Baby Shower #3

The girls at work threw me the nicest shower today. We had yummy munchies & a delicious & adorable cake. I got lots of nice things for Ethan today. A big thanks to everyone who stopped by. I work with some amazing people!




I'd love to write more but I'm absolutely exhausted. I do want everyone to know that Drew & I are so thankful for all our family & friends. Y'all have been so sweet to shower us with such love. We love you!

Latest Ultrasound- 36ish weeks

On Friday afternoon I went in for my last ultrasound. From what I could tell Ethan looks to be right on track. When I go to the doctor on Monday she'll be able to tell me about how much he weighs now. I could see that Ethan will not be bald (I could see his hair floating in the amniotic fluid), and he was quite scrunched up in there. I know he'll be happy to be able to flail about more freely when he's on the outside. Anyways, I just thought I'd share the last views of Ethan on the inside. Next time we see him it will be face to face!!!! :)

35 Week Doctor's Appointment

Today was my 35 week appointment. NST & blood pressure both looked good. Had my Group B strep test and will get the results next week. I am now 1.5 to 2 cm dilated which she said is great news.

Dr. Richter said one of three things could happen:
1. I go in to labor on my own some time within the next 3 weeks
2. I go to my next doctor's visit and my blood pressure spikes so they admit me
-or-
3. She induces me on Monday February 8th

Either way Ethan will be here within the next 21 days!!! We are so anxious to meet the little guy, but we are hopefully he will hang in there at least until February gets here.

Drew got the carseat installed today and hopes to get it inspected next week. Then this Thursday we meet with the pediatrician. My last ultrasound for sizing the bay is Friday afternoon. It looks like this week may be a little bit more laid back, so hopefully we can relax a bit.

Family & Friends Baby Shower

Yesterday I had another fabulous baby shower! Lots of people showed up and Ethan got tons of great things.

Once again, I had a fantastic cake, yummy food, and lots of fun hanging out with family & friends I hadn't seen in a long time. I really appreciate everyone that came and showered our little family with love.


Today I took our duplicates back and bought a few more things we needed off the registry. I think we can officially say we are prepared for his arrival now. Yay!

To view more pictures from all my showers click here.

My 1st Baby Shower

Last night I had my first baby shower. It was with the church girls from bible study. We had lots of fun, and I got some great gifts for baby Ethan.

Stephanie made the cutest cake with little jungle animals on it. And all the girls painted a puzzle piece for Ethan's jungle puzzles. They also wrote funny little sayings on diapers like, "Oops.. I did it again" and "This one's for Dad." and placed them in a little jungle basket.

I really appreciate the girls going through all the trouble of hosting a shower for me & Ethan.

The Latest News

Yesterday I had my 33 week appointment. According to last week's ultrasound the baby weighed 4 lbs. 4 oz. (They grow at roughly half a pound a week at this stage.) Ethan is measuring in the 70th percentile, and he's grown into his head so it's no longer considered big. Hallelujah!!! It did appear that he is going to have big feet like his daddy though.

My NST yesterday went very well. He was squirming all around the entire time. My blood pressure was still decent. Dr. Richter says if I start to dilate in the next few weeks she plans to induce me on February 8th, when I'm 38 weeks, in order to lessen the chance of my developing pre-eclampsia. (She does this with all her patients that have chronic hypertension, so it's not because of a problem but rather to lessen the chance of a problem occurring.) If the baby is still healthy and my blood pressure is okay but my cervix is not ready then she'll let me go a little longer. I'm praying for the 8th though because I can't wait to meet my little one! When I told Drew the news I think it finally hit him that he's going to have a baby here in the very near future.

In other news, we have our newborn care class tonight and our last childbirth class on Monday. They've been rather informative, so we're happy we chose to attend. With Ethan's arrival coming a little earlier than expected we've really got to get in gear. There is still so much to do!

To Do List:

Week 33

• Pack the hospital bags
• Fill out all leave paperwork
• Wash baby clothes/bedding
• Order breast pump

Week 34

• My doctor's appointment Monday 1/11
• Last childbirth class Monday 1/11
• Baby shower with church friends Tuesday 1/12
• Baby shower with friends and family Saturday 1/16

Week 35

• My doctor's appointment Monday 1/18
• Meet with babysitter Monday 1/18
• Meet with pediatrician Thursday 1/21
• Breastfeeding class Saturday 1/23

Week 36

• My doctor's appointment Monday 1/25
• Baby shower at work Tuesday 1/26
• Last ultrasound

Week 37

• My doctor's appointment Monday 2/1
• Make sure everything is in order for my substitute at work
• Get the house spotlessly clean (yeah right!)

Week 38

• Induction Monday 2/8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Only 32 days left! I need to stop blogging and get to work. :)

31 week Doctor's Visit

This morning I had my 31 week doctor's appointment. I didn't get to see her 2 weeks ago because she was delivering 3 babies that afternoon so I only saw my nurse. This week we finally got to go over the results from my last ultrasound which was Thanksgiving week lol. Back then he was 2.5 lbs and in the 57th percentile. She said everything looked great except he had a "big head". Oh joy! Perhaps I should start re-thinking how long I intend to hold off on the epidural. She said, "I knew you would be excited to hear that." Cruel doctors lol.

The results from my gestational diabetes test & anemia test were great, and I was measuring exactly 31 weeks according to fundal height.

Blood pressure's looking good too but she wants to go ahead and start my weekly appointments with NSTs (non-stress tests) next week. She says it's probably overkill since my meds are keeping everything in check but she'd rather be 100% certain that little Ethan is healthy than take a chance.

I can't believe I'm now on weekly appointments! It is becoming so real. Next week I have another ultrasound to check on his latest progress. I'm excited to see how much he's grown in the last month.