Blog Post by Kati:
The waiting game is killer. I haven't been having contractions or anything (besides the fact that she is definitely moving lower), but just feel like I'm ready and should be done. :) Everyone feels so sorry for me as I slowly waddle around...
A couple more quotes from people:
5th grade boy: "What does it mean if your water breaks? Because on Alien vs. Predators the lady's water breaks and an alien came out."
Me: "Um..." and then promptly changed the subject.
1st grade girl seeing me in the hallway: "Are you PREGNANT?????"
Random lady at the gas station: "Congratulations, honey"
And my favorite- my sister Laura: "I had a dream baby Clara was born and you and Chris couldn't decide on her name - it was between "Twen" or "Southdale". I hated both choices"
(FYI, Clara is NOT the baby's name)
After the weekend of not sleeping well at all, I have slept a little better the past two nights. I think I was just so wiped out from not sleeping. I'm ready to be not sleeping well for a better reason than being in pain! :)
Tomorrow Chris and I are going to Let's Dish- a place in Highland where we will be putting together 4 different meals to freeze. Each meal will be 6 servings, so we'll have a lot of meals! It will be a fun activity to do together. After that I'm going to the Timberwolves game with my dad. Even though the Timberwolves are pretty bad this year, it will most likely be my last opportunity to go for a long time! As many of you know I was once a DIEHARD T-Wolves fan...back in the day when they were good. But they still have a small part of my heart and I enjoy going to the games- especially with my dad. :)
Kona continues to hang out in the baby's room. She is very interested in some of the baby toys that are in there. She is so cute! And she's going to be such a good big sister.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Getting close
Blog Post by Kati:
Close. So close. It is getting to the point now where when I see people who I see somewhat regularly, it is a definite possibility that I won't see them again until after Baby Goose arrives. So saying goodbye is always a little strange. I had a chiropractor appointment yesterday and as I was leaving she said "Next time I see you you'll be two independent people!" I love it! :) And it is so weird at the same time!
My doctor's appointment was long but good on Friday. My doctor checked the baby's heart rate with her little wand and was doing it for longer than normal. Then she said that she wanted to hook me up to the big baby heart rate monitor for awhile because the baby's heart rate seemed lower than what it should be. She told me not to worry but of course I was freaking out a little bit. The nurse rolled in this big machine thing that looked like it was from the '80s and put a couple of straps around my stomach. I was in charge of holding the sensor that picked up the heart beat and holding a button that I had to push every time I felt Baby Goose move. And then I just had to lay there and watch the little markers mark the heart rate paper and make sure the sensor stayed in the right spot and concentrate on if she moved or not so I could push the button all for 20 minutes or so. It was actually very cool because I could hear the heart beat and watch the movement on the heart rate paper that said where her heart rate was. It got to the point where I could almost predict when she was going to move because her heart rate would speed up a little and I could see it! Anyway, after a long 20 minutes my doctor came back, looked at the long heart rate monitor paper and declared that everything looked absolutely perfect. Whew! But I wasn't done yet- still had to go to the lab and get my blood drawn to test my hemoglobin. So I was at the doctor for over 2 hours, but am so thankful that everything is great!
I'm pretty sure that Baby Goose is dropping lower, slowly but surely. I feel more pressure on my bladder and in my hips and pelvic area. Sleeping is getting more painful and it is no longer comfortable to be on my back for any amount of time (I used to be able to lay there for a couple of minutes before switching sides and feel some relief, but no longer!). And I am now needing more mental and physical preparation to get up from chairs or do any other moving around that requires larger movements. All of this is a GREAT sign to me, because it tells me that she's staring her slow descent into the world. Come on out early, Baby Goose! We're ready for you! We can't wait to meet you! :)
Close. So close. It is getting to the point now where when I see people who I see somewhat regularly, it is a definite possibility that I won't see them again until after Baby Goose arrives. So saying goodbye is always a little strange. I had a chiropractor appointment yesterday and as I was leaving she said "Next time I see you you'll be two independent people!" I love it! :) And it is so weird at the same time!
My doctor's appointment was long but good on Friday. My doctor checked the baby's heart rate with her little wand and was doing it for longer than normal. Then she said that she wanted to hook me up to the big baby heart rate monitor for awhile because the baby's heart rate seemed lower than what it should be. She told me not to worry but of course I was freaking out a little bit. The nurse rolled in this big machine thing that looked like it was from the '80s and put a couple of straps around my stomach. I was in charge of holding the sensor that picked up the heart beat and holding a button that I had to push every time I felt Baby Goose move. And then I just had to lay there and watch the little markers mark the heart rate paper and make sure the sensor stayed in the right spot and concentrate on if she moved or not so I could push the button all for 20 minutes or so. It was actually very cool because I could hear the heart beat and watch the movement on the heart rate paper that said where her heart rate was. It got to the point where I could almost predict when she was going to move because her heart rate would speed up a little and I could see it! Anyway, after a long 20 minutes my doctor came back, looked at the long heart rate monitor paper and declared that everything looked absolutely perfect. Whew! But I wasn't done yet- still had to go to the lab and get my blood drawn to test my hemoglobin. So I was at the doctor for over 2 hours, but am so thankful that everything is great!
