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Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Swing of Things
It has yet to get easier to drop Jillian off each morning at daycare. I realize this is only the second week but I find myself not wanting to let her go. Miss Sarah, one of her caregivers, stands next to me after I pull Jillian out of her car seat and I reluctantly hand her over. Once I do let go of her, I tell her to be a good girl and I just have to touch her little hand. Every night last week I cried at the thought of having to drop her off again the next morning. I have held back the tears this week, so perhaps it's not that it's getting "easier," rather it is just something we have to do. She's such a perfect little baby.
Jillian continues to grow and change so quickly. She follows us with her eyes when we walk across the room. She watches Huntley and the cats when they catch her attention. She has started grasping her toys when she feels them brush on her hand. Garrett was offering her her pacifier a few nights ago and she leaned forward with her mouth open to latch on to it. She smiles more and more and has great conversations with us, especially Garrett. When she hears either of our voices she turns for us. She was dozing yesterday afternoon when I walked into her room at daycare and said hi to the caregiver. She opened her eyes and looked around for me. She has been doing really well with her rolling over from her belly to her back with little effort. Yesterday Sarah said she was cooing a bunch. She has been doing very well at daycare with taking bottles and not being too fussy. That makes us happy that she seems happy there. Perhaps that explains why she cries almost the entire way home each evening. Well, not sure if that's the reason, but I like to think that she has a good time.
Last weekend we started supplementing her with formula. I had stocked some milk in the freezer before going back to work but she was going through it really fast. Perhaps the stress of everything kept me from producing as much milk the week before going back to work so I decided to try the formula over the weekend. I gave her half breast milk, half formula in a bottle a few times and she has had no problems with it. She continues to have the combination at daycare this week. I'm bothered about supplementing but I tried to increase my supply with little luck. I called a lactation consultant and they presented the option of trying herbs. Supposedly there are a couple that help increase supply but there has been little research on their overall effect so I'm hesitant to try them. This week I'm almost keeping up with her so we'll see how it goes. As long as I can provide some, that's better than none.
Every time for the past few weeks that she's had a bm, she has overfilled her diaper! Then she urinates but there's no more room for it to absorb. Needless to say that she's been getting frequent baths and we've been doing more loads of laundry. She has a Bumbo chair that is supposed to help her gain strength in her neck and back. You can look it up to get a better idea of what it looks like and she enjoys sitting in it. We have renamed it the Bubble chair because every time we put her in it, she passes gas. I'm not sure if it's just the position that helps the bubbles come out or if she relaxes in it, either way, it works! And the best part is that she's happy and isn't crying her eyes out with the gas. It doesn't work if she has colic before we put her in it because she's too unhappy to be set in the chair. Her colic doesn't come as often anymore and doesn't last as long as a month ago, thank goodness.
Jillian had her first cold last week but quickly recovered. We set up a cool mist vaporizer in her bedroom at night and that seemed to improve her stuffiness. She was so congested in her nasal passages she was having a difficult time eating and it was making her frustrated, understandably so. She continues to sleep most of the night. This week she has been waking around 4:30am to eat, then quickly goes back to sleep until we're ready to leave the house for the day. That's enough time for me to get back in bed for another 30 minutes but then I really don't want to get back up. Since Monday night I've had a dry scratchy throat so it's been hard to fall asleep. Last night I got about 4 hours by the time I was able to fall asleep with help from a throat spray. I was thinking this morning that from now on I should just stay up and get on our elliptical so I don't have to fit in exercise in the evenings. Until Spring, then we'll be taking more walks. We've been going out on the calm days when there's little wind. At least the cold temperatures are bearable then. I'm ready for Spring. Ready for green grass, tall corn and soybean fields surrounding our house and flowers and the garden. Not sure what we'll plant this year in the garden but it would be fun grow something. Perhaps I'll use our entire garden spot and plant a gigantic plot of flowers. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Well, we'll see. It would be fun to plant at least pumpkins again.
