39 weeks...whew

Okay, we've officially made it to 39 weeks and we're steadily approaching our goal of welcoming little miss Makaeda Hope.

- Had on OB appointment on Monday where we were dilated 1cm and she projected Makaeda to be a big "little" girl at around 8.5 lbs already!! She told us that we probably won't wait until the 11th to schedule an induction if I do not go by our due date or by the 11th..now we're basically waiting until the 4th and scheduling induction right away. She also said we may actually have to do a Cesarean because I may not be able to handle it physically...but we're going to try!

- Had our 39-week ultrasound earlier today...and she's looking mighty cramped in there! The radiologist said from her measurements she doesn't believe Makaeda is as big as the OB says so we'll have to wait and see! Either way, we have the following picture to share for the time being...looks like she has her mother's fabulous lips! (Not that I'm conceited or anything...wink, wink)

Other than that, still playing the waiting game as patiently as we can. I start maternity leave next Tuesday, March 3rd and Reggie will be home for 2 weeks after we welcome her...

Until next time, Love to everyone!!

The Waiting Game

So, we are officially about a week and a half away from our anticipated due date and the house is abuzz with preparations. I'm definitely in the nesting phase and have been cooking like crazy - something Reggie is glad that I brought back considering eating take out and fast food for about 8 - 9 months has gotten extremely OLD.

We went last night and bought all of our toiletries and necessities for our overnight bag considering I could go into labor any day now. Dr. McKenzie has me taking evening primrose oil to try and speed up the process if at all possible. I'm now going to see her once a week, with my next appointment on Monday. During my last visit, Makaeda had turned halfway and was facing my right side with her head in the correct position. You'd think I had one of those small aliens from the movie "Alien" inside of me with the way she tries to push, kick and stretch - it seriously has to be one of the most exciting and creepiest things to watch. I took a couple videos of her moving around in there just so we could reminisce later on in life.

We FINALLY received the crib from UPS this past Monday (Presidents' Day), which made it almost a full month of waiting and fighting them to actually deliver it when we SCHEDULED to have it delivered. I think our local customer service center has to be a group of the most incompetent people in Northern Virginia - possibly the entire state. (Side Note: I think it's sad when someone from the customer service center is on the phone with you telling you she just cannot find the box - which was large and about 75 pounds - in their storage center when the delivery driver is knocking at your door with the box itself..I mean you'd think since everything is computerized you'd be able to tell it's out for delivery, but what do I know?!?) With that said, this weekend will be spent getting the final touches done to the nursery and pictures will be soon to follow..Promise!

I plan to start maternity leave on March 4th (unless Makaeda decides to be stubborn)..but will definitely be on it by the second Monday in March as Dr. McKenzie says we'll probably go ahead and push her on out by the 11th anyways. :) Auntie Lish will be visiting (maybe with Auntie JLamb if she can make the trip) soon after, with my parents and grandparents coming after that...and I'm hoping Auntie Christin will be able to make it the first weekend or so in April but we will see (crossing fingers). Reggie is planning to take a week/week and a half right after we come home from the hospital and then he'll be taking paternity leave right as I go back to work so we're in the process of getting all those dates together...still feels like we have so much to do and SERIOUSLY so little time.

Anywho, hope all is well with everyone..more updates to come..until then - send good vibes and prayers our way.

Love, Health and Happiness!!!!

35 weeks...

Here we are at 35 weeks - excited and uncomfortable. :) At this point, we have about 5 weeks left until little Miss Makaeda arrives and we could not in more anticipation than we are (well I'm sure that will change as the final weeks wear on). We completed our 4-week Childbirth Preparation class this past Thursday and were actually sad. The other couples were so nice, we learned a great deal and I think it calmed both our nerves just a bit - if anything because of the laughs we had during each class. We've collected just about every item we need for the nursery - still waiting on the crib. We went to pick it up from UPS this past Friday night but it was far too large to put in the car so we've asked them to try and redeliver this week. Other than that, we'll just need to go pick up the crib mattress and our glider/ottoman. Once everything is situated, I'll share actual pictures of the entire nursery.

Our second baby shower, held at Kerrie's house, was so much fun and I think I probably ate way too much but what can ya do? We have been so grateful for all that our friends and family have done and continue to do. As you can see in the slideshow - Nana Fuller sent us a big box of goodies a couple of weekends ago. This child is going to be SO spoiled!

I have a doctor's appointment pretty much every two weeks now so we will let you know if there are any IMPORTANT updates at any of those. As for the rest of this Super Bowl Sunday - I'll be creating a phone tree for the "day of" and will be finishing our Hospital Preadmission paperwork. Wish me luck!

Love to you all and thanks for thinking of us!