June Baby!

Well, Brady will definitely be a June baby, whether he likes it or not! Colby came with me to my 40 week and final appointment today. We were a little nervous to hear if he has dropped down and if we had a good chance of having a regular birth. I guess he decided to give in and make his way down because the doctor said Brady is in a much better position than just last week and has definitely dropped. I have dilated to 3 cm and am 90% effaced, so she feels it could happen any time. If I don't go into labor, we are scheduled to induce on Friday! Yea!! So no matter what, this baby is coming in June! We can barely stand it and now know Brady will be joining our family VERY soon. Just having a "at the latest" date makes all the difference. We will keep everyone posted!

My Blood Pressure was back to normal and I lost 3 lbs. It was all water weight, obviously, but staying at home off my feet apparently did the trick. Doctors are so smart. :)

Done with work.

Wow, this is a weird, stressful and relieving feeling all at once. I am working from home tomorrow and then I am done. I am taking the full 12 weeks of maternity leave and cannot wait to have the time with Brady. I haven't had more than a week off work since I graduated college, so this will be something new.

I had my 39 week appt yesterday and the doctor had some interesting news. I haven't dilated much more, but am almost 2 cm now and have effaced to about 75%. So there is some progress. The issue is this baby doesn't want to drop. Apparently, she can feel his head and it is stuck up above my pubic bone. She wants to wait for him to hopefully unstick himself, but that may not happen at this point. The other problem is that my blood pressure went up for the first time. I knew I have been very swollen, but I gained over 6 lbs in less than a week. She said that is physically impossible to do, so it is all water, which is also a sign of high blood pressure. She wants to wait it out to see if Brady will get into position, but she is worried about my blood pressure getting to the point where it can be dangerous. So she has ordered me to be off my feet and to rest at home. Doctor's orders! :) I guess I will be doing more relaxing than I thought these next few days. She said that at the next appointment (due date) we will have to make some decisions. She has seen so many women labor and push for hours unsuccessfully, then end up with a C-Section when their baby is in the same position as Brady, and does not want to set me up for an unsuccessful labor. I really want to have Brady the old fashion way, but if it means a 24 hour labor and ending in a C-section, then lets just skip the 24 hours of pain and get this show on he road. We will see where he is at the next appointment and figure out the plan. Hopefully he will make it past that darn bone. She did say it may be his size that is prohibiting him from dropping into my pelvis. Maybe he has a huge head. She said he feels at least 7 1/2 lbs, which is about average, so who knows. We won't know until he gets here!

No Father's Day baby.

No news and no baby. Just wanted to let everyone know who checks the blog that Brady did not decide to make his appearance this weekend. No other news really. Have I told you I am ready!? Well...I am READY!!! The thought of being pregnant another week and a half seems like an eternity and to think he may even go past his due date!! I am not even going there right now. I really don't see how it is possible, but I am just taking it one day at a time and trying to be patient. Colby knows better than anyone that his wife is a little emotionally unstable at the moment. :) There are just so many emotions, mainly good ones, but top that off with some serious hormones and you have a crazy pregnant lady. I cried and cried at Halmark just picking out his Father's Day card. It was so embarrassing.

I can really feel how big he is getting and almost my entire stomach is solid now full of baby Brady. I used to be able to feel him in some parts and feel more squishy fluid in others, but now I think he is almost taking up the whole thing. We will see if he is a big boy or not.

Great Father's Day Commercial

Well, I don't usually post on here and I let Cara do all the talking, but I saw something today I had to go ahead and post - a GREAT Father's Day commercial! Made me think I might need to order these for Brady, so thought I would share with everyone.

https://www.nike.com/nikegolf/index.htm?navID=direct&catID=fathersday07&emailID=061407

38 Week Update

Or should I say Non-Update. Again...nothing has changed. I almost cried when I left my appointment. You go your whole pregnancy hoping that the baby doesn't come early, but once you are in your last few weeks and know he is fine to come into the world, all you want is for him to COME OUT! Not to say that things can't change, but for the time being he is not going anywhere. It is probably good. This way I will have time to wrap up things at work, train the new person, no surprises and it is good for Brady to cook as long as possible, but I am about to go crazy with anticipation! I can't wait to meet our boy! I don't think there is anything else to clean, wash, fold or organize. I wish there was because I want something to do. My mom and I are having a casserole making marathon this weekend, to have some convenient food on hand when he gets here.

