getting closer

During the last few days we have come to realize just how close it is to the arrival of Baby Miles. Last Wednesday, we took a trip to the hospital because I was having contractions. I wasn't sure that what I was feeling were contractions but with the help of my mom and a call to the on-call doctor, they determined that I probably was. After being hooked up to the monitors, sure enough, I was. In fact at one point they were 2 minutes apart. I had timed them at 5 minutes. So I was also hooked up to an IV in hopes that that would slow or eliminate the contractions. We were told that we might have had to stay overnight, thankfully we didn't. We were able to come home that night we the instructions to call my doctor's office the next day and to be on bedrest until then. Cody and I went to the doctor on Thursday and were told that I didn't have to be on complete bedrest but on restricted bedrest. I can go to work next week as long as the contractions don't come back regularly. But after this next week, she told me that if they do come back that they probably wouldn't do a whole lot to stop them as it would be ok for the baby to come.

So, the whole exprience has been a wake up call. We now have our bag packed and more things in the house prepared. I know that it will all happen in God's timing but I think Baby Miles should at least wait another 2 weeks.

first baby shower

This past Saturday, our family and friends gave us our first baby shower. For so long, I was not wanting to have a shower. I wanted to wait until after Baby Miles was here but I am glad that they convinced me that it is ok to celebrate now. The shower was fun and it was great to be together for a couple of hours. We missed those that weren't able to be there.

We were so blessed with such nice gifts. We can't wait to use them! It was fun getting them home and looking at them again and finding a "home" for it all.

We also got the furniture rearranged and the crib set up. It is wonderful to be making progress on getting everything ready. I even got the carseat in the car!

The pictures are just a glimpse of what happened at the shower. Enjoy!

Daddy's post

Well these past few weeks I have been wanting to get on here and post. So now I finally have a chance. Well I have been gone away everyonce in awhile either back home in Kewanee or in Champaign for sales school. Whenever I call and talk to Sara the baby goes to town and starts moving around. Sara and I think that is the coolest and fascinating thing. We think that the baby can somehow tell it is me. Well a lot of my stress about having the baby has gone away. Those feelings have now become excitement. Only 6 and a half weeks left or less and we will welcome you into this world. Sara and I love you already. Can't wait for you to be born!

Moving

Wow! Baby Miles has certainly been making his/herself known the last couple of weeks. At first I thought for sure, he/she had turned sideways with as much pressure that I had been having. The doctor assured me that he/she had not turned. I guess that was a relief and the doctor told me "You are just going to be uncomfortable!" Well, baby has been moving tons and sometimes it is extremely uncomfortable. I will enjoy it though and be thankful that I have been blessed to carry this tiny miracle.

31 weeks

I look a little tired in this picture

Gotta love my mom's shadow of her taking the picture...

We are now in single digits in our countdown, 9 weeks! We are trying to get everything ready and make room in our apartment for Baby Miles. He/She will be here before we know it. Can't wait!!

Getting Ready

We are officially (I feel) in the home stretch. I know 10 weeks sounds like a lot of time to some but to Cody and I, it isn't a whole lot of time. It means that we need to really concentrate now on getting ready for our precious baby to arrive. I know that I am excited, nervous, anxious, happy, all of kinds of feelings mixed together (I think that Cody would say the same).

Yesterday we spent the majority of the day, registering for things that we wish to have for our baby. How fun to pick things out but how overwhelming! I walked into Babies R'Us and asked where we needed to go to start a registry and got pointed in the direction. On the way to that part of the store though, I got sidetracked and started looking at things, one item in particular. I looked up and say all of the many more aisles that we had to go through and I just started crying. I guess it was feeling of "oh my gosh, are we really doing this? how are we going to decide? will everything be ok?" Once we got started, it wasn't so bad. I was fun to pick out things.

We ended our day at Target, by that point we kind of knew what we were looking for and it was a little easier.

So today, I am rearranging, making space in our little apartment for Baby Miles. We are getting ready and I think that these next ten weeks (or less) will go by fast. We have a lot to do but will enjoy every minute and let God be in control. There is no other way!

Getting closer...

During this past week at our "baby class", we toured the labor and delivery floor at the hospital. I have been there before but only as a visitor. This time was very different! I looked at it and pictured myself being the patient. I feel the baby all of the time and know that he/she is there but this tour just made it so much more real. How exciting!

I am now at the point of having a doctor's appointment every two weeks. Today was one of them. The doctor says that every thing is jsut how it should be. Baby Miles is growing and will be an average size baby. (I had wanted to know if we could tell at this point if we could predict the size) Baby Miles is also "head down" and the doctor thinks that he/she won't turn too much now since there isn't enough room. I can attest to that!! I experienced being poked/pushed in the ribs!

I am loving every minute of it and have decided that any worrying is of no use. God is in control and has blessed with a very wonderful gift!