Blog Hijack: JP @ 15 Weeks

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple).  

The 15th week of J.P.'s pregnancy was definitly not dull.  I started with a mild headache over the weekend. By Monday night it felt like someone was trying to remove my brain. I finally got a hold of the doctor around noon on Tuesday and was advised to head to the Woman's Evaluation Unit at St. John's for observation.

The nurse told me that they'd probably just give me fluids via an IV...hold the phone... I've only had two IVs in my live and neither of them were a pleasant experience... Seriously the worst part of Austin's labor and delivery was getting the IV.....but I put on my brave face and got it done for J.P. It went surprisingly well. Apparently the needles they use for surgery and labor/delivery are bigger than what the used yesterday. Phew.

They administered some magical headache/nausea medicine and my headache was completely gone. They think, due to the color of my urine sample, that the headache was caused from dehydration. Apparently urine is supposed to look like 7-Up and mine looked like tea - fun fact! :) We were good to go only a few hours after we got there. I think the headache medicine made me a little antsy because I couldn't sit still the entire ride home.

Hopefully this is as eventful as this pregnancy gets! Only 5 weeks until we know if J.P. is a boy or girl!

Our Little House on The Prairie: Basement!

The crew started digging our basement on May 27. The first few days were busy busy as they worked to get the basement dug, rock poured and plastic down before the rain.

 

A few days later footings were poured and concrete forms were put up.

The concrete was poured via a Pumper Truck which was neat for everyone to watch - and a topic of conversations for the locals, I'm sure!

We have the best quality assurance team around. We don't have to worry that any corners will be cut with these too keeping a close eye on every step!

Looks like a real basement now!

 

A few days later we had a basement floor! 

Future bar and bathroom we hope to have someday down the road...

It's so exciting to watch all of the progress each day. We still can't believe this is really happening!! We're going to have our own brand new house by the end the year!

Happy Father's Day!

As Austin would say, Happy Father's Day to the "Best Dad In World!"

Blog Hijack: J.P. @ 14 Weeks

Just a little update on Baby Kiefer #2 -

At 14 weeks -

"Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches -- about the size of a lemon -- and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces."

Austin has named the baby John. John Puddin' to be exact, so we'll be referring to the baby as J.P. for the next six weeks! Morning sickness is better if I take my Zofran faithfully each morning at 4:15. I thought I'd be cool and skip it this morning. Big mistake. BIG! I ended up turning around about a mile out of Hecker to head home for a change of clothes. I'll leave the details up to your imagination. I just keep reminding myself it is ALL worth it in the end. 

First Picture @ 8 weeks

 

The spoiling has already started...

We head back to the doctor on June 30th for our 16 week appointment. JP will be hyjacking Austin's blog until I can figure out what to name our new "family blog." Hopefully the kids can share nicely and this doesn't lead to therapy sessions in thirty years.

Wordless Wednesday: Paper or Plastic?