Weston Update

Here's the general update on Weston and his impending arrival.

I've been having Non-Stress tests twice a week for a few weeks now. And West is doing great! Basically they look for 3 reactive movements from West. He has to move, his heart rate has to increase and it has to stay increased for at least 15 seconds before coming back to normal. The problem is that when Weston moves... he really moves! As in, he moves away from the monitor. :) But we've learned a few tricks along the way.

At our last appointment, they did an ultrasound to see how big West is getting. They have estimated him to be 6 pounds already (!!!) and it makes some sense since i gained 5 pounds in a single week. :( So, I am trying to monitor everything i eat, and keep him healthy. We have another ultrasound on July 17th. At this appointment, we'll determine if it's in Weston's best interest to make an early arrival, and whether or not he should arrive in the normal fashion or by c-section. Should be fun since Scott has to work, and I'll be at the appointment alone.

Mom and Dad came by the weekend of the 21st. They got the bottom of the room painted. Mom became very sick, and was admitted to the hospital Sunday the 22nd. She is doing better now, but my parents stayed with us from Tuesday (when Mom was released) until Friday. It was nice having them around. And... Dad and Scott got the changing table painted and the crib put together. Yeah!!! I painted the bricks on the castle walls this last Saturday, and then proceeded to sit in the room and try to mentally picture where everything should go... not as easy as it seemed. Trust me. But I did take some pictures... not very good ones, since i used my cell, but here they are:

Castle Walls

Castle walls with furniture