I am now over 39 weeks and I feel I am SO ready for this little one to be born. I have had all the steps leading up to labor...now we are just in the waiting game. We are as ready as we will ever be and now my legs are getting tired, I don't sleep as well, and I am constantly having the painless contractions. Here is a look at how big my belly is now...
Here is another pic we took. Remember that when lying down the belly settles a little...so it is actually bigger when standing up.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Baby Blessing
My friend Jessica hosted a baby blessing for baby Sypert on Dec 3rd. It was amazing. Everyone was able to give the baby a blessing (a memory from their childhood from parenthood). It was amazing to have people sharing these personal things and wish the best for our baby. Many gifted us with the gift of family. And so it is! We feel that everyone who was present really is our Texas family! Here is a pic from that night...
Just an FYI: Randy if you can't see the camera, then it can't see you either!
Just an FYI: Randy if you can't see the camera, then it can't see you either!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Ouch!
I am not sure if it is just me getting to the uncomfortable stage or remnants of my sickness...
I have the worst pain in my right side below my ribs. I have had slight pain on both sides for some time. I though it was just muscle fatigue from all the coughing due to the bronchitis that I had. The problem is I am not coughing anymore and the pain has gotten worse. It now hurts to move at all! I can't take deep breaths or even walk without searing pain in my side. I went back to the Dr. today and she thinks it is muscular. She took a blood sample to rule out liver or kidney problems. She gave me a script for vicadin which is a pain killer, but I don't want to take it b/c it will affect the baby. I am going to try to take it easy for a couple of days. I am glad I have this whole week off! So much for getting everything done this week!
I have the worst pain in my right side below my ribs. I have had slight pain on both sides for some time. I though it was just muscle fatigue from all the coughing due to the bronchitis that I had. The problem is I am not coughing anymore and the pain has gotten worse. It now hurts to move at all! I can't take deep breaths or even walk without searing pain in my side. I went back to the Dr. today and she thinks it is muscular. She took a blood sample to rule out liver or kidney problems. She gave me a script for vicadin which is a pain killer, but I don't want to take it b/c it will affect the baby. I am going to try to take it easy for a couple of days. I am glad I have this whole week off! So much for getting everything done this week!
baby showers
I had two amazing baby showers last week. One was held at Joyce's house and I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen in a while which was nice. Baby Sypert received many blessings and I coulnd't believe how generous my friends were. When we got everything home and I showed it to Robbie we both realized that this baby thing is really happening! It is now pretty official to us!
Here is a picture from the shower...
The second shower was held at my school. Here is a pic from that shower:
Pictures-34 weeks
Front end heavy! 
8.5 mos pregnant 
by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 09:49PM (CST)
8.5 mos pregnant by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 09:43PM (CST)
Baby now known as Sunshine
Baby now known as Sunshine
by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 04:46PM (CST)
After calling the baby Pedro for so long Robbie and I thought it would be really strange if the baby was a girl. It would feel weird holding her after referrring to her as Pedro for so long...so we decided to change it up a bit...give the baby some feminine energy. So until the baby is born we are now calling "her" Sunshine.
Upcoming showers
Upcoming showers
by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 04:40PM (CST)
I have a shower this Sunday (11/13) at Joyce's house and another one next Wednesday (11/16) at school. I have already rec'd 2 gifts from friends that will not be able to make it this weekend. Seeing the little clothes is making the baby's arrival seem more real!
