Almost to the Finish Line

Well.. the pregnancy race is almost over. I can't wait to cross that finish line and get my little sweet reward!! Baby Brandon. We only have two days left now until our due date. I have a feeling I am gonna go over the due date.. But that's ok..

Our last week Doctor Appt. Went ok.. I had somewhat high blood pressure, nothing too serious, but the Doc said we would watch it this week. If it is still High on this monday's appt he may start thinking about induction. He said they also watch for swelling of the feet and ankles, which mine have been pretty good. And also Protin in the Urine sample.. Which mine had none. So that's good.

His room is all finished and ready to go. I rewashed all his clothes and sheets and everything cuz I got that new baby detergant. So now we are truley ready.

I have been feeling pretty good most days. Going to bed is still the hardest part cuz my hips/pelvis area hurts so bad, i feel like it is crushing in half. And it is pretty much impossible to find a comfortable spot to lay in. I have now been taking tylonol each night before I go to bed, and that seems to be helping me sleep a bit better.

Jason also is doing good. He tells Brandon each day to "COME OUT" but Brandon doesn't listen. (hopefully that isn't how it's always gonna be) ha ha.. Jason is very excited to take two weeks off from work and spend it at home with his precious family. He is doing very good at work as well, He just got checked out in another sector at work. Only two more to go and he will be a fully certified Controller. So that's great news. He was really hoping to get that sector finished before going on a leave. So that task is done.

That's all for now. We'll see If i get around to posting again before Brandon's arrival. I can't wait for it.. I know everyone else is excited too. Talk to you all later.

Danielle

Getting Closer

So we only have about 2 more weeks until our due date. A little less in fact.. ha ha. We went to the doctor today for our 38 week appointment and I am now dialated to a 2. Still not too much but at least it is some progress, also I am 50% effaced. (not sure how to spell that) The doc is hoping any time now that Brandon will come. (WE ARE TOO) It is getting so so hard to be patient. Especially now since his room is all finished and ready for him.

We have another appointment next monday the 11th. Hopefully we wont have to go to it cuz we will be in the hospital before that.. I think chances are slim to none though. ha ha..

We had a busy weekend once again. My little brother Matt and his wife were in town for new years and a wedding in Sioux Falls and also to spend some christmas time with us here in the cities. So yesterday we had a late christmas at my mom's house and opened some more gifts. Jason got a nice Under Armour shirt, I got a really cool Wrought Iron wall hanging for our bedroom and Brandon even got some stuff.. He got LOTS of stuff as well from all of Jason's family the week before that.. I couldn't belive all the gifts he got, and he isn't even born yet. What a lucky little guy.

Tomorrow I am heading over to my friend Jessie's house. She has a girlfriend with some little boys who have outgrown their clothes and since Jessie is going to be having a girl this second time around, she is handing all the boy clothes off to us. Which is SUPER nice. The clothes are all so cute and in such good shape. So we can't wait to go over and get those, and fill Brandon's Drawers and closet even more. It's gonna take me 45 min each day just to pick his outfit. But that's fine. I am so excited for it.

That's all for now. We thank everyone for all the wonderful Christmas gifts.

Hope everyone had a great new year!

Danielle

20 Days till our Due Date

We are getting down there now.. Only 20 days to go until our due date. We are getting more and more excited.. and more and more ready for Brandon to come out and play with us. Today we have our 37 week appointment. At the last one they did a full cervix check and found I am not Dialated at all yet. However, he did say that Brandon has now dropped down a lot and his head is Way way low into my pelvis now. (which explaines why my pelvis seems to feel like it is about to break in half). So we'll see what they say today.

I have been feeling ok.. I have good days and bad. Yesterday was a really good day.. Very Minimal back pain and my Pelvis was doing much better. However the day before that my back hurt soo soo bad I could barley stand it. I had to lay in one particular position on the couch for hours without moving, it was the only way I couldnt feel my back hurt.

