Baby Shower, Doctor Apt and Snow

Last Friday they had a little baby shower for me in at work. Nothing fancy but it was still very thoughtful of them. We received a few cloths, some toys, and some gift certificates. During the shower they were guessing whether the baby is a girl or boy, when the baby would be born and how much it would weigh. The count was close but more people guessed that it is going to be a girl. I do not like it but most guessed that the baby was going to come late and the weight was all over the board. Thankfully nobody guessed over 8lbs 5 oz.

Well I've made it to 38 1/2 weeks and if I have not already said it enough I'm ready for the baby to come. I'm still having trouble sleeping, have a lot of trouble with heartburn, and have started to have a little bit more trouble with swelling. Thankfully the swelling is not bad but I can definitely notice it in my hands and legs at night. I had my weekly Dr. appointment this morning and they started to check for progress. Currently I'm 3cm dilated and 60% efface. On the down side I received the results of the Group B Strep test today and it came back positive so I will have to be on antibiotics when I go into labor. The Dr said that it really was nothing to worry about and that around 40% of women test positive. I guess that means for the most part my body is ready for the baby to come. Now it is just a matter of the baby wanting to come.

I guess we got lucky here in Indy as far as the weather was concerned. We did not get any of the ice that I know a lot of people did. Instead of ice we ended up with around 12 1/2 inches of snow. The snow started around noon on Tuesday and lasted until about 10am Wednesday morning. Because of all of the snow IUPUI campus was closed on Wednesday so Drew did not have class. Drew tried to take me into work on Wednesday however the roads were so bad that we both ended up staying at home. Thankfully I had work to do so I did not have to take any vacation time. Drew went out and shoveled all of the snow off of the driveway and off of the deck out back. Here is a picture of all of the snow on the deck out back before Drew got around to shoveling it off.



It is kind of funny when we take Jessie outside right now though because the snow is so deep that she cannot get around in it. Drew put her on top of some of what he had shoveled and she was able to walk on it because it was packed down some but when she came to the end of what was packed down she just sank. Drew said the snow was taller then Jessie. I think it would have made a funny picture but I was not out there and Drew did not have the camera.

37 Weeks

Well I have made it to 37 weeks now and can definitely say that I'm ready for the baby to come, but I guess most women get to this point about now. Currently I'm not sleeping very well and it feels like I might as well just live in the bathroom. I had my 37 wk Dr. apt this morning and everything is still checking out just fine. The doctors have not really given us much information on how big the baby might be however they keep telling us that everything looks normal so I'm not all that concerned. I would rather not know if they baby is going to be really big. Next Friday is when I have my 38 wk appointment and they are going to start checking for dilation then.

Drew and I took the all day child birth class that they offered at the hospital over the weekend and I was able to get our things packed for the hospital. Barbara is going to be bringing the car seat up this weekend and I have done my best to cross train those at work so that my job will be covered while I'm gone. My coworkers are throwing me a little baby shower tomorrow which is nice of them and should be interesting. As far Drew he has made sure that all of his teachers are aware of how things are going and they are prepared for him to run out of class if I call him. Overall I guess really all that is left is for the baby to actually come.

Last time I promised I would try to post a picture so that everybody could see how big I'm getting so here is a picture that we took last night. I'm not sure how much you can tell from the picture but unfortunately I have not been able to escape the stretch marks. They are all over my belly and more right above my hips. Hopefully some of them will go away once the baby comes.

36 Week Appointment

I had my 36 week Dr. Appt this morning and from now on I will be going in once a week for checkups. Everything continues to check out at my appointments with nothing really exciting going on with them for now. The doctor let Drew find the baby’s heartbeat today which I thought was pretty cool. So far Drew has only missed one of the Dr. Appointments. The Dr. said that they are not going to start checking me for dilation until I’m at 38 weeks so I guess my appointment next week will be quick and painless.

As most of you know we have been taking pictures of my belly throughout the pregnancy to show how big I’m getting. When Drew took the picture for 36 weeks he looked at the picture on the camera and immediately commented on how big I was. Not very nice of him but I do have to agree. I will try to post a picture so that you can see what I’m talking about.

For better or worse it has finally snowed enough to actually amount to something today. My Dr. Appointment was at 7:30 this morning and by the time that we got out of the Appt. traffic was so backed up from wrecks that no matter what route I tried to take to get to work traffic was basically at a standstill. After trying to get to work for an hour I finally gave up and came back home. Thankfully I can work from home so I figured that it was useless dealing with traffic and taking the chance of getting in an accident.

Well that is about all I know for now. We have our child birth class this Saturday and Mom, Dad and Barbara are all planning on coming up the next weekend so we will be kept busy and I’m sure our little bundle of joy will be here before we know it.

Just Starting Out

With the baby's arrival getting closer and closer I have decided that it is time to go ahead and start this blog since friends and family have been after me to do so for quite some time. I’m not sure how often I will update it however so forgive me if there are times when nothing is posted for lengths of time. Also at least to start out with I have chosen to restrict this blog to only those that I have invited. The reason for this is simply security. Drew and I do not want pictures and information about our little one available to anybody who might wonder across the website. If you know of anybody that really wants to access the blog and cannot please let me know and I will add them to the invited list so that they may see the blog as well.

Just a quick update on how things have been going so far. I have not had any really bad problem with the pregnancy and all of my doctor’s appointments and tests have been normal. Currently I’m still experiencing quite a bit of heartburn and I’m starting to get pretty uncomfortable. We have the nursery ready for the most part with just a little bit more organization and laundry to be done. As for personally it is hard to believe that the pregnancy has gone this quick but I do believe that Drew and I are ready for the baby to come and we are both excited to see whether our little one is a boy or girl. Please feel free to include your personal opinion if you would like.