My work has been going well. I got back into the swing pretty quickly. The work right now is steady but not crazy busy. Garrett continues to be busy with his job. Everything else seems fine and we're enjoying every minute with our little girl. She's the best gift and we feel so fortunate to have a healthy and happy baby.
Jillian continues to grow and change so quickly. She follows us with her eyes when we walk across the room. She watches Huntley and the cats when they catch her attention. She has started grasping her toys when she feels them brush on her hand. Garrett was offering her her pacifier a few nights ago and she leaned forward with her mouth open to latch on to it. She smiles more and more and has great conversations with us, especially Garrett. When she hears either of our voices she turns for us. She was dozing yesterday afternoon when I walked into her room at daycare and said hi to the caregiver. She opened her eyes and looked around for me. She has been doing really well with her rolling over from her belly to her back with little effort. Yesterday Sarah said she was cooing a bunch. She has been doing very well at daycare with taking bottles and not being too fussy. That makes us happy that she seems happy there. Perhaps that explains why she cries almost the entire way home each evening. Well, not sure if that's the reason, but I like to think that she has a good time.
Last weekend we started supplementing her with formula. I had stocked some milk in the freezer before going back to work but she was going through it really fast. Perhaps the stress of everything kept me from producing as much milk the week before going back to work so I decided to try the formula over the weekend. I gave her half breast milk, half formula in a bottle a few times and she has had no problems with it. She continues to have the combination at daycare this week. I'm bothered about supplementing but I tried to increase my supply with little luck. I called a lactation consultant and they presented the option of trying herbs. Supposedly there are a couple that help increase supply but there has been little research on their overall effect so I'm hesitant to try them. This week I'm almost keeping up with her so we'll see how it goes. As long as I can provide some, that's better than none.
Every time for the past few weeks that she's had a bm, she has overfilled her diaper! Then she urinates but there's no more room for it to absorb. Needless to say that she's been getting frequent baths and we've been doing more loads of laundry. She has a Bumbo chair that is supposed to help her gain strength in her neck and back. You can look it up to get a better idea of what it looks like and she enjoys sitting in it. We have renamed it the Bubble chair because every time we put her in it, she passes gas. I'm not sure if it's just the position that helps the bubbles come out or if she relaxes in it, either way, it works! And the best part is that she's happy and isn't crying her eyes out with the gas. It doesn't work if she has colic before we put her in it because she's too unhappy to be set in the chair. Her colic doesn't come as often anymore and doesn't last as long as a month ago, thank goodness.
Jillian had her first cold last week but quickly recovered. We set up a cool mist vaporizer in her bedroom at night and that seemed to improve her stuffiness. She was so congested in her nasal passages she was having a difficult time eating and it was making her frustrated, understandably so. She continues to sleep most of the night. This week she has been waking around 4:30am to eat, then quickly goes back to sleep until we're ready to leave the house for the day. That's enough time for me to get back in bed for another 30 minutes but then I really don't want to get back up. Since Monday night I've had a dry scratchy throat so it's been hard to fall asleep. Last night I got about 4 hours by the time I was able to fall asleep with help from a throat spray. I was thinking this morning that from now on I should just stay up and get on our elliptical so I don't have to fit in exercise in the evenings. Until Spring, then we'll be taking more walks. We've been going out on the calm days when there's little wind. At least the cold temperatures are bearable then. I'm ready for Spring. Ready for green grass, tall corn and soybean fields surrounding our house and flowers and the garden. Not sure what we'll plant this year in the garden but it would be fun grow something. Perhaps I'll use our entire garden spot and plant a gigantic plot of flowers. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Well, we'll see. It would be fun to plant at least pumpkins again.
