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Evan woke up around 1 am last night with a terrible cough. We think that he has croup. I called his doctor's office first thing this morning, but they said to monitor him and as long as he seems to be doing okay, we don't need to bring him in. His cough sounded so scary and terrible last night and he kept weezing when he tried to breathe. I was so scared. Luckily, Danny went through this with Brianna a few times, so he knew what to expect. We sat in the bathroom with a steamy shower last night and that seemed to help a lot. Then today, we did a "croup tent" and I've been making sure to watch him like a hawk. He refused to nap, but I think that that was largely because he was at my grandmother's and she doesn't always press the issue of him getting a good nap in. Eh, whatever. We let him stay up about an hour past bedtime tonight and he's been sleeping pretty well since he went to bed. He's had a little coughing here and there, but Danny just left to run to Walmart to get him a cool-mist vaporizor thing. Fingers crossed that he gets over this quickly.
I had my 37-week prental appointment today. All looks well and the baby's heartbeat was beautiful. My doctor is sending my urine for cultures because she thinks I may have a bladder infection, but that'll be okay. I'll just need to take some antibiotics. I'm trying to drink extra water today to flush my body out. The nurse asked if I wanted to be checked for dialation, but I declined. We had such a full and busy day planned and every time she checks me, I get crampy and sore afterwards and I didn't want to deal with that all day. She said that she'll start checking me every week starting next appointment though. I can live with that. Also, I told the doctor that I was worried that the baby had flipped around because she was making some really strange and uncomfortable movements late last night and I thought my belly looked oblong or something. She felt around and said that she thinks that the baby's head is down and engaged. Good then. I'm hoping for a VBAC. I lost 3 pounds this week and I'm not sure how that happened. I didn't gain anything at my last appointment. I measured 42.5 at my last appointment, but 42 today. Hmm. She said that she thinks my measurements changed because the baby has pushed her way down more into my pelvis and that can mess with the numbers. Everything should be okay as long as I have growth at my next appointment, next Thursday. If I don't grow any, we'll have to get another ultrasound done to check on baby and fluids. The doctor kept joking about maybe this will be my last appointment and blahblah. I wish, lady. I'm ready to have this baby already. Kinda. On the other hand, I don't minde her staying in there for a couple more weeks. IDK.
We went shopping and bought the last few things that we needed for the baby. I had set aside $125 to buy the swing that I really wanted at Target, but when we went there today, they didn't have it. ANNOYING. I wasn't really crazy about the other swings that they had. I felt like most of them were overpriced for what they were. Or just not worth the money, in my opinion. I'm cheap though, for real. We ended up spending the $35 gift card that my aunt had sent us on a new pair of shoes for Evan (CARS! and they light up when he walks! he loves them!!) because he had pretty much outgrown the ones that we bought him last month. We also got a package of diapers and a new Swiffer that I'd been bugging Danny about wanting. I was going to buy Evan and Emily both new outfits, but I figured it would be best to wait until Emily gets here so that I know what sizes they both are and I can get them something matchy-matchy. EXCITING. Anyway. We ended up going to KMart and they had a big baby sale going on this week. We were able to buy a swing, bouncer, and high chair for less than $100! I was so excited because they're in colors that I've been dying to get, but Danny and I try to get everything gender-neutral. These are all lavender and light gray and I love, love, love them. We also bought Evan a booster seat so that he can sit in a chair at the table during meal times and I think that's going to be a good thing. He likes being a big boy. :) I'm pretty happy with everything that we walked away with and I feel like we're finally almost ready for the baby to get here. Woo.
I was talking to my grandmother and my mom about breastfeeding. My grandmother informed me that she thinks that if you're in public, you shouldn't nurse your baby, you should give her a bottle. Uhm, no. I don't agree. I will nurse my baby if she is hungry. She was also telling me that she thinks that you shouldn't nurse your baby in front of people -- not even family. The baby should get a bottle in that situation. She wasn't overly rude about any of it...just very matter-of-fact. She was telling me that her generation was honestly taught that formula is better for babies than breastmilk and so she doesn't understand why I want to breastfeed. I've presented her with the facts about how healthy breastmilk is and how it's best for babies. She doesn't get it, or refuses to. Whatever. She said that she doesn't understand why I'm trying to revert back to the pioneer days. Uhm, okay. I had also mentioned to her something about cloth diapering and how Danny and I are interested in it. She was baffled and wouldn't even talk about it with me. Even when I tried to tell her how far cloth diapers have come since her babies were in diapers. She's so close-minded.
Danny and I didn't exchange gifts for Valentine's Day. I'm okay with that. In years past, I would be upset over not getting anything and feel unspecial or something. This year, I was just happy to be able to spend the day with him, shopping and enjoying being together. I guess having kids really does change your perspective on a lot of things. We were able to go to several stores and actually chat together and not worry about what Evan was doing. It was like we were dating. I enjoyed it. I have a feeling that he's going to come home with some sort of little something for me from Walmart. If he does, that'll be sweet. If he doesn't, I'm not worried about it. I'm content today.
