Thursday!

Thursday is the big day! My Dr wants to start induction at 1:00. (Probably closer to 2 or 3 by the time I get all settled in) Now the question is will her Birthday be the 18th or the 19th?!?!

Maternity Pictures

We went to Sears a couple weeks ago to have some maternity photos taken.... they did a nice job... we have lots of pictures coming for the family and they will be in just a few days.... here are some of our favorites and a collage that I put together

27 and 28 Week 3D Sonogram Pictures

It is October!

82 more days to go! I am starting to really like that number.... Yesterday I had an almost 3 hour Dr. appt. First we had blood drawn for my glucose test and we should get the results of that today. Well apparently the lab lady put my file in the wrong spot after that... so I had a huge delay before it was finally sonogram time. All looks good with baby.... she is said to weigh 2lbs 14ozs now. Then the usual talk with the Dr. He says that he is very comfortable with my progress that I can wait another 4 weeks before coming back.... then start the 2 week check ups.

We had a 3d/4d ultrasound last Sat. but Delanee was asleep the whole time with her legs in front of her face. We did get a couple of cute pictures though and as a bonus we get to go back this Sat. to see if she will cooperate better. Here is the picture from last week and also some pictures of her room.... still not finished but getting closer.

109 Days to go!

It seems that we are getting things ready for baby now. Last week I got her bedding in. It is mostly light green with dragonflies. We purchased our 3 pieces of nursery furniture and a glider/ottoman combo from Babies R Us last night.... we got a great deal that even Dave Ramsey would be proud of. They will hopefully be in sometime next week so I can share pictures of our actual nursery. Today we added a second clothing rod to her closet for her ever growing wardrobe. Then we got a new bi-folding door for the closet and a door to separate her room from the laundry room. I can't wait to have it all finished!

As for me I think I am growing.... to the point where I shock myself when I walk past a mirror somewhere! I wanted to share some pictures of the furniture and bedding and an updated video for those who have not seen them. Please keep the video comments to yourself.... but all others are welcome!

Surprise, Surprise

Today we had an elective 2D ultrasound to 'confirm' the gender.... well it was definitely confirmed as a ..... GIRL! Talk about a shock. We have to start all over with name choices and nursery decorating. The ultrasound was lots of fun we got some good video of her sucking her thumb, then she fell asleep and would not wake up for us so that was the end of that. We took some of the better video clips and put them in a shorter video to share.

19 Week Ultrasound Check

On Friday we had our "big" ultrasound to check on the baby. The tech measured and checked the heart, head, brain, umbilical cord, arms, legs, stomach, and everything else. All looks great! The weight is estimated at 10 ounces right now. She said the baby was very wiggly and I got in trouble for drinking orange juice to make sure the baby was moving.... she could not get a good view of the heart valves so we have to have another one later, oops..... but we did see the 4 chambers in the heart. Unfortunately the tech lady said she was not able to confirm the sex as a boy. Rann says she was mad at me for the orange juice so maybe she didn't really try. The heartbeat was 124 beats per minute. And the theory is that a heartbeat under 140 is usually a boy... We get our next ultrasound at the Dr. office in 8 weeks but we are looking into getting an extra one done at a 3D clinic before then to make sure he is a boy and to get some better pictures. We only got 3 pictures this time and the are not good or maybe we are spoiled by the high tech pictures we got previously at the fertility clinic. I will post the best picture we got.
As for me the Dr. says that everything is growing just right. I am feeling lots of kicking (taps) and other movement everyday now. It is nice at this point and not bothersome yet. I am gaining about 1 pound per week and my belly is definitely getting bigger. We started a video of the belly pictures we have been taking and will continue to take through the end. We are also adding that to the post today... enjoy.