Prenatal Check Up for Baby P

This afternoon, I had another prenatal check up for Baby P with Dr. Hulsen.  My blood results came back great and I am not diabetic, even after I ingested a ton of sugar on the day my blood was drawn.  Dr. Hulsen said my pregnancy is coming along great!!  Dr. Hulsen's famous words, "You're so Normal!!" My blood pressure is perfect and I'm still gaining weight at a healthy rate.  Dr. Hulsen wasn't able to tell whether the baby's head is up or down at this time, but he said he isn't worried.  He will be more thorough as I near 36 weeks.  If he still cannot determine the position of the baby's head at 36 weeks by external palpation, an ultrasound will be completed to determine the position of the baby.

I have officially entered my 8th month!!  Time is flying by.....  I am more and more uncomfortable by the day and I have insomnia at night!!  I was up until 1am last night cleaning the house because I couldn't sleep.  I couldn't sleep because I was having contractions/Braxton Hicks contractions, Charlie Horses in my calves, and shortness of breath.  Dr. Hulsen told me to monitor my contractions and if I have more than 4 in an hour he wants me to call him.  I will now start seeing Dr. Hulsen every 2 weeks for prenatal visits.

 32 weeks and 1 day

Nolan was in bed before the monthly pictures were taken, so I didn't want to wake him up.  He is starting to understand the word, "baby."  I don't necessarily think he understands I have a baby in my belly though.  I bought a sleeper the other day at Old Navy and put it on my belly to show Nolan.  He ran to the sleeper hugged it tight and said, "baby."  Let's hope he has the same reaction when he sees his new sibling for the first time! :)

Playtime Fun!

The past week or so Nolan has been wearing a t-shirt or a pair of shorts on his head as a hat.  He will go and get a shirt or pair of shorts from his room and bring it out to Bill or I and say, "hat."  Bill or I will put it on his head and he will run around the house like he is wearing a normal hat.  I took a few pictures of him playing in his hat and then decided to record him.

Nolan has also started "talking" in his own language.  He will mumble a ton of sounds together.  I believe Poot is going to be the next Eminem because of the way he can throw beats together! :)  He is teething as well, hence the large drool mark on his t-shirt.  Poor little guy is working on his canines erupting.

Oh what fun we have on a regular night at the Purcell Family household!! Nolan definitely is the best entertainment around.

All In A Day's Time

This past Saturday, we had a busy day.  We awoke, cleaned up, and headed to Irving to see some of Bill's family which had stopped in for a visit at Grandma Beeler's.  It was so hot outside, so Nolan was excited to see a kiddie pool, "bath" as Nolan calls it, in Great Grandma Beeler's front yard.  Elijah and Nolan played in the pool while Grandma Donna and Aunt Janet regulated.

 A little tree frog hanging out

 Looking good Bubba

Nolan had a blast playing with Earl, Great Grandma Beeler's dog!!  Nolan would take the ball from Earl, Earl would chase Nolan until Nolan threw the ball, and then Earl would go and retrieve the ball.  Earl is so good with kids!!  Nolan had no trouble getting the ball from Earl.  They played for quite a while like this.  It's actually quite a coincidence because I'm in the process of convincing Bill we need to buy Nolan a puppy! Every time Nolan sees a dog he says, "pup" and becomes excited!!

After we spent a few hours on the Beeler farm, we headed back to Edwardsville to enjoy the pool.  The only downfall was the water was warm because it was so HOT outside!! Another record breaker at 107 degrees!!  Nolan had fun anyways.  When he played in the kiddie pool he would pick up all the rings and put them in a basket.  Once all the toys were found, Bill would throw them out again and Nolan would pick them back up.  In the big pool, Nolan likes to jump off the side and into mine or Bill's arms.  He is a little daredevil and loves the water!!

 Collecting the rings

We spent about an hour and a half at the pool and my pregnant body had been there long enough!! It was so hot outside even the water didn't cool me down.  We packed up and went home, where the lovely 73 degree A/C was awaiting my return!

Nolan recently acquired a Mr. Potato Head from Target.  He now has Buzz and One Eyed Bart from the movie, Toy Story.  I have an old Woody doll somewhere at my parents' house, but I'll wait until it cools down before I go searching for it in the attic.  Nolan likes to play with "Mr. Toe-Tay-Toe."  I take all the parts off of the body and tell Nolan to find his eyes, teeth, nose, ears, arms, and hat.  Nolan is so SMART!! He knows everything, but the ears.  He will even place them in the correct order, with the exception of the frontside or the backside of the body, but at least he knows the eyes go above the nose, and so on.

We've already managed to lose the nose, so we use the tongue as the nose instead! :)

 Nolan's creation

Wow! When I look back we had a really busy Saturday, but a fun one.  Nolan was able to swim twice and see family he hadn't seen in awhile.