Baby's Size

Gianna and I

Gianna sits on her future cousin...

Doctor Appointment

I had my weekly appointment today and they did an internal exam which showed that I am 1 centimeter dilated and 60% effaced. Things are 'softening up' and we are right on track to deliver any day now! My stomach (or rather the uterus) is measuring 39 centimeters from my pubic bone to the top of my uterus and this number usually corresponds with the number of weeks pregnant you are. So again, we are right on track! Basically, all this means is that we are still waiting...

The Waiting Game

I think I mentioned it before, but the most difficult part of pregnancy, in my opinion, is waiting for the baby to come out! The fact that it could happen at any time is completely consuming. In the middle of the night last night, not sleeping, I realized that JR and I are basically waiting for our lives to change. Don't get me wrong, we are enjoying our last moments together (it might be hours, days or weeks) by going to dinner and watching movies and spending a lot of time together, but there is also a sense of excitement that makes us all the more aware of the fact that we really are just WAITING.

38 weeks

Anyone out there that still thinks my belly looks small???? Didn't think so!

A comparison...

The first photo is me pregnant at 13.5 weeks.....

This photo is 36 weeks....

Can't forget the doggies...

How Maya gets a nap in without worrying that Jagger will steal her bone.

The latest photos of our first children...

The room is almost complete....

The nursery is pretty much complete. This is one thing that is not keeping me up at night any longer even though I have to get JR to hang a few more things. I also packed my bag today -- I hope I didn't jinx us because at this point I cannot imagine being pregnant (and getting bigger) for another month!!
These last few weeks have definitely been the most difficult - not in terms of uncomfortableness - though I am definitely more uncomfortable being this big - but difficult because I have no idea when this baby is coming! Plus, the fact that it could be any day is making me so excited. Waiting out these last few weeks is way harder than not knowing the gender of our baby!

The newest of Baby Gianna

Belly Size

We discovered something funny today.... I measured my stomach with a piece of ribbon (at my belly button) and JR put the ribbon around his belly to compare and we realized that we are exactly the same stomach size now! Too funny. He wouldnt let me take a photo but I promise it is true!

Still pregnant

I am still around and still pregnant... I have just been super busy and my days just get away from me. I have been focusing most of my time on the nursery which is nearly complete. All the baby's laundry is done and ready to go and the diaper bag is packed. I still havent packed my bag, but that is on today's list of things to do - and hopefully I get to it! I will post pictures of the nursery soon!

Today's purpose in posting is to introduce baby Yadrick.... due to make his or her debut October 1, 2007. Soooo cute!!

A night out in LA...

JR and I went to LA to have dinner with a good friend of mine from law school and her fiance. We have been trying to make it up there for quite awhile and thought that it was best to go now before the baby comes. Not to mention that I am the sober driver, making it easy to get home from a night out. We had a great time and here are some photos from the night!

35 weeks and counting...

This pregnancy hit me in the last week. I have all of a sudden become really pregnant and with that comes some uncomfortableness, not to mention some nervousness. I went nursery room shopping and grocery shopping with my mom yesterday and thank goodness we did the grocery shopping last because that way I could hang on the cart while pushing it around. I wore tennis shoes, but after just a couple hours, my feet felt like bowling balls. They didn't look too swollen but they felt like they were falling off. I came home and put my feet up for a bit, but they are definitely not the same anymore.

This last week has had some good developments too - I am sleeping really well. Don't get me wrong, I still get up to go to the bathroom about a half dozen times during the night, but I think I am used to it and I am able to fall right back to sleep. I must also be used to sleeping on my side now too. I wake up in the morning feeling like my body got hit by a bus and it feels new every morning to get up and start carrying the extra weight around, but at least I am sleeping!

I am now going to the doctor every week for check ups. They check the size of the baby, the baby's heart rate and any new symptoms I seem to have that week. They also checked last week to see if I was dilated (because I was having contractions). The os of my cervix was opening and softening but not the main part of my cervix (doesn't really mean anything yet). There really is no way to predict when this baby is coming, contractions or not, so JR and I made a friendly bet. His guess is the week of March 19-26 and I guessed March 27-April 2. I am not sure why both of us think the baby will come before the due date (especially since most first babies come after their due date) but I think it is because I am starting to feel like I have been pregnant forever.

All Smiles

Gianna loves to smile and when she gets really excited, her little arms go up in the air.

34 weeks & other Prego Momas

From left to right, Cathy, me, Leila (due any day!) and Elishia.... All expecting!


I think the belly looks fake in these photos... I also think I look a little tipsy - I promise, I am not!

Gia reads books

We babysat Gianna last week and she just loves her new books. It is the cutest thing to watch her get so excited by all the colors.

Shadow Shot

I had a regular doctor appointment today and had an ultra-sound to check the amniotic fluid levels. It was a quick ultra-sound and I have no photos to show for it, but it was really neat to see another shot of the baby. His/her hands were clenched and s/he was kicking me at the same time - and the head - my goodness, s/he looked like a real baby. I know that seems obvious, but I havent had an ultrasound for 13 weeks, so to get another chance to see the baby was amazing!
The baby is currently head down, though that can always change... Next appointment is in two weeks!

32.5 weeks

The most recent photos: B-I-G~!



Jagger and Maya pass out intertwined, as usual.


Maya and her boyfriend George hanging out...

The Room

OK, so we only have the crib and a dresser -- but it's a start!

Ronan and Gianna meet

Gianna and Ronan's first meeting went really well - despite Gianna being a couple months older, Gianna and Ronan are nearly the same size! Ronan slep most of the time, acting like he wasn't interested in her and playing hard to get.