September 4th, 2010

Well I am officially 38 weeks today! i would be happy if she decided to make her arrival at any point in the near future!
My blood pressure is still high if I move at all.
I got a small trip out of the house yesterday. Steve was working so Lorri picked me up and we went to Babies R us in Tacoma, she made me ride in the wheelchair and pushed me around. I felt silly since I don't look sick and their are lots of pregnant ladies walking around. But it was that or stay at home another day...SO the wheel chair it is.

I have another Dr. appointment on Tuesday, hope my blood pressure is acceptable then. I am still avoiding induction at all costs.

On other news we finally picked a name! AND it was not any of the three that we were thinking of... Raegan, Rowen, or Madeline.

THE WINNER IS.....

Gracie Ann Ericson

We are both very excited for the arrival of our little girl, in fact Steve called me 3 times form work yesterday to make sure we weren't going to have a baby. No such luck but soon enough, in God's time not ours.

Hope this post finds you all well.

Becky

Where I'm at now...

Steve and I spent 3-4 hours at the Dr. office yesterday...Great when your suppose to be on bed-rest.
The Good
My BP was 130/78 :)
Urinated in a cup...No protein still.
I started the visit with the Group-B test to see if I would need antibiotics during labor...not so bad just a little swab.
We talked about the plan to continue bed-rest since it was working
Then decided to continue the twice weekly non-stress tests.

Well when they hooked me up to the monitors I was having regular contractions so after 1/2 they had me empty my bladder and try again...Still contracting...
So next was a cervical check...much rather the Group B test, some slight effacement but no dilation yet.
Next to pee in a cup again to decided if a UTI could be causing the contractions...No such luck.

So, our daughter has been cooking for 35 weeks and 4 days and we are going to let things progress naturally. No point in stopping labor since her lungs are fully developed at this point.

Interesting side note: Babies with mom's that are hypertensive develop faster! So they believe that she will be closer to ready if she comes out early then other babies. The Lord is amazing!!!!

And yet another update

So today I tried to start working my newly designed 8 hour sifts, and halfway through report I started to feel faint and nauseous. Another nurse took my BP and it was 156/97 so with the other symptoms I was wheeled down to labor and delivery...
After several hours on the monitors my blood pressure went down to 119/56 and I was discharged with the intention that I would not be returning to work until after my maternity leave. SO here I am sitting on bed-rest for the next 5 weeks. Hopefully she comes early and I only have to wait around for anther 3 or so weeks. We will see. If anyone has a hankering to drop by please do, the long days on the couch will soon be boring and tiresome especially when Steve is at work. :)

Another Update

Well I went in for my ultrasound and Non-stress test today.
And everything looked GREAT!
* Placenta has not aged at all
* Baby was estimated at 5lbs 7ounces
* Good amniotic fluid
* Proper heart rate
* BP was down to 138/78

So the plan is 2 or 3 eight hour shifts a week, and when I'm not working still on bed-rest. She said no errands just some light cooking if needed but Steve will need to do the cleaning.
I also am going to have bi-weekly non stress tests until she makes her arrival. So Good news but lots of future appointments. Lets hope my blood pressure stays down!

Update

Just a quick update after my Doctor's visit today...
* BP 160/100
* Switching to 8 hour sifts
* Blood work done today
* Ultrasound tomorrow
* Non stress test tomorrow
* Modified bed-rest of 5 hours on my left side per day

Keep my BP in your prayers! Thanks Becky

34 weeks and counting!

Well its been a while since I blogged. I'm currently 34.4 weeks and counting the days. I've been concerned because my BP has been high the last several times Steve or I have checked it. I have an appointment tomorrow and am worried they might stick me on bed-rest. We shall see. I have 11 more days of work before maternity leave I would like to finish. I think I can; I think I can like Thomas the train has so famously quoted. My picture from 33 weeks is of some great friends whom I adore from High school. Michelle in the middle is 2 weeks farther along then me which didn't seem like much until now when I want this baby to come soon and am waiting until I can start legitimately trying to induce labor :)


The next picture I took today myself at 34.4 weeks...


I have been feeling crafty lately and tried to sew for maybe the second or third time in my life. I do believe I quilted Steve a stocking one year which I disliked as much as I have this...But now that I finally am getting the hang of it I think sewing is ...well OKAY at the best.



This I did today...more my speed and fun, A picture frame from the babies room. Now if I could only figure out how to print out a ultrasound picture on photo paper from our new printer I could stick it in there.


Here are some fun ribbons I ordered for the nursery I'm not sure what I have planned for them yet...



And last but not least...Shadow helping me in the nursery :)



Well if anyone is out there reading this I would appreciate some prayers regarding my blood pressure and will update when I get word of what I need to do. I guess its a good thing I invested in the last season of I love lucy last week :) I might just be watching them all before she gets here.

