Wednesday, December 31, 2008

No baby yet...


Monday we went back to the doc for our final ultrasound. She is so crammed in there that is was hard for the ultrasound tech to get a good picture of her...this one was about the best we got. Check out those cute BIG lips! Miss Reagan is now estimated to weigh a whopping 8 pounds and 3 ounces! I am now 3cm dilated and still 75% effaced. My doc went on and scheduled for me to be induced on January 10th, but still thinks I could go on my own at anytime. Now that I am 37 weeks, I'm hoping she gets here before the 10th...but it is nice to know that there is an end in sight! I am getting very uncomfortable and more and more anxious for her arrival! Ten days is NOT soon enough for me!
Hope everyone has a very Happy New Year!


Tuesday, December 23, 2008

News!

This past Thursday I started my weekly doc appointments, and it was quite an interesting one! I was 2cm dilated and 75% effaced! My doc said that the head was sitting very low...which explains all that pressure! AND...she said she thought I'd go into labor within the next two weeks!!! I nearly fell off the exam table with this news! I wasn't expecting that at all! My blood pressure was up again and my legs and feet have continued to swell, so she had me do a 24 hour urine test to check for protein...I haven't gotten the results back yet, and she put me on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. I go back tomorrow and am anxious to see if I've progressed. I am also scheduled for an ultrasound the following Monday to see how much the baby weighs...although, my doc doesn't seem to think I'll make it that long! She kept saying that...
So, to say the least we have been rushing around trying to get everything in order, just in case she makes an early arrival!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Pregnancy Updates

I have really been slacking in the blog department here lately. I have been crazy busy the last couple of months with work, baby showers, doc appointments, Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping, preparing for Reagan's arrival and trying to get a little rest! So, since almost every single patient has cancelled today, (because of the snow) I can play a little catch up!

I am now 35 weeks pregnant! It is still really hard for me (and Eddie) to believe! We are so amazingly close to my due date of January 21st! At my doc appointment last week, my blood pressure had went up quite a bit from where it normally is, and my feet and legs have been constantly swollen for a few weeks now...so, my doc started my weekly appointments a week early, to keep a closer eye on it. Other than that, everything has been going quite smoothly. A few weeks back I went through an energetic spell...I actually felt way better than I had during the second trimester...but of course, all good things come to an end...and I all of the sudden began to feel MISERABLE! My stomach has dropped some and it has made it nearly impossible to do anything! I can't remember the last time I've had a good nights sleep! My stomach is so big that I have to have Eddie position me in the bed with tons of pillows...then about an hour later, I need him to flip me over to the other side.(I get stuck on my back if I try to do this alone!) This continues all night, with several bathroom breaks in between. I must say that I am VERY fortunate to have such a helpful husband...I really couldn't do it without him!

On a more positive note, we have really kicked it into high gear with getting everything set up and ready for Reagan's arrival. We are currently finishing up painting an armoire to match her bed. Eddie was a bit hesitant on painting it, but it is turning out to be exactly the look I had imagined in my head...and, he now can see my vision! I can't wait to start filling it up with all her little things!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Ornament Exchange


Last night, some of my college friends and I got together for our annual "Ornament Exchange Party". In years past, we have met up to eat, exchange ornaments and then head out for a night on the town. This year we changed things up by going to the Candlelight Tour at Maker's Mark Distillary, and then back to Emily's to eat, exchange ornaments and gossip! It is always so much fun to get together with these girl and talk about the "College Years"...it's amazing how much has changed with each and every one of us since then! I hope we continue this tradition for many years to come!