Tuesday, April 26, 2011

I Am Ready

Okay so honestly, when I say I am ready ... I really mean that I am tired of waiting.

I knew that once I started to believe that Fé would be here early like Ty that things would change. I am starting to understand now that not only is she not coming early but I truly believe that we will make it to her due date or further.

The past few days I have been having contractions on and off and would slightly get my hopes up. I have a contraction tracking app on my cell phone that would show the 5-6 in a hour and it would keep up for a few hours and then ... nothing.

Now I have given up and not even bother to track.

When she is ready she will come. There is nothing I can do that will help move this process along. Sure you can do a lot of research on-line on different things you can do ... don't waster your time. Your just going to frustrate yourself and those around you.

I am ready to see baby Fé. To hold her and change her diapers and feed her. But she isn't ready for me yet. I will have to wait.

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Week 39...Drum Roll Please....

Week 39!

Can you feel the excitement? We are at T minus 7 days to go. I do believe we might be in for the long run with Fé. Fé is still sitting cozy in Phil and loving on mommy. Last week Friday and Saturday, she psyched us out by giving Phil contractions through out the day. And man we were ready to go. However, alas, here we are at week 39.

Now, don't get me wrong, Fé's due date is estimated for May 3rd, so she's still good. Phil on the other hand, at this time, is just again, so ready. Last week I told people I give Fé till Wednesday, tomorrow. Will this happen, I am doubting more and more. Also, the parent's anniversary is tomorrow. So they have been saying it would be the perfect anniversary gift. We'll see.

If there is one thing that we can all agree on, it's that, Fé is a very independent child and will choose when she wants to be here.

*Smile* That's my girl?

Scary :)

Later

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Olive Oil in The Ear

I don't know about you but I find nothing more exciting than putting olive oil into my sons ear in hopes to cure his ear infection. This is now his fourth ear infection and I am just getting uncomfortable with loading up his little body with antibiotics each time he gets one. Just in case you didn't know ... while antibiotics do a great job on snuffing out the infection, they also do a greater job in snuffing out a lot of the other 'good germs' that we have in our body that serve a good purpose.

So far this is the second night that I am trying it out. He was a lot better today. We had to stay home from work because he did have a slight fever (hasn't been back since the olive oil). We have to wait at least 24 hours of fever free before he can go back to day care. We should be fine for tomorrow.

Poor little guy of course hasn't been eating right and is very fussy ... but who can blame him.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Ty's iPod Touch

What in the world would a 19 months old do with an iPod Touch?

Well, apparently quite a bit. Don't believe me, ask my son. Both me and Phil have iPhone 4's and we both like to game. So it's only natural to download game apps, because some times we are away from our consoles, and we need a fix. Also, having a toddler, there are apps that both entertain and educate him. So we found that to be great. Oh, another thing, iTunes. Nick Jr. videos of his favorite shows and kiddie songs at times are just life savers. So in those crazy times, all you gotta do is whip out the phone, find the game or video, start it up and voila, his is calmed.

Since he's around Phil alot more of the times, he has access to her phone. And on her phone, he has an entire page of all his stuff. After a little while, we would notice him touching the screen and interacting with the phone. We didn't think much of that. It was funny when he came across someone with another phone which was not touch screen because he would try to touch the screen and nothing would happen.

Then it evolved to just starting whatever thing he wanted and putting it in his lap and he would go at it. Then it happened. One day, he got up, went and found Phil's phone, sit down with it, unlocked it, swiped to the page with his stuff, which side note, is one of 5 pages if I'm not mistaken. Then he would select a game or whatever he wanted to do. We laughed and was just amazed. At that time, we just thought it was just random. Until we actually just sat and watched him and that's when we realized that he was very calculated and know exactly which game he wanted. When he was done, he knows how to get back to the home screen and he would select a different item. It was solidified when friends and family started noticing this also and just being amazed by it.

Well, here we are. Before I got my iPhone 4, I had an iPod Touch. After I got my phone, I didn't use the Touch anymore. So me and Phil decided that, maybe we would charge up the Touch, load it with his items, and let him use it. Helpful because then Phil will have her phone back. We did it and well now our 19 months old has an iPod Touch, and knows how to use it.

Think about it, when you were 19 months, how technologically savvy were you? We are, not surprised, just amazed, proud, and just like wow, awesome. We got a pretty cool smart kid. But, hey, look who his parents are :)

Next stop, getting a case for it.

Later

Fé, It's Week 38...

Dear Fé,

Mommy and daddy would like to know, are you that comfortable inside there with mommy? As much as we would love to meet you, we totally understand that we'll meet you when you are ready to meet us.

Love Mommy and Daddy.

