Extended Vacay

Its been a while since our last post and everything is well. For those of you that didn't know, our doctor did give us the go ahead to take our pre-baby getaway. She did say, however, after this trip, that's it. Well the funny thing is, as I'm typing this blog entry, we're stuck in New Orleans due to inclement weather. We were schedule to return to Nashville Sunday morning, but flights out of Atlanta were cancelled. So, here we are at the Radisson in New Orleans, waiting for our flight tonight. There were a ton of delays because of the snow, and one could only pray that tonight we'll be safe and sound in our own bed. Luckily I did purchase the trip insurance that will cover our extra expenses.

This week marks our 35th week and we are anxiously anticipating our son's arrival. For me, I'm really curious to see what he looks like. Nick's family has some distinctive traits, so I'm not counting on him looking like me. We still have some last minute things on our to-do list. Our next post should have photos from the shower and some family photos that Nick and I took a couple of weeks ago. See ya...

No N.O. for us

Its Week 31 and there is still so much to get done. Our last birthing class is tomorrow and we have a couple weeks break before the Infant CPR class begins. That's definitely a class in which we hope to learn everything we can about something we pray we never have to use. Our routine checkup is also tomorrow. After this visit we'll go in every two weeks for the next month and a half.

We were hoping to have a 3 day weekend getaway later this month. After much thought of a good-weather-this-time-of-year location, I booked us for New Orleans. Well, either I got my dates confused or just didn't think about how far along I'd be. I thought my doctor said no flying after 34 weeks, but to my surprise, and after calling the office, she apparently said 28 weeks. WHAT!!! Oh well, luckily I had sense enough to purchase the trip insurance. So, we'll see whether we'll have to give an arm, leg, or left kidney, to get our money back. If everything continues to go smoothly, we still plan on riding to Atlanta to see the Heat play the Hawks.

Plans to have the nursery completed are underway and March 1st is our deadline. I will say this though, Nick's to-do list actually has more completed than mine does. We're taking it a task at at time, but I'm sure we'll be calling for backup soon. So, when you see my number on your caller ID, you better pick up. LOL!!

Labor of Love

Its been a couple of weeks since our last post and we have been so busy. Well...not really. Baby and I are doing well after catching yet another cold and being off work for almost the whole week. Of course there isn't a huge selection of meds that you can take once you're pregnant, so you just have to weather the storm.

We're going into week 29 (see pic below) and our To-Do list is getting longer by the day, which is causing me to get a little anxious. It hadn't occurred to Nick and I that Baby could come early....what then? We've been kind of coasting along thinking we have 3 whole months left. We may want to actually start some form of preparation for our little bundle, starting with deciding on a name. We'll get on it this week....I promise.

We also started birthing class two weeks ago. Lets just say, I thought this "Labor of Love" class was supposed to put your mind at ease at least somewhat, not scare the crap out of you. We've watched the infamous "live birth" video (which I believe is the same video I watched in my 7th grade Sex Ed class), practiced breathing techniques, visited the nursery, and walked through the various steps of labor. I will admit, the best part is that there is no shortfall of snacks provided and the spouses have to give you massages...who wouldn't love that???

Please keep us in your prayers as we get closer to the arrival of our little man. 29 Weeks and counting...