This was a long week...Austin had a fever after his shots at the beginning of the week..worse round of shots so far! Then his cough and runny nose that started last Sunday got progressively worse. Felt bad leaving him when I had clinicals but I think he tolerated it ok.
I've felt crappy for most of the week too. Just want to be done with clinicals. Braxton hicks contractions have started and sometimes this heartburn is unbearable!! Very whiney in the Coak house this week! Did enjoy playing outside for a little bit Monday & Tuesday in the nicer weather. :) Austin even wanted to go outside last evening ...when the patio was wet from the rain thats been happening on and off since yesterday morning...we let him for a short time since he was going to be taking a bath right after anyways. It was difficult to get him to come back inside!! But he loves his bath so that helped. :) Such a sweet boy!
Absolutely no progress has been made on the half of the office that we will be using for Mason's room. :( Andy is dragging his feet on coming with me to get the dresser...I can't lift it! Hopefully once March Madness/basketball is over he will have a desire to start helping me move things along! I have to clean out/organize and it's hard to do that when Austin is awake since he wants to help and the room is right next to his so I can't really do much during naptime! I do have the newborn clothes from Austin sorted out so I can see what will be reusable. So much of Austins stuff is long sleeve, fleece or dark colored since he was a winter baby! Get so tired of people saying "oh, you'll be able to reuse everything since its a boy." Then I just remind them...Austin was born in the WINTER...this baby will be born in the SUMMER!!! Good lord!
Sorry this was quite the long, whiney, ranty post! Just one of those weeks!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Austin had his 15mt appt this morning and everything looks great! :)
He is 24lbs 9oz (50th%), 29in long (5th%) and his head is 19.25in (90th%). He is pretty much staying on the same growth curve since birth...except his head...that is bigger than it has been in the past. She was happy with his amount of words and ability to feed himself whatever he wants (or can have). She said his eyes look great and we don't need to go in June to get them dilated again. His hemangioma is flatter in her opinion...I agree too. :) Sternum hasn't changed and she said it will be hard to tell if it will impact him until he's about 4 years old. He got 2 shots today...wasn't prepared for that...thought we got a break from them at this appt. He also got a finger prick to recheck his hemoglobin & hematocrit. They should be calling me later today with that result but she wants us to just stay on the iron since toddlers don't eat a lot of meat/green veggies anyways. We will now be working on him recognizing body parts if we ask him where they are located...the goal is to know 3 by 18mts. He knows where his belly is...and occasionally his nose.
We go back again on June 20th for his 18mt appt...and then of course in July for when the new baby comes..She is going to be seeing a lot of the Coak family this summer! :)
Only 5 weeks of clinicals left!!! Really need to get working on my 2 presentations that are due at the end of April! I've applied for 5 different NNP positions at 4 hospitals so far...be praying that whatever is right for us will work out!
He is 24lbs 9oz (50th%), 29in long (5th%) and his head is 19.25in (90th%). He is pretty much staying on the same growth curve since birth...except his head...that is bigger than it has been in the past. She was happy with his amount of words and ability to feed himself whatever he wants (or can have). She said his eyes look great and we don't need to go in June to get them dilated again. His hemangioma is flatter in her opinion...I agree too. :) Sternum hasn't changed and she said it will be hard to tell if it will impact him until he's about 4 years old. He got 2 shots today...wasn't prepared for that...thought we got a break from them at this appt. He also got a finger prick to recheck his hemoglobin & hematocrit. They should be calling me later today with that result but she wants us to just stay on the iron since toddlers don't eat a lot of meat/green veggies anyways. We will now be working on him recognizing body parts if we ask him where they are located...the goal is to know 3 by 18mts. He knows where his belly is...and occasionally his nose.
We go back again on June 20th for his 18mt appt...and then of course in July for when the new baby comes..She is going to be seeing a lot of the Coak family this summer! :)
Only 5 weeks of clinicals left!!! Really need to get working on my 2 presentations that are due at the end of April! I've applied for 5 different NNP positions at 4 hospitals so far...be praying that whatever is right for us will work out!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Happy St Patricks Day!! :) Hope everyone is wearing their green today.
Austin is now 15 mts old (as of yesterday)! Time is going by so quickly! He says "hi" constantly now to anyone he sees. So social. :) His 15 mt appt is Monday morning. Anxious to see how much he weighs and how tall he is. I think he is at least 25lbs...he was getting close to that when he was at the doc for his ear infection a couple weeks ago.
