Dixon Baby Newsletter Vol. 6 (12/23/2003)

Chris Winstead offered:
 Hanna

Chris's little girl offered:
 Emma

John Monde suggested:
 Elizabeth
 Victoria 
 Margaret

Our name list keeps growing!  I don't 
think we are going to have enough kids to
use all these names.  ;)

Well, we got to see Wee One yesterday.  All
I can say is he's (she's) spunky!  We 
definetly know the feet work.  They were 
kicking through the entire ultrasound.  Also,
the baby was moving its arms and put its 
hand in its mouth.  You wouldn't think there
is alot to do in there, but it seems to be
very imaginative.  :)

It's still too small for me to feel it kicking.  
But, it was really fun to see it in action.

The doctor said everything was a-ok.  I had 
even gained 4 pounds.  Yeah!  

We had a very short list this time.  We asked
about the sides of my stomach hurting when I
cough or sneeze.  I usually bend my knees to
keep this from happening, but sometimes I'm 
caught off gaurd.  It really stings!  He said
that was normal.  I'm being stretched out after
all, and those muscles will feel like they are
being pulled when I sneeze.

I asked him about putting my arms above my 
head.  I've always heard that that was a no-no.
He said not to worry about it.  That there really
was no indication that doing that would harm the
baby in any way.

I told him I was taking prenatal vitamins now...
although not everyday.  He said that he wasn't
concerned about the prenatals.  He said later on
that he would start me on some iron supplements
because all pregnant women become anemic.  You 
just want to control how anemic they become.  He
said the iron wouldn't make me nauseated.

We'll have another very short sonogram at the 
next visit.  Although Wee One does indeed have a
heart, (We saw and heard it beating, afterall.) 
baby wasn't being very cooperative in posing for
the ultrasound.  The doctor wants another 
ultrasound just of the heart so he can get a 
four-chambered view.  Hopefully, Wee One will 
have moved around by then and be in a better 
position for peeking at its heart.

We've been getting some suggestions for 
pediatricians in Hattiesburg.  But, we are 
reconsidering getting a doctor in Hattiesburg.
When you have a sick baby, riding 45 minutes is 
a long trip.  We hope we can get a good 
recommendation for a doctor in Laurel.

We have a nursery!  Of course, there is always
a couple more things we want to do.  But,
Thursday, we got all the furniture in and the
pictures up.  I'll try to remember to attach
thumbnails of the two pictures we've hung in the
room.

Also, we're going with a green and rust combo
of colors.  That is what I matted the Pooh pictures
in.  While fabric shopping, we found a elephant 
print with the green and rust colors.  Ms. Jeane
has offered her skills to make the curtains and 
bedding for the baby room.  

Joseph and I think the green and rust colors will
last longer than primary colors or pastels.  It
will make it easier to redecorate as the child 
gets older.

Several folks have been asking, "What can we do
for baby?"  Well, first of all, just love the
baby!  :)  If you are looking for gifts, Joseph and 
I are going to try to come up with a wish list.  We 
have registered at Babys-R-Us, but, really, we haven't
picked out much stuff there. 

Right now, if in doubt, give baby a book!  We hope
our child will love books as much as we do.  Books
and reading are very important to us.  So, you 
cannot go wrong with the gift of a book.  We have
an ever-growing library, but we don't have many
children's books, yet.  

I wore my first pair of maternity pants yesterday.  
Joseph was getting concerned that the elastic on my
regular pants was going to put a crease on baby's 
forehead.  :)  The maternity pants are alot more
comfortable.  I may wear them after baby's born.  I
bet they work great for big meals.  ;)

We are getting a Circuit City in Hattiesburg.  This
is important to include in the baby newsletter
because Joseph just told me yesterday that part of
baby's first birthday present would be coming from
there.  I expect that Baby Dixon and Papa Dixon will
be frequent visitors to Circuit City.  A house with
two nerds is double the fun and adventure!  :)

Another nerdy note, if you wish to e-mail baby, you 
can do so at weedixon@dixondata.com.  Baby's e-mails
will go in the scrapbook.

Can you believe it is Christmas in just a few days?
This year has really flown by.  Everyone tells me
that time will just go by faster and faster after 
Wee One arrives.

Hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable holiday!

Kay