Cooper's Appointment June 25th, 2008

Well, our doctor appointment went fairly well...of course, we didn't get to leave with no worries, that would be impossible for this pregnancy, but nothing of great concern, at least yet. I started with the ultrasound. Everything looks great with Mr. Cooper. He is estimated to be 5 lbs. 10 oz. This is great because he is growing and sometimes Thyroid babies are growth restricted, so this is always good news!!! He is still heads down. YEAH!!! The ultrasound lady took pics of his heart and said they were pretty pictures, so I guess that means his heart is fabulous! Everything else looked normal. It is much harder to make out parts when he is this big. He did have his eyes open and was looking right at us. He also did some practice breathing for us and he was very active for this time of the day. Now...the worry part. My placenta is pretty low. She wanted to do a ultrasound where they stick the thing...well, you know where...so she could get a good picture of it. So, they did it and she said she felt better about it. Now for my doctor appointment...I lost 1 pound...my doctor said as long as the baby is growing then that is fine. I have seriously been eating more too. So I have gained 9 lbs., which is basically all baby and placents and fluid...so hopefully I"ll get back into those pre-baby clothes soon after birth. We talked about the results of the ultrasound and she said everything looked good. She said that the placenta is low, but she is comfortable with 4cm (I may be off on this). I asked her what happens if it is too low. She said basically the placenta can start to tear and bleed. She said they would keep track of it, but if it stays at 4cm then she is confident it will be okay. So, hopefully everything turns out okay. Please pray that my placents cooperates...it's so funny to pray for my placenta:)!!! Anyway, after that appointment I went in and got my blood work for my thyroid levels and then Hunter and I headed for McDonalds to celebrate!!!

Please continue to pray for good news and a healthy delivery. My next appointment is July 9th and then we start having weekly appointments. At my next appointment we will go ahead and schedule the induction date, but hopefully he comes a little sooner than that...as long as he is healthy! The end is getting closer, and that means time to start freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some of the pictures from the sonogram...ENJOY!

The Nursery

Here are some pictures of Cooper's Room. I am very proud of my husband as he worked his bottom off to get it to look this good. If you only knew what it looked like before. He had to scrape wallpaper off for about a week, scrape the ceiling, mud, sand, figure out the trim, repair the wood around the window, and so much more!!! It is beautiful...Thank you Drew!!! I know Cooper will love his room.



This is the room when you first walk in the door.

Here is the part of the room we will be looking at the most I am sure!

This is a picture of our Dutalier Rocking/Reclining Glider. It cost a pretty penny, but we know that it will be well worth it. Drew had to have one that reclined so he could fall asleep while putting Mr. C to sleep. I am so glad he talked me into it!

Close up of the bedding and his name. I saved so much money making those letters myself. Let's just say I spent about $3.00 on them and I was about to buy them at the store for $50.00!

32 Weeks

Here are some pics of me at 32 weeks and 4 days prego. I think the dress really makes Cooper look big.

Cooper

Here is the latest on our little man Cooper.

Cooper has given us quite the pregnancy. He has made us reach the decision that two children is a nice round number, and three might be a crowd. I have developed thyroid problems, whether or not it's related to my pregnancy is unknown, because they discovered it while I was pregnant. I see a specialist for this and get monthly sonograms to check on his growth and development. So far he is right on schedule and looking good. So, we were dealing with this stress, when he decided he wasn't shaking things up enough, and decided to be breech with a prolapsed cord at his ultrasound about two weeks ago. Now, I didn't really understand what a prolapsed cord was, but when the doctor says, if you have any signs of contractions, you get to the hospital immediately, that's a little unnerving! So, of course he decided to shake things up a little more and didn't move the following Sunday morning for over two hours. I called the doctor and she told me to come to the hospital to get the baby on a heartrate monitor just to be sure. Well, we pull in to the hospital and he starts kicking. Get the monitor put on, and he starts having a party. We had a wonderful nurse and she said he was flirting with her and to come back anytime. So, we had a calm week, until my last appointment on Wednesday. He wasn't moving again as much as normal, although it was early for us. Hunter and I have agreed to the 8:30 waking up summer schedule. We both know this is our last few weeks of quiet in the house, so it works! Anyway, they went to find his heartbeat and they could barely get anything. It was super staticy. Hunter and I think he has a little radio in there and he was jamming. Anyway, so to make a long story shorter, they did a nonstress test by doing a short sono and everything was fine AND he moved his little bottom (head actually) into the down position and his cord looks like it's in a good place. TALK ABOUT RELIEF!!! I will go in for my next sonogram on the 25th and will give you an update and hopefully some good pics. So, we have crossed a hurdle and only have 18 more years of them ahead of us.

So Our Journey Begins

Well, after visiting many other blog sites, I decided it might be a good idea to start out own. I am going to attempt to post updates as my due date is getting closer and then pictures of our adventures of raising two children. I am pretty sure there will be a picture of Cooper covered with marker and Hunter sitting next to him with an evil grin. I can't imagine having two boys and not having many funny and some not so funny moments to capture with words and pictures. So, this is to keep our family and friends, close or far away, in touch with our lives. We hope you enjoy what is to come! I'm sure we will!!!