Latest doctor's appointment and 'babymoon'

Our last appointment, the 30 week-er, was supposed to be last Tuesday, but I rescheduled it due to work (a good thing, I promise!). I ended up meeting up with Dr. Larsen last Thursday. It was exactly 1 hour and 12 minutes long...how do I know the exact time, well, they gave me a 60-minute timer right when I got into the exam room, and I am always looking at the time in the waiting room. Anyway, why was a timer given to me? I had a test. My glucose test. I would not describe this as enjoyable, but I also wouldn't put it in the horrible category - I would say it was just unpleasant. They gave me 5 minutes to down a small plastic cup of orange flavored juice. The juice was more like orange soda minus the carbonated soda water, just the flavored syrup. You can bet I was wishing I had my toothbrush after downing it, but I had to wait. And did I wait - an hour. I got my weight in (lower than average, but perfect for the baby, YAY!), my blood pressure taken (which I was told was "like you aren't even pregnant" I am going to say, that's a good thing), and waited some more. Once the 60-minute timer went off, they took a few vials of blood to test the sugar and other levels - and I got a shot. I am A- blood type, so as a preventative for other babies Mike and I might have in the future, I had to get an Rh factor shot...in the left butt cheek. It hurt. They keep the medicine in the fridge, so they warned me beforehand that it would sting - and that it did, but I am a trooper when it comes to needles.

The trick is not to look when they poke you, and to continue talking to the person administering the injection. I promise I warn these folks that I have to talk to get through the shot...they usually seem ok with it. I guess if I were a nurse I would rather have someone talk my ear off about the weather or their dog or even their new shoes than to hear anyone cry or whimper due to the necessity of getting a shot. I will teach Baby Pea the same techniques - you know this little girl is going to be a talker!

Oh, and her heart rate was 148. Doctor said it's fine that it went below 150 - I, of course, got a little nervous since every other appointment it has been higher. She said that as the baby gets bigger and space gets tighter that it is only natural that the heartbeat will drop a little. We would only be concerned if it went below 130. She is in the cradle position low in my belly, so doctor said she is making my pregnancy easy because if she were higher it would be more difficult to breathe, but her position to me makes for long nights and many potty breaks along with a little difficulty bending over.

That's my appointment, but here's the best part about the last week - baseball and old friends. Each year for the past 6 years I have been a part of handling a special group party at the office, and this year I got to show off the belly...I think there were more hands on my belly that ever before! The comment that was made was, "...and to think I knew you before you were even engaged..." To fun! It happened all week long during the Rangers home stand. It made me pretty proud of our clients and made me realize that our clients choose us because we are a lot like them - we are all so personable.

Now onto the fun! Work is over this lovely Monday in 15 minute, and when it is over my weekend begins! Tomorrow Mike and I head out to Illinois for Mike's brother's wedding. Our day will start probably with some last minute packing, then playing with Boscoe and taking him on the longest journey of his life...to Dallas. We are sending our little boy to Paws 4 Paradise, a beautiful doggy boarding place complete with his own 4x11' suite and a dog bone shaped pool, cuddle time, recess and nightly bedtime brushing. What a spoiled little guy. It was actually a groupon deal or we probably wouldn't be setting him up in such accommodations. Needless to say, once we get there we will tour the place with Boscoe to transition him into the facility, say our good-byes and head to the airport to fly to St. Louis to meet up with family where we will then venture to Washington, Illinois...and from there the fun begins, but this post ends. More to come when I return from our last vacation as two to watch two become one!

Lots of love,
Jaime

Baby Belly Pics

I know a bunch of people have been waiting to see these...my belly progress...I know there are weeks missing, and for that I am sorry. I will be better at this photo thing at week 30...I hear that is when the BIG changes start to happen, although I would say not fitting into my pants was a pretty BIG change for me. I am currently in love with the belly band and stretchy sun dresses :)

WEEK 16

WEEK 27

WEEK 28...and the belly button is still in!

