Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! we've had a busy two weeks with family and puppies rotating in and out for the holidays - all the while i've been holding down the couch and keeping Dillan safe inside of me. We've just about made it to 35 weeks - more then ever seemed possible 12 weeks ago when i started bed rest. Dillan is now large and strong and developed enough to come into this world, but we are praying he hangs out until February.
at our last check-up, the doctor said we can expect him to be about 8 pounds at terms and everything is going just as it should. today he's somewhere between 5 and 6 pounds, abut the size of a tiny, but healthy, newborn.
yesterday the army had a good laugh when they sent me orders to iraq. report date of march 8, 2009. sent me and luke into a bit of a tail spin (what if I weren't pregnant and really had to go back?), but we know that this is all God's timing. I won't be deployable again until 4 months after Dillan is born and can resign my commission after june 2. so as long as Dillan waits until Feb 2 to pop out, there won't be a window of deployability. If he comes early, we'll just have to trust in God's will and the power of prayer.
new pictures (and possibily a video?) will be up later today or tomorrow. hope everyone has a great new year 's eve!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
eight is great!!!
so this is the week of eights. Eight months pregnant. Eight weeks until our due date. I broke 180 pounds (oh yeah...i said 180).
no big changes. still having contractions and feeling pretty tired. getting really really really anxious to have this little guy come out. every time i move, its like a 4 pound bowling bowl rolling around inside my tummy. sounds precious, but really, its pretty uncomfortable. i also official have stretch marks now - just gotta think of them as a badge of honor.
Dillan is still hanging out upside down (the wrong way) and i'm following every bit of advice i can to get him to turn around into whats called the vertex position. hopefully he catches on in the next few weeks so we can avoid a c-section.
on a much more positive note, luke is just about done with this semester of school. he's found teaching pretty challenging but has really enjoyed it. he just got a great review and some really nice presents and notes from his students. he'll be home until late january and then he'll get to take a week or so off once Dillan arrives.
lla nis about 4 pounds (i'm guessing a little more) and about 17 inches long. judging by my indestion, he's going to have quite a head of hair when he's born. he spends his day much like he will when he's born - he sleeps, looks around, explores his hands, pees, hiccups. add eating, pooping and crying and you've got yourself a new born!
no big changes. still having contractions and feeling pretty tired. getting really really really anxious to have this little guy come out. every time i move, its like a 4 pound bowling bowl rolling around inside my tummy. sounds precious, but really, its pretty uncomfortable. i also official have stretch marks now - just gotta think of them as a badge of honor.
Dillan is still hanging out upside down (the wrong way) and i'm following every bit of advice i can to get him to turn around into whats called the vertex position. hopefully he catches on in the next few weeks so we can avoid a c-section.
on a much more positive note, luke is just about done with this semester of school. he's found teaching pretty challenging but has really enjoyed it. he just got a great review and some really nice presents and notes from his students. he'll be home until late january and then he'll get to take a week or so off once Dillan arrives.
lla nis about 4 pounds (i'm guessing a little more) and about 17 inches long. judging by my indestion, he's going to have quite a head of hair when he's born. he spends his day much like he will when he's born - he sleeps, looks around, explores his hands, pees, hiccups. add eating, pooping and crying and you've got yourself a new born!
Monday, December 1, 2008
third tri is a charm!
get it - third tri? we are in the third trimester...ok, maybe more funny if you spend all day laying around watching tv and knitting (thats right - i learned to knit, pretty cliche huh?).
not really much to update. Dillan is growing like crazy. He is somewhere between 3.5 and 4 pounds and mores around constantly. It was a real treat over Thanksgiving and a few weekends before when both my mom and dad got to feel how strong he's getting.
According to the pregnancy tracker, Dillan is about the size of a purse dog (hopefully not as yappy).
Luke and I finished our birthing classes and learned quite a bit. We were able to write our birthplan and make a lot of decisions on how we want the big day to go (assuming nature gives us much of a choice). We also got a crib and a dresser (used for $300 - way to go Luke!) - feels pretty great know he has what he needs for the first few weeks of his life.
All else is going well. I'm very pregnant and all of the good and bad that comes with that. Still having a lot of contractions but they haven't triggered active labor yet. We continue to pray that our baby bakes for at least another 6 weeks, but are so grateful He has brought us this far and if labor starts early, Dillan will be small but healthy.
We welcome your calls, emails and visits. Hope all is well.
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