Getting ready for the baby...

Went to Target on Saturday morning to buy some baby stuff- crib sheets, little baby nail clippers, etc.  It was before 11am and the store already looked like this:

Yikes.  

Managed to get some things on my list and was VERY glad I left Peter at home.  He gets kinda twitchy at Target sometimes and between the toddler screaming for her goldfish crackers, the complete mess everywhere and their new, giant carts that don't fit between clothing racks it was a trying visit.  (not to mention their completely non-sensical organization. Flat fold diapers are not with diapers, they are hidden somewhere next to some onesies.  Baby care items like nail clippers are not with the baby wash and diaper cream, they are on an end cap next to baby carriers. WTH???)

I got out of Target as soon as I could and headed over to the craft store.  I was on a mission to buy yarn so I could add a pom-pom to this hat my friend Dani had handed down:

I think my pom-pom turned out pretty good.  Now, I know most of you are not Sci-Fi fans, so you may not know WHY I needed to add a pom-pom to this already cute hat.  Well, you see, the pom-pom makes this a "Jayne hat" from the show Firefly.  

This probably doesn't explain things, but, well, here- watch this:

Still don't get it?  Oh well, you know Peter and I are weird, so just go with it.  :)

While I was at the craft store I also got some multi-colored yarn and an embroidery hoop to make a mobile for over the changing table.  I felt the need to craft something, anything, for the baby's room, so now that this is done I can relax (yeah right!).  

As of Monday I have 10 weeks until the due date.  That both sounds like tons of time and no time at all.  Ack.  Time to get this baby installed on the rear-windshield of my car:

Yeah.  Now I'm ready.  

What's in my belly?

Wanna guess the babies birth date, gender, height, etc??  Well, here you go- I set up a pool on whatsinmybelly.com. Here is the link, have fun! (oh, and certain people - you know who you are- are not allowed to "guess" gender!)

http://www.whatsinmybelly.com/baby-pool-burts-first-baby-281

Whoa

Ah. I found my feet.

Ultrasound update

Saw the midwife this morning and she had the radiologist report already. Everything looks normal! Heart, face, cranial structure, placenta and cord- all normal.

The specialist still wants me to do an ultrasound at 32 and 36 weeks, but unless the OB can give me a good reason to do it, I don't want to. I'm being seen at the Dr every 2 weeks now, so they would pick up on anything that might be wrong. Regardless of things seen or not seen in an ultrasound, we will have the pediatrician check for signs of Stickler once it's born. I only wanted to look for any problems that might cause an issue at birth- cleft palate causing breathing or feeding problem, heart trouble, etc. I think we can rule any immediate problems out (I mean, any number of things could happen, but we're not anticipating a specific problem).

I'm ready to be done with tests and just focus on getting ready for the birth and, oh yeah, having an actual baby! I'll be reading all about breast feeding and soothing methods, checking out pumps and bottles, and nagging Peter to finish the nursery and assemble the crib. You know, the fun stuff. :)

I'll end this post with a picture of me testing out the baby quilt Kat made. It's awesome and warm. And awesome. We love it, and I'm sure "Terry" will, too.

Baby 1/14/13

Baby 1/14/13, a set on Flickr.

Here are the ultrasound pictures at 28 weeks. They are looking for signs of cleft lip and palate, so they took several 3D views of the face. Terry was not being super cooperative, though, and had it's hand in front of the face the whole time. At one point the hand was holding a foot, just to really obscure things.

I think everything is ok, but being the worry-wart that I am I will want to hear that from the radiologist report. The tech was not as chatty as other ones we have had, so of course I was reading things into her silence. To be honest, this was probably a really tough one to do- she really had to concentrate to get the right views because the baby is pretty smooshed at this point and there are limbs hiding the views they want. She got a really good look at the heart (the one reassuring thing she said was that it is standard to look so closely at the heart- she wasn't doing it because anything was wrong).

The best part was seeing the baby kick and feeling it at the same time. Terry REALLY doesn't like it when you press down on it's head. :)

I can't wait to meet the little fidgety bugger. Hurry up, April....

Third Trimester

In the home stretch now... And yes, I'm in my pajama bottoms.