Today, we have officially been on bedrest for 6 weeks. Can't believe it! I know it sounds crazy, but it really has gone by fast. I had a wonderful day today. It started out with a great appointment this morning, WBIII passed all of his tests! He weighed in at 3lbs, 8oz-Yay! He has gained 10 oz in 2 weeks and is still in the normal weight range. They are still keeping an eye on his heartrate and he seems to be having dips several times a day. But, he looks good...he just needs some more toys, the cord keeps him occupied. It looks as if we are still looking at February 11th as a target date. I will be at 34 weeks then and if his fluid is still low and his heartrate continues to dip, then they will most likely go ahead and get the little guy. Bill took me to the NICU today and I got the grand tour. Everybody is so wonderful and if baby has to go in there, I know that he will be in great hands. It was tough to think about little one going in there, but we are taking each day one at time and each day is better than the last.
After that, I was looking for a little cheering up and was unbelievably surprised when my tennis teammates from the Fields Club showed up and gave me a surprise Baker Shower! I received the most adorable things and I can't wait to post some pics as soon as I get them. I had 13 wonderful ladies in #288 and they brought delicious cupcakes and chocolate covered strawberries and they topped it off with sparkling grape juice! Cheers! What a fabulous party with some fabulous women. They are the BEST!
My buddy Elegante stopped by this afternoon, she is having a little girl and is due 3 weeks after me. We always have so much fun exchanging pregnancy/nursery stories and can relate so much. While she was hanging out, baby had a little dip and I thought she was going to be my birthcoach in the OR. He bumped right back up, it sure made her visit very interesting. :-)
My mommie is staying here with me tonight and we watched American Idol tonight. What would I do without TV?! I was bummed to see that the Murray/Ferrer match is not on tonight...it is on at 3:30am, so if I can't sleep-I'll be in good hands. Bill's cousin, Austin, is in town this weekend. I am so glad he is here to help Bill get out for a bit. Austin was the chef for our wedding and he is an amazing chef....amazing! He said that he will cook me anything tomorrow and I am so excited to have his awesome food!
I am 32 weeks tomorrow-YAY! To celebrate, I am receiving steroid shots. These shots will help boost little one's lung development. I received the first round of steroids the 2nd day that I was here, so these shots are just another boost in case we have to deliver early. The biggest news is that I am getting a massage tomorrow! Apparently there is a massage company who is contracted with Piedmont...and how am I just finding this out now? Haha! I am super excited about it. Sitting can be so exhausting. :-)
So...another day down...another week down! Let's keep Baking Baker!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Strike a Pose, Bakie!
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love,
andi
Sunday, January 23, 2011
31 Weeks and 2 Days!
We have made it to 31 weeks and 2 days and are hanging in there. We had a fun little photoshoot today with my friend Kristen Sheehan. We grew up one street over from eachother and she was so sweet to come down to piedmont to photograph my belly. Her link is http://www.kristinleighphotography.com/ -so all of my pregnant and engaged friends and those friends who are mom's-check her out, she does amazing work! We should have some proofs in about a week and I can't wait to share them.
I have had some awesome visitors this past week and it has gone by so fast. My pal Jenny Coleman came by to bring me lunch on Friday and we had a great time catching up. My Mom-in-law stopped by too and she was telling me all about the wedding planning that she and Jessica have been doing. I am so excited for October. I got to go wedding dress shopping with Jess right before I was "locked up" and she is going to be such a gorgeous bride! Yay! Bill and I are both in the wedding and we can't wait!! Jessica, my sis-in-law, she works at Piedmont and comes by to spend her lunch hour with me and we have so much fun. Two wonderful ladies from my mom's bible study also came by this weekend to visit me and my mom. Linda and Barbara came all the way down from Braselton and we had the nicest visit. My mom is lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful spiritual women in her cute neighborhood.