Did some shopping for Mason yesterday...didn't get a whole lot just yet but we are starting to buy the needed items and got some cute onesies. Hopefully will be getting the dresser later this weekend so I can start putting away the clothes of Austins that we will be able to reuse for Mason. So excited to have two boys so close in age!!
This weather has been great and Austin LOVES to be outside!
Austin is now 15 mts old (as of yesterday)! Time is going by so quickly! He says "hi" constantly now to anyone he sees. So social. :) His 15 mt appt is Monday morning. Anxious to see how much he weighs and how tall he is. I think he is at least 25lbs...he was getting close to that when he was at the doc for his ear infection a couple weeks ago.
Did some shopping for Mason yesterday...didn't get a whole lot just yet but we are starting to buy the needed items and got some cute onesies. Hopefully will be getting the dresser later this weekend so I can start putting away the clothes of Austins that we will be able to reuse for Mason. So excited to have two boys so close in age!!
This weather has been great and Austin LOVES to be outside!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Baby # 2 is a BOY!! :)
Ultrasound went well. All the organs are present and working correctly, brain looks great & heart rate was 144. We even got to watch him moving his tongue in and out of his little mouth! haha!! He is frank breech (different than breech) which means that his little butt is down with his legs straight up against his body with his feet near his face. He was bending his legs and moving his arms too. :) He has plently of time to flip to head down positioning. Weight is 1lb 2oz which is 1oz less than Austin at this time and it puts him in the 42th% for weight.
Dr. Lorenc said we will likely do more ultrasounds to follow weight since Austin ended up being quite big for a 38 weeker. May also consider progesterone injections to prevent preterm labor. We didn't do those with Austin since we didn't know I would have issues with preterm labor when we were pregnant and the shots are a preventative and not a means of stopping labor. Those would be started closer to 28 weeks and continue weekly until 36 weeks if we decide to do them (they aren't a guarantee to stop labor). Or we may just see what happens and I'll take Procardia again if we have early contractions. Either way....he doubts we will go past 38 weeks. I am measuring exactly 22 weeks...so I'm not measuring ahead anymore! Yay for that...baby must have had a growth spurt just before the last appt. Amniotic fluid was within normal range so they were able to rule out polyhydramnios (possible reason for measuring ahead last time).
I go back again April 9th. Won't have an ultrasound at that appointment but will likely have one at the appt after that.
And...as of right now...his name is Mason Andrew!
Ultrasound went well. All the organs are present and working correctly, brain looks great & heart rate was 144. We even got to watch him moving his tongue in and out of his little mouth! haha!! He is frank breech (different than breech) which means that his little butt is down with his legs straight up against his body with his feet near his face. He was bending his legs and moving his arms too. :) He has plently of time to flip to head down positioning. Weight is 1lb 2oz which is 1oz less than Austin at this time and it puts him in the 42th% for weight.
Dr. Lorenc said we will likely do more ultrasounds to follow weight since Austin ended up being quite big for a 38 weeker. May also consider progesterone injections to prevent preterm labor. We didn't do those with Austin since we didn't know I would have issues with preterm labor when we were pregnant and the shots are a preventative and not a means of stopping labor. Those would be started closer to 28 weeks and continue weekly until 36 weeks if we decide to do them (they aren't a guarantee to stop labor). Or we may just see what happens and I'll take Procardia again if we have early contractions. Either way....he doubts we will go past 38 weeks. I am measuring exactly 22 weeks...so I'm not measuring ahead anymore! Yay for that...baby must have had a growth spurt just before the last appt. Amniotic fluid was within normal range so they were able to rule out polyhydramnios (possible reason for measuring ahead last time).
I go back again April 9th. Won't have an ultrasound at that appointment but will likely have one at the appt after that.
And...as of right now...his name is Mason Andrew!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
What is up with these busy weeks?! Guess I should be happy that we are moving closer and closer to warm weather, graduation and baby #2's due date. :)
Austin seems to be completely back to normal after his ear infection now! :) Finished his antibiotic yesterday. Loves to feed himself lately and eats whatever we put on his tray...so glad he's not a picky eater. :) Current favorites are: cheerios, pears, bananas, strawberries, chicken, & cheese.
8 more days til our anatomy scan ultrasound for baby #2. Hopefully everything looks and meaures ok and that the gender is revealed! :)
Austin seems to be completely back to normal after his ear infection now! :) Finished his antibiotic yesterday. Loves to feed himself lately and eats whatever we put on his tray...so glad he's not a picky eater. :) Current favorites are: cheerios, pears, bananas, strawberries, chicken, & cheese.
8 more days til our anatomy scan ultrasound for baby #2. Hopefully everything looks and meaures ok and that the gender is revealed! :)
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