Category Archives: - Prelude: The First 9 Months

As of your appointment on 4/28, you were weighing about 7lbs 4oz which dropped you from the 98th percentile to the 95th percentile for weight. Hey, it’s a step in the right direction! But at this pace you’ll still be … Continue reading →

The title of this blog is two fold…    My feet started swelling about two weeks ago and have not let up since.  Then this weekend my hands decided to join in.  They are not as bad as my feet … Continue reading →

This is the question I posed to your father after a particularly long day at work and some excessively swollen feet and ankles. His response:  he casually glanced over in the direction of my feet and somberly says, “No, where … Continue reading →

Make no mistake about it, no one…and I mean no one…ever thought that your father and I would produce small offspring. However, I don’t think any of us anticipated you growing quite so fast in the womb either! You weighed … Continue reading →

You have been moving like crazy in my tummy lately.  I LOVE IT!  Sometimes it’s so big that I can even see my tummy moving!  It usually happens pretty fast but even your dad was lucky enough to catch a … Continue reading →

Holy Moly! We are officially 32 1/2 weeks along on this 40 (probably for us, closer to 38) week journey! It’s just soooo hard to believe that you’ll be here in just a few short weeks! We had our last … Continue reading →

We are just over 31 weeks along and you’re doing great!  You weighed in at 4 lbs 11 oz today so you’ve gained about 10 ounces in the last week!  You were just as active as ever in there, so … Continue reading →

Our 2 day baby class was a little neve racking, but fairly informative.  We now know how to count contractions, when to go to the hospital/when not to, what the birthing beds look like, and the difference between a spinal … Continue reading →

It’s about 9am Saturday morning; in about 3 hours your father and I will report to the hospital for our “Learn How to Have Babies” classes.  They’re scheduled from 12 – 5 today and 1 – 5 tomorrow.  After spending … Continue reading →

We went for our checkup and sonogram today.  You were just as active as ever in there and still have an affinity for your feet.  We got a couple of good sonogram pics of you playing with your feet and … Continue reading →