February 6, 2008.
It's been a long time guys. January is always busy with work, travelling to trade shows and sales meetings etc. But, now I have some time to update the blog, and to let you know what is happening in our world.
As I mentioned above, I do a fair amount of travelling in January. So, it was great for L and I that her mother came out and spent almost a week with L, while I was away. It seems they both enjoyed the time together, and I think L's mom was excited to go shopping for maternity clothes, looking at cribs and strollers, and last, but certainly not least, get to go to an OB/GYN appointment with L.
Yes, we had an OB/GYN appointment last week. Unfortunately I didn't get to go, as I was sitting on a plane from San Fransisco, while they were listening for heart beats. The baby's heart rate was down to 160 beats/minute, which is exactly where it's supposed to be, according to the OB/GYN. They did blood work, and a weigh in as well. L's weight gain was right on track with what is expected at this stage.
We had to wait 48 hours for most of the results of the blood work, and 10 days for the test results for the Down's syndrome indicator test. They told us that they wouldn't call us unless something was wrong, so we're hoping that the phone will stay silent.
As I mentioned, we've started looking for cribs, strollers and other baby related furniture. We've been searching the web trying to find websites that can give us some good information about what features to look for, potential safety problems, what brand delivers good quality etc, but we really have not found anthing comprehensive. I signed up for ConsumerReports.org, but their reviews were old, and most of what they rated there was no longer available. So, not very helpful. I guess we'll just have to go to a lot of stores and "test" it out ourselves. We may have to buy a "lifesize" doll, fill it with water (and seal the hole), and simulate lifting the baby out of the crib etc. L is pretty short, so it can get a bit tough for her to lift the baby up when the bottom of the crib is at the lowest setting.
In another couple of weeks we're going in for the 1 hour ultrasound, where they will measure just about everything there is to measure, as far as I can tell from what L is telling me. We're excited to get a visual image of the little person that is growing inside of L. It's strange to go for so long with "nothing" happening, when you start of the pregnancy with all the blood tests and ultrasounds that we had. You get restless, constantly wanting to know more.
I will try to do a better job of updating the blog. I know this is a way for a lot of you to keep track of what is happening in our lives.
Take care.
Erik
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hey there,
my number one favourite baby item was a rocker. riley often slept in there during the day when he couldn't sleep in his crib. I could also put him in there when i was taking a shower and it generally kept him out of trouble! my next favourite item was his cot, which is a stokke cot. it starts off as a Bassinet and converts to a cot... great to hear things are going great for you guys!
Kerstin
ps. i'd also recommend the Ergo baby backpack (also works for babies and you can carry infants at the front, back and hip-much more comfortable than a baby bjorn i found.... hope this gives you some ideas....
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