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Friday, November 21, 2008
The Nursery...
We've started on the nursery this week...it's been painted (blue & tan) and we have added the crib and of course the glider from Cameron's notorious box sledding video. We obviously still have a lot to do to get ready for Dane, but it's a great start! We're excited about getting the rest of the furniture pieces and actually seeing it come together. Our friend Eric (best man at our wedding) has so graciously offered his time to come and paint a tree / monkey mural - I am so excited to see how that turns out! We will continue to update you with pictures as it's being completed!
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Annual Shopping Trip!
On Saturday, I took off to Merrilleville, IN to meet up with all the women on my mom's side of the family (12 total) for our annual shopping trip. We've been doing this for 15 years...crazy we started the year I got my drivers license! It's always a nice weekend for the women to get together, shop & eat...that is usually all we get accomplished! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to make the trip, I had a lot of fun and it was great to see you all!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
28 Weeks!
We've made it to the third trimester!
Here's what's happening with baby Dane right now:
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.
I still feel great! Also more wonderful news...I passed my 3 hour glucose test so no gestational diabetes! Whew, I was worried about not getting to eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving! Thank you for the prayers and well wishes for that! Here's my 28 week picture so you can all see how the buddha is growing!
Here's what's happening with baby Dane right now:
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.
I still feel great! Also more wonderful news...I passed my 3 hour glucose test so no gestational diabetes! Whew, I was worried about not getting to eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving! Thank you for the prayers and well wishes for that! Here's my 28 week picture so you can all see how the buddha is growing!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
My Husband: Child At Heart
We got our first piece of nursery furniture today and we raced to put it together...it was our glider and ottoman. Thank you Mom for the wonderful gift - I'm sure there will be many a night when Cameron or I fall asleep on it feeding Dane! What does any husband do once the big furniture box is empty and the contents are safely sitting in the soon to be nursery? Stairway sledding, of course!Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Crazy Dog!
It's been a long time since I posted about our four legged family members, but I have a story that is worth sharing! Typical day for me is spent in our office upstairs working and the dogs have free run of the house. They sometimes do things they shouldn't do (like tp our bathroom) but most of their shenanigans aren't a big deal and they don't destroy anything. Yesterday I was working and heard an unfamiliar noise in the kitchen...heading downstairs to investigate, here is what I found:
Let me just reassure you that we don't typically allow our dogs to crawl around on the kitchen counters. Apparently Roscoe could smell the few cheese tortellinis I left in my lunch bowl in the sink and just had to have them. When I initially walked into the kitchen, Roscoe's head was in the sink licking out my lunch bowl. We also don't feed our dogs people food, so I guess the smell was just more than he could handle. It is terribly hard to yell at a dog for something when you're laughing at the sight before you. Needless to say I told him to get down and as soon as I went upstairs, he was right back up there again. Guess we have a new habit to break!
Let me just reassure you that we don't typically allow our dogs to crawl around on the kitchen counters. Apparently Roscoe could smell the few cheese tortellinis I left in my lunch bowl in the sink and just had to have them. When I initially walked into the kitchen, Roscoe's head was in the sink licking out my lunch bowl. We also don't feed our dogs people food, so I guess the smell was just more than he could handle. It is terribly hard to yell at a dog for something when you're laughing at the sight before you. Needless to say I told him to get down and as soon as I went upstairs, he was right back up there again. Guess we have a new habit to break!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Glucose Test: Failed!
So maybe we did get an answer to why our baby is measuring on the big side...I failed my glucose test for gestational diabetes. I now have to do a 3 hour glucose test to see if I truly have diabetes or if it was just high on that day. I'm not all that concerned as I know it's very easily controlled and this is the only "bad" thing that has happened through this entire pregnancy, I would say we're pretty lucky! The only thing I'm upset about is that if I do in fact have gestational diabetes, I have to cut sweets out of my diet! That is my most recent craving, so that is going to be a tough pill to swallow! We'll keep you posted on what we find out from the 3 hour test.
Finally...A Quiet Weekend!
We had a very quiet weekend, it was so nice to finally veg out and just be. Friday evening we spent on the couch watching my belly move with each of Dane's kung-fu kicks and punches. It's quite freaky to watch your entire belly move, knowing there is a baby in there causing the commotion but wondering what he looks like and what kind of a personality he'll have. I'm enjoying this pregnancy very much but I am also excited to meet him in February...getting very anxious about birth.
On Saturday, I had an entire day to myself - Cameron had a guys day with a couple of his college buddies...he knows those times will be limited come February! He went to the Northwestern vs. Ohio State Football game and then into Chicago for the evening. On Sunday, we hung out on the Kopalas couch to watch DA BEARS unfortunate loss. Thanks Kopala family for hosting the Hattens for the afternoon!
The Kopalas & Cameron (Sawyer just arrived on 8/26):
On Saturday, I had an entire day to myself - Cameron had a guys day with a couple of his college buddies...he knows those times will be limited come February! He went to the Northwestern vs. Ohio State Football game and then into Chicago for the evening. On Sunday, we hung out on the Kopalas couch to watch DA BEARS unfortunate loss. Thanks Kopala family for hosting the Hattens for the afternoon!
The Kopalas & Cameron (Sawyer just arrived on 8/26):
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A Busy Weekend!
This past weekend, Cameron & I travelled back to my home town for my Dad's wedding and to see the family. Friday we went to rehearsal and dinner and most of the crew dressed up for Halloween. On Sunday afternoon we headed down to Bloomington, IN to spend some time with the Zehrings and check out the Proton Beam Radiation Institute where Andon is receiving treatments. He has finished 24 treatments as of this morning and they are going to finish at 31 or 33 treatments. He has lost his hair around his ear on the right side of his head and it looks a bit sunburned, but he's handling everything very well. See pics below and a short video of just how goofy Andon is...it's a good indication of how he's doing since so many of you ask, but it's nice to see it for yourselves.
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Cameron, Dad, Pam & Brian:
*Remember to pause the playlist to hear the video*
Presley:
Andon:
Cameron, Dad, Pam & Brian:
*Remember to pause the playlist to hear the video*
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