Introducing Peanut Jelly & Butter....WHAT???

Wow it's been a while since I posted!  SORRY!  We did go back for another 4D ultrasound, but it didn't go much better.  At first baby was facing my back and wouldn't turn around.  BOOGER!  So we went to the doctor's appointment, drank some cold water, did a few squats, and went back.  VOILA!  He turned around!!!  ONLY he kept his hands (that's right I said handS...both of them!) over his face the whole time.   He's either REALLY camera shy like his daddy or a little bit on the ornery side.  Maybe it's a little bit of both (LORD KNOWS his daddy is! LOL, but that's why we love him!)  But we were able to get some great pictures of his cute little hands.   Looks like there are 5 cute little fingers on each hand!  No need to count them when he decides to come into the world!  Anyway, here are the pictures and for the first time EVER I can proudly say.....INTRODUCING PRESTON JAMES BRINKLEY!!!!!

Yes, we know that should we ever want to get get his initials monogrammed somewhere it would be PBJ...making it appear that we named our son after a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, but we didn't.  So lets all get the laughs out now and embrace the fact that James & Clarissa FINALLY picked a name!!!!  

Disappointment

Well James and I went yesterday for our 4D ultrasound and were a little disappointed in Lil Man.  Baby decided he didn't want to be seen, so he kept his little arm in front of his face almost the WHOLE TIME!  He's already a little booger!!!  After about 30 minutes of the tech shaking the heck out of my belly, getting up and walking around, going to the restroom, and almost faiting on the table, baby finally moved his arm just long enough to catch a few pictures of the side of his face.  THEN he turned around backwards so we could only see the back of his head.  So it wasn't what we were hoping it would be and I don't think the pictures are clear enough to tell who he looks like yet (although I found a picture of me in my baby book that is seriously the spitting image of the first picture below.....but that could be wishful thinking :) but we are going back next Friday to have a repeat ultrasound done.  If the little guy won't cooperate then, we will have paid $140 for nothing.  We only get one "Mulligan" on this so we will have to pay again if we don't get good pictures next week.  AND since I'm still all sorts of nervous about not getting everything we need because I only have one more shower scheduled, we'll probably just save the $140 for something from the registry (like the pack-n-play we want, but haven't gotten yet.......if anyone wants to go in on it with us!  LOL j/k).  So here are the pictures we did get....stay tuned for (HOPEFULLY) better ones next week!

As the tech was turning the machine off, it switched from 4D to regular and she said "OH MAN!  LOOK at THAT!"  I couldn't figure out what she was talking about so I asked "What? Is something wrong?"  She said "ALL THAT HAIR!"  So she snapped a picture of his hair floating in the fluid.  YAY!  He's going to have a full head of hair like his momma did!!!

TWENTLY-NINE!

Well, today I have decided I have a new favorite number: 29!!!  I went to the doctor today, January 29th.  Everything looks good, except my iron levels have dropped so he gave me a prescription for iron pills.  Joy of joys.  ANYWAY, while I was there they weighed me in and he measured my belly.  I am 29 weeks along, I have gained 29 pounds, and my belly measured 29 centimeters.  And well, we all know I'm 29 years old.  So lets recap:  January 29th, 29 years old, 29 weeks pregnant, 29 pounds gained, belly measured 29 centimeters.  So you see, I have no choice but to consider 29 my lucky number!!!!

I also had to get my Rhogam shot today.  This is to protect baby from my negative blood type.  Um yea...that shot hurt!  I have to get another one after I give birth.  Joy of joys...again.  I have to thank my dad for this.  He is ultimately the reason I have this big pain in my, um....rear end right now!!!  THANKS DAD!  

I also read today that being left-handed can make for a more presidential demeanor.  And since James is left-handed, there is a good chance I may be cooking a future US president.  I'm just sayin....

OK, all that being said, I never got around to posting my 28 week belly pic.  So here it is....along with my 4 week pic so I can remember that I've not always been HUGE!!!

Oh man!!!!  I miss my tan!!!!

Happy 2009! Welcome to the 3rd Trimester!

Whew!  Where do I begin???  There is soooo much I need to post that I'll probably forget something!

