Hello all!
I've been progressing nicely with my 'gestation', as my brother-in-law Brent calls it. Today I am at 26 weeks and 4 days! Since I last posted that's mostly what I have done, is just 'gestate' ;). However, I did have a wonderful two week visit from my long lost Chinese hubby!
I'm still on short term disability (or as I like to say "I'm on STD" ;) ) because of my pregnancy complications, so I try to fill my days as best I can. I sleep ALOT, I've been trying to improve my photography skills and learn how to use Photoshop, I read books, and I try to do little organization projects or DIYs at home. My parents both work, so I spend most of my day alone, and then hang out with my parents or siblings during the evening. Everyone has been so supportive and sweet to me. My mother is my constant companion, and it always reminds me of how your mother is truly your best friend (other than your spouse) and will be forever. My siblings also are constantly inviting me to do things with them and their kids, and Liz probably makes me dinner at least once a week. I am a spoiled girl!
Also baby Scottie Maverick is growing like a champ! About 10 days about Scott went to my doctor's appointments with me, and it was the first time he got to see baby Mav on ultrasound since about 8 weeks, when he was the size of a cinnamon bear and you could just see his little limbs sprouting! They said at the time that he was about 12 inches long and about 2 pounds. Supposedly his little femurs are pretty long, and he is in about the 67% for weight. Scott has high hopes that he will be tall and one day get to play for his namesake, the Dallas Mavericks! I want that too, but since Scott was a 10 pound baby, I am hoping maybe his growth spurts will hold off until after birth. :) He's also an active baby! He has a few set times a day when he is always awake, you can practically set your clock by him. 9:30 pm every night, and 11:00 am every morning he is kicking and rolling and dancing. I feel him more everyday. When Scott was here he also got to feel him move almost everyday, and he LOVED it. He was constantly putting his hands on my little baby bump (which he insists is cute, but I still feel like a little cow sometimes). As I said before, feeling my baby move has so far been the only enjoyable part of being prego. I feel so close o my baby when he moves. I know then that he is safe and happy, and it also emphasizes the fact that I am creating a HUMAN. Right now we are still physically connected, and even after he is born I know that will always be a special connection. No wonder mother's have intuitions about their children- once they were completely intertwined and physically couldn't be without one another.
Sorry for the rant, it just still amazes me every time I can feel my little angel move.
After Scottie left, I celebrated Halloween by going trick or treating at Medicity with my brother Tait, sister-in-law Liz, and their daughter's Tien and Lyla.
I've been progressing nicely with my 'gestation', as my brother-in-law Brent calls it. Today I am at 26 weeks and 4 days! Since I last posted that's mostly what I have done, is just 'gestate' ;). However, I did have a wonderful two week visit from my long lost Chinese hubby!
I'm still on short term disability (or as I like to say "I'm on STD" ;) ) because of my pregnancy complications, so I try to fill my days as best I can. I sleep ALOT, I've been trying to improve my photography skills and learn how to use Photoshop, I read books, and I try to do little organization projects or DIYs at home. My parents both work, so I spend most of my day alone, and then hang out with my parents or siblings during the evening. Everyone has been so supportive and sweet to me. My mother is my constant companion, and it always reminds me of how your mother is truly your best friend (other than your spouse) and will be forever. My siblings also are constantly inviting me to do things with them and their kids, and Liz probably makes me dinner at least once a week. I am a spoiled girl!
Also baby Scottie Maverick is growing like a champ! About 10 days about Scott went to my doctor's appointments with me, and it was the first time he got to see baby Mav on ultrasound since about 8 weeks, when he was the size of a cinnamon bear and you could just see his little limbs sprouting! They said at the time that he was about 12 inches long and about 2 pounds. Supposedly his little femurs are pretty long, and he is in about the 67% for weight. Scott has high hopes that he will be tall and one day get to play for his namesake, the Dallas Mavericks! I want that too, but since Scott was a 10 pound baby, I am hoping maybe his growth spurts will hold off until after birth. :) He's also an active baby! He has a few set times a day when he is always awake, you can practically set your clock by him. 9:30 pm every night, and 11:00 am every morning he is kicking and rolling and dancing. I feel him more everyday. When Scott was here he also got to feel him move almost everyday, and he LOVED it. He was constantly putting his hands on my little baby bump (which he insists is cute, but I still feel like a little cow sometimes). As I said before, feeling my baby move has so far been the only enjoyable part of being prego. I feel so close o my baby when he moves. I know then that he is safe and happy, and it also emphasizes the fact that I am creating a HUMAN. Right now we are still physically connected, and even after he is born I know that will always be a special connection. No wonder mother's have intuitions about their children- once they were completely intertwined and physically couldn't be without one another.
