Holden Michael Lum
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Here's the news
First, there's no baby yet. Ugh! We had the usual weekly appt and really nothing exciting to tell. Still dilated, the baby will come soon, blah, blah, blah... I'm just so damn impatient though- I want the baby to come NOW!
Sophie's been having a great time with her Oma here. (Oma is Dutch for Grandma) We went and played outside yesterday and had lunch at Waterloo Icehouse. The restaurant has outside seating and a nice playscape for the kiddos to play on. Just wished I coulda had a nice cold beer! The weather's been absolutely gorgeous here- mid/upper 70s and completely clear skies!
Sophie's new thing with her baby is this: baby has to go wherever she does, but now you also have to bring the baby's hat, her blanket, and her bottle, and her other bottle. Sophie demands all of these come along with her.
Sophie also really likes to get into things she's not supposed to. Her favorite is splashing in the dog's water bowl! She does this at least 3 times a day and often says "no, no, no" or "bad" while she's doing it. I've tried different things to get her to stop, but so far none of my tactics have worked. Sometimes she stands there and specifically waits for one of us to look at her before she starts going to town. What a toot!
Sophie's been having a great time with her Oma here. (Oma is Dutch for Grandma) We went and played outside yesterday and had lunch at Waterloo Icehouse. The restaurant has outside seating and a nice playscape for the kiddos to play on. Just wished I coulda had a nice cold beer! The weather's been absolutely gorgeous here- mid/upper 70s and completely clear skies!
Sophie's new thing with her baby is this: baby has to go wherever she does, but now you also have to bring the baby's hat, her blanket, and her bottle, and her other bottle. Sophie demands all of these come along with her.
Sophie also really likes to get into things she's not supposed to. Her favorite is splashing in the dog's water bowl! She does this at least 3 times a day and often says "no, no, no" or "bad" while she's doing it. I've tried different things to get her to stop, but so far none of my tactics have worked. Sometimes she stands there and specifically waits for one of us to look at her before she starts going to town. What a toot!
Sunday, March 06, 2005
False Alarm!
Friday Night...
We went out to eat at Macaroni Grill. Yummy! During dinner I start having contractions (the REAL ones) and they keep coming about every 5 minutes. So we're thinking "is this it?" We finished dinner and even ordered desert (a huge piece of delicious strawberry cheesecakefor me). We get home and the contractions are still coming on. We wait another hour and they're still regular at 5 mins, now we're thinking "this IS it!" We decide to call our "on call" people, Cousin Karen and Aaron, to come over so they can watch Sophie when we have to go to the hospital.
A few hours later...contractions still going at 5 mins, but not very painful yet. I thought we should try and get some sleep while we could before the hard labor began. We went to bed and I kept waking up every so often with the back pains from the contractions, then at some point I think they just stopped. I woke up around 5:30am and they were gone! GONE!!! What happened??!!! I was oh so disappointed! I was really ready for this baby to come!
We never experienced any false labor with the last pregnancy, so I thought that when then the contractions came on and were regular for so many hours -that meant we were in labor. Guess not!
Dwayne's mom flew in last night from Canada. We called her Fri, thinking we were having a baby and she got a ticket for the next day. She is happy to be here though and didn't mind that it was only a false alarm. Now we have built in babysitter for Sophie when the REAL day comes! And I sure hope that day is going to be soon!!!
Keep sending those 'labor' thoughts my way!
We went out to eat at Macaroni Grill. Yummy! During dinner I start having contractions (the REAL ones) and they keep coming about every 5 minutes. So we're thinking "is this it?" We finished dinner and even ordered desert (a huge piece of delicious strawberry cheesecakefor me). We get home and the contractions are still coming on. We wait another hour and they're still regular at 5 mins, now we're thinking "this IS it!" We decide to call our "on call" people, Cousin Karen and Aaron, to come over so they can watch Sophie when we have to go to the hospital.
A few hours later...contractions still going at 5 mins, but not very painful yet. I thought we should try and get some sleep while we could before the hard labor began. We went to bed and I kept waking up every so often with the back pains from the contractions, then at some point I think they just stopped. I woke up around 5:30am and they were gone! GONE!!! What happened??!!! I was oh so disappointed! I was really ready for this baby to come!
