27 weeks

Lil Lexi's carseat

My baby girl is growing and growing. Today I read somewhere that she's likely 15 inches in length and a little more then 2 pounds. This week she should be opening her eyes. I'm starting to get really excited about this 4D ultrasound. The worry is still there. I'm so scared of getting a call from the midwives the following day telling me of some crazy anatomical problem. I couldn't live through it again. Please God let us enjoy this experience. It's supposed to be a fun and exciting one. As of now my mom and my grandmom will be coming with us. We'll see though when Friday actually comes. It's still so weird to be at this place in pregnancy. Next week I'll be into the 3rd trimester. I still remember getting that first positive pregnancy test and trying my hardest to keep it secret. It seems like so long ago. I mean we're talking October here. Wow! Just these last 8 weeks (since the anatomy scan) have seemed to drag on. I've been doing lots of shopping and our little Alexa will be very stylish her first few months of life. Im still waiting on her stroller to be delivered, but it should be anyday. I got the chance to change my order to the red stroller that I originally wanted and I'm hoping that I made a good choice.

It's been a few stressful days with Burt. There's been lots of tit for tat and the tension has been wearing on us all. After a big blow up I'm hoping that things will be peaceful for awhile. I hate being stressed out with our baby inside of me, depending on me. I'm sure she's fine as she's been kicking up a storm all day. She seems to be most active during the day. Let's hope it stays that way. Big sister Abby spent a little time today with her hand on my belly waiting to feel little sister move today. Sure enough Lexi let out one hard kick and then another. I try to share any information about the baby with them every week when I read my baby books. Today I showed Nathan just how long she is with a tape measure. He got a real kick out of it.

I guess a mini countdown to the 4D ultrasound is in order. Afterall I did countdown to every other u/s. 6 days to go. I can't wait to see her little face. I'm hoping to see some parts of me but more then likely she'll come out a spitting image of her Daddy. The McCabe genes are just to hard to fight. Until then Miss Alexa! xoxoxo

I hope I don't have to drink that again for a long while!

Week 26 and I had another doctor's appointment today. I am actually 26 weeks and 2 days pregnant. My appointment today was for 10:30 and Daddy came along for what will probably be the last time. He starts back to work soon and won't be able to make it. I had to drink that yucky glucose drink today too. It's the one they use to test for gestational diabetes and boy is it nasty! I gagged a bunch and just generally hated it! I don't remember it being this bad with Abby or Nate but then again my gag reflex has been terrible this pregnancy. Fingers crossed there won't be a 3 hour test to follow. My blood pressure seemed a little wacky today. It was something like 132/64. The top number was a bit high but the bottom number was low so Becca wasn't too concerned. She said had the bottom number been a bit higher she'd have it retaken but nothing to worry about thus far. I am now officially down 1 pound from my prepregnancy weight. And we listened to our little Alexa's heartbeat and it was nice and strong. This was actually the first time that we got right over her back and heard it loud and clear. Every other time we've only been above the umbilical cord and it's been muffled. We talked a bit about breastfeeding and I told them I was pretty much decided against it but was still willing to keep the option out there. The most exciting thing about the entire appointment was scheduling all or almost all of my 2 week appointments. It just makes me feel like the time is coming close. Might I actually get to hold and hug and kiss my sweet precious baby girl. It almost seems to good to be true. The nerves seem to be creeping back up again. I was relaxed for a few weeks after the anatomy scan but now that the 3D ultrasound is coming up I'm worried again. I'm worried that they might find something wrong on that scan that wasn't found by the doctors. I pray everyday that this little one is okay but we won't know for sure until she's here I suppose. My next fear is that when we go to this ultrasound we might find out that little Lexi is a he and not a she. We've bought was too many pink things to even let my mind go there. And lastly as the end is coming near I'm worried about something happening to her in there. I think it's still part of this "Is it too good to be true?" feeling that I'm having but the fear is creeping near. I would be devastated to loose her now. I've had even more time to bond with her then I did the twins and I just can't bare the thought. Luckily I have her little legs kicking up a storm in there to comfort me when I worry. Mommy loves you Lexi. Keep on growing and stay put! Our baby girl is now estimated to be 14 inches long and almost 2 pounds. This week she can open her eyes which up until now have been fused shut. I can not wait to get another look at her on this next ultrasound. I am so excited!

