Thursday, May 23, 2013
Eviction
This is a quick note to hit the email distribution time for the blog today. After some stressful negotiation with the doctor and perhaps even more with the annoying nurse, Baby B is scheduled to be evicted on Sunday if she does not make an appearance on her own before. Our own doctor will be available for Sunday. Evictions/inductions typically begin at 5 or 7 am on weekdays. We do not know the time for Sunday and will not know until that morning. However, induction is a lengthy process and can take many hours to get going. We are hopeful Baby will heed this warning and come on her own before Sunday. We will keep you posted as planned if that happens. If we get to Sunday it will be the big day and we will let you know when it's a good time to join us at the hospital..please keep in mind that this may be several hours after we get there so that we're sure things are moving along. Again, thanks for your patience, love and support and stay tuned. Lastly, in the home stretch we want to say that if you haven't heard from us it is safe to assume there is no new information.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Tiny human come out of there!
40 wks and 2 days give or take how you want to count it. Here's the update from today's doctor visit:
Despite our best efforts with walking a lot, tabasco and a few other natural birth inducers we have showed no additional progress with getting this baby to be born. She seems a bit stubborn, must be taking after Dada in the personality department. :-)
Despite no progress the appointment was pretty eventful since low and behold, my blood pressure was sky high. So we had more blood work to check preeclampsia levels (awaiting results as of now), a ultrasound to check fluid levels for baby and our first non-stress test. Fluids were good on ultrasound and baby actually showed us a bit of her adorable little face this time. She has pretty long eyelashes, some very cute lips and what looks like a nice button nose. She has some hair but it was hard to tell how much or how dark. :-) Of course we did not get a very clear print-out as usual because she moved just in time to keep her elusive reputation intact. Then she promptly went to sleep...which was not a good thing for the non-stress test. What was supposed to be 20 minutes on the monitor ended up taking well over an hour. They had to feed us some juice and crackers to get her to wake up and start moving again for the test. In the end, all looked well and we were able to head back home without being induced.
So we are still waiting for her to make her appearance on her own. If we make it to Monday we have another ultrasound appointment to check her growth, measure how big she actually is, if she'll fit, etc. We'll also have another non-stress test then. If all is well on Monday, we see our regular dr. on Tuesday. We are tentatively scheduled for induction on Friday the 24th if baby does not make her appearance before. This is our Dr's on-call day but if things are normal at Tuesday's appt. the doctor is agreeable with moving the date back further (the Braun family history of 2 wks late may play out again). If we move it back we'd likely deliver with a different doc, which is fine. If things aren't normal we'll be induced sooner. And...depending on how mama actually feels next week we may keep the 24th. It's all still up in the air but we know this pregnancy journey will come to end soon! We are anxious to meet her and to see her face in person since we've seen so little of her on the scans! We'll keep you posted!
Despite our best efforts with walking a lot, tabasco and a few other natural birth inducers we have showed no additional progress with getting this baby to be born. She seems a bit stubborn, must be taking after Dada in the personality department. :-)
Despite no progress the appointment was pretty eventful since low and behold, my blood pressure was sky high. So we had more blood work to check preeclampsia levels (awaiting results as of now), a ultrasound to check fluid levels for baby and our first non-stress test. Fluids were good on ultrasound and baby actually showed us a bit of her adorable little face this time. She has pretty long eyelashes, some very cute lips and what looks like a nice button nose. She has some hair but it was hard to tell how much or how dark. :-) Of course we did not get a very clear print-out as usual because she moved just in time to keep her elusive reputation intact. Then she promptly went to sleep...which was not a good thing for the non-stress test. What was supposed to be 20 minutes on the monitor ended up taking well over an hour. They had to feed us some juice and crackers to get her to wake up and start moving again for the test. In the end, all looked well and we were able to head back home without being induced.