Lots of Love,

Jaime

Pumphrey Family Update

Odd title, huh? But all of a sudden I wanted to write about everyone, me, Mike, Baby Pea and Bosoce. That puppy dog is getting cuter and cuter as the months go by, and I realized he never gets any time on here for praise. He has been quite the social dog recently. He met up with his BFF Kingston (Stephanie and Richard's dog) a couple weeks ago for a fun outing. They did so well together walking the Trinity river then hanging out at the Edgett's. We are now working on making this happen a couple Sunday's a month. The last weekend, we took Mr. Boscoe to the Fort Worth Food Truck Park with Steph, Richard, Kingston and Delana (+Ryan, who will join us in less than 3 weeks!!!!) (too fun!). Boscoe really enjoyed the time outside, meeting new people and other puppies, AND trying the new food. Mike and I both had what Lee's Grilled Cheese Truck called the Back Breaker. This was the BEST grilled cheese I have ever had. It was made with sourdough bread, cheese, macaroni and cheese, and bbq pulled pork! I could only eat half of this sandwich, and Mike's sandwich was not cut down the center well, so he ate all the layers off the top to the bottom slice of bread, so what did we do with the left overs - let's just say BOSCOE was in HEAVEN!

Afterwards since we were in the area, and wanting to make the rounds among friends, we stopped at Kortney and Joe's house to find them doing yard work, and Josie dozing among them. They are such a great family, and seem to have transitioned so well with Josie - she is getting to be so cute and smiled at me!! I am so excited to see how well she does with our baby when she arrives. I still can't believe that by July our group of friends will have 3 little ones under the age of 1. It is mind-blowing!

This same weekend we got to hang out with Lindsay and Dillon, and Ryan and Christina. Our mutual friend, Kelly, just got married. What a wedding! She was gorgeous, and put her own personal touches to the wedding that made it so memorable. For instance, she had the flower girls come down the aisle before her, but once the wedding march came on and the doors opened for Kelly, we saw three little "princess" girls ahead of her all in white with tiaras - I just loved it! Then the reception was at the Blue Mesa grill with casino tables. Mike loves the casino theme, and I enjoyed coming up with my "Boo-ya" moves at the roulette table - Dillon did his best moves too :)

The rest of the weekend was all about garages. First, we went garage sale hunting, found a couple things like computer games, a lazy susan and a couple pieces of clothing for Baby Pea. Second, we dealt with our garage door. Unfortunately, we have to replace the door that we have, but glad that this is happening now and now when the baby comes. Next we will deal with our car issues, like my driver's side window being stuck in the down position...yesterday, was fun and a little terrifying for someone like me who parks near the grass under a tree and is deathly afraid of bees...I was so nervous that a bee had gotten in may car while I was at work. Crazy thing is, I was more nervous for bees being in my car than for someone stealing my car or breaking into it. My priorities might need a little help LOL.

Mike's big weekend is this coming weekend. There is a show out in Carrollton that he has to attend, then there is an AWESOME pancake breakfast with the City of Everman Fire and Police. We LOVE going to the breakfast because the chief is just fun. He will talk with everyone. He has a memory for faces and names, and the food is fantastic! They serve this ben-e-keith sausage that I only wish we could buy at any grocery store - YUMMY! Then we are going to one of Mike's buddy from softball's house for a game night, and of course, we are hoping to do a doggy meet-up for a walk with the Edgett's. It is going to be one full weekend!

And little Baby Pea, well she got a new outfit from mommy and hangers! A little girl can never have too many hangers! Her heart rate has stayed consistent every time we have been to the doctor's. Today is was 152 beats per minute. Dr. Larsen also said that at this point she is pretty sure that we (baby and me) should be able to go to Mike's brother's wedding May 5 in the Chicago area. She suggested flying over driving due to the fact that we would be suggested to stop ever 2 hours to walk around in order to keep blood clots from forming. We (baby and me) will get the complete go ahead on April 24 when we go back for our monthly check-up.

Next appointment April 24 (as a 30 year old!!!! whew!!!!) calls for the glucose test and my RH factor shot...it will be one long appointment.

Next post will be all about the TEXAS RANGERS OPENING DAY! 10 days away!

Lots of Love,
Jaime

...and the kick is good!!!

