Colin's Room

Colin's room is finally complete!

I got the framed items for the walls from Uppercase Living and Etsy. Jason painted back in mid-March. And, the furniture got here at the end of April...just a month late!

I wanted to paint and re-upholster the glider, but ran out of time and it just wasn't worth it. ;-) The furniture is made by Pali - the Emilia Forever Crib with the Volterra dresser and nightstand.

I also ordered his name for above the bed off of Etsy. (Thank you Pinterest for helping me find it!)

My co-worker, Anita, made his crib skirt and quilt. I LOVE the bright colors!

 

I LOVE how it turned out!

Baby Patterson #2!

 

 

Colin Stewart Patterson

May 30, 2012

2:30pm

8lbs 4oz

20 inches long

Birth story to come...

Scheduled!

At my appointment yesterday morning, I was dilated to 2cm. Then, we decided she would strip my membranes, and she said it was maybe closer to 3cm. But, my cervix was still high and "pretty thick." She also said that this baby is bigger than Drake (7lbs 13oz).

I've been off work for over a week and need my FMLA to kick in next week plus my doctor is leaving on vacation sometime next week. Being 40 weeks and 1 day, we talked about induction. She suggested either this Thursday or next Monday and gave me the option. I couldn't decide so I left the office and planned to call them back in the afternoon.

After talking it through with Jason, my mom and a nurse friend, I settled on Thursday. This would work out nicely as I could spend a whole day with Drake and my parents would have time to get down here to stay with him while we went in. Although, this also meant that he was going to be born on our anniversary.

I called the office back and then waited to get confirmation that the hospital would be ready on Thursday. The nurse finally called me back about 4:30pm when I was picking up Drake and said the hospital couldn't do Thursday, but they could do Wednesday! That meant I had a few hours to figure out arrangements for Drake overnight and get our stuff together. Luckily, Jason's niece was able to come over and stay with him while we were gone and then will drop him off at daycare this morning!

So, we're at the hospital and praying for a safe delivery of baby boy #2 (who still doesn't have an official name). :-)

40 Weeks!

Well, here we are...40 weeks! I truly didn't think we would make it this far since Drake came at 39 weeks 1 day. The good news is that I am feeling great, I got a lot accomplished on my week off work, we've had a great weekend, but now I'm ready.

Okay, let's face it ... I am more than ready!


Thursday night, I went to labor and delivery because I wasn't feeling much movement. By the time we got there, he was going crazy and his heartrate was in the upper 170s. We were monitored for a while and when his heartrate finally got back down to normal (in the 140s/150s), I was contracting every 1-2 minutes. Unfortunately, it didn't make any change to my cervix (still at 2cm) so they sent me home.

My next appointment is tomorrow so we'll see if anything has changed. At this point, we will schedule an induction for sometime later this week or early next week. Of course, I'm still holding out hope that he will come on his own before then, but it's certainly not looking that way.

39w1d

I'm still here. :-)

I had a doctor's appointment this morning. There is a little progress...I'm dilated to 2cm now, but still not effaced. Today marks the gestation that Drake was born at so I guess I kind of thought this little one might come by now, but it's not looking like it.

My doctor said she could at least feel his head so we know he's head down and getting into position. Drake was still super high when I went into the hospital to deliver him and my doctor couldn't tell at previous appointments if he was head down so this is good news to me.

She offered induction again, but I turned her down. Honestly, I am very comfortable still. Yes, I've gained 35 pounds and have a big 'ole belly, but I haven't had any swelling and am not in any pain. I'm REALLY hoping he will come on his own. I have an appointment scheduled for next Tuesday, and I agreed that if he wasn't here by then, that we would schedule. I need to start my official leave by June 5th and she's going on vacation shortly after that.

So, we'll see what happens...

39 Weeks!

Whew! It has been quite a week that all started at my doctor's appointment on Tuesday. My sitter texted saying Drake was having a rough morning while I was on my way to the appointment. While I was there, she called and said he got sick at the lunch table. This was all while I was supposed to be leaving my "sample" which ended up going right in the toilet...oops! Thankfully, Jason was able to go get him as I had my evaluation for work right after my appointment and was preparing for a conference this past weekend as well as briefing my co-worker on my workload for the summer that she'll be taking care of for me.

I stayed home with Drake on Wednesday morning and then he went back to the sitter's with no other symptoms. My co-workers were a great help getting ready for the conference - I think they were actually nervous that if I did anything, I would go into labor and not be able to be there. :-)

The rest of the week went by way too quickly and we had a great conference on Saturday which was my last full-day of work before baby comes!!

I'm still feeling really good!! There has been more pressure, but I've also had these sudden bursts of energy to get things done. I'm starting to really wonder when he will decide to arrive. (I had these same thoughts with Drake which I'm sure most women can relate to.)

My next appointment is tomorrow morning so we'll see if there is any progress. That will be 39+1 which is the day I went into labor with Drake. 

