6 weeks from today, and I will be having my c-section. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is flying. I am sure that is partly due to having a demanding toddler to take care of, but still, this is just going too quickly. While I am looking forward to not being pregnant anymore, I am not quite ready for this little guy to come out. I am nervous about going from one child to two children, despite being told it's easy. I am nervous about leaving Victoria for 3 days while I am in the hospital, recovering from my c-section. And I am nervous of how Victoria will react to her brother. We talk about him every day. She seems super excited. But I know that I won't really know until he is here how she will react. I am hoping all goes well, but I am nervous about it. And I am really cherishing my time with Victoria right now, knowing that in 6 short weeks, she will have to share me with another child. It kinda makes me sad that I am changing her life in such a BIG way and she has no say in it whatsoever. But I do think that giving her a full sibling, who lives with us fulltime is the best gift I can give her.
So yeah, that's me, nervous, but trying so hard to be equally as excited. I know these feelings will wash away the minute I lay eyes on my baby boy though. Here is me at 33 weeks!
Friday, January 30, 2009
6 weeks...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
30 week belly shot
I was 30 weeks on Thursday! Went to my ob and he doesn't need to see me back for another 4 weeks because everything is going so great! I am so excited about that. Not looking forward to going back every 2 weeks. Blah. Anyway, I am getting bigger. Up a total of 19 pounds! Here is a pic!
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Bring on 2009!!
I am so excited that it is now 2009! This is going to be a terrific year! We have loads of fun things planned. First and foremost, we will be welcoming our little boy in March! And we get to watch Victoria become a big sister!! How exciting is that?! Then, in May, I will be celebrating my 30th birthday (and our 3rd anniversary!) for which we will be driving out to New York and visiting my best friend Jaime, who will be welcoming her daughter in April. Then this summer, Madelynn will turn the BIG 1-0! Which means a heck of a birthday celebration for her! In August or September, we are planning on driving out to Missouri to visit Andrew's uncle and aunt that he hasn't seen in 17 years and that I, nor the kids, have ever met! That will be loads of fun! And we get to spend the entire year getting to know our son and see what its like to have a little boy in the house!! YAY!!
We hope everyone has the best year ever in 2009!!
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas!
This has been the best Christmas so far! Victoria, being nearly 3, is at such an amazing age, where she totally knows what is going on and gets soooo excited about it. This morning, the first words out of her mouth were "Merry Christmas mommy, can I have my presents now?"...AWWW!! How could I say no to that? She loved all her presents very much. Here are a few pics of her opening her presents, with that look of awe on her face!
Here she is in an amazing dress my friend Jaime from New York sent her. She begged to put it on and refused to take it off all day! And this is the child that prefers to be naked all the time! She kept saying she was a princess ballerina! HEEHEE!!
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
My c-section appt is changed
I called my doctor and requested to have the baby on a Friday, after realizing that if I have him on Tuesday, Andrew will have to take that week off to look after Victoria, and by the time I come home on Friday, he will have to be back to work 4 days later. Having him on Friday means when I come home on Sun or Mon, he will have a whole week off with me. And I will need the help because not only will I have a newborn, but I will have a toddler as well!
So, we will be welcoming Adam on Friday, March 13th, 2009 if all goes well. That way my kids will be born 3-31 and 3-13 and both on a Friday at that!
Also, we get Maddy back on the 13th and this way, Andrew can take her to and from school that week and I won't have to worry about finding someone to pick her up! YAY!
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
It's been awhile...
since I updated this blog!
I have been so incredibly busy. Victoria is going thru this very needy phase, where she wants me to play with her constantly and gets very upset when I am on the computer or phone or doing anything that doesn't involve her. Speaking of Victoria, my is she getting big. I can't believe she will be 3 in just under 4 months. She is talking constantly, in 10 and 11 word sentences, and is so smart that she blows me away sometimes. She is very very very into Diego now. She lives, eats, breathes, thinks Diego. We watch reruns all day long, and she can pretty much mimic the whole show. She is talking in Spanish as well a bit so that helps! She is also very into animals and loves playing with anything animal like. She is also into her baby dolls still. Very much in fact. For Christmas, we are getting her one of those doll sets, with a swing, highchair, carseat, diaper bag and playpen because I know as soon as Adam is here and his swing is out here, she will be thinking its for her babies. I am very excited to get this set for her as I know she will love it. She really loves playmobil as well so she will be getting some of that for Christmas too. Christmas is going to be very exciting for her this year. She is right at that sweet age. We are going to start a tradition of cutting down a real tree starting this year, so we are excited for Victoria to help with that as well.
On to Maddy. She is doing well. Just going to school everyday, and getting fantastic grades. Reading every chance she gets. She is really into these Cat Warrior books and just reads all evening. She is very much into country music as well and wants new songs put on her ipod all the time. We will be getting her an Itunes gift card for Christmas, along with some art things as she likes to draw. We are thinking of getting her an Ipod Nano for her 10th birthday. Right now she just has the Shuffle but she has been taking good care of that, so if she keeps it up, she will earn a newer, better one!
Now, for the baby. He is doing great. Kicking away constantly. We have our follow up ultrasound this coming Friday as they couldn't see his liver or entire spine last time so I am hoping he cooperates this time. He feels much bigger than 1.5 pounds and 13 inches long. He is so strong and my whole stomach moves when he does. I am excited to see him again this Friday. Next Wed, I have my regular prenatal appt, and this is the one where he will schedule my sugar test and rhogam shot. Yay. Only 14 weeks from today until Adam arrives and I can't believe how quickly this pregnancy is flying. I am actually getting nervous about everything now. Sigh.
Well, that's pretty much an update here. Here are a few shots of Victoria!



Posted by ~Amber~ at 10:41 AM 3 comments
Friday, November 14, 2008
We have a date!
My c-section is scheduled for March 10th at 7:30am!!!! I am thrilled they made my appt this early so I have something to look forward to! I was aiming for the 12th but my doctor only does c-sections on Mon and Tues. Andrew will take the 10th thru the 17th off work, so he will be with me and then my sister will come down and stay with me for 3-4 days until the weekend again when Andrew will be off again. By the time he goes back to work after that weekend, it will be 2 weeks since my c-section, so I should be okay alone then. My friend Ashley is coming over and staying the night before my c-section so she can stay here with Victoria, as we have to be at the hospital at 6am! I am NOT looking forward to being away from Victoria for 3 nights while I am in the hospital, or looking forward to being away from her during the day, but I am looking forward to meeting my little man! I can't believe I have less than 4 months till he is here!
I have another ultrasound on December 5th because they couldn't see the liver or the entire spine during the last ultrasound, and they just want to make sure everything is okay. It will be nice seeing him again!
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Today is...
the big Ultrasound!!!!! Hopefully baby will cooperate and we can tell the sex. It seems to be split 50/50 by my friends, but I am heavily leaning towards girl. I just got a strong sensation yesterday that it was a girl! I was wrong with Victoria though as I thought she would be a boy all along. My appt is at 1:45 and I will update afterward!!!
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