I am pretty excited about the weather today, looks like spring might finally be here! It was so nice to open the windows and get some fresh air in the house.
We don't have a lot of news right now, but that's ok - lack of drama is fine with me. Ben is almost done with this extra project, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel now! I have been getting up and about a little more, and so far everything has been fine as long as I don't push it.
We are all getting pretty excited about our next ultrasound, which is on Monday (the 3rd). Even if the baby doesn't cooperate and we cannot find out if we are having a boy or girl, it is always exciting to get to see the baby. I can't wait to find out how big it is now.
Ben is pretty happy that his class was canceled for the third time this semester. Although, knowing that before he went all the way to school (walked from the free lot) and got logged into the internet, would have been a little easier.
It's getting to be dinner time, so I will talk to all of you later. Take care everyone!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
Hello Monday!
Good afternoon everyone! Welcome to Monday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Maddie had a great time on Saturday, she really enjoyed her birthday weekend. She just loves her presents too.
For those of you who don't know, we took Maddie and her best friend to the Mall of America Saturday, where they met up with Reilly. They all got made up at Libby Lu before we had lunch with Kelly, Mick, Jennifer, Jody, and her friend. The girls were so excited on the drive up there that they were already in need of a nap by lunch time. It was cute though, and all three girls were very well behaved. Of course, we forgot our camera. But Kelly picked up a disposable one at the Rainforest Cafe, so we did get some pictures. I am going to try to use up the last handful of photos so that I can get the film developed soon, and get a photo or two on here. Ben bought fun stuff for that evening too, but I think the 3 cans of silly string were the biggest hit. We got some pictures of them being nailed by us, and I'm sure those will be priceless.
We had another appointment with my OB today. Things are looking good, we are doing everything right, he says. He had to chase the baby around a little to hear the heartbeat today, it was a squirmer. He said it sounds more like a girl at this point (a little over a month ago the heart rate was lower, so he was leaning towards boy). We have another ultrasound scheduled for April 6th. I am really hoping the baby will cooperate so we can find out then. My doctor also mentioned today that he thinks this baby is big, which isn't a surprise to us.
Hopefully, Ben will be done with this "extra project" at work pretty soon. We are looking forward to work calming down a little so that we can spend more time together as a family.
And, everyone knows how much I am looking forward to spring. It's grey and dreary again today - and cold. Technically, it's above freezing so some of the snow is melting, but it's so overcast that it just doesn't feel like any progress is being made.
Not much else is happening right now, just taking it day by day, waiting for some warmer weather to get here. I hold out hope each day, since it's almost April already.
I hope everyone has a great week. Take care everyone, and we hope to see all of you soon!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Maddie had a great time on Saturday, she really enjoyed her birthday weekend. She just loves her presents too.
For those of you who don't know, we took Maddie and her best friend to the Mall of America Saturday, where they met up with Reilly. They all got made up at Libby Lu before we had lunch with Kelly, Mick, Jennifer, Jody, and her friend. The girls were so excited on the drive up there that they were already in need of a nap by lunch time. It was cute though, and all three girls were very well behaved. Of course, we forgot our camera. But Kelly picked up a disposable one at the Rainforest Cafe, so we did get some pictures. I am going to try to use up the last handful of photos so that I can get the film developed soon, and get a photo or two on here. Ben bought fun stuff for that evening too, but I think the 3 cans of silly string were the biggest hit. We got some pictures of them being nailed by us, and I'm sure those will be priceless.
We had another appointment with my OB today. Things are looking good, we are doing everything right, he says. He had to chase the baby around a little to hear the heartbeat today, it was a squirmer. He said it sounds more like a girl at this point (a little over a month ago the heart rate was lower, so he was leaning towards boy). We have another ultrasound scheduled for April 6th. I am really hoping the baby will cooperate so we can find out then. My doctor also mentioned today that he thinks this baby is big, which isn't a surprise to us.
Hopefully, Ben will be done with this "extra project" at work pretty soon. We are looking forward to work calming down a little so that we can spend more time together as a family.
And, everyone knows how much I am looking forward to spring. It's grey and dreary again today - and cold. Technically, it's above freezing so some of the snow is melting, but it's so overcast that it just doesn't feel like any progress is being made.
Not much else is happening right now, just taking it day by day, waiting for some warmer weather to get here. I hold out hope each day, since it's almost April already.
I hope everyone has a great week. Take care everyone, and we hope to see all of you soon!
Sunday, March 12, 2006
One week down...
Well, I have survived my first week on bedrest. It was bearable because of our very helpful friends and family. All of you have kept me sane, thank you!
Things are going well, as far as I can tell. I don't see the doctor again until the 20th, so hopefully we will get some good news then.
