Henderson's Highlights

Still Waiting...

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Yesterday marked the 37 week point! Only 3 weeks left -- wow, can't believe it. I visited the doctor yesterday and they listened to Eli's heartbeat which was great about 165 beats per minute. He is still head down and ready! I had to have some blood work drawn because my feet, legs and hands are swelling very badly. Hopefully, I'll hear from that blood work either today or tomorrow -- no news is good news though. I'm still feeling pretty good with the exception of the pain from the swelling in my hands and feet. I have another appointment scheduled for next Friday, July 24th, lets see if we make it!

Hope everyone is having a great week! I'll try to post more pictures of Eli's room soon!

As requested...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

I know most of you never thought I'd post pictures of Eli's room, but here they are.

These are the letters that will hang above his bed (yes, they are on the dining room table now...)

This is the bassinet that Misty let us borrow. Thanks a million!!!

Here are a couple of his bed.

And yes, I realize that the fish mobile doesn't really match the primary colors in that super cute quilt, but I thought it was cute and it has a remote -- who can turn down a remote!

Car Seat and Stroller...

This is the wall where the chest of drawers will reside. It likes one more coat of stain before it's ready to put in the room and be filled with all the cute clothes that Eil has...

(The bassinet is just hanging out here until Eli comes homes and then we'll move it into our room.)

This little nook will house the changing table/dresser. It too still needs a coat of stain before it's ready. I'm not sure yet what will go on this wall above the dresser.

This is a super cute rug that I found and it matches the room perfectly. This is one of Sassy's most favorite places to lay.

Hope you enjoy. I'll try my best to remember to ask Jay to take a picture of me. I always forget when I'm dressed up to ask him to take photos. I typically remember when I have on something that probably wasn't meant to be stretched over a pregnant body...

Big Boy!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I had 2 doctor's appointments on Friday and they confirmed that Eli is still growing and that he is healthy. He is estimated to weigh 6 pounds 3 ounces as of Friday. He is in the 71 percentile for size... He is head down and very low. So, we are just playing the waiting game to see when he'll arrive. Tomorrow starts week number 35!!! I can't believe that I only have 5 weeks left.

I finally got all of the random stuff out of Eli's room and it is slowly beginning to look like a nursery. I'll share some pictures later. I've started to wash all the clothes, bibs, blankets, etc. that are rolling in. Our family and friends have really been great and we have tons of nice things to bring Eli home to -- I'll take pictures of his closet too...

Please pray that Eli will stay put for a couple more weeks to make sure he is fully developed and "done". As much as my feet and hands hurt and as big as my belly is I want to make sure he is as healthy as possible.

I'll ask Jay to take pictures of me this week and you can see just how big my belly is...

STAY TUNED!

Little Whopper

We got another great report this week! The doctor is estimating that Eli weights somewhere around 4.5 pounds already, but they don't seem too concerned. Doc says everything is growing in proportion and that he will be a big healthy boy -- what more can we ask for?

Is anyone else noticing that the little ticker thing at the top says I only have 61 days left???? That scares me -- just in case you were wondering. I'm not ready, well I'm ready to hold Eli, but my house isn't ready, his room isn't ready and we haven't even tried to install the car seat in either car... Yeah, I hear all of you -- you are saying that if I could stay off facebook and blogging that I could get something done, thank for the news flash! :)~

I'm going, right now to do laundry, thankyouverymuch!!

Much Needed Update...

Saturday, May 2, 2009

It's been 6 weeks since I last posted... Is there anyone still checking in?

Here's what you've missed over that time frame. NOT MUCH. It's been work, work, work, school and only a little bit of baby stuff.

I just finished my last paper for this semester! So, no more college until September. What a load off. This has been a very long 8 week quarter. There never seemed to be enough time to get the research done and write the papers. Oh well, it's behind me know!!!

We did give baby Henderson a name since the last time I posted. His name will be Elijah James Henderson and we've decided we'll call him Eli.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and all is well. Eli is weighing in at 2.5 pounds -- which is a larger than "normal" but the doc didn't seem too concerned. Doc said we'd watch his weight and that he might come a little bit early. We'll see!