We were supposed to make it to Aberdeen for christmas this year, however we couldn't make it due the the Big Blizzard MN and SD got. It was not fun. So we ended up staying in the cities, we didnt wanna risk getting stuck somewhere in the middle of MN or SD in the ditch.. With our luck that is when we would have went into labor. So we ended up staying here. Which was too bad but it did end up ok. My family is here. Well a lot of them. So we were able to spend Christmas day with My parents and see some of my family that did make it in from out of town.

Sounds like Jerry and Mary are going to be coming up here this week for Jason's Birthday. so that should be fun times.

Also we are having my Uncle Roy come over this coming satruday to put up the Chair Rail in Brandons room. Once that is up all we have to do is hang some pictures and we are done with his room. I can't wait to see it all put together. Also that same day my Dad is going to come over and help us install our new kitchen faucet that we got from my Uncle Kenney for christmas. He owns his own Company called SappCo. and he mostly sells faucets, fixutres, toilets, showers.. that type of stuff. So he gave us a new faucet that I wanted for Christmas. I am very excited as well to see that all put together.


Until Next time.. ta ta

Danielle

Almost 9 Months along now

So.. It's getting down there now, We are technically 35 weeks along, so only about 5 or so weeks left to go. With the holidays coming up we are hoping time goes fast.

We are getting so close to getting Brandon's room done. All we need at this point are the chair rails to be put up.. All the painting is done and furniture is all put together. I will post some pics of the progress.

Our next doc appointment is on Dec 21st, after that one we will be going once a week until Brandon is born. At this next appointment they will do a full check to see if I am dialated at all and all that good stuff. We also will determine at that appointment if going to Aberdeen for Christmas is going to be doable or not. We are really hoping so, as we havent been there for christmas in a few years.

I have been feeling ok.. My hip is really really bothering me now. Mostly just my left hip. I guess the doc says that Brandon is now head down and pushing his head up against my hip/pelvis getting ready for his big enterance.. My Sciatic nerve pain however is pretty much gone at this point so thats good news. I am still having some back pain but have been taking lots of baths and getting lots of massages from Jason to help out with that.

I am offically done working as of Friday this week. Thursday is my last day for the next 4 months. And I am sooooo looking forward to it, as now an 8 hour shift just about kills me. I am normally in so much pain by the end of the night it is hard for me to even get to sleep at night. So Luckly, I only have to worry about wednesday and thursday to get through and then I can start to relax.

I guess that's about all that is new for now. If I don't post anything till christmas, we hope that everyone has a very merry chirstmas and a very happy new year. Love the Sandmeier's!

Only 8 Weeks left (hopefully)

So We are at 32 weeks along now. Or 8 months. How exciting. We have gotten pretty much everything ready for Brandon's arrival. I think if he were to arrive now we would be able to get by with everything we have. So that makes me feel good. not that he is coming quite yet, but ya never know.

So last weekend I had my last two baby showers. Brandon got Lots of nice stuff for his Nursary and for him to wear and play with. I had such a great time at both showers and want to thank my friends Jessie and Kelly along with my cousins, Kristin, Amy and Candace for throwing those showers for me. They were a great time.

We ended up with enough money in gift cards after the showers to get the Stroller/Car seat set, and our changing table that I really wanted, along with some more onesies and sleepers. Everything is coming together quite nicley.

As far as his room goes. Jason has gotten all the painting done now, which is a huge relife. Now all we need to do is go get the chair rail we are putting up between the two colors. I was gonna post some pictures but I haven't gotten around yet to taking some of the 1/2 finished room.

This week is Thanksgiving, I have the day off however Jason will be working (double time baby, YAY) so anyway, We decided to just do a little thanksgiving of our own for the night. So when he gets off work we are planning on deep frying a (chicken) i think not a turkey. ha ha.. and making all the fixings, It willprobably be a late dinner but it's ok. We will have fun.

