30 Week Ultrasound Pics/ Update

Yesterday we had the pleasure of seeing Baby #2 again. He/She really looked like a chubby baby in there. Its head is squished with my placenta and is head down officially. It was kicking while Kristin did the Ultrasound. It is head down with its back arched on my right side and legs, feet, and arms are more toward the left of me. Which is amazing because I feel some sharp movements on my right side and Kristin said it is probably the baby's back/hips stretching or moving. But it should now stay head down until delivery. The baby's estimated weight is....4 POUNDS!!!! Another big baby coming for Aaron and I.
I've gained a total of 14 pounds so far and measuring exactly at 30 weeks. The heart rate ranged from 132 to 152. There was a couple of times during the Ultrasound (non 3-D) that the baby's face was positioned so perfectly that it looked JUST LIKE OLIVIA! The nose, mouth and chin...it was amazing.
I have no pick as to if I think it is a boy or a girl and every appointment I just get more and more confused as to what I think it might be. Most of our family is guessing boy and Aaron and I talk about it all the time and can't seem to get a feeling. I often think it is because we thougth Olivia was a boy all through out our pregnancy, so maybe we are too scared to guess.

We go again in 2 weeks and then at 37 weeks have another Ultrasound, then see Dr. Schutz and decide if we'll go VBAC or C-Section.

Big Girl Panties...

Olivia has been doing FANTASTIC going to the potty! Today we started with underwear at daycare and when I picked her up, they said that she did great, wore a pull-up to nap and then the underwear went back on afterwards. She has been waking up dry from naps at home, to where on Sunday and Monday I forgot to put a pull-up on her and she still woke up dry, ran straight to the potty and went. I constantly praise her for doing a great job, we hug, clap hands... you name it! It is always a celebration when Olivia does well.

Saturday we ventured to Van Buren Campgrounds and she wore underwear there too... did great on the trip and then when playing on the playground she told me she had to go... and did great while I walked around the entire fence to be able to get out and then walked to Nana & Papas camper... made it to the potty and went! It was so nice to be able to know that even away from home she is doing it well!

On another sad note, I've been crying a lot tonight. I think it's been confirmed that we will be leaving Loving Care Daycare & Preschool effective July 1st. Talk of raising prices and looking at our budget ... it just makes it soo hard! For 2 children there part-time is $147 a week. Which we can do, but would be hard at times of needing to get propane, or car insurance every 6 months... I just know there will be hard months to come. If it was up to me, I'd keep them there. I'd struggle here and there to keep her in a good facility, with good educational routines, good lunches and good teacher to children ratios... but Aaron and I make these decisions together and it looks like I've lost the battle. If daycare could allow us to not have to pay while on maternity leave I think we'd stay. But with me not having paid time off it makes it hard. So tonight I've been crying and I know come tomorrow I'll cry and then Thursday is Olivia's first trial date at Julie's.... and I pray that I feel good dropping off and Aaron feels good picking up.

Tomorrow Olivia wears underwear again to daycare and I am confident that she'll do well!