Nothing Has Changed

I went to the doctor today and I am still only 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. That wasn't what I was expecting, but I'm feeling alright about it. Pete said he was a little disappointed. He said he wanted me to be at 3 cm because that would have given him assurance that I was progressing normally. (I think he's getting anxious too!) We both agreed though that we're okay with it because we still have things we could do before baby arrives... and there is really no use in being impatient. So, I'm probably going to be late and I will spend my last couple of weeks with a good mixture of rest/relaxation, and productivity. :)

39 Weeks... almost

Hi- at the request of my mom, here is a belly picture for (almost) 39 weeks. :) We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and will update soon afterwards.

Preparing for her arrival

In anticipation for the arrival of our baby, we finished up our Bradley classes yesterday, made a poster about our birth for the class, made her an early Birth-day cake, and have been sleeping a lot. I guess our bodies know that we won't be getting much sleep once she comes, so they are storing up...?

We also have things packed and ready to go if it happens, knowing full well it could be several more weeks. The nursery is coming along- on Friday Pete's dad is bringing the rest of the furniture, and then we'll do a virtual tour for all of you who are so anxious to see it. :)

For your amusement, here is the poster we made for our Bradley class which shows what we hope our labor will be like. Yes, we have pretty much decided to name her Lucy, which is why the comic strip is titled "Welcome Lucy." I'll leave the poster up to your interpretation. :)

Here is Pete making the delicious Hershey's chocolate butter icing.

Lucy's Birth-day cake. We already ate some of it. We told her she could come out anytime she wants now, since we are prematurely celebrating her birth.

And for everyone who keep asking me how I'm feeling, here's my answer today: Physically tired and sometimes just crampy, achy, and uncomfortable. Emotionally, ready for the baby to come, and anxious/nervous about when that happens, but excited too. She moves so much, and we talk to her a lot, so we feel like we know her already and just want to meet her!

We promise to post every 2 or 3 days, or if anything starts to happen!

Doctor Visit

We had another appointment today. I measured at 39 and the heartbeat was 163. He didn't do an exam to see what the progress is because after last week's exam I had some bleeding that obviously made me uncomfortable. That, plus the fact that an exam now isn't necessary, made him decide to hold off for this week.

So, its still a guessing game on when labor will start. It is definitely something that Pete and I are having to trust the Lord for and be patient with. It could be tomorrow, or it could be another 4 weeks. Whenever it is, we know that it will be God's timing.

One concerning thing we found out today is that our doctor will be out of town on a mission trip to Mexico March 21-28,which is great for him, but means we may have a doctor that we are uncomfortable with... some of the other doctors that fill in have reputations for not complying very well with the wishes of Bradley patients. Dr. Nord assured us though that the ones that fill in for him are respectful of the preferences if his patients. Who knows, maybe we will give birth before or on our due date and we won't have to worry about that!

T-minus 2.5 weeks

We can't believe that it is the month of March! Although our due date is still 2.5 weeks away (March 20th), I could technically have this baby any day now. The baby has dropped, and I have been having more frequent Braxton Hicks contractions preparing my body for labor. We can't wait to meet our little girl!

37.5 Weeks

The Pack n' Play is already set up in our room in anticipation of the first weeks. Many thanks to my handy husband who put it together, along with the stroller and the car seat that he put in the car already.

Books!!

Toys!

A corner of the nursery- the one that is most set up right now.