1) James and I drove to Indiana to celebrate a late Christmas and New Years with my family!  It was soooooooooo good to see everyone.  Kirsten & Jason got me a pregnancy body pillow which has been a LIFE SAVER!!!  I can't sleep without it!!!  Dad & Marsha got me my Sperry's!!!  YAY!!!  I've been wearing those NON-STOP!  Dad made pumpkin pie and Grandpa made chocolate fudge and I WAS IN HEAVEN!!!  I ate too much, but that's what holidays with family is all about....right???  

2) While there Kirsten threw us our VERY FIRST EVER BABY SHOWER!!!!  It was Mickey themed and it was SO CUTE!!!  A picture of the invitation is below!  We had a blast!!!  They had us blind folded and wanted to see who could diaper a stuffed animal first.  WELL little did we know they were going to BLAST us in the face with silly string!!!  HOWEVER, I clearly won!  James couldn't even figure out how to open the diaper...or maybe I am just THAT good!  In any case, I diapered the "baby" all while trying to avoid the silly string!  We received a lot of good presents!  Too many to name off, but I have a link to all of the pictures.  You can see everything we got, and everyone who was in attendance!  FUN WAS HAD BY ALL! 

http://picasaweb.google.com/cdbrinkley85/IndianaShower?authkey=0_uvSP52SW0&feat=email#

3) I had my 26 week doctor's appointment and saw Dr. Dean for the first time.  He was funny.  He had me sign the release form so they had my permission to deliver the baby.  That darn form was so funny!  I mean, if you actually read it (which I did because they left us waiting in that room FOREVER!) you have to wonder what kind of people they are dealing with.  It first said "The diagnosis requiring this procedure is: PREGNANCY."  I'm 26 weeks....THANKS FOR TELLING ME!!!  Like I didn't know!  Then it said 

"The alternative to a vaginal delivery is Ceserean Section. The alternative to Ceserean Section is vaginal delivery.   If neither of these options are suitable for you, you may be putting your health in serious risk."  YA THINK?????    Who is THAT STUPID that they need to put that?????  ANYWAY, baby's heart sounded nice and strong and everything seemed to be going along as planned.  I did gain another 6 pounds which put the grand total by 26 weeks at 25 pounds gained.  Dr. Dean didn't seem worried about the weight, but said if I was worried I could follow the South Beach Diet.  Hahahahaha!  I'm following the "I'm-Pregnant-and-I'm-Flipping-Hungry-So-I'm-Gonna-Eat-What-I-Want" diet!  AMEN!!!

4)  I've been horrible with my belly pics!  I DID remember to take my 26 week pic though!  My 24 week pic is in the previous post...that's all I have for that week.  My 25 week picture is with Kirsten....which could also be her 28 week pic (LOL!).  And yes, I completely forgot to take a 27 week pic.  I would take one tonight and post, but I'll be 28 weeks Friday and I'll just post that one.  SO here are the 25 & 26 week belly pics!  My belly looks SO much different in clothes!

5) I have another doctors appointment next Thursday (1/29).  I will be 29 weeks then.  After that appointment I will be going every 2 weeks instead of 4 weeks until 35 weeks.  Once I hit 35 weeks, I'll be going every week.  We have our 4D ultrasound scheduled for Friday, February 6th.  I'm so excited to see his precious little face!!!  I told James we WILL have a name by then so we can put his precious little name on his precious little picture!  SO hopefully you'll know baby boy's name in less than 3 weeks!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Well, Christmas has come and gone, and little baby boy still does not have a name.  ARGH!  I told James I wanted a name by Christmas, but oh well.  Maybe we'll shoot for New Years, but that probably won't happen either.  We already have his nursery furniture (crib, changing table, & dresser) already here at the house, although the nursery is FAR from finished.  We have the basic colors painted, but the chair rail still needs to be put up and the decorative painting needs to be done.  My goal was to have that done before we left for Indiana for the holidays....but that's not going to happen either.  MAN!  I'm really falling behind here!  Actually, I've been sick...remember?!?!  Plus with all the holiday parties and stuff, we just haven't had any time.  I actually woke up this morning and my bottom lip had exploded with 9 (NINE!!!!) fever blisters!!!  It's huge!  I'm not even kidding!  So I headed over to Urgent Care to get some medicine for my lip.  If it was just one blister, I would have suffered through it, but this is RIDICULOUS!!!  Anyway, I'm very glad I went because evidently the sinus infection I had a few weeks back decided it didn't want to go away.  It sent fluid to both ears that has now become pussy.  EWWWWW!  So I am BACK on antibiotics...plus cream for the blisters.  HOPEFULLY the swelling will go down before we reach Indiana Monday.  

