Should they really tell you?....

So we are in the safe zone.  At any time I can go into labor and it will be safe for both Pixie and me.   We had our ultrasound today…First I will just say our ultrasound tech rocks!  She loves her job and it is clear she loves babies! 

Brendan and I had so much fun looking at sleeping (and maybe a bit grumpy) Pixie.   I was wondering if we were even going to get good shots because Pixie sleeps in and our appointment today was at 8:30a….Pixie usually starts her wakeup procedures around 10:00a.   I am so glad we went in when we did because she moves a ton in her sleep…so it worked out great!  

Going into this appointment I really wanted validation that Pixie was long.  I had felt her leg bone and thought holy crap that is huge!....well I was validated and then some.   Our daughter is off the charts huge!  Her head size is large, her stomach is large,  her legs are long and she has hair!   She is very healthy! With the disclaimer from our ultrasound tech that because all of the measurements (head, stomach and leg) were so large she thinks that she is only 15% accurate on predicting the weight and the weight can be 1.5 pounds off plus or minus….Pixie is weighing in at 9 pounds today! So for every week I go she is predicted to gain ½ pound.  May I remind you that I still have 3 weeks to go!

During this pregnancy I feel that I have been for the most part chill….but now that I know there is the potential of a 9 pound baby in me….I want her out!  9 pounds was my threshold….I did not want anything bigger (not that I get a say in the matter but SERIOUSLY!).   I almost wonder if you are having something bigger than an 8 pound baby if they should really tell you….it does no good for me….except make me cross my legs and thank GOD for an epidural drip!   Yes, yes, I will survive this but I really wanted a 7 pound baby dang it!  Oh wells who cares!  She is so cute!

I have my appointment next Wednesday where they start to check me weekly to see if I am dilated…here is hoping progress so that I do not end up with a 15 pound baby!

Here are some pictures from today's adventure...sorry about the glare and that I have no idea how to rotate the picture...so tilt your head to the right....

So chin is on the left side and top of head on right side...

This is when I think she got a little grumpy because her next move was to put her hands up and move.

 

Since it is not live....it is harder to see but she is sticking out her bottom lip in a pout!

 

Clearly this is not a 3D one...but I like it....the top of her head in on the bottom of the picture, her chin is in the middle on the left,...she is facing the top of the picture...this is a profile.

Here are the standard weekly pictures!

 Oh...I am still growing!

Friend Baby Shower and Pink Hair!

We are into Week 35!  Can you believe it?!  We only have 4 weeks (30 Days) to go.   Keri and the boys fly in in 28 days.  The reality of having a baby has still not sunk in and I am at the point where I think I am a lost cause.  I think I will have to hold her and bring her home to fully understand that I have a baby.  I have to admit that I am starting to get the twinge, late at night, that I am done being pregnant.  I am not miserable or anything but I would like my stomach to stop feeling like it is under attack.    Really,  I am not asking for my body back because I know that after birth comes the feeling of being a milking cow…but honestly if I could just have a solid hour when I get home of non-assault- stomach time I would be so pleased!  I have not dropped yet so according to Jane I have a couple of weeks…which makes everyone at work breathe a little easier.

PINK HAIR:

So a long time ago…when I worked at Northwest Kinetics…a group of my friends would sit around and talk about how we would tell each other we were pregnant.   I should say that this all stemmed because we had 3 friends get knocked up all at the same time.   So my friend Janice Wiggins decided that she would bring in Rainbow chip cupcakes with Rainbow chip frosting (later this seemed to be a bad idea because we could not have it at parties because this was the signature pregnant move!) and I decided that I was going to have peek-a-boo pink highlights because when you are pregnant no-one says anything to you about what you look like…it is an excuse to wear PJs to work!

All of this said,  when I found out I was pregnant I wanted to dye my hair pink but I had conferences and weddings that I just did not feel were appropriate to go to with pink hair.   Well folks….I went and got pink extensions in my hair last week and I love it.  The best part of this is that I do not have a picture to show you…because I keep forgetting to take one and my hair is up today….so I promise you next week you can see my pink hair!  It really is not that dramatic but it is fun!