Lins and Trishy came by on Saturday morning and we had so much fun. It's so funny having friends for 26 years, you never ever run out of things to talk about. Alli R also visited me last Wednesday. We are so used to having our weekly lunches and she has been so good to come by and keep up our lunch dates. All of these guys have little ones and are so sweet to take the time to come down to Piedmont. I am so honored to have friends who are so caring. Mary Lou and Carlton Collins stopped by today for a visit this afternoon. They are the best and always make me laugh.
Mimi and Pop Pops have been so great about visiting me. Pop Pops makes sure to come by every week to check on little Baker. My mom has been a dream come true and has done SO much for us. She stayed with me a few times this week and took great care of me. She also made Spaghetti Pie-Awesome! She went shopping for me to help me find something to wear for our photoshoot-I gave her my credit card and sent her on her way. She had some of the salespeople try the things on and she texted the pictures to me so that I could "shop". haha! Thanks Mommie!
Little Baker has had a very interesting weekend. His heart rate dips are starting to become more frequent and I have been put back on constant monitoring. The doctors say that if the dips start to become more frequent, then we might have to deliver...eeks! It is very scary because there is so little that mommie can do to get his heart rate to go back up. That is hard to take. The nurses come in to flip me over (moo) and that usually helps but if that doesn't work, they will give me an oxygen mask and then...if that doesn't work, its the OR here we come. But little one always seems to recover so well and when his heart rate comes up he starts acting like nothing happened. So that is GREAT! Usually, when a baby has a dip like that, they look for the baby to act lethargic because of the stress that he is going through...but nothing seems to phase our Baker. He is in shape! Our Ultrasound on Thursday (sorry for taking so long to update) :-) was great. My fluid was up to 7.5!!! Wow, the highest we have had. My IV was removed on Wednesday afternoon and that always seems to make my fluid levels higher...so I am anxious to see how it looks tomorrow. I try to drink and drink and hope its enough to stay very hydrated.
Bill has been so wonderful this entire time. He has been so positive and we have been making the best of this little adventure. He went to visit the NICU today, just in case little baby has to be in there. I am supposed to get another round of steroids tomorrow to help progress Baker's lungs. It was going to be on Friday, but with the way this past weekend has gone, they are going to do it a bit earlier. We also might talk to the Neonatologist as well. We have progressed so much since the last time we spoke at 28 weeks. They will be able to offer a good idea of what we will be dealing with if we were to deliver this week or next. February 11th is still a goal of mine-that will be 34 weeks. But every day that goes by is another great day!
We are back on our Monday/Thursday Ultrasound schedule, so we will get to see little baby tomorrow. Praying for a good fluid number and that Baker's bloodflow looks great. We get to measure him again on Thursday and I can't wait to see how much he has grown. Until then...Keep Baking, Baker! We love you!
I have had some awesome visitors this past week and it has gone by so fast. My pal Jenny Coleman came by to bring me lunch on Friday and we had a great time catching up. My Mom-in-law stopped by too and she was telling me all about the wedding planning that she and Jessica have been doing. I am so excited for October. I got to go wedding dress shopping with Jess right before I was "locked up" and she is going to be such a gorgeous bride! Yay! Bill and I are both in the wedding and we can't wait!! Jessica, my sis-in-law, she works at Piedmont and comes by to spend her lunch hour with me and we have so much fun. Two wonderful ladies from my mom's bible study also came by this weekend to visit me and my mom. Linda and Barbara came all the way down from Braselton and we had the nicest visit. My mom is lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful spiritual women in her cute neighborhood.
Lins and Trishy came by on Saturday morning and we had so much fun. It's so funny having friends for 26 years, you never ever run out of things to talk about. Alli R also visited me last Wednesday. We are so used to having our weekly lunches and she has been so good to come by and keep up our lunch dates. All of these guys have little ones and are so sweet to take the time to come down to Piedmont. I am so honored to have friends who are so caring. Mary Lou and Carlton Collins stopped by today for a visit this afternoon. They are the best and always make me laugh.