My work has been going well. I got back into the swing pretty quickly. The work right now is steady but not crazy busy. Garrett continues to be busy with his job. Everything else seems fine and we're enjoying every minute with our little girl. She's the best gift and we feel so fortunate to have a healthy and happy baby.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Day 2
We have been packing our lunches, getting bottles washed, and laying out our clothes and ready to go the night before which seems to be working very well. Although, I would have had plenty of time this morning. Jillian slept at the daycare from 8-11a, then 12-3p yesterday. She fell asleep last night at 8pm, which is earlier than usual. She woke at 1am hungry and went back to sleep until 4am and decided she'd had enough rest. At least she's a happy girl in the mornings. The daycare called me at 11a today saying they'd given her 3 of her 4 bottles already and she was still crying. They wanted to give her her last bottle but instead I went over and fed her from myself. They didn't know I was coming but when I got there I peaked in the door's window to see how things were going. One of the employees had her on her lap and was slowly and gently rubbing her tummy. It made me happy to see that they were trying to soothe her and not ignoring her. She had calmed down by that point.I haven't known how much per bottle to send her with each morning but apparently it isn't enough. I'm hoping she makes it through this afternoon but I may get another call. I'm so glad they did call. I anticipated these first few days to be difficult in a number of ways but we'll get it figured out. I'm hoping she stays awake more today. A few more hours and I get to pick up my Jilly boo. Then we'll be home and cuddle near the wood stove on this snowy day.
Monday, January 10, 2011
First Day
Today is my girl's first day at daycare and my first day back to work. Of course it was hard to leave her this morning. The daycare is only a half mile from my work so I went to check on her over lunch. She is doing well and I feel she's in good hands. But not as good as her momma and papa's. I sure wish I only worked part time. I really need to win the lottery. I'm playing catch up at work. Everyone is being really welcoming. My boss baked me 12 cupcakes and left them on my desk with a sign reading "Welcome Back" in big letters. Hopefully we can settle into a routine quickly. I need to get back to work but thought I'd make a quick post. Happy Monday!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Jillian Louise
Jillian Louise has arrived! She is the most beautiful baby we've ever seen (of course because her parents are good looking)! We couldn't be happier. So, here's the story:
Garrett's friend, Brandt, had come on Friday night to help Garrett work on the garage. He was staying through Monday and they jokingly told me to wait to have the baby until Tuesday. They were up until 1:30am and then went to bed.
I woke up at 3am on Sunday October 24 with a moderate cramp. Though I was suspicious, I heard that labor usually starts off slowly. Before I could fall back to sleep I felt another cramp. I looked at the clock and it had been five minutes. So as I was then more awake I stayed in bed and waited for five more minutes to pass. Sure enough, another cramp. I now determined this was the beginning of what ended up being a very long day. The doctor's office had given me a sheet with beginning labor signs and at what point to call the phone number listed for after hours. I waited the one hour, contractions five minutes apart. I then woke Garrett up and told him I thought I'd gone into labor and then called the doctor. The doctor said to take my time and shower and eat something if I wanted. I went ahead and showered thinking the hot water would help me relax. By the time I was dressed and got downstairs I couldn't hardly walk. Garrett got Huntley taken care of and grabbed a few last minute things. My bags and car seat were already in the car ready to go and had been for a couple of weeks. We left for the hospital and got there around 5am. The contractions were on top of each other and when we pulled up to the Women's Center at the hospital a couple of nurses had just finished their shifts and were leaving but went back in to get me a wheel chair as I couldn't walk with the pain. I was admitted quickly and got into the room. After getting examined I was already 4-5cm dilated. The baby had passed meconium but the nurse and doctor weren't concerned about it being an issue. The nurse poked me three times in my hands to get my IV started. My veins were blowing. She gave me a dose of narcotics for the