Hey All You faithful readers out there...
The day is SOON approaching!! Not only is there droppage but Court and I went to the doctor's office yesterday and even he was surprised at the progress. He did a full pelvic exam and found that Courtney is 1cm dilated which means that the contractions she is having are doing something. Plus today she lost part of her mucus plug and that with the doctor's prognosis that her cervix is "sloppy soft" means that any day could be the day!!!! Keep your phones nearby because the doctor said that she will probably make it through this weekend but not to the next!!!
Cheers,
Ash
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Some Droppage Reported
Hey Gang,
Just a quick post. Courtney is doing fine and things are progressing just as they should. One change is that Maddie has definitely dropped... meaning that she is lower in the abdomen then she has been, preparing for the giant plunge. The Doc said that on average the baby comes within three weeks of dropping so keep your eyes on the blog because the big day should be coming!!!!
Cheers,
Ash
Just a quick post. Courtney is doing fine and things are progressing just as they should. One change is that Maddie has definitely dropped... meaning that she is lower in the abdomen then she has been, preparing for the giant plunge. The Doc said that on average the baby comes within three weeks of dropping so keep your eyes on the blog because the big day should be coming!!!!
Cheers,
Ash
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Class is OUT!
Hey all you faithful readers out there,
Sorry about not updating on Friday as promised... got kinda busy. So lets update, shall we? Where did I leave off... oh yes, classes are over. THANK GOD.
Not that they didn't offer a ton of good stuff, it was just that some of the people (who shall remain nameless) REALLY got on our nerves. The info in the class, however, was very practical and useful and we feel more prepared for it. We went through such topics as relaxation techniques, labor issues, child-proofing a house and vehicle, and much more. We had a great teacher and some very funny local doctors as guest speakers.
Other things that are going on... RA training is coming up on the 12th and so I am starting to really get into that. One thing that became somewhat interesting was that we just hired a new RD and so we went camping and cliff jumping this weekend as "RD bonding" (super fun by the way) but that meant that I was out of contact with Courtney with basically no way to reach me for about 24 hours. Even more crazy was the fact that Courtney started to really cramp up the night I was gone which can be one of the first signs that you are going into labor. But, all is well and I am home and no baby yet.
Also, Courtney might have to stop working so much at the bank. Her ankles and feet are swelling so badly that she started to lose circulation in her feet. As my mother would say "Oh, dats bad" (love you Mom). So we are going to the doctor on Tuesday to see what he thinks about the whole thing.
My parents got us a sweet breast pump that looks like it belongs on a dairy farm (my wife just made a funny comment... who'd have ever thought I would be calling a breast pump "sweet"?). Courtney's parents got us our super spiffy crib that will be oh so useful! With some of the gift cards that we got from Courtney's shower we picked up the pack-n-play which we just put up this evening... very nice.
Overall, we are getting super excited and can't wait for the little one to make her appearance! Stay tuned and keep your phones close by because Courtney was measuring "full term" at our last appointment and though the due date is not for another month, Ms. Madeleine could come at any!!!
Cheers!
Sorry about not updating on Friday as promised... got kinda busy. So lets update, shall we? Where did I leave off... oh yes, classes are over. THANK GOD.
Not that they didn't offer a ton of good stuff, it was just that some of the people (who shall remain nameless) REALLY got on our nerves. The info in the class, however, was very practical and useful and we feel more prepared for it. We went through such topics as relaxation techniques, labor issues, child-proofing a house and vehicle, and much more. We had a great teacher and some very funny local doctors as guest speakers.
Other things that are going on... RA training is coming up on the 12th and so I am starting to really get into that. One thing that became somewhat interesting was that we just hired a new RD and so we went camping and cliff jumping this weekend as "RD bonding" (super fun by the way) but that meant that I was out of contact with Courtney with basically no way to reach me for about 24 hours. Even more crazy was the fact that Courtney started to really cramp up the night I was gone which can be one of the first signs that you are going into labor. But, all is well and I am home and no baby yet.
Also, Courtney might have to stop working so much at the bank. Her ankles and feet are swelling so badly that she started to lose circulation in her feet. As my mother would say "Oh, dats bad" (love you Mom). So we are going to the doctor on Tuesday to see what he thinks about the whole thing.
My parents got us a sweet breast pump that looks like it belongs on a dairy farm (my wife just made a funny comment... who'd have ever thought I would be calling a breast pump "sweet"?). Courtney's parents got us our super spiffy crib that will be oh so useful! With some of the gift cards that we got from Courtney's shower we picked up the pack-n-play which we just put up this evening... very nice.
