Reed Baby Blog

We had another appointment this week with the OB.  The results from the ultrasound last week still weren’t back yet, so it was a short visit.  We got to hear Lo’s heartbeat – officially on the doctor’s equipment.  However, we did get scolded by the nurse midwife for renting the home Doppler so that we could hear Lo’s heartbeat before we go to bed every night.  Apparently some people freak out if they can’t find the heartbeat, which leads to middle-of-the night panicked phone calls to the nurse.  We understood because the heartbeat had been elusive at home, but we still agreed to never call her for that in the middle of the night.  It has been nice hearing the heartbeat for a few seconds at a time.  Saturday we found it long enough to call my parents so they could hear it, and they were thrilled to hear it like we were.

 
Cory and I have both had dreams about Lo recently.   In mine, Cory, my dad and I went to the Golden Corral in Lubbock during the winter time.  As we got out of the car, Dad reminded me to get the baby.  Lo was in her car seat (and it was a her in the dream) strapped to the roof of the car.  Apparently I’ll be a wonderful mother!  Cory will tell about his dream in a separate post. 

Lo is going on his/her first overnight trip this week.  I’ll be attending the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers conference in Bar Harbor, Maine.  Hopefully airplane flights and long car rides will be agreeable to Lo.

So after a couple of weeks of feeling lousy and occasional barfing, I am feeling much better. However, I’m still tired enough to sleep 23 hours a day.  Also, my tastebuds are still kinda out of whack; things that used to be my favorite are no longer as appealing.  I had a craving for boiled/smashed eggs on Sunday, and then couldn’t eat them after we cooked them.  That said, some food is starting to taste good again.

We’ve had a couple of busy weekends, specifically the weekend before last when Sean, Lori, and Sadie visited. Lo got to experience many firsts…girl shopping with Aunt Lori, an Orioles/Yankees game, and the Bodies exhibit at the Science Museum. Oh, and Sean brought Cory a Wii, so what the boys did all weekend is self-explanitory.

We’re starting to put plans into place to make the move back home more managable.  We found a house in Allen that is big enough for Cory, Lo, and me, along with Janie and Dave (and Divinci and the cats).  We’ve all talked about living together for some time, once the “kids” started arriving, so we figured this was as good a time as any.  Our plan is for Janie to stay at home with Lo, being that I’m not sure that I am cut out to be a stay-at-home Mom.  Janie and Dave will move into the house this summer, and it will be ready for Cory, Lo, and me as soon as we leave Baltimore.  For those of you who thought our house in McKinney was in Oklahoma, we will now be 15 minutes closer to you!

We have another sonogram on Friday, so we should get to see Lo again soon.  Although, we can kinda see where Lo is now, as my belly has definitely “popped” a little in the past 2 days.  Having your stomach muscles stretch without exercising them sure feels weird!

Oh, and Oliver and Harold say “hi”.  They have become the forgotten children, as the majority of the attention lately has been on Lo!

Cory and I got great news last week, as his wonderful company has decided that they will let him relocate to Dallas and work from home (or the Plano office, when needed). Obviously, we are very gracious since they moved us up here last year. So that means that around the first of the year, we will be headed back South. The plan as of now, is to deliver Lo here in Baltimore and move to Dallas about 6 or 8 weeks later. Needless to say, we are thrilled and so are Lo’s grandparents!

Since we won’t be here long after Lo arrives, we think it’s a little silly to create and furnish an entire nursery only to move it all back home. Because of this, we have also decided that we will wait to find out “what” Lo is until delivery and decorate the nursery with Lo’s help. Keep your fingers crossed that we can withstand the pressure to know during future ultrasounds!

This week has been super long as Lo and I are exhausted a great deal of the time. Poor Cory has had to resort to making cereal and PB&J for dinner many times this week as I slept on the couch. However, with the exception of yesterday, the queasiness has been much improved. Thank goodness for weekends. Can’t wait to not set the alarm in the morning!!