Salt and Sugar

So much sadness going on this week with the passing of first, Ed Mcmahon, then Farrah Fawcett, then Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson's passing was definitely a shocker for us. Tim said he thought he would live until he was 90. I can't say that's what I thought, but I never thought about him passing too. Sad. We've been watching all of his old videos on BET and MTV for a few hours.
In the wake of all this tragedy, it does bring me joy to show off our little girl! We went for a 3D/4D u/s today at 930. All morning I had been nervous that a) she would be a boy, or b) she wouldn't cooperate. Although there would be nothing we could do if she sprouted a penis, I tried my best to be proactive in getting her to cooperate and not hide her face. I wanted her to put on a show. When the tech put the probe on my belly, we automatically saw that she had her arm over her face. I said, "Oh no!" The tech jiggled my belly a little, and she moved her arm. We got some good pictures and decent footage, but I had to do some moving around to get her to cooperate fully. We watched her yawn, open and close her mouth, stick out her tongue, and grab her cord to try to get it in her mouth. I may be biased but this kid is cute! So cute!

After about 15 minutes she put her little hand up, as if to say, "that's all folks" and turned around to face my back. It was cute, but that concluded our u/s. I thought it was a bit pricey at $165, but it was well worth it. It was such a good bonding experience and such a miracle to be able to see our daughter in action. We got 14 pictures, a dvd of the footage, and a cd with pictures on it.

This is my favorite pic. Look at those chunky cheeks!

This one was funny. For one thing she looks like she's smiling. She was also tickling or scratching her foot against her head.

We're in love!

28 Weeks

We started our prepared childbirth classes last week at 27 weeks. Every Thursday night from 630-900 for 5 weeks. It's a great class. Very relaxed and very informative. We went to the second class yesterday and learned our first breathing technique. It was great. We got out the floor mats, the instructor dimmed the lights, and then took us through some relaxation techniques. She followed that up with the breathing technique. So far I think I'm a pro at at it.
Well I got the official results of my glucose tolerance at today's 28 week appointment. Everything came back great at 125. Although I have known for at least a week now that I passed, I was relieved to hear it come out of her mouth.
Everything else was normal. Heart rate 156. Gained, er, two pounds. Dr was happy with that though. She also recommended a pedi for us. I was relieved because I had been stressing about finding one for a month. Seems like the few recommendations I have gotten from coworkers and family just won't work for me for one reason or another. Plus, seems like word of mouth doesn't work for me. I end up getting screwed when I rely on someone else's recommendation.
We got the nursery painted this afternoon! So far I am pleased with the shade of pink we chose. I'll know for sure how I feel about it in the morning once everything dries. Updates coming soon!

Awwww! A car seat!

Who knew we would be so excited over a car seat and stroller? Well last Sunday, Tim and I went to BRU and bought our travel system. We bought the Graco Snugride-Jewel.

Here is the proud papa tinkering away. He tore open all the boxes as soon as we got home and put everything together and registered it.

In other news, I guess I passed my GTT. At my dr's office they only call you if you have a bad result. I haven't heard from them yet. I'm hoping that means all is well. I'll know for sure in a little while at my next appointment.

Glucose Tolerance Test

Today I went in for my 26 week appointment and glucose tolerance test. The appointment was simple of course. Weighed, urinalysis, talked about concerns. I told the nurse that I was concerned that I may have a bladder and/or urinary tract infection because I get these intense urges to urinate like my bladder is about to explode, yet when I get on the toilet a lot of the times only a few dribbles will come out. She told me that I didn't have an infection and it's more than likely the way the baby is positioned in the uterus. I guess our little girl likes to squish my bladder because this feeling is ongoing and throughout the day.
Weight gain, or lack thereof. I only gained 1lb! I was very happy. I'm praying that baby continues to grow and develop normally but my weight gain has come to a halt.
Blood pressure normal.
Glucose tolerance test., hopefully normal. I drank the glucola relatively quickly. I did feel nausea about 10 minutes later, and I hope that's not an indication of failure. We will find out next week though.

Baby Shower

Today I had my shower at work. They went ahead and did it now since Thursday is the last day of school, Friday is our last work day, and I won't be returning to work next school year. It was fun, and I got some cool stuff.

I got one one of those bebe POD seats for baby. Cute!

About $400 in gift cards from Baby's R Us, Target, and Walmart.

A sleep-n-play with cutie on the front.

A cute little outfit with a baby doll shirt, capris, and bib.

Four onesies with princess, cutie etc on them.

3 pairs of socks. Awwww.

A crocheted blanket and mittens. Love it!

My coworkers did such a good job on the shower. I'm so happy and humbled that they would do something like this for me at one of our busiest times of the year. It was so nice to get gifts for our little girl. I just couldn't stop smiling.