Baby MJ is here!

Well baby Martha made her first appearance at 2:48 pm October 2nd via c-section. For the record, c-sections suck , but I'm alive so thats a plus. The baby is perfect , she weighed 6lb 14oz and 19 and a half inches long. Its been a bumpy couple of weeks adjusting to this new little, loud, pooping, puking person in our home .... but we wouldnt trade it for the world.

Men always get their way....

Matt had been half-way teasing that he wanted me to have the baby on Friday... well guess what?
Friday it is. At least that is the plan so far. Yesterday at the appointment my blood pressure was up a little... I've been feeling fine but they said that its just better to go ahead with the induction than to let my bp keep getting higher. I'm doing a 24 hour urine collection and if everything is ok with that, then we will go in to be induced Friday at 6 am! (Dont they know I'm not a morning person?) On one hand, I want to call and tell everyone - but at the same time I'm afraid the day will change again and then I feel silly calling everyone back! :) Oh well, I'm sure everyone understands that we are not calling the shots now. And speaking of shots, I need to get my flu shot! .... yuck.

One week?

Well last week at the Dr, my blood pressure was the same as it has been - which is ok - better than it being higher!

We are still planning on being induced on Monday October 5th. We go in again tomorrow to see the Dr. and find out more about it. But I'm sure if nothing has changed with my blood pressure, then the plan will stay the same. I'm nervous, but at the same time, I trust our doctor. For now we are just trying to tie up loose ends with all the baby "stuff" since she is probably going to be here a little sooner than I had anticipated.

I'm feeling ok, seems like I get winded pretty easy - and its hard to get in and out of the truck :)

Hopefully we will know more tomorrow!

I'm getting sleeeepy...

And this is only the beginning! I cant imagine how tired I will be once she is actually here. The shower was amazing... so many people came - I dont think any of us expected that kind of turn out! We got a ton of diapers, and a ton of cute tiny little baby clothes. Its so odd to be folding these tiny little onesies and thinking that they will actually be too big for her for a few months!

My last doctors appointment didnt really go as I had planned, but I guess thats life. My blood pressure is up and he wants to possibly induce early if it doesnt go back down. The baby is full term and measuring right on the money as far as weight and everything , so theres no issues there. I'm hoping the bp issues have something to do with extra stress, and me being sick. I've had this "crud" for a while now and I'm sure its not helping anything. My next appointment is Wednesday and we will see how everything looks then. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that my bp makes its way back down to normal so we can continue on through the end of this pregnancy as planned.

We also went for the last ultrasound, Matt actually got to go with me! It was neat to see her squirming around in there, but she is definitley out of room. She's already head down, but liable to move at any time still.

Other than being sick with this cold or whatever it is, I'm doing really good... I honestly cant complain about being pregnant. I am so thankful that I havent had the struggles that a lot of other women face. We are so excited to meet our little girl, and who knows - it might just be sooner than we had expected!

Theres an end in sight...

The "big" appointments have officially started. I had my first one on Tuesday, my cervix is still closed in case anyone was wondering (yeah - right, thats what people wonder about) So now I'll be checked every week to see how I'm progressing. I'm still feeling pretty good. I can see where people would be uncomfortable though. At times the baby feels like she is laying directly on my lungs... its very easy to become winded especially at work! Shes still very active and you can see her roll across my belly when I'm just standing there minding my own business. My last ultrasound is next week, I havent made the appointment yet but it has to be on either Tuesday or Wednesday. I was hoping Matt would be able to come, but he has to work and its just not possible with our schedules for both of us to be there. The baby shower is Saturday and I am SO excited! I cant wait to see all the cute baby decorations and gifts , MJ is so loved and spoiled and she hasnt even made her appearance yet! :) 29 days until the due date! What is everyones guess on the day she'll come?

Just for baby Mmmj

Here is MJs tree all done! and also some pictures showing the progress, and the proud daddy working on it on his lunch break! He was so excited to get it all done... he wanted it to be a "rainbow tree" and I think thats exactly what it is. It is even more bright and colorful in person.
Our next OB appointment is September 8th, and after that I have to start going every week!