pain, which didn't make any difference in my pain level. I wanted to avoid an epidural due to the possible side effects for the baby and myself but after a couple hours I decided to get one. It seemed like foreeevver for the anesthesiologist to come. As soon as he got it put in I started to feel relief. Apparently my water had broken before arriving at the hospital but I didn't have any indication beforehand. The doctor and nurse thought we'd be welcoming our baby before noon. It took me until around 3pm to get completely dilated so things slowed down a lot after getting the epidural. I started pushing and pushed for two hours. The doctor came in at that point and suggested a cesarean because of the position of the baby and lack of progress. I asked about using forceps but he said Jillian wasn't far enough into the canal to use them. If I had been more aware I would have asked about trying other methods for getting her into better position. She was trying to come out forehead first and wasn't turning. I really didn't want a c-section and started crying when the doctor suggested it. He gave me the option of pushing up to another two hours but I was worried about stressing out Jillian and I didn't want it to turn into an emergency situation. My Mom and Danny had arrived after we called them at 7am to let them know we were going to have the baby. They came into the room and I cried even more. 20 minutes later, I was in the OR getting scrubbed while Garrett waited outside the doors. As soon as I was prepped they let Garrett come in and he stood next to my head and he brushed his fingers across the side of my forehead and my cheek. I felt the doctor pressing across my abdomen cutting through the layers. He then said I'd feel a lot of pressure. 30 seconds later I felt a lot of weight come off of me and heard my baby cry. I immediately started to cry but tried to not cry too hard because I could feel my abdomen moving with my crying. The nurses took her straight over to her station and suctioned her and cleaned her up. Garrett then brought her over to me. She was perfect. Everything at that moment was perfect. 8 pounds, 20 inches. Garrett went with Jillian to the nursery to get a bath and finish getting examined while the doctor stitched then stapled me. I went to the recovery room and stayed there for the required minimum of an hour. It was driving me crazy knowing that I was missing being with my baby. But, it was really nice to lay there in the quiet with the lights only partly on in the recovery room. After a long day mentally and physically, that gave me time to relax and reflect on everything that had happened. It's a lot to take in. I actually relaxed so much that my breathing had gone down so much that the machine was reading that I wasn't breathing so the nurse asked me at one point to take a slow deep breath for the machine to register that I was still breathing. My epidural came out along with other monitoring devices and I headed back to my room. Jillian and Garrett arrived a few minutes after I got into the room. The nurse that had been with Jillian then helped me get her to latch and she did so without any problem. The hospital stay was very pleasant. The nurses were all great, the food was good and it was quiet. I couldn't have asked for a better experience with the hospital. We went home that following Wednesday around lunch time. Brandt was so helpful and stayed at the house and took care of Huntley until Garrett went home on Monday and took him to the vet for boarding.
The first few nights at home were rough because Jillian had gas and was up until 3am crying. We are now in the groove and Jillian is a great sleeper. She only cries when she has gas (which we're still working on) and when she's hungry. She sleeps through the night except when it's time for food and even then she really doesn't like to wake up to eat. The last few days she's been eating a lot and sleeping more so I think she's going through a growth spurt. She's opening her eyes a lot more often and I feel that she's getting heavier. We don't have a scale so I don't know how much she's gained. We go to the pediatrician Dec. 9 so we'll see then. We are loving her so much and couldn't ask for a better baby.
I'll try to give updates more regularly than once a month :). We are staying home for Thanksgiving this year and will be in Missouri for two weeks over Christmas. We hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving!
Garrett's friend, Brandt, had come on Friday night to help Garrett work on the garage. He was staying through Monday and they jokingly told me to wait to have the baby until Tuesday. They were up until 1:30am and then went to bed.