Sick of being sick
Sick of being sick
by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 04:38PM (CST)
It has been a rough two weeks for me. I started getting sick with nasal congestion. It turned into a bad cough and sore throat. I thought I could take care of it naturally with vitamin C, echinachea and the like and lots of rest but it progressively got worse. I ended up taking off every other day from work. I would feel better, go back to work and talk all day, and feel bad again. I finally went to the Dr. on Tuesday and they told me it was all allergies settling in my lungs and that I should take a nasal steroid to clear it up. Even though I am prone to bronchitis they didn't think there was an infection. Yesterday after work my kidney areas starting feeling like knives going into my ribs every time I coughed. It got worse and now moving or even blowing my nose is the worst pain! I talked to the Dr. and they wanted to give me Robitussin with Codeine. I called the midwife to make sure that was okay and she said enough is enough. She wants me to feel better so I can take better care of the baby. She called me in a Z-pak antibiotic and told me it will clear up my chest and make me feel better starting tomorrow. I really hope so...I am sick of being sick. The fact that I am anemic hasn't help me get better either. Although I have good news on that topic. My iron we up a whole point in one week so the slow iron pills are making a difference with my iron count. I should be back up to normal by the time I have the baby.
Getting house ready
Getting house ready
by archergoddess on November 10, 2005 04:32PM (CST)
Well the laminate floors are finally done! Robbie, Damon, and Randy worked every weekend for a month to finish them. They look great. I will post a pic when I get them downloaded from the camera. Now we are starting to work on putting the baby's room together. We have the crib, dresser, and glider in there...now there doesn't seem to be much room for anything else! We want to put up shelves and hang up the mirror. I am thinking about putting stars and the moon on the ceiling. I also want to get a lamp for the dresser, so we can have some low-light in there too. We also want to get a round or square rug for the middle of the room. That way the dogs with the click-click-click of their nails on the laminate floors won't bother the baby or our nerves so much!
New baby bassinet
New baby bassinet
by archergoddess on October 8, 2005 09:23PM (CDT)
I found a baby bassinet at a resale shop. I wasn't going to get a bassinet, but it was so cute and the price was right. You wouldn't know it was used. Echo decided to claim the bottom bunk.
Anniversary
Anniversary
by archergoddess on October 8, 2005 09:13PM (CDT)
Robbie and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on Fri September 23. It was his year to plan something. After work he told me to pack my bags for overnight. He took me to the 4 Seasons Resort just up the road. We were met there by some of our close friends: Jessica, Damon, Michael, and Chris. They joined us for dinner and the boys stayed to hang out in the hot tub for a while. Our room was incredible. It was one of the cabana rooms with the balcony overlooking the golf course. There was champagne and amazing chocolate sculptures! When we came back to the room after dinner there were rose petals in the shape of a heart on the bed and rose petals around the tub. I enjoyed a long soak in the tub. It was nice to toally submerge my body as our tub at home is quite shallow. Robbie planned a "Mommy to be" massage but was diappointed when the masseuse became ill and was unable to give me the massage. It was a very nice night. When I came home there was new bedding on the bed since 2nd anniversary tradition is cotton. Robbie really outdid himself! I am so proud of him for all the planning he did. I am not sure that I can match that next year! Here are a couple of pics from our anniversary...
Trip to Austin
Trip to Austin
This past weekend we took a trip to Austin to celebrate Jessica's birthday. Once again I had a fall. We were crossing the street and I stepped in a pot hole then tripped up onto the curb and couldn't catch my balance. On the other side of the curb was a hill and I was still trying to catch my balance. I grabbed out for Damon and Robbie, but Robbie was too far away. I knew I was going down. I landed on the same side as the bike fall. But this time I went down on my knee and palm. I felt SO stupid for falling again. Within seconds there were people surrounding me including a couple of cops asking me if they should call 911. The people were freaking me out more than the fall. My palm was bleeding and my knee was torn up a little under my jeans and really ached. Other than a little shaken up I was fine. The cop asked me if this was my first pregnancy b/c he said his wife had equilibrium difficulties too. Later that night I noticed that the right side of my chin hurt. The next day I knew why when it was all bruised. I guess I hit my chin on the ground too, but I don't remember that. I am healing up pretty well although my shoulder really aches from the impact of my palm on the ground. I am not sure how much more falling Pedro can take! Here is a picture of me the next day. Notice the bruise on my chin...