We never experienced any false labor with the last pregnancy, so I thought that when then the contractions came on and were regular for so many hours -that meant we were in labor. Guess not!
Dwayne's mom flew in last night from Canada. We called her Fri, thinking we were having a baby and she got a ticket for the next day. She is happy to be here though and didn't mind that it was only a false alarm. Now we have built in babysitter for Sophie when the REAL day comes! And I sure hope that day is going to be soon!!!
Keep sending those 'labor' thoughts my way!
Friday, March 04, 2005
Friday Update
Here's the update from my OBGYN appt today.
I'm dilated 3 cm now and about 90% effaced. The baby is pushing it's head through to the other side. (Ok she did not say that, but I swear I can feel it!) And I lost another pound. Woo hoo- more brownines & ice cream for me to eat!
Last night I got a little concerned because the baby was going absolutely bonkers inside of me for over an hour! I mean non-stop moving-kick, punch, roll over, poke at the bladder, kick, punch, kick, etc.- anyway it just didn't feel right to me! I thought the baby was out of control and in distress. Of course Dwayne was not home last night and I had only my oh-so-rational pregnant mind to think this over with. I ended up calling the dr's after hours number and the dr who called back didn't seem too worried about it, said this sounded normal for a baby. Normal??!! It definitely wasn't normal for what I've been feeling everyday.
So anyway, today just to be safe my dr hooked me up to the monitor for awhile to check the baby's heartrate and fetal movements. Everything was ok! She said it was better to check and be safe than to have something go wrong. I love my dr! She didn't make me feel stupid at all about the whole thing.
It ended up the whole dr appt took over an hour! Dwayne and Sophie came with me and they were both very good!
Hopefully we won't have to return in a week for my next appt because I'll have had a baby by then!!
Cross your fingers and think "LABOR" thoughts for me!!
I'm dilated 3 cm now and about 90% effaced. The baby is pushing it's head through to the other side. (Ok she did not say that, but I swear I can feel it!) And I lost another pound. Woo hoo- more brownines & ice cream for me to eat!
Last night I got a little concerned because the baby was going absolutely bonkers inside of me for over an hour! I mean non-stop moving-kick, punch, roll over, poke at the bladder, kick, punch, kick, etc.- anyway it just didn't feel right to me! I thought the baby was out of control and in distress. Of course Dwayne was not home last night and I had only my oh-so-rational pregnant mind to think this over with. I ended up calling the dr's after hours number and the dr who called back didn't seem too worried about it, said this sounded normal for a baby. Normal??!! It definitely wasn't normal for what I've been feeling everyday.
So anyway, today just to be safe my dr hooked me up to the monitor for awhile to check the baby's heartrate and fetal movements. Everything was ok! She said it was better to check and be safe than to have something go wrong. I love my dr! She didn't make me feel stupid at all about the whole thing.
It ended up the whole dr appt took over an hour! Dwayne and Sophie came with me and they were both very good!
Hopefully we won't have to return in a week for my next appt because I'll have had a baby by then!!
Cross your fingers and think "LABOR" thoughts for me!!
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Just a few more things
+ I went to see "Million Dollar Baby" last Friday and it was great!! No surprise there I guess, since it won all those Oscars. I didn't read anything about the movie beforehand and wow! I was surprised. It was a much heavier movie than I had expected.
Go see it!
+Just finished a great book that I'll recommend also. The Da Vinci Code- if you haven't read it yet, you should.
+Sophie finally seems to be feeling better thank goodness! She's sleeping at night again which makes Dwayne and I much happier people!
Of course yesterday after I picked her up from school, her teachers told me how the kids in the M-W class are all sick with a stomach virus. Lots of vomiting and diarrhea- oh boy! that really sounds like something we want to get. Keep your fingers crossed that Sophie didn't pick up any of THOSE germs!
+It's funny how your personality and mannerisms really come out in your child. You hear it come out of their little mouths and then ask yourself "do I really say that that much?" It seems everyday Sophie spurts out something that her mommy says to her and it cracks me up.
