* It's a boy!!!!! His name will be Andrew Richard Dodge, III (named after his daddy and grandfather). We will probably call him Andy, but will decide for sure once he is here and we see what sticks!
* Andrew's cystic fibrosis test came back negative, so baby Andrew is in the clear!!!! This was the best news ever!
* He's been measuring perfectly at each appointment, with great heartrates (around 130/140)
* Baby Andrew is very active! I think I started feeling him move sometime in May, and he moves a lot throughout the day, even though his space is getting pretty tight!
* It sure has been a hot summer! (After our record-setting winter, we now have had record-high temperatures!) I've been staying cool by staying at home in the AC with a fan helping to cool me down as well.
* I'm now going to appointments every 2 weeks, and will soon be switching to every week!
* I had 2 wonderful showers in June; the first was hosted by the Social Committee at my school:
and the second was hosted by a good friend from school:
I got to see lots of family and friends, and was especially thrilled that my mom could attend both showers! It was also wonderful to have Andrew's mom at my 2nd shower since she was sick last year for my bridal shower and couldn't attend!)
* I know of a total of 15 babies that will be born between August and February! That includes my cousin Brooke's 2nd baby, a girl who will be named Jane (in August) and my sister-in-law's 1st baby, also a girl, who will be named Alexandra (in October)! Yay for cousins!!!!!!
* We (meaning Andrew!) are busy getting the nursery ready. Andrew did a lot of work spackling and sanding the nail-pops in the room, and hopefully will be starting to paint soon! We picked a nice sage green for the walls, and here is a picture of his adorable Winnie the Pooh bedding:
so his room will look similar to this when finished:
*We've taken a Childbirth/Infant Care class, Breatfeeding class, and Infant CPR class. Tonight we go on a hospital tour, which I can't wait for!!!!!!
* At my most recent appointment (Aug. 2) I was 50% effaced, and he's already dropped! Unfortunately that means a lot of pressure when I'm on my feet, so I've been spending most of my time sitting. That will become difficult when I go back to work to start the school year in the upcoming weeks, so I'm not quite sure yet how long I'll last at work before he arrives! But I have a great long-term sub lined up, and she's on stand-by to start whenever I need her to, so I'm not really worried about that. I'd like to get through the first week with the students (until Labor Day weekend) and then I'm fine taking off after that if the doctor will approve it!
* I've had a really easy pregnancy all along! But here are the few less pleasant symptoms I have had: As I've mentioned, the heat this summer is pretty miserable, but as long as I can stay inside I'm much more comfortable! Sitting on the couch is the most comfortable, and when I sit on something harder I get a lot of tailbone pain. I'm definitely waddling when I walk, thanks to him being low and me feeling a lot of pressure! I've started to have heartburn several days a week, mostly caused by spicy foods or tomato sauce, but sometimes I can't pinpoint what has caused it! I have had almost no swelling, just a little bit in my toes(!) when it's really hot and I've been on my feet a lot. I'm not sleeping so well anymore, between waking up to go to the bathroom, and being hot sometimes, and not being able to get comfortable. I definitely sleep every night, but I wake up the morning not feeling rested. This will be really difficult once work starts back up!
*And finally, some more ultrasound pictures:
21 Weeks
28 Weeks, 2 Days
I can't believe that in 6 weeks or less, this little guy will be here! Time has passed so quickly, and he will be here before we know it!
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