You Make Me Live

Feb 01 2010

Dear Baby

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As the time draws nearer, I find myself dreaming of little man my growing baby will become…

I hope you love to cuddle as much as your daddy does.

I hope you have your daddy’s joy and adventurous spirit.

I hope you have your daddy’s beautiful eyes…

…and his adorable curls.

I hope someday you are a great big brother just like your daddy is.

I hope you grow up to be a hard worker just like your daddy and his daddy are.

I hope you love your mama as much as your daddy loves his mama.

And last but not least, I hope you never go out in public with a pink fanny pack like your daddy did :)

I love you and can’t wait to meet you little man!

~ your mama

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Jan 29 2010

Choosing a Pediatrician

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Now that I’m in my last trimester and the “home stretch” I am realizing that we still have a lot to do to get ready for our little guy. Up until this point, we really haven’t had to do much…but now decisions have to be made…some sooner than others. In the last week or so, I’ve gotten a few things crossed of our list such as deciding on which hospital, mailing in the hospital registration forms, and scheduling a tour of the hospital’s birthing center.We also have our private childbirth class scheduled and we’re doing our reading homework in preparation for that class.

One of the next things on our list is to begin the search for a pediatrician. I would love to hear from those of you who live in Cincinnati to see if you have any recommendations for us. My doctor recommended a few, but they are a little farther from our house than we would like. We hope to find someone who is located closer to the West Side of Cincinnati if possible.

1. Do you recommend a pediatrician or a family practitioner?

2. Are group practices better?

3. Did you interview the doctor you chose before making your decision?

4. What do you love about the doctor you chose?

Even if you don’t have a recommendation for us, we definitely welcome any advice on the subject :)

Thanks!

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perri - February 11, 2010 - 4:30 pm

Hi Miss Kelly

Since I am the mama of a multiply handicapped, special needs girlie girl, I can 100% recommend West Side Pediatrics. All the physicians in the practice are wonderful, but our doc came very highly recommended by the Director of the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s here in Cincy. I can’t speak more highly of the practice….they are AWESOME! Let me know if I can give you any of the drs’ names…

GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS!

pjw

Tasha - February 2, 2010 - 5:34 pm

Hello, I haven’t talked to you since HS probably :0) But I would recommend Springdale/Mason Pediatrics! They’re right across from Bowen’s office actually (and they have an office in Mason). They’re very good and they have lots of pediatricians to choose from. I wish you the best for you, your little one, and your family!

erin hull - January 29, 2010 - 11:58 pm

Sweet!! I am so happy to read Mel’s comment! We used to go to a family doctor that saw Torin when Torin was little, but he’s just too far away. Then we started seeing a homeopathic MD but I just wasn’t quite sure about him. I wish I had more of selection for homeopathic/naturopathic doctors in Cincinnati, but alas he’s the only one I know of. So after a little poking around, we made an appt. with Dr. Weisenberger! My requirements are similar to what Mel is describing (alternative vax schedule, etc.). We have not seen him yet but I will let you know what I think!!

Mel - January 29, 2010 - 10:43 pm

We go to group health too. Weisenberger is really cool. Very relaxed makes you feel at ease about everything. Tells you the answer to questions you never thought to ask. Adam even said how much he likes him and he never vocalizes opinions like that! We chose him for 3 reasons: 1. I went there when I was little though my doc is dead lol. 2. A few natural friends of mine thouroughly interviewed him and if they were satisfied- he’s gotta be good! They had alOT of questions! And c. He will do an alternate vaccine schedule if u want. Queen city physicians come very highly recommended but they don’t change around vaccines.:-/ we’ve seen him twice and do again on mon! Like him a lot!

Betsy - January 29, 2010 - 8:14 pm

We went with a pediatrician. We like that they are really tuned into the latest on children and vaccination information and other things. We chose a doctor that was in a group as well that has evening and weekend hours. (A huge plus over an indiv. doctor.)

I will say, that we interviewed a dr. and we weren’t very impressed. But we liked the group. We figured we would just see how things went. Well, we fell in love with the Dr. that was on call from our group and came to see Miles in the hospital before we went home. We stayed with her and have been thrilled ever since. So perhaps you could just find a group you like, pick a random Dr. and see how shows up and is on call when your little one is born. If I had to choose, I would pick a doctor who is a woman and a mom herself. I really trust my doctor’s choices because it’s what she does for her kids, based off all of her years of experience and education.

Hope that helps!

Kim - January 29, 2010 - 5:41 pm

no advice to give, but i remember my pediatrician had the coolest wall murals of the jungle – monkeys, trees and vines, hippos… kind of like the jungle book.

actually, maybe that’s what it was modeled after. hmm.

Jan 27 2010

28 weeks + Glucose Test

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How far along? 28 weeks (7 months)
Total weight gain: up 20 lbs since pre-pregnancy…had a big jump from last month, but the doctor said that was normal because my weight gain has been slow and low so far.
Sleep: still good
Best moments this week: 1) we found out that Donny has the same blood type as I do and we are both RH negative, so I don’t have to get the rhogam shot :) 2) I found the fabric I’m going to use for the crib bedding (we decided to make our own instead of buying a set). 3) My friend Andrea gave us a bunch of free baby stuff :) 4) Baby is head down…let’s hope he stays that way!
Food cravings: none really
Gender: BOY!!
What I miss: not feeling self-conscious 100% of the time. As much as I love feeling him move like crazy inside my belly and as much as I can’t wait to meet my son, I have to admit that I don’t like this whole getting huge part. It is so hard to explain the crazy emotions that go through your head when you see your body transform so much. And to think that I still have 12 weeks to grow – YIKES!!
What I am looking forward to: holding my baby in my arms for the first time.
Milestones: 3rd trimester (officially)

From BabyCenter:

“By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He’s also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world”.

Yesterday I had my 28 week appointment and my finger prick glucose screening test. Much to my dismay I FAILED the initial test! I was given no instructions whatsoever other than to drink the entire bottle of the orange sugar solution above in 5 minutes and then come straight to the doctor’s office so I could get my finger pricked an hour later. While having lunch with a friend (and drinking a large root beer) yesterday, she was shocked to find out that I was having sugar before the test. I don’t normally drink pop at all anymore, but I didn’t think anything of it when I ordered it for lunch yesterday because I was not told to lay off the sugar before my test. She explained that her doctor instructed her not to have ANY sugar before her test and that is when I started to get worried. Not only did I drink root beer, but my organic peanut butter cereal that I had for breakfast had some sugar in it also.

Considering the circumstances, I am fairly certain the finger prick test was a false positive, but I still have to go for the annoying 3 hour test on Monday morning. From what I have read, it is pretty common to fail the finger prick and pass the more comprehensive 3 hour test. Apparently only about 2-5% of pregnant women actually develop gestational diabetes, so hopefully I won’t be one of them!

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