This weekend is Colby's first Father's Day, so that will be fun! Colby's prediction from the beginning was that Brady would arrive on June 17th, not knowing it was Father's Day. We will see if he is right, although it isn't looking promising. I would LOVE it, if he were.

Relaxing weekend.

This weekend we planned on doing nothing and we were pretty successful. Colby actually did a ton of yard and house work. I think he is in his "Nesting Phase" too. :) I did a lot of napping and ran some errands. The weekends are so nice because I can catch up a little on my sleep. I still don't sleep at night, but I can take as many cat naps during the day as I want and that really helps. I can fall asleep really easily, it is just the staying asleep part that gets me. So the naps are perfect.

I only have this week and next week left at work. I am taking off the two days before my due date, to take care of anything last minute and hopefully get some rest. That is IF he comes on his due date, which I am sure he will not. I may end up having a little more time to myself...or maybe not!

Guard Dog

Griffin is very interested in Brady's room. He loves to go in and lay on the rug next to the crib. I can tell he really wants to make the glider his new dog bed, but that will not be happening. Here are some cute pictures of Griffin guarding Brady's room and the completely finished nursery.

Guard Dog

No Changes!

I am not surprised, but a little disappointed Brady doesn't want to come see us just yet. I had my 37 week appointment today and there has been absolutely no change since the last appointment. This is not uncommon and I really didn't expect much, but I had a thought in the back of my mind that maybe I would be well on my way to labor...but nope. The doctor said that since this is my first baby, I will most likely go until my due date, if not longer! I am pretty uncomfortable now, especially at night, but I think more than anything I just want him to be here. I guess I will have to be patient though, but it is getting really hard! I just have to keep reminding myself that we have less than 3 weeks to wait!

My bag is officially packed, we have everything ready in the nursery and this weekend we are attempting to install the car seat. I have heard it can be a little tricky, so we don't want to have to worry about it in the parking garage at the hospital as we are taking Brady home.

I will continue to keep everyone posted. If nothing happens by then, I have my 38 week appointment next Thursday and will let everyone know if there is a change.

Almost full term...

...and feeling it! 37 weeks is full term and I can tell you I am more than ready to meet my baby boy. I can't even feel sorry for myself yet because I haven't even reached my due date, but I sure feel like it is time to have this baby. I am so tired and I can't sleep at all right now. 45 minutes at a time is about my max and I usually just give up, get out of bed, have a bowl a cereal and watch TV. It is very possible I could go past my due date, so I better just accept the fact that I could have about 3 more weeks of sleeplessness ahead.

My only other complaint is that I am super puffy. My face, my hands, even my wrists are bad. I can't wear my watch or bracelets. My feet and ankles actually aren't as bad for some reason, but I have major chip munk cheeks right now.

This weekend was our one year wedding anniversary. It has been a VERY eventful year! :) We have so much to celebrate and are both so thankful. We managed to make it out to dinner and a movie and had a great time. Both of us decided to save our big anniversary dinner until after Brady is born. It will be nice to have a date night out, but I will finally be able to order a rare steak and have the beverage of my choice. I am looking forward to that!

36 week appointment

I was so excited about my appointment yesterday. It was the first where the doctor was checking for dilation and effacement. Well, the big news is that I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. She said not to get too excited, that I could stay in this stage for a while, but it was good that I was progressing. He has not dropped into my pelvis yet, so I am -2, which I am still not totally sure what that means, but basically his head isn't all the way engaged. I didn't think he had yet, because there is still so much pressure up in my lungs and ribs. He is definitely head down though, which is great. She also felt around to determine his size. She initially said 7 lbs, then estimated maybe closer to 6 1/2. I am not sure how much they can actually tell from the outside, but it was fun to hear her educated guess. I go back next Thursday for the same checks, so we will see if Brady has made any progress and wants to have a June birthday.