I had mentioned in earlier posts that we had doctors appointments in Wichita on Tuesday of this week. Avery had an appointment with her endocrinologist that morning, and I had my latest OB appointment that afternoon. Both appointments went wonderfully, with great news coming from each.
Avery's doctor was very, VERY happy with the numbers that we had come back with. Compared to where we were just a month ago almost seemed like night and day. We've decided to make a few changes pertaining to how we are calculating her insulin doses, but other than that, everything seems to be going really well. In two weeks, I will be traveling back to Dr. Guthrie's office to take a insulin pump education class to learn more about the possibility of Avery starting up on one.
My OB appointment also went well. We now have a birthday date set for our baby boy (as long as he doesn't decide to come sooner!) The morning of Monday, July 25 will mark the arrival of the latest Baby Unruh. We will be having the baby at Via Christi St. Joe if anyone was curious. Dr. Maki (the OB doctor) also informed me that he is a pretty big boy already, and she has pretty high expectations as to what he will weigh when he is born. We should be finding out an exact time for the c-section sometime soon, but I am just so happy to finally know the date. Only 3 1/2 more weeks-yikes! And we still have plenty to do!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Cousin Emma is here!
Tuesday morning, Chris received a text message first thing in the morning from his mom letting us know that Baby Emma was on the way and should be arriving within the next couple of hours. Sure enough, Emma Marie Blunck was born at 8:30 a.m. to proud parents Jenna (Chris's sister) and Don. Because we had our two appointments in Wichita on Tuesday, we didn't make it to the hospital until after dinner that night to meet our newest relative. Here are a couple of pics of Avery checking out her new cousin:
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She wasn't too sure about her at first, but quickly warmed up to "Baby."
Here is Emma's online hospital pic also-she's a keeper!
We also found out that same day our friends Gabe and Shelly were having their baby in the room right next to Jenna's. They also had a daughter, Kamryn. The neat thing about this is Avery and their son Graham were born only four days apart, so apparently the Prescotts and Unruhs have some sort of unwritten agreement to have children all close in age!
Monday, June 27, 2011
June in Review
The month of June has flown by. We've been busy with doctor's appointments, veterinary appointments, education classes, and of course lots of bubble time. It's so hard to believe that the 4th of July is just around the corner, and then of course, after that it will only be a matter of days before our baby boy makes his grand entrance.
Avery has been having a really great summer; she's been able to spend a lot of time with grandmas and grandpas. Mom and Pam have been taking her to Mother Goose time at the library, which frees up my Wednesday mornings a bit. We have another appointment for Avery tomorrow with her endocrinologist in Wichita, so hopefully they will tell us that we are continuing to make progress as we are still learning the ups and downs of attempting to regulate a toddler's blood sugars. After her appointment in the morning, I have my next OB appointment tomorrow afternoon. We were supposed to have set a date for the c-section after the last appointment, but apparently there was a miscommunication in the office, so hopefully after tomorrow, we will be able to mark our baby's birthday on the calendar (hoping nothing comes up before then!)
Last week I spent the majority of my time in Wichita taking a 2 and a half day course on diabetes education. This was something we wanted to make sure I fit into my schedule before the baby comes because we knew there was no way I'd been able to take that time after. The class was somewhat informative (I don't think the last day helped me THAT much), but now I have a lot closer relationship to the dieticians at the doctor's office. So in addition to getting some new information, I can now call them by their first names!
Chris had to take Bo back up to K-State about a week and a half ago. Chris had noticed some spots in his remaining eye that looked different, so after seeing our vet here in town, we made another appointment to head up to Manhattan. Thankfully they got good news while they were there and that was that Bo's eye seemed to still be doing fine; he had some changes occurring, but the eyedrops that they had given us last time were doing everything necessary to prevent any further damage. So we got to hear some good news, there just had to be 3 hours worth of driving to get it!
There has been some progress in little brother's room. His furniture is all put together and somewhat arranged how we want it. We still need to get curtains hung and get a few odds and ends, but I think it's safe to say that if we had him today and brought him home tomorrow, there would be no need to hastily finish anything. Although I do need to wash all his clothes (again-for the third time.) Avery likes to take everything out of his dresser drawers and throw them all over the floor which I need to vacuum. So, I guess that is one more thing for the to-do list.
