3 Week Countdown

Yesterday I went in for my big 36 week appointment, which included an ultrasound, stress test and check for dilation. I'm happy to report that we got all good news and baby girl is in the 50th percentile for growth. The nurse monitored me for about 30 minutes and didn't see any contractions and I had no dilation. So, as long as there are no changes in the next few weeks, Grace will still make her grand entry on the 21st. My doctor is still requiring me to be strapped to the machine at my next 2 appointments, but I think it's just protocol because of the umbilical cord issue. With all that said, I'm feeling pretty relaxed and excited about this new season of our lives.....bring on our family of 4 ❤

Remember the last time I was hooked to these monitors.......not such a pleasant memory

What A Week

It's Friday afternoon, H is down for a late nap and the weather is complete perfection here in Seattle. This week has been full.....with good and bad....but definitely full.

Monday was packed with the normal Monday stuff......grocery shopping, cleaning the house, laundry, etc. The weather was nice, so we had to head to the park {you learn to seize the moment in the PNW}.

Jody had his eye surgery on Tuesday and everything went really well. We did have to make an unexpected 2nd trip back to the surgical center, because of a reaction Jody had to the meds they gave him, but he was fine and recovered by the evening. 

Wednesday morning we went in for his post-op appointment and the doctor was really pleased with Jody's progress in just a day. The cataract they removed was atypical, so the doctor wasn't completely sure of how well he would actually be able to see.......I think we were both relieved by such a good report. The sweet ladies from my mid-week bible study were watching Harrison, so we got to have a nice quiet breakfast before dropping Jody off at work. 

On Thursday I loaded up H and we went to my OB appointment. I don't typically take him, but now that I'm going every 2 weeks the visits are short and he's usually pretty good. We made a quick Target run and then I proceeded to rearrange his entire room. This nesting is getting out of hand people. 

Today has been a bit more relaxed. We made a trip to Home Depot and I've been working on projects outside while Harrison plays with his trucks and harasses the dogs. 

On everyday of the this week Harrison was a pistol. This has been his M.O. this month and he's just had a tendency to lean more heavily on the surely side. His current demeanor tends to make situations a bit more tense then they really are, so I'm hoping this phase is short-lived. 

As for our weekend, it's forecast that this should be the most beautiful Easter weekend that Seattle has seen in years. We'll be celebrating the resurrection with friends, food and SUNSHINE! 

Let the nesting commence

As of tomorrow, I'm 31 weeks and 8 weeks away from becoming a mother of two.
I've been pretty relaxed, in regards to preparing for Grace's arrival, but something stirred inside of me when I picked up this bassinet on Friday. I tucked it into the corner of our bedroom and suddenly a very extensive list of "must do right this second" tasks popped into my head. Today's projects included  arranging a space for a few of baby girl's things in our closet {for those middle of the night diaper and outfit changes}, updating a very short list of things we need to purchase and completely overhauling the basement. Though we rarely use our basement, I felt the nesting monster rest with everything in order and uncluttered. Now if only my grass would grow.....because that is seriously essential to bringing a child into the world.

On a completely different note.....Jody will be having cataract surgery on Tuesday. Poor hubby has been blind in his left eye for the last couple months and, thanks to a cancellation, his appointment was bumped up a week. Between cataract surgery and a c-section, the Duvalls will be killin' it in the deductible category. Take that insurance!

Good Grief!

So remember that time a few weeks ago when H had the stomach bug?

Well.....it was actually gastroenteritis and that sweet boy passed it right along to his mama & daddy.

{On a side note, it should actually be called gastroEXITitis because there was little entering and A LOT exiting......if ya get my drift.}

The same day I was reporting his speedy recovery happened to be the exact evening that the demise of our internal organs began. Jody bounced back pretty quickly, but it took me about 5 days to feel 100%.

Even though we are all feeling better, Harrison is still pooping like crazy!

 I'm talking up the back people.

No one ever told me there would be this much poop.

We are contributing it to teething......did anyone else deal with this nonsense?

Enough poop talk

Here is a photo collage of what we've been up to, in no particular order.

Top {LtoR}: Chewing poor Sophie's face off, enjoying the sun in Seattle {post fetal position toilet hugging but pre 1st meal after virus gyro that sent me back to hugging said toilet}, new running shoes that are finally getting some mileage, little man's first attempt at crawling, lunch at the "big house"
Middle {LtoR}: holding his own bottle, hanging with great grandma, finally ending our 5 month safari ride, gel manicure in soft pink, sweet sweet baby face that gets smooched 1000x's a day
Bottom {LtoR}: Hmmm....not sure how that made a second appearance, my sick little guy asleep in our bed, learning to play the guitar or just trying to figure out how to get it in his mouth, amusing a cranky baby, Harrison showing me his sitting skills

Crayon Band-Aids

My sweet little onion had his 2 month appointment today.

Turns out he is "perfectly symmetrical", according to our pediatrician, falling into the 75th percentile from head to toe.

He also weighed in at 12lbs 10oz......healthy!

Harrison only cried for a minute when he got his shots and I also managed to hold it together {barely}.

I felt bad that he had to get poked so I decided to get a flu shot.....just to be fair.

We were both kind of puny afterwards, so the remainder of the day was spent snuggled on the couch.

Hopefully he will be back to his feisty self in the morning.