I've been terrible about keeping up with the blog lately, but there is much to update everyone on! We have had so many exciting things going lately as we have been kicking it into high gear getting ready for our Baby Girl.
Things continue to go very well with the pregnancy. I had a period of time where I had some excruciating back pain/butt/leg, making it very difficult to walk and go up and down stairs. It started around 32 weeks and I was resigned to the fact that I would have to suffer through the next 8 weeks, but with the help of physical therapy the pain is now much, much better. I cannot tell you have much of a relief this is!
Two weekends ago Kat and I had our joint shower, hosted by Aunt Judy and Sue. It was a beautiful event and everything was JUST perfect. Baby Girl Thornton and her stud of a cousin, Baby Boy Sonny, got very spoiled. Baby Girl Thornton and I were so lucky to have both of her grandmothers there, as Ellen made the trip from Syracuse to spend the weekend in Rye and attend the shower.
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| Ellen, Kat's mom and my mom with their amazing Grandmother baskets, beautifully put together by the experienced Grandma of the group, Ellen. |
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| Me with two of the most amazing women in my life--My Mom and Ellen |
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| Kat and I with Elizabeth and Olivia- creators of the amazing diaper cakes, and so much more! |
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| Me with Aunt Jude--- the amazing hostess, chef and designer of the event! |
The following weekend my Mom drove down with all of the presents from the shower, and spend two days helping me get the nursery together. We worked hard, decorating, hanging things and getting all of Baby Girl's clothes and blankets washed and put away. Our hard work paid off, I feel so much more ready for her now, and I'm thrilled with how her room turned out. It's a nursery like I've already dreamed of and it wouldn't have been possible without my mom's hard work, and Judy, Olivia and Elizabeth's talented designs!
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| We are short on closet space and got creative, plus I love being able to look at her pretty things all the time! |
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| My mom taking a well deserved break under the branch made my Judy. |
We had an ultrasound to check on the baby's growth this past Monday and she looked great. It's odd to see how big she is now, the ultrasound can only look at one small part at a time, unlike when she was tiny and you could see her whole body at once. She weighed approximately (and these measurements can be quite off in either direction) 2094 grams, or 4 lbs 10 oz! This puts her at the 45% for weight. We are thrilled with her growth and development. The ultrasound tech, who was different from the one before, immediately commented on her hair, so it must be true that she is already sporting a head of hair!
On Thursday I hit the 35 week mark, which is a big milestone, since she no longer requires an automatic NICU admission based on her gestational age! Of course we want her to grow and mature a bit more, but it's a huge relief that she could come anytime now and not have to go to the NICU. At my appointment I talked to the OB a bit about the Braxton-Hick's ("practice") contractions that I've been having sporadically, and she told me at this point if I went into full blown labor they wouldn't try to stop it. That was crazy to hear, and make me even more grateful that her nursery and done and we are pretty much ready for her to come! This week we plan to install the carseat, pack bags for the hospital and get a few things we still need for her arrival. It's hard to believe that she will be here so soon, but I don't think it will hit either of one us until we she is actually here.
This weekend Tommy and Katy came to visit us with 11 week old Amelia!! We had so much fun with them and it was great to have a baby in the house. Amelia is just beautiful and is such a good baby, she slept from 9pm-7am while she was here!! We love seeing Tommy and Katy as parents, they are awesome!
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| Miss Amelia cuddling up to her soon to be friend! |
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| 34 week belly shot |