38 Weeks!

This is my last week (or less) of work before baby comes. It's really hard to believe that we are to this point already. We're ready...the room is together, his clothes are washed and my bag is packed, for the most part. I'm kind of hoping that he'll hold out until next week just because that would give me a couple days off and then I could attend my little "sister's" 8th grade promotion next Tuesday. We'll see what he has in mind though. :-)

At last week's doctor appointment, there was nothing going on to indicate this baby would be coming any time soon. We'll see what she says at my appointment tomorrow.

And, I'm hoping to finally post some pictures of little guy's room this week! My co-worker is making his crib skirt and a quilt, but I don't have it yet.

37 Weeks!

We are officially "full term" with this little guy! I'm still feeling pretty good although the heartburn is not fun, and I had a nasty charlie horse on Friday night. Oh my goodness...that was the worst feeling. I think we're pretty much ready at this point for him to come anytime, but my plan is to work through the next two weeks. 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's appointment to see if there is anything going on. ;-)

36 Weeks!

Wow! Approximately 4 weeks left to meet our little guy. We've gotten some things done this week including picking up his dresser and nightstand! I also got curtains, a hamper, lamp and a garbage can for his room. All of the clothes have been washed and put away in his dresser and I've started getting our bag together for the hospital.

I have an appointment tomorrow. I'll be getting the Group B Strep Test done, and I'm curious if she'll check to see if there is anything going on. :-)  The pressure has increased, but I still feel him moving around quite a bit....hoping he is getting into position. Drake came 6 days before his due date so I'm very interested to see when this little one will make his appearance.

You can see my 36 week picture with Drake here. 

Don't forget to put in your guess for this little guy! (link on the right side of the blog)

We still have a few things to do:

• finish packing a bag for the hospital 
• make our list for phone calls at the hospital 
• decide on baby boy's name!

Guess Little Brother's Birth Info!

When we were pregnant with Drake, we did a poll to allow our family and friends to guess his arrival date and info. It was neat to see how close people were to the actual statistics so I thought we would do it again!

There is a link on the right-hand side of the blog for ExpectNet! online baby pool. Click on the link or go here to enter your guess of the baby's arrival date, time, weight, and length!!

In case you are wondering, Drake was born at 1:37pm, 39 weeks 1 day gestation, weighed 7lbs 13oz and was 19.5" long. 

Reminder: Baby boy's due date is May 28th!

Have fun!!

35 Weeks / 35 Days!

35 weeks or 35 days until my due date...how has time gone so quickly. I've had a number of people tell me this week that I am so small for being this far along. In no way have I really tried to do this, but I have been paying closer attention to the scale since the first conversation with the nurse practitioner at my OB's office. I'm right around 31 pounds gained which is pretty good. I'm hoping to stay under 35. Don't worry...I'm still eating - just ask Jason. :-)

I'm still feeling great except for the fact that I have discovered the feeling of heartburn! It took me a while to figure out what it was and it usually only comes on in the morning after breakfast. Still have that checklist of things to do...hopefully the dresser and nightstand will be here this week so I can get clothes washed and put away.

I realized I haven't posted much of the info from Babycenter.com...here's this week's update:

Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

 

34 Weeks!

Woo hoo!! Only about 6 weeks left until we get to meet our new little guy! Things are going well. I really feel pretty good except for the random sharp pains in my pelvis. I'm hoping that just means that baby is making his way into position (considering Drake was SO high even throughout my labor). My next appointment is tomorrow.

Jason picked up the crib and got it set up on Friday, and the rest of the furniture should be here this week. Hopefully I'll be posting more about his room soon.

There is still so much to do:

• pack my bag for the hospital
• pack baby's bag for the hospital
• wash baby's clothes and get them put away
• make our list for phone calls at the hospital
• talk to our friends and sitter about caring for Drake if we need to go to the hospital when he's not already at the sitter
• purchase curtains, a lamp, a hamper, and garbage can for baby's room
• decide on baby boy's name!

Drake's New Bed: Transition #2!

Drake has done SO well in his toddler bed since we made the transition in February. He hasn't fallen out of the bed, and he's only gotten out without us coming in to tell him it was okay twice. Each time he had been awake for a while and was coming to the door when we went in. Since Jason was picking up the crib yesterday, we decided it was time to buy the full-size bed and transition him into it.

I cannot believe my baby is sleeping in a FULL-SIZE bed!

It's much higher off the ground than both Jason and I thought it would be, but he has done great. 

And...for a sneak peak into baby brother's room: 

 

 I'm hoping to have an update on baby #2's room next weekend. :-)

32 weeks!

The past two weeks have gone by SO quickly...probably because we were on vacation for a majority of that time. I survived two 14+ hour car rides and chasing down a toddler on the beach so I guess we're doing pretty well. I haven't been very good at tracking the movements since we were gone, but I've felt him quite a bit so I'm not concerned. We'll get back on track this week. :-)

We thought this little guy's furniture would be here by the time we got back from vacation (or before), but we are still waiting. I called on Friday and was told that it got held up in customs. Does this sound familiar? It was one of the "excuses" we heard when we were waiting on Drake's furniture, too. She said it should be here in a week and a half so I'm holding them to it. At that point, we'll be almost 34 weeks along and that is cutting it a little close in my opinion.

