We had Abby back to the doctor's again today. While she isn't wheezing in her chest she does have a cold. We are back to the nebulizer, but only twice a day. Abby takes it like a champ!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Pretty in purple today!
Purple is a great color to end the year in. But Mommy thinks I look good in any color!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Chillin with one of her brothers
This is from the other night. Duke wasn't too thrilled but he wanted to be near Daddy, too. I think Abby is growing on him.
Clingy baby
Abby has been pretty clingy today. I can't seem to get anything done. Jeff Googled it and it's something to do with her being 12 weeks. I hope this is a phase!
Right now she is cat napping on me. It has forced me to take it easy today.
Blogger app
Well, Abby is now 12 weeks old. That's right, she's here! I am going to attempt to keep this updated now I have the app on my smartphone. We'll see how it goes. In the meantime, let me try and post a picture of the new love of our life!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
A lot to take in....
The past week has been a busy one. The house is still in a bit of chaos since the new floors are in but we're still in the process of painting it, putting in new modeling and getting some plumbing done. It sucks, but it's great at the same time because it's all coming together. It'll look brand new for when we sell it next spring.
The weekend was busy with me working the part time job and galloping around from picnic to picnic. Jeff worked a bunch of doubles but we did see each other on Monday and I took Tuesday off so we could have some "us" time. I realize this precious time will be fewer and farther between very soon. I can't believe I'm already 21 weeks pregnant. It's going by so fast.
Tuesday during the day we hit Babies R Us and registered. That was quite overwhelming. While Jeff has been through this before, even though it was 14 years ago, he's better equipped than me. He knows what safety things to get, blankets, car seats, etc. He was in charge of "the gun." I however tried very hard to hold it together as I imagined our house being taken over by this slew of pink equipment. Bath tubs, bouncers, high chairs, blankets, swaddlers, hampers, pacifiers, onsies... you name it, it's on the registry. And I still have to figure out our password so I can put a new gate on it and take off a few things.
Phew! And Babies R Us was happy to print out the list once we were done (an hour and a half later) and tell us what they think we missed. Huh? Yup.... don't ask.
Then we headed to lunch, a movie (MIB3 was surprisingly funny and touching and I am glad we saw it in the theaters, despite the fact that the pug was only in a picture over "J's" bed and on a billboard at Coney Island advertising a talking pug. LOL
Then we had a 5 o'clock appointment with our first pediatrician in the running. I felt extremely unprepared as most mothers come with a list in which to drill said pediatrician. I did not. Had this been an interview with a potential vet, I would have been prepared. "What is your view on a raw diet? How do you treat allergies? What are your views on positive training? What is your approach to treating allergies? What ER vet do you work with? Do you ever plan on selling your practice to a corporate conglomerate? How many pugs do you have in your practice?. . . . " And I could go on and on. Sad that I didn't have half of these questions ready for the baby doctor.
He did most of the talking though, thankfully, and was very nice. I did like his approach to raising babies. "You have to see what the temperament is and handle them according to that. Just because the book says they should be on solids as this age, doesn't mean your daughter will be. We work with the baby's personalities and needs." I liked this, a lot. He asked if I had planned to nurse and I told him yes, of course. And he said that they encourage it and the staff at the hospital will be sure to help me in anyway. This includes writing us a script for a breast pump so we get the BEST. "So take that cheap one off your registry!" (Hence my need to figure out the damn password for the Babies R Us site.)
So one down, a few more to go. But we liked him and so far, even though he's the first one we interviewed, he's at the top of our list.
Next week we have another interview, a visit with the OB, and another ultrasound. And the week after that we have a breastfeeding class and a tour of the birthing center. It is going to be a crazy one. It will also be another reality check that in less than 19 weeks, Baby Lowd will be here, in person, and not something that's making my waistline expand.
On another note, she has been VERY active since the weekend. It's weird and cool and again, overwhelming all the same.
The weekend was busy with me working the part time job and galloping around from picnic to picnic. Jeff worked a bunch of doubles but we did see each other on Monday and I took Tuesday off so we could have some "us" time. I realize this precious time will be fewer and farther between very soon. I can't believe I'm already 21 weeks pregnant. It's going by so fast.
Tuesday during the day we hit Babies R Us and registered. That was quite overwhelming. While Jeff has been through this before, even though it was 14 years ago, he's better equipped than me. He knows what safety things to get, blankets, car seats, etc. He was in charge of "the gun." I however tried very hard to hold it together as I imagined our house being taken over by this slew of pink equipment. Bath tubs, bouncers, high chairs, blankets, swaddlers, hampers, pacifiers, onsies... you name it, it's on the registry. And I still have to figure out our password so I can put a new gate on it and take off a few things.
