July Baby

Hey All! No real news here, still playing the waiting game...it's not fun....:)

Our due date is Friday and there are no signs that this baby is ready to come out at all. It's just too cozy in there :) We go to the doctors Friday also for a normal check up and then we will discuss what is going to happen from there, whether or not they induce soon or let me go a little longer. We are still hoping it doesn't have to get to that point but it's looking like it might.....

Here are some pictures of the nursery, we are still waiting to find out boy or girl before we had some pink or blue to the room and change the bedding. We also want to add the baby's name above the crib and just spice it up boy or girl. We have decided we are going with Carter and Addison (Addie) for our names....I love em both and just pray for a happy healthy baby and delivery :) We hope to have more news for you all soon!

The end is in sight...

Well we've made it to the final stages...tomorrow will be 39 weeks! I can't believe it's already here, but am soooooooo excited! Every night when I go to bed  and hope "tonight's the night"...haha but I wake up only to have to pee. That's okay, we've come to realize, Baby Chucta is going to come when he/she is ready. At our last appt (June19), there was no more progress, still dialated 1-2 cm and 50% effaced.

We are really hoping it comes this Saturday for Nate's birthday and my Dad's birthday :) Wouldn't that be great! Nate is so cute, everytime I ask him what he wants for his birthday, he says "just a baby please". If only I could make that happen somehow......Plus this Saturday is a full moon, and I guess from what everyone says the rumor is full moons bring out the babies...we will wait and cross our fingers!

Being done with school for the summer has been great! I've been able to get a lot of things done around the house and run little errands before the baby comes. We are loving the new place and can't wait for my parents to come down. As soon as they get the call they are hopping in the van and making the 16 hour hike down to NC...I am so glad they will be here to see the little newborn and help us out! Well, I'm meeting some of my first graders from this past year for ice cream this afternoon and then Nate and I are headed to the comedy club tonight, for a night out before baby comes. We are enjoying our last few nights of alone time and sleep time :) We have our next Dr. appt tomorrow afternoon, we will update you all then. Have a great rest of the week!

Tara

37 Weeks

Hey All!

We made it to 37 weeks! Yay!! Baby is considered full term now and can come anyday.....And I am all done with school!!!!

We are now going to the doctor every week and things are progressing great. At our 35 week check up the baby had already dropped so we were scheduled an ultrasound for our next visit to check the baby's size. For our 36 week appointment the ultrasound went well...She said we've got a big baby with some big feet and toes (Thanks Nate :)), but everything looked great. The ultrasound was quite different this time because we could only see bits and pieces of him/her because he/she was so big :) His chubby little face was all squished near my pelvis! Our last appointment was yesterday, our 37 week checkup and the doctor was very pleased at how things were looking. He checked me and said I was already dialated at 1-2cm, 50% effaced (how thin the cervix is), and the baby was in -1 Station (in respect to my pelvis)....He said this baby was a great candidate to come early, and if not he suggested at 39 weeks having another ultrasound to see if the baby was still big and inducing. We're hoping it doesn't have to be induced and will come all on it's own within the next few weeks. But the 26th doesn't sound like a bad day to have the little one so he/she can share his/her birthday with it's Daddy and Grandpa!

Nate is still thinking girl, and I'm thinking boy....one of us has to be right! Hahaha...we are set on the boys name, Carter James and for the girl we are debating between Addison (Addie) and Morgan. Any input is appreciated :)

We are almost all moved into our new place....everything is here just not set up like we would like it. Nate's afternoon projects consist of finishing up the painting and putting the crib together. After that it should be smooth sailing. We are thinking our trip up to Michigan is going to be the 3rd week of July depending on how Mommy and Baby are doing :) It's a hot one down here today, in the mid 90's, so Nate and I have been staying inside relaxing...hopefully tonight we can get a walk in. We hope you all have a great weekend and can't wait to share some exciting news soon :)