We are 27 weeks today - and so much to update on! As you can see (yep, back to a bare-belly update shot), my baby bump is getting MUCH more pronounced these days! We are 1 week from our 3rd trimester and I cannot believe how quickly this process has gone by. I am going to relish every last moment of housing our sweet baby girl in my belly, keeping her safe, warm, and growing...until the day we get to meet her face to face.
We decided to get out our first baby item: the stroller. I love it. We are trying to get Hunter used to the idea that this will be around for a while, and this will be his new walking companion. So we walk laps around the first floor of the house, and he doesn't seem to mind the new equipment. I even downloaded a "crying baby" app on our iTouch to see how he would react to the sound, and he seems very curious so far, which is only natural, so that's good.
Speaking of Hunter, he is still the baby of the house for 3 more months, and we decided to give him his own special treat...every night or so, he gets a few good licks from his own frozen 1/2 gallon of Mayfield vanilla ice cream...what a treat! He is THE happiest dog you have ever seen when that yellow container comes out!
Another big update: on Monday, we enrolled Kinsley in The Goddard School in Sandy Springs, literally a 5 minute drive down the road from my office. It is such a prestigious place and with 7 infant spots filled after they have only been open for 2 weeks, we were the lucky #8 spot. We now have a "plan"...I am a planner...I have to have a plan. The teachers and owner were really great, and the whole place - being brand new - was spotless. It's not cheap, that's for sure, but our little girl will be in good hands when I have to go back to work in July...that is, when she is not in the hands of her mama, daddy, or grandparents during the day. :)
Final update: so, today was an interesting day, but one that ended well. This morning, I started getting what I can only describe as menstrual cramps. Unusual. Especially for me, who has felt nothing but fantastic this whole pregnancy...in fact, I told the nurses today that if it weren't for Kinsley's kicks and the fact that my normal clothes don't fit anymore, I wouldn't know I am pregnant sometimes. I have been lucky and felt really great. But today, I just felt crampy, different, not what I have felt before. Kinsley was a little "quiet" as well, so my doctor asked that I come on over to Northside...no, not to my regular doctor's office near Northside, but the real Northside, the Labor and Delivery. That freaked me out to say the least. I arrived about 1:00 and Philip got there soon after (and thank goodness, he was great - made me laugh, watched Ellen with me, brought me McDonalds when I started to get ravenous hungry...he's going to be amazing when the "real thing" happens). After a few tests and constant heart monitoring on Kinsley and contraction monitoring on me, we were finally discharged at 6:00pm and told I was just having a case on "prenatal cramping." False alarm. Whew. In fact, Kinsley decided to really kick her activity up a notch when were was being monitored, scooting away from the doppler whenever she could, and always giving them a strong heartbeat between 140 and 155. Better safe than sorry. I am already impressed with that hospital. The ironic part of all this...Philip and I just took our hospital tour last night, so we knew exactly where to go today. Also ironic? We ran smack into our tour-guide from last night when we were leaving, but she was glad to hear that we were all good and "there would be no baby today." What a day. So, no need to panic - we are still healthy and cruising right along into our 3rd trimester next week, although I just have to remember to "take it easy," as the nurse put it. Will do.
Up next? Saturday we go for our 3D Ultrasound! Rest assured that up-close pictures of our baby girl will soon follow!
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