Evan woke up around 1 am last night with a terrible cough. We think that he has croup. I called his doctor's office first thing this morning, but they said to monitor him and as long as he seems to be doing okay, we don't need to bring him in. His cough sounded so scary and terrible last night and he kept weezing when he tried to breathe. I was so scared. Luckily, Danny went through this with Brianna a few times, so he knew what to expect. We sat in the bathroom with a steamy shower last night and that seemed to help a lot. Then today, we did a "croup tent" and I've been making sure to watch him like a hawk. He refused to nap, but I think that that was largely because he was at my grandmother's and she doesn't always press the issue of him getting a good nap in. Eh, whatever. We let him stay up about an hour past bedtime tonight and he's been sleeping pretty well since he went to bed. He's had a little coughing here and there, but Danny just left to run to Walmart to get him a cool-mist vaporizor thing. Fingers crossed that he gets over this quickly.
I had my 37-week prental appointment today. All looks well and the baby's heartbeat was beautiful. My doctor is sending my urine for cultures because she thinks I may have a bladder infection, but that'll be okay. I'll just need to take some antibiotics. I'm trying to drink extra water today to flush my body out. The nurse asked if I wanted to be checked for dialation, but I declined. We had such a full and busy day planned and every time she checks me, I get crampy and sore afterwards and I didn't want to deal with that all day. She said that she'll start checking me every week starting next appointment though. I can live with that. Also, I told the doctor that I was worried that the baby had flipped around because she was making some really strange and uncomfortable movements late last night and I thought my belly looked oblong or something. She felt around and said that she thinks that the baby's head is down and engaged. Good then. I'm hoping for a VBAC. I lost 3 pounds this week and I'm not sure how that happened. I didn't gain anything at my last appointment. I measured 42.5 at my last appointment, but 42 today. Hmm. She said that she thinks my measurements changed because the baby has pushed her way down more into my pelvis and that can mess with the numbers. Everything should be okay as long as I have growth at my next appointment, next Thursday. If I don't grow any, we'll have to get another ultrasound done to check on baby and fluids. The doctor kept joking about maybe this will be my last appointment and blahblah. I wish, lady. I'm ready to have this baby already. Kinda. On the other hand, I don't minde her staying in there for a couple more weeks. IDK.
We went shopping and bought the last few things that we needed for the baby. I had set aside $125 to buy the swing that I really wanted at Target, but when we went there today, they didn't have it. ANNOYING. I wasn't really crazy about the other swings that they had. I felt like most of them were overpriced for what they were. Or just not worth the money, in my opinion. I'm cheap though, for real. We ended up spending the $35 gift card that my aunt had sent us on a new pair of shoes for Evan (CARS! and they light up when he walks! he loves them!!) because he had pretty much outgrown the ones that we bought him last month. We also got a package of diapers and a new Swiffer that I'd been bugging Danny about wanting. I was going to buy Evan and Emily both new outfits, but I figured it would be best to wait until Emily gets here so that I know what sizes they both are and I can get them something matchy-matchy. EXCITING. Anyway. We ended up going to KMart and they had a big baby sale going on this week. We were able to buy a swing, bouncer, and high chair for less than $100! I was so excited because they're in colors that I've been dying to get, but Danny and I try to get everything gender-neutral. These are all lavender and light gray and I love, love, love them. We also bought Evan a booster seat so that he can sit in a chair at the table during meal times and I think that's going to be a good thing. He likes being a big boy. :) I'm pretty happy with everything that we walked away with and I feel like we're finally almost ready for the baby to get here. Woo.
I was talking to my grandmother and my mom about breastfeeding. My grandmother informed me that she thinks that if you're in public, you shouldn't nurse your baby, you should give her a bottle. Uhm, no. I don't agree. I will nurse my baby if she is hungry. She was also telling me that she thinks that you shouldn't nurse your baby in front of people -- not even family. The baby should get a bottle in that situation. She wasn't overly rude about any of it...just very matter-of-fact. She was telling me that her generation was honestly taught that formula is better for babies than breastmilk and so she doesn't understand why I want to breastfeed. I've presented her with the facts about how healthy breastmilk is and how it's best for babies. She doesn't get it, or refuses to. Whatever. She said that she doesn't understand why I'm trying to revert back to the pioneer days. Uhm, okay. I had also mentioned to her something about cloth diapering and how Danny and I are interested in it. She was baffled and wouldn't even talk about it with me. Even when I tried to tell her how far cloth diapers have come since her babies were in diapers. She's so close-minded.
Danny and I didn't exchange gifts for Valentine's Day. I'm okay with that. In years past, I would be upset over not getting anything and feel unspecial or something. This year, I was just happy to be able to spend the day with him, shopping and enjoying being together. I guess having kids really does change your perspective on a lot of things. We were able to go to several stores and actually chat together and not worry about what Evan was doing. It was like we were dating. I enjoyed it. I have a feeling that he's going to come home with some sort of little something for me from Walmart. If he does, that'll be sweet. If he doesn't, I'm not worried about it. I'm content today.