Mimi and Pop Pops have been so great about visiting me. Pop Pops makes sure to come by every week to check on little Baker. My mom has been a dream come true and has done SO much for us. She stayed with me a few times this week and took great care of me. She also made Spaghetti Pie-Awesome! She went shopping for me to help me find something to wear for our photoshoot-I gave her my credit card and sent her on her way. She had some of the salespeople try the things on and she texted the pictures to me so that I could "shop". haha! Thanks Mommie!
Little Baker has had a very interesting weekend. His heart rate dips are starting to become more frequent and I have been put back on constant monitoring. The doctors say that if the dips start to become more frequent, then we might have to deliver...eeks! It is very scary because there is so little that mommie can do to get his heart rate to go back up. That is hard to take. The nurses come in to flip me over (moo) and that usually helps but if that doesn't work, they will give me an oxygen mask and then...if that doesn't work, its the OR here we come. But little one always seems to recover so well and when his heart rate comes up he starts acting like nothing happened. So that is GREAT! Usually, when a baby has a dip like that, they look for the baby to act lethargic because of the stress that he is going through...but nothing seems to phase our Baker. He is in shape! Our Ultrasound on Thursday (sorry for taking so long to update) :-) was great. My fluid was up to 7.5!!! Wow, the highest we have had. My IV was removed on Wednesday afternoon and that always seems to make my fluid levels higher...so I am anxious to see how it looks tomorrow. I try to drink and drink and hope its enough to stay very hydrated.
Bill has been so wonderful this entire time. He has been so positive and we have been making the best of this little adventure. He went to visit the NICU today, just in case little baby has to be in there. I am supposed to get another round of steroids tomorrow to help progress Baker's lungs. It was going to be on Friday, but with the way this past weekend has gone, they are going to do it a bit earlier. We also might talk to the Neonatologist as well. We have progressed so much since the last time we spoke at 28 weeks. They will be able to offer a good idea of what we will be dealing with if we were to deliver this week or next. February 11th is still a goal of mine-that will be 34 weeks. But every day that goes by is another great day!
We are back on our Monday/Thursday Ultrasound schedule, so we will get to see little baby tomorrow. Praying for a good fluid number and that Baker's bloodflow looks great. We get to measure him again on Thursday and I can't wait to see how much he has grown. Until then...Keep Baking, Baker! We love you!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
January 19th
The Australian Open has started, thank the Heavens above. I am now completely busy for the next two weeks. I am having a hard time finding it on early in the day, because of the crazy time change. Well, if I can't sleep in the middle of the night, I have plenty to do. :-) My mom spent MLK day with me and we had so much fun. We..meaning She straightened up #288 and it looks great in here. My mom is getting some good tennis tips as she watches with me. I promised to give her lessons as soon as I am out of here. :-) My sweet little Natalie Pittman came by with her sweet mom, Michelle. I have been teaching Natalie for over 2 years and she brought me some fun girly stuff-magazines, nail polish and gorgeous flowers.
Our Ultrasound went good on Monday...no news is good news. Everything has been pretty consistent and baby's swimming pool was around 6.6. The doctors are still keeping a close eye on his heartrate, but his bloodflow etc stoll looks great. He is so cute, we got the best picture today. You can see his sweet little face. Can't tell yet who he looks like, but bill was holding the pic up to his profile as he looked in the mirror, just to check. Haha! We can't do the fun 3D pics because my fluid is too low, but that makes seeing him when he gets here that much more fun!
Bill spent the night last night and we watched some great matches on TV. Roddick and Verdasco won and the matches were really exciting! Venus Williams has the craziest outfit this year that I have ever seen. She looks ridiculous. My tennis gals, Mary Lou and Sherri, came by today and brought me the best muffins and scones from Panera. We had the BEST visit and filled me in on how everyone on the team is doing. Now that Baker might be here a bit earlier, I actually might get to play some Spring ALTA matches. We won the City Championships this past November and have now been moved up to AA2. It's going to be a tough season. I will be a bit rusty, but can't wait to get out there! They also brought some valentine candy...you know what that means? My birthday is getting closer and closer! No Birthday trip with my College Besties this year, but we will be ready for the next one. Fo Sho!