So we are still waiting for her to make her appearance on her own. If we make it to Monday we have another ultrasound appointment to check her growth, measure how big she actually is, if she'll fit, etc. We'll also have another non-stress test then. If all is well on Monday, we see our regular dr. on Tuesday. We are tentatively scheduled for induction on Friday the 24th if baby does not make her appearance before. This is our Dr's on-call day but if things are normal at Tuesday's appt. the doctor is agreeable with moving the date back further (the Braun family history of 2 wks late may play out again). If we move it back we'd likely deliver with a different doc, which is fine. If things aren't normal we'll be induced sooner. And...depending on how mama actually feels next week we may keep the 24th. It's all still up in the air but we know this pregnancy journey will come to end soon! We are anxious to meet her and to see her face in person since we've seen so little of her on the scans! We'll keep you posted!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The Final Countdown
39 weeks today. My feet aren't my feet anymore. I don't know whose feet they are but I'm thinking maybe they belong to a walrus. They certainly look more like flippers than do feet right now. It has been unseasonally hot the last few days and my feet have decided that this is reason enough to take on a life of their own. Bulbous at the top with just little pokey toes sticking out on the end. Flippers. I won't post a pic here because, honestly, who really needs to see that?
We saw the doc yesterday. She is a little concerned with the excessive swelling because it is another sign of the dreaded preeclampsia. However, my blood pressure has been within normal consistently at the last several visits so there is currently still no talk of induction due to blood pressure. We are continuing to monitor BP at home just in case. Otherwise, there is no new news. We showed some signs of progress at our visit last week (Thursday) but there was nothing different by this week's visit on Tuesday. Again, I'm going to spare folks the details but baby is all lined up and just waiting for the perfect time to make her entrance into the world. Mama is hoping for sometime between May 10th and the 17th. Waiting until the 10th at least so we can save money on not having to pay Cobra for health insurance during maternity leave in August. Sometime before the 17th because that is currently when our next doctor's appointment is and they may get jumpy with the induction talk once we pass our due date.
Work for the Braunster Monsters has been crazy. Dada Braun got promoted! He will be starting in a lead position later this week. We are so proud and happy that he is getting recognized for his hard work. Once again his hours and days of work will change. Ugh. He will be switching from his current Wed-Sat schedule back to Sun-Wed and will have an 8day stretch of work during the transition week (unless baby arrives). His shift will move back by 2 hours from his current 6am-5pm to 8am-7pm making family time slightly more complicated if this shift sticks around until Baby goes into daycare. In other work news, Mama Braun's work has seemed to realize that it is now May and going out on leave is imminent. I'm currently getting slammed with projects that people unreasonably expect will be done before I leave. Not going to happen.
Lastly, we closed the baby pool as of today! Please email David to let him know if you're planning to put money down on your guess if you haven't already.
So the house is prepped, the burpies are washed, the puppy is shaved, and hospital bags packed. We will celebrate Noodle's 6th birthday tomorrow, May 9th, and then it's on to patiently awaiting the birth-day for the new addition! The final countdown has begun!
We saw the doc yesterday. She is a little concerned with the excessive swelling because it is another sign of the dreaded preeclampsia. However, my blood pressure has been within normal consistently at the last several visits so there is currently still no talk of induction due to blood pressure. We are continuing to monitor BP at home just in case. Otherwise, there is no new news. We showed some signs of progress at our visit last week (Thursday) but there was nothing different by this week's visit on Tuesday. Again, I'm going to spare folks the details but baby is all lined up and just waiting for the perfect time to make her entrance into the world. Mama is hoping for sometime between May 10th and the 17th. Waiting until the 10th at least so we can save money on not having to pay Cobra for health insurance during maternity leave in August. Sometime before the 17th because that is currently when our next doctor's appointment is and they may get jumpy with the induction talk once we pass our due date.
Work for the Braunster Monsters has been crazy. Dada Braun got promoted! He will be starting in a lead position later this week. We are so proud and happy that he is getting recognized for his hard work. Once again his hours and days of work will change. Ugh. He will be switching from his current Wed-Sat schedule back to Sun-Wed and will have an 8day stretch of work during the transition week (unless baby arrives). His shift will move back by 2 hours from his current 6am-5pm to 8am-7pm making family time slightly more complicated if this shift sticks around until Baby goes into daycare. In other work news, Mama Braun's work has seemed to realize that it is now May and going out on leave is imminent. I'm currently getting slammed with projects that people unreasonably expect will be done before I leave. Not going to happen.
Lastly, we closed the baby pool as of today! Please email David to let him know if you're planning to put money down on your guess if you haven't already.
So the house is prepped, the burpies are washed, the puppy is shaved, and hospital bags packed. We will celebrate Noodle's 6th birthday tomorrow, May 9th, and then it's on to patiently awaiting the birth-day for the new addition! The final countdown has begun!
