Late January Ob/Gyn Update

Hey everyone! Todd and I are back from our vacation to Disney. What a trip, with the cold snap in Orlando it felt like we were back home in Ohio. Then again it was certainly a lot colder at home than in Florida. We are now dealing with back to back snow storms. UGH.
While we were gone Britnei had a little scare and had to go to L&D at the hospital to be checked. It turns out she was dehydrated, and that caused some cervical stress. We keep reminding her to drink more water but you know how well that is going.
Today's appointment went well. She had a glucosa test, and received a RhoGAM shot since she is RH negative. We will start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now, not monthly. Next appointment is 2/10.
Todd and I have CPR training on Saturday, and we recently signed everyone (Todd, Julie, Britnei and Mark) for child birth training on February 28. It is an all day event, sounds intense. I sure hope Britnei is ready for this!
That's all for now...

Oh for anyone keeping track we are 87 days to the due date. :-)

100 Days and Counting

As of today we have 100 days until the due date-- it is hard to believe that it is so close! Julie signed us all up for childbirth classes. We will spend the better part of the day on Feb. 28 learning all there is to know about giving birth. Todd and I will both be able to attend, and be in the room during the delivery. I really hope that Britnei takes this opportunity to learn about what to expect so she can prepare herself physically and mentally. Julie, Todd and I are all nervous about how she is going to handle this. We will all be there to support her, but she has to be the one to go through with it.

Other than that there is no more information to post. I sent a series of questions to our attorney nearly a month ago, and resent them this weekend and still have no answers. I am getting a bit antsy if nothing else, and I want to be certain we don't run out of time to complete the required inspections and approvals.

That's all for now. Todd and I will be at Disney next week. I'll be sure to post a picture!

Better late than never

Here are some more images of the last ultrasound. You can really see his face and spine!

Happy New Year!

WOW I haven't written since December 8, I guess that makes me a bad blogger. Mostly there hasn't been too much to write in the last few weeks. This is the first posting of 2009-- the year we will become parents! It is so funny the number of emails and messages I have been getting lately "enjoy your sleep while you can, this is your last Christmas before you become parents, etc." To everyone I say "BRING IT ON" we are ready.

We had another appointment on Tuesday, things are just fine. Baby is growing very well, Britnei's weight gain was under control this month, and we are progressing normally. Her next appointment they will give her the glucose test to make sure her sugar is OK. We also found out that the new Labor & Delivery facility at the hospital won't open in January as planned, but will open in March. We will still deliver there, but we will probably tour the old facility in January/February to start getting a lay of the land.

After the appointment Britnei and I (Mark) spent the day together. I took her to Target to do some shopping as a Christmas present from us, then we went to Babies R Us so I could show her some of the things we are picking out for him. Let's just say we have different taste. Britnei is a big fan of the Care Bears-- that is not going to happen.

We want to wish you all a very Happy New Year, and pray that all of our families and loved ones have a fantastic 2009.