Sorry for the rant, it just still amazes me every time I can feel my little angel move.
Here is some bump progress! This was me at 22 weeks.
A way cool selfie I took of myself at 22 weeks still. ;)
On October 16th my husband came back for two whole weeks just to see us! It really drove home how much I missed him when I got to see him again. We talk on the phone every day when he is gone, and I sometimes insist that he talk to Maverick, but it just isn't the same. We both know that this is the way things have to be for now. Me and the baby need to be here where we can get the best health care possible and be comfortable with the support of my family and friends. And Scottie has been making some amazing progress with both Soap Cycling, and the domestic worker project. I could literally write forever about all of the wonderful things he is doing, and I should, but not right now. Let me just say that it has been made very clear to us by our Heavenly Father that he is needed in Hong Kong. I couldn't dream of asking him to stay in Utah with me, and he has been so sweet and supportive about me having to stay here. I am so grateful for this, but it's still been very hard.
When he was here he hung out with our friends and family, and did all of the activities I could handle. But the really treasured part was just getting to be alone with my two Scotties. Like Scott told me later, it was like we were dating again when we wanted to spend every single minute together.
Here are some pics from our adventures:
Scott carving a pumpkin!
Here is my pumpkin- far more ambitious than the regular Jack'o'lanterns I have done. Can you tell who it is? (Stephen Colbert!)
Here is Scott's pumpkin- right here it just looks like a funky symbol, but it was supposed to tbe the Dallas Maverick's logo!
A comparison of my baby bump and my pumpkin.
We got to spend a significant amount of time with my sister Sydnie, her husband Tyler, and their three kids. Sydnie has a 9 week old baby boy, Jett. Whenever we go over I get to hold him, feed him, burp him. I love it. I refer to it as 'baby therapy'. Nothing is better than a sweet baby, and it comforts me that I CAN take care of a newborn. Although I think Mav gets jealous, as he usually kicks my belly the whole time at the exact spot where I am holding his cousin Jett.
My Scott and baby Jett holding hands. Awww.
Scott also was very excited to hold the baby. He is going to be such a good daddy!
Here we are at the BYU- Boise State football game.
Just a cute picture of us together, him holding my baby bump like always.
Scott had to go back on October 30th. It was very bitter-sweet to see him go, and Mav must have sensed I was sad because he woke up just as we got to the airport to kick furiously. However, I get to see him in only 51 days from today! While Scott was here we saw my perinatologist, who basically told us that it is looking very unlikely that I will get my feeding tube out before the baby comes. This means that I am going to have the baby in Utah. It was disappointing to hear, because I want to be with Scott. But it wasn't a total shock. So our plans have changed, and Scott will be flying back to Utah on Christmas day, and will stay until Maverick is born. Then after about 4 weeks we will all return to Hong Kong together- all THREE of us.
Lyla as an adorable Minnie Mouse.
Medicity with some awesome decor.
More creepy decor.
Liz the witch, Tait the 'pumpkin', Tien the Pirate, and Lyla as Minnie Mouse.
Me and my cute nieces.
On October 31st me and mom hung out at home and handed out candy to all 11 trick-or-treaters (4 being my nieces and nephews).
My beautiful mother.
Here I am as a pregnant Jack'o'lantern.
Citlalli as Wonder Woman, and Yaotl as Iron Man!
Happy Halloween from Kelsey, Scott (who missed Halloween by having to fly over the date line), and little Mav!
