putting together the nursery

We got our dresser and crib in today! They are both really nice pieces of furniture which will hopefully last Dexter for years to come. Not sure how much decorations we will do in the Dayton house since we will be moving at the end of the year, probably just put a few things up on the walls and a nice colorful rug on the ground. Here are some pictures, and also another belly shot of me and Heather to compare to last months. I am getting larger and larger by the day!

Baby Bump

In my sad attempt to stay in shape I have been doing Wii Fit. Today marked the wonderful occasion of getting out of the normal BMI range and into the overweight BMI range. My Mii did a double take and shook its little head. Remind me to email Nintendo and suggest "I am pregnant" as an excuse when they ask you why do you think you gained weight.

This is my final week in the second trimester, and like most books say its really been a breeze these last couple months. I am sure the final 3 months will ramp up in difficulty as I continue to get bigger. Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm!

Kicker

So Dex is really a great kicker at night. Seems like 10pm-midnight is his workout time and then he sleeps during the day. Last night Dan felt him kick for the first time. It was a pretty cool experience, but I think it also freaked out Dan a bit!

That's it from here, I think I will post a belly pic next week as I am really expanding now. The highlight of this week will be Heather's big 20 week ultrasound on the 21st and that night the season premiere of Lost.

Also - got this off Amanda's blog and facebook - check out the amazing photo's from Kristin's wedding: http://www.clanegesselphotography.blogspot.com/ The final pictures with the sparklers are amazing. So cool to see what a professional photographer can do.

Not much to update

25 weeks today! My doctor called yesterday with my lab results from the previous week. I thankfully passed my 1 hour glucose challenge test so I don't have to take the dreaded 4 hour version. The only lab that is out of whack is my hemoglobin. I historically run low on this. It was 11 at 14 weeks and 10 at 24 weeks. (normal is 15ish) So they upped my iron supplement from once a day to three times a day. Prior to my 28 week checkup I will do a more complete blood profile to see if its iron deficiency or what (Ulcerative Colitis is my guess).

For those who don't read Deb & Joe's blog, she had her big 20 week ultrasound a couple days ago and they are going to have a boy and girl!! Heather has her 20 week ultrasound next week so I look forward to seeing if Cole gets a little brother or sister to play with.

That's it from Dayton, its freezing cold here currently and expected to snow the next couple days.

24 week checkup

My appointment went fine today. Dexter is growing great, he actually measured 2 days ahead (24 weeks, 3 days) He weighs 1 pound 2 oz and his head circumference is 220mm. So everything is right on track. My cord is defiantly implanted on the side of my placenta so I still get to have frequent ultrasounds to make sure he is growing proper.

In addition to my ultrasound and doctor visit I did the glucose challenge test to make sure I dont have gestational diabetes. This consisted of drinking a little maybe 5 oz bottle of sugar water and then getting my blood drawn 1 hour later. It wasnt too bad except that much sugar wasnt really fun with my already sensitive GI System.

Next appointment is Feb 5th. Now its time to watch some TV and hope that the Gators beat Oklahoma in the big game. Go Gators!

CT Scan

No changes. Remission continues. One more scan in 3months and then we move to every 4month scans for 1 year!

http://www.karrels.com/cancer/CT_Scan_7_Jan_2009.pdf