I woke up at 3am on Sunday October 24 with a moderate cramp. Though I was suspicious, I heard that labor usually starts off slowly. Before I could fall back to sleep I felt another cramp. I looked at the clock and it had been five minutes. So as I was then more awake I stayed in bed and waited for five more minutes to pass. Sure enough, another cramp. I now determined this was the beginning of what ended up being a very long day. The doctor's office had given me a sheet with beginning labor signs and at what point to call the phone number listed for after hours. I waited the one hour, contractions five minutes apart. I then woke Garrett up and told him I thought I'd gone into labor and then called the doctor. The doctor said to take my time and shower and eat something if I wanted. I went ahead and showered thinking the hot water would help me relax. By the time I was dressed and got downstairs I couldn't hardly walk. Garrett got Huntley taken care of and grabbed a few last minute things. My bags and car seat were already in the car ready to go and had been for a couple of weeks. We left for the hospital and got there around 5am. The contractions were on top of each other and when we pulled up to the Women's Center at the hospital a couple of nurses had just finished their shifts and were leaving but went back in to get me a wheel chair as I couldn't walk with the pain. I was admitted quickly and got into the room. After getting examined I was already 4-5cm dilated. The baby had passed meconium but the nurse and doctor weren't concerned about it being an issue. The nurse poked me three times in my hands to get my IV started. My veins were blowing. She gave me a dose of narcotics for the pain, which didn't make any difference in my pain level. I wanted to avoid an epidural due to the possible side effects for the baby and myself but after a couple hours I decided to get one. It seemed like foreeevver for the anesthesiologist to come. As soon as he got it put in I started to feel relief. Apparently my water had broken before arriving at the hospital but I didn't have any indication beforehand. The doctor and nurse thought we'd be welcoming our baby before noon. It took me until around 3pm to get completely dilated so things slowed down a lot after getting the epidural. I started pushing and pushed for two hours. The doctor came in at that point and suggested a cesarean because of the position of the baby and lack of progress. I asked about using forceps but he said Jillian wasn't far enough into the canal to use them. If I had been more aware I would have asked about trying other methods for getting her into better position. She was trying to come out forehead first and wasn't turning. I really didn't want a c-section and started crying when the doctor suggested it. He gave me the option of pushing up to another two hours but I was worried about stressing out Jillian and I didn't want it to turn into an emergency situation. My Mom and Danny had arrived after we called them at 7am to let them know we were going to have the baby. They came into the room and I cried even more. 20 minutes later, I was in the OR getting scrubbed while Garrett waited outside the doors. As soon as I was prepped they let Garrett come in and he stood next to my head and he brushed his fingers across the side of my forehead and my cheek. I felt the doctor pressing across my abdomen cutting through the layers. He then said I'd feel a lot of pressure. 30 seconds later I felt a lot of weight come off of me and heard my baby cry. I immediately started to cry but tried to not cry too hard because I could feel my abdomen moving with my crying. The nurses took her straight over to her station and suctioned her and cleaned her up. Garrett then brought her over to me. She was perfect. Everything at that moment was perfect. 8 pounds, 20 inches. Garrett went with Jillian to the nursery to get a bath and finish getting examined while the doctor stitched then stapled me. I went to the recovery room and stayed there for the required minimum of an hour. It was driving me crazy knowing that I was missing being with my baby. But, it was really nice to lay there in the quiet with the lights only partly on in the recovery room. After a long day mentally and physically, that gave me time to relax and reflect on everything that had happened. It's a lot to take in. I actually relaxed so much that my breathing had gone down so much that the machine was reading that I wasn't breathing so the nurse asked me at one point to take a slow deep breath for the machine to register that I was still breathing. My epidural came out along with other monitoring devices and I headed back to my room. Jillian and Garrett arrived a few minutes after I got into the room. The nurse that had been with Jillian then helped me get her to latch and she did so without any problem. The hospital stay was very pleasant. The nurses were all great, the food was good and it was quiet. I couldn't have asked for a better experience with the hospital. We went home that following Wednesday around lunch time. Brandt was so helpful and stayed at the house and took care of Huntley until Garrett went home on Monday and took him to the vet for boarding.
The first few nights at home were rough because Jillian had gas and was up until 3am crying. We are now in the groove and Jillian is a great sleeper. She only cries when she has gas (which we're still working on) and when she's hungry. She sleeps through the night except when it's time for food and even then she really doesn't like to wake up to eat. The last few days she's been eating a lot and sleeping more so I think she's going through a growth spurt. She's opening her eyes a lot more often and I feel that she's getting heavier. We don't have a scale so I don't know how much she's gained. We go to the pediatrician Dec. 9 so we'll see then. We are loving her so much and couldn't ask for a better baby.
