Just an update on Our Health

So Abby is officially due on the 31st, but she is full term now and if I went in to labor right now, she would be a totally healthy and large baby. So I say, "GET OUT!"

Everything has been going well with our pregnancy. My belly is getting huge, and the doctors expect her to be an average size baby, but she feels like she is gonna be 20 lbs.

Last week, when we went for our weekly check-up, the doctor found high amounts of protein in my urine. She went ahead and did some blood tests to check for preeclampsia, even though I hadn't had any problems with high blood pressure. I was a bit worried about our health and safety, but also a bit excited because that could mean we could be induced. Our blood tests all came back normal. We're healthy. No induction. I just need  to be drinking more water.

Anyways, we are doing well, just waiting on Abby to make an appearance. Maybe my next blog will be about her birth. (Crossing our fingers.)

Project Of The Day

So, today I went over to my new friend Laura's and decorated some Gdiapers, which I have definitely decided to use. Here's some pictures.

These are definitely the most adorable diapers ever and practical. Yay!

Miss Spoiled's Room After It's all Finished

I've really been slacking with what's been up with miss Abby. She is so spoiled. I thought I would just put up some updated pictures of her room.

She has EVERYTHING. Between the things James and I bought for her and the stuff my parents got for her and all the stuff Paige and Laura gave us and the stuff we got from the baby shower, the only thing she needs now is bottles. I just haven't bought them yet. I dunno why, but I just don't want to, and we won't need them right away anyway. Her crib is really beautiful I'm so glad we got that one as opposed to some of the others I have seen. My dad got us that awesome dresser which is totally full of clothes (and those are just the 0-3 month sizes). The closet is packed full of all the bigger ones. She has a ton of stuffed animals in her little net, including her glow worm and Miss Violet that Alec gave to her. I put up my little collection of Porcelains in her room that are basically hers now. She's just spoiled.

The Baby's Name

I realized that I posted pictures of her room with her name on the wall without ever posting about how we chose her name.

Well, neither one of us can remember exactly when we decided it, but we decided to name her Abigail. Actually Daddy picked the name out. When I first found out I was pregnant I wanted to name her Lily, but Daddy hated that name, and vetoed it. (Who gave him the right to veto? LOL) When he mentioned Abigail to me I kinda thought it was okay, but I told him that I would only call her Abby. He said whatever and on we went.

 In December Miss Abby and I went to the Rose Bowl with the UO Marching Band. We had fun even though I was a bit gimpy and very preggo (more on that later). Although I was 28 weeks preggo and had a sore leg, Abby and I still marched the 6 mile long Rose Parade and performed in both the pregame and half-time shows at the Rose bowl, so I found it only fitting that her middle name be Rose. Daddy doesn't really like it, but I think it fits well and he got to choose her first name, so I chose the middle.

So Abigail Rose Richardson is definitely her name. It definitely grows on you. I only kinda liked it when we first decided on it, but now she is definitely my little Abby.

And what's even cooler is that her intials are ARR! like a Pirate.

Abby's Room

I have really been slacking with my blogging, and I am super tired right now so I'm really just posting pictures of the baby's room. More blogs are in my head. Hopefully I'll manage to bang them out soon.

My New Investment

So, my friend Paige, the one from Florida, reccommended to me that I buy a co-sleeper. She said she wished she had one when her daughter was a newborn. I took her advice and started looking for one. After checking all the reviews and different types of co-sleepers (in-bed or next to bed) I decided that I wanted an Arms Reach Mini Co-Sleeper and I had been looking for one on craigslist and in the baby resale stores around town, but apparently they are very hard to come by. A miracle happened last night and I saw one. It was posted for $60 which I thought was a fair price since they retail for about $140. I looked at the pictures and it looked really ugly, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to go and take a look at it. I am really glad I did because, the pictures don't do it any justice. It was really cute. It's blue and white checkered, but the pictures made it look grey. I bought it and I am really glad I did. It fits perfectly in my room and it folds up into a carrying case. I really like how it attaches to your bed to keep it from sliding away.

I think I need to buy the attachments for the feet to raise it up a little bit. It's just a tad bit too short for my bed.

Here's some pictures.

More Babywearing

So my best friend was here from Florida for two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, and it was wonderful to see her. We didn't get to spend a lot of time together because of work, school and other visiting commitments like her family and such, but we did get to talk and I got enough fix from her baby to last me until mine gets here.

My friend is the person who got me in to baby wearing and she made me a wrap so I had to try it out and work on learning some of the wraps.

I practiced first on one of the dolls that someone gave me for my daughter. But that wasn't entertaining enough for me, so I decided to use it on my cat.

Amazingly, she cooperated and she even liked it. I think I need to find a different way to wrap it for her though so that it doesn't spread her little legs. I was thinking more of a nursing wrap. She is so spoiled.

Our Celebration

So I am finally getting a chance to write about how we celebrated finding out that we were having a girl.

We went out and bought our first baby clothes.

We had been given tons already, and I was hoping she was a girl so that we could actually use them, but we decided not to buy any until we found out the gender of our baby. So after our ultrasound we headed out to buy her an outfit. We had a budget of $20. Our thoughts were that $20 would be just the right amount to buy her something really cute. So we went to target. I was a little disappointed with their selection of newborn and infant clothes. I thought they would have more, but we did end up finding some really cute clothes. We narrowed it down to two outfits and couldn't really decide, but luckily they both fit in to our $20 price range, so we just bought them both.

One is a green striped sleeper and it is so freaking cute. It says Mommy and Daddy heart Me on it and I love it.

The other outfit has a pink striped long sleeve onesie with a bear on it that says I love hugs, a maroon pair of stretch pants with hearts and a fuzzy sleeveless dress with one big and one little heart on it. The second outfit is my favorite and I am hoping she will wear it for her hospital pictures or to go home. We might find something cuter before she gets here though. You never know.

Ultrasound!

This week we had our ultrasound. It was so great to finally get to see our baby. It was wiggling and kicking. We were really glad to see that all the body parts were developing as they should be. We got to find out that our little it is a she. Yay. I was wanting a girl so much and I am so glad that I got one. I would have loved my boy too, but I just knew that she was a girl. I'm glad that now everyone else can know that she is a girl though. We still don't have a name picked out, but we are thinking about Lily or Minna. We went out and bought her some cutsie little girl clothes and I will put up some pictures of those next time. I am so glad that I actually get my girly. In some of the pictures you can see her big nose. Looks like she might take after her dad. Although she has really big feet too and that is a mom thing. Now if only the next 19 weeks would go by a little faster so she could just get here. I can't wait to hold my daughter.

Yay! Half Way!

So yesterday I was 20 weeks. Yay. That means I am finally half way through my pregnancy! I can't wait for my little baby to get here.

I was supposed to have an ultrasound today, but the ultrasound tech at my OB's office has H1N1 so they had to postpone it until Monday. I am really excited to find out the gender and see my little pumpkin growing!

My nipples started leaking today. The fact that it happened so early in my pregnancy is supposed to be a sign that I will be a good candidate for breast feeding. Happy Day!