3rd Trimester Beginnings

What a roller coasters this pregnancy has been! =)But alas, Miss Calleigh Elizabella is thriving & growing, and looking more and more beautiful each time we see her on the ultrasound (3D). My only real complaint would have to be the headaches I keep having, and trying to keep my stress level down. Otherwise, I am great.

Calleigh now weighs 2 lbs & 15 oz.!! Her heart, kidneys & lungs, etc. are looking great, and the partial previa is completely gone. However, I do still have a low lying placenta. Which is fine, and not a problem really. But I was scheduled for a C-Section today ... that will be Sept. 8th!! WOW!! That one week earlier is giving Gar a mild heart attack, but it will be okay. The C-Section is a precaution due to all I have been through, and went through when I lost my first child @ 8 months of pregnancy. Loosing him was one of those fluke things, b/c he was perfectly healthy. But now with her, we just want to be as sure as possible.

I will be going to the OB again in 2 weeks for another ultrasound and check up, and then once a week after that and getting a stress test each week to monitor the baby's stress level & make sure she stays perfectly fine. Of course, another few ultrasounds will follow... :)

So the baby shower for family and close friends is on July 18th... and everyone keeps asking "what do you need, want, etc.??" My answer... I am registered at Wal-Mart & Target, but feel free to think outside the box!! LOL

I am excited about Calleigh's room & what I have decided to do with it... I am a very eclectic person, so there is not going to be any real, huge theme. However, there is a color scheme and overall idea for her room ... a shabby chic, surfer cottage feel. The main colors will range from light sage green (walls), various shades of pink, brown & white. I love hibiscus & daisies, butterflies & dragonflies, so on and so forth.