I'll try to give updates more regularly than once a month :). We are staying home for Thanksgiving this year and will be in Missouri for two weeks over Christmas. We hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Anytime Sweet Baby
Hi everyone. Things are going well. Work at our jobs and home have been busy for both Garrett and myself. This week I've been working on quick projects because I think people are hesitant to give me anything that will take more than a couple hours, just in case. Everyone at work has been very sweet and have wished me many happy thoughts. They are all rooting for Baby to arrive this weekend. According to my ultrasound in mid-pregnancy the date is tomorrow but according to days it is still Oct. 30. I'm hoping for any time. My only request is that I'm not at the hospital on my birthday, Nov. 8. Who knows, according to my appointment on Wednesday it could be any time. I was 100% effaced and almost 2cm. When it happens it may happen quickly which would be great! I've had a lot of pressure and other signs that indicate my body is getting ready. There's still no way to know for sure when she'll arrive so it's a waiting game. My wonderful husband finished Baby's room completely and I started putting things in her room last night. I didn't have energy to get much done but I did get most of her clothes and extra bedding in the closet. I'm hoping Garrett can help me put the crib together tonight. According to other people's experience this crib should take around an hour to assemble.
Garrett and Brandt, a friend of ours, worked on our garage all last weekend. They are replacing the sill plates and some studs, then putting up new sheathing, siding and windows. Brandt is coming back tonight for the weekend to continue the project. The previous owners did a lowsy job with sealing up the garage so any time it rains the water leaks in at various places.
Well, back to work I go. Have a nice weekend!
Garrett and Brandt, a friend of ours, worked on our garage all last weekend. They are replacing the sill plates and some studs, then putting up new sheathing, siding and windows. Brandt is coming back tonight for the weekend to continue the project. The previous owners did a lowsy job with sealing up the garage so any time it rains the water leaks in at various places.
Well, back to work I go. Have a nice weekend!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Slowly but Surely
My appointment last week was good. Her heart rate and my bp and weight all looked good. Since the docs have been measuring my fundal height (the size of my uterus) the measurements have been exactly where they needed to be, except for this week. My belly is now measuring a little over one week larger, which means she's really growing, as expected. I had the Strep B test done and will find out the results on Wednesday. If I test positive for being a carrier then I will receive antibiotics during delivery so I don't pass it on to Baby. It's pretty common and nothing to worry about as long as the necessary precaution is taken. Baby has definitely dropped. During the exam the doc told me I'm 1cm dilated and 80% effaced. The 1cm is normal and could remain that way for a while. The 80% effaced means that my cervix has already thinned by 80% which is quite progressive for my estimated due date. All those Braxton-Hicks have been doing their job! I'm curious/excited/nervous to hear how things look on Wednesday.
My work has been busy again. A co-worker and myself worked on a complicated project for the past 5 weeks that we are now having to redo because the PI made a simple mistake. Talk about losing money for a project! This person tries to do too many things and have their hands in too many different parts of what our company does. Therefore, it's hard for them to become proficient at one particular aspect that they shouldn't be working on to begin with. This isn't the first time the same situation has occurred. Ugh, it's really frustrating. My co-worker tried making a bet with me that Baby would be born before this project is finished but I agreed, so no bet to be had. At least I'll have something to do for the next few weeks that will help pass the time.
Garrett rented a dump trailer and picked up 3 loads of gravel last Friday. He got everything spread out on the driveway and created and filled a drain line in front of the garage. The dog pen gravel still needs spreading but I'm sure he'll get to it. He has today off also so I'm sure he's staying busy. He put up shelving in Baby's closet and finished hanging her bedroom door. Now we need to paint the trim for the closet and the doors and her room will be ready for move-in. It's looking so nice! Last night he used our Steam Vac on the lower living room carpet where Huntley has been staying during the day. It's amazing how dirty the carpet gets. I kept the pot of boiling water going while he worked the Hoover.
