little bugger

Yesterday was my 2-week checkup (at 33.5 weeks). Baby Campbell's heart rate is great. He's been moving, poking and bumping me all the time. Last week it seemed as though his legs were kicking me near the top of my belly (meaning he was head down). Then during the past few days the kicks have been really low, suggesting he is breech. Well, the sonogram showed that for now, the little bugger is breech. Actually, transverse meaning that he is almost laying sideways. He will hopefully move back to his head down position on his own in the next few weeks. If not, the doctor might try to move him that way OR may just schedule a C-section at 39 weeks (a week early)! I'm a little leary of CHOOSING a birth date. Almost seems a little too God-like in nature. 39 weeks would be Nov. 2 (my niece's birthday); Nov. 1 is my brother's birthday. Or we could pick Nov. 3 and have 1,2,3 covered in the family. But Alex had also liked Nov. 11 (11/11/06). Who knows, maybe he'll move on his own and come when he wants to!

hey poke-a-boo

Baby Campbell's newest trick: he is poking at my belly from the inside out. Maybe payback for the times Alex and I have tapped my belly so Alex could feel him move. This new trick though is more than just a kick or bump, he's actually making my belly visibly rise up! It is very bizarre and exciting at the same time. Seven more weeks until we get to see him in the flesh!

baby gear

Yesterday, my mom came over to help paint the dresser from her sewing room that will be Baby Campbell's changing table/dresser. We also put together our stroller and glider. Sounds easy enough right? The stroller came with illustrated photos with very curt instructions. However, not every picture was altogether accurate, so in those cases we were guided solely by our intuition. Thankfully we were successful. And the glider...we put that together with no directions at all! We have two extra parts (oops) but so far it seems to work without them. And it is SO comfortable, I almost fell asleep in it after all the work it took to get it together!

first hospital visit

Sadly we were not at the hospital for a more happy occasion or a BIRTH as would be expected. My mom, Auntie Ellen, me and the baby visited Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore last night to talk with Dr. Rosenshein, a renowned gynecological oncologist. Unfortunately, it looks as though my mom (Grandma Jones) has ovarian cancer. Surgery and chemo are planned in the near future. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

bigger belly

This picture was taken Sept. 9, 2006 (31 weeks and 3 days). Starting the countdown.