Help from family
Help from family
Robbie's parents, Robert and Connie, came to visit us the end of July. They were a godsend! It was nice to have Connie here to talk to about the pregnancy. They installed a ceiling fan in the babies room and even gave us a new front door and screen door. They amaze me with their talents. I am very lucky to have such great in-laws! We would like to visit them for Thanksgiving, but Connie thinks that I shouldn't be so far away from home just a month away from my due date. I hope we will be able to see them again before Pedro comes..
Back to school, and what to wear??
Back to school, and what to wear??
Over the summer it was easy to find clothes to wear since I never really had to look nice. Yoga pants and big jeans worked quite well. When I went to the back to school training days I realized that most of my clothes would no longer zip up or button! I started to rubber band the buttons so I could at least continue to wear them. I visited Kelly in late July and she sent me home with a ton of maternity clothes but they were mostly long-sleeved for winter. It was way too hot to be able to wear any of them. I gave in and finally went to buy some clothes. It was difficult to spend money on clothes for me that I would only wear for a short period of time. And we had a lot to buy for the baby that I didn't want to spend unnecessarily. I went to Motherhood and found a lot of summer clothes on sale. After wearing some of the new pants for a few days I realized it was well worth it. I felt so much more comfortable and wasn't worried about my buttons popping. Then later I went to a one year anniversary party for a Destination Maternity store and won a $100 gift certificate! I got some more clothes and even got a nice shirt to go out in that I never would have spent money on. Hopefully I won't have to buy anything else. As it gets cooler...and hopefully soon it will!...I will be able to wear a lot of the clothes Kelly gave me.
Camping in Arkansas 4th of July
Camping in Arkansas 4th of July
We decided to go camping in Arkansas for the 4th of July weekend. Robbie, Damon, Jessica, Martha, and I all went. The moment we get to the campsite I have to go to the bathroom. The bathrooms were a little walk away and I REALLY had to go. Robbie suggested that I take his bke since it would be faster. Since I was in such a hurry I tried to quickly get on but soon realized the seat was way too high for me and had a hard time getting my footing. I quickly fell over onto my right side bike and all. Guess my center of gravity was off a little with the baby. OUCH! I hit hard on my hip, side of foot, and palm of my right hand. I had the bike still in between my legs so I wasn't able to fall on hands and knees. My hand and foot started bleeding, but the most pain was in my hip. I decided to walk to the bathroom at that point. Luckily Damon brought his first aid kit so he had bandages and antibiotic cream. My hip quickly welled up and bruised. It was difficult trying to sleep on the hard ground and not be able to sleep on your favorite side. I also had a rough time trying to mine crystals the next day b/c my hand was so sore. I was a little worried about the baby, but thoguht that my amniotic sac would be sufficient to keep him/her safe.
Our little Pedro
Our little Pedro
One day I was in the car with Jessica and I was explaining to her that I was feeling great but had this odd and awkward feeling in my ribs on my right side. I told her "I feel pain though". She thought that I had said "I feel Pedro". She started to ask me about Pedro. I had no idea who Pedro was! We started laughing about the miscommunication and ever since then we have referred to the baby as Pedro!
Boy or girl?
Boy or girl?
Robbie and I decided that we want to wait until the birth day to find out the sex of our little one. We want to call it as it comes. Ellen told me last year when we first started trying to conceive that we would have a little boy. After the miscarriage I wasn't sure if that was the boy she was thinking of or if we were still meant to have a boy. She might be correct since she did tell us way back then that we would be getting pregnant in March...and we did! The first trimester I really felt that the baby was a girl. Joyce had been having many dreams about me and in one of them she saw pink writing on the wall of her nursery that stated I was pregnant. She determined the pink writing to mean that we were having a girl. At the time I had not told her about my pregnancy so she foung out in the dream.
Robbie and I had quickly decided on girl's names but were having a tough time selecting the right boy's name. Does that mean anything?
Ellen did the pendulum test at about 4 months and told me once again it would be a boy.