Overall, we are getting super excited and can't wait for the little one to make her appearance! Stay tuned and keep your phones close by because Courtney was measuring "full term" at our last appointment and though the due date is not for another month, Ms. Madeleine could come at any!!!
Cheers!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
One month and counting!!
Hey Peeps!
Ok, so officially we are down to one month before the "projected" due date. Which, if you do the math means that Courtney is 35 weeks and 4 days as of today (Wednesday). Now for those "baby illiterate" people out there (I would have included myself in that number prior to this experience), a full term baby is between 38 and 42 weeks which puts that September 1st due date right at 40 weeks. So, the baby could come tomorrow, two weeks, a month, or a month and a half... it really depends on the baby's timing.
I have a feeling (which could be wrong) that says that she is going to come early. We went to the doctor's office today and he measured Ms. Courtney's belly and found that she was measuring a solid 40cm from pelvic bone to top of uterus. Now for those that have read my prior posts you will know that the average is 1cm a week. So Courtney is measuring at full term which means that the baby is quickly running out of space.
Courtney can also attest to the fact that Madeleine is a space hog due in large part to the fact that at certain times during the day she can't breathe (Maddie is stuck up in her lungs) and at other times Courtney has sharp "crotch" pains which I like to think of as the baby trying to escape (really the baby is hitting her head against Courtney's cervix). Courtney has also had a ton of Braxton Hicks contractions which are basically harmless contractions of the uterus... think of them as simply a warm up routine for the real thing.
Interesting note. Doctor Ellis did say that it was very unusual that first time pregnancies result in tons of Braxton Hicks and those crotch pains... usually that happens during the 2nd or 3rd go around but even though it is unusual for Courtney, all is well. Maddie seems to get the hiccups about 50 times a day (which is cool because you get that wave affect as the hiccup sends her crashing into the wall of the uterus... which shows on the outside of the belly). The cool thing about hiccups is that it means that her lungs are developed enough to sustain her.
Another cool thing is that for about 6 weeks now Maddie has been in a head down position which makes the complications of a "breech baby" non existent for the most part. A breech baby is one that wants to come out of the shoot feet first which can't happen and usually results in a C-section. But Maddie IS head down and doesn't seem to be moving anywhere else so all should be well in that department.
Catch me on Thursday or Friday as I talk about graduating from Prenatal Classes (which have been a blast over the past 3 weeks).
Cheers,
Ash
PS. Start praying at this point because the baby could come at any time and we are asking for prayer requests that all goes well with the upcoming labor and there are no complications for mama or baby! Thanks!
Ok, so officially we are down to one month before the "projected" due date. Which, if you do the math means that Courtney is 35 weeks and 4 days as of today (Wednesday). Now for those "baby illiterate" people out there (I would have included myself in that number prior to this experience), a full term baby is between 38 and 42 weeks which puts that September 1st due date right at 40 weeks. So, the baby could come tomorrow, two weeks, a month, or a month and a half... it really depends on the baby's timing.
I have a feeling (which could be wrong) that says that she is going to come early. We went to the doctor's office today and he measured Ms. Courtney's belly and found that she was measuring a solid 40cm from pelvic bone to top of uterus. Now for those that have read my prior posts you will know that the average is 1cm a week. So Courtney is measuring at full term which means that the baby is quickly running out of space.
Courtney can also attest to the fact that Madeleine is a space hog due in large part to the fact that at certain times during the day she can't breathe (Maddie is stuck up in her lungs) and at other times Courtney has sharp "crotch" pains which I like to think of as the baby trying to escape (really the baby is hitting her head against Courtney's cervix). Courtney has also had a ton of Braxton Hicks contractions which are basically harmless contractions of the uterus... think of them as simply a warm up routine for the real thing.
Interesting note. Doctor Ellis did say that it was very unusual that first time pregnancies result in tons of Braxton Hicks and those crotch pains... usually that happens during the 2nd or 3rd go around but even though it is unusual for Courtney, all is well. Maddie seems to get the hiccups about 50 times a day (which is cool because you get that wave affect as the hiccup sends her crashing into the wall of the uterus... which shows on the outside of the belly). The cool thing about hiccups is that it means that her lungs are developed enough to sustain her.
Another cool thing is that for about 6 weeks now Maddie has been in a head down position which makes the complications of a "breech baby" non existent for the most part. A breech baby is one that wants to come out of the shoot feet first which can't happen and usually results in a C-section. But Maddie IS head down and doesn't seem to be moving anywhere else so all should be well in that department.
Catch me on Thursday or Friday as I talk about graduating from Prenatal Classes (which have been a blast over the past 3 weeks).
Cheers,
Ash
PS. Start praying at this point because the baby could come at any time and we are asking for prayer requests that all goes well with the upcoming labor and there are no complications for mama or baby! Thanks!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
The clock is ticking!
