Friday, October 17, 2008

Another one down...




Hello all! Well another appointment down and another week of counting down. Only 10 more weeks-ish to go until baby D. is here! My appt. yesterday went fine- everything is as it should be...although I seem to be gaining a little more weight than recommended :) Apparently the pregnancy books are right- I'm not really eating for two! Andy and I also had a hospital tour at Sparrow this week just to get an idea of what to expect. I found it really helpful to have a picture in my head of where I'll deliver. Andy, on the other hand, I think started to look a little pale and maybe had a few chest pains...that's to be expected though for a first time father-to-be, right? Well, here is the latest picture of my ever expanding belly. Can I really have 2 1/2 more months of growing to do?! I also wanted to include a picture of our "first child", Sasha in her pre-baby days. Has anyone read the 'Carl the Rottweiler' children's book series? They are adorable and we already have one for the baby. We are getting curious to see how Sasha responds to the baby. Rotties are known to be really great around kids. She sure loved Elena...well, licking Elena's feet really. I guess Kiki's laughter meant she liked Sahsa too!

Monday, October 6, 2008

Too long??

Hi everybody! I had another check up this past thursday. Everything is going great...although my uterus measured another cm longer than expected. The doctor said its no problem though, unless next time it measures 2 cm too long, then 3 or 4 cm long the next time, etc. She said it probably just means I have a big baby (hopefully long, not round!), a little extra fluid or something else. Nothing to be worried over. The baby's heart rate is right on target and she's moving a ton! She takes after her cousin Elena, aka KiKi! Andy did take some new pictures of me and the baby bump...I just have to post them. They look a little like mugshots though...Anyway, I have another appt. in 2 wks. and the baby countdown from Aunt Sarah/Uncle Ray said baby will be here in about 81 days!!!