Strike a pose-red carpet style

This is a picture taken last weekend (before a childhood friend's wedding shower) of Suzanne at 27 weeks. Look at the Week 24 picture and notice the difference!

Suzanne will be 28 weeks this Wednesday. Time is really flying now! We are both getting joy out of feeling the baby move around. I had felt a couple of sporadic nudges up until the other night when I felt all sorts of stuff. Talk about neat!

Suzanne had a pretty good week health wise. She is still visiting plenty of doctors but seems to be winning the battle with low blood pressure for now. One of her doctors told her it should go away about this time, so that is what we're hoping for. The countdown is on. Hopefully, I will get some good shots of the baby room. There's nothing much to show yet, as pretty much all of it is on the way (the crib is the only thing in). George hasn't figured out a way to get in there yet.

Hello!

Hopefully you all can see this picture of the baby looking straight at you. There's the right eye, the nose, the lips and the chin just above the stomach. It also appears he (or she) may be waving or flexing a muscle. This is the latest ultrasound from the doctor we've seen a few times on the Southshore. The good news: the baby is still perfectly healthy and now weighs 1 lb. 9 oz. (normal we're told as opposed to larger than normal the last two ultrasounds).

The interesting part of our day was just getting there. Suzanne's weak spells usually come in the morning and she has the good fortune of working from home. She literally has a bed right behind her work desk. If she feels weak, she lies down. Today during her weak spell, we were travelling across the 24 mile bumpy Causeway to Metairie, where the doctor is located. I had to make an impromptu pit stop off the Interstate just as Suzanne got sick. We were close the doctor anyway, so we got there, she got into the ultrasound room and got sick again during the ultrasound. Meantime, they checked her blood pressure, which was again extremely low. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. This particular doctor had not seen her since this started. She informed us that this would likely last a few more weeks. We're at 25 weeks today and those who have this type activity during pregnancy see it diminish around week 28 or 29, we're told. That's what we're hoping for!

Of course, I haven't helped matters this evening by dumping half a jar of silver paint on the carpet in the baby's room...then trying to clean it up with bleach. I have never proclaimed to be Albert Einstein, in case you're wondering. Fortunately, the brains of this operation may have saved me (I switched to soap and water halfway through) because as of now there's a very slight stain (grey) and no sign of the bleach turning it white.

Suzanne update

Mom told me this morning that many people had been asking about Suzanne and her health. We both appreciate the thoughts and prayers. I continue to believe they have helped.

As for her overall condition, things have improved. She still has weak spells each day. Gradually, they are getting shorter and shorter. I would say now the spells require her to sit down for ten minutes or so and relax. She is very good about knowing when is "enough." Last Wednesday was the last day I felt she was going black out. She made it through that day and has eaten MORE salt as the doctor ordered and we both think that has helped.

She also was kind enough to let me take a picture of her the other night. She is 24 weeks!

If you look hard enough you can see the bump. It is growing...and is still perfectly round. This was just before our trip to St. Tammany Parish Hospital and our Baby Care Basics class. There, we got to see "moving" images of women literally birthing their own babies, people handling various sorts of poopy diapers and plenty of breastfeeding. It was not a G-rated film, I do not believe. Next for me is Daddy Boot Camp, where I will change the diaper of a real live baby! I guess you could say I'm moving up in the world. Take care, everyone.