Jaymie's Getting Laaaarger...

Well, my belly has definitely grown in the past few days. I had Chad take a new picture tonight so that I could post it.

I'm feeling great! Carson is busy - I can feel him moving all the time now.

Chad and I went shopping tonight. We need to re-carpet the stairs, guest bedroom, nursery, and study. We ended up finding a great deal at Lowe's! We're so excited! They were having a huge sale for the 4th of July and we lucked out.

We also stopped by Babies R Us to look at furniture. We found some that we really like. I wanted an entire room of furniture, so I was glad that we actually came across a set with a crib, an armoire, and a nice chest of drawers with a large hutch. It is really nice.

Once we get started on the nursery I will add pictures. We have decided on a western theme. I just can't wait to get the new carpet in so we can get started!

Introducing Carson William Kosina!!!

It's a boy! I just knew it! Chad was shocked - he had to ask Dr. Putterman three or four times before he believed it. Carson is doing very well - he already weighs 11 oz - the normal range is 8-12oz right now. He's a BIG boy! He is very active - he was kicking, punching, stretching, waving his arms around, and more. We got a few really good pictures.

The first one is our proof that we've got a strapping baby boy in there, the second is of one of his arms, the third is him sitting up on the left hand side of the frame - his leg is sticking out and you can see one of his hands is up near his face. (the frame is not large enough for all of him to be in it anymore, so his face is not shown) The fourth picture is a shot of his face. He's looking right at us.

I am doing well. Still no weight gain, but it appears all of my nutrition is going straight to Carson, so that's good. My blood pressure was low and I feel much better today than I have the past few days.

Dr. Putterman did tell us that he is almost certain I will have to have a c-section. The fibroid has grown and is blocking the baby's exit path. Unless a miracle occurs, we will be scheduling delivery for on or around November 13th. Dr. Putterman didn't want to commit to that in case a miracle happens (you never know), but he doubts it will move. This is fine by me -I'll have more time at home with the baby.

We are so excited that Carson is healthy and doing well. We pray that things will continue smoothly for him and me.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. We greatly appreciate it!

Twas the night before...

Twas the night before we found out what we're having...

We are SO excited we can hardly stand it! Hopefully the baby will be in the right position so Dr. Putterman can get a good look at him or her. I will be so glad when we can start calling this baby by its name! We already have names picked out and just can't wait to start monogramming stuff. Okay - I can't wait to start monogramming stuff. Chad could care less.

Anyway, I'll update tomorrow night with the verdict.

Is it a boy or a girl???

Round Ligaments - OUCH!

I went to see Dr. Putterman today because I had horrible cramps from Saturday through today. After examining me, Dr. Putterman thinks they are round ligaments stretching. He said mine would probably be "excrutiating" because of the fibroid and my "small frame". They were indeed. I woke up at 3am and could not go back to sleep because the pain was so bad. Yow! However, it is subsiding now. Thank goodness!

Baby K was doing well - the heart beat was strong and as beautiful as ever. I have been getting kicks from Baby K since the appointment to let me know it's okay.

Just a day and a few hours until we find out what we're having...we cannot wait!!!

Emily's Baby Shower

I just returned home from Emily's baby shower. She got some great stuff and just looks precious! I took some pictures of her, our bellies, and some of our girlfriends. Enjoy!

Quad Screen Results

I got the quad screen results today and everything is negative. That's a good thing! This was another test to look for Downs, chromosomal abnormalities, spine defects, and neural tube defects. Everything looks great with Baby K! Yay!

Here's another pic of me. I'll be 18 weeks tomorrow. I'm fashioning some of the new clothes Mimi and PaPa bought me this past weekend. Thank you guys again for the clothes - I just love them!

17 Week Picture

Here's a picture of me at 17 weeks, 4 days. Not the cutest, but Chad wasn't in the mood to take several shots. So, I only had the option of posting the one picture he would take.

My parents took me shopping today for maternity clothes and we had a blast! I got a ton of cute new outfits that I just can't wait to wear!

Quick update - I did have some bad cramping last weekend so I went to the doctor this past Monday. Everything was fine and Dr. Putterman thinks they were just ligaments stretching. Baby K is doing well and the heartbeat sounded beautiful as always.

We go back for our big ultrasound June 27th. We'll know whether we're having a boy or girl at that time. We just can't wait!!!