What else is new?  Well, I'm TOTALLY uncomfortable already and I know it's only going to get worse.  I can't remember the last time I had a good night's sleep.  I've been wanting to buy one of those pregnancy pillows, but since I'm cheap and don't want to spend the $60, I haven't gotten one.  LUCKILY Alison never used hers and has let me borrow it.  It's not the life saver I thought it would be, but it definitely helps!!!  Now if I could just get the doggies to understand that I don't want them sleeping on top of me anymore, I'd be doing ok!  I know I should just make them sleep on the floor, but I can't!  That would just break my heart!!!  (I know, I shouldn't complain then, right?!?)  Anyway, we're supposed to take my 24 week belly pic tomorrow; hopefully we can remember to do that since we completely forgot about week 23!  In case we forget though, here is a picture Leanna took of me and Pacey watching James take Rigsby for a ride on the tractor Christmas Day (23wks 6dys).Someone should have told me to STAND UP STRAIGHT!!!  Anyway, and for those of you who didn't get our Christmas cards because you failed to send me your address (or I forgot and please forgive me if I did!!!) here are the pictures that were on it!

Anyway, I hope everyone had a MERRY CHRISTMAS and best wishes for the New Year!!!!!!

Total Fatty!

So I had my 22 week appointment Friday and everything with baby boy looks/sounds great.  This is the good news!

The bad news is that I have gained 10 POUNDS since my last appointment, which was only 4 weeks ago!!!  The doctor said it was probably due to Thanksgiving, but I don't think so...I didn't eat THAT much.  I really haven't been eating more than I normally do either.  But anyway, so this brings to grand total to 19 pounds gained by 22 weeks!  YIKES!  Yep...total fatty here!  Then she measured my belly and it was 23 cm and I could just tell by the look on her face that that wasn't something to be proud of.  So of course I asked..."Is that normal?"  And she said with a BIG smile..."It's on the bigger side of the normal range."  Even the doctor thinks I'm a total fatty!  But then she looked at both James and I (because James is determined to go to all the appointments...YAY!!!!!!) and said "Well, you're both tall so maybe it's just a tall baby."  Yeah, that made me feel better about being huge...thanks!  But I'm very thankful that baby boy seems to be doing well and I will never take that for granted...no matter how much of a fatty he makes me!

Anyway, I did a little research after the appointment and found that your belly is supposed to measure in cm the amount of weeks you are.  And since I was measuring 23 cm at 22 weeks...I don't think that is THAT bad!!!  But I'll let y'all decide for yourselves.  Here are some more belly pics. I'm not gonna lie...I was sucking in on the 22 week pic.  I had just been told I was a fatty...I was trying to prove the doctor wrong.  LOL

I'm Sick!

I woke up yesterday morning to the worst sore throat EVER!  Of course I haven't had a sore throat since having my septum surgery last April, so it took me by major surprise!!!  James has been sickly since Thursday, so I can only assume he is the one who gave this horrible sore throat to me.  I was going to try to tough it out, but then I started thinking "What if it's an infection...and What if the infection spreads to the baby?!?!?!"  AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!  So I went to the doctor and sure enough...SINUS INFECTION!!!  Boogers!  Are you kidding me?!?!?!   AND on top of that....the vomiting is back.  The doctor warned me that could happen because of all the drainage going into my tummy, but I never actually thought it would happen.  WRONG!  I'm miserable!  My throat is seriously on fire and my head feels like it weighs 100 pounds.  He put me on amoxicillin, which is supposed to be safe for "pregnant girls"....but that doesn't stop me from worrying sick about little baby Brinkley.  What if he decided he wanted to be allergic to amoxicillin????  It could happen you know!  Khaim is allergic to every antibiotic under the sun!  Oh the joys of motherhood!  I know this is just the beginning of my long life of worry ahead of me.......