I'm pretty sure that Baby Goose is dropping lower, slowly but surely. I feel more pressure on my bladder and in my hips and pelvic area. Sleeping is getting more painful and it is no longer comfortable to be on my back for any amount of time (I used to be able to lay there for a couple of minutes before switching sides and feel some relief, but no longer!). And I am now needing more mental and physical preparation to get up from chairs or do any other moving around that requires larger movements. All of this is a GREAT sign to me, because it tells me that she's staring her slow descent into the world. Come on out early, Baby Goose! We're ready for you! We can't wait to meet you! :)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Swiss Chard
Blog Post by Kati:
Week 37 Info:
Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.
Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
No idea what swiss chard is. :)
I can't believe I only have 2 more weeks of work before Baby Goose arrives! This week flew by so I can only imagine the next 2 weeks will do the same.
We have a pretty calm weekend ahead of us which will be nice. We can get a lot done. Come on, nesting instinct!!!! :)
Have a great weekend everybody!
Week 37 Info:
Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.
Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
No idea what swiss chard is. :)
I can't believe I only have 2 more weeks of work before Baby Goose arrives! This week flew by so I can only imagine the next 2 weeks will do the same.
We have a pretty calm weekend ahead of us which will be nice. We can get a lot done. Come on, nesting instinct!!!! :)
Have a great weekend everybody!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Nursery
Blog Post by Kati:
As Chris mentioned in his post, the nursery is pretty much done! Here is the before picture (remember it was a total JUNK room!):
And here are the after pictures:
The crib showcases my aunt Jenny's awesome quilt, and the beautiful rocking chair we got from my aunt Margie and Grammy:
The changing table and the giant teddy bear from my aunt Coco and uncle Jim:
And of course the Baby Goose showcase:
I think the room turned out pretty cute and it feels great to have it ready to go for Baby Goose!
Here are a couple of comments I have gotten the past 2 days:
"Do you have a ball in there?" (3rd grader seeing me outside in my coat)
"Any day now, huh?" (Stranger at a store)
And I also get a lot of pity looks as I waddle around. :) But I still feel really good- much better than I expected to feel at this point. It is just getting a little more painful to sleep so I switch positions a lot, but it takes a lot of effort to do that. Which for some reason for me requires some grunting and groaning. :)
As Chris mentioned in his post, the nursery is pretty much done! Here is the before picture (remember it was a total JUNK room!):
And here are the after pictures:The crib showcases my aunt Jenny's awesome quilt, and the beautiful rocking chair we got from my aunt Margie and Grammy:
The changing table and the giant teddy bear from my aunt Coco and uncle Jim:
And of course the Baby Goose showcase:
I think the room turned out pretty cute and it feels great to have it ready to go for Baby Goose!Here are a couple of comments I have gotten the past 2 days:
"Do you have a ball in there?" (3rd grader seeing me outside in my coat)
"Any day now, huh?" (Stranger at a store)
And I also get a lot of pity looks as I waddle around. :) But I still feel really good- much better than I expected to feel at this point. It is just getting a little more painful to sleep so I switch positions a lot, but it takes a lot of effort to do that. Which for some reason for me requires some grunting and groaning. :)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Been A Long Time / Updates
Blog Post By Chris:
Boy I have not posted for a long time. It has been a pretty crazy time for work. The Thanksgiving weekend brings the busy shopping time of the year, and I am required to work a lot during that time. So needless to say I haven't had much time to post. I haven't heard many comments about Vikings updates, but they are now 10-1. I think them doing so well this season causes me to be more nervous every game.
I also have not given a lunch buddy update for awhile. There really has not been much to talk about, or at least nothing funny that he has said. However, he always seems to forget that I am married to Mrs. Gosselin, every single week. Ah wait there was a story. Last week when I went in for lunch buddy duty Alejandro and I decided to play checkers. Usually we just set up dominoes and knock them down, and that seems to keep him entertained. Well last week he didn't want to do that, he wanted to play checkers. I had not played checkers in a long time, and had a vague memory of the rules ( I know, there are not that many rules). So that led to a made up game with checkers pieces. Needless to say, Alejandro ended up winning the made up game. I hope he never plays checkers against someone who knows what they are doing, because I definitely did not teach him the correct way.
As Kati has so kindly kept the post updated we have had plenty of showers, each being unique in it's own way. Our nursery is all done, most of the baby clothes have been washed, now we just need to wait for our little girl to be born. T-minus 24 Days!!! So since we are so close to the day I think it is okay to finally tell the name that we have decided. We are going to name her..... no just kidding, we still aren't telling.