31.5 weeks and counting

Well I have almost made it to 32 weeks...I'm hoping for only another 6 weeks to go! It would be nice for our daughter to make her arrival 2 weeks early...very acceptable in the medical world she would even be considered full term at that point :)

Last weekend we went on a trip to Ocean shores with some great friends. Had a blast minus the traffic to and from. Some words to describe our trip are: Icecream, mopeds, sand, fire, hotdogs, smores, games, laughter, silliness, love, and Christ.
We were able to be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday which was fun and here are some pictures from the trip :)






Another fun event that we had this last week was our two year anniversary! Woohoo :) We made it another year and this one has been amazing! I couldn't have asked for a better husband, and father for my child. I am so excited to see their relationship blossom. We didn't do too much to celebrate just a nice dinner at Anthony's and of course a picture or two :)



The last exciting thing we have done this week was working on the Nursery. We got the crib set up, the walls painted, our chair put together, the rug cleaned and down and its starting to look like a nursery. Here are a few pictures.




I will have to post another belly picture soon...Today is not a good day for a picture because I look like a wreck. I have had awful indigestion, which has lead to vomiting the last two days so I stayed home from work today...so far I've been on a liquid diet because I'm afraid to eat anything, so frustrating. But I promise to update the bump picture soon since Its been a while and I have most definitely grown!
~TTFN Becky

Ruffles!!

Well since we are having a girl why not enjoy the femininity that comes with that right?? So I'm very excited to introduce ruffles into the decor of the nursery.
Here are some great curtains from Urban outfitters:

These are great but probably out of my price range since they are 78$ a piece. Maybe they will go on sale between now and September :)

Next is some ruffles from Target. This is a shower curtain but could easily be used as a curtain in the nursery:

At 29$ a piece these are much more reasonable and possibility for the room. I plan on putting a cream shag rug up there so I'm not sure how the white would do, but I'm sure I could make it work :)

Next is a ruffled pillow that would look great on the glider to tie in the curtains: This I might be able to possibly make if I tried hard enough...Or maybe I could convince my mom (or maybe not) ;)


This is a great ruffled bedskirt that I have been keeping my eye on from restoration hardware; which comes only in grey but I could definitely pull in that color:



Lastly you can't have ruffles and a girl without....
RUFFLED BUTT:


And there you have it femininity at its best...through ruffles :)

Week 28

So I spent most of my day today cleaning...sleeping...cleaning...I have a huge load to take to the Good Will that my dad is going to swing buy and pick up for me since its all on my front porch waiting to go and Steve is working a 48 hour shift. Its great that he can get overtime but stinks to be alone that long (minus the dogs and kicking in my belly.) I am 28 weeks and five days today and here is a picture at 28 weeks and 2 days...


I got a recipe from a fellow bumpy today and printed it out. We are going to a pool party for the 4th and hopefully it will be a fun one in this dreary Washington state. But these Icecream cupcakes look great, so I think I'll try to make them for the party I think the kids will LOVE them :)


And Last but not least I tried making Sushi this week. Turned out pretty good for my first time. There was Salmon, avocado, cucumber, and cream cheese. We went to the Taste of Tacoma last week and saw someone selling a Sushi roller. Me being the cheap girl that I am knew my mom had one and thought that it would probably be an one or two time adventure so I borrowed hers :) Here is my outcome...



Love you all ~ Becky

Glider/Recliner

So I posted several weeks ago about a glider that we both loved. It was a little castle cottage recliner that was amazing when you sat it in and we were both SOLD until we saw the price of $889 before tax and delivery. Well after a long trip to Seattle and then Southcenter yesterday we decided on another glider recliner that is more in our price range. But only after one last trip to LAZY BOY so I could veto it.
This is the chair we chose its by Best Charis and the style is Tryp.

The only thing we didn't like about the recliner is that you can't recline without putting the feet up.
So after deciding to purchase this recliner we and when I saw we I mean I have the daunting task of picking the fabric.
Here is the book and what it looks like:



Now this is just for fun commentary:

Can you say GRANDMA


CRAZY!!


This screams Nursery!!! I couldn't use it anywhere else in the house later, but sure is soft!!



This is so FUN, but I'm not risky enough to order it... :(

Now for our real three choices:




Any comments would be much appreciated and taken to heart! <3

Lastly on our full day excursion to Seattle yesterday I purchased these drawer pulls from Anthropology. I just love them :) You can't really tell by the picture but they are lavender. I plan to put all three on to the changing table.


Well thanks for your notes and votes for the chair. Hugs to you all.
~ Becky