Today it was "baby, carry you ALL day!" as she's carrying her baby around. The only thing Sophie left out was the word "can't"... "Mommy can't carry you all day!" I've also heard her tell her baby she's "too heavy." Hmmm.... can you guess is what she hears me say quite frequently?
+More updates to come Friday after my OB appt...
Go see it!
+Just finished a great book that I'll recommend also. The Da Vinci Code- if you haven't read it yet, you should.
+Sophie finally seems to be feeling better thank goodness! She's sleeping at night again which makes Dwayne and I much happier people!
Of course yesterday after I picked her up from school, her teachers told me how the kids in the M-W class are all sick with a stomach virus. Lots of vomiting and diarrhea- oh boy! that really sounds like something we want to get. Keep your fingers crossed that Sophie didn't pick up any of THOSE germs!
+It's funny how your personality and mannerisms really come out in your child. You hear it come out of their little mouths and then ask yourself "do I really say that that much?" It seems everyday Sophie spurts out something that her mommy says to her and it cracks me up.
Today it was "baby, carry you ALL day!" as she's carrying her baby around. The only thing Sophie left out was the word "can't"... "Mommy can't carry you all day!" I've also heard her tell her baby she's "too heavy." Hmmm.... can you guess is what she hears me say quite frequently?
+More updates to come Friday after my OB appt...
The Waiting Game
Waiting, waiting, waiting... is this baby ever going to come??
He is pushing down SO low now. I just keep waiting for his little head to poke through and look up at me! Needless to say, I am pretty uncomfortable. Lots of pressure down there, I can hardly walk (it is a definite waddle), and getting comfortable to sit or sleep is a big joke.
So... anytime now would be great!!
He is pushing down SO low now. I just keep waiting for his little head to poke through and look up at me! Needless to say, I am pretty uncomfortable. Lots of pressure down there, I can hardly walk (it is a definite waddle), and getting comfortable to sit or sleep is a big joke.
So... anytime now would be great!!
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Is it Thursday Already?
Went to my weekly OB checkup today. I am now full-term so that baby can come out anytime now! She examined me and said the baby's head was definitely low down (um, I would think so because he actually feels like he's going to fall out sometimes!), I was 80% effaced (thinned out), and 2 cm dilated. And even better- I lost 2 lbs!! The last 2 times I went to the Dr. I had heavy shoes on and told the nurse to take off a pound for my big shoes. But she just kinda laughed and didn't do it- so I really think I weigh the same as last time (minus the heavy shoes).
All of this is exciting to me because it means WE"RE GOING TO HAVE BABY SOON!!! You would think I know this by now, but the reality of it has still not quite caught up with me.
And in other news...
It's been a long week (and it's not even over yet): Sophie had a fever all weekend and still had this nasty green snot coming out. I took her to the Dr and turns out she has ear infections in both ears and possibly a sinus infection. Poor baby! Got her on antibiotics so she is now starting to feel better and be more herself. She had to miss school Tuesday (her long day), so that kinda sucked for me, as I'm used to having a little time to get errands run or do things in peace!
Sophie did go to school today and when I picked her up her teacher told me she and another girl got in a real fight. She's only 1 1/2 years old! Had to be my kid that gets in a fight though. So the other girl tried taking Sophie's toy away and AHHH!! they started pulling and screaming at each other, both were yelling "MINE!"- can you just picture this?
Dwayne plays hockey tonight- last game for awhile since the winter season's over. And I think he'll be pretty busy here soon!
And tomorrow night I get to go out for a movie night with the girls! We are going to see Million Dollar Baby at Alamo Drafthouse. For those of you who have never experienced the Alamo Drafthouse, it's dinner & a movie all in one. You get to watch your movie, order your food and drinks, and they bring it right to you. Fabulous idea eh?
Have a great weekend and enjoy a beer for me if you can!
All of this is exciting to me because it means WE"RE GOING TO HAVE BABY SOON!!! You would think I know this by now, but the reality of it has still not quite caught up with me.
And in other news...
