Friday, September 29, 2006

38 weeks and counting

The doctor's visit today went well and there is really very little to report. I have finally started to dilate though... 1 whole centimeter... woo-hoo!!! Hey, it's progress. Also, the baby currently weighs about 6 lbs. 7 oz. and she is continuing to do great. We won't go into what Rob & I currently weigh, but we are doing great as well.

In related news, we put the crib together last night and maybe I'll post a nursery photo or two later this weekend. :)

In unrelated news, we are looking forward to our 1 year anniversary next weekend and the extra day off work that comes with it (I know, technically it's for Columbus Day- but who cares about celebrating Columbus?!)

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

gray and fuzzy with a chance of afternoon sun followed by genealogy

Yesterday we had an ultrasound to check and see how big our little girl is getting... of course, the ultrasound technicians tell you next to nothing- "this gray, fuzzy bit is a foot... this one is an arm... see her heart beating?" It was fun to get to see her though and Rob and I agree that, although the tech didn't say anything as she measured, the baby's head looks pretty large to us. We'll have to wait and see what the doctor says on Friday. :)

Then being faced with a beautiful day outside, we decided to make the most of it. We had a nice lunch and visit with our friend Lindsay and she and her husband Kris's brand new baby boy, Joshua, and then took off for Sugarloaf Mountain. (The photo further down this page is from a trip there last Fall.) Rob hiked to the top and back while I camped out on a blanket and enjoyed an apple and the scenery-- I suppose I could've hiked, but then we would've been there for HOURS instead of the brief time it took Rob to do it alone- I'm quite slow these days.

Then in the evening we headed to Frederick, MD for a meeting at the Stake Center. We've both been called as Family History Consultants for our ward here in Westminster and the meeting was a bit of an orientation about what our jobs would be and the hours, etc of the FamilyHistory Center. There were quite a few people there, and not surprisingly we were the youngest people in the room by at least 20 years. My favorite comment of the night was, "YOU're going to be a consultant?!? In your condition!?!?" Honestly, it's not rocket science and it's not manual labor. We both have experience with doing family history research and we are very much looking forward to working with people who are looking for assistance. Babies are portable, right? :)

Saturday, September 23, 2006

"babby noos"

I went to the doctor yesterday for my 37 week check-up and so far so good! I've gained 37 pounds (which is more than I wanted to gain, but not so much that I'm flipping out about it) and the baby is doing great. I've started having a few contractions over the past week and the doctor seemed overly happy to hear that I was feeling pretty uncomfortable ("Yay, pain!" were her exact words actually.)

She also took great joy in telling me that the baby's head is "WAY down there" and apparently she had to push it out of the way to check whether or not I'm dilating yet- yes, that hurt and no, I'm not. So that raises 2 questions for me... 1. how is that even possible?!?! and 2. why am I the only one who's concerned that the baby is trying to come out of a hole that doesn't exist?

Anyway, we have an ultrasound scheduled for Tuesday to see how big our little girl is getting and we will be sure to let you all know. - Julie :)

Wednesday, September 20, 2006


Yay! Autumn is here and it is just about time for the baby to be born!!

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Welcome to our blog!

Well, we finally have Internet at home, and as we wait these last few weeks for our baby girl to arrive I thought we might try this out as a way to get news to y'all. There's sure to be a mish-mosh of topics that will be covered here between Rob & I's various interests- so check back periodically to see what it is that we're yammering about. ;)