So much to catch up on!!

Wow, it has been a long time since I've added a new post to the blog! So sorry! Things are really busy at school again (as September usually is)! I'm feeling pretty well these days, but just really tired by the end of the school day. Not too much energy to work too much in the evenings, although it has to be done!
What have we been up to...?? Last weekend (Sept. 22/23), we painted the nursery, which looks great! We painted it a sage green that matches our crib bedding. I'm really happy with the way it turned out, although Gerry and I now know that we are never going to do renovations together... we might end up divorced!! LOL!
Auntie Jen came for a visit on Sept. 27th! I was so excited to see her since we haven't seen her in quite a while. With a three-week trip to Europe including racing in the World Triathlon Championships, we've missed her! She got to feel our little man kick her for the first time, so I was really excited she could feel it!! He is moving so much lately... I LOVE it! He especially likes to roll around at night time as I'm lying in bed. It's pretty crazy to see my entire tummy move as he's rolling around or to see a body part kick out of me!! It's like no other feeling, that's for sure. I think I'm going to miss it once he's born... :(
I had another doctor appointment yesterday (Sept. 28). Everything is still fine... baby's heartbeat was 130 bpm and I'm measuring 32 cm. Just one cm bigger, but she said nothing to worry about! Back again in two weeks!
Things are definitely becoming more real now with the purchase of our first packs of diapers and wipes today! We had quite the shopping day today and even found our little one his first two pairs of Oilers booties, as well as a soother and clip! So cute!!! An Oiler fan already, just like his daddy!!
Auntie Kristy's due date is today, but no baby yet. :( We are so excited for them and can't wait to meet Baby Boe soon. Hopefully he/she arrives soon, since Auntie Jody's wedding is next weekend! We're hoping that all happens quickly (and soon) so that she's out of the hospital and is able to make it to the wedding. All the best, Kristy and Kyle!! Love you!
So there's a quick update in a nutshell. I'm really going to try and post more often... I promise!

Lesley
xoxo

Uncooperative baby...

I kept this somewhat of a secret in my last post, so here's the news... we're going to have a BABY BOY!!! On Saturday, we decided to find out the sex of the baby at our first UC Baby appointment. We felt this overwhelming feeling that we needed to know if it was our son or our daughter that we were looking at! We're so excited to know and just can't wait to meet him soon!!

Today we went back to UC Baby for a follow-up attempt to obtain better pictures of our little man. He was quite uncooperative and didn't really want to get his picture taken! At first, he had one of his feet up at head and was playing with his foot in his hand. The umbilical cord was still in the way of great pictures. Then by the end, his entire arm was in front of his face! Crazy baby!!! A bit disappointing, but I'm really glad we got some good pictures on Saturday. She got some shots of his manhood and actually commented on 'his nice package'! LOL! She said that since I wasn't feeling so great, the baby is most likely affected too and was a bit more lazy today. Could be why he didn't want to move so much today...

I'm starting to feel a bit better now after having a brutal cold. It's still not gone yet, but it's definitely getting better!

Lesley
xoxo

UC Baby!!!

On Saturday, September 15, Gerry and I went to UC Baby in downtown Edmonton. It is a company that specializes in 3D ultrasounds for babies between 20 and 35 weeks. Since I was 29 weeks, we thought it was a great time to go.

It was such an incredible experience! Seeing our baby on the screen looking more developed than we've seen before was pretty amazing! It was kicking a lot, but I couldn't feel it because the knees were kicking into the placenta. Only when it kicked harder off to the side can I feel it now. Then it was nap time for a while. I love how snuggled up it was!

The ultrasound technician found out the sex of the baby right away, but we didn't want to know. Then, we both decided that we wanted to know... seeing our baby on the screen made us just want to know if we were having a son or a daughter!!! So finally, she told us and we are so happy to know now! Give us a call if you want to know... :)

We are going back on Tuesday, September 18 for another session because the baby would not let go of the umbilical cord. There was a shadow across its face and chin because it was holding onto it so tightly! I had to get up and walk around and eat three suckers within the hour we were there to try and make it move a bit. No such luck then, so we'll try again on Tuesday!

Evened out!

I had another prenatal appointment this morning and am relieved to know that my measurement has evened out. I am now measuring 29 cm, just as I should be now that I'm 29 weeks. Thank goodness! However, I didn't gain any weight the past two weeks, which she said we'll have to keep an eye on. If I don't gain any weight in the next two weeks, I might have to have another ultrasound to find out why. Hopefully it's just the fact that I'm really busy at school and am much more active now than I was in the summer time during the day and nothing to do with the baby's growth! Walking the halls of my school several times a day is keeping the weight gain down apparently! The baby's heartbeat was 140 bpm this morning, which is still consistent to what it has been. The baby is in good position right now (head down already), but could still easily move since there is a lot of fluid and still some time to go.

We are going to UC Baby tomorrow morning, which is a 3D ultrasound company in downtown Edmonton. We're really excited to see pictures of our developing baby! When my brother-in-law and his wife had it done with our nephew, it was amazing to see the pictures!! I'll be sure to post some pictures of the little one!

School is going really well... I have a great class this year of only 16 students. They are really great kids, but I'm still exhausted at the end of the day. They're very understanding, as I tend to sit a lot on my stool at the front of the classroom. :) Only a couple more months to go... I'm going to be done work on November 8, which will be 37 weeks. I'm sure it will go by quickly.....

Lesley
xoxo

Too big??!!

Last Friday I had another regular prenatal appointment (at 27 weeks). Everything is still great... strong heartbeat at about 135 bpm. It has been between 135-145 bpm for several months now. Lower heartbeat = maybe a boy??!! Who knows... I am apparently measuring 2 cm larger than I should be at this point (29 cm instead of 27). She wasn't too concerned about it, but will check and see at the next appointment in two weeks. If I'm still a bit bigger then, then I might need to go for another ultrasound to find out why. So strange, as everyone keeps telling me I look small for being due in three months!! Everyone carries so differently, I suppose!!

Well, it's back to school for me now... things are busy now as always as a new school year begins. Thank goodness I have such a great class (only 16 students!) this year. They make it much easier to make it through the day! I'm feeling well... just really tired by the end of the day with sore feet and back. I'll make it until November 8th I'm sure, which is when I intend to be finished working (37 weeks advised by my doctor). Only 2 months to go and then I'll have a few weeks to be at home before Baby Cameron arrives! My students are very inquisitive and are asking a lot of questions about the baby, which is neat (especially the grade 2's). Today during one of my music classes, it seemed to enjoy the song I was playing on the piano and we were singing, as it really kicked a lot during that block!! It was pretty fun!

Have a great week, everyone!
xoxo
Lesley