I have taken several new pictures of Avery; I just don't have them on the computer yet. I will add them later this week as time allows. Here's hoping the weather will stay below 90 sometime in the near future!
Avery has been having a really great summer; she's been able to spend a lot of time with grandmas and grandpas. Mom and Pam have been taking her to Mother Goose time at the library, which frees up my Wednesday mornings a bit. We have another appointment for Avery tomorrow with her endocrinologist in Wichita, so hopefully they will tell us that we are continuing to make progress as we are still learning the ups and downs of attempting to regulate a toddler's blood sugars. After her appointment in the morning, I have my next OB appointment tomorrow afternoon. We were supposed to have set a date for the c-section after the last appointment, but apparently there was a miscommunication in the office, so hopefully after tomorrow, we will be able to mark our baby's birthday on the calendar (hoping nothing comes up before then!)
Last week I spent the majority of my time in Wichita taking a 2 and a half day course on diabetes education. This was something we wanted to make sure I fit into my schedule before the baby comes because we knew there was no way I'd been able to take that time after. The class was somewhat informative (I don't think the last day helped me THAT much), but now I have a lot closer relationship to the dieticians at the doctor's office. So in addition to getting some new information, I can now call them by their first names!
Chris had to take Bo back up to K-State about a week and a half ago. Chris had noticed some spots in his remaining eye that looked different, so after seeing our vet here in town, we made another appointment to head up to Manhattan. Thankfully they got good news while they were there and that was that Bo's eye seemed to still be doing fine; he had some changes occurring, but the eyedrops that they had given us last time were doing everything necessary to prevent any further damage. So we got to hear some good news, there just had to be 3 hours worth of driving to get it!
There has been some progress in little brother's room. His furniture is all put together and somewhat arranged how we want it. We still need to get curtains hung and get a few odds and ends, but I think it's safe to say that if we had him today and brought him home tomorrow, there would be no need to hastily finish anything. Although I do need to wash all his clothes (again-for the third time.) Avery likes to take everything out of his dresser drawers and throw them all over the floor which I need to vacuum. So, I guess that is one more thing for the to-do list.
I have taken several new pictures of Avery; I just don't have them on the computer yet. I will add them later this week as time allows. Here's hoping the weather will stay below 90 sometime in the near future!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Avery's Latest Pics
I haven't gotten too many pictures of Avery lately, mostly because whenever I see a photo op pop up, I don't have my camera on the same level of the house with me. And being 7 months pregnant (almost) I'm definitely feeling the fatigue of this pregnancy. Not to mention the 100 degree weather that we continue to have. I would love to get some color on my pale, pasty skin, but if I do manage to find a free moment, I prefer to spend it in the comfort of our air-conditioned home.
Last week I did manage to get out the camera and take a few pics of Avery in a dress she picked out herself. After taking the pictures, I couldn't believe how grown up she is now. Personally I think she looks closer to 3 than 2.
And here are a few more random pictures taken when the camera was nearby. Our little girl is feeling a lot more like herself having been back at home for a few weeks now.
Last week I did manage to get out the camera and take a few pics of Avery in a dress she picked out herself. After taking the pictures, I couldn't believe how grown up she is now. Personally I think she looks closer to 3 than 2.
And here are a few more random pictures taken when the camera was nearby. Our little girl is feeling a lot more like herself having been back at home for a few weeks now.
Getting ready to go for her nightly walk with Daddy after dinner. She runs and grabs her sunglasses and hat and yells "See you Mom!"
Being goofy after breakfast.
Showing off a new outfit. We had woken up a little earlier this day to make it to our appointments in Wichita, so this is the reason for the tired eyes.
We are still working on getting our insulin doses figured out, but we seem to be making a little progress. Chris has been an absolute wonder; he does all the nightly blood sugar tests, which means I get to stay in bed. Even though I wake up most times when I hear him go into her room, it helps me so much with my energy throughout the day by being able to lie down all night.
I don't have a recent belly pic; it is a little scary though knowing we are probably less than 7 weeks away from meeting baby brother. There has been some progress made in his room; I'll take some pictures when we are done (if we get done!)
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