Happy Thanksgiving! The boys have already given me something to be thankful for - they slept until 7:30 AM! I have been sleeping well lately. Making it from about 10:00 PM - 5:30 AM. I know it's not eight hours but it is solid, uninterrupted sleep.
The last week has been uneventful in babyland, much like previous weeks. I did receive confirmation that Baby Qua #3 will be arriving on March 23, 2009. Unless s/he decides to come early. But the other two didn't want to come out at all so I can't imagine this one will want to come early!
In the last week DQ and I have managed to go out, twice. All my usual babysitters are home from secondary school so we are taking advantage of having them back. It is a win-win situation. They earn money, we get to go out and the boys have fun!
Tomorrow we are headed to South Deerfield. We will stop along the way at Cracker Barrell, then arrive at the flagship Yankee Candle Factory store in S. Deerfield. It is an amazing place. First of all, it is huge. Inside are rooms with different themes, including a toy room, a train room, and of course lots of candles. We easily spend two to three hours there just looking at everything. Then there is Santa. Santa is there year round. The YCF claims that he is THE Santa. All the rest are fake. So we will wait in line for the boys to see Santa. They have already told me they are going to spend time today creating a list for him!
Once we leave the candle factory we head out to a tree farm in the middle of nowhere. We are probably going to use a fake tree this year, since we aren't going to be here over the holidays. But we still want to get a tree and give it to someone. Do you know how hard it is to give away a tree?! We have asked several friends if we could give them/get them a tree and they have all declined. I understand wanting to pick your own but how often does someone offer to buy a real tree and give it to you! We have tossed around the possibility of just putting up the real tree in our house and then leaving it to die while we are gone. Or taking it to VA with us. Although I am not sure what we would do with it in VA. Unless my parents wait and use our tree as theirs. But I am pretty sure they will already have theirs up. We will figure something out!
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
til next week -
Mummy Q.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Week 22
Hello from brrr chill New England! I swear it is going to snow sometime soon.
I had a drs appointment that went really well today. Mind you she was an hour late because while we were waiting she had to run and deliver a baby. That's OK. I am sure I would want her to make everyone wait so she could deliver my baby!
Speaking of delivering my baby, we have a date! My mum is so excited. Our delivery date is tentatively set for March 23, 2009. I will find out for sure on Monday, but if not March 23 then March 26. I am hoping for the 23rd. Then all my kids would have their birthday on the 23!
The heartbeat was strong. In the 150's. To quote the doctor "it sounds like a girl!" She also said that if, after two ultrasounds, they can't see male genitalia then it probably isn't there! That said I am still waiting until another ultrasound confirms it or I see it for myself.
More good news - DQ will get to cut the cord! When the boys were born hospital policy wouldn't allow him to cut the cord since they were c-section. Not the case this time. I am so happy for him.
I think that's all for this week. Oh yea - My weight hasn't changed much. According to my scales I think I gained .4 lb. According to the doctors office I gained a pound. The doctor was A-OK with that. She said as long the baby is growing it doesn't matter. Although she did say that, if by my last trimester I haven't gained much weight then I will have another ultrasound. Just to be on the check things out.
Have a great week! I am done with work tomorrow and am looking forward to having a few days off. And HOPEFULLY starting to work out again!
til then -
Mummy Q.
I had a drs appointment that went really well today. Mind you she was an hour late because while we were waiting she had to run and deliver a baby. That's OK. I am sure I would want her to make everyone wait so she could deliver my baby!
Speaking of delivering my baby, we have a date! My mum is so excited. Our delivery date is tentatively set for March 23, 2009. I will find out for sure on Monday, but if not March 23 then March 26. I am hoping for the 23rd. Then all my kids would have their birthday on the 23!
The heartbeat was strong. In the 150's. To quote the doctor "it sounds like a girl!" She also said that if, after two ultrasounds, they can't see male genitalia then it probably isn't there! That said I am still waiting until another ultrasound confirms it or I see it for myself.
More good news - DQ will get to cut the cord! When the boys were born hospital policy wouldn't allow him to cut the cord since they were c-section. Not the case this time. I am so happy for him.
