Monday, September 01, 2008

Ju-Jube

Each pregnancy, my unborn child seems to pick up a nickname from the family members. When I was pregnant with Micah, Nathan referred to him as "Bertrand" while Kristi preferred "Imogene" :) When I was pregnant with Keziah, Rosanna decided to label her "Annabelle". Rosanna felt this new baby also deserved an in-utero title and decided that it should be "Ju-Jube". It sounds like a cute and gender-neutral nickname so it just might stick :)

On Friday I went to my first pre-natal appointment. We got lucky and were able to hear the heartbeat already! It was the most wonderful sound and I felt incredibly blessed. In the last week I've heard of three different women I know who have miscarried - multiple times - and so the sound of that little heart beating at 160 bpm was truly a blessing. The early heartbeat find and the size of my uterus actually caused my doctor to wonder if I'm further along than we thought (isn't that what every pregnant woman wants to hear!) So, he's sending me for an early ultrasound (the soonest appointment being the end of Sept when I'm about 15 weeks).


It's funny the words and meanings that Micah sometimes gets confused. The other morning Erik was up with the kids and Micah came to wake me up. I told him I just needed to eat a few crackers and then I would get up. As he walked back to the kitchen I heard him say to Erik, "Mommy just needs a few minutes to eat some crackers. She's feeling guilty."

Later that same day when he found me nibbling on some crackers again, he asked me, "Mommy, why are you feeling guilty all morning??"

And Keziah provided us with some entertainment the other day. She was up at 5:30 for some reason that morning and by the time lunch rolled around, she was pretty tired. While we were sitting at the table Micah asked me to sing "O Canada" with him. As we started singing, we noticed Keziah's eyes getting heavier and heavier. I whispered to Micah that we should keep singing and see if she would fall asleep. Sure enough, this is what happened...


14 comments:

kelly ens said...

cute baby nickname!! :)
i LOVE that video - it's just awesome. I love the half-asleep smile. too cute!

Kathy's corner said...

What did Micah mean by that?? mom

Jamie said...

He just got the meaning of "guilty" mixed up with the meaning of "sick", I think :)

Trev and Rebekah said...

Yeah for hearing a heart beat. That's exciting.
How are you feeling, any better or still sick?
I love that video. It made me giggle.
I'll call you after Wednesday to talk about Monday.

Yvonne said...

Hearing that heartbeat for the first time never gets old - it's such an amazing feeling.
That video of Keziah is so cute - that half asleep smile is adorable:)

Bonnie said...

I think Ju-Jube is a perfect name for the new little munchkin! Very cute. And the video is hilarious!!

Wenona said...

cute nickname! and how awesome to hear a heartbeat. i love the video clip, she is so sleepy! i hope she was able to have a good nap after that.

The Keowns said...

wow, the heartbeat already? how far along are you?? It was always like 17 weeks with me, don't you have an inverted uterus too?

Jamie said...

Yeah, I have the retroverted uterus too and it's usually been later when they find the heartbeat. When he felt my tummy he said the uterus was already poking forward quite a bit and that's why he even tried finding the heartbeat. And that's why he thinks I'm maybe further along. Who knows!

Sarah said...

What a precious video!

Anonymous said...

Heehee - very cute!

Summer said...

Cute video!!!

GSFALK said...

Kids are sooo much fun! Enjoy.

Amber said...

aww, yittle ju-jube! that is so cute!!