Phew! And Babies R Us was happy to print out the list once we were done (an hour and a half later) and tell us what they think we missed. Huh? Yup.... don't ask.
Then we headed to lunch, a movie (MIB3 was surprisingly funny and touching and I am glad we saw it in the theaters, despite the fact that the pug was only in a picture over "J's" bed and on a billboard at Coney Island advertising a talking pug. LOL
Then we had a 5 o'clock appointment with our first pediatrician in the running. I felt extremely unprepared as most mothers come with a list in which to drill said pediatrician. I did not. Had this been an interview with a potential vet, I would have been prepared. "What is your view on a raw diet? How do you treat allergies? What are your views on positive training? What is your approach to treating allergies? What ER vet do you work with? Do you ever plan on selling your practice to a corporate conglomerate? How many pugs do you have in your practice?. . . . " And I could go on and on. Sad that I didn't have half of these questions ready for the baby doctor.
He did most of the talking though, thankfully, and was very nice. I did like his approach to raising babies. "You have to see what the temperament is and handle them according to that. Just because the book says they should be on solids as this age, doesn't mean your daughter will be. We work with the baby's personalities and needs." I liked this, a lot. He asked if I had planned to nurse and I told him yes, of course. And he said that they encourage it and the staff at the hospital will be sure to help me in anyway. This includes writing us a script for a breast pump so we get the BEST. "So take that cheap one off your registry!" (Hence my need to figure out the damn password for the Babies R Us site.)
So one down, a few more to go. But we liked him and so far, even though he's the first one we interviewed, he's at the top of our list.
Next week we have another interview, a visit with the OB, and another ultrasound. And the week after that we have a breastfeeding class and a tour of the birthing center. It is going to be a crazy one. It will also be another reality check that in less than 19 weeks, Baby Lowd will be here, in person, and not something that's making my waistline expand.
On another note, she has been VERY active since the weekend. It's weird and cool and again, overwhelming all the same.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Sugar and spice and everything nice!
Yup, we're having a girl! We found out today. The doctor was 90% sure, but he saw no manly bits, only the "three lines" that indicate a labia. Jeff is over the moon. I am thrilled as well. I was, however, convinced that it was a boy. But, since I'm never right, this is why I don't gamble and rarely play the lottery.
So in a month we go back for another ultrasound. The doctor at the hospital thinks it's wise since I had bariatric surgery in July to track how she's (SHE!!!) growing. She is currently 11 ounces and PERFECT. Her little heart was beating 150 beats per minute and the blood flow was great. Her little bladder was full and her kidneys looked great. All blood tests were the best they could be for downes and spinabifida. We are so happy that our little girl is healthy.
She was awfully shy today at the appointment and didn't want to show her girly bits. But she was moving and grooving and life is good.
So in a month we go back for another ultrasound. The doctor at the hospital thinks it's wise since I had bariatric surgery in July to track how she's (SHE!!!) growing. She is currently 11 ounces and PERFECT. Her little heart was beating 150 beats per minute and the blood flow was great. Her little bladder was full and her kidneys looked great. All blood tests were the best they could be for downes and spinabifida. We are so happy that our little girl is healthy.
She was awfully shy today at the appointment and didn't want to show her girly bits. But she was moving and grooving and life is good.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
New Beginnings....
After many years off from blogging, I am attempting to get back into it. There are many new things happening in the Lowd family right now. We're redoing our condo in order to sell it next year. Sam started a new job in January. We now have a teenager, and Cella FAST approaching 14. And while we always loved our furkids and decided that they would be enough, we got hit with a big surprise in January. We'll have a new skin kid around October 7, 2012.
Busy year, full of blessings and surprises.
This blog is dedicated to the Lowd family happenings. So get ready for lots of new on the pugs, the teenager and of course, the peanut, whom we are told is now the size of a sweet potato or a bell pepper (depending on the baby website we read this week).
The exciting news this week is we go for our level two ultrasound and we are hopeful that Baby Lowd cooperates and we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. Any guesses??
Busy year, full of blessings and surprises.
This blog is dedicated to the Lowd family happenings. So get ready for lots of new on the pugs, the teenager and of course, the peanut, whom we are told is now the size of a sweet potato or a bell pepper (depending on the baby website we read this week).
The exciting news this week is we go for our level two ultrasound and we are hopeful that Baby Lowd cooperates and we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. Any guesses??
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