I think that's all for this week. Oh yea - My weight hasn't changed much. According to my scales I think I gained .4 lb. According to the doctors office I gained a pound. The doctor was A-OK with that. She said as long the baby is growing it doesn't matter. Although she did say that, if by my last trimester I haven't gained much weight then I will have another ultrasound. Just to be on the check things out.
Have a great week! I am done with work tomorrow and am looking forward to having a few days off. And HOPEFULLY starting to work out again!
til then -
Mummy Q.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Week 21
The baby is very active lately. S/he moves around lot! DQ even got to feel it on Monday. Very exciting.
The big news this week is that I had another ultrasound today. We were seen very quickly which was nice. I also got to keep on all my clothes! It's the little things in life that make me happy.
I told the tech we wanted to know the gender, if she could see it. As soon as she put the wand on my stomach the little one's bum popped up on the screen. She said that it's legs were really close together but she would say it is a girl. "I see lines, and lines normally mean it's a girl." She offered to check later on in the visit. In the meantime she spent a lot of time focused on the baby's face. At the last visit the tech wasn't able to see the lips and they can't rule out cleft palate unless there are lips! While the baby didn't seem much more cooperative today the tech was able to see everything she needed to see. They were able to rule out Downs Syndrome and/or a cleft palate. She tried one more time for the gender but said that the baby's legs were closed tight. She said "I guess it will have to be a surprise" but then she said she would say it's a girl. Needless to say I didn't run out and buy anything pink. I am dying to hit the clearance racks at Target. I am a huge fan of buying things on sale now for next year and beyond. Not being able to do that is killing me!!
I have been sleeping well recently. It is a welcome change. Now if I could just get my dog to sleep through the night we would all be happy!
I have my next OB appt next Thursday. I will write again then!
til then -
Mummy Q.
The big news this week is that I had another ultrasound today. We were seen very quickly which was nice. I also got to keep on all my clothes! It's the little things in life that make me happy.
I told the tech we wanted to know the gender, if she could see it. As soon as she put the wand on my stomach the little one's bum popped up on the screen. She said that it's legs were really close together but she would say it is a girl. "I see lines, and lines normally mean it's a girl." She offered to check later on in the visit. In the meantime she spent a lot of time focused on the baby's face. At the last visit the tech wasn't able to see the lips and they can't rule out cleft palate unless there are lips! While the baby didn't seem much more cooperative today the tech was able to see everything she needed to see. They were able to rule out Downs Syndrome and/or a cleft palate. She tried one more time for the gender but said that the baby's legs were closed tight. She said "I guess it will have to be a surprise" but then she said she would say it's a girl. Needless to say I didn't run out and buy anything pink. I am dying to hit the clearance racks at Target. I am a huge fan of buying things on sale now for next year and beyond. Not being able to do that is killing me!!
I have been sleeping well recently. It is a welcome change. Now if I could just get my dog to sleep through the night we would all be happy!
I have my next OB appt next Thursday. I will write again then!
til then -
Mummy Q.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Week 20 - the halfway point
Wow - 20 weeks have gone by. It seems a little crazy to think about. I am not sure if I am technically 20 weeks or not. At my ultrasound last week they pushed my due date back to
April 1 so I am not sure what that means for an official week count.
I am feeling good. I took one long walk last week. I only have two more weeks of coaching and am counting down the days that I can get into the gym again. Let's hope I have the willpower to do it.
I am still not really showing. In fact I bought some new trousers this past weekend that are a smaller size then when I first got pregnant.
Not much else happening! I have an ultrasound next Wednesday so I will update you then!
til then -
Mummy Q.
April 1 so I am not sure what that means for an official week count.
I am feeling good. I took one long walk last week. I only have two more weeks of coaching and am counting down the days that I can get into the gym again. Let's hope I have the willpower to do it.
I am still not really showing. In fact I bought some new trousers this past weekend that are a smaller size then when I first got pregnant.
Not much else happening! I have an ultrasound next Wednesday so I will update you then!
til then -
Mummy Q.
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