Folks, we are well within week 38, and we are all anxiously to meet Fé. As of the last appointment, Fé is doing great. She's running out of room in there, but she's obviously quite cosy. Phil is doing okay also. She's just ready to meet her little ladybug. Plus, she's so uncomfortable right now. She's been having contractions more often now, just not frequently enough, but these are good signs. Everyday at work, I am just waiting for the call where I have to run out and race to her an hour away. Can't wait. Everything is pretty much in order for Fé, bag's pack, room's ready, and her wardrobe is going. I guess that's to be expected.

So, ladies and gentlemen, please stay tuned for any breaking news.

Later

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A Change in Plans

It has been a whirlwind past couple of weeks. So much has changed ... except the fact that little Fé is still baking away in my tummy.

So as you may know Chris and I have had high hopes, plans and expectations to have our precious lady bug in the privacy and safety of our own home. Well due to some crazy financial changes with the midwifes we were using, we are no longer able to make that happen.

Long story short, we have changed midwifes and will now be delivering Fé at local, Shady Grove hospital. We of course aren't completely thrilled but we have prayed and have peace with where we are in our plans.

We have met and discussed our birth plans and desires with the midwifes and they are confident that we can still have the birth we want at the hospital. I am still a little skeptical but trying to stay positive. One thing that is out of their hands is how long we would need to stay at the hospital afterward. If everything is fine with me they can release me, but I have to wait for the pediatrician to come and release Fé. So praying that is a quick a smooth process.

Please pray for us as we prepare for her delivery ... any day now :)


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Phil's Belly Cast


Took way too long to get these pictures up.

It was just one of those fun projects we wanted for Fé that would be a family project. So Phil got the idea to do a belly cast. Honestly, I didn't think it was going to be as easy as it was. Best of all it was fun also. She ordered the belly cast kit from online. A couple days later, a small box came. In the small box was, 4 rolls of plaster cloths, skin moisturizer, a non-latex glove, drop plastic, and instructions. After reading the instructions, I was like, really, that's it!?! Okay, let's start.

First, we talked about how and where she wanted to plaster. Then, I measured, cut, and laid out the strips in the order I wanted to put them on. After that, I got a warm bowl of water and after oiling the areas that that was going to get casted, dipped each strips and started layering. All in all, I think it took about 30-45 minutes to do. Then came the fun part, getting it off in one piece. After about 10 minutes of drying hard enough to be removed, Phil carefully got up, leaned forward, and gave a little wiggle. After that, pop, it came off. But not without pulling some hairs. I allowed it to dry for a day or two, light sanded it, and spray painted it with about 3 coats. Then we each placed our hand print on the belly.

As you will see, Ty moved abit with his hand print, but that's ok, it gives it class. It was great!

And so, below, you'll see the pictures. It came out pretty nicely, I do say. And now, we sit waiting for Fé's arrival, any day now.









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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

We are at 37 Weeks...

21 days to go!

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it. This journey has just been totally different from with Ty. Of course a major reason being we both are working full time jobs, Phil's not on bed rest and just the added responsibilities. Honestly, all this has just made the time race away.

Now, here we are at 37 weeks and I can't help but look back at where we were and what was happening at this time with Ty. If we looked back, Ty was on his way as with Phil in being in labor and everything was just crazy exciting. Fé's due date is May 3rd, but after Phil's last appointment and finding out that she was 3cm dilated, it's a very strong possibility that Fé could be here before that 40 weeks mark. Now, fyi.com (ha ha ha thanks Kane Show) Phil has said this Thursday, April 14th, she is going to be going into labor. (Nervous laugh) We'll see.

Even better, stay tuned. Also on Thursday, she has an appointment, so we'll keep you posted on that. Oh, we finished the belly case. It's all painted and ready. I'll snap some pics and show everyone. It's pretty cool. Okay, I'm out for now.

We can see that finish line and we are excited. We are all packed, the kids' room is almost there and one day we'll get a van, because, wow, we need it.

Sorry, getting side tracked.

Later.
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Monday, April 11, 2011

To Fé, With Love from MedOptions

Fé is being shown soooo much love. This is from a surprise baby shower my job threw me. I was genuinely surprised. I never expected it at all. Although, through out the day, I was really suspicious of folks because they were acting a little different. Even with that, I never thought it was a baby shower. Another one of my co-workers, who is like 3 weeks behind Phil, was also surprised with a baby shower. I can't stop saying thanks to my job and I, we are so blessed. Love you all at MedOptions.



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Monday, April 4, 2011

36 Weeks...Let the count down begin...

28 days to go! Well, if Fé decides to go the full 40 weeks that is. Could you believe we are 36 weeks prenant?!? That's 9 months folks! Wow. Anyways, everything is going great. Fé is growing and still as active as ever. Phil is getting the brunt of that. I think she is just ready to finish this pregnancy up. She is exhausted. I am so proud of her. This weekend was the baby shower, but I'll do a separate post on that. This post is about seeing that 36 weeks belly shot. So let's see it.


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