Ok they wouldn't upload on Facebook but I am determined to get them all up so that everyone can see! That is mostly what this post is about, since I did all of the actual information on Facebook already. By the way, the picture that's listed 4th with the hair...you're looking at the back of his head! From what she told us, all of the white wavy stuff right there is hair! It's crazy that he has that much, because as Chris and I were talking, we discovered that neither of us had hair at birth, so I don't know where Levi got that particular trait from!
He was being VERY very stubborn. I felt bad for the technician who was helping us, because she couldn't get him to move, and wasn't sure how to make him move without making me and my stomach uncomfortable! We ended up getting a hour session instead of a 20-30 minute one due to him not showing his face. (She also was kind enough to give us 60 pictures instead of the 15-30 that the package came with, and 12 black and white printouts when we were supposed to get only 5!) I finally had to resort to bending over to touch my toes five times, followed by trying to gently lift my stomach five times, just to get him up and moving around. I am not joking when I say little man did not budge an inch! It took Daddy reading to him and pushing slightly on my belly to convince him to move and get his hands out of his face. By the way...what was Chris reading to him you ask? George Bush's biography. (He says he is going to continue reading it to him even after he is born!)
I asked her to measure him, but she told me she really couldn't, and then just basically gave me what he should be measuring which is about 4 pounds, 19 inches.
I was somewhat disappointed to discover that yesterday morning was NOT my last one month visit. Since all of the books I have read have told me most doctors request 2 weeks visits after about 30 weeks or so I was expecting to get to hear Levi's heartbeat every two weeks now, since I am 32 weeks and only have 8 left to go. But instead, Mrs. Martinez told me that I will have one more one month visit, one 2 week visit, and 2 one week visits. I was hoping that it would be more, since it is getting close to the end and I am getting nervous as well as excited. However, I guess it is a good thing that I'm not needing to go in as often, since this probably means everything is going normally and extra checkups aren't needed. But as a first time mom it sure would be reassuring to hear his heart more! Speaking of normal and reassurance, at the ultrasound last night the technician did inform me that Levi has moved to the right position for birth! And although this is resulting in his feet being up under my ribcage when he spreads out, I am relieved that we hopefully don't have to worry about him being breech.
I looked up information on cord blood donation, since it is something that I am fairly sure I want to do. I finished up what I wanted my birth plan to include and I plan on bringing that to the doctor's office at my next vist for them to have in their records. It's almost time to start packing that bag full of everything we will need at the hospital and for coming home!
I am getting over being sick, and as Chris told me I was being "really pitiful"! But I hated being pregnant and sick at the same time, I hope that it never happens again. Anyone who knows me knows how much I hate going to the doctor, especially when I don't think that there is anything that they can do. So I made do with taking mucinex, vitamin c and some Benadryl and cough drops that Chris was sweet enough to get me! I'm just glad it is done and over with, because between being sick, school, cooking, cleaning, and everything else I was extremely run down. On the upside talking about school, this is the last week of my public administration class and spring break is just around the corner! It will be a nice week to kind of recharge and catch up on everything before the baby gets here.
The house hunt continues! We have not really made any progress with the FHA or VA so we are considering our options for once we get home without buying a house right away. We both really want something with acreage, partially for the horses, but also for Chris to have a workshop, to have room from neighbors and for Levi and Daisy to have a yard to play in. Speaking of Daisy, we have had several issues lately. =( She has gotten extremely protective of me and generally just very grumpy. She growls almost nonstop anytime she hears someone coming up the stairs or we go outside, and just a few days ago she actually bit Chris when he came near me and put his hand on me. She curls up around my stomach while sitting on the couch like she knows she is keeping the rest of the world away from her little brother. I am glad she is protective, but at the same time we can't have her biting Chris, and I also worry if she will still be protective OF the baby when he gets here, or if she will see him as a threat. I am hoping that she just kind of chills out, because I don't want to have to get rid of her but I'm not going to risk her biting the baby either. She's kind of "on trial" right now because we haven't had any more incidents, and I've been trying to take her walking with me to maybe let out some of her pent up energy. But if she acts up again, then she is going to be going home with Mom and Shane until Levi is older.
Last thing: Chris has been working harder than ever on my jeep, and actually just installed some new speakers, because he couldn't stand the quality of my old ones! We have also taken the top down a lot more lately to take advantage of the nice weather. It just stinks having to put it back up before a sandstorm comes! He bought a lift kit for his truck, but I am begging him not to put it on before the baby gets here, because I have to do a jump hop start before I can climb in as it is! LOL.
I think that is all of the updates I had. I miss everyone and cannot WAIT until we are home so I can share in person too! It seems like it is forever away but I'm sure the time will go by much quicker once Levi gets here! Enjoy the pictures!
Levi Texas Brewer-March 4 2013
So much hair here on his head! I don't know where it all came from!
His chubby little cheecks!
I just want to kiss on him! I love this picture even though it isn't a full on view.
His little hand up near his face!
From what I remember the technicial telling me, this is his feet and little toes. He kept trying to grab them!
He opened his eye! I am so glad we caught that moment!
Chris says his lips, but I really think they are kind of mine! No doubt about the nose though! Can't wait to see those beautiful eyes when he gets here! =)
Yawn!
Proud dad! Thanks for getting him to move babe!
Love the pics! I could look at them all day :) poor Daisy. Unfortunately, some dogs develop that personality when a baby comes along. Especially little dogs. We had a Yorkie hen Chris was a baby that Mom had to give away because she scratched him and growled. You could look into having a trainer do an assessment on her and give you some tips. We did that with Jeep, and it helped a lot to understand his personality better.
ReplyDeleteChris heard something on the TV/Radio about walking them more because dogs get stressed out/bored/anxious and spending that time with them helps. So we have been doing that and brought the car seat in for her to smell and that seems to be helping some!
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