No, I'm not talking about how Peyton Manning has joined the Denver Broncos...

Mike felt the baby kick!!!! She must have really enjoyed my splurge on some Ben & Jerry's Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream last night because Mike undoubtly felt the kick and all the movement!!!! He was pretty impressed by all of her turns, kicks and everything...even turned to me at one point, and said, "...so this is what you feel all the time??" I love that he can now share in some more cool moments with baby even before she is here with us.

Food for thought...

I thought the title would be a fun to tell about my first baby class as a future mom. Last night, I went to an intro to breast feeding class with Delana. Delana is due April 18, but pretty sure she is going to pop sooner than later (so excited!!! she is having a baby boy - possibly my future son-in-law...baby girl has a few suiters already and she isn't even here. Hope she is happy with mom's choice.) Anyway, we met up at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, which neither of us chose to deliver at but the location is ideal for a meet-up. We found our way to the meeting room to find the instructor and one other couple in the room...and the instructor was having technical difficulties with her computer connection, and ended up forgoing on the use of the computer entirely. A couple other couples and moms started to arrive, and class started up. The first thing we came to know about Irene, our instructor, is that she is a HUGE proponent of breast feeding not only because of the healthy aspects of it but also because she nursed her kids...but that's not the most impressive thing about Irene...she nursed her baby girl for 10 months and her baby boy for two and a half years!!!!!!!!! Both Delana and I were pretty sure that if our kids can walk and talk...and have teeth...that there is no way we will still be nursing but rather heading to the grocery store and grabbing some steak for them to chew on, but to each their own opinion.

Shortly after all the introductions, we got a introduction to the breast anatomy. Interesting...then came the nipple. She had a boob stuffed toy that she used to demonstrate a regular nipple, and with the tug of a string an inverted nipple. Again, interesting...then she started the video. This video was probably seen by our mothers...or maybe our parents are in the video because there was bog hair, big glasses, mustaches on the men and oversized blouses on the women. One would think, they would have updated the video in 20 years, but I guess the techniques are still the same - no need to spend the money just to make the people look good. And really, the video was great. I don't think I have ever seen a woman nurse before. I'm pretty sure I learned a few things...I won't go into detail about this part, but let's just say I will follow the 4 P's (patience, perseverance, progress...guess I only remember 3 of them, but the video made me think I was ready for this) and make it through the hard first couple days, and the baby will grow to have many health benefits from my milk (and let's not forget the economic benefit for both me and mike). Hoping the other classes like baby basics, baby cpr, and breathing leave me feeling prepared as well...we will see.

And that's the latest on Baby Girl Pumphrey. Next week, I will probably write about our doctors appointment which is scheduled for next Tuesday, but for now I will leave you with the thoughts of boobs.

Fab Finds for Baby Girl Pumphrey by Aunt Sarah

This entire post is to thank my sister for introducing me to probably one of the most addictive facebook pages I have ever know about…Greatwood Maternity and Baby site. I have been a facebook-er for awhile, but never really thought there was anything good about it – with exception to the social upkeep with family and friends, but then Sarah came along and invited me into this site full of ladies that post cheap items some with tags still attached and some claiming to only have been worn once and in great shape both for baby and for mommy-to-be. She has told me that she is very active on the site, and I really have just been an onlooker – until last Wednesday…when I started tagging Sarah in all sorts of items from little girl dresses to a maternity top. I thought we would probably never win the war that ensues throughout the site…I mean some of these ladies mean business, and are posting that their desire for a dress, top, outfit within seconds of the post, BUT we won! We won a new top for me and the cutest dress for Baby Girl Pumphrey! (And all of it cost less that $10!) Go Sarah!!! Needless to say, I am now totally obsessed with this site. I am also so thankful that Sarah is willing to drive all over her ritzy neighborhood to pick up items that I see and want. You’re awesome! Baby Girl Pumphrey will be so blessed to have an Aunt like you!