Of course, Eli is making his presence known, he is moving all the time and loves to eat. He is the happiest when I'm nice and full (and miserable). :)~

Jay and I are planning to move our office out this week and begin to move Eli's things into his room. I'm very excited about that. I can't wait until his room looks like a nursery rather than a home office. I'll be sure to take pictures so that you can see the transformation.

Mom and I went several weeks ago to register for all the cool baby stuff that one could need. Wow, talk about overwhelmed. Who know a baby needed so much. I have my first baby shower next Saturday and can't wait. I'm excited to see what all little Eli accumulates there. He is so spoiled and he isn't even here yet. I can only imagine...

This gets you up to date on the Hendersons. I promise to post more now that I'm done with school. I'll post belly shots one day soon -- It's getting out there!

Hope all of you are doing well.

And the Baby is... Part 2

Saturday, March 21, 2009

IT'S A BOY!!!

To say that Jay is over joyed is an understatement. He is grinning from ear to ear. The baby put on quite a show for Daddy yesterday -- thanks to Mommy and her indulgence in a little Mountain Dew at lunch. :)

Here is a picture of the proof...

For those of you who can't identify his manhood the 2 arrows are pointing to it. And yes, he is pretty much mooning us in this picture...

And several of you have asked to see my growing belly. Below is a picture of me yesterday too.

This is not the most flattering picture, but it was 10:30 last night. I'll try to remember to have Jay take pictures each Wednesday as the next week of pregnancy starts.

I hope each of you has a wonderful weekend!!!

And the baby is...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

...very uncooperative. Because of several follies this week we didn't find out the gender of little Henderson. Jay had planned to take of a half day on Monday to attend this doctor's visit with me. This would have been the first ultrasound that he'd actually seen, but it didn't would out this way at all. It all started on Thursday of last week when Jay's work crew was asked (please read elected/made/not given a choice in the matter) to drive to Charlotte, West Virginia to help finish up some of the storm damage from several weeks ago. Well, keep in mind they left on Thursday with NO return date/time in mind. This was truly a day by day affair. This didn't set well with me and all my pregnant hormones. The weekend was very long and full of crying spells that couldn't be controlled (did I mention that Jay was working 16 hour days and wasn't very friendly by the time he did get back to the motel and could talk to me? -- I'm just sayin') So, they finally told them on Monday morning that they could drive home, keep in mind this was about a 10 hour drive, there was NO way he would make it home for our 3:30 appointment. So, my mom went with me and I decided not to find out the baby's gender. Great!

So, my 3:30 appointment arrives and at 4:00ish I'm called back to have my ultrasound. Yay, everybody is happy. Grandma is getting to see the baby for the first time, I'm excited to see how much he/she has grown, yada, yada, yada. We get to the exam room and the sweet lady begins my ultrasound. The little turkey that I'm growing inside me decides that he/she is not up for a photo shoot. Every time the lady would get the view/shot that she needed for measuring the baby would very politely scoot away... (yeah, really cute) this went on for a good 15 minutes. We now know from this weeks ultrasound that the baby has a big head (it is measuring a week larger than I'm actually pregnant) and long legs (thanks to Grandma). So, there was never any chance in finding out "who" this little person is anyway. Life goes on, right?!?!

We do have another "big" comprehensive ultrasound on 3/20 -- please please pray that little Henderson will cooperate and give us a peek at who he/she is. We are really anxious now to start planning and preparing the room and I don't want everything to be green and yellow. :)

I'll keep you posted. Thanks to so many of you who have emailed and asked about the appointment. Your encouragement is great!

Updated: If you're wondering Jay did make it home at about 11pm on Monday night. He was very sick, but went to work on Tuesday and thanks to the much needed rain they were called off today. He went to the doctor this morning to get a shot for what we thougth was a sinus infection, but as it turned out he has the flu. Please pray that I don't get the flu. I did take a flu shot so I'm hoping that will save me.