Hey Gang!
Sorry for not updating in a while but I've been busy and, to be honest, wasn't in the mood to update the blog. Sorry!
Anyway, that is beside the point. Everything has been going great except for one little hiccup about a week ago. Usually Madeleine moves a TON all the time but for about two days Courtney hadn't been feeling her as much which worried her. She called the doctor and he said to come in just to be sure. So they hooked her up to a fetal monitor which captured the heart beat and Courtney was supposed to push a button every time she felt Maddie move. The reason is because every time the baby moves the heart rate should go up. So after about 20 minutes the doctor came in and didn't look too thrilled with the result. He said that she was borderline failing the "Non-stress test" but said to give it more time. So we did it for another 40 minutes and he came in and saw a good result so he decided all was well. He did say that it was probably good that we came in but that everything is on the up and up. That was a little freaky but not too bad.
Other than that the only thing going on is that we are going to our birthing classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks. We've already done one week and have learned breathing techniques and learned about the birthing process and relaxation techniques. One thing I'm sure Courtney would want me to include is that we had to watch these birthing videos that showed like three ladies giving birth and I pretended like I was watching (like my face was pointing at the TV) but my eyes were looking elsewhere. Courtney called me a sissy and told me that she was "going to tell my mom". Whatever.
Anyway, here is a pic that we took today so you can see the Courtney in all her largeness!
Sorry for not updating in a while but I've been busy and, to be honest, wasn't in the mood to update the blog. Sorry!
Anyway, that is beside the point. Everything has been going great except for one little hiccup about a week ago. Usually Madeleine moves a TON all the time but for about two days Courtney hadn't been feeling her as much which worried her. She called the doctor and he said to come in just to be sure. So they hooked her up to a fetal monitor which captured the heart beat and Courtney was supposed to push a button every time she felt Maddie move. The reason is because every time the baby moves the heart rate should go up. So after about 20 minutes the doctor came in and didn't look too thrilled with the result. He said that she was borderline failing the "Non-stress test" but said to give it more time. So we did it for another 40 minutes and he came in and saw a good result so he decided all was well. He did say that it was probably good that we came in but that everything is on the up and up. That was a little freaky but not too bad.
Other than that the only thing going on is that we are going to our birthing classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks. We've already done one week and have learned breathing techniques and learned about the birthing process and relaxation techniques. One thing I'm sure Courtney would want me to include is that we had to watch these birthing videos that showed like three ladies giving birth and I pretended like I was watching (like my face was pointing at the TV) but my eyes were looking elsewhere. Courtney called me a sissy and told me that she was "going to tell my mom". Whatever.
Anyway, here is a pic that we took today so you can see the Courtney in all her largeness!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
No news is good news
Hey All,
Sorry for not updating... but, there really hasn't been much to update. We went to the doctor's last week and all is well. Courtney is starting to gain some weight which is good. She is continuing to have some Braxton Hicks contractions which are not too comfortable but manageable. Work is wearing her out but her amazing husband (ehem) is making sure that she is being taken care of at night so that is going fine. So, as they say, no news is good news.
The only point of interest is that last week when we went to the doctor's office he measured her uterus and found that she was measuring 36 cm. The average is 1 cm a week and full term is 38-42 weeks. So the fact that she was only 31 weeks along but measuring like she was 36 is of note. Now she is almost 33 weeks (this Saturday) and I'm sure she is probably measuring close to that 38cm mark. So watch out!!! As of August 1st we are basically on baby watch!!!
Anyway, that's about it. Hope you all are doing well!
Cheers,
Ash
Sorry for not updating... but, there really hasn't been much to update. We went to the doctor's last week and all is well. Courtney is starting to gain some weight which is good. She is continuing to have some Braxton Hicks contractions which are not too comfortable but manageable. Work is wearing her out but her amazing husband (ehem) is making sure that she is being taken care of at night so that is going fine. So, as they say, no news is good news.
The only point of interest is that last week when we went to the doctor's office he measured her uterus and found that she was measuring 36 cm. The average is 1 cm a week and full term is 38-42 weeks. So the fact that she was only 31 weeks along but measuring like she was 36 is of note. Now she is almost 33 weeks (this Saturday) and I'm sure she is probably measuring close to that 38cm mark. So watch out!!! As of August 1st we are basically on baby watch!!!
Anyway, that's about it. Hope you all are doing well!
Cheers,
Ash
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Some new pics!
Hey Gang,
We've got another appointment tomorrow (Monday) but I thought I'd show some pics we took today!
Cheers,
Ash
We've got another appointment tomorrow (Monday) but I thought I'd show some pics we took today!
Cheers,
Ash
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