Post Pregnancy Update

I thought it would be fun to write a post pregnancy update similar to my pregnancy update format...here you go!

How Far Along? After carrying him for about 42 weeks, Robert Oscar finally made his appearance on November 12.  As of today, he’s 11 days old.

Size of Baby?  He was 7 lbs, 8 oz when he was born, and 7 lbs, 1 oz 3 days later at his first doctor’s appointment.  He was 20.5 inches long…per the doc he’s approximately 65% in height and 35% in weight (those are rough estimates, we didn’t write down percentiles and we’re running on parental sleep deprived brains right now)…so he’s tall and skinny, just like his parents (HA!).         

Maternity Clothes?  I CAN FIT INTO MY OLD T-SHIRTS!!  YAAAAY!  Granted, I still am wearing some big shirts (the boobs are huge) and one pair of my maternity jeans (the dark pair are too big and kind of sag), and my pre-pregnancy jeans obviously don’t exactly button just yet, but we are working towards that goal.  The Belly Band and rubber bands are coming in handy once again to help keep my pants on!  J 

Weight Gain (LOSS!)?   I gained just over 20 lbs with him…and as of this morning I had lost about 17 lbs.  Unfortunately I know that I lost muscle too, so while my weight is back down, my belly is still on the larger side and my boobs are gargantuan.  It will take a while to get back to pre-preggo shape, but I’m gonna do it!

Gender?  Boy!  Robert Oscar (Thank goodness this was correct or else we would have been screwed with all the boy stuff we have!)

Sleep?  What is this sleep you speak of??  Actually, he’s been pretty good…we just wake up regularly at night for feedings (usually 2 or 3 a night, depending on when we go to bed and when we get up).  And I’ve been trying to take naps too…naps are easier with a sleeping baby laying on you J.          

Food Cravings?  EVERYTHING!  I can have food without wanting to gag and having heartburn!!  Hooray!  I had a pint of ice cream when we got home from the hospital and it was delicious.  However, I think little Rob-O’s gut doesn’t handle it very well, because he kind of smelled like sulfur the next day.  I will probably be avoiding dairy and gluten at least for the first month or so (with an occasional treat here and there).  I feel a lot hungrier NOW than I did when I was pregnant.  Weird.

What I Miss?  NOTHING! J  I can eat without heartburn, I can bend over, I can stoop to my knees, I can curl up in a ball while sleeping, I can sleep on my back, belly, sides…I can roll over comfortably and easily!  THIS IS AWESOME!  I can’t wait to get back in the gym and start lifting weights! 

Symptoms?  Sleepiness and sore boobs of a nursing new mom

Belly Button?  It’s back in (mostly)!

Best Moment of the Week?  There are too many to count!  BJ and I could just look at him all day long in amazement.  He is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to us…his expressions crack us up constantly.  Apparently he kind of looks like me when I was a baby, but I think his expressions and demeanor are more like BJ.  I can’t believe we’ve been blessed with someone so amazing. 

 

This is my "Ohmigosh I can't believe I just had a BABY!" face

Rob & Dad, hanging out, watching some football

 

42 Week Update

I have nothing to update.  I'm still pregnant.  The end.

 

Update!

Hello all!

I had an NST this morning (nonstress test) and it went great!  The baby is super "reactive" meaning that he was moving around a lot and his heart rate would increase with his movement.  Normally these tests take about 20 minutes and they want to see at least 2 spikes in heart rate correlating with baby movement...I easily had that in probably the first 5 minutes (I told you he's a mover and a shaker!).  The PA who was monitoring the test came back in the room after the first 10 minutes and was like, "Whoa you're done!"  So, no surprise, Rob-O aced his first test (I mean, duh...he's the offspring of me and Beej...this will be the first of many aced tests). 

The PA went and showed the schematic (the graph looking paper with squiggly lines on it that came from the machine to which I was hooked up) to the doctor, who then decided to come in and do a quick exam.  The schematic showed the baby's heart rate patterns and also uterine pressure (contractions).  So apparently I was having a few contraction like pressures even though I couldn't really feel them.  The doc checked me out and I was 1 cm dilated!!  YAAAAAY!  (I realize this is NOT a lot at all, but it's better than nothing and since I haven't shown progress in the last 3 or 4 weeks, this feels like a victory!)  Since I was closed up tight during my appointment on Monday the doctor was encouraged by the fact that I had made SOME sort of progress over the last few days, and therefore feels more confident that if we have to induce next week that it has a better chance of being successful.  HOPEFULLY we don't have to worry about that and I'll just go into labor naturally sometime between now and Monday...cross your fingers everyone!!

41 Week Update

Yes...41 weeks.  Today (November 5th) is either 41 weeks and 2 days or 40 weeks and 5 days, depending on which "due date" you go with (I mean, seriously, they're all guesses, but I had two sonograms during the first trimester that gave me slightly differing dates).  Either way, I'm pretty sure this kiddo is done cooking and is just freeloading at this point.  I am a wee bit discouraged this afternoon as I had my weekly doctor's appointment and I still haven't made any progress.  My Bishop Score is still 0 and the doctor said if we absolutely had to deliver the baby like, RIGHT NOW, we'd TRY to induce but the likelihood of induction working was very low and we'd most likely result in a c-section.  Luckily, I'm healthy, the baby's healthy, and there is no pressing NEED to have the kiddo right now, other than my impatience and desire to dress him up in little baby clothes and hats. :)  I have an NST on Thursday, and if everything is well with that (which I'm guessing it will be) then we'll just wait til my next appointment NEXT Monday and at that point I think they'll try to induce b/c I'll either be 42 weeks and 2 days or 41 weeks and 5 days.

My face says, "Yes, I'm still pregnant...yes, I'm kind of ready to be done..."

The Nursery

For your viewing pleasure, some pictures of the nursery!  Now we just need a baby to occupy the space...

Here's the little one's crib.  The cord you see is for the video monitor that's mounted on the wall above the bed.  We have some safari themed bedding in there right now (don't worry, I'll remove all suffocation risks when he's in there).  We also have a Norman Rockwell picture hanging over his bed, because who doesn't love "A Boy and His Dog"??  The owl clock will probably go on the wall there between the window and the crib.

More pictures of the crib...cute mobile, a fun kangaroo and Ryan the Lion, as well as our froggy blanket that is SUPER soft and cuddly.

Here's the changing table/dresser.  I like that this piece can grow with him...and I just love dark wood!

We will be adding a picture of our little family in the picture frame once he joins us...until then it's sitting there with a Scentsy monkey and the lamp (with a tweedy, menswear inspired lamp shade, which will be useful even into his teen years!)

This is the rocker we're going to be using.  It was my Papa's (he's the Oscar that Robert Oscar is named after)...it's leather and soft and a recliner as well.  It works well with the whole feel of the room, and I love that I can rock little O in big O's chair.  The blanket on the back of the chair was a shower gift and it is SUPER comfy and soft and I just might have to steal it from the kiddo.

I hung the Hootie clock in his room...I think it's a nice touch.

I painted these little guys to put in his room as well...there's the R with the monkey tail, the owl, and then a brown background with BJ's and my handprint on it.  When Rosco is born we'll add his little hand print to the center!

Cute little stool my sweet friend Jayne bought for him...if he's a shorty like his momma he'll need it to reach things! :)