Cool Temperatures

I never thought I would look forward to temperatures only in the 90's but after LOTS of days with 100+ temperatures this 'cold front' is a nice change. Madelyn and I have been enjoying this nice weather with lots of outside time because we know that it will not last once we get into August...

Mobile Library

I watched Madelyn play with these books for almost an hour today and had to document it! We recently put her big girl books (books that we did not want to her to destroy when she was little) on a bookshelf in the hall. She will sit there, pulling out every book and looking at it. Today she decided to make her library mobile...she put them in her firetruck and pushed it to her room. She then sat and looked at every book again! She loves looking at books...

Rainy Monday

Today Madelyn and I woke up to cool temperatures and storms. Rainy days are a very nice break to the 100+ Texas temperatures but I did not want to spend all day inside going stir crazy. I decided to pack up and head to a local mall's playplace. We have never been here before but I knew Madelyn would have fun. We ended up staying for well over an hour and Madelyn had a great time!

While we were here I had one of the first truly weird pregnancy experiences. There was this little boy (maybe 4 or 5) running around the playplace. Everytime that he passed me he would reach out and trail his fingers on my tummy. I was really creeped out and finally asked him to stop. He didn't so we left. Weird...

Splash Pad!

Madelyn's new obsession - she asks to go splash everyday!

We Love Daddy!

Madelyn's favorite time of the day is when Daddy comes home from work! She runs to the door and into his arms everyday. Madelyn and Daddy spend the evening wrestling, jumping on the bed and playing around! I love the look on their faces when they are playing together!

"That's a BIG baby!"

Those were the exact words of the high risk doctor that I went to see today.

I have been hesitant to post about this for the past few days for several reasons. First of all, I needed time to process the information myself but also because I wanted to have answers before I said anything. But, with that being said I use this blog as a baby book of sorts and knew that I needed to record the happenings of the past few days.

It all started Tuesday during my routine 33 week ultrasound. Dr. Patton found 3 concerning factors that lead her to refer me to a high risk specialist for a level 2 ultrasound to see better what Mason was up to.

1. High Amniotic Fluid Levels: When Dr. Patton was first talking about this, I thought what is the big deal? So I have more fluid. Besides it making me look bigger than normal, what is the harm? But later I found out that high fluid levels can be an indicator that something else is wrong as well as possibly cause premature labor.

2. Large Head Measurements: Mason has always been measuring big but some of the measurements, including his head size, were not matching up to his other measurements. Meaning that all of this other measurements were measuring around 1-2 weeks ahead but his head was measuring close to 4 weeks ahead.

3. He Was STILL Breech: This is not concerning yet but coupled with the previous two things was just the icing on the cake. Dr. Patton wanted to make sure that before she began manipulating (like a version) on Mason that everything else was checked out and came back okay...

Which leads us to the high risk doctor. I called the minute I left Dr. Patton's office and they wanted to see me on the next Monday. I told them that was not possible and that I really needed to be seen earlier than that. I was still holding back tears at this point and really needed to know answers before Monday. So, she got me an appointment for this (Thursday) morning. That day and a half were the LONGEST of my life. I could not think of anything else and made myself sick with worry!

The first thing we saw on the screen was that Mason was now head down!! I took this as a good sign and relaxed immediately. Dr. Weiss spent a while looking all around and taking LOTS of measurements. He looked at all Mason's organs, limbs and my levels...Bottom line is that Mason is just fine and we are doing great. He is a very big baby (Dr. Weiss's measurements show him at over 6 pounds already) and I do have a high level of fluid. The level is not in the danger zone just the cautious zone. This means that I will have even more ultrasounds in the next few weeks to watch his size and my levels (possibly one a week after 36 weeks)!

Even though I have always not wanted a C-Section, I am trying to tell myself that I am going to have one so that I have time to get used to the idea since it seems that it might be inevitable...

With the events of the past few days behind us it has really made me realize that I am so ready to have this little boy out, healthy and in my arms so I can watch him with my own eyes! Hopefully I will not have to wait to rest of my 7 weeks to meet him!

Here is the lastest picture of our big, HEALTHY baby boy :)

Two for Tea

Gigi recently got Madelyn a little plastic tea set for her house. We were both very surprised at how much Madelyn loved it! She will spend hours passing out 'tea and cookies' all over the house. She even shares with the dogs and cat! We do not have a tea set at our house but Madelyn will take our coaster set and pretend to make food and pass it out on the coasters...I think that I need to invest in a kitchen set for her!

When she got bored with tea Aunt Hallie taught her some make up tips :)

Desperate Times...

What do you do when it is only 10 AM and your toddler is running wild through the house? You let her go outside in her PJ's and water shoes to play in the water...at least it wasn't TOO hot yet...

OB Appointment - 33 Weeks

I went back for my 33 week appointment with Dr. Patton today (I am technically not 33 weeks until Thursday but it is close enough). Here are the results of the ultrasound:

Still Breech
Still Big (measuring in at over 5 pounds!)

We are going to sit tight and try a few home remedies to get him to turn in the next few weeks. If he has not turned by 37 weeks we will talk about options (like a version) and reevaluate his size as well. Even though I really do not want a C-Section, circumstances are pointing that way more and more each appointment. :(

Another upsetting note from the appointment was my weight. I have gained less than I did with Madelyn as of right now but I am on track to gain more...My weigh in number today was the EXACT number it was the morning I was admitted for my induction with Madelyn. I will be semi-happy if I can gain less than 10 more pounds (but I still have 7 more weeks). Oh well, the baby is growing strong so that is all that matters...

I did not get a picture from this ultrasound (we were too busy talking) and I am really not in the mood to take a picture of myself so you will have to settle with this one for tonight...

Isn't she the cutest big sister ever??

Mommy's Little Monkey

Madelyn is all about climbing and hanging lately. She will climb on anything that is around her. She is very strong! She also loves to hang on things like the kitchen table, counter tops, and even Mommy and Daddy!

*I have tons more pictures from the new, wonderful and super close splash pad that I found. There are so many good ones that I could not chose just a few so it is taking me a while to get them done! But I will post them when I finish...