Clothes

I guess I'm not done posting for the day.

Last week we received a package from my friend, Mary (Bud), which was full of little presents to open EARLY. It was really exciting to get all the little gifts, I even called Jeff while he was combining to see if it was okay to open them without him being home to help. Of course he said it would be okay...yes! The little clothes are so cute and I can't wait for the baby to wear them! :)

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend has been pretty exciting as we have been getting things ready for our baby on the way. Yesterday Jeff and I drove to Dickinson to pick up the nursery furniture set we purchased. The set includes a changing table/dresser, armoire, and crib. The changing table and armoire are already assembled, but the crib is in pieces so I am excited to get that set up and everything ready, but I guess we still have some time! :) However, we've decided that we should re-insulate the nursery since it's on the NE corner of the house, so we'll (Jeff and his Dad) be tearing out some walls and re-sheetrocking. We also need to put in new windows since the current ones are quite drafty. So, we do really need to start these projects so that the room is ready for my Mom to help paint in October when she and Dad plan to visit.

Today Jeff and I spent some time cleaning out the nursery as it has been more of a storage closet than a bedroom for quite a few years. :) Tonight Jeff's brother, Joel, came over to help move furniture to other rooms. We were able to relocate the buffet table, gun cabinet, coffee table w/tv and nintendo, as well as the futon! Phew, we have a lot of furniture! If anyone knows someone in need of a king size mattress, please let us know! We purchased a new bed at the North Dakota State Fair, one of those memory foam ones and now we need to get rid of the old mattress, which is only about 6years old, still looks brand new.

Better get going for now, will post more after my appointment on Tuesday.

Antibody

Well, I finally got impatient enough to call the doctor's office yesterday about the status of the antibody tests. The results were in, but the nurse said that my doctor was just planning on discussing them with me at the next visit...which is not what he told me.

Anyways, she did tell me that the antibody isn't anything that will affect the pregnancy or the baby so that is a huge relief! Yay! :)

Voting

I don't think that everyone that has visited our site has noticed the poll at the bottom of the page to vote for whether you think we are having a boy or a girl. So, I just thought I would throw out the info as a blog post so that everyone knows. :)

Gone Shoppin'

Yesterday we reached the 16 week/4 month mark! Yeah!

I have finally made up my mind about how I want to decorate the nursery. I'm going decorate with Pale Yellow, Sage Green, and Dark Brown. As far as the theme goes, I've chosen Classic Pooh, even though I'm not sure I want to call it a theme for fear of "over-Poohing" the room. Just enough pieces in the right places will be a nice touch. I just love the old time drawings of Pooh, but Jeff teases and calls it Naked Pooh since in the beginning he did not wear his signature little red shirt. Good grief! :)

Today I went to Minot with Jeff's Mom (Eva) to see what there was to see for baby stuff at some of the stores in town. We checked out swings, cribs, clothes, strollers, etc. It was much better to see the stuff in person rather than trying to look online for everything.

Movement

Ladies and gentlemen...we have movement! Late last night while I was sitting in my recliner, I felt a "thud" type feeling in my abdomen. It was the first time I have actually felt the baby move! It wasn't like anything I have ever felt before and very cool! :)

BOW and Upcoming Prenatal Appointment

BOW went pretty well, however I was very tired and sunburned by the time I got home. I took an hour nap with the cat (Missy) who was extremely pleased to see that I was home. She was alone for the weekend, since Jeff was in Bismarck for a state softball tournament. I'll let him comment on how that went. :)

Anyways, our next prenatal appointment is scheduled for September 2nd. I'll be a little over 18 weeks at the time, and I haven't figured out if they are going to do another ultrasound or not. Usually they do the second and final ultrasound at 20 weeks. Since I only go in once a month right now, it will either be this time or the next, when I will be at 22 weeks. So, I'll keep you posted.

BOW

Overall things are still going good with the pregnancy, but I did feel quite dizzy and nauseated this morning every time I tried to stand up/move around, so I didn't end up making it to work until 10:30AM, but have been feeling pretty good since I got here.

Tomorrow I am heading to Becoming an Outdoors Woman in Bottineau, ND for the weekend. I haven't been able to go for the last few years because of poor timing, so I'm really looking forward to this one. I only had to switch one class (Kayaking) after I found out I was pregnant, which is pretty good. I'll be taking Fly Fishing, Archery, Boating Basics and a Knot Tying Course.

This year I will have a "BOW buddy" named Heather going with me. She is Jeff's brother's girlfriend and hasn't been to BOW before. Hopefully it's as fun as I remember, so she doesn't think I made it all up!

I also hope I'm able to keep up with the schedule, since I won't be getting an afternoon nap! I know...I know...LAZY, but hey...BABY ON BOARD! :)

Antibody Update (8/4/08)

Well, the dr called and said that the hospital in Minot was unable to identify the antibody. He's guessing it's a minor one since their equipment is capable of identifying the most major ones. Hopefully that's all it is and that it won't harm the baby. He wants me to come in to offer up more samples to send out to a reference lab as soon as I can.