I shouldn't jinx myself, but Baby has been letting me sleep at night again. She's been wiggly for a few minutes a couple times each night but nothing like last week. One evening she was so squirmy as soon as I got in bed that I had to get up and walk around to try to get her to relax. She was moving so much all over that I couldn't lay there. My right hip has really been hurting consistently for the past 3 days. Before now they have only hurt in the night and it goes away after I get up but they are constantly achy now. My hands continue to be tight but they aren't as sore as they started off to be. Now it seems the fluid has increased in my feet. My one pair of shoes I can wear, the tan suede Birkenstock clogs, are getting tight. Wearing shoes just isn't comfortable but not having the arch support is equally uncomfortable. So, I get up for a while, sit for a while, get up for a while, nap for a while. I'm easily taking 2 hour naps and I've asked Garrett to wake me up so I can sleep during the night. Never have I been able to nap like this. It's wonderful.
Huntley sure has been sticking by my side the past few weeks. He has always preferred greeting Garrett first when we come home after work but he has been coming to me, briefly goes to Garrett and comes frolicking back to me. Also, the rest of the evening he follows me wherever I go. Before, he would go back and forth between Garrett and I if we were in different parts of the house but now he sticks with me. I think he senses the baby or the changes along with it. It will be interesting to see his reaction when we bring Little One home.
I'll keep you updated as time allows. Have a good week!
My work has been busy again. A co-worker and myself worked on a complicated project for the past 5 weeks that we are now having to redo because the PI made a simple mistake. Talk about losing money for a project! This person tries to do too many things and have their hands in too many different parts of what our company does. Therefore, it's hard for them to become proficient at one particular aspect that they shouldn't be working on to begin with. This isn't the first time the same situation has occurred. Ugh, it's really frustrating. My co-worker tried making a bet with me that Baby would be born before this project is finished but I agreed, so no bet to be had. At least I'll have something to do for the next few weeks that will help pass the time.
Garrett rented a dump trailer and picked up 3 loads of gravel last Friday. He got everything spread out on the driveway and created and filled a drain line in front of the garage. The dog pen gravel still needs spreading but I'm sure he'll get to it. He has today off also so I'm sure he's staying busy. He put up shelving in Baby's closet and finished hanging her bedroom door. Now we need to paint the trim for the closet and the doors and her room will be ready for move-in. It's looking so nice! Last night he used our Steam Vac on the lower living room carpet where Huntley has been staying during the day. It's amazing how dirty the carpet gets. I kept the pot of boiling water going while he worked the Hoover.
I shouldn't jinx myself, but Baby has been letting me sleep at night again. She's been wiggly for a few minutes a couple times each night but nothing like last week. One evening she was so squirmy as soon as I got in bed that I had to get up and walk around to try to get her to relax. She was moving so much all over that I couldn't lay there. My right hip has really been hurting consistently for the past 3 days. Before now they have only hurt in the night and it goes away after I get up but they are constantly achy now. My hands continue to be tight but they aren't as sore as they started off to be. Now it seems the fluid has increased in my feet. My one pair of shoes I can wear, the tan suede Birkenstock clogs, are getting tight. Wearing shoes just isn't comfortable but not having the arch support is equally uncomfortable. So, I get up for a while, sit for a while, get up for a while, nap for a while. I'm easily taking 2 hour naps and I've asked Garrett to wake me up so I can sleep during the night. Never have I been able to nap like this. It's wonderful.
Huntley sure has been sticking by my side the past few weeks. He has always preferred greeting Garrett first when we come home after work but he has been coming to me, briefly goes to Garrett and comes frolicking back to me. Also, the rest of the evening he follows me wherever I go. Before, he would go back and forth between Garrett and I if we were in different parts of the house but now he sticks with me. I think he senses the baby or the changes along with it. It will be interesting to see his reaction when we bring Little One home.
I'll keep you updated as time allows. Have a good week!
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