34 Week Update-18month Checkup-Babies R Us

Friday night we went to a new place for Duane and me to eat. Mi Ranchito in Olathe where we met his brother, sister-in-law, mother, cousin Heidi and Josh Kraus. Heidi and Josh are taking a bold leap and moving in a couple weeks so we wanted to take an evening out to spend with them. We had an awesome dinner and there are 6 locations in the Kansas City area. Check them out if your ever around one.

Saturday I spent sometime with Natalie and Samantha. Samantha was taking "belly pictures" of Natalie and me, we are both pregnant. ;-) So we spent the whole day together running out to a local winery then back to Samantha's shop. It was a fun day and I was happy to get some pictures during this pregnancy as I never made it with Alexys. Saturday evening I did fall ill to a stomach flu I believe and it stuck around till Tuesday morning. bummer, but it is over with now!

Tuesday we had Alexys 18 month check-up. She is a healthy little girl and her stats are:

• Weight: 21 lbs 8.5 oz - 20% tile


• Height: 31" - 25% tile


• Head: 18" - 25% tile

Alexys is really into singing, jabber, playing pretend, trying to dress herself, wooden puzzles (loves these, we need to find some more), so much fun to play with right now.

After Alexys appointment I had my 34 week checkup for the new baby. My blood pressure was good, weight good, measured at 34 weeks, and the heartbeat was 135 bpm. He said your doing great see you in two weeks and then we are on to weekly checkup's. Wow, this is going so fast this time.

Last night Duane, Alexys and I headed to Babies R Us. Duane's cousin Heidi I mentioned above is also expecting and I told her at dinner on Friday I would take her to Babies R Us and give her my opinion and helpful and not so helpful items. At the same time I started another registry in case it is a boy and/or of the items I may need to get if it is another girl. I did break and find a cute bed set, actually 2, a monkey set and giraffe set. If it is a boy I will probably break down with the 10% coupon they send you after you have the baby and get a new bedset from Winnie the Pooh. Duane was hoping to pick out a baby boy outfit or two for the hospital but gave up after 5 minutes of wondering the clothes by himself. He thought it would be fun but said he needed me to help him. So we'll go back up another night and look around in the next couple weeks.

Tonight we will go to our friends Curt & Susan's for a cookout and watch the John Brown Jamboree parade in Osawatomie.

This weekend we will celebrate the wedding of our friends Craig Tennis and Jenny McDougal, then another special Father's Day.

A picture....my computer is taking forever

Never far from my daddy's leg when we are home. This was Mother's Day 2009

Weekend Fun

This last weekend Alexys stayed the night with my parents so Duane and I could attend a wedding reception. Sunday we went down first thing to take Alexys swimming, lunch with my parents, then brought her back home. We had a nice time and she was exhausted from her short visit. Grandma Hodgson had some new toys for her, a car and some play food and cooking toys. Thanks Grandma! We are busy into another week of work.
Once again, we'll post some pics later, watch out, because I'm going to go crazy on pictures one of these days!

32 Week Check-Up

Yesterday we revisited the doctor for our official 32 week check-up. We are happy to report that we are right on target in my measurements of 32 weeks. My blood pressure was good and heartbeat was excellent. 138 bpm was the baby's official heartbeat this week. He/She is really moving and growing so much, although I've only gained a lb in the last two weeks we can tell a difference in my belly. We'll return in two weeks for our next visit. Hard to believe only two short months if that till we are a family of four.



Alexys had a good weekend. Saturday we hung around the house all day and night playing and cleaning. Started pulling out some of the baby items for her little brother/sister. Then Sunday we went to LaCygne to the kiddie pool at Grandma Hodgson's. She loves the water and enjoyed the kiddie pool of being able to walk around without me holding her. Then we took Grandma out for lunch and returned home for some shopping at Wal-Mart and relaxation at home with her daddy. Alexys is making her animal sounds now, pointing at her body parts when you ask her things, answering yes to most questions shaking her head and body. So Cute...

We'll try pictures and what not later when I have more time. :-)

Pre-Admission Visit

Olathe Medical Center has finally started doing Pre-Admission Visits for the maternity floor. The only complaint I had last time was that I wished they would ask me their 50 questions and forms before I showed up there in labor (ecspecially at an 8). They do it now and we are ready to rock n roll. At least for the hospital part of expanding our family.
Since our house is for sale we've decided not to switch the kids rooms up or set up a new bedroom to hopefully take down within a short time of bringing the baby home. So, I'm going to set up the Amby Swing my brother's family purchased for Alexys and make somewhat of a nursery in there for the time being. I purchased a box of diapers this last weekend, and need to get that supply built up again. Need to make a list of needed items and make some runs to Babies R Us and Wal-Mart.
Alexys is in to her singing recently. She loves to sing, swing, run, play tag, harass Cody, and laugh. She is amazing and I'm so in love with her. She has started lifting my shirt to look at my belly button that is poking out now. Seems as though she is trying to figure it out.
Duane returned to work yesterday, THank you , THANK YOU!
I will try to figure out the pictures and putting them on here this weekend for some better pic updates of us.

30 Week Check-up Successful

We had our 30 week checkup yesterday. It was time for the diabetes test and I passed at 116, they said I should be between 100 and 140. My blood pressure was awesome. Doctor came in and I was measuring right where I should be and the babies head is down. I told him I had some contractions last weekend and what i did to counteract them and he said I was good. We'll report back to Dr. Peck in two weeks. I'll officially have 9 weeks left after today!
Alexys spent yesterday and today with my parents since her daycare is on vacation this week. I think they have had a great visit, whenever I've called I can hear her laughing, singing, and jabbering in the background. Her Grandma Connie will spend Friday with her and at this point I am going to spend tomorrow with her.
Duane has been laid off the last three days but they plan to get him back to work in the morning.

I Need to Improve on these Updates!

So it is apparent to me that although I get on here daily to check my families blogs, I am lacking in my department. Also, I enjoy everyone else's blogs so much with the pictures, etc. It is time that I improve on posting new pictures and updates.

We are 29 weeks into pregnancy now. Can't believe we have only 11 weeks left. I have terrible heartburn and I've really had the feeling of exhaustion this week but all in all, I am fine. We will go back to the doctor on May 19th. Alexys has her I teeth coming in this last week so we've been up and down in our moods but overall she is such a joy to be around. She is truly becoming a mama's girl when she's tired and daddy's girl when she is awake. Still loves to harass our dog Cody. Alexys loves to eat and I think could take many on in an eating contest. Duane received a work van this week and that is something he has been working hard to earn with Westhues Electric. Although things are slow right now we have been blessed with him keeping busy between Boulevard Brewery and Doherty Steel for work. So, Duane is spending this weekend getting the Saturn SC1 ready to sell along with the four-wheeler and house. I think we maybe out of things to sell for now.

I'll work on some pictures to upload on here so you can see Alexys. May is a busy month between graduations, birthdays, mother's day, and the holiday I feel like we are running circles. Alexys has two birthday parties to attend this weekend. Then we have mother's day. I have asked for church, breakfast, and relax at the house for a couple hours before we go to a 2nd birthday party. :-)