Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Being induced Monday!

After several weeks, we finally have our computer back to update everyone!! Our friend Tim worked really hard on our computer, but, unfortunately, there isn't much hope for our old, faithful computer. Saturday night Jason and I were trying to print the Sunday school lessons from the internet when the internet "crashed." So we restarted the internet, pulled everything back up, then went to unplug the computer to take it to the desk room to print the information. Literally, the instant the power cord was removed from the laptop, the laptop shut down. Apparently all the virus protection and other programs have left no battary life! Jason was not thrilled, and through gritted teeth informed me that we were getting a new computer the next day. I quietly agreed! The new computer should be in Monday...which is also the day I'm being induced!!!

We went back to the dr. for my 38 week check on Monday. After being told at the 36 and 37 week checkup that I had made no changes, we heard the same thing again Monday! Yes, 38 weeks and no changes or progress toward having Luke! Apparently, he is quite cozy and warm inside me and has no plans for coming out any time soon. Jason and I, however, have other plans! We're being admitted to the hospital at 5pm Sunday night and we should have Luke sometime on Monday if all goes as planned! I'm having a little swelling in the calves, my blood pressure is back to 98/60, and I gained another 2 pounds, bringing the pregnancy weight so far to 34 pounds! We are super excited about meeting Luke, and hopefully, Amy will be able to update everyone throughout the day with my progress since she took the entire day off to await Luke's arrival!!

Also on Monday my work gave me a surprise shower and it was amazing. We've had one shower at church and a shower at each of our jobs. Everyone has been so generous and we are truly loved! We appreciate everything everyone has done and can't wait to introduce Luke to all the wonderful people in his parents' and his life! More picture to follow soon with a new family member to show off!!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

We're Back...Kinda...

Sorry for the delay in posting. Our laptop has a really bad virus and a friend is working to try to alleviate the problem. P.S. if your online banking sign-in asks for your credit/debit card number, CVV2 code, expiration date, and PIN code...it's probably not your bank! Luckily, we realized such and didn't put it in, but it's still no good. We since ran a credit check to make sure no new accounts were started on us, contacted the bank to alert them, and are checking the account balances on a regular basis. Hopefully nothing will come of all this in the future!

Anyway, we went back to the doctor for our 34 week check-up on Jan. 25th, I think. I had gained a few more pounds, blood pressure was still great, and Luke remains in the head down position!! His little heartbeat sounds fantastic and I could listen to it all day! The doctor said we'll start weekly appointments at the next visit, which is this Monday, Feb. 8th. I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has gone and we are so excited to meet Luke. I asked the doctor, "So when am I gonna have this baby?" To which he replied (at the time), "It's not even February!" My response, "So?" To which he laughed and said that the earliest he would induce would be March 1st, which is now less than one month away!! We can't wait!
On Saturday, Jan. 30th, I had my first baby shower, hosted by some wonderful ladies in the church. It was a brunch and we had a great turn out! They even served tomato grits...FYI I love cheese grits while pregnant. I even call my dad on Saturday mornings to request he make some since his grits are, in my mind, world famous and the best ever made! We also had breakfast casserole, donut holes, fruit, and, of course, cake. We got some great gifts and are so appreciative for everything everyone has done for us.

On Sunday, Jason and I headed downtown and met with a photographer for a maternity photo session. Let me just say, Lori Mercer is amazing and a dream to work with. She is so layed back and just takes the shots as they come, making them look fantastic. I'll leave you today with the sneak peak photos she sent. You can also check out her blog, which has the most precious newborn pictures on it. We're looking forward to meeting with her again after Luke is born for his newborn photo session. These were taken at 35 weeks.