30 Weeks!

Wow! Are we really 3/4 of the way through this pregnancy? Baby boy will be here before we know it and it seems like there is still so much to get done. We finally emptied out the room last week and Jason painted it on Friday while I was working. His furniture should be here this week or next, then I will be able to get some pictures on the walls. We still need to buy a few things - lamp and an alarm clock/cd/radio - plus go through clothes to see what we're missing. I'm starting to stockpile diapers and wipes when I see good deals. Oh yeah...and, we need to decide on his name. :-)

I worked the Hearts at Home conference last weekend so that wore me out, but I'm really feeling pretty good. Looking back at the last few pictures, I notice that my belly is getting SO much bigger. I have still gained less weight to this point than I did with Drake. My meals seem to be getting smaller although I want to eat more often.  Baby is moving around all the time now which is awesome and my appointments are every two weeks.

28 Weeks!

We have reached the third trimester with this little one! It seems like we still have so much time left before his arrival, but I know it will go quickly. I'm still feeling good and haven't gained too much weight. I'm actually within the guidelines at this point so that's pretty good - 5 pounds less than I did with Drake up to this point. He's moving around quite a bit which is awesome. I love that feeling!!

I have an appointment tomorrow and then I'll be going every two weeks. This is crazy time for me at work and then we're taking a little vacation at the end of the month so March will go by especially fast. I'm hoping to get the room painted (picked out paint today!) and for the furniture to get here before we leave. I already got three pictures for the walls ready to go and the other two got here today. Now, we just need to decide on his name so I can get that ordered, too. Oh yeah...and, we need to buy a full-size mattress for Drake so we can move his crib mattress to the baby's room.

From BabyCenter: By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

26 Weeks!

Things are still going well. I had an OB appointment last week and baby was moving all around. He actually kicked the doppler when she was listening to the heartbeat which was in the 150s/160s.

I had my glucose tolerance test this morning. It was different from the test with Drake. This time I had to fast and was poked three times - the initial blood draw, at one-hour and at two-hours!  I guess they were missing some cases of gestational diabetes because people were passing the one hour test so they have changed to this one. Hopefully I passed because if I didn't, there is no three-hour test option.

24 weeks!

I love this point in pregnancy...viability!! This pregnancy seems to have gone so much quicker than Drake's (of course, I reserve the right to change my mind as we get further along ;-)). I started feeling movement much sooner, too. It's so nice to know that we've made it to this point and chances are that we'll deliver a healthy baby boy come May.

I'm still feeling great and feeling baby move more and more. In fact, so much that I loaned out the doppler to another girl in my neighborhood. (Thanks for letting me share, Betsy!) She's about six weeks behind me and has a boy just a little older than Drake. I feel baby move at least once a day, if not more, and Jason even felt it for the first time this morning.

Now that Drake's birthday is over, I need to get focused on this little guy's room - planning out what we'll do to decorate, moving the current furniture out, and getting the new furniture up once it gets here. We had a friend recommend a robot theme and I have found some cute stuff on Etsy so I think we may go with it. (Drake's room is sports themed so I didn't want to do that again.)

My next appointment is next Tuesday, and I'll have my Glucose Tolerance Test.

Nursery Furniture

We are getting things checked off the list here at chez Patterson! Today, we ordered baby boy #2's nursery furniture. This time we bought it from a different store hoping we aren't going to run into the same problems as we did with Drake's furniture. We narrowed the selection down to three brands - Pali, Bonavita, and Baby's Dream - and after looking at all of them, we went with this one by Pali:

We're actually getting it in Mocacchino (another dark wood), but this one shows the dresser, too. We ordered the crib, 5-drawer dresser, nightstand, and conversion kit. In case you are wondering, the reason we are purchasing another full set of furniture is that I really want each child to have their own stuff, and I (seriously) plan for them to take this off to college with them! No, we're not spending a fortune on it, but it has a nice little price tag so I expect it to last.

As for the decor of the room, I'll be deciding on that after we get through Drake's birthday party (gasp!) next weekend.

22 weeks!

In case you missed it, we had our ultrasound two weeks ago as well as a gender reveal party to let our friends and family know that we are expecting another baby BOY! Since finding out we're having a boy, I've been doing lots of searching for just the right name, ideas for room decor, and furniture.

As far as names are concerned, we're looking for a 5-letter name that's not super common or super unique. ;-) We have a list going but haven't really talked about it too much.

I'm considering robot decor after one of our friends mentioned it. I found quite a few ideas on Pinterest so we'll see.

We went to a baby store about an hour away after the ultrasound to check out furniture, and I think we have it narrowed down. Now, we just need to make a decision and get it ordered.

I had an OB appointment last week and baby boy's heartbeat was in the 140s. I've been feeling more and more movement - still not consistent, but definitely a lot more which I love! The weight gain at this appointment was quite a bit more than I was hoping for, but I'm giving myself a break since Thanksgiving and Christmas were in there. Either way, it's less than I gained with Drake at this point so that's good.