I am starting to get a bit more uncomfortable as little one gets bigger, but we are definitely glad he is growing. He is very active in my belly and all of the doctors say that he is certainly a "mover and a shaker". I always think that he is practicing his shagging skills with his "Shag Cord" just like Buzz does on one of my favorite movies, Shag. He's going to be a great dancer when he gets out of here. Bill is headed over here to work at the hospital because the sweet little thing said he missed me. He sure does know how to make my day. One of my besties, Alli Rosenblatt, is coming by to bring me lunch. She has twin girls and they are the cutest little things! The doctors are taking me off iv fluids for the day until my appointment tomorrow. I have been on continuous monitoring, but am allowed breaks throughout the day, which I look forward to. Me and the monitor have a "love/hate" relationship. I love hearing his heartbeat and being reassured that he is doing great...but it is pretty darn uncomfortable and the gel that we have been using has decided to go to war with my skin...the gel is winning. :-)
Ultrasound tomorrow and can't wait to see how he's doing. We have been on Bedrest 5 weeks tomorrow which is hard to believe, but it is going by super fast! 31 weeks on Friday-Keep Baking, Baker!!!
Our Ultrasound went good on Monday...no news is good news. Everything has been pretty consistent and baby's swimming pool was around 6.6. The doctors are still keeping a close eye on his heartrate, but his bloodflow etc stoll looks great. He is so cute, we got the best picture today. You can see his sweet little face. Can't tell yet who he looks like, but bill was holding the pic up to his profile as he looked in the mirror, just to check. Haha! We can't do the fun 3D pics because my fluid is too low, but that makes seeing him when he gets here that much more fun!
Bill spent the night last night and we watched some great matches on TV. Roddick and Verdasco won and the matches were really exciting! Venus Williams has the craziest outfit this year that I have ever seen. She looks ridiculous. My tennis gals, Mary Lou and Sherri, came by today and brought me the best muffins and scones from Panera. We had the BEST visit and filled me in on how everyone on the team is doing. Now that Baker might be here a bit earlier, I actually might get to play some Spring ALTA matches. We won the City Championships this past November and have now been moved up to AA2. It's going to be a tough season. I will be a bit rusty, but can't wait to get out there! They also brought some valentine candy...you know what that means? My birthday is getting closer and closer! No Birthday trip with my College Besties this year, but we will be ready for the next one. Fo Sho!
I am starting to get a bit more uncomfortable as little one gets bigger, but we are definitely glad he is growing. He is very active in my belly and all of the doctors say that he is certainly a "mover and a shaker". I always think that he is practicing his shagging skills with his "Shag Cord" just like Buzz does on one of my favorite movies, Shag. He's going to be a great dancer when he gets out of here. Bill is headed over here to work at the hospital because the sweet little thing said he missed me. He sure does know how to make my day. One of my besties, Alli Rosenblatt, is coming by to bring me lunch. She has twin girls and they are the cutest little things! The doctors are taking me off iv fluids for the day until my appointment tomorrow. I have been on continuous monitoring, but am allowed breaks throughout the day, which I look forward to. Me and the monitor have a "love/hate" relationship. I love hearing his heartbeat and being reassured that he is doing great...but it is pretty darn uncomfortable and the gel that we have been using has decided to go to war with my skin...the gel is winning. :-)
Ultrasound tomorrow and can't wait to see how he's doing. We have been on Bedrest 5 weeks tomorrow which is hard to believe, but it is going by super fast! 31 weeks on Friday-Keep Baking, Baker!!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
January 15th
Another Saturday night with my cute Husband at Piedmont. We are just hanging out watching the Falcons/Packers game. The Steelers just won an awesome game against the Ravens. My mommie came down to stay with me last night and we had a great girls night. I am pretty sure I am freezing the poor thing to death. I have these leg compression things on and have a zillion pillows around me to prop me up so I am not feeling too "chilly" in my room, so the air conditioning is pumping and my mom has to dress up like a snowman. :-) I also had a great visit from one of my favorite gals, Kaylin yesterday.She brought me lunch from Henri's and we chatted forever and it was such a nice visit. My fantastic in-law's came by last night and we had fun chatting. Big Bill had been stuck in Vegas because of the snow, so it was so good to see him! My sweeet Bill brought us doughnuts and coffee this morning, yum! And he brought some more for the nurses as well...he's so thoughtful. The way to a nurse's heart is through her morning snack! haha!
