The countdown begins...

Well -- I had an appointment yesterday with my ob/gyn. We now have a delivery date set for our little guy. Pending any early labor, I will deliver on April 9th at 12:30PM. Less than two months away!!

I would have tried for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) delivery -- but my doctor mentioned some possible complications (including uterine rupture) -- and since the deliveries are less than 2 years apart, he doesn't recommend a VBAC.

Part of me would have liked to have tried to deliver naturally, -- but part of me (my wimpy side) likes the idea of no contractions, pushing, etc... I am just praying for another easy recovery after this C-section, like last time.

Crazy April birthdays though --- a TON of people have birthdays in April (Travis and I included). I am just glad we didn't have to schedule our son's delivery on Trav's birthday -- April 11th. It is nice that they will each have their own special day :)

No name yet...

So -- Travis and I are having a hard time deciding on a name for our little guy. We had a pretty easy time deciding on Evelyn -- we actually have a couple more favorite girls names left over that we would have used if this baby was going to be a girl. Boy names are much harder!!

Travis dislikes any boy name that is too trendy. He is even more traditional with boy names than he was with girl names... I like old and new boy names -- just depends on the name.

We spent some time before Christmas coming up with lists of our favorite boy names. I made a list of around 12 names and Travis did the same -- we were hoping to find a match between the two lists. No such luck. I didn't really like any of the names he listed, and he didn't particularly like any of my names either.

It is now February and we aren't any closer to coming to an agreement -- UGH!! I was trying to explain to Travis last night that I want to decide on a name soon. I don't want to broadcast the name (we kept Evelyn's name a secret until she was born). I just want to have a name for the little guy that is growing inside of me. With Evelyn I felt like it helped me bond with her before she was born -- I know it sounds silly -- but I swear it helped.

Also, I don't want to wait until we are at the hospital or after he is born to decide. There are way too many hormones and emotions at that point in time to make that big of a decision. I am too much of a planner to allow that to happen :)

If you have any boy names that you like, send them my way... I am open to any and all suggestions.

Exercising and Belly Support?

Does anyone out there know anything or have experience with something for belly support to use during exercise? I have been doing a good job of getting to the gym regularly -- my goal is still a minimum of 4 days/week. I am hoping that by staying active I will have a quick recovery from my c-section again this time -- (and meet my weight goal/fitting in my "wedding" jeans goal by my 30th birthday -- April 2009)

However, I delivered Evelyn when I was not much bigger than I am now... And recently when I have been exercising, I have been feeling increased pressure from my belly. I get that constant "have to go to the bathroom" feeling. My belly also feels about twice as heavy when exercising than it does when I am just going about my daily activities. I'm not doing anything high-impact or jarring... I have just been doing the elliptical, stair climber, fast-walking on the treadmill, etc -- but the only thing that doesn't give me that "heavy belly" feeling is the stationary bike (my least favorite). I don't even get that feeling as much when Travis and I go for a walk together at night... probably because we are walking at a little slower pace.

I am wondering if I should look into one of those belly support bands? I know some people that carry multiple babies wear them a lot to help with the added weight of their belly... and I have heard that the marthon runner mom wore one when she would run while pregnant... I just don't want to spend the money and deal with the hassle if it isn't going to help. And I only have 2 months left -- is it worth it? Has anyone used one? Seen one? Heard of anyone that used one?

Crawling up the stairs

Evelyn has been climbing up the stairs recently when it is time to go to bed. She is becoming such a big girl!!

Yum -- PIZZA!!

Ever since Evelyn's 12 month check-up, we have been just feeding her whatever we have for dinner every night. Our pediatrician said anything and everything but nut products. Tonight, after a long work day, we had frozen pizza & squash. And so did Evie. She loved the pizza! I thought she looked extra cute and messy after her meal, so I couldn't resist snapping a photo.

I should have taken a profile shot -- she started rubbing her head at one point, and she had pizza sauce in her hair.

Here is a picture of Evelyn and Trav after she was all cleaned up.

12 Month Check-Up

Evelyn had her 12 month check-up today. Her pediatrician said she is doing great :) She weighed 19lbs 4oz, and she is 29 1/4 inches long. Her weight is 10-25%, her height is around 50%, and her head is still close to the 90th percentile. Her Nana Sally is convinced it is because she is going to be extremely smart!!

At what age is it typical to wean children from the bottle? Our pediatrician recommended to be done with the bottle at 15 months... I guess I was a little surprised by that. It is only 2.5 months away. She just seems like such a little peanut still! Oh well --- we will work on slowly transitioning her to the sippy cup I guess...

Warning for Grey's watchers...

Did anyone catch Grey's An*t*my last night?? Oh My Gosh!! They should have put a warning up on the screen before the episode started... "Due to the emotional topics tonight, be sure to have plenty of tissues on hand. Pregnant women and young mothers especially."

I don't know if it was the topic, my hormones, or probably a combination of both --- but I was seriously sobbing. When Bailey wanted to hold Tucker's hand during his surgery... near the end when the "healer" came in to lay her hands on him... and then when Tucker started breathing again... Ugh!

I seriously feel like I should have been warned before the show started. I wasn't prepared to have an hour-long cry-fest...