Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Nursery
Here are a bunch of pictures of Soren's nursery. I had a difficult time deciding on a theme for a boy, but when I found the tropical decal on Etsy, I was inspired to do a beachy-theme. The room is very bright...brighter than I think we bargained for, but it still looks great. The tropical theme will serve mommy well during our Minnesota Winters ;-).
Expedit Bookcase from IKEA with fabric storage bins
Monday, June 27, 2011
35 Week Ultrasound
3 weeks ago we had a Biophysical Profile ultrasound done to see how Soren was measuring, then they would compare it to today's reading. 3 weeks ago they measured him at around 4 lbs. 11 oz. and he was in the 45% for growth. Today little man is measuring 6 lbs. 1 oz. and was in the 63% for growth. I really hoped we could get a 3D face shot of him today, and he finally let momma have a good look at his precious face. I teared up during the ultrasound just staring at him, and B and I held hands just in awe. Here are some of the pictures we got of him today:
This little boy has chubster cheeks, and I'm loving it.
It looks like my OB is going to start preparing my cervix with prostaglandins in the hospital this Friday, and we will do an induction next week. I have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and have been on bedrest since last week. Our goal is to make it to this Friday so he will be 36 weeks and can avoid the automatic admission to the special care nursery; I am confident we will make it. He is looking great, he showed a bladder full of urine today and was practicing his breathing. We're hopeful he will do just fine, and rather than wait until I get sicker, we both think it's best to induce me. It's crazy to think I will most likely be in labor in just one short week. I am SO excited to meet him and kiss him!
Here's my 35week pregnancy picture:
This little boy has chubster cheeks, and I'm loving it.
It looks like my OB is going to start preparing my cervix with prostaglandins in the hospital this Friday, and we will do an induction next week. I have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and have been on bedrest since last week. Our goal is to make it to this Friday so he will be 36 weeks and can avoid the automatic admission to the special care nursery; I am confident we will make it. He is looking great, he showed a bladder full of urine today and was practicing his breathing. We're hopeful he will do just fine, and rather than wait until I get sicker, we both think it's best to induce me. It's crazy to think I will most likely be in labor in just one short week. I am SO excited to meet him and kiss him!
Here's my 35week pregnancy picture:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
How Soren got his name
Here's the story of how Soren got his name, written on February 14, 2011 (Valentine's Day), the day we found out we were expecting a little boy:
B and I have been struggling for quite some time for a boy's name. There were names we liked, but we couldn't find one that we both were in love with. After the ultrasound, B said that he couldn't stand knowing we have a boy on the way and not having a name for him yet. As we were driving out of the parking lot after the ultrasound, B said "Well a name came to mind the other day, but I don't know if you'll like it" (mind you we've been saying this for years with different ideas). So I asked what it is, and he said "Soren". Huh. I wondered. Well, it's okay, but it's not a name that I fell in love with the instant I heard it. THEN (this will be taken out of the baby book ;-), I bargained with DH...I told him if we named our child Soren, then we get to have the wall decal for his room that I loved, but DH was not a fan of. (Yes, I'm a terrible terrible mother already). We chuckled, but really I kinda secretly liked the name too. Throughout the whole day I kept echoing in my head "Soren", "Soreeee", "A-So-So-So-So-So-So" (yup I'm big in the nickname department). The name began to grow on me; I was really beginning to fall in love with it. However, it wasn't until later that evening that I really fell in love with it.
My brother's girlfriend had said she was learning about the Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard in one of her religion classes. Later that night I looked him up on Wikipedia, and discovered that his philosophies on Christianity fell closely in line with my own. He lived his life philosophizing that it isn't the nitty-gritty details of Christianity that are important, but the personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Soren Kierkegaard also fought for social justice and stood up for Women's rights. I knew then-and-there that we had found "the one", and I felt good about it.
Interestingly enough while doing more research on the name "Soren" tonight, I found that it is a character in a Fire Emblem video game. Ha! So that's where my hubby got the name from!!!
So to sum it up, our boy will be a video-game playing, praying and preaching Christian, and an advocate for social justice. And somehow, I can't imagine anything more perfect.
B and I have been struggling for quite some time for a boy's name. There were names we liked, but we couldn't find one that we both were in love with. After the ultrasound, B said that he couldn't stand knowing we have a boy on the way and not having a name for him yet. As we were driving out of the parking lot after the ultrasound, B said "Well a name came to mind the other day, but I don't know if you'll like it" (mind you we've been saying this for years with different ideas). So I asked what it is, and he said "Soren". Huh. I wondered. Well, it's okay, but it's not a name that I fell in love with the instant I heard it. THEN (this will be taken out of the baby book ;-), I bargained with DH...I told him if we named our child Soren, then we get to have the wall decal for his room that I loved, but DH was not a fan of. (Yes, I'm a terrible terrible mother already). We chuckled, but really I kinda secretly liked the name too. Throughout the whole day I kept echoing in my head "Soren", "Soreeee", "A-So-So-So-So-So-So" (yup I'm big in the nickname department). The name began to grow on me; I was really beginning to fall in love with it. However, it wasn't until later that evening that I really fell in love with it.
My brother's girlfriend had said she was learning about the Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard in one of her religion classes. Later that night I looked him up on Wikipedia, and discovered that his philosophies on Christianity fell closely in line with my own. He lived his life philosophizing that it isn't the nitty-gritty details of Christianity that are important, but the personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Soren Kierkegaard also fought for social justice and stood up for Women's rights. I knew then-and-there that we had found "the one", and I felt good about it.
Interestingly enough while doing more research on the name "Soren" tonight, I found that it is a character in a Fire Emblem video game. Ha! So that's where my hubby got the name from!!!
So to sum it up, our boy will be a video-game playing, praying and preaching Christian, and an advocate for social justice. And somehow, I can't imagine anything more perfect.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
First Post
Welcome to "Soren's Great Adventures" blog! After 4 years of blogging on life, graduate school, and infertility, I am excited to start a new blog chronicling the life of my son 'Soren'. This blog will be a good mix of cool things he's learning and doing, our adventures in breastfeeding and cloth-diapering, raising a well-rounded child, and of course lots of fun pictures :-). Feel free to read "Our Story" to learn more about our history and how we brought this little man into our lives. Hope you enjoy!
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