Who's the boss?

So, if the baby can't decide when to get here- then we will decide. And the deadline is Thursday morning.

Rob even took me 4 wheeling today on the military reservation where we crossed an icy stream - nothing is working to get this baby out!

So, tomorrow is our last day to get everything ready and Thursday morning we become a family.
We are ready.

D-Day is here....

And so far, baby is still comfy inside and no indications of arriving anytime soon. I walked the Victorian Christmas Show on Friday and got all sorts of looks and ohhs and ahhs....A psychic told us baby would be here yesterday at 6pm....I had 3 days of mexican food to spice the baby out....

Nothing.

I have Christmas decorations up. Presents wrapped. Everything is ready.
COME ON! We want to see you!

40 weeks and still counting

"See ya next week!" Those were the last words from the doctor last night as he walked out the door of the examining room.

That's it? That's all we get? See ya next week? Evidently the baby has a nice cozy home and doesn't want to leave. My BP is good, proteins are good, weight and diabetes are good....baby is not too big.....sigh.

I would think that getting up at 4 am on Black Friday would kick start the process- something- ANYTHING!

So now I walk. And I think Thai food is on the menu today....

Doctor Visit 11.12.09- New Baby Pix!

We had our 36 week visit with the doctor and determined the baby was headed south and in position. Here is the latest picture- chubby cheeks and all!
Everything is looking great!

Baby Shower #2

We turned our annual Thanksgiving dinner into a Baby Shower!Rob & I had a wonderful time visiting and celebrating- everyone is excited for the new one to arrive! We had family drive from Vancouver, Longview, Tacoma and even fly in from California! We were overwhelmed with everyone's generosity and the reality that our whole life is about to change- it's scarey and exciting all at the same time!

More pictures to come!

This little piggy...

Rob and I got up early to stand in line on Saturday to get our H1N1 shot. We drove over 60 miles to a clinic and got there at 7 a.m. There were already about 250 people in line- and when we left 3 hours later- there were over 2000 people lined up! Rob was even able to get the vaccine because of me and the baby! They did a great job at the clinic- I was very impressed with the organization of the volunteers. The people in line were very patient-watching out for the elderly by sharing chairs, since the wait was so long.

Rob took great care of us and we are all safer now against the flu. Yeah!

Baby Shower Fun!

My bestest friends threw us a baby shower last weekend and it was go great to be surrounded by friends and family to celebrate the upcoming arrival! Only one person had faith that we were going to have a girl and gave us a cute pink outfit and blanket- we will see! Still a secret- only the doctor knows....Here are some pix to show the fun.

Today's inspiring message in my mailbox...

Your baby weighs about 4½ pounds, as much as an adult duck, and is approximately 17.5 inches long.

An adult duck.....

New Friend awaits baby...

So long, farewell to the ice cream and pancakes...

Just heard from the doctor that I do in fact have gestational diabetes- so now we go for the nutritional counseling....gotta keep my sugars in check. Lucky its only for a couple months, once the baby gets here it usually goes away. I will have to take the kid for banana pancakes in December...maybe on our way home from the hospital! :)

The 3rd Trimester is here!

The Insomniac Train has arrived. After laying in bed for the last 2 hours, I decided to get up and do something productive. Besides, I am used to getting up at 3 am anyway- even if it is a Saturday. Just practicing for when the little one arrives I guess. Had to have the GTT yesterday to see if I really have Gestational Diabetes. I would really be sad to have to give up my ice cream and my banana pancakes on the weekends...

Update from the Dr. 9/17/09

We had our 5 minute visit with the Doc on Thursday. BP looks good, baby's heart rate is 148 (for those who think it determines if it is a boy or girl), and I had to do the glucose challenge. Everything looks great so far!

Our First Family Video 7/22/09

Well, its not of the whole family, but the newest edition!

And on 7/22/09 we had the 20 week ultrasound

Everything looks great- all parts and pieces seem to be in place. Don't look too hard- can't tell if its a boy or girl! Its a surprise. You will have to change a diaper to find out!

Picture 5/26/2009 There's the little peanut.

The Countdown

With a large family, spread across the country, we thought we would start here with sharing information on what is going on.