Baby Stuff

As you can imagine I have nothing much else on my mind but baby.  I have a pregnancy journal I have been filling out. It has something to write for every week. It asks you questions and prompts you. I love it.

Here is my week 20 entry with pictures from the gender reveal.

It asks for pictures of nursery ideas

And a style board for maternity wear

Here are some of the onesies I have brought for Noah.

These where a gift from Sarah

I can feel Noah every day now. He is active mostly in the evenings when I am at rest. I love feeling him, it is so reassuring to know he is moving around. If he has a quiet day I get a little worried.  Feeling him being so active has really made him real to me and I dream about him being here/ Holding him and how that feels. I am now thinking more about practical things. Teaching him, being a good example, feeding him, limitations I will put in place. etc.

I have my next OBGYN appointment in a week. Hopfully we will get to see his face and get a good picture of him. Last time he was stubborn, way to comfortable and was facing my back. He wouldnt budge.  We need a face picture to rule out any birth defects, like a cleft palate or a cleft lip. Again all the risks with having a baby over 30 and diabetic.   Im just starting to be mostly happy instead of constantly worried about him. Let hope all is well.

We have heart appointment for him on Thursday this week.  There are still risks we have to rule out. One is that he may have heart issues so its something the doctors want to check now he is bigger. 

more baby stuff to come
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Pics of Gender Reveal

Love this quote

Gender reveal party

Some friend had suggested that we have a gender reveal to find out the sex of our baby. I had seen it on Pinterest done several different ways. A big box with pink or blue balloons in it, going to a store picking out a girl and boy outfit and getting the clerk to wrap which ever One matched what was written In the envelope they gave her and they then opened the package with friends and family.

Aaron and I decided it would be fun so we decided to get a cake made and the butter cream coconut filling inside the cake be dyed the color of the baby's sex.

We had our Obgyn appointment on Monday 17th . Aaron's mum, dad, grandma, sister and brother came. They all wanted to know ahead of time the sex of the baby and they would be able to phone the final details of the cake through to the baker.

We all piled into the ultra sound room. Unfortunately the baby was facing my back and not budging. So we didn't get to see his face, but the Dr was able to get all his measurement and he is healthy and growing right on target. That was the best news.



Half way through the hour long scan because baby was being so stubborn and it took so long to get the measurements. The Doc tried everything, jiggled my tummy and got me to lay on my side but baby Noah was comfy and wouldn't move already taking after his father lol. Anyway half way through Aaron turns to the Dr and asks, "do you know the gender yet?" She nods. I gasp! I have been watching the screen the whole time and saw nothing! Aaron gives a knowing smile, I didn't pick up on this right then. It was later in the car it suddenly hit me, the timing of his question! He knew and had seen something I had not!

We had dinner with Myra and jeff that night. They had both found out before us and did a great job in not giving anything away. However when we left I said to Aaron I got a vibe that it was boy from them. It was not anything they had said but more what they hadn't said. Aaron agreed he thought it was a boy too. But he said it with a little too much conviction. Then it hit me, he knew something!
I bugged him to tell me what he had seen. He finally caved and told me he had seen the baby's junk on screen and so was convinced it was a boy.

I knew he was right. If I'm honest I was a little disappointed. I'm the oldest of 6 girls and I had only ever seen myself as a mother to a girl. Aaron reassured me he could be wrong, we still had to cut the cake and find out for sure.








Can you see the color of the filling on the knife ? Yep it's blue. Again I was a little sad at first but now I'm just really excited to meet my son, Noah Benjamin Dinsdale and more than anything want him here with me.

We had a great turn out of about 50 people. We held the reveal in my favorite coffee shop on main st placerville. Called Zia's.

I hope to receive a video and more pictures of the evening so watch this space.

My sisters Harriette and Madeleine were able to join us from London via face time. Tiffy too from KY. That made it so special.

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Pregnancy Annoucment Photos

Photos  by CMN Photography

Obgyn appointment

I had my first Obgyn appointment at Sutter Memorial hospital. I really like my Dr, Dr Gilbert. He was honest and supportive about my risks and options.
We got to hear the heartbeat which was 152 beats a minute, good healthy and strong. The ultrasound tech was very good, she spent some time getting measurements and then jiggling my tummy with the ultra sound wand to make the baby move so she could get another angle. The baby gave us quite a show and kicked its legs and moved its arms like it was waving at us. Tiffy and jeff were in the room too and we all simultaneously oooed and ahhhrd. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen and finally seeing my baby so active brought me to tears.
Above is the picture of the baby looking at us face on. kinda looks like an alien at this point but that's cause this is mostly a skeletal picture.
So far healthy and strong.

Broccoli soup for expectant mums

BROCCOLI SOUP
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 2 servings
Show me for servings

Ingredients
1 cup broccoli , chopped
1/2 cup onions , chopped
1 tsp wheat germ
1 tbsp processed cheese
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp oil
salt and to taste

Method

Heat the oil, add the onion pieces and sauté till the pieces are translucent.
Add the chopped broccoli and 1½ cups of water and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Cool.
Purée in a liquidiser and transfer back into a pan.
Add the milk, wheat germ and cheese and bring to a boil.
Add salt and pepper and serve hot.


Personal Tweak less water and use half and half would have liked it thicker


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