I have been sick this week with a bad sinus infection. I was really hoping it would hold off enough to not get in the way of my showers and it seems to have done just that. It hit me on Sunday night (even though I knew it was coming for a day or so before that) and I have been dealing with that for the past few days. NOt fun. We did have our 32 week appointment on Monday so the doc was able to put me on the Zpack they call it. Which is supposed to help me get rid of this infection. Other than that the 32 week appointment was pretty normal. In and out. Brandon's heartbeat is still around the 140's so thats good. Now we are at the point where we go into the doc every two weeks, then in the last month we will go every week. So that is exciting knowing we are that close to his arrival.

We are getting more and more excited as each day goes on for Brandon to arrive. It is gonna be such a fun experiance and I can't wait for it.

My leave from work starts on December 18th, so I only have a few more weeks of working left then I am off for 4 months. I can't wait. Work is getting harder and harder to do as it used to be just the sitting made my back hurt a lot but now the sitting the standing the walking the stress, the everything makes me ach. By the end of the evenings I am all worn out and Really ready for bed. So it will be nice to relax in a few weeks when I can put work behind me for a while and just think about Brandon and Jason. My precious little family.

We hope everyone has a Wonderful Thanksgiving and Be safe.

Till next time.

The Sandmeier's

7 Months Along

Well, we are a little over 7 months along now. 29 weeks to be exact. Things are going pretty good. I have had some back pain I have been dealing with most evenings. Latley It doesnt really matter what I am doing, I still have this pain in my back. But Oh well.. not too much I can do about it.

Not really too much is new. Jason has got the first coat of brown on the baby room now, and hopefully will have the second coat done by maybe the end of this week. It is really starting to look pretty cute.

I did have my first shower last weekend. It was a lot of fun and I thank my aunt cindy and cousin Nikki for throwing it for me. Brandon got lots of cute stuff, bouncy seats, rattles, musical gyms, and lots of hooded towels and onesies. I can't wait now to dress him and bath him and all that fun stuff.

I have two more showers in November, One is being thrown by my friends Jessie and Kelly, and the other is for the Drangstveit side of the family thrown by my cousins Amy, Candy and Kristin. They both should be a great time.

We are getting more exiceted for the Holidays to come, as we will be able (with doc approval of couse,) make it to Aberdeen for christmas this year. hopefully we will be able to stay about 4 or 5 days this time. I think we do plan on driving. But of course we do need to talk to the doc about that first. So we'll see.

Well, only about 76 or so more days to go.. so hopefully the time passes by quickly.

Bye Bye now...

Only 98 days to go!

Hey there, well we are 26 weeks (or 6.5 months) along now. We had an interesting night a few nights ago. I was at work and feeling some bad pains in my right side and around to my back around my kidney area and the pains wouldnt go away. I waited a few hours till I got home, Jason had me drink water and take some tylonol and we went to bed hoping laying down would help, well anyway nothing helped so around 11:30 ish we decided to go into the Emergency Room just to make sure everything was ok. I felt like it was a Kidney infection so I wanted to make sure and get it taken care of. Well I guess with all the H1N1 going on if you are pregnant past 20 weeks you cant sit in the emergency room anymore, so they sent us directly to Labor and Delevery. (let me tell ya, that felt weird being there since i didn't expect to be there for another 3 months or so) we did get to walk past the Nursury and see all the tiny babys... (it made me tear up a bit). So anyways, after a ton of test and listning to Brandon's hearbeat and all of that it ended up being nothing. No Bladder infection, no kidney infection. They said it was probably just my Ligaments in my belly streching as the baby is growing.. (it definitally felt more than that) but if thats what they say. I will belive them. So All is good.

Jason is working hard now on the baby room. He is painting the second coat of blue as I type this. It is starting to look so good. I wil post some pics of him in the process.

I also finaly took some 6 month pics of me and my belly so I will post some of those too.

We are headed over to the Gisch's household tonight for dinner with them and the Cavanaugh's. It should be a great time. Pork Tenderloin is on the menu.. MMMMM sounds great.

We have our next appointment in about a week and a half I think. Not too much at that appointment, however after that one we start going ever two weeks.

Dani