It's been a long week (and it's not even over yet): Sophie had a fever all weekend and still had this nasty green snot coming out. I took her to the Dr and turns out she has ear infections in both ears and possibly a sinus infection. Poor baby! Got her on antibiotics so she is now starting to feel better and be more herself. She had to miss school Tuesday (her long day), so that kinda sucked for me, as I'm used to having a little time to get errands run or do things in peace!
Sophie did go to school today and when I picked her up her teacher told me she and another girl got in a real fight. She's only 1 1/2 years old! Had to be my kid that gets in a fight though. So the other girl tried taking Sophie's toy away and AHHH!! they started pulling and screaming at each other, both were yelling "MINE!"- can you just picture this?
Dwayne plays hockey tonight- last game for awhile since the winter season's over. And I think he'll be pretty busy here soon!
And tomorrow night I get to go out for a movie night with the girls! We are going to see Million Dollar Baby at Alamo Drafthouse. For those of you who have never experienced the Alamo Drafthouse, it's dinner & a movie all in one. You get to watch your movie, order your food and drinks, and they bring it right to you. Fabulous idea eh?
Have a great weekend and enjoy a beer for me if you can!
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Baby shower
Some of our dear friends gave us a baby shower this Saturday. We had a nice time and received some lovely gifts for our baby boy to come: Lots of adorable clothes, a photo album, toys, pacifiers, a jumbo pack of diapers and wipes, and hockey sticks & pucks. (Oh I think we know who the hockey stuff is REALLY for!)
And my favorite part of course was all the delicious food!! Our host made a special Indian vegetarian dish for me that was superb- made with lentils and some other good stuff. One of my other favorites was the artichoke dip. I got the recipe and will post it later- super easy to make!
Unfortunately our little Sophie got sick on Friday and was not a very happy camper for the party. I picked her up from school on Thursday and she and one other child were the only ones left- all the other kids were sick at home or got sent home with fevers. Argh! I knew it was a matter of time before Sophie got it too. So Friday she had a fever and slept on me all day. The only nice thing about it was that I got to lay around on the couch almost the whole day Friday while she slept on me. Watched a lot of high quality TV shows- E! True Hollywood Stories, VH1 Most Embarrassing Moments of 2004, the Inside Story of Survivor (ok, I've never even watched Survivor but I really liked the "inside" story on it), and other good shows like that.
So she has been a big crab during the days and keeping us up at night... hopefully she'll get better soon!!
This momma is tired now and will have to tell more later...
And my favorite part of course was all the delicious food!! Our host made a special Indian vegetarian dish for me that was superb- made with lentils and some other good stuff. One of my other favorites was the artichoke dip. I got the recipe and will post it later- super easy to make!
Unfortunately our little Sophie got sick on Friday and was not a very happy camper for the party. I picked her up from school on Thursday and she and one other child were the only ones left- all the other kids were sick at home or got sent home with fevers. Argh! I knew it was a matter of time before Sophie got it too. So Friday she had a fever and slept on me all day. The only nice thing about it was that I got to lay around on the couch almost the whole day Friday while she slept on me. Watched a lot of high quality TV shows- E! True Hollywood Stories, VH1 Most Embarrassing Moments of 2004, the Inside Story of Survivor (ok, I've never even watched Survivor but I really liked the "inside" story on it), and other good shows like that.
So she has been a big crab during the days and keeping us up at night... hopefully she'll get better soon!!
This momma is tired now and will have to tell more later...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
frog chair
Hello world!
This is my cool frog chair I got from Aunt KK, Uncle Aaron, and cousin Bradley.
This is my cool frog chair I got from Aunt KK, Uncle Aaron, and cousin Bradley.
Sophie and baby
Aren't I cute?
My mommy put this pretty dress on me and even put barrettes in my hair. But my baby hates to wear clothes!
My mommy put this pretty dress on me and even put barrettes in my hair. But my baby hates to wear clothes!
Sunday, February 13, 2005
And breathe...
This weekend Dwayne and I went to our "refresher" Lamaze class. Lots of breathing exercises. Can't say we'll use all of them, but the class was definitely good to go to. It helped put our minds in the right frame of mind of going through labor again. Dwayne was an awesome labor coach last time and I know he'll be just as good this time too!