Friend Shower: I had my friend baby shower and all I can say is that I am blessed.   I have amazing friends and their support is encouraging!  The planning that Pat and Tori did for this shower was amazing!  The food was a work of art and the way they decorated was perfect and not “baby themed”!  There were no games just good fellowship and a perfect time for all of my friends to meet one another.   I had the opportunity to introduce each person at the shower which was a ton of fun and I started to laugh when I was introducing Tori’s mom.  I realized that it really did take a village to raise me!  I have so many “moms” and “aunts” that it really struck me when introducing Mrs. Vantramp (Charlie) that I have been so blessed to have such diverse and strong women in my life shape who I am!   As I looked at all of my friends and family at the table (and picturing the ones that were not there) it made me so excited for Pixie because if she is anything like me it will take the village/community Brendan and I have created to raise her and mold her into the woman she is called to be.  

 How beautiful is this!!

After I opened a gift from someone, they had to come to my chair and snap a picture with me!  This is Elece (of the Bryce/ Elece, Gregg/ Beth Ann combo, think Sounder Game Stories)   

You know Lauren by now!  Which by the way she is on the market for a man so if you know anyone!!!

Pat's mom, Anita, knitted this for me....I was super hoping I would get one of her amazing blankets!  I am always jealous of Pat's blankets!

 And you know Laurel...

 This is Emily, she transfered to Geneva with me and we have the same wedding anniversary!

This is Jamie and Aspen (the baby).  They belong to Brian P Moore, Brendan's BFF. They are so happy! 

This is Coreen.  She has Jace and Cali.  We worked together at CRL for 9 years before I jumped ship! 

 This is Beth Ann (of Gregg and Beth Ann). Gregg is Brendan's boyfriend.

 Mom (Charlie AKA Tori's mom), me and Tori

Gen, me and Gail-  We work at Geneva and previously at CRL together.  Gen was my office mate and makes one of the best travel partners.  Gail's wedding was the very first wedding I ever help plan!  

Tori, me, Pat-  The ladies that are amazing.  Tori and I have been BFFs since 9th grade and Pat and I have been inseparable since PLU!  Thank God for these ladies...I know Brendan thinks that every day!  I would be a mess without them!

I was also blessed to have Jocelyn come to the shower.  She belongs to the group of Cailyn,  Ang Ladenburg and me.  She could not stay for the entire shower--he husband was watching the kiddos when he should have been sleeping! (He works nights) Thanks David! Oh..from the back of the table it is Laurel and then Jocelyn....it was the only picture I had of her! 

If you put one side of the table in, it is only fair to put the other in.  

Pixie is the size of a Honeydew Melon.   We have our ultrasound next week so I will post some pictures of her when we get them! 

This is week 34 pictures!



Here are week 35! (Below)

 

We have drums!

Hey there!  So this week is quieting down.  Brendan’s birthday was on Friday….and we were close to closing the bar down by 2 hours.  It was a ton of fun and we had a bunch of people show up.   Pizza, beer and cupcakes…what could be better! I had my last wedding of the year on Saturday.  It was such a fun wedding to end on! The coolest part is that the bride actually starts at my work next Tuesday.   I think right now both Brendan and I are recovering from some pretty busy past weekends.   This weekend we have absolutely no plans and are trying to see how long we can go without plans. 

It is official; we have drums back in the O’Brien house!  Billie and I did not even communicate this year about Brendan’s birthday present and bought all of the right gear to complete the drum kit again (It was stolen during the remodel).   We couldn’t raise Pixie without drums in the house…now that we have drums we will move on to…oh I don’t know…a crib!

For week 33 and she is the size of a pineapple (sorry Jack-Jack it is not a cantaloupe). Sounds a bit prickly so we will try hard not to deliver this week!  You can really see her move on the outside of my tummy…it is fun.   All in all,  I am feeling great! The tiredness is starting to set in but nothing I can’t push through. 

Until next week!