Mopsy has enjoyed the week of bedrest (that makes one of us). She loves having people around to cuddle up to all day!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Bedrest
Mopsy has enjoyed the week of bedrest (that makes one of us). She loves having people around to cuddle up to all day!
Utah baby shower!
Here are some photos from the Utah baby shower --complete with a baby food tasting game. I have some great co-workers! This is me at my most swollen, I believe. It's a little depressing to see the damage. Oh well, this is why they invented the jogging stroller, right? My boss threw me the shower at her house --since most of the ladies there are news reporters --and crime reporters like me --she was really excited that the pink "It's a girl!" tape looked like crime scene tape.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Mopsy
Mopsy --Baby Whetham's feline sibling --definitely knows something is up. It started a few months back with the crazy-looking jumperoo that made noise and scared her when we brought it home.
Then came the flood of 2010, but now that repairs are complete, Mopsy continues to realize something is going on. She is very curious about the baby's room. She jumped in the crib once and got promptly kicked out. She loves to sit in the baby's rocking chair, which is less concerning to her mom and dad. She also has recently taken to the changing pad --which is another bad habit we are trying to break. Apparently that changing pad is the perfect size for a cat bed. But she is getting better and is continually kicked out of the baby's room.
Every night, she also comes and lays her head on Melinda's belly, which is kind of cute. She has also figured out that if she lightly paws Melinda's stomach, the stomach will kick back! This is a really weird phenomenon and one I want to try to catch on video before the baby comes. Mopsy doesn't do this every night, but she definitely knows something is different with her owner's stomach! We are reading up on how to help her adjust once the baby comes.
She's almost here!
OK, so I fell off the blog bandwagon and thought I'd to a quick entry with the latest:
--The second trimester was a vast improvement over the first! It was great to not be sick everyday; the anti-nausea meds really did the trick.
--We celebrated Baby Whetham's arrival at the beginning of June with friends and family back in Minnesota. We spent several days at a condo on Lake Pepin with the Rogers' side of the family and a couple days in Stillwater with the Whetham family. We had two get togethers with family to celebrate the baby --one with the Rogers/Workin clan in Eagan and one with the Whethams at a Bayport park. Needless to say she was spoiled.
--Baby Whetham was spoiled more after Melinda spent a week in Moorhead following the Lake Pepin/Stillwater trip. Grandma Sue's friends threw Melinda a nice party that was so much fun! Everyone had nice advice and Baby Whetham's wardrobe of cute clothes grew. Melinda also got to visit Baby Whetham's great grandpa and grandma out at Twin Lake. Her cousins, the Langeruds, are anxious for her arrival so they can have a new swimming buddy next summer. They even got her a baby bikini so she is ready for the lake.
--The rest of June and July seemed to fly by. We have almost finished the nursery, compliments of Grandpa and Grandma Rogers, who helped purchase Baby Whetham's crib and dresser. We found a cute bookcase and rocking chair on craigslist and have a pink/green/yellow daisy theme going on in the room. It has turned out very cute! Joe has also put the stroller together from Grandpa and Grandma Whetham.
--July took a bit of a roadbump when Melinda was ordered on bedrest for a week due to concerns with high blood pressure/protein in the system/swelling. Doctors are monitoring her for pregnancy induced hypertension and/or preeclampsia. So far, it looks like bedrest is doing the trick ---and Baby Whetham hopefully won't be born too early!
--Despite the bedrest setback, Melinda's Utah friends/co-workers spoiled her with yet another baby party! It was so much fun to hear their advice and Joe and Melinda now have a list of very willing babysitters in Utah. :-) We are lucky to be surrounded by great people who have helped us out in getting ready for Baby Whetham.
--Melinda will continue going to the doctor a couple times a week to make sure everything is still going OK. Despite the bedrest issues, Baby Whetham kicks away everyday and keeps her mom wide awake from about 3 to 5 a.m.
--The second trimester was a vast improvement over the first! It was great to not be sick everyday; the anti-nausea meds really did the trick.
--We celebrated Baby Whetham's arrival at the beginning of June with friends and family back in Minnesota. We spent several days at a condo on Lake Pepin with the Rogers' side of the family and a couple days in Stillwater with the Whetham family. We had two get togethers with family to celebrate the baby --one with the Rogers/Workin clan in Eagan and one with the Whethams at a Bayport park. Needless to say she was spoiled.
--Baby Whetham was spoiled more after Melinda spent a week in Moorhead following the Lake Pepin/Stillwater trip. Grandma Sue's friends threw Melinda a nice party that was so much fun! Everyone had nice advice and Baby Whetham's wardrobe of cute clothes grew. Melinda also got to visit Baby Whetham's great grandpa and grandma out at Twin Lake. Her cousins, the Langeruds, are anxious for her arrival so they can have a new swimming buddy next summer. They even got her a baby bikini so she is ready for the lake.
--The rest of June and July seemed to fly by. We have almost finished the nursery, compliments of Grandpa and Grandma Rogers, who helped purchase Baby Whetham's crib and dresser. We found a cute bookcase and rocking chair on craigslist and have a pink/green/yellow daisy theme going on in the room. It has turned out very cute! Joe has also put the stroller together from Grandpa and Grandma Whetham.
--July took a bit of a roadbump when Melinda was ordered on bedrest for a week due to concerns with high blood pressure/protein in the system/swelling. Doctors are monitoring her for pregnancy induced hypertension and/or preeclampsia. So far, it looks like bedrest is doing the trick ---and Baby Whetham hopefully won't be born too early!
--Despite the bedrest setback, Melinda's Utah friends/co-workers spoiled her with yet another baby party! It was so much fun to hear their advice and Joe and Melinda now have a list of very willing babysitters in Utah. :-) We are lucky to be surrounded by great people who have helped us out in getting ready for Baby Whetham.
--Melinda will continue going to the doctor a couple times a week to make sure everything is still going OK. Despite the bedrest issues, Baby Whetham kicks away everyday and keeps her mom wide awake from about 3 to 5 a.m.
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