A Great Visit

Amniotic Fluid: NORMAL!!

Baby's Sex: BOY (just checked again to be sure!)
Baby's Size: 5lbs 4oz - 75th percentile
Head Size: Average!! (can you believe it?!)
Head Position: Down & prepped for delivery!

Cheeks: Cute & chubby! :)

Hair: He has some!
Heartbeat: Strong
Baby's Organs & Internal: Looking Good!
Estimated Due Date: still July 15th
Mommy's Weight Gain: 2 lbs (Perfection as the Dr. put it!) :)

Everything looked great/normal, and I go back a week from Monday, and then start going every week! He actually dropped from the 85th to the 75th percentile size-wise, which she said is perfectly normal and actually GREAT news for me as I get closer to having to get him outta me! We got to see some great shots of him... he even let us see his face this time, which looks plump and adorable. He looks like he's got full lips like both of us do and a fat little nose and chubby cheeks like me. It was definitely a fun doctor's appointment!

Struggling!!

So... as much as you all think we're just holding out on you as far as BabyW's name... we're actually still not sure ourselves! It's starting to drive me crazy. There are 3 name combinations that we are considering and I keep changing my mind on which I like best! I NEVER thought I'd wait until the day he was born to decide, but I'm starting to wonder if that's how it will end up...I really don't know if I can handle that!

Here's what's important to us in a name:

Meaningful
Timeless
Unique
Good Fit with "Wellington"

So that's all the clues I'm giving out... :)

6 weeks 6 days!

Today is ULTRASOUND day! :) I always look forward to these doctor's visits... they are doing this one because of the extra amniotic fluid I had about a month ago. Hopefully the midwife was right at my last visit and the fluid level has decreased to normal. I am so curious to see our little guy again... I'm especially curious to see how he is positioned! This morning he felt so high up in my ribs that I actually couldn't lean forward to eat my cereal at the table... I had to lean back, trying to stretch out my abdomen and just hold the bowl up to my face! :) My appointment is this afternoon, so if we get some good pictures of BabyW, I'll post them soon.

Now I'm off to fill out all this confusing paperwork for my FMLA and Short-Term Disability benefits...yuck! I hate paperwork!

Yay for Kris!

So Mike and I were definitely American Idol junkies... and though I never posted about our favorites... Kris Allen was definitely mine, and I was super excited when he won! I truly liked his style and his voice best out of all the contestants (besides the fact that he was a worship leader too) but this is a great video of him leading worship. I pray he will use his new fame for the glory of God.

All done!

Waddle or not, I managed to save $59.80 (spending only $18.12) at Harris Teeter, make my returns at Target, stop by Michaels to find thread (and run into Aunt Debbie & Isabella) and swing by my house to drop off the groceries and let Shelby out! I was proud of myself! :)

Kraft Salad Dressing - FREE
Kraft BBQ Sauce - FREE
Lawry's Marinade - FREE
Mentos Fruit Gum - FREE
Mentos Mint Gum - FREE
Reach Dental Floss - FREE
French's Large Yellow Mustard - FREE
McCormick Vanilla Extract - .14
McCormick Large Garlic Salt - .24
French's Fried Onions - .24
Ragu Spaghetti Sauce - .35
2 Dole Mandarin Oranges - .54 each
2 Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese - .63 each
Wishbone Balsalmic Spray Dressing - .64
Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwich - .74
Degree Deodorant - .75
YoCrunch 4 pack - .75
Lean Pockets - .99
Heluva Good Colby Jack Cheese Block - 1.00
Duke's Squeeze Mayo - 1.00
Texas Toast Cheesesticks - 1.24
Pillsbury Pizza Crust - 1.29
Oscar Mayer Deli Meat - 1.74
Claussen Pickles - 1.75

(and for anyone who is counting... I had 3 items over the 20 item limit, but she just rang them up in a second transaction for me... sometimes I think the pregnant belly gets me a little special treatment... and that's fine by me!) And because getting free or super-cheap food is so gratifying... I think I'll stop by Farm Fresh (where they double $1.00 coupons on Wednesdays) and see how I fare there too!

Change of Plans

Well, I had planned to do other things during my lunch break today, but then I learned that Harris Teeter is offering Triple Coupons AGAIN...and I do have a bunch of coupons... so I guess that's where I'm heading instead! If anyone wants a "cheat sheet" for how to score the best deals...there is a shopping list here that makes it much easier (if you have been saving coupons).

And... if I didn't have to waddle slowly everywhere I go, I could probably manage to grocery shop & still do my Target returns and pick up some brown thread, but moving fast is not an option for me lately! LOL. Oh well!

Just for Fun!

I've created a BABY POOL where you can enter your guess for BabyW's stats: his name, weight, birthdate and more! Let's see who gets the closest!! The winner will get the satisfaction of knowing you were right...and of course, bragging rights!! Just click here to enter your guesses: Mike & Melissa's BABY POOL.