Just because

This has to be one of my favorite pictures that I've taken so far! I laid Abby down with Josh and shortly after I did, she reached her hand out like his. It was just too cute to not take a picture of it!

Introducing...

Abigail Edythe Calderwood
August 24, 2009 11:04 a.m.
7 lbs 3 oz 19 in

I know this is a month late, but at least I am posting :) So basically on August 24th my water broke at 3 a.m. and we went to Labor and Delivery. I was dilated to a 4 1/2 so they admitted me. They said I wouldn't deliver until 5 or 6 that night. Then they checked me at 8 a.m. and I was at an 8, but they still said it would be 1 or 2 before I delivered. They checked me again at 10 and I was at a 10, but the baby wasn't down far enough so we did rest and descend. About an hour later the baby's head was there and we were ready. Except for the fact that Josh had run over to the college to talk to his professor to get the syllabus from him since it was the first day of school, and the dr wasn't there either. So they said we could wait a little while, but then came back a few minutes later saying we couldn't wait any more. The baby seemed to be going into distress. The nurse rubbed her head a little and it seemed to make her do better. Right then our Dr and Josh got there. It took about 3 or 4 contractions, and she was out! We are so happy to have her here and can't imagine life without her.

36 weeks

Sorry, but there is no picture this week.

Just an update: I went to the Dr. on Thursday afternoon, and had a really bad nst test. The baby wouldn't respond. She didn't move a whole lot, and there were no "mountains and valleys" as they like to call them on the heartbeat printout. The nurse gave me juice to see if that would help, and she wouldn't move at all after the juice. I did have a Braxton Hicks contraction which left a big nothing on the monitor until it was over. So, the Dr (who I have to add was not my regular Dr, he was out of town) decided that we needed to do an ultrasound. Well, the ultrasound turned out fine. We saw her breathe and move, and he checked that I had enough amniotic fluid, which I have plenty of. This whole time I'm basically freaking out thinking he's going to send me to labor and delivery and give me a c-section. Yes, I tend to go straight to the worst possible outcome. But all is well. He also checked me, and I am already dilated to a 3 and thinned. He didn't say how thinned, so I don't know exactly where I'm at with that. I asked if I could be at a 3 for a long time and he said it was possible, but that, because I have high blood pressure, my Dr would induce me at least 1 or 2 weeks early. The way his face looked, though, made me wonder if he thought I would go sooner than that.

The baby's head is in the downward position, and I noticed on Friday that she had dropped. I can breathe a little bit better. I've been having a lot of cramping, but nothing painful. The Dr also said that I needed to wait until Monday, and then I could contract as much as I wanted because my regular Dr would be back in town because he prefers to deliver his own patients.

So basically, I'm just waiting to see what is going on. I am trying to work on lesson plans and get my classroom ready for a sub. It's a little stressful to not know what's going on, but hopefully I can get everything done in the next few days and be ready to go at any time. My next appointment is on Thursday, so we'll see what happens!

35 Weeks

only 5 more weeks! We did another non stress test on Friday, and it was probably the best one yet. My dr is talking about inducing me around Labor Day, so that's just about 3 weeks. There's still a lot to do, and a lot to get.

Latest Ultrasound

We had a comprehensive ultrasound today, and we got a cute little profile pic. Everything went well. They said the baby is growing well, and everything looks good. :)

33 weeks

Only 7 more weeks!! I tend to look a different size depending on what I wear. Some days I look huge, while other days I look small. I actually got told I was tiny for being 8 months pregnant by someone.

So for a little bit of an update, I get to go to 2 different Dr appointments this week. The first Dr appointment is for an ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing and everything is going good. Then I go to my regular Dr to do the weekly non stress test. Some weeks she does better than others, so we'll have to see. Everything has been going pretty good. I haven't started nesting, that I know of, but would love to so my house could get really clean. lol The baby's room is almost completely done. There are just a couple more things to do.

Josh is out of school for a couple of weeks, but I go back to work next week. I'm going to have to go this week to start setting up my classroom again, though. Not really looking forward to it. I am excited for a new year to begin, but I'm also tired a lot still. Hoping things will go good and everything.

My sister was here this past week, and it was really fun to hang out with her and my nephew. That's about it for now.

