This has been a very eventful week for Baby. We've decided on an ambiguous name so we won't get too excited about a boy or a girl, so until we know the sex, the baby's name is Baby. This week, the pieces that will eventually become Baby's brain and spinal cord are coming together, and the heart and circulatory system is beginning to form. If Baby is an over-achiever (how could he not be, look at his parents...) the tiny little heart could even begin to beat.
This week was a little scary, though. Jenn was having some pain in her lower abdomen and lower back, and her OBGYN told her to go to the E.D. I know what you're thinking, "E.D.? Shouldn't she go to the E.R.?" The answer is yes, she should've gone to the Emergency Room, except Norman Regional has decided that they would stop using a national term (also the name of a TV show) and begin to use E.D. - The Emergency Department. This allows the hospital to inject even more confusion into very confusing times. Luckily, Marylin Blake had told me about the E.D. vs E.R. controversy the day before, so we were safe.
The pain Jenn was having turned out to be pretty normal pregnancy stuff, be we did get the first pregnant hospital visit out of the way.
Jenn's appetite has not slowed down very much this week, and she's taken a few naps. The baby should be about the size of a sesame seed, but it seems to have a much larger impact than the hamburger bun garnish.
We've got a big week ahead of us. If Baby's heart hasn't already started beating, it will this week. Also the brain, lungs, arms, legs, and ears will be beginning. I'll remember this day when the child is a teenager and we swear those ears don't work...
Tonight, we watched the movie Juno. It's about a high-school girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption. I know it sounds fantastic, but trust me it's pretty good. When we went to see this movie in the theater, we were not pregnant. Seeing it now, things are different. I noticed things like when Juno began to show, how far along she was when she got her ultrasound, and the stroller that this one lady had in the mall (it's called a Bug-A-Boo, the most amazing stroller on the face of the planet. If you'd like to purchase one for us, the web address is www.bugaboo.com where you can find local stores or purchase online. We like the Bug-A-Boo Frog the best). This makes me think that being a parent will make me look at everything differently. Hopefully, I'll retain my awesome-ness while also being a responsible, attentive, and wise parent. Hopefully...
We'll see you next Wednesday!
3 comments:
just a tip :P on the stroller the car seat stroller combo is really the best :D its SOOO much easier when they are really little and your not taking them out of the car seat to take them in i have the graco turquoise/brown one its been a life saver the stroller compacts fairly small and you can do it with one hand, we just leave it in the car... and now that Bernice is too big for her starter car seat she loves the stroller still b/c it can recline and she can take a nap or she can set up tall and see EVERYthing. but thats just a tip EVERYone is going to tell you what works best for them lol and you should try it :P
I was thinking that, too, watching Juno the other night with Jason: how you and Jen and all the other pregnant couples at our church are going to look the same and be all busy at the same times...weird.
these posts are pretty good. they're not all lame like other blogs. hahaha.. aahh, anyway. i'm so excited for you guys. so, you ARE going to ask Matt and I to be the Godparents, right? i mean, that's what real friends do.. haha. man, i'm cracking myself up today. but seriously, you are gonna ask us, right? lol
oh, man. you gys are gonna be great parents and i'm so excited to see the little one! yay!
susan
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