15 weeks and counting!

I figure now is a pretty appropriate time to start a countdown. Baby Alexa is doing well. She's a kicking machine. I'm beginning to think she is semi head down. Like diagonal head down or something. Lots of kicks up high and to the right and lots of punches down low and to the left. Silly girl! We have officially started working on her nursery. We started two nights ago by putting together the changing table and dresser. Then Burt went downstairs to watch TV and I went to town folding and putting away all of her cute little clothes. I hung stuff in the closet. Put things away in the totes on her changing table. And sorted through tote after tote of baby stuff. It's amazing how much we have accumulated waiting for her. I have an entire drawer full of toys waiting for her. A closet full of clothes and a dresser full of sleepers, onesies, socks, and blankets. Then last night we put together her crib and I put all of the bedding on it. We rearranged the room where we wanted all the furniture to be and even hung her little flower nightlight. I put together her bouncy seat and took out all the empty totes. Just walking into that room makes me smile. I anticipate quite a few days of just going in there and sitting down on the carpet getting excited for her arrival. I'm hoping the next few weeks pass quickly. I'm so ready to cuddle her and smell her and kiss her. I've been waiting so long. I've ordered a few things online for her too. I'm waiting for them to be shipped. I ordered the stroller yesterday but it won't be shipped until after March 25th. The car seat has been ordered for a few weeks and should be shipped any day now. I even ordered a lot of 10 crocheted headbands. On etsy I found the most adorable costume to use for pictures when she's born. It's a pair of white feather angel wins, a white marabou headband, and a white tutu. I can't wait! I love you my little Alexa. I can't wait to meet you! xoxoxo

All moved in

I knew this week would be a hard one but never anticipated it being this hard! I think because the kids still have to go to school it's been hard to juggle a normal routine and this hectic moving life. On the 27th we got the moving truck and got everything over here. That in and of itself was an accomplishment. You never realize just how much stuff you have accumulated until your forced to shove it into boxes and carry it up and down the stairs. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were all spent organizing, throwing away things, and shopping for things to help up organize better. We've got most of the shelves hung and now I'm moving onto hanging pictures and painting the dresser. Then I'll be all set to work on the baby's room. I've been using that as my motivation to get this stuff done. I am wiped!! On the baby front...I had a bit of a scare on the 1st of the month. It was about 6pm when I realized I hadn't felt our baby girl move in awhile. At first i just assumed it was because I'd been so busy and had been moving around non stop all day. Maybe I rocked her to sleep or something or maybe just didn't realize she was moving because I was so busy. That calmed me down for a few minutes and saved me from a panic attack. I went ahead and downed a glass of soda and a honey bun. Sugar always works for me in getting her tiny heine up and kicking. After about 15 minutes of laying on the couch I was still only feeling small movements. Nothing like the usual hard kicks and punches I've been getting. My nerves were in high gear. I went to bed and just prayed that everything was okay. By the next morning she was up and moving around like normal. I was smiling from ear to ear but even more excited inside. It's so reassuring to feel her move. Oh yea and Daddy got to feel her kicking on Saturday (moving day). I was exactly 23 weeks. We were laying in bed dreading having to get up for the day. Miss Alexa was doing gymnastics inside and I told Daddy now would be a good time to try and feel her. He put his hand on my tummy and sure enough within the minute she gave a nice hard swift kick. We both smiled. Soon after that he got up to get in the shower. I came in the bathroom a few minutes later. As soon as he heard me in there he started talking about how it all feels so real to him now. And about all the things we need to do to get ready for her. Very cute actually. I am now 23 weeks and 6 days. Moving right along. No problems to report:::knocking on wood::: I would give some tidbits of info on baby at 24 weeks but I've been so busy I haven't got to read about it yet. Actually I think I'm going to make some time to do it now. No time like the present!!