30 weeks

Only 10 more weeks left! The time has been flying by lately, but I'm thinking it's going to start going really slow. This picture isn't the best, but it was way too hot to really do my hair today. I go back to the dr on Friday and start the fun weekly non stress tests.

28 weeks

Officially in the 3rd and final trimester!! Nothing much has changed. I have another Dr's appointment on Thursday. I get to take the lovely glucose test. We'll see how that goes.

26 weeks

For updates: This past month work for me ended for the summer. I then had to go to 2 days of meetings. The first day was great, but the 2nd day wasn't as great. It was still good, but I just didn't want to be there. It was a long day! Josh's sister, Jalyn, stayed with us for a couple of days on her way back up to Hayden Lake, ID. It was really fun to see her. Josh is going to summer school. He has a crazy schedule, but has every Friday off from school which is nice. He's still working nights. I'm not sleeping much, and it seems to only be getting worse. But I guess it goes along with the pregnancy. We got the changing table up in the baby's room, but we still need to get the crib up and rearrange some of the furniture.

I had my dr appointment last week, and it didn't go so well. My blood pressure was high, so I get to go back next week and get it checked again. I was told to rest a lot this week. It's been kind of hard to not really do anything. I'm not one that likes to be told to do basically nothing. It makes me antsy and want to do anything. But it has been pretty nice to relax. I was having some issues that were worrying me, and most of them have gone away this week. So hopefully my dr appointment will go better this week. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

It's a......

So we had our Dr appointment on Thursday, and it didn't go all that great. There was no one in the waiting room, but we still waited for 10 or 15 minutes before they called us in. Then we waited for awhile in the room. Well, we did the ultra sound and the baby would not cooperate! We couldn't really see anything, all the Dr could find was the cord. So, based on that, he said he was going to give us a 60% chance that the baby was a girl, but don't paint the nursery pink yet. So, me, being the person that I am, was not satisfied with that answer. I had a friend go to a place in town called Pre-natal Treasures where they do 2D and 3D ultrasounds, and she found out what she was having before the Dr has given her the ultrasound. So I called them and they got me in on Friday. It was a completely different experience! The baby was very active, moving all over the place! And we found out that we are having a GIRL! It was pretty cool to see her kick and move, and I also saw her open her mouth a few times. It was a little difficult to find out she was a girl at first because she kept moving so much that she was hiding herself. The lady that does the ultrasound gave me a bunch of prints from it, and then a CD that had all the pictures that she took of it. It's pretty cool!






I love this picture of her foot! I think it's the cutest thing!

A few more days...

In just a few more days, we will be able to find out what we are having. I'm just hoping he/she doesn't become shy during the Dr's visit. I think Josh is becoming more excited now. He actually remembers that the Dr's appointment is on Thursday! I usually have to remind him a few times before, but I don't think I will need to this time.

There are only about 15 more school days this year! I cannot believe how fast time has flown! My first year teaching is almost over. It's kind of hard to say goodbye to these kids. They are a great bunch of kids, and I have really enjoyed teaching them.

Updates

I had my check up on Friday afternoon. This time, they got me right in! I don't think we even waited 5 minutes, unlike last time or them forgetting about me! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, and this time it was easier to find. Last month, the dr had to push harder, and it hurt a little. This time, it was like he touched my belly and we heard it. We have 4 more weeks and we get to find out what we are having! I'm pretty excited. The receptionist tried to set me up for 5 weeks and I'm not waiting longer than I have to, so I asked to go in sooner. Apparently she didn't realize how far along I was because she tried to argue that the Dr likes us to be 20 weeks before he does the ultrasound. I nicely explained to her that I would be 20 weeks on May 3rd, and I didn't really want to wait until May 12th to find out. So the earliest I could get in was May 7th because the other days were all morning appointments and I work so I couldn't do those days. Josh insists we are having a boy. In the beginning, I thought I was having a girl, but then I started thinking that maybe I am having a boy. I honestly don't know for sure, though. I haven't had dreams about it like so many of my friends have had. Josh has started referring to the extra bedroom as the baby's room. I haven't gotten that far yet, because it's still technically a storage room. Hopefully when school gets out in about 6 more weeks, I can then turn it into a baby room. I have no idea how I want to decorate it, though. Any ideas? :)

Feeling Impatient & Contemplating Going Private

So I am feeling very impatient lately. I just want to find out what we are having so I can plan accordingly. Josh asked about how we would decorate the baby's room, and I have no idea how to do it until I know what we are having. I have a Dr appointment tomorrow (just a checkup) and then hopefully the next appointment we can find out. The Dr said that we would do the ultrasound at 20 weeks. I'm tempted to see if he would let us come in again in 3 weeks, when I am 19 1/2 weeks, instead of at 20 weeks to find out. We'll see, I guess.