Boy I have not posted for a long time. It has been a pretty crazy time for work. The Thanksgiving weekend brings the busy shopping time of the year, and I am required to work a lot during that time. So needless to say I haven't had much time to post. I haven't heard many comments about Vikings updates, but they are now 10-1. I think them doing so well this season causes me to be more nervous every game.
I also have not given a lunch buddy update for awhile. There really has not been much to talk about, or at least nothing funny that he has said. However, he always seems to forget that I am married to Mrs. Gosselin, every single week. Ah wait there was a story. Last week when I went in for lunch buddy duty Alejandro and I decided to play checkers. Usually we just set up dominoes and knock them down, and that seems to keep him entertained. Well last week he didn't want to do that, he wanted to play checkers. I had not played checkers in a long time, and had a vague memory of the rules ( I know, there are not that many rules). So that led to a made up game with checkers pieces. Needless to say, Alejandro ended up winning the made up game. I hope he never plays checkers against someone who knows what they are doing, because I definitely did not teach him the correct way.
As Kati has so kindly kept the post updated we have had plenty of showers, each being unique in it's own way. Our nursery is all done, most of the baby clothes have been washed, now we just need to wait for our little girl to be born. T-minus 24 Days!!! So since we are so close to the day I think it is okay to finally tell the name that we have decided. We are going to name her..... no just kidding, we still aren't telling.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Chris' Clever Quote and the Irish T-Shirt!
Blog Post by Kati:
As we were walking across the street in Highland Park we heard this constant beeping. So I asked, "What is that beeping?" And Chris responded in a joking-I'm-so-clever-and-funny kind of voice, "It's the sound of you backing up."
Hilarious.
Anyway, we have gotten so many adorable clothes but this one goes on the blog because Chris' cousin Caitlyn made it and his grandparents gave it to us at one of our showers. For those of you that don't know, Chris' grandma is a very proud Irishwoman...so she wanted the baby to have something to wear on St. Patrick's Day! So here is the adorable T-shirt and baby booties that Baby Goose will be sporting on March 17th. And I know lots of people are hoping she's a freckly red head. :)
As we were walking across the street in Highland Park we heard this constant beeping. So I asked, "What is that beeping?" And Chris responded in a joking-I'm-so-clever-and-funny kind of voice, "It's the sound of you backing up."
Hilarious.
Anyway, we have gotten so many adorable clothes but this one goes on the blog because Chris' cousin Caitlyn made it and his grandparents gave it to us at one of our showers. For those of you that don't know, Chris' grandma is a very proud Irishwoman...so she wanted the baby to have something to wear on St. Patrick's Day! So here is the adorable T-shirt and baby booties that Baby Goose will be sporting on March 17th. And I know lots of people are hoping she's a freckly red head. :)
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Baby Shower #4!!!
Blog Post by Kati:
I had my first girls-only shower yesterday and it was a BLAST! Chris' aunts threw it for me and we had a wonderful time. It was a Mother Goose theme, and one of the games involved filling in words and lines to nursery rhymes...I learned I have some studying up to do! :) We also played a pricing game for a bunch of Target baby items and had a delicious lunch!!!
After the present opening- so much great stuff (and notice the color scheme? this baby is going to be in pink 24/7! I love it!)
And here are the Gosselin girls- thanks for such a wonderful afternoon!!!!!!!!
And more pictures can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=139099&id=650686819&l=349f90e8e2
Today is going to be low-key. I'll probably stay in my pajamas...it has been an awesome busy weekend and Chris and I are so thankful to have such an amazing, caring and supportive family...and sneaky! Multiple times throughout the weekend people tried to get me to divulge baby names. No such luck! My lips are sealed. She will remain Baby Goose until she greets the world (EARLY, please!) :)
Thanks again to everyone who made this weekend so special!
I had my first girls-only shower yesterday and it was a BLAST! Chris' aunts threw it for me and we had a wonderful time. It was a Mother Goose theme, and one of the games involved filling in words and lines to nursery rhymes...I learned I have some studying up to do! :) We also played a pricing game for a bunch of Target baby items and had a delicious lunch!!!
After the present opening- so much great stuff (and notice the color scheme? this baby is going to be in pink 24/7! I love it!)
And here are the Gosselin girls- thanks for such a wonderful afternoon!!!!!!!!
And more pictures can be found here:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=139099&id=650686819&l=349f90e8e2
Today is going to be low-key. I'll probably stay in my pajamas...it has been an awesome busy weekend and Chris and I are so thankful to have such an amazing, caring and supportive family...and sneaky! Multiple times throughout the weekend people tried to get me to divulge baby names. No such luck! My lips are sealed. She will remain Baby Goose until she greets the world (EARLY, please!) :)
Thanks again to everyone who made this weekend so special!
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