Cute

This right here is why I always wanted to have boys....



And here he is with Maddy at the Easter Egg Hunt on post on Saturday....

Baby Update

I went to the doctor today, and it seems that little Jack is just as stubborn as ever, because he hasn't moved. He's obviously very comfortable in his sideways, head in my ribcage position. So they are scheduling me for a c-section as we speak, and I should find out either tonight or tomorrow sometime what the actual date will be. He said it will be at around 39 weeks, so I'll keep you all updated as soon as I know more. It looks like this baby is coming in around 3 weeks!

The Spa

On Friday, I went to the spa. My friend Amber and I went together (at the prodding of my hubby who earned MAJOR brownie points for sending me). I have never been to a spa for a whole day before; I've gotten facials and manicures but never the whole shebang. We went to Spa Sydell, which is supposed to be one of the top spas in Atlanta, and boy, was it nice!
I started out with an hour-long, full body pregnancy massage, followed by an hour-long signature facial (if you've never gotten a facial, I HIGHLY recommend it!!), then lunch, a deluxe manicure, deluxe pedicure and custom make-up. Talk about pampered!

And yes, you did read correctly that I got a pedicure. Most of you know that this is a huge breakthrough for me, as I have major phobias when it comes to feet. I just can't stand people touching my feet. But I think they were trying their best to break me of my phobia, because I received not one, not two, but three foot massages during the course of the day. The fact that a facial includes a foot massage doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but whatever. I have to admit that after I got over the fact that strange hands were rubbing my feet and I forced myself to unclench my teeth and take a deep breath, it was nice. And my toes look very pretty now with their bright red polish....

So now I'm relaxed and stress-free (yeah, right!), and ready to have this baby. I hope my nail polish lasts, because if I do end up having to endure all the indignities of labor, at least my toes will be pretty when they are up in those stirrups!

I'll update tomorrow on my doctor's appointment, I should find out whether or not the baby has turned, and if I need a c-section or not.

My Little Guy

Today was a beautiful day here, so we went outside to play for a while this afternoon. I took a bunch of pictures of Aiden, here is my favorite....

Surprises

Last night I went to what I thought was a dinner party for the wives of Chris' team. Little did I know it was actually a surprise baby shower for me! Turns out everyone I know was in on it, from my Dad who watched Aiden for me, my mom who convinced me to go (Aiden is still sick and I was considering not going), Chris (who was a little panicked when I mentioned I might not go) Brandy, Lindsay, and of course all the other wives on our team, several of whom live out of town.

I just want to say a big thank you to Amber and Kerrianne, and everyone else who was a part of this, I am so appreciative and the whole thing made me feel very special. I received some wonderful gifts, and I am so grateful to everyone for helping to make this all a little bit easier! Army wives rock!!

Also - I brought home a big bunch of balloons from the party for Aiden to play with...he's having a blast with them!



The Wives of NPTT 8890 (there were other people there, but I think they would kill me for posting their picture online... :-))



Another surprise yesterday morning - it snowed. Yep, snowed. It didn't stick at my house, but it stuck for a little while at my parent's house. Here's a picture.

A Trip to the ER

Aiden has had a cold for the last week or so, maybe a little longer. Not an unusual occurrence for him, thanks to all those germy kids at the daycare. Then his ears started draining, again, not that unusual, he gets drainage a lot when he has a cold. So I called his doctor and got some eardrops for him and figured that would be that. Well, last night he woke up at 11 or so with a fever of 102 and starting throwing up everywhere. Also, the drainage in his ears had gotten a lot worse, the drops weren't helping at all. So after a phone call to Grandma for help, it was off to the ER with us.

After the world's shortest ER visit (seriously, we were in and out in about 45 minutes, including the pharmacy!!), the doctor told us that he has an ear infection and bronchitis. Fun, fun. So after actually asking me my opinion on what antibiotic works best for him (I told him Augmentin) he put in the prescription for it and we were on our way. It was refreshing to have a no-nonsense ER doc who actually listened to me and took my opinion seriously. Maybe I wandered into the wrong hospital by mistake?

Anyway, you would never know that Aiden was sick, he doesn't act like anything's bothering him at all, he's running around and being his usual self. You got to love kids!!

March Belly Shot and Baby Update

For those of you who are waiting, here is the March belly shot. I also went to the doctor yesterday, and it seems that this child is already showing his stubborn streak. He has yet to turn head down, and is still in a breech position. My doctor said that if he hasn't turned by the time I'm 36 weeks (2 weeks from now), I'll most likely need to deliver by C-section. Considering the fact that only 5 percent of babies are still breech at the 34 week mark, I'm thinking that's what's going to happen! We could attempt what's called external version, where the doctor tries to turn the baby from the outside by pushing on him, but it's supposed to be very unpleasant for the mother, and can pose some risk to the baby. There is no guarantee it will work, so basically it's a "let's see if this works" method. I think I'll skip it, thanks! So I'll know more in 2 weeks, and if I do end up with a c-section, it will probably be at around the 38 week mark, to make sure I don't go into labor first. So this baby could be arriving sooner than expected!