Crud…I missed writing again…

(written Friday) I want to preface this with telling you where I am right this very moment. I am sitting at my desk at 12:53 pm on a Friday afternoon waiting for the printer repair man to “work his magic”…yes, that would be the same magic he brought to the table when he arrived at 10 am…I am starting to believe he really brought with him empty promises. Needless to say, I just told him the office is closing for the day. This excuse works in many ways, Barnett is gone to lunch, the accounting office left for their half day and so did the receptionist…leaving me here all alone.

Ok, time to get off my pedestal of belief that if you can’t get a machine to work in less than 3 hours that you probably need to compare your notes to the other technicians, and come back another day.

On to the baby news! You all remember I am still pregnant even though I haven’t been writing my thoughts and happenings down in a timely manner, right? Well, not only am I just pregnant, but I am – scratch that, Mike and I, are having a GIRL! We are so excited! It is such a fun feeling to know what you are having, and the weirdest part of it all is that as soon as we knew the babies gender, the hopes and dreams we had for the baby doubled, even tripled. Who would have thought that would happen??!! Guess it’s because it makes this whole making a family thing even more real…I mean now we are thinking up names, room colors, clothes, and so forth – even to the point where we are wanting to make sure she has money not only for college but also for a future wedding! Whoa!

So before we even knew it would be a girl, we painted the room.  I give Stephanie, my design inspiration, and Lindsay, my architectural designer (also nicknamed the “government worker” by Mike – that’s a fun story I will have to tell at a later time) all the credit on how the accent wall looks. We used a paint called Grace’s Smile by Mythic. It has little to no smell to it, and it baby and mommy to be safe so I didn’t have to wear a mask J The before and after pictures are below.

The next weekend is when (blog post finished today, Monday) we had Lisa, Mike's mom, come into town. She requested in the very beginning to be able to scan the belly to tell the gender. I got permission from my doctor, and let it all happen. We also had our friend's, Candice and Buc, come out and have some fun with us. They are due July 4...4 days before me.

First, we did the drano test. The test requires one to pee in a cup, then pour it in a glass jar with crystal drano, stir and if there is a color change that means boy and if no change...GIRL! We had little to no change, meaning girl. Oh, and I should mention for those that decide to try the test at home, pregnant women must not do the mixing, the fumes are toxic to pregnant peeps, so have your hubby or mother-in-law do the mixing like I did :)

The machine was brought into the room, and we sent Candice and Buc upstairs, got the scype running with Vance and the speaker phone with my mom and niece. I laid down, got all gooped up, and Lisa proceeded to scan the top of my belly. She was a mover :) and a little uncooperative, so I laid a little more on my right side to see if we could get a better view, and sure enough, GIRL! Mike was thrilled! He kept squeezing my hand in excitement. Lisa was overjoyed since she had wished for a girl. Vance started thinking about how to spoil her; my mom was excited, and Brianna was thrilled to be able to pass down some of her favorite clothes to her new cousin. Everyone was happy!

Afterwards we switched rooms with Candice and Buc as they got scanned, but the conclusion of that story will come at a later time -- they have decided to keep the gender from the family, and will announce at a family gathering in California at the beginning of March. Either way, we are over the moon excited for them, and even more excited that we found out they live rather close to my mom, which means more people to visit and/or hang out with we we head south :)

The next day was filled with baby shopping. Baby Girl Pumphrey has the best wardrobe an unborn child could have ranging from cute pajamas with lamb feet to beautiful lady bug jumpers and a couple gorgeous dresses for special occasions and baseball games with clients when I return back to work. Oh, and the little one has the most beautiful bed. She got some new linens, blankets and changing pads. All she needs now is a bumper and pillows and fun decor on the walls, and we could be ready...hope you didn't believe that, we still have a closet full of junk and a couple baby classes to take, then maybe we will be ready for baby.

Accent Wall Before

Proud Papa with Crib he put together on superbowl sunday

Nursery furniture with accent wall on right

just a fun pic of my companies old office entrance which will be part of the ballpark concourse

our old entrance...

Baby at 18.5 weeks...measuring in at 19.4 weeks

Lisa with all the baby goodies :)

Flowers for Baby Girl Pumphrey to have in the office to show her off

PS We are over that hump...4 more months and a couple days left to go!