Baby Shower Pics

Here are the adorable cakes from my showers and two pictures of me. I was 29 weeks in the black and white shirt and 31 weeks in the brown shirt.

Surprise

On Sunday night Russell and I went to our Young Families life group and I walked in the door to an "It's a boy" banner with balloons and other baby decor. The ladies from our life group organized a baby shower for me and Russell after our bible study. Each of the members took a card and gave us their best advice about becoming parents and then they read them to us and put them in a photo album for us to take home. They also brought a piggy bank and their spare change to start a savings bank for the little one. Several of the members of our life group have small children already or have some on the way. We were very humbled and blessed by their generosity.

Early this morning Russell and I went in for an ultrasound since I have only put on seven pounds the Dr wanted to check the baby's measurements to make sure he was growing and on track. Much to our surprise not only is he measuring on time, he is measuring early by a week. I am 34 weeks today and the baby is measuring 35 weeks pushing our due date forward to March 23rd. He currently weighs 5 pounds 6 ounces. If I make it full term with him we might have a big baby on our hands! My Dr is very pleased with his measurements and size and she was very concerned about the dizzy spell I had a few days earlier. She looked at my lab results and said my white blood count was a little bit high and requested that I have blood drawn again to make sure those levels evened out. She said I could have just had a bug but she didn't really know and said that if it happens again don't hesitate to call and come in again. We have one more two week appointment and then we start seeing the Dr every week! Things are on the down hill stretch, thankfully.

Spinning Circles

On February 12th I woke up for work and when I tried to walk to the restroom I noticed I was extremely dizzy and off balance. I ran into the wall twice and the dresser on my way into the bathroom. I sat on the edge of the tub for quite a while thinking maybe I just got up to quick and that every thing would be ok in a matter of minutes. Well I was wrong, I called my boss and told her what was going on and that I would try to make it in to work a half day. I laid back in bed thinking if I slept for a few more hours then I might be able to get this awful feeling to go away. After resting for a few more hours I woke up to feel just about the same so I had Russell make me some oatmeal thinking maybe I needed to eat. Halfway though the Oatmeal I couldn't take it anymore so I had Russell dial my Dr's number since I couldn't read the digits on the phone. He sat in bed with me while I called the Dr. The had me come to their office to see one of the other Dr's on staff as my Dr was doing c-sections that day. Russell had to help me walk though the office as I was really unstable. I laid on the table while the Dr. asked numerous questions and told me that she could prescribe nausea medication and I told her I wasn't nauseated just dizzy and off balance. She said I needed to do blood work to check my appendix and sent me to the lab. After doing blood work they sent me home. I slept all day Thursday and felt well enough that evening to go to our childbirth class where we toured the Fort Collins Hospital. Friday morning I was determined to go to work until I woke up feeling light headed again. I called my boss and she said she was really worried about me and told me that she had been researching to see if she could figure out what was going on. I slept all day Friday and again felt much better by that evening.

Shower x 2

On January 31st one of my girl friends hosted a baby shower for me in Loveland. Our family that lives close by, a few girl friends of mine and some of the ladies I go to church with made it out to celebrate our little one. We played several fishing games during my shower entitled "One fish from two fish not a pink fish but a blue fish." We captured some pictures of the funny faces people made while trying to identify stage three baby food. We also had the pleasure of playing with lots of little ones ranging from 4 months to 4 years.

Russell and I have been very very blessed with the many gifts and words of advice and encouragement that everyone has shared with us. We are thankful for each of you and your kindness during this life changing experience.