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9th Month Pregnancy to birth to Present

Hamburger Helper, dinner of champions

Anyday now!

Dr. Tong, hospital Pediatrician, giving Junior a thorough assessment

Hmmm? Signs of things to come8-)

6 lbs. 13 oz. Too small to be a Hawkes baby. Word around town is those newborns average 12 lbs

Hey Son! I'm your Mama (Jean w/ the doula)

Our small cutie pie. Look at the size of that newborn pacifier on him. Looks like somebody stuck a TV satellite on his mouth

Hi Dad!

Hey buddy! I got big plans for you

1st day in an isolette

Getting his hearing test later that night. Mic Check 1, 2, 3...

Waaaa! Put me back in there. Its too cold out here!

Wowzers, was he small

My turn to check you, buddy. All systems checked

Marcus to the nurse, "lady, can you give me a break? I've been through a lot already."

Say Hi to your grandparents, Son.

Wrapped up like a Taco Bell burrito

Mama and Son

Matt

Grandpa getting his turn holding

Hi grandma!

Supplementing his feedings

Daddy, this car seat is too big for me

Getting wheeled out to the car. Goodbye hospital food!

Chillin' in his swing at 6 days old

My Aunt Liz

Great grandparents from Utah

Hmmm! I got them wrapped around my finger. Mwahahaha!

Smiling in his sleep. What in the world could he be dreaming of?

1st bath at home

At 4 weeks

My cutie pie wearing socks over his hands bec he keeps scratching his precious face

He loves his white noise

He loves bathtime

At 1 month with Mommy

Smiling in his sleep

Fussy look while asleep

Oh my goodness!

Almost there

20 more days until the baby is due. It has been a long few weeks. I last posted that I was on bedrest and taking nifedipine because I was having contractions. Well I lasted about 3 days on the nifedipine until I couldn't stand the side effects anymore. It gave me a terrible headache and then i started getting nauseated and throwing up. So I stopped that medication but then two days later I was having cramping and contractions again so the doctor sent me back over to the hospital and they gave me a shot of terbutaline and sent me home with that medication. I was supposed to take it every 4 hours but I could barely stand it every 8 hours cause it made me jittery and shaky. So I lasted on that for about 3 days too- and didn't sleep for all 3 days because of how it made me feel. I was a huge wreck. It was an awful week and I thought I was going to go crazy or something. I just wanted to have the baby out so I didn't have to go through all those side effects. So I just dealt with the contractions after that and I think the doctor over reacted because the baby has stayed put. His head is just really low so that puts a lot of pressure on my lower uterus which i think was causing the irritation. It has just been a long few weeks because I have also been having a lot of back pain which keeps me up at night. Plus for some reason, I am now getting nauseated a lot and throwing up at times. I didn't realize that would come back at the end of my pregnancy. I am grateful that we didn't have problems getting pregnant but pregnancy has been so hard for me. I wish that I could say that I have loved it but I am counting down until it will be over. Although who knows when he is going to come. He could come anytime now but my mom says that babies don't come early in our family so I am just taking it easy and trying to entertain myself. I got tired of the bedrest thing a couple of weeks ago and just do as much activity as I can tolerate.
I did have a couple of really nice showers. My work friends were all so generous and bought us a car seat. And then my mom and sister threw a shower for me and we are pretty well set now. It was so nice to have all that support to help us get ready. We were surprised at how many gifts we have received. And I had several friends that drove a long way to be there at the shower. That meant a lot to me. My friend Cherish came over and spent a whole day helping me getting organized which was a huge help because I was feeling overwhelmed. So the room is ready and that was a huge relief.
There isn't much else exciting to report. I haven't done much but just take care of myself. I never know how I am going to feel each day. Ross has helped me so much and I am grateful to have such a supportive husband because like I said, this has not been an easy 8 months or so for me. He has two more weeks left of school before the summer break. I know that worrying about me has been distracting for him but he is just trying to finish strong.
So that is my update. Just trying to hang in there. Hopefully we will have baby pictures to post soon :)

Update.....

Ross put some pictures on the blog so I guess that means that I need to explain them. On wednesday I wasn't feeling good and was having a back ache plus my belly felt tight all the time. I figured it was just practicing but by the next morning, I was a little worried about what was going on. We went to our Dr's appt and she told me that I was having contractions and she sent me over to the hospital. So we were there about 5 hours while they monitored me. I was having pretty regular contractions so they gave me a shot of terbutaline and then sent me home on "modified bedrest" and instructed me to take Nifedipine every 6 hours. So that ended my time working. I am feeling okay except the nifedipine gives me a bad headache every time I take it. I am hoping that the doctor will tell me that everything is okay with me just taking it easy when I see her next week and will take me off the medicine. So I went from being busy most days to having lots of free time. I am not entirely sure what my bedrest restrictions should be but I plan to still go to my showers and just stay off my feet most of the time. Plus we still have a few things to get ready for the baby. He just needs to stay put for another 5-6 weeks or so. So that is what the picture is- me in the hospital waiting for the nurse to come in and monitor me. The baby's heart rate looked good so that was reassuring.





Ross did a great job getting the baby's room ready. This is the paint that we used which Ross wants everyone to see that it says " Safe for mom and baby" but doesn't say anything about the daddy especially since he was the one who did all of the painting





Of course we are concerned about daddy. And he did a great job with the baby room. Plus is doing a great job of taking care of me since I can't do as much now. Plus he is doing well in school and learning all about labor and delivery and pediatrics.



Spring is here and I am so excited about the warm weather- and the start of baseball season. Ross has been busy getting his pond and garden area all fixed up for the start of the warm weather. He has a talent for landscaping and gardening. This is the koi pond that he built.





One of the beautiful flowers from Ross' garden.




Finally we are posting pictures of the baby's room. Ross loves fish so I thought that would be a cute theme for the room. He painted and we put up the wallpaper border. And he put all the furniture together. We think that it ended up looking really cute. Ross also painted bubbles all over the walls which he is still putting the finishing touches on. Plus we have some pictures to hang up. But it is nice for me to know the baby's room is ready and makes it seems a lot more real that soon we will have another member of our family.






Another view of the nursery.










Ross is painting the baby's room. He did it all by himself and I thought that he did a wonderful job.




Here is Ross putting together the baby furniture. Proud soon to be daddy





Ross and my dad went to a Warriors game in January. I know Ross loves basketball and I am not really interested in going to I bought tickets for he and my dad to go. I didn't realize how expensive basketball tickets were since I am used to pretty cheap A's tickets, so that is why they are sitting so high up. But I think they enjoyed the game although the Lakers won.

So that is our update. Hopefully the rest of my pregnancy will be uneventful although the bedrest part is a little upsetting for me. But I'll make the most of it.