B-I-G Boy!

I had my 37-week checkup today, which included an ultrasound. We were excited about this ultrasound since we haven't had too many throughout the pregnancy. When I was pregnant for Ava I honestly had about ten, so we really felt like we watched her develop along the way.

We weren't able to see too much of anything at this stage of the pregnancy. Baby boy is a BIG BABY BOY! The purpose of this ultrasound was to determine his weight. Care to take any guesses before reading further?

He's currently measuring 8 pounds, 15 ounces! And I still have two weeks to go! The doctor said he could gain anywhere from another quarter of a pound to a half a pound a week. Eeek! I could've told anyone he was big though. Actually, anyone could've told ME he was big by how big this belly is!

Well along with having an ultrasound done, I sure was hoping to have some fun pictures to share with everyone. But the tech gave us one. Just one. And it was one that certainly confirmed that Jon Jon is, indeed, a boy!

To spare the integrity of our little one, I've slightly edited the picture. :) I can't help being a protective Mommy!

More Blankets and Bibs!

My Mom has been on a creative roll lately. She's been so used to sewing cute things for Ava for the last couple of years. It's a little different with a boy, but she's managed to do it...and wait till you see the cute things she's come up with!

A special "big sister" dress for Ava to wear the day her baby brother is born! I LOVE this!


And, of course, baby brother has to have a matching blanket!


Another blanket and sweet, sweet bib!

36-Week Checkup

I've now hit the point in my pregnancy where I see my OB on a weekly basis! Seriously, where did this pregnancy go? I guess that's what happens when there are nothing but holidays during most of it!

I had my 36-week checkup yesterday (February 17). Everything looked great. Jon Jon's heartbeat was great, and the doctor even commented on how active he is...to which I agreed! This child is kicking all the time....I love it!

She also gave me my papers that I should now carry with me at all times. That seems to make it even more official to me that the end is near. Woohoo!

Next week's appointment will start with an ultrasound to estimate the weight of this big boy. I'm guessing in the 9-pound range! Any guesses?

Going-Home Outfit

We are in the final stretch of the pregnancy! Our little man will be here in just a few weeks. And that's left us with a shorter to-do list, which is encouraging.

One thing topping the list was to get him his going-home outfit. My Mom and Dad wanted to buy it for him, but wanted us to pick it out.

So my Mom, myself and Ava did a little shopping this past weekend and with John's "vote" over the phone, we found the perfect one! Thanks, Mom and Dad!

I absolutely cannot wait to dress us our little guy in his new outfit. He's going to be so precious!

Blankets and Burp Cloths!

You might call it nesting. And that's most probably what it is.

I was on a roll with making Jon Jon some receiving blankets and burp cloths. It was a lot of fun to do because I found myself really having time to think about him while I sewed.

I can't wait till he's here to use them!

Jon Jon's Nursery

We finally completed our sweet baby boy's nursery! I must admit, it was a little different thinking "boy" when I was used to pink walls and butterflies in Ava's room. But once I got into the swing of the western theme we decided on, it was a blast!

A big thank you to my Dad for his helping hands with the painting and to my Mom for offering to wash all the clothes and help me hang them up and organize them!

And, of course, a HUGE thank you to Big Sis Ava. Without her sweet hands lending their help in her brother's nursery, none of it would have that special touch!

The "before"...though a true "before" would've been a very junky room!


Let the painting begin!


Thanks, Dad!


John and Ava setting up the bed!






Helping Mommy wash some of Jon Jon's bibs and blankets...














Here sits "Teddy," Cousin Harry's 61-year-old teddy bear from when he was a child. Mona, his wife, wanted to give the baby this bear, which is such a blessing to us. We'll always know that Harry's watching from Heaven over our little boy! Thank you, Mona!

To Catch You Up to Speed

Of course since the last "appointment update" I've had several more appointments. They've all been pretty uneventful, hence the lack of necessary blog entries.

At my 28-week mark I had to go in for my glucose screening. The one-hour one resulted a little high, so I had to go back for the dreaded three-hour one. Equipped with a book in hand, it wasn't all that bad. Now the drink I had to ingest? Yeah, well that's a different story.

The results came back pretty good. I had one abnormal number, which didn't necessarily classify me as having gestational diabetes, but it was enough cause of concern for my doctor to send me to a nutritionist. And so I went. And I've been doing better.

My most recent appointment was yesterday (February 2nd) for my 34-week checkup. Once again....uneventful. Yay! Jon Jon's heartbeat continues to sound good and he continues to measure great....and big! :)

Next I will go for my 36-week checkup, and then I will see my doctor on a weekly basis. Wow...where did this pregnancy go?!?

And March 9th It Is!

Many of you already know that I'm having a scheduled c-section.

Well we finally have a date to share....MARCH 9, 2010!

This is a special date for us because it would've been my Granny's birthday. So it'll be nice for Jon Jon to be born on this date.

It's a little different to know exactly when I'll deliver the little guy. Of course he could decide to come early like his big sister, so I suppose it's still a guessing game. But if all goes as planned, I will be admitted into the hospital at 5 am that morning and will have him around 8 am. Woohoo!

24-Week Ultrasound

A month after the "big" ultrasound I had another one. This was because the baby was in a breached position during the first viewing so they couldn't get accurate measurements on his head, heart, etc.

He looked perfectly healthy and is a growing boy!

See the pictures below!

Definitely a boy!




Footprints!




Profile....look closely and you can see his bent legs.


Full face...


Head profile...

Lapse in Blogging--Oops!

Obviously it's been SEVERAL months since I've blogged about the pregnancy. This only means that we've been extremely busy getting everything ready for our little guy to arrive.

One of our biggest projects was adding on a playroom to the house. And we did so with much success and much appreciation because, quite honestly, we've run out of room in this house! Agh!

Another big task at hand was clearing out Jon Jon's room. This was the room that collected anything and everything for the two and a half years that we've lived here. So I had to start from the bottom up with finding every little thing a place of its own. But it's done, and now we have a sweet nursery taking its place (pictures in another post!).