Another Appointment

I had my 39 week appointment yesterday. WOW! 39 weeks!?!?!? I can't believe that it is almost time for the baby to be here. We are all getting anxious, excited, and nervous that we're all ready for this lil one. Each day I'm feeling more and more like he is going to be here.

At my appointment yesterday the midwife told me that she was delivering two babies that were due after me and she was hoping I'd join the crew. :D Well as of right now, that hasn't been the case. We are seeing progress as the baby has definitely dropped and I'm now dilated to 3cm. She stated that his head is right up against my cervix, which is good! She noted that he is liking to lay on my right side, which could mean that he'll be born like Decklyn and could possibly end up with a bruised forehead. She said that it isn't a big concern, it just means I may be pushing longer and that he may have a bruise. Sometimes they try to turn them, but don't force it. We'll just see if he is willing to cooperate and turns to make it easier on himself. :D

As for the baby dropping I can definitely feel it! I feel like I'm in the bathroom all the time! I have trouble putting my socks and shoes on. LOL I have also found that many of my shirts don't seem long enough anymore and that I'm getting a draft. My tummy is a lot lower and the shirts just don't cover the big bump as well. :D Justin thinks its funny, but not much I can do about it!

I'm loving to hear the names and guesses of birthdates and sizes that many of you have left on the blog and on facebook. You all have some good guesses! We can't wait to find out what it all will really be! We'll keep you posted!

Trying the Predictions Again

I've heard from some of you that you are having trouble putting in your predictions. So I'm trying another post for you to give it a try. Please click on comments and add your comment to the list. If you are curious- Decklyn was born on his due date and weighed 8lbs 6oz. and was 20.5 inches.

Predictions can include:

Birth date:

Time:

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Name:

38 week Appointment

Can you believe it... I'm at 38 weeks! Where have those 38 weeks gone? I had another appointment yesterday, which was a simple and quick appointment. I have lost weight, which I was really surprised by, but the midwife said that it can be common for individuals to lose 2-3 pounds at the end of their pregnancy, so it just means I'm getting closer! She feels that the baby is probably an 8 lb. baby. We'll see- Decklyn was 8 lbs. 6 oz. The midwife and I decided not to check my progress this time as I didn't feel any different from the last appointment. She just let me know if I felt some changes I could come in and she would measure the progress, but not planning for that at this point. As much as I'd like to go early, I'm not getting my hopes up! :D

After my appointment with the midwife I visited the hospital to get a head start on some of the paperwork so I'm ready when the baby comes. I also got a tour of the OB department which was great! Palmer Lutheran is a nice place to deliver, I'm just nervous about how different it will be from delivering at Covenant. They are both very similar, but I hope I have the same experience I had with Decklyn as I really liked my experience at Covenant. While on the tour I got to see some friends of ours who just had a sweet baby boy, named Maxwell. Maxwell will be a close friend of Baby Boy Heins as they will attend daycare at the same place. Maxwell's older sister, Jayla, is about Decklyn's age- so they have a good time together.

Today, Justin and I were trying to narrow down some baby names. We each wrote down 4 names we liked and switched to see if we had anything that was the same. Surprisingly we each had 2 names that matched and Justin added one of my names to his list, so I think we'll be alright with baby names when the lil guy decides it is time to come.

The baby's room has been finished for the most part and boy does it look cute and more like a room! Pretty exciting feeling. I just need to get someone to hook up the baseboard heater and get some things hung up on the walls.

The baby will have a pretty small room, but sure looks cute! My Grandma Arlene made all of the curtains, blankets, bumper pads, and pillows. She did a great job!

The baby's dresser is actually Grandma Darlene's mother's dresser. It works just great in the baby's room.

Just another view of the room. It was difficult to take pictures because of the size of the room. Can't get back far enough to get a good picture of everything.

Better picture of the blanket/quilt.

Standing in the doorway of the baby's room.

Today I finally finished packing the baby's things, my things, and Decklyn's for when the time comes. Needless to say, we are getting closer and closer to being ready. Decklyn is very excited to be a big brother and I'm excited to see him interact with the baby. Decklyn is also super excited about getting to spend time with his Grandmas while we are at the hospital. I think his Grandmas are just as excited though!

Keep posting your guesses for the baby's size, birth date, and name! We'd love to hear what you think!

Predictions- post your guesses

Hello everyone! We are all getting excited about when Baby Boy Heins will be arriving. He is now 3 weeks from his due date and we are curious when everyone thinks he will be arriving. Please post the date and time you think he will be here as well as how big you think he will be. If you want give you can give us an idea on a name too! :D We are still trying to pick out some names for the lil guy as well. Can't wait to hear your guesses!

