January 26th Update

Everything is fine. His heart beat is normal. My blood pressure was up a bit for me, but normal by average standards. All other vitals looked fine. Dilation is measuring between 1 and 2. It could be any day or even three weeks from now. It all depends on the wee one. Our next appointment is at 1:45 on Tuesday, February 1st. We will be visiting once a week until delivery.

Ready & Waiting (Dreamtime in the Meantime)

Cub: Can you guess who is who?
Jen: Yes, I'm Ready!
Cub: And, I'm Waiting.
Jen: Still a couple of weeks until the scheduled arrival though. As you might expect, I'm starting to get a little uncomfortable.
Cub: The baby just keeps drooping a little lower each day. It's like waiting for the New Year in really slow motion.
Jen: Speaking of "Where's your head at"...If you have seen Cubby lately, you will have noticed a change in hair trends. Over the winter break we watched a full faced beard grow in,

which has recently diminished to a goatee. Did this chain of events precipitate a dream sequence?
Last night,the baby was born weighing 5lbs and measuring 14inches...,now I know I'm dreaming; the belly says he has far surpassed that size.
Anyway, in the dream...The baby was sitting on my lap in a diaper. He had these long shiny,dark brown, reddish tinted, 1/2inch long hairs growing on his legs and he was rubbing them. Cubby came over to talk to him and I mentioned how much Cubby and the baby looked like each other. At that point, the baby said," see, look at my hairs, Daddy!" I then looked at Cubby said,"I told you he would be hairy." It was a very matter of a fact dream conversation, but at this point, you may be laughing along with me.

A gift from co-workers

I think that there are seven of us at work that are pregnant or have been pregnant this year. So, my co-workers decided to give out gift cards this year, as a solution to the baby boom we've experienced. We had our shower on Thursday afternoon. Whoa-hoo, my gift card was for Target.

Shopping was great fun. I picked up Piper after school, on Friday afternoon and we went shopping before going home. As we walked into the baby zone, Piper said that she wanted to buy him (the baby) everything! She really felt important, so much so that she became a bit bossy, though still tolerable. Most of the things in this picture were selections she made during our excursion. She picked the colors and styles she wanted for everything. The two bibs she chose state, "I love my big sister" and "I love my big brother". I think the bibs were her favorite purchases. She giggled wildly when I read them to her.

A big thank you goes out to those who made the trip possible. The experience made a difference in the life a little girl who is adjusting to the thought of another person sharing the limelight.


purchased with Target gift certificate

Baby Pool

With about 30 days left to go until the baby arrives, I thought it was time to post the pool to collect everyone's guesses about weight, date, time, etc. Click on the title to be taken to the survey. If you want to review information about the other babies birth weights and lengths check out the archive. In any case, get your prediction on file, the clock is tickin'!

How low can you go?

Apparently quite low...Notice on right side of the blog; Cubby has added a daily countdown in green text, as well as a catchy little tune which plays at the page load.

FYI: Everything went well at the doctor's appointment today. The baby is doing fine and all other vital signs look good. The fact that somedays, I look like a puffer fish, is simply a normal part of pregnancy. There are no changes in the schedule to date. Cub has considered making a arrival stats poll, so keep looking for additions to the blog, not only in the form of posts.

Pictures from week 35....

35 weeks

There's five more weeks to go!