Almost There!

Today's OB appointment was pretty standard- blood pressure, weight, pee in a cup, etc. Our nurse, Dana, was on vacation, so a nurse from the other Northcross office was filling in for her. Lindy's blood pressure and weight were fine. The Dr. said Lindy is "A good 4 cm dilated" and she "suspects the baby will come this weekend" because "You can't walk around 4 cm dilated forever." The baby has moved even further down (from the -1-station to the 0-station), however she is still only 50% effaced. When you are pregnant they give you all sorts of due dates based on your last menstrual period and your ultrasounds, so today the doctor adjusted the "official" due date to June 29th. Dr. Rouse is the dr. on call this weekend, so if Lindy delivers this weekend it will be with her usual doctor (Yay!) :) We will be bringing our laptops to the hospital so we can upload updates and pics as we welcome Addisyn into the world :) With that said, we will post again soon (hopefully very soon!).

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

A baby and an anniversary :)

Wow! We are getting to the end now! The house is clean, the groceries are stocked up, and the baby seat has been installed in the car... the only thing left is to have the baby. Today's OB appointment was the usual- weight, blood pressure, pee in a cup (which is really hard when you can't see down there), and now the added exam :( Anyways, the doctor said Lindy is dilated 3 cm, but the cervix still has some thinning out to do. The Dr. guesses the baby will be here at the end of next week. Our next OB appointment is next Thursday at 9:45am, so maybe the baby will come before then (we sure hope so!). Anyways, next Wednesday (June 25th) is our 4-year wedding anniversary! It is hard to believe we have been married for 4 years! It has been an amazing (and very busy) 4 years. We look forward to what our future holds :) We will post again next Thursday after our appointment or else after the baby is born (which ever comes sooner).

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

16 Days to Go!

Today's OB appointment went well. The Dr. told us what to watch out for as far as labor goes and when we should give her a call. The baby's heart rate was 150 bpm and Lindy's weight and blood pressure were fine. The doctor said Lindy's blood count went up from a 10.7 to 11.9, which is very good news. Also, the doctor said Lindy is 50% effaced, but she has not started dilating. However, the baby is very very low. The doctor said the baby is in the -1 position, which means the baby is ready to go. We asked the doctor when we could expect to go into labor, but the doctor said there is no exact way of knowing. However, she predicts Addisyn might be a 39-week baby since she is so low. Anyways, our next OB appointment is next Thursday so we will post again after that.

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

Please pray that labor comes sooner than later :)

Counting Down...

Only 19 days to go! At Lindy's last OB appointment the doctor said her GBS came back negative, so we don't have to worry about that; Addisyn's heart rate was 160 bpm and she was very active for being so cramped up in such a small space; the doctor estimates that Addisyn is about 5 1/2 pounds, which is a little small, but nothing to worry about since as the doctor said "Its not an exact science"; Addisyn is still in the head-down position; and Lindy's weight and blood pressure were fine. Our next OB appointment is on Thursday June 12th in the afternoon, so we will post again after that. Anyways, last Friday we met the pediatricians at South Lake Pediatrics. We really like Dr. Colyer. She was very down-to-earth and answered all of our questions. We will see her again 4 days after Addisyn is born. Anyways, today we enrolled with AlphaCord to store our cord blood (stem cells). We put down a payment and will be billed for the rest later :). They will be sending our kit via FedEx this week, so we are just to bring it to the hospital when Lindy goes in labor. Anyways, that is about all we have to say for now, but we will post again after the next appointment.

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

A few relevant websites:

South Lake Pediatrics: http://www.southlkpeds.org/

Northcross OB/GYN: http://www.northcrossobgyn.com/

AlphaCord: http://www.alphacord.com/

9 Month Belly Shots :)

Today we went swimming and thought it was a great photo op! Here are a few pics of Lindy's 9-month prego belly!

Lindy will be working for DSS!

Today Lindy accepted a job offer from the Department of Health and Human Services as a Social Worker! Since she is very pregnant, she will do her drug test and orientation in the next week, and she will officially start in the middle of August (to allow time to heal from labor and delivery). She is very excited that she will be working in the field that she went to school for!

On another note, we should mention that there truly is something called "nesting syndrome" that pregnant women experience. Lindy has lost her mind! Last night while Brian was at work Lindy "got the urge" to go shopping for very unusual grocery items- canned foods! The cabinet is well stocked with canned green beans, corn, baked beans, peas, and spaghetti o's (enough to last at least 3 months!) Additionally, she filled the freezer with sandwich bread, hot dog buns, and a variety of different meats :) The storing-of-grocery-items is just part of it. She went through all the cabinets and drawers in the house "cleaning and making room" and has become OCD in regards to the cleanliness of the house (dishes, laundry, the floor, dust, the walls, you name it). We have decided to "overlook the crazy" for now, and we are accepting it as part of her "nesting syndrome".

Well, our next OB appointment is Thursday, so unless anything interesting happens before then, that is the next time we will post :)

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

Only 4 Weeks Left!

Wow! It is hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks until Addisyn arrives (or maybe sooner if she is nice and does not have to be induced). Today's OB appointment consisted of the wonderful GBS test (yuckie), a weigh-in, blood pressure, and a measuring. Today Lindy measured 35, (compared to 31 just 2 weeks ago). Addisyn was enjoying Lindy's extra sweet pancake breakfast with a heart rate of 165 bpm :) The doctor said Addisyn is in the head-down position (a very good thing) and this might be part of the reason for the extra need to go pee all of the time. The doctor also gave Lindy a slip to go back to the lab and have more blood work. She wants to make sure Lindy's blood count is higher than the 10.8 it was last time (hopefully we won't have to take anymore iron supplements). Today we went by South Lake Pediatrics to sign up to meet with the pediatricians there. We have an appointment with them next Friday (June 6th) at 8:00am. The OB said we should start deciding on a pediatrician because it won't be long before Addisyn arrives. We will be seeing the OB every week from here on out. Our next OB appointment is on Thursday, June 5th (and we will go to the lab before our appointment for that blood work). We will post again soon!

Love,

Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear