Baby Corbett is big already!

My belly is measuring a bit big, so my OB set up an ultrasound to get a better idea of how big Baby Corbett is. Turns out, he's estimated at over 7 pounds already! And I've got five weeks to go! Babies typically gain 1/2 pound each week during these last weeks so let's see...drop the 5, carry the two...he'll be 9.5 pounds at 40 weeks! Okay, that's not too awful. But his head! His head is measuring 35 cm, which is the typical size of a baby's head at 41 weeks! If they use his measurements to recalculate a more appropriate due date, it would be May 26. Oh, and did I mention he's still breech? Yes, all those things I thought were kicks at the top of my belly were his head! I think I'm starting to see a c-section in my future. I have my next OB appointment on May 21. We'll see what the doctor recommends. I would prefer not to have a c-section, but I'm okay with whatever needs to happen to deliver him safely.

More importantly...we got to see our baby again! He was moving all over the place! His eyes were open and looking around. His feet were often up by his face and he kept moving both his legs and arms. He was moving his head from side to side. It was incredible to be able to see AND feel what I was seeing!

Here's lookin' at you, kid! Is this a sign of things to come? He's already looking and posing for the camera.

LMMS Baby Shower

Today, one of my BFFs, Jennifer, put on a baby for me with my peeps from La Mesa Middle School. Jen went all out in decorating (as she is so good at doing) an adorable football theme! It was so much fun to hang out with my girlfriends (and a couple of guys) at LMMS! Some very interesting conversations ensued...let's just leave it at that (we want to keep the blog G rated so Baby Corbett can see it later)...and a lot of laughter! Baby Corbett got SO many cute clothes, some great burp cloths, and several fun toys! I'm glad I'm getting so many things from my friends who are Mommies. I would not have a clue! Thank you to everyone for making us feel so special!

Here's a picture of me with Jen, the host and my BFF!













Jen knows me so well. The shower had a football theme (which she would have done even if I was having a girl) and she made this awesome cake. The football is even a little cake! Very yummy! She made cupcakes too. Everyone ate the cupcakes so we didn't even cut into the cake. I took it home and Scott and I ate cake at least once a day for a week!

Just for fun, here's Maryam and I showing off my belly. Gees, I don't feel THAT big! Just wait for the next few weeks, huh?

Painting the Baby's Room

Time to paint the baby's room! And, I was having a nausea-free weekend for once, which made it all the better!






Here's a before picture...

Here's a "during" picture with my adorable hubby. The colors on the uploaded picture aren't as vibrant as the actual baby room color. It's supposed to look like we're under the sea in some beautiful, tropical place. The ceiling is a lighter shade of the wall color so it simulates looking up toward the surface.

Joe is going to paint a mural on one wall using the characters from one of my favorite children's books, "I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean."








I'll post some "after" pictures when we have the room more put together.

Baby Shower (#2)

Today was my second baby shower put on by my girlfriends for all my peeps! Danielle, Julie, Lisa, and Tracy outdid themselves! We had SO much fun! I could post all kinds of pictures, but the blog would fill up.

Tracy decorated this adorable cake!

A great activity! We all made pages in a scrap book for Baby Corbett!
The book is absolutely precious!!

Look! Someone knows us too well!
Go Seahawks! Okay, okay...go Chiefs too!

Just us girls! Thank you so much for making Baby Corbett and I feel so special! I can't wait for all of you to meet him!

7 and 1/2 month bump

Quick post to show how Baby Corbett is growing.

Click here if you dare to see the bare belly pic.

Baby Shower!

Today was my first baby shower! Leisha, Shannon, and Angie organized it and we had it at the Gardner house in La Mesa. I forgot my camera so if anyone has any pictures, send 'em my way. I got a few from Sheri. I meant to get a group shot, but my pregnancy brain (and/or nausea) got in the way of me remembering to do that too. We had a great time...it's funny how far south conversations go when you put a bunch of gals in one room. Hee hee! I went to urgent care a couple of days before to make sure I'd survive the shower and I felt pretty good.

Some highlights:
We played a very sweet piggy bank game. Everyone put some change in a piggy bank and made a wish for Mommy and baby Corbett. Here are the wishes...

• Good health and happiness
• Immediate bonding
• A home filled with music - from guess who? :)
  
• Happy, healthy baby and easy nursing
• Easy delivery and Daddy-baby bonding
• Happy baby with lots of smiles
• Creative baby
• Lifetime bond with baby
• Time together playing, laughing, and loving
• Sleep! - says the sleep deprived Mommy of the bunch!
• Put off unimportant things
• Cooperative
• Happy
• Enjoys his toys, comes out easily, and make sure he's cute!

Suzy's adorable little Peter stole the show on several occasions. Here he is eye-ing the piggy bank after playing with the toilet paper used to guess my girth.












Okay, some of you are going to think this next thing is gross, but it was a fun, unique highlight of the shower...Shannon heard a rumor that if you mix Drano with the urine of a pregnant woman that you can tell the sex of the baby by the color. Blue for boys, green/brown for girls. And...since I know the sex of mine, but Angie (who was only 5 weeks pregnant at the shower) does not, we thought it would be fun if we could unofficially determine the sex of Angie's baby by testing both our urine. If the color prediction works with me, then maybe we can guess Angie's. So, that's right...we both peed in jars and Shannon mixed them with Drano. Results? Mine turned very brown, but I KNOW we are having a boy (see the ultrasound on an earlier post if you're not convinced). Angie's turned green. So, who knows?? But, it was good for many laughs!

Thank you to everyone for making me feel so special! I am SO glad that my Mom and sister, Sheri, got to fly down from Seattle to be here! And that they got to meet so many members of my "other" family! I will cherish the memories from this day!

Moving Party!

So, what do you do when you have a bunch of furniture to move, but one person is preggo and the other is still recovering from knee surgery? You have a moving party! Tonight we had some friends over to help us transform the office into a "guest nook" and the guest room into the baby's room. I didn't think to take any before and after pictures (darnit), but between Mark's, Jeff's, Craig's, Bill's and David's muscles we got the dresser from the garage up to the baby's room, two sections of the gynormous desk down to the garage, the queen bed and two book cases down to the garage, the sofa bed from the garage to the guest nook, the TV and entertainment center from the baby's room to the guest nook, and the crib assembled!

And while we had everyone here, we took the opportunity to have dinner (thank you to everyone that helped me make dinner, especially Bill and Kari for dropping - er, I mean - helping with the pizza - hee hee) and play some poker too! It was a fun night (and I was actually feeling half human that evening - bonus!) and we are truly grateful to our friends for their help!

I promise to post "after" pictures when the rooms are done. Painting the baby's room comes next.