The 4D...

Well- I apologize for making everyone bite their fingernails for these last 5 days since we had the 4D (yeah- right :) but it was pretty cool. I highly recommend them to any of my pregnant friends! I had fully intended to write about it on Wednesday afternoon- but things were crazy at work both Wednesday and Thursday and then we went to Mt. Magazine for the weekend so this is really the first chance I have had to update things...

Seeing Hudson in 4D was very very cool. He was his usual wiggle worm self and though Rita, our ultrasound tech, got the measurements she needed (head, femur, heart) she was not able to get him to turn to get a full frontal view of his face. She tried everything too- had me lay flat, turn to my left, turn to my right and Hudson would not cooperate. He also kept his hands and sometimes his feet (there is a picture of him with his left arm by his face and one of his big toes is on his forehead!) up by his face. All that to say that Rita felt so bad that she offered to rescan him in a couple weeks for FREE! She did not have to do this - we didn't ask her too- but it was very kind of her and we will certainly take her up on it. We are 28 weeks this week and we are going to 2 week visits now anyway so when we go back on Feb 18th (next Wednesday)- we will get scanned again. The BEST part of all of that is that we asked Jim (Jay's Dad) and Miss Betty if they wanted to come and see too. I wished I'd thought of that the first time around but since we get a second chance it I'm not too worried about it. I wish my parents (and siblings) could be here for it too :(

Dr. Fuller had an emergency at the hospital last Wednesday, so we saw Sheila, the nurse practioner, again for our doctor appointment. That was fine because when it is time for me to need Dr. Fuller when Hudson is ready to come into this world I will want him there and not seeing patients! Sheila measured my uterus and she said that based on everything (Hudson weighed 2 lbs 9 oz) we were right on track. They are officially going by May 6, 2009 as the due date now- so no more May 11, 2009. Everything is still going great. I am getting more short of breath with activity and also the urinary urgency is getting worse (OH JOY!)- but other than that I can't complain.

My birthday went fine. Was busy at work and Jay was sick all day (he stayed home and slept) but by the time I got home from work he was feeling well enough to go out. He took me to my favorite restaurant- Igibon- and we had sushi. Of course my involvement with the raw rolls was to watch Jay pick them up with his chopsticks and put them in his mouth- but it was still great. He got me a birthday cake (which we are still eating on) from Community Bakery and was/is very good- chocolate with white frosting (Mom- if you are reading this you can say "Chocolate cake with white icing"...)- sorry everyone but that is an inside joke.

For my present, Jay bought me a Staxx ring with several pieces. If you don't know what a Staxx ring is you need to go to Staxx.com and check it out- but just to offer a simple explanation it is a ring which is the "base" and you can screw on different pieces - different styles, colors and designs so that one ring becomes very versatile. There are colored discs, different metal type carved pieces and then the toppers. They make rings, pendants and earrings and I think they are all interchangeable. I've wanted one since I first saw them so it was a VERY cool present. Plus, I (or Jay ) can keep buying pieces for it so that it makes it into fresh jewlery. That was a really good present for me because I love jewelry!

Friday morning we slept in and Jay had to work a little- thanks to a call his boss made to him...we'll leave that alone. Anyway- we got on the road a little after 1 pm and got to Mt. Magazine just before 4 pm. We had a very nice, relaxing weekend. We spent some time hiking, some time in the jacuzzi tub and a lot of time sleeping. The lodge itself and the view from the lodge are amazing. This particular lodge is just a little younger than 3 years old. It was open in summer of 2006 I believe is what Jay read. One our way out we decided we will definetly have to come back- may even be an annual event...next time Hudson will be with us and Jay had a really cute idea. He said that since the jacuzzi tub is so big we can just fill it up and it can be Hudson's own little swimming pool- isn't that a cute picture??? We both love water so we hope he will be a little fish too.

Saturday was my brother- Patrick's - birthday- Happy Birthday Pat! as well as my good friend- Ashley's- Happy Birthday Ash!

Tomorrow will be Jay's & my 2nd year anniversary- officially. We will both be working the day but not sure if we are going to dinner or what. I'll update ya'll later.

Hudson is doing well these days- he just seems to favor being head-down with his melon on my bladder. I don't understand how hanging like a possum is comfortable but it is his thing I guess. On Saturday for about an hour he changed positions and my stomach looked like a lumpy mass- but he quickly went back to his diver-down position.

Well- I guess that's that- Oh- if anyone is worried about Jay- he is feeling much better. His nurse took good care of him all weekend and made sure he took his medication so he is on the mend!

Later- :)