Dr. Griffiths, from Piedmont Pediatrics, came by on Friday morning. Bill and I had a Meet & Greet scheduled for last week, but we were unable to make it...because I couldn't wheel my bed over to Collier Road. I called them last week to reschedule and just told them that if she happened to be over at Labor and Delivery to pop on by. She came by yesterday at 7:45am and I was so glad I got to meet her. She seems really nice. A lot of my friends take their children there and I have heard wonderful things about the group. I had no questions, because I was dead asleep when she came in...so I think I will have to call her back to chat.
We got our Stroller today and Bill wheeled it into to 288 to show me! It is awesome and we can't wait to push little Bakie around in it. It comes with a Bassinett attachment and a regular stroller seat. You can also snap in the infant car seat onto it, so that it becomes a "Snap-and-Go". I will have to post a pic. We also ordered our crib, so we are just checking things off the list! This on-line shopping thing is great!!
We are doing great and had Dr. Gomez check little one on Thursday afternoon. He is still looking great, but we have had a few heart rate dips here and there. They expect this because of the low fluid levels, but the nurses and doctors are keeping a great eye on us! The 3 of us are going to cheer on the Falcons now...so Until Next Time.. Keep Baking Baker!!
Dr. Griffiths, from Piedmont Pediatrics, came by on Friday morning. Bill and I had a Meet & Greet scheduled for last week, but we were unable to make it...because I couldn't wheel my bed over to Collier Road. I called them last week to reschedule and just told them that if she happened to be over at Labor and Delivery to pop on by. She came by yesterday at 7:45am and I was so glad I got to meet her. She seems really nice. A lot of my friends take their children there and I have heard wonderful things about the group. I had no questions, because I was dead asleep when she came in...so I think I will have to call her back to chat.
We got our Stroller today and Bill wheeled it into to 288 to show me! It is awesome and we can't wait to push little Bakie around in it. It comes with a Bassinett attachment and a regular stroller seat. You can also snap in the infant car seat onto it, so that it becomes a "Snap-and-Go". I will have to post a pic. We also ordered our crib, so we are just checking things off the list! This on-line shopping thing is great!!
We are doing great and had Dr. Gomez check little one on Thursday afternoon. He is still looking great, but we have had a few heart rate dips here and there. They expect this because of the low fluid levels, but the nurses and doctors are keeping a great eye on us! The 3 of us are going to cheer on the Falcons now...so Until Next Time.. Keep Baking Baker!!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
January 13th Update
Wow, this winter storm has been crazy...for everyone but me. I haven't had one problem with my commute.:-) Bill has had his office set up here at Piedmont for the last few days, but finally ventured out yesterday to go check on the Hotel in Fayetteville. We were supposed to have an Ultrasound on Monday, but the Atlanta Perinatal Center was closed on Monday and Tuesday. I was really anxious to get in there, especially after the crazy weekend that we had with Baker's heart rate dips.
