http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite My Metamorphosis to Mommyhood Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:10:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Big things are happening with our little guy. He's walking now--strutting really! He's turning around on the fly and going all over the place. We were at the beach last week and that really seemed to light a fire in Benji: he started waving and smiling at ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2009/09/03/7-days-til-benjis-1st-birthday/ We went to the Mountain Peach Festival in Roanoke on Saturday, and it was pretty small, but the peach shake Brian and I shared was good!  We took the opportunity to go to the Farmer's Market while we were there; I picked up some squash and zucchini to make for ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2009/08/02/goodbye-july-hello-august/ Good grief...where has the last year gone?  I guess I need to start blogging again, just for my own sake so I don't forget all the amazing things Benji does every day.  Baby boy's 7th tooth is coming in now and the 8th is not far behind.  He has a ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2009/07/29/benji-11-months/ Our appointments are getting to be pretty routine now; just a quick wee in a cup, check the ol' blood pressure, record my weight gain, measure my belly, and check the baby's heart rate. All results were great today! Blood pressure was 110/70 and I've gained just a ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/08/28/37-weeks-already/ Well, our hero could come at any second, but I don't think he's quite ready to make his world debut. At our appointment last Thursday, the doctor said he weighs around 6 lbs. or so, and his head is at -1 station in my pelvis. That's one cm ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/08/26/captain-my-captain/ Well, our appointment today was l-o-o-o-ng! I've been having some spotting, so the nurse put me on a fetal heart monitor for about 45 minutes. Good grief. Everything looked fine though; the baby was moving around plenty and his heart rate went up every time, so that ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/08/08/captain-cantaloupe/ Well, last week's appointment went really well! My rapid weight gain has finally slowed and according to the doctor's scale, I've only gained 2 pounds in the last month. My scale at home says I've put on 38 lbs. since I discovered I was pregnant, which is a ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/07/28/33-weeks-and-our-peanut-is-the-size-of-a-pineapple/ Well, we had another appointment on Friday and got to meet another doctor in the practice. He was nice and had a wry sense of humor, but he talks way too fast. I really hope he's not the one to deliver the baby because I won't understand any ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/07/01/29-weeks-and-our-little-butternut-squash-is-still-doing-fine/ Well, Brian and I went in today to get a belly check and have my blood drawn for a gestational diabetes test. We won't find out the results of that until tomorrow at the earliest, but I'm doubting it'll be anything but normal since everything has been fine up ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/06/13/26-week-check-up-captain-peanut-is-the-length-of-an-english-cucumber/ We had a nice little co-ed baby shower on Sunday and got some really cute clothes, a Swing-n-Bounce baby seat, a Boppy, several baby blankets, a monitor, and some various baby cleaning supplies, which I am sure will come in handy! It was nice to see Brian's family again ... http://www.hollygatton.com/theparasite/2008/05/28/just-a-little-update/