Weekly Appointments

Well it is that time now where I start my weekly doctor appointments. I can not believe how fast time has gone this 2nd pregnancy. I am now about 37 weeks along and starting to get more and more uncomfortable- running to the bathroom all the time, can't sit too long, don't like to lay down in the same position for too long. I also noticed that this time around it is more difficult to put on my socks and shoes- lost my flexibility I guess. :D

My appointment yesterday went well. The midwife said I was about 1cm dialated and that the baby's head is starting to drop- all good to hear. Maybe the baby will be earlier than Feb. 7th. I know my mom would sure like that, with Valentine's Day so near at the flower shop. Haha!

We are also looking into some birth photography which will be an interesting experience. It will be kind of a neat way to remember the moment as you soon forget a lot about the birth of a baby. Hopefully things go well and the photographer will be able to do it.

Decklyn has been getting asked lately about if he is excited for the baby. His comment is "Yeah, 100 exciting". We think that he is really trying to say that he is 100% excited. LOL. I'm not sure where he gets some of the things he says, but it is pretty comical. When I ask him why he is so excited he says so he can play with the baby. He wants to cover him up when he is sleeping and read to him so he can learn to read. HAHA! I hope he is that nice to him when he is here.

This afternoon I am off shopping with my mom to look for an area rug for the baby's room. We are finally getting things finished there. My mom and Justin's parents and Grandpa have done a ton of work in the last while trying to help us getting ready for the baby. I can't wait to see what the baby's room will look like all set up! My grandma Arlene made the bedding for his room- it was super cute material so I'm excited to see it all done and in place. I will post pictures as soon as we get things put in place.

Decklyn's 4th Birthday

It's hard to believe that 4 years ago, we were posing Decklyn on the couch taking these holiday pictures as birth announcements. He's grown so much and is not so scrawny anymore. LOL! It's also hard to believe that in a few short months we'll be posing another lil boy for birth announcement pictures. It's always fun to wonder and think how much he will resemble Decklyn. I just asked Decklyn tonight if he was going to teach his little brother all that he knows since he seems so smart for a 4 year old.

Baby Decklyn at just a few days old. What a present he has been!

Over the Thanksgiving weekend we also celebrated Decklyn's 4th birthday. His party actually landed on his Grandma Pam's birthday- so he made sure to give Grandma Pam some spankings as well. Below is his birthday cake with his NF Hawk football jersey on it. I know, you'd never guess it, but we had a football party for him. So much different than the pink puppy party we had last year. LOL! Over the past year Decklyn has turned into quite the football fanatic, so it was suiting to have the football themed party. It was also just my luck that Oriental Trading had a bunch of football things pretty cheap in those wonderful Hawk colors.

Decklyn's cake made by Norske!

Getting ready to blow out his candles

Decklyn had lots of help from his younger cousins. He even gave Mason quite a few tries so he could practice for his upcoming birthday party.

Decklyn is especially lucky to have Great Grandparents like these!

Decklyn with his favorite people! His grandparents- Mom and Dad are nothing compared to them!

Ultrasound #2 and family updates

Yesterday I had my second ultrasound to check on the placenta. Last ultrasound the placenta was very low so they wanted to do another ultrasound to make sure things have improved. Thank goodness that the ultrasound showed improvements on that! Always a relief. Baby is positioned breech at this time, but not too worried about that this early- he's always moving!!! They were able to tell me that he weighs over 2lbs. now and they spent a lot of time trying to get a good 4-D ultrasound of the lil man. He's definitely a little camera shy and would not take his hand away from his face this time either. They did manage to get a picture with his hand away from his face and we are able to determine that Baby Heins #2 is going to have his Daddy's nose! Justin's not going to like this, but we may have a Lil Bubba on our hands. :D I will work on scanning the baby's pictures in for all to see real soon! Overall, the ultrasound seemed to go well, now I'll wait til next week to meet with the doctor and go over everything with her.

Exciting news for Mike... he's making great progress in the rehabilitation area and they are tentatively saying that he will be able to come home on Thursday. It sounds like Mike was hoping they would tell him today, but so great to have a date so close for coming home.

I recently have gotten new students at school and become very swamped at work. It was determined last week that I've been working the equivalent to almost two teachers. No wonder this pregnant woman has been so exhausted! LOL! The school is currently looking to hire another full time Instructional Strategist II Special Education teacher to help lessen my case load. What a change this will make for me. If you know of anyone interested in teaching special education, tell them to apply at Valley! Hopefully this means I can be more of the teacher I'd like to be!