago for my shower on Saturday. I'm very excited. Although I'll miss J and C greatly, this will be a good time for Kim and I without the hubbies. We haven't had that since the 90's. Heh, the 90s.
The baby room is coming along nicely thanks to my generous friends and neighbors. Everybody in my neighborhood had toddler boys so we got a lot of clothes and baby stuff. Plus, my friend Becky had twins over four months ago, so she generously gave us 0-3 month clothes (2 of most!), a stroller, and an umbrella stroller. Jessie's been the biggest help of all with all of Cole's old stuff including a changing table, a crib and much more. Thanks Jessie!
J and I decided that we didn't want to officially name the baby until he was born. Okay, it was more me than Josh but he graciously agreed to my neuroses nonetheless. So then we had to decide what to call it if it was a boy or a girl. J had given me the DVD of the Princess Bridefor Valentine's Day. I have always loved that movie and so does Josh. He suggested that we call it Westley if it's a boy or Buttercup if it's a girl. There you go.
Since week 14, we've known it's no longer an "it" but a "he." So our little him is affectionately called Westley.
...Aside over.
Today, Westley is 5.5 B.B. (before birth) and getting older every day. He's scored 8/8 for the last 3 specialist visits.
For those of you wondering why I see a specialist, they found antibodies in my blood, consistent with Lupus disease, during my first OB/GYN visit. (I don't have Lupus) They were worried about blood clots, growth of the baby, and my blood pressure. They prescribed me baby aspirin to be taken daily to thin my blood. The pregnancy has been perfectly normal and every visit is pretty routine except that I have to go more often than most.
Why did he score 8/8? Well, I can't account for all 8 but here's the basic gist: Westley weighed in at 5 lbs and 9 oz. today and he's right on track and considered normal, my blood pressure (120/64) was high for me but below "normal", no proteins in my urine (tmi?), the baby's movement is very active, and he's performing his own practice breathing.
Yesterday, I saw that Westley has his father's nose and my lips. He was also sucking on his hand. Have I mentioned my ultrasound technician is very good? He's been head-down for 3 weeks (hope he stays that way). Every time I see him, he has his fists in the guard position around his face. I think he'll be ready for Karate soon. He and I have been taking Karate and teaching Cardio Kickboxing until about 2 weeks ago so he's getting his practice. Since, we've taken it down a notch by taking more naps, walking, swimming, and watching the dogs chase the ball in the backyard.
J and C are taking their long awaited trip to Florida. Both J and C are excited about meeting a lot more of C's family in the Ferguson clan. She especially can't wait to meet Aunt Becki. We're not sure why, but she has a strong bond to Becki even though they haven't met yet. We could understand if she had met her already because after all, who wouldn't want to be with Aunt Becki? She also talks about Becki and Haakon's dog, Henna and Brett and Lisa's dog, Nala a lot.
While J and C are in Florida, I'll be chilling at home with my friend Kim (matron of honor from the wedding) and her son, Ryan. She's coming from Chicago for my shower on Saturday. I'm very excited. Although I'll miss J and C greatly, this will be a good time for Kim and I without the hubbies. We haven't had that since the 90's. Heh, the 90s.
The baby room is coming along nicely thanks to my generous friends and neighbors. Everybody in my neighborhood had toddler boys so we got a lot of clothes and baby stuff. Plus, my friend Becky had twins over four months ago, so she generously gave us 0-3 month clothes (2 of most!), a stroller, and an umbrella stroller. Jessie's been the biggest help of all with all of Cole's old stuff including a changing table, a crib and much more. Thanks Jessie!
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