I picked up the bassinet from Babies R Us (Thanks Lucia and Rob!) and we spent last night putting it together. It wasn't too bad at all. The only problem we had was a defective battery case where the battery was not making contact with a metal piece, but a pair of needlenose pliers helped fix it and get the lights and sound working.
Tonight we have our 2nd class at the hospital! Supposedly we'll be sitting on our pillows and learning how to be calm and do breathing.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Childbirth Classes and Pediatrician Appointments
Less than 8 weeks to go!
Tonight starts the 5 week Child Birth class series! It will also be our first trip to the hospital and we are quite excited. Jessica will learn how to breathe, I'll learn how to watch her breathe , and we'll get to talk with other pregnant couples.
Tonight we also meet with a pediatrician and we have a meeting scheduled with another pediatrician Thursday. We're hoping we like at least one of them!
Tonight starts the 5 week Child Birth class series! It will also be our first trip to the hospital and we are quite excited. Jessica will learn how to breathe, I'll learn how to watch her breathe , and we'll get to talk with other pregnant couples.
Tonight we also meet with a pediatrician and we have a meeting scheduled with another pediatrician Thursday. We're hoping we like at least one of them!
Monday, November 13, 2006
Surprise Sonogram
We had another doctor's appointment this morning and the doctor surprised us by doing a brief sonogram! You never know on any given appointment what will happen.
The baby is looking good and after we asked to check the sex again, we are even more confident we're having a girl That was relieving to hear since we have so much pink stuff! We also found out that the baby is head down with her butt pressing outwards, so that is what we feel when touching Jessica's stomach.
The baby is looking good and after we asked to check the sex again, we are even more confident we're having a girl That was relieving to hear since we have so much pink stuff! We also found out that the baby is head down with her butt pressing outwards, so that is what we feel when touching Jessica's stomach.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Weekend Update
Called the furniture store and the crib is being delivered to the store this week! Yay! No word on the dresser yet, but it's not on back order. When both pieces arrive they will be delivered. After hearing that, we spent much of Sunday moving bookcases and furniture around the house in anticipation and to satiate Jessica's "nesting" urges.
We also went back to Disney World's Magic Kingdom for the day. On our last trip, we got Jessica an "assistance" pass that let's her bypass the long lines. It's basically a Fast Pass for everything so we decided to put it to good use again. Most rides it allowed us to enter the Fast Pass line, or for most rides without Fast Pass, we entered through the wheelchair entrance. That was great for Jessica because even for rides where we had to wait, we could often wait while sitting.
We also visited Disney's Marketplace and bought the baby some cute Disney outfits and a couple of rattles. Apparently I'm a sucker for Winnie the Pooh stuff.
We also went back to Disney World's Magic Kingdom for the day. On our last trip, we got Jessica an "assistance" pass that let's her bypass the long lines. It's basically a Fast Pass for everything so we decided to put it to good use again. Most rides it allowed us to enter the Fast Pass line, or for most rides without Fast Pass, we entered through the wheelchair entrance. That was great for Jessica because even for rides where we had to wait, we could often wait while sitting.
We also visited Disney's Marketplace and bought the baby some cute Disney outfits and a couple of rattles. Apparently I'm a sucker for Winnie the Pooh stuff.
Monday, November 6, 2006
Baby Shower!
Jessica's Baby Shower was a big success! A big THANK YOU to Eirin for putting it together! We also want to thank Rob and Lucia for hosting.
And thanks to all those who attended. It was great to see so many people who care about Jessica and it meant a lot to both of us.
I'll get some photos up asap!
And thanks to all those who attended. It was great to see so many people who care about Jessica and it meant a lot to both of us.
I'll get some photos up asap!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Baby's Heartbeat
Happy Halloween!
This past weekend, I heard the baby's heartbeat just by putting my ear to Jessica's belly. It was pretty neat and sounded like a rapid clicking, much softer, but more rapid, than Jessica's pulse.
We also put the baby to work at another theme park, Epcot this time, where we were able to bypass lines for Soaring and the new (pretty lame) Nemo ride in "The Seas" ("The Living Seas" is out). The pass we got is good through January, though our season passes expire at the start of December.
On the negative side, Innoventions now has a Segway exhibit that lets everyone ride one... that is unless you are pregnant
This past weekend, I heard the baby's heartbeat just by putting my ear to Jessica's belly. It was pretty neat and sounded like a rapid clicking, much softer, but more rapid, than Jessica's pulse.
We also put the baby to work at another theme park, Epcot this time, where we were able to bypass lines for Soaring and the new (pretty lame) Nemo ride in "The Seas" ("The Living Seas" is out). The pass we got is good through January, though our season passes expire at the start of December.
On the negative side, Innoventions now has a Segway exhibit that lets everyone ride one... that is unless you are pregnant
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Doctor's Appointment
Had another doctor's appointment and it went fine. This one was with Dr. Marks, the only male doctor in the practice, who is an interesting character with an offbeat sense of humor.
It's interesting how much responsibility the patient has, particularly since doctor's typically think most patients are ignorant fools. Since Jessica's bloodwork continually comes back showing low iron, the office calls and tells her to take iron supplements.... then the doctors tell her not to. Since she has anemia, a low count is normal for her. When we asked Dr. Marks (again) since the office called (again), he initally reviewed the charts and told her to take iron every other day since her iron was down from the initial screening. Jessica caught that the count he mentioned was very high and challenged that she has never had a count that high and it turned out he was looking at my chart! So no more iron.
For the actual delivery, we have the responsibility of making a list of things to present to the hospital when we arrive. Basically we have to tell the hospital staff a bunch of things because they won't have the time or inclination to get the information from charts or our doctors.
It's interesting how much responsibility the patient has, particularly since doctor's typically think most patients are ignorant fools. Since Jessica's bloodwork continually comes back showing low iron, the office calls and tells her to take iron supplements.... then the doctors tell her not to. Since she has anemia, a low count is normal for her. When we asked Dr. Marks (again) since the office called (again), he initally reviewed the charts and told her to take iron every other day since her iron was down from the initial screening. Jessica caught that the count he mentioned was very high and challenged that she has never had a count that high and it turned out he was looking at my chart! So no more iron.
For the actual delivery, we have the responsibility of making a list of things to present to the hospital when we arrive. Basically we have to tell the hospital staff a bunch of things because they won't have the time or inclination to get the information from charts or our doctors.
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