Baby Shower

This past Saturday my sister Jen and my sister-in-law Haley threw me an incredible baby shower. It was at Los Altos Golf and Country Club in a private room with close friends and family. Jen and Haley decorated the room in pink and browns, had beautiful flowers candles and balloons, and had baby pictures of Andrew and I up all around the room. A little side note: Andrew was the cutest little boy I have EVER seen! The amount of detail and effort Jen and Haley put into everything was truly unbelievable! We had eggs benedict (one of my all time favorite’s for brunch), played baby bingo, and I opened lots of gifts!!! We mostly received gifts from our registry (baby items we will actually need) so we are very blessed and excited about everything we got!!! Little baby Pattisson is already very spoiled. Thank you so much to everyone who took time out of their weekend to come and celebrate with me and a BIG thank you to Jen and Haley for making my baby shower SO special!

Sleeping Patterns

It’s amazing to me how much my sleeping patterns have changed over the last couple of months. Before I was pregnant I would love to sleep. I would take pleasure in sleeping in on the weekends. I would never get up in the middle of the night and I could sleep through anything. Now, I’m up at least four-five times a night and I’m wide awake by 7 a.m. I think this is God’s way of getting me prepared for waking up every two-three hours with the baby! Little Baby Pattisson…I’m ready for you!

4 D Ultrasound

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a very wonderful New Years. We would like to share with all of you that we had our 4d ultrasound of the little baby last week. It started out very frustrating because our little girl was not being cooperative at all. For most of the ultrasound she had her face covered with her hands, legs, and every other body part she had available.
I hope that this isn’t a sign that she will be a difficult child in the years to come. The ultrasound technician ended up trying all her tricks to get the baby to move. She had Lisa high stepping up and down the hallway and even resting in weird yoga positions. Eventually our baby turned her head and what we saw was so precious! It was amazing to be able to see her features and the curves of her face. Attached are a few of the pictures we just loved.

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On Baby Center it says:
"This week she weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is getting bigger to accommodate her growing brain — which is busy developing billions of neurons. Every day, about 200 milligrams of calcium is deposited in your baby's skeleton, which is now hardening. With this rapid growth, it's no surprise that your baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during this trimester."

3rd and Final Trimester

I’m now in my third and final trimester! Can you believe it? My belly is growing bigger and bigger everyday. Random people are asking me when I’m due; so I’m really showing now! I feel her move all the time and I can actually see my stomach move causing the left or right side of my stomach to go up or down. It feels like she’s practicing Martial Arts in there.
These last couple of weeks I’ve been really busy with tests and getting my blood drawn. The first time they tested me for gestational diabetes my test came back a little high, so I had to go back in for more testing. The second round of testing consisted of a three hour test and getting my blood drawn four times! I’m happy to report that after all those tests I do NOT have diabetes. However, the tests did show that I’m anemic so this means I will be taking iron pills and she recommended eating more red meat!
Last week I had my 28 week routine check-up with Dr. Barbie and everything went well. We heard her heart beat and she is measuring right on track. Because of my very rare blood type I had to get a shot of RhoGAM. RhoGAM is an injectable blood product used to protect an Rh-positive fetus from antibodies produced by its Rh-negative mother. The injections are given at about 28 weeks in the pregnancy and immediately after delivery. With these injections, Rh-negative women can have safe Rh-positive pregnancies.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Cheers to 2009!

We met with Dr. Barbie on Monday morning for our monthly checkup. Baby Pattisson still has a very strong and healthy heartbeat, which was 155 bpm. It’s always a joy to hear her little heart beating away!

I’m now 24 ½ weeks pregnant. On baby Center it says:

“Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she’s almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.”


Attached are two pictures of the start to baby Pattisson’s nursery. Andrew and I are very happy with how it is turning out. I would like to give Andrew a big “thanks” for all of his hard work setting up the furniture…he did such a great job!

During the day I still have a lot of energy and I’m still trying to work out a few days a week. It doesn’t feel comfortable to run or jog anymore, so I’m enjoying long walks or the elliptical. I’m still craving frozen yogurt; having at least one a day. Frozen yogurt is a good source of calcium right?! Hehe

My only complaint is that it’s getting more uncomfortable to sleep at night. I’m constantly up going to the bathroom and tossing and turning. I need to invest in a pregnancy pillow ASAP! Pregnancy pillows are supposed to be ideal for any woman that suffers from sleep problems during pregnancy, leg cramps, back pain or related conditions. I’m also having some back aches on the right side of my back right by my spine, so I’m thinking I’m a perfect candidate for the pregnancy pillow!

On an exciting note, Andrew and I are leaving for New York tomorrow morning. Andrew has never been to New York and I have always wanted to go during Christmas time. So, we decided to take a long weekend and enjoy the Holiday season, lights, and romance of the city (and of course the window displays and shopping)! We are VERY pleased to be getting away for a few days. This will be our last trip before our little baby girl enters the world so we are going to enjoy every minute of it!

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