We have looked at a some names, but haven't decided on anything yet. We have had a really tough time with boy's names, we just don't find much that we agree on. Ben said he would like to wait and find out what we are having before we go through anymore names. I agree with him on that, why give ourselves the headache of choosing a boy's name if we are having a girl? So we set our name books aside for now.
The baby is moving quite a bit at times, and getting stronger by the day. This really eases my mind, and makes the hours and days of boredom worth it.
Thank you again, everyone! We all appreciate everything you have done, from the phone calls, to the visits, bringing movies and magazines, and food. I know I've said it before, but we are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives!
Looks like our spring weather was short-lived. Looks like a rain and snow mix is supposed to hit us today. I sure hope weather.com is wrong on that. I was really hoping winter was done. I want to fill the bird feeders in the back yard and start seeing some life out there again.
Keep warm, and be careful if it gets slippery out there.
Take care everyone, we love you all!
Things are going well, as far as I can tell. I don't see the doctor again until the 20th, so hopefully we will get some good news then.
We have looked at a some names, but haven't decided on anything yet. We have had a really tough time with boy's names, we just don't find much that we agree on. Ben said he would like to wait and find out what we are having before we go through anymore names. I agree with him on that, why give ourselves the headache of choosing a boy's name if we are having a girl? So we set our name books aside for now.
The baby is moving quite a bit at times, and getting stronger by the day. This really eases my mind, and makes the hours and days of boredom worth it.
Thank you again, everyone! We all appreciate everything you have done, from the phone calls, to the visits, bringing movies and magazines, and food. I know I've said it before, but we are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives!
Looks like our spring weather was short-lived. Looks like a rain and snow mix is supposed to hit us today. I sure hope weather.com is wrong on that. I was really hoping winter was done. I want to fill the bird feeders in the back yard and start seeing some life out there again.
Keep warm, and be careful if it gets slippery out there.
Take care everyone, we love you all!
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
News from the couch
Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well. As some of you may have heard, the doctor has ordered me to stay off my feet, in hopes of avoiding early labor.
I don't know how long I will be on bedrest at this point. The doctor said he doesn't know why these things are happening and that no one really knows why early labor starts for some women. He said our best chance at saving the baby is for me to just stay off my feet.
On a bright note, we got to see a lot of our baby during the long (long) ultrasound we had Saturday night. We saw the baby's kidneys, stomach, legs, arms/hands/fingers, legs/feet/toes, face, heart (all 4 chambers are there), etc. The thickness of the skull was measured, and the spine was checked (for any birth defects) - they said the baby looks good! We saw pretty much every part the baby had, with ONE exception...
The way the baby was crouched, the area between the belly button and hips was in shadow the whole time (what are the odds of that?). So we still don't know whether it's a boy or a girl at this point. The baby was measured and measured (the skull, the femur, the spine, etc.), and before we left we were told it weighs about 6 ounces!
We got a few more ultrasound photos. I will try to get them scanned somewhere so that I can post on here sometime. My favorite photo is of the baby's little foot, you can see the little toes and everything! I can hardly wait to kiss the little baby toes, it will be very exciting to meet the baby. I hope the weeks go by fast.
In the mean time, Ben and Maddie have been taking good care of everything. And everyone has been so helpful already. I appreciate everything. I feel so lucky to have good family. I really think family support makes a big difference in how things like this go. This baby doesn't know how lucky it is (yet), being born into a world where so many loving people are going to be part of its life.
Feel free to email me, if you get bored (jjanae@hickorytech.net). I also keep my cell phone nearby (507.340.6775). My Yahoo instant messenger name is "jennifer_janae", if any of you happen to use that. I am working on crocheting a blanket for the baby, I cross stitch, and have books to read. We also subscribe to Netflix and Jennifer is borrowing me some magazines and movies. Not to mention all the hours a person can waste on the internet! So I think I will keep myself pretty entertained for a little while. I think I should also take this opportunity to work on compiling all my recipes, I started that project over a year ago, but never sit down long enough to really work on it. So maybe I can get that website done too.
Jennifer called earlier today, she is stopping by with some anti-boredom material for me and bringing dinner - that will be fun! My next doctor appointment is in two weeks, so I'll get a chance to get out of the house for a little bit then.
This just might be my longest blog yet. Well, I'm wrapping up. You can wake up now, and go about your lives. :-P
Take care everyone, and thank you VERY much for all your support and caring!!
I don't know how long I will be on bedrest at this point. The doctor said he doesn't know why these things are happening and that no one really knows why early labor starts for some women. He said our best chance at saving the baby is for me to just stay off my feet.
On a bright note, we got to see a lot of our baby during the long (long) ultrasound we had Saturday night. We saw the baby's kidneys, stomach, legs, arms/hands/fingers, legs/feet/toes, face, heart (all 4 chambers are there), etc. The thickness of the skull was measured, and the spine was checked (for any birth defects) - they said the baby looks good! We saw pretty much every part the baby had, with ONE exception...
