March Madness!

Roxi got a new Basketball in celebration of March Madness. She just had to share how cute she is with all of you. Have a great weekend!

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So Pregnant

Okay, I know Shelly is the pregnant one but I feel SOOO pregnant this week. I know it's most likely PMS but COME ON! I feel moody, fat, Bitchy (notice the capital B!), and emotional as I think pregnant women feel. And, I'm craving salt and chocolate. I know it's not as extreme as being pregnant but I hate feeling like this and can't imagine going through it for nine months. Kudos to all pregnant women and mom's who've carried babies out there. You're tough cookies!

That's all for today. I'm almost too ornery to type!

The Bird

We had our follow-up Fetal Foto appointment on Tuesday. The good news is it was WONDERFUL to see our little girl. The bad news is she still wouldn't give us a good full face shot so we're going back again in a few weeks. Until then I don't have any pictures to post because they kept the CD/DVD.

Riley is SO SASSY! She was a complete wiggle worm throughout the entire appointment. She likes to keep her hand in front of her face. It was almost as if she were telling us "No sneak peaks. You'll see me when I'm ready for you to see me!"

She's definitely FEISTY! Every time they'd think we were in a good position to get good 4D images she'd move. This happened over and over. After about 20 minutes she brought her hand up to the side of her face and FLIPPED US THE BIRD for about 30 seconds! I think she'd had enough of the poking and prodding. She's totally practicing for her teenage years! After she was done flipping us off she gave us a peace sign. I think she was saying, "Peace out. I'm not cooperating anymore. Go away. We're done for now."

It was amazing to see her again. We also learned she just may be a thumb sucker. She really likes to keep her hands in front of her face. And, although we're expecting a beautiful bald baby, she did have a few little hair wisps at the back of her head.

We didn't look at the Hygroma much. Legally they're not allowed to point out medical issues. I think that it looks the same size. We'll know for sure in two weeks at our next Maternal Fetal Medicine Ultrasound. We know it won't go away but I think, based on my vast medical knowledge, that she's growing like a weed and it's staying the same.

Shelly's starting to get pretty uncomfortable. Riley's wedged herself underneath her ribs. She says she feel as if her ribs are actually bruised. I know she's totally miserable because her Mom called today with Jazz tickets to Saturday's game and she turned her down! These aren't your average tickets either. They're 5th row, center court, right behind Larry H, and come with dinner before the game and snacks at half time. I would have bet $1000 that she'd still go to a game if she was asked but no, she doesn't feel like she could sit through the entire game. Wow! This is getting serious!

28 Weeks

We're 28 weeks today!

How Riley's doing:

• Her eyebrows and eyelashes are now very noticeable!
• Hair on Riley's head is growing longer. Some babies are born with almost none at all, while others appear to be ready for their first haircut! We tend to think she's going to be a baldy.
• Eyes are completely formed now. Quite a view from inside!
• Her body is getting plump and rounded. Most of that increase is muscle tissue and bone. Fat will be added during the third trimester.
• Muscle tone is improving. Preparation for the Olympics feels like it is taking place in Mama Shelly's tummy!
• Her lungs are capable of breathing now (but she would still struggle and require medical attention if born now).
• She can recognize our voices now and will often calm to it later on!
• She weighs in now at approximately 2.2 pounds and is about 14.8 inches.

Yesterday I spent the day cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. We had to prepare the house for our friend Erin's 40th birthday party. I didn't want Shelly to feel anxious about getting the house clean, plus I didn't want her to get wore out before the party, so I made her an appointment for a Maternity Massage. She loved it. Plus it gave me a chance to crank the stereo and scrub!

It was great to see friends last night we hadn't seen in awhile. Plus, many of those friends now have kids. It use to be, in all too recent years, a party meant lots of loud and intoxicated adults. Now a party consists of loud toddlers hopped up on sugar. Lots of fun! Our friends Kori & La came with their two year old twin boys, Beau and Brady. They've gotten so big! And are so cute! I think they had a great time playing with Tate.

Our other friends brought their six month old little girl Scout. She pretty much just wanted her Mommies but did LOVE playing with Tate as well.

I put the camera away early and didn't get many pictures. But we did catch Tate showing her excitement over having a party for her Mama Erin's birthday.

We thought it would be fun to snap a picture of Shelly and LB together. It's Riley and Talor's very first picture together. Shelly's 28 weeks. LB's 24 weeks.

We have our follow-up Fetal Foto appointment on Tuesday. Hopefully we'll get some good pictures to post. We didn't invite the entire tribe to go with us this time. Last time we had about 10 people with us (family and God Parents). Shortly after that we learned about Riley's complications and we think, because everyone had already seen her, it might have made it a little harder on those who were at the first appointment. I cant wait to see her face in 4D!