Friday, April 19, 2013
36 wks
We made it! Here we are at 36 wks and still cooking. This week we had what is probably our last ultrasound on Tuesday, April 16th. Everything went well. Fluid levels and bloodflow are all looking good. Baby B was as feisty as ever and still refused photographs. She's a little camera shy and Mama will have to work on that with her after she is born. We also learned that she is estimated as just a little nugget at exactly 6lbs right now. She is running in the 44th percentile on her measurements - although in reviewing the ultrasound video we discovered that her head is running bigger than the rest of her body and closer to the 87th percentile. Mama says, "of course!" If she continues in the 44th percentile the doctor said that would make her 7lb 12oz on her due date. We shall see...
The bets have started rolling in for when she'll be born. With my Mama brain it's hard for me to keep track so I've created this for us:
Each guess you enter allows you to pick your day, time, and guess baby's weight. Have fun with it or if you are a betting person, we will be collecting $5 per each guess. Drop one of us an email after you make your guess and let us know if you want to put money on it. The winner or paid participant who is closest to winning will take the cash. If you don't put money down you still can have the glory of winning but won't get the mula. We plan to lock the pool on May 8th so get your bets in early! Enjoy!
In lieu of an adequate profile shot from the ultrasound here's our 36wk belly pic:
The bets have started rolling in for when she'll be born. With my Mama brain it's hard for me to keep track so I've created this for us:
Each guess you enter allows you to pick your day, time, and guess baby's weight. Have fun with it or if you are a betting person, we will be collecting $5 per each guess. Drop one of us an email after you make your guess and let us know if you want to put money on it. The winner or paid participant who is closest to winning will take the cash. If you don't put money down you still can have the glory of winning but won't get the mula. We plan to lock the pool on May 8th so get your bets in early! Enjoy!
In lieu of an adequate profile shot from the ultrasound here's our 36wk belly pic:
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Baby B's Nursery
It has been quite the project transforming the office (or as David prefers, manroom) into a fully equipped nursery for Baby B. Once the furniture was moved and consolidated into the “blue”/multipurpose room we got started painting. First, we primed the dark brown wall and then painted the two tone (tan on top, white on bottom) effect. Project Manager, Grandpa Braun was kind enough to help us measure, cut and install wainscotting in the room. After a final coat of paint the place was really starting to come together! Now on to decorating…
We wanted a nursery that would be versatile and not gender-specific. The skip hop treetop friends bedding was perfect, cute, colorful and not super girly. We tried to build off of the colors in the bedding and add some personal touches. Auntie Laura, Uncle Brad and Cousin Max purchased the banners for our baby shower and they made a great addition to the long wall of the nursery. The red dress hanging on the wall was Gina’s when she was a baby. Grandma and Grandpa Braun gave us the uber comfy glider and ottoman and the special little orange stuff animal on one of the wall shelves. B’s closet is well stocked and includes plenty of cute outfits from Cousin Annika, Auntie Heather and Uncle Keith. The final perfect addition to our colorful decor was the handmade in Brooklyn rattle we received in a package full of goodies from the Oko’s. I think we’re set! Now we just need to meet little B!
We wanted a nursery that would be versatile and not gender-specific. The skip hop treetop friends bedding was perfect, cute, colorful and not super girly. We tried to build off of the colors in the bedding and add some personal touches. Auntie Laura, Uncle Brad and Cousin Max purchased the banners for our baby shower and they made a great addition to the long wall of the nursery. The red dress hanging on the wall was Gina’s when she was a baby. Grandma and Grandpa Braun gave us the uber comfy glider and ottoman and the special little orange stuff animal on one of the wall shelves. B’s closet is well stocked and includes plenty of cute outfits from Cousin Annika, Auntie Heather and Uncle Keith. The final perfect addition to our colorful decor was the handmade in Brooklyn rattle we received in a package full of goodies from the Oko’s. I think we’re set! Now we just need to meet little B!
The Process
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After
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Baby Shower
We have such great luck with weather in March! It was a gorgeous sunny Saturday on March 9th when my sister hosted a fabulous baby shower for little B. All of the most special ladies in our lives came out to celebrate. The food was delicious, the company was fantastic and we were more than spoiled by the plentiful gifts. It was such a wonderful time and we truly cherish all of our thoughtful and generous friends and family.
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