At this point most co-workers say that because of the way I am carrying that I will have a girl. I can't understand how the sex of a baby could change the position of the baby in the mother's body. All a bunch of wives-tales.
Jessica believes we will have a girl, I think. I will need to ask her again.
Robbie's mother bought us some booties and little pink socks. So she either believes the baby will be a girl or just wants us to have a girl.
My nephew Kramer bought us our first stuffed animal and he picked out a blue care-bear so he thinks it will be a boy.
At this point I am really feeling like the baby will be a boy...but that might be b/c the baby is now referred to as Pedro until the birth. I will explain the Pedro thing...
Second appointment
Second appt
On July 15th I had my 2nd midwife appt at 17 weeks. Joyce and little Isabella went with me b/c Robbie was not able to get off work. Joyce also wanted to see the birth center for herself since she was quite skeptical about midwife births a while back. Susan was the midwife that day. It was the first time that I had met her. She put the fetal-scope on my tummy and instantaneously we heard the heartbeat. It was strange to be able to find it so quickly with all the problems we had in the past trying to find it. I was very happy to hear the baby. We also heard some strange sounds and Susan explained that the baby was moving around. I had been feeling some strange sensations for a couple of weeks now and had passed it off as gas. But now I could relate the feeling with the fact that the baby was moving around. It was very exciting! Susan told me that my blood iron was low and that I should take some iron pills. I decided to forgo the chemical iron pills they suggested and bought some supplements that had natural sources of iron from vegetables. I also started drinking liquid chlorophyll in my water too which is supposed to increase the amount of hemoglobin in my blood. Susan suggested brewing tea in a cast iron teapot, but I was not able to find one anywhere that was not enameled inside. Susan let me hold a "doll" that was supposed to represent the size and weight of my baby at that many weeks. It was strange to hold something so small, yet so big already in my hands and feel how heavy the baby was already. I was still not showing and able to wear my regular clothes so I wondered where the baby could fit! 4 months down, but many more to go...
First midwife visit
First midwife visit
Our first appointment with the midwife at 3 months was really stressful for both Robbie and I. The only other appointments that we had were during our last pregnancy and we were unable to find a heartbeat. We were nervous this time around! We had the midwife Lynn who we really like because she helped us through the miscarriage. We were glad it was her. We asked her if before all the testing and talking we could just try to find the heartbeat first to settle our nerves. She understood. She was unable to find it at first and our hearts stopped! She them pushed the uterus up and we finally heard it. Robbie and I both got teary-eyed and were so relieved. Lynn actually had some tears in her eyes too. She was happy to be able to give us the good news. We didn't hear much of what Lynn had to say after that. We were kind of in a daze leaving the birth center. We decided to go to lunch at our favorite restaurant Kalachandji's. On the way I couldn't keep the news any longer and called our families. We were excited to share our news. Our due date was extimated to be December 21st, winter solstice day.
Pregnancy up to now
Pregnancy up to now
Well I am finally getting around to blogging my pregnancy. I am over 6 1/2 months pregnant. Hopefully I can keep up with this blog. I bought a journal to write in but haven't gotten around to it. Hopefully a virtual blog will work better.Robbie and I found out we were pregnant in early April. I was quite shocked because I had a miscarriage in February and only had one menstrual cycle before we got pregnant again. I wasn't expecting it so soon! The first 3 months were difficult because I wasn't able to believe I was pregnant until we heard the heartbeat.
It has been (what I believe to be) a very easy pregnancy. No real morning sickness to speak of and no issues. My first trimester I was extrememly tired. It was nice to have a lot of the first trimester off for the summer break. I did teach summer school and yoga for kids classes, but I was able to sleep in almost every day. I did get up early some days to go "garage-saleing" with my friend Joyce. It was nice to have her with me b/c she had her daughter Isabella in October and could really help me select things that I needed. I didn't really buy much but found some maternity clothes and some books here and there.
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