7 weeks and counting

I just got back from my bi-monthly check up with the Dr. Everything is going according to plan. My blood pressure was a little higher than normal but it is nothing to worry about. Her heart beat was a steady 150 which is normal and her head is down. I can't believe that we are going to have her here in around 7 weeks (give or take). Justin seems to think she is going to come on my birthday (August 17th) but I have told him that I won't be ready for her then. We have our coed shower on August 1st and then my girls shower on August 8th and I'm looking forward to both of them. The nursery is all finished and looks amazing, we are really happy with the final product.
Until next time.....

Nursery and Stroller Pictures

Here are the latest pictures of the nursery and our new stroller. We still have things to add to the room but I wanted to show everyone how cute the furniture and stuff looks so far. It looks so cute and we are both really happy with how things have turned out. As you can see Monkey likes the car seat and didn't mind been carried around in it. Thanks to all of our parents who pitched in to buy this stuff for us, we appreciate it more than you know. Justin finally felt Jordyn move a few weeks ago and she just gets more active every day. We are looking forward to the upcoming showers and seeing all our family and friends together. There is less than 10 weeks until the due date, its going by so fast these days. I'll post more pictures are thing progress.

Lots of Love

Gemma and Justin

Update

Wow it's been a while since I last blogged.... We have finished painting Jordyn's room and are now just waiting for the furniture to arrive. It should be here sometime soon. Once its all set up I will take some pictures and post them for you all to see. The painting turned out really well and we are both really happy with with it. Her closet is also growing with lots of cute clothes and blankets. She is going to be one well dressed newborn. I am growing larger and larger and have just realized I'm loosing my belly button. It used to be deep and now I can bearly fit the tip of my finger in there. I am now having Dr's appointments every 3 weeks instead of every 4, I guess as you get closer the more often you have to go. I go back to see the perinatal Dr on 6/16 to check on my placenta previa. I'll keep you all filled in on what happens after the appointment.
Until next time
Gem & Just

An Update

We went in for our anatomy scan yesterday at the perinatal clinic and the baby is doing great. They said that everything looks fine and they didn't see anything wrong with her. It was quite amazing that we could see so much detail. We took my dad with us and I think he really enjoyed it and got to ask some questions. The Dr came in to have a look after the tech got done and he noticed that I have marginal placenta previa. It means that my placenta is at the edge of my cervix. He said that it can fix itself and other times it doesn't. If it doesn't it can cause bleeding and I would have to have a c-section to deliver her. They want to keep an eye on me so I have to go back for a check up. I am going to see my regualar Dr. tomorrow so I will get more information and some questions answered. I was very nervous going into the scan and am very happy that the baby is doing great and even though this other issue has come up I'm going to try not to stress about it. I am having lots of back pain which seems to be getting worse as time progresses. Sometimes its not so bad and other times I walk bent over because it is so painful. The joys of being pregnant :-) I just can't wait to meet her.
We have ordered her crib, dresser, and stroller last weekend. The crib was bought by my parents, dresser by Cindy and Arlan, and stroller by Kit so we are very greatful for all these wonderful gifts. The furniture will be here in 4-6 weeks which gives us time to paint the room. The stroller is on back order until July which works out perfect.
She is jumping around more and more everyday. Its funny because everytime I feel her it's like a surprise and brings a smile to my face. It can get a little hard to concentrate with her jumping around. I can't wait for Justin to feel her.
I'll keep you all updated on my progress.
Until next time......

Jumping bean in my tummy

I have been able to feel the baby for a week and a half and it's amazing. It is the wierdest little feeling when she moves. I can feel her the most when I am laying down or sitting quietly. People compare it to having butterflies but I don't think it feels like that. For me it really feels like a jumping bean is in there flip flopping around. At first I wasn't sure if I was feeling gas but as time went by I knew it was her because it got a little stronger and stronger. Yesterday she didn't move around too much and this morning I couldn't feel her so I called the Dr. They had me come in so they could check on her and she is fine. She had her spine facing outwards so she was kicking my insides and I couldn't feel it. As she grows I am just going to feel her more and more which will be exciting. I can't wait for Justin to get to feel her move but I think it might freak him out a little bit. He now stares at my growing belly in amazement, I think its making everything more real. We are off to have an anatomy scan next Tuesday where they check out all the vital organs and make sure everything is ok. I have to admit I am a bit nervous about it due to the previous events. I am just going to stay positive and look forward to checking out her fingers and toes and everything else. We are going to look at furniture this weekend which will be really fun. Then we can get going on her nursery and preparing for her arrival.

Baby Bedding

We picked out pink Winnie the Pooh bedding for the nursery yesterday. We decided on the theme a few weeks ago but couldn't find any bedding I really liked. I found it online yesterday and decided to order it so that once we get it we can pick out paint colors. For now we just bought the bedding and I'm sure all the little things will come in time. There is just so much to think about and waiting till last minute isn't an option because I'm sure I will be massive!! We haven't picked out any furniture yet but that will be next on our list. The room is all empty now and the closet is starting to fill up with clothes and other little things. I can't wait for everything to get put together. We are going in for an anatomy ultrasound on April 28th which I am excited to see. They will check her vital organs to make sure everything looks ok. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that nothing else comes up. I am anxious to feel her move which should be happening soon, that will be amazing for me. Here is the bedding that we picked out.

IT'S A ..........

Wow what a ride the past few weeks have been. I had abnormal results come back from my first trimester screening that said the baby had a 1 in 81 chance of having down syndrome. For someone my age that risk should have been 1 in 883. As you can imagine I was totally freaked and stressed out. I went in for a CVS test on Friday the 13th. The test involves taking tissue from the baby's placenta and sending it off for genetic testing. Justin was so good the whole time we were waiting telling me everything is going to be OK and not to worry. After waiting 11 days which felt like a lifetime I finally got the call. The baby is absolutly fine and its a GIRL!!!!! The weird thing is that I had a dream last night and in it we had a little boy. I haven't had any baby dreams so far so it was strange that this one took place last night. I am sooooo over the moon to be having a little girl. I would have been happy with either as long as it is healthy, but I can now admit that I secretly was hoping for a girl. Justin's response was "we will have to try again for a boy". After the ride I have been on so far I just want to have a healthy baby. I honestly feel like I can breath again and be excited and happy about this pregnancy. Now the fun stuff like shopping comes next :-) I'll keep you updated on the name we pick out.