We also got to watch the wonderful birthing video at our class. WOW- it's amazing to watch a baby come out that way! I can't believe we women actually stretch that big!!!
So I think we are all set and ready to go for the baby to come. I have been NESTING big time at our house! All the baby's clothes are washed and organized in the drawers: the crib and bassinet are made and ready; changing table is fully stocked and organized; house has been cleaned top to bottom (ok- I did have help with that one); and hospital bags are getting packed this week.
Now with 4 weeks left, what the heck do I have left to do?!?
Well my crazy little nesting preganant self will probably reorganize all those drawers and changing tables twenty times, as well as rearranging the nursery a few times also.
I am seriously hoping this baby comes sooner than 4 weeks! Not just because I'm uncomfortable and ready, but for everyone's sanity in the house as well.
We also got to watch the wonderful birthing video at our class. WOW- it's amazing to watch a baby come out that way! I can't believe we women actually stretch that big!!!
So I think we are all set and ready to go for the baby to come. I have been NESTING big time at our house! All the baby's clothes are washed and organized in the drawers: the crib and bassinet are made and ready; changing table is fully stocked and organized; house has been cleaned top to bottom (ok- I did have help with that one); and hospital bags are getting packed this week.
Now with 4 weeks left, what the heck do I have left to do?!?
Well my crazy little nesting preganant self will probably reorganize all those drawers and changing tables twenty times, as well as rearranging the nursery a few times also.
I am seriously hoping this baby comes sooner than 4 weeks! Not just because I'm uncomfortable and ready, but for everyone's sanity in the house as well.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Fire Station
What a fun morning! Sophie and I got to tour the fire station with our mom's club!
I told Sophie we were going to go see firemen and firetrucks today, so all morning she kept saying "fire truck!" When we got there the kids got to see a cute video about fire safety. Then one of the firemen showed us all the gear he put on before a fire. And then the best part was getting to see the fire trucks! Sophie even climbed inside briefly but got a little scared and wanted to come back out. She liked it when they turned on the lights on the truck.
After our tour we went to eat at Chik-Fil-A (one of mom's favorites since she's been pregnant). There were some different firemen eating lunch there also. Then they got a call and had to rush out. We got to see them leave in the firetruck with the lights and sirens on. Boy that was exciting for Sophie!
I think she's said fire truck about a hundred times today.
I told Sophie we were going to go see firemen and firetrucks today, so all morning she kept saying "fire truck!" When we got there the kids got to see a cute video about fire safety. Then one of the firemen showed us all the gear he put on before a fire. And then the best part was getting to see the fire trucks! Sophie even climbed inside briefly but got a little scared and wanted to come back out. She liked it when they turned on the lights on the truck.
After our tour we went to eat at Chik-Fil-A (one of mom's favorites since she's been pregnant). There were some different firemen eating lunch there also. Then they got a call and had to rush out. We got to see them leave in the firetruck with the lights and sirens on. Boy that was exciting for Sophie!
I think she's said fire truck about a hundred times today.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
pee pee on the potty
I went pee pee on the potty for the first time today!!! Mommy and Daddy were so proud of me!
Thursday, February 03, 2005
5 1/2 more weeks... (and counting)
We are getting excited with the baby coming soon! Although Mommy is still a little freaked out that we are going to have TWO kids now!
Today was my OBGYN check up and I was a little nervous to get on that scale. I have gained 25 lbs. so far, which (thank goodness) is right about normal. I just know I'm a lot bigger than I ever was carrying Sophie! The Dr. said she was pretty sure this one was going to be a bigger baby.
Um yeah, I feel like I'm carrying a 10-pounder inside there! And my back has been killing me! The dr. did give me a nice handout on back stretches to help ease back pain. I'm definitely going to give it a try.
Today was my OBGYN check up and I was a little nervous to get on that scale. I have gained 25 lbs. so far, which (thank goodness) is right about normal. I just know I'm a lot bigger than I ever was carrying Sophie! The Dr. said she was pretty sure this one was going to be a bigger baby.
Um yeah, I feel like I'm carrying a 10-pounder inside there! And my back has been killing me! The dr. did give me a nice handout on back stretches to help ease back pain. I'm definitely going to give it a try.
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