I get a call on my little speaker and they said that the doctor was ready for me upstairs...Yay, we were going to get an ultrasound. Miss Pookie pushed me up to the office and Dr. Fogle was waiting for us. There was no one else in the office, so the three of us got to work on my ultrasound. GREAT NEWS, I had 8cm of Fluid for the little one! Wow! That has been the highest count in a month. I was so excited! I am extremely confident that it is because I am on a continuous iv. So, keep pumping the iv, please! My poor little arms look like I have been stuck like a pin cushion, but as long as we're keeping that fluid up, that's all I care about. Dr. Fogle went ahead and checked his weight and he has gained 11 oz. He now weighs 2lb, 14 oz, that's more than I weighed when I was born. They also measured his tummy and femur bones to see how he is growing and he looks great! His bloodflow also still looks fantastic. The doctor said that "Baby passed all of his tests today"-Praise the Lord! She was impressed at how much he was moving, I guess he is already working on his Tennis Split Step!
We did have a little bit of a long night. Baker's heart rate dropped for about 3 minutes and they were beginning to administer oygen to me because my oxygen levels were low for some reason. Here we go, I thought. But the nurses flipped me over (I sound like a whale :-) to my other side and his heart rate jumped right back up. I am positive that he does not like to sleep on his side...just like his Mommie. But we are good now and looking steady. I think that he is having too much fun playing "pattycake" with his umbilical cord. Mommie and Daddy had a good long talk with him about that, and we think he understands. :-) I am a bit tired and am hoping to rest today. On a funny note, a month of being on bedrest is starting to show. I have missed my hair and nail appointments and am really starting to look a fright! haha! I was defintely spoiled before, and now everyone says that I am getting a taste of what motherhood is all about. :-) My belly is definitely growing and I will post a pic soon! We are 30 weeks tomorrow, can't wait for another Friday!!
We are doing great and hanging in there. I am super pumped about our great appointment yesterday. Glad to not be out in the cold, we are nice and cozy in room #288. Until next time...Keep Baking Baker!
I get a call on my little speaker and they said that the doctor was ready for me upstairs...Yay, we were going to get an ultrasound. Miss Pookie pushed me up to the office and Dr. Fogle was waiting for us. There was no one else in the office, so the three of us got to work on my ultrasound. GREAT NEWS, I had 8cm of Fluid for the little one! Wow! That has been the highest count in a month. I was so excited! I am extremely confident that it is because I am on a continuous iv. So, keep pumping the iv, please! My poor little arms look like I have been stuck like a pin cushion, but as long as we're keeping that fluid up, that's all I care about. Dr. Fogle went ahead and checked his weight and he has gained 11 oz. He now weighs 2lb, 14 oz, that's more than I weighed when I was born. They also measured his tummy and femur bones to see how he is growing and he looks great! His bloodflow also still looks fantastic. The doctor said that "Baby passed all of his tests today"-Praise the Lord! She was impressed at how much he was moving, I guess he is already working on his Tennis Split Step!
We did have a little bit of a long night. Baker's heart rate dropped for about 3 minutes and they were beginning to administer oygen to me because my oxygen levels were low for some reason. Here we go, I thought. But the nurses flipped me over (I sound like a whale :-) to my other side and his heart rate jumped right back up. I am positive that he does not like to sleep on his side...just like his Mommie. But we are good now and looking steady. I think that he is having too much fun playing "pattycake" with his umbilical cord. Mommie and Daddy had a good long talk with him about that, and we think he understands. :-) I am a bit tired and am hoping to rest today. On a funny note, a month of being on bedrest is starting to show. I have missed my hair and nail appointments and am really starting to look a fright! haha! I was defintely spoiled before, and now everyone says that I am getting a taste of what motherhood is all about. :-) My belly is definitely growing and I will post a pic soon! We are 30 weeks tomorrow, can't wait for another Friday!!
We are doing great and hanging in there. I am super pumped about our great appointment yesterday. Glad to not be out in the cold, we are nice and cozy in room #288. Until next time...Keep Baking Baker!
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