markmyers | August 15, 2009
The last couple of weekends we have been playing a lot of music for little Sam. Last week we played a lot of jazz including Lee Morgan “Leeway”, Curtis Fuller “Imagination” (my favorite trombone player), and Helen Merill “Helen Merill with Clifford Brown”. We also got some classic rock albums in including Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here” and Bad Company “Bad Company”.
Tonight Pam wanted to cuddle up and relax on the couch with Muffin so we have been spinning Julie London all night. She is our favorite torch singer. We listened to “Julie is Her Name” and “Sophisticated Lady”. I wanted to play more but Pam kept falling asleep so I sent her off to bed!
We also recently put a nice little CD player in Sam’s room so we can play music for her. We were testing it out with some Anonymous 4 who is a choral group that we have liked for a long time. They are a quartet who reconstruct and sing medieval music in various languages like Old English, Latin, Gaelic, and so on. They sing beautiful music and Pam and I both agreed that it would be perfect to soothe little Sam. They tour reguarly and every Christmas they come to St. Mark’s Church in Philadelphia. Pam and I always go; we hope they keep touring so we can bring Sam there one day to hear them!
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pamelamyers | August 15, 2009
On Thursday, August 13 I went in for Sam’s latest non-stress test (which of course, went well). The nurse and Dr. Gerson, who popped in to see how I was doing, said, once again, she is doing great in there. The test went a little long this time since they were pretty busy with another patient, so I started to get a little antsy (you know how I can be…). The TV wasn’t on, I had nothing to read, and Mark wasn’t there to talk to, so I started playing with my cell phone (which is still sort of new and I still can’t quite figure out). Anyway, I found this nifty feature called “Record Audio”. So I recorded away! If you have speakers, you can hear what Mark and I think is one of the best sounds in the world. Click below!
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When they checked my fluid level using the ultrasound I was told she is still head down (we thought it was possible she may move, but she didn’t). Her little round butt is on my right, and her feet are to my left. I thought so…I always feel a tiny knob pressing hard into my left side. Now I have confirmation that it’s her little feet pushing into me! The nurse did show me her breathing (it sort of looked like an accordian) which she said was very cool since they only actually breathe a few times an hour. Babies in utero get all their oxygen from the umbilical cord, so these were just practice breaths! Isn’t it crazy how their lungs can breathe fluid in and out and then from the minute they are born they can breathe air just fine? I find the whole thing incredibly amazing.
Sorry…no photos from this ultrasound. The machine they use to measure fluid is pretty darn archaic looking and the screen is grainy so I don’ t think they bother. But I’ll have my next real ultrasound in 2 weeks!
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pamelamyers | August 10, 2009
Today we went for another non-stress test and had a regular visit with the doctor. She passed her non-stress test (her 3rd) with flying colors, again! I go every Monday and Thursday for one, and so far they have been over really quickly because she is always moving around so much, the nurse gets everthing she needs very quickly. Today, I swear she was doing cartwheels in there! The fetal monitor kept losing her heartbeat for a few seconds because she was moving around so much, she was confusing the machine. It is so funny, I feel her spinning around, and all of the sudden the monitor goes from the constant quick lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub of her heart to a bunch of static. I told her, I would like her to move around, but take it easy in there!
We also got to meet Dr. Monzo today, Dr. Bailey’s partner (he is on vacation). Mark and I were glad we got to meet her because you just never know, and she may wind up being the one to deliver Sam. We hope not, because we both love Dr. Bailey so much, but Dr. Monzo was very nice and seems very competent, so we are not worried no matter what happens. She measured my stomach today with a tape measure, which I have never had done before. I am not really sure what that is all about. I was too busy talking to her about other things, that I forgot to ask. I will have to find out at my next appointment. But she said my weight, blood pressure, etc. are all wonderful, so things are looking good! I can’t believe Sam will be here so soon. The time is just going by so quickly.
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markmyers | August 5, 2009
Pam is almost 33 weeks and boy has she really started to pop! Take a look at these photos, you can see that stomach hanging way out there! I can’t belive she still has 6 weeks to go; where is all that extra baby going to fit?!
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pamelamyers | August 4, 2009
Sometimes Sam is very quiet during the day, and most of the time she is quiet at night (I am hoping that is a sign of good things to come….), but boy, last night she was really active! Every time I woke up last night (and I wake up a lot) she was bouncing all around in there. She had a quiet day yesterday, so maybe she was finally waking up a bit. It is so weird now though — her movements are so different, which I guess is not surprising since she is running out of room. I used to feel very definite kicks and turns and things like that in discrete areas of my abdomen. Now, it’s more of an all over rumble. And most of the time I can see my whole stomach move. I used to get the occassional push out on one side, but now it’s just all over. The whole thing freaks Mark out a little, and I can understand why. It is a strange thing to be sitting around watching tv or working or whatever, and suddenly see your whole stomach move in a tidal wave. As strange as it is, I know that once she is born I will miss feeling her moving around inside. She is my constant companion, and I have found you get used to it really quickly. When she is not moving around much, I try poking her and squeezing my stomach a bit to get her going again. Not because I am worried that she is not moving (they do sleep a lot in there), but because I just miss her saying “hi” in the only way she can right now. Sometimes you can play games with her now….if you feel a hard spot on my stomach where you know she is pressing out, and you press there, she kicks back : ) It’s kind of cute. I knew how badly I wanted to be a mom, but to be honest I never, ever thought that I would enjoy being pregnant. But I really do. It’s the most amazing thing in the world.
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