I'm going to give birth to a sumo baby

Back from my 36w6d u/s and OB appt. He is measuring in at 39 weeks already (and was sucking his thumb the entire time). He has CHUBBY CHUBBY cheeks! Since he's measuring so far ahead they estimate him to be anywhere from 7lbs6oz-7lbs11oz right now. So we have to have another u/s in 2 weeks to check his growth because of my pelvic structure to make sure I will be able to deliver him and try and avoid a c-section, we may have to set up an induction date which I would rather avoid, but I guess anything for a healthy baby. I do love my Dr though she said she won't ever (unless for emergency) take away my chance to at least try to deliver vaginally. She said it's still early and we will talk more about it next week and the week after that.

Here's my chubby buddy, tilt your head to the right, his eyes are on the right, you can see his chubby cheeks and he's got his thumb in his mouth


Sorry I haven't been updating as much, I've been so so tired!

35weeks, OB appt & BF class

I had an OB appt today and my breastfeeding class.OB was good, she told me basically I need to rest alot more and should take maternity leave earlier (I'm done with work Feb 2 which would put me just over 37 weeks, she said 36 weeks, but I don't see a huge difference in 5 days) and that if I go into labor anytime after 36w she's not going to stop it YIKES!...we'll see how that goes, I may be having to spread out some clients appts so I'm off my feet more since I've been having some pretty good BHs. She didn't seem TOO concerned but she did start to say something and then paused and said, "well you have an ultrasound in 2 weeks right? I'll look over everything then" I'm assuming she was maybe wondering about his size or about my cervix? She said she won't start any of the internal exams till 38 weeks since they aren't alot of fun She said next appt will be pretty much the same as always plus the GBS swab whatever what needs to be done has to be done I guess lol

The BF class was pretty good. Very informative, we practiced all kinds of holds (I think my fave if football), we learned the breast support positions "c hold" "u hold" and "L hold". We learned about baby has to be lined up on his side and how his ear, shoulder and hip must be aligned for proper feeding and how to support his neck and not hold him by the back of the head. We learned how to get him to latch, stay latched and how to get him off (alot trickier than I thought lol) We learned hand expression and feeding times and freezing and yadda yadda yadda lol There was ALOT of info and I am so tired from it all. But all in all good class


And here I am at 35 weeks and I am pretty sure I have dropped a lot! lol

L&D class

Was last night and was awesome! I love our teacher nurse and all the couples in our class are pretty awesome. We had to go around the room and kind of talk about ourselves and our pregnancies and stuff and out of the 10 couples that were in there, 3 of us are infertility survivors! It just made me so happy to hear there were others who struggled for years to finally become pregnant (one of them 4 years total) It was just kind of cool to connect with complete strangers on that level. We were one of the last couples to speak so when I did and told our story a bit, my eyes locked with one of the other once infertile girls and just in that moment, for just a few seconds, from the understanding smile on her face and that "knowing" look in her eyes, it was like she spoke, with no words, and I felt her say "I understand". *happy cry*. I don't think you get those moments often in life, but that is one I probably will never forget. 2 once infertile girls sitting in a Labor and Delivery class room of couples complaining about aches and pains and surprises, and we connected from across the room.

Anyways, we watched some videos, one being a live birth and I'm so proud of Mike for not being squeamish at all! Although I did hear some moans and groans from other dads around the room, even a few moms Some of the class was just basically about the actual birth, where the baby has to go, how he has to turn, what happens if this happens yadda yadda, and she had a "dialation chart" and holy cow, 10 cm is pretty big She compared it to, something the size of a fruit loop going to the size of the outside of a bagel. I don't know why I guess I never really thought of it.

Most of our class last night though was more for our "support person" which were the dads, to help them understand what they need to be doing during labor and how they need to help us, by giving words of encouragement and things like that. We also practiced massage/relaxation techniques which was pretty nice. All 10 couples laying on mats around the room with our blankets and pillows and the nurse was teaching the dads how to massage our backs and hands and stuff, so that part of the class was awesome! We got to try birthing balls too and she showed the dads different ways to hold us in early labor to support us to help baby drop and stuff. They also practiced pushing on our hip/lower back bones in case of back labor it's supposed to dull the pain.

She talked a little about what the hospital will want to happen after birth and stuff, like at my hospital we have what they call a "Baby Moon" which is 1 hour skin to skin just mom and dad directly after birth and I love that! I had put that in my birth plan anyways.

So that's basically what we learned last night. We have 2 more L&D classes the next 2 wed and this coming monday we have our one and only breastfeeding class. A+ if you got through all of that!

Couple Nursery Pics & 34weeks

We've been working hard on getting Jackson's room all done...It's not done yet, but it's slowly getting there (and we are having so much fun doing it!) I just wanted to update with just a few pictures (which are really really bad pictures taken with my cell phone lol) When we're all done I'm going to take good shots of his room to document, but for now here are just a few.

I just put this wall decal quote up over his crib yesterday. I have always felt a special bond with Hannah in the bible (which I'm sure every other Christian-Infertile does also) so I thought this quote was so so fitting and now makes me cry every time I look at it.



"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him" ~1Samuel1:27

I love love love it sooo much. So fitting and will always remind me of this miracle we have been blessed with.

And here are just 2 pics of his bedding that I washed and finally got on his crib. I thought now that I'm 34 weeks we need to get it together and wash everything and at just get it all done!




And just for kicks, here's my belly pic I took the day of my shower just a couple days ago at 33w4d


Also we start our Labor and Delivery classes tomorrow! I will update on that later!

Jackson's Baby Shower

We had our shower this past weekend and it was so beautiful! My sister and 3 of my cousin's wives threw it for us and they made it so special. Walking in it was just so strange and felt so surreal finally being at this point (or any point in a pregnancy for that matter) I had such a great time and was surrounded by the people that mean the most to me. Jackson got tons of gifts, clothes, toys, exersaucer, jumper, his stroller, carseat, baby monitor, high chair, Moby wrap, ring sling, sound machine, humidifier etc... Here are just a few pics from the day!


DH and I

The girls who threw our shower














It was such a beautiful day!

Creme de la Creme 2010

Hey, that rhymes!

Anyways, Stirrup Queen's Creme de la Creme list of infertility blogs was published. I can't wait to go read through everyone's posts that were submitted! I look forward to this at the beginning of the year! Check out #121 written by yours truly.


Creme de la Creme 2010