38 weeks

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Ryan and I definitely did! I had the entire week off of work which allowed me to get some things done around the house. I was dreading going back to work today after all the time off but both Ryan and I have a shortened week this week as well so that helps. I had my doctor’s appointment this afternoon and am dilated to a 3 and 80% effaced. The doctor said that the baby could come at any time and that basically now all I need is my water to break or to start having regular contractions to put me in labor. Ryan seems to think that the baby is going to come tonight so he’s been running around the house getting things ready. We would both love to have this baby come sooner rather than later but I have a feeling I may still have a little while. I guess we’ll see. If anything only 2 more weeks until my due date so at least there is an end in sight.

1000 geese but no stork yet (36 weeks!)

As you can tell from the picture above the geese in KC seem to be a little confused since they haven’t flown south yet. This is the pond across from our house and Ryan and I can’t believe how many geese have inhabited the pond over the weekend. It reminds us of the scene from the Wizard of Oz except that instead of flying monkeys they’re geese :).

A lot has happened since our last post. We were in Iowa for Thanksgiving and got to see all of our family which was great since we will be unable to travel home for Christmas. We are getting more and more ready for this baby to come every day. We’ve finished taking all of our classes and even pre-registered at the hospital. I’ve started getting my bag and the baby’s bag ready for the big day and we have plans to get our car seat installed and checked either this week or next.

The baby has grown quite a bit since my last post as you can see in my belly picture. The baby should be around 6 pounds now and after this week will be considered full term. I had my doctor’s appointment today and everything is looking good. I found out that I’m already dilated to a 2 which means that I’m definitely making progress in the right direction. We’ll see if I’ve made any further progress next week. I think I’m getting to the point where I’m ready to be done with this pregnancy and ready to meet this baby so hopefully it will decide to come join us sooner rather than later.

Baby's Room

We finally got the baby's room put together for the most part. It's a pretty small room but luckily we were able to get everything to fit and I think it turned out cute. If you click on the link below you can view some more photo's.



http://picasaweb.google.com/nicolerey15/BabySRoom#

32 weeks and counting...

Not much has changed here except the size of my belly! The baby has been very active and now that it’s bigger the movements and kicks/punches are much stronger. Ryan and I had our childbirth preparation class all day last Saturday. We learned lots of good information although I’m not sure if it made me feel better or more nervous for what’s to come :). We did get a tour of the hospital though which was nice and I really enjoyed the stations during our class because Ryan got to practice all the massage techniques on me to help relieve pain so that was fun. My team at work threw me a surprise baby shower on Wednesday which was fun and we got some really great gifts for Baby Springer including some very cute personalized onesies. My mom and sister came down to visit this weekend and we were able to get a good chunk of our Christmas shopping done. I had a dr’s appt today and everything looks good. She said I was measuring on the big side of normal which was fine and that that baby’s head is down however it probably won’t be in the exact position until closer to 36 weeks. Ryan and I have our Newborn care class next week. I’m looking forward to that and seeing Ryan put on a diaper for the first time!

Grandma Reynolds wins Senate seat!

We now have a senator in the family! My mom won her election last night and in January will be starting her first term as senator. We are so excited and proud for her. Ryan and I drove up to Iowa last night to spend the night with her and the rest of my family. It was a fun and intense night as we waited for all of the numbers to come in. Finally a little before 12 they declared her the winner!!

Baby Shower!

I had my baby shower on Sunday and had such a great time! Thanks to Jen and Jess for being such great hosts and throwing a great party! And thanks to my mom as well for preparing some awesome food. It was so great to see all my friends and family and play some fun games. One of the games we played was guess the baby's sex based on old wives tales. Girl won by a slim margin so we’ll see how accurate those tales are! Ryan and I received so many wonderful gifts for Baby Springer and I can’t wait to start putting everything together and start organizing the baby’s room. Here are some pictures from the shower.

28 weeks

Last weekend I finished my 28th week. Not much new to report here except that I am now experiencing all the joys of the third trimester – difficulty sleeping and lots of heartburn! Hopefully the old wives tale is true and that means our baby will be born with lots of hair :). We are heading back to Iowa this weekend for Iowa State’s homecoming and are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family.