The way the baby was crouched, the area between the belly button and hips was in shadow the whole time (what are the odds of that?). So we still don't know whether it's a boy or a girl at this point. The baby was measured and measured (the skull, the femur, the spine, etc.), and before we left we were told it weighs about 6 ounces!
We got a few more ultrasound photos. I will try to get them scanned somewhere so that I can post on here sometime. My favorite photo is of the baby's little foot, you can see the little toes and everything! I can hardly wait to kiss the little baby toes, it will be very exciting to meet the baby. I hope the weeks go by fast.
In the mean time, Ben and Maddie have been taking good care of everything. And everyone has been so helpful already. I appreciate everything. I feel so lucky to have good family. I really think family support makes a big difference in how things like this go. This baby doesn't know how lucky it is (yet), being born into a world where so many loving people are going to be part of its life.
Feel free to email me, if you get bored (jjanae@hickorytech.net). I also keep my cell phone nearby (507.340.6775). My Yahoo instant messenger name is "jennifer_janae", if any of you happen to use that. I am working on crocheting a blanket for the baby, I cross stitch, and have books to read. We also subscribe to Netflix and Jennifer is borrowing me some magazines and movies. Not to mention all the hours a person can waste on the internet! So I think I will keep myself pretty entertained for a little while. I think I should also take this opportunity to work on compiling all my recipes, I started that project over a year ago, but never sit down long enough to really work on it. So maybe I can get that website done too.
Jennifer called earlier today, she is stopping by with some anti-boredom material for me and bringing dinner - that will be fun! My next doctor appointment is in two weeks, so I'll get a chance to get out of the house for a little bit then.
This just might be my longest blog yet. Well, I'm wrapping up. You can wake up now, and go about your lives. :-P
Take care everyone, and thank you VERY much for all your support and caring!!
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Today is March 1st
Still not a whole lot going on with us right now. Today it was about 50 degrees, so that makes me pretty happy.
Work is busy for Ben right now, and a bit slow for me. Farm tax returns were due by today, so we were pretty busy up through last Saturday. But now the next big deadline is business returns (due the 15th, I believe). Because I don't work on business returns it's going to be pretty quiet for me until then. Once that deadline has passed we are on to personal returns (due April 17th), which means I will be super busy. I would much rather be busy than not. It's so boring when we are low on work, I end up having to do filing (ugh).
Ben is still working on that "extra project' for work, so he is spending a lot of his evening and weekend hours slaving away at his laptop (as he is this very minute).
We subscribed to Netflix. We are enjoying it so far. It's especially nice for Ben to have a fun movie to watch before he goes to bed, after working for so many hours. We have already decided we are glad we started renting through them.
To give you an idea of how dull our lives are right now I will admit to you that we get excited when we get a new Netflix movie in the mail. Yes, it is a bit sad. But things are better dull than tragic. We are fortunate to have our health, our home, our jobs, our loved ones, and each other.
One of the first DVDs we got was "The Office". It's a British comedy about a bunch of people who...yeah...work in an office. It's actually funnier than it sounds.
I would like to wish my little brother, John, a happy birthday! He will be, I believe, 28 years old tomorrow.
That's pretty much all I have to say at this time. I had better get ready to go, it's yoga night.
Take care everyone! Wish real hard for spring to hurry up and get here!
Work is busy for Ben right now, and a bit slow for me. Farm tax returns were due by today, so we were pretty busy up through last Saturday. But now the next big deadline is business returns (due the 15th, I believe). Because I don't work on business returns it's going to be pretty quiet for me until then. Once that deadline has passed we are on to personal returns (due April 17th), which means I will be super busy. I would much rather be busy than not. It's so boring when we are low on work, I end up having to do filing (ugh).
Ben is still working on that "extra project' for work, so he is spending a lot of his evening and weekend hours slaving away at his laptop (as he is this very minute).
We subscribed to Netflix. We are enjoying it so far. It's especially nice for Ben to have a fun movie to watch before he goes to bed, after working for so many hours. We have already decided we are glad we started renting through them.
To give you an idea of how dull our lives are right now I will admit to you that we get excited when we get a new Netflix movie in the mail. Yes, it is a bit sad. But things are better dull than tragic. We are fortunate to have our health, our home, our jobs, our loved ones, and each other.
One of the first DVDs we got was "The Office". It's a British comedy about a bunch of people who...yeah...work in an office. It's actually funnier than it sounds.
I would like to wish my little brother, John, a happy birthday! He will be, I believe, 28 years old tomorrow.
That's pretty much all I have to say at this time. I had better get ready to go, it's yoga night.
Take care everyone! Wish real hard for spring to hurry up and get here!
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