Baby Update

As we close in our due date, I am getting lots of phone calls and emails from curious friends and family so I thought maybe a little blog update would be helpful. Last Thursday we went in for our weekly doctors appointment and were told that I am dilated to about 2cm and 70% effaced. My OB said that was great progress and told us we probably wouldn't make it to our due date, let alone through the weekend.

Well ... it's Monday and Baby K has definitely not greeted us yet. We had another doctor's appointment this morning and have not made any further physical progress (confirming the theory that medicine is clearly not an exact science). So now we just wait! Our due date is technically this Friday, August 20. Our doctor is unwilling to let us go any longer than a week past our due date, so right now we have an induction scheduled for Saturday, August 28 when she will be on call next and able to deliver us and roughly one week post due date. Obviously if he comes before then that would be ideal, but at least we know now that it won't be any later than that (I really don't want to be induced!).

So there you go! We had been pretty mentally prepared that he was going to be late, but after hearing last Thursday that meeting him could be just around the corner, we spent a very anxious weekend waiting for something to happen ... to no avail. So we are trying now to settle back into regular life mode. Matt's reading for his dissertation and I am STILL attempting to finish my final paper for the class I'm taking. And yes, we are getting lots of rest (since everyone asks).

Prayers for a safe, healthy delivery would be much appreciated ... and for patience for me and Matt as we wait. And here's an updated picture! 39 weeks and definitely feeling like it ;).

Nursery Pics

The baby room is finally done!!! We put the new mobile up yesterday ... Henry sat staring at it for awhile, watching the stuffed animals spin around and trying desperately to figure out how to access and destroy them.

This is the changing table area ... my favorite part of this is the beautiful lamp up on the top from Ten Thousand Villages. I've had my eye on this lamp for ages and finally found a good reason to buy it! It's hand crafted in India and just gorgeous up close. The stuffed animals are presently on the shelf for their own protection ... we're doing our best to teach Henry the difference between his toys and baby toys, but he's kind of choosing to learn slowly. My Aunt Debbi gave us four square cloth hangings that will eventually go underneath the shelf with little Baby K's hand and footprints on them.

And the sweet crib! My wonderful mother lovingly sewed this beautiful crib skirt and the bumper and we just LOVE it. It's hard to tell from this picture, but it's sort of a sage, tan, and cream paisley pattern. So pretty!

And again, these curtains were lovingly made for us and they're so cute! There have little buttons up on the top hooks that are a great finishing touch, and they are backed so that the hot afternoon sun doesn't turn the room into a sauna. Thanks momma!!! And a huge thank you to our other momma Donna for the beautiful rocking chair!!! It's SO comfortable that sometimes I go sit in there to read, just because it feels so nice!

Matthew and our good friend Jeff spent a whole day back in March sanding and painting all this lovely furniture that we found on craigslist and I think all the work has really paid off! In my opinion, it looks quite snazzy ;). Matthew did not want a baby room that looked like a "baby room". So it did take us awhile to decide on colors, patterns, etc. but we both really like how it turned out. I feel like we have spent hours in this room cleaning, painting, organizing, etc. and it is so nice to know that it is finally all ready! Now we just need the little guy!!!

It's a BOY!!!!!

We are thrilled to announce that we are having a little boy! The radiologist had a hard time tracking down the gender since he was "shy" the first 30 minutes and kept his leg together, but we prodded him with some rolling around and got a great view to confirm the gender. It was amazing to see arms, legs, feet, hands, spinal chord, and the face. He has really grown in the eight weeks since our last ultrasound! It was also very fun to be able to watch him move around - seems he's an active little guy. So far everything looks great and we're already getting excited to meet the peanut! Here's a pic from a week ago, at 18 weeks.

Baby, baby, baby ...

Yes ... we are pregnant!!! The little peanut is due August 20. We just finished up our first trimester and things are going great.

Since everyone asks, Heather has been doing really well. She was nauseous from weeks 4-8 or so, but was still able to function. In the last weeks she's seen a huge improvement and her body seems to be handling the pregnancy really well - which we are oh so thankful for! Her appetite is voracious, which seems so far to be her biggest symptom, along with the need for lots of sleep.

It's been fun this week to finally feel like we can tell people and to share the news with family, friends, the church, etc. We have felt very loved and supported. We'll be able to go back for the gender ultrasound on March 26 to see if it's a little girl or boy!

Anyways, just wanted to share the news! Below is our 12 week ultrasound, fully equipped with fingers! (and toes too, we hope, just not sure where they'd be :).