So, I keep thinking that I may need to go private. Honestly, I don't know if there are people that I have no clue who they are who follow our blog, but in a way, that kind of worries me. I wish that there wasn't a need to go private, but the more I think about it, the more I think I just might need to do it. So, if anyone has any suggestions, or would like to help me come to a complete decision, I'm ready for them!

Sorry there are no pictures. Don't really have any to show at the moment. I haven't taken many pictures in awhile. :)

Vegas!!

So last weekend we went with a couple of our friends to Vegas for a night. It was a lot of fun! We got there Saturday and spent most of the day hanging out and checking things out. We stayed at Excalibur. Can I just say we LOVE the Excalibur! We stayed there before, and at that time they upgraded us to a better room. Well, this time, they upgraded us to a suite! It was awesome! It was 2 rooms. The first room had a tv and a sitting area and a table and fridge and stuff. Then you go into the next room and there was the bedroom and a jetted tub and shower, etc. There were actually 2 bathrooms in the suite! I don't think I have ever stayed in such a cool room. Needless to say, we will probably stay at Excalibur again. :)

While we were in Vegas, Josh and I went to see the Tournament of Kings dinner and show. It was my 2nd time seeing it, and Josh's third, and I can honestly say that I don't remember all that was done. I don't know if I just forgot or if they added things to it. It was kind of funny because we were in Ireland, and last time we saw it we were also in Ireland. Josh said he is always in Ireland. The guy that played our king last time was the king for Russia this time.

All in all, we had a great time and we hope our friends did, too! And we hope that they will want to go again sometime. :)
So, I'm a dork, and I took pictures of the room HAHA Anyway, this is the little sitting area that we had in the first room of the suite.

This is us being dorks after the show.

Josh posing while we were waiting for our friends.
The only picture Josh took of me :)Of course I look like a dork!



We bought these glasses in Vegas, and they broke on the way home!

Pirate Island Pizza

So we went to Pirate Island Pizza with my parents. Josh likes to go there because they have a fun arcade and you can get prizes. He wants to save up and get the Wii they have there. We ordered the Kraken pizza, and that thing is HUGE!!!

Oops!

How many tests does it take? Well, for me, technically, 4. After being told for years that I would have a really hard time getting pregnant, if I got pregnant at all, I couldn't believe that a test would come up positive. Especially since we didn't have any help from dr's to become pregnant. I took 3 tests at home and then went into the Dr.'s office to take another one where they confirmed it.

We had a little scare a few days after we found out. I thought I was having a miscarriage so I got into the Dr. and he checked me out and told me it looked ok but they were a little concerned so I should take a couple of days off work. It was hard not to go to work those days, but it was also nice to have a break. I did pretty much nothing! I laid around a lot and slept. We went back to the Dr. and he said everything looks good. We are excited to have this baby! It's a complete surprise but a great blessing, too. Now I just have to change plans of making our extra bedroom into my craft room and now make it into a nursery!

My classroom

For those of you who wanted to know what my classroom looks like. Although, some of it has changed since I took the pictures. The reading center is a lot bigger, the word wall has words on it, the bulletin board has changed, and there are more things on the walls now.

Finally! Pictures of the Snow!!

Here are some pictures of the snow in St. George!! Sorry it took so long! Of course it didn't stay long.

Updates soon to come...

I know, I'm not the best blogger. I sometimes go weeks even months without posting anything. And just when I want to post some pictures, I lose the camera cord. It's not that I misplace it. I put it somewhere that I know I will find it again. The thing is, I must put it somewhere really safe because I can never remember where it is! So, as soon as I find the camera cord, I will post some pictures.

Other updates are soon to follow...