It's A Date!

Well we've received the official word! I'll be making my final trek as a miserable pregnant woman November 12th at 8:00 pm to MethodistHospital to get the induction going. They aren't going to actually give me pitocin to start contractions until the morning of the 13th, so I'm planning on that being the big day! I am now 1 cm dilated which isn't much, but it's better than nothing and every centimeter is going to matter when they induce me! My blood pressure still has days where it is really high so I am still on bedrest until the big day. We now have about 12 days to finish everything...didn't seem like there was much left to do until we had a date set, now it seems like there isn't enough time to do everything! Still waiting for Shawn to caulk and paint the chair rail before I post pictures of the nursery, but that will definitely be done this weekend or next. That's it for now unless this little gal decides to come sooner than we have planned for her to!
-Katie, Shawn and Lorelai

The Waiting Game

Well this isn't much of an update because there isn't much to update. Still on bedrest and still having very high blood pressure. I'm 36 weeks now and 1/2 cm dilated, so the doctor told me we will be inducing Novermber 12th or 13th. It's nice to finally have it narrowed down. The only reason we would induce earlier is if my blood pressure goes up and won't come back down...poor Aunt Rachel has shingles right now so we're hoping I can hold out for another 2 1/2 weeks so that she can recover and actually be around Lorelai! The days seem to pass pretty quickly right now, however I don't sleep much so the nights drag on and on! I'm loving this weather, though...I usually go and lay on our swing outside for a little while each day to get some fresh air. Well hopefully next time I update I will have something more exciting. Shawn is going to try to finish Lorelai's room this weekend since I'm not allowed to, so hopefully I can post some pics pretty soon.
'til then...
Katie

House Arrest!!

Sorry It's been so long since my last post (does anyone even read this??) but It's been a crazy past couple of weeks...I had my last 2 showers given by my friends at my old work Westside Dental Center and by Shawn's family. Both were Great and I got everything that we will need for little Lo, so we're very excited and grateful! On other news....I had to make a trip to the hospital for a few hours on Sunday due to high blood pressure...they ran a bunch of tests and they all came out normal, no preclampsia for now, but since it's staying kinda high I have been ordered to stay on "modified bedrest." Basically I don't have to be in bed but I cannot leave the house until Lorelai comes. grrrr. The doctor is planning on inducing me one week early now so we're hoping for an arrival date of November 15th which still seems so far from now. So any emails and contact with the outside world is greatly appreciated! I'll try to post pics of what we've done to the nursery soon.
Katie

Friendswood COC Shower!

Here are some pics from my first shower from Friendswood Church of Christ. It was a blast and I got ALOT of great stuff for Lorelai Kate. Here's a pic of the cake made by none other than Aunt Melissa:

Here's me, Leslie and Rachel:

Here's a pic of me, Granna and Nana:

and here is a picture of me with the awesome Hostesses in front of the highchair they gave me:

and last but not least, a picture of me with the 2 GREAT grandmas!

It is so exciting to be getting things and actually be able to prepare for her ARRIVAL. I am so blessed to have these people in my life. Only 7 1/2 weeks left! We are hoping to be able to paint the nursery tomorrow and I have another shower Sunday from my Crosspoint Fellowship gals so I'll post more next week!

Til Then....

Katie, Shawn and Lorelai Kate

A +

Well I got my test results back this week from my 3-hour glucose test (which, amazingly enough, I survived!) and I passed! yay! I was actually a little surprised...I asked the nurse if she was sure?? Shower season is upon us and I will be posting pictures from them as they come! I am super excited to start setting everything up. I also ordered the crib bedding that Nana(Kelly) bought for Lorelai so once we get the nursery (re)painted I will post pictures of that also! The next few weeks are going to busy and exciting, I can't wait!
Katie & Shawn

F+

Well it would appear that with the third trimester comes more fun than i can handle! 8/31 I had to take my blood-glucose test, which for those of you who have taken it know, it is no fun. Worst sugar crash of my life, I'm pretty sure I slept all day! Well I got a phone call from my nurse yesterday saying I need to start taking an Iron supplement because I am anemic. No big deal, right? I can handle a little upset stomach every day, anemia is pretty common in pregnancy. Then she hit me with it. I failed the glucose test also! Some of you may not be familiar with my history with needles, let's just say we don't get along so well....I went through about a 10 year period in my life where I passed out at every shot, blood drawing, or little prick. I now have to take the 3 hour test where I fast the night before, they take my blood when I get there, I drink the sugar drink, then they take my blood once an hour for 3 hours! Let's just say Lorelai is going to be an only child for a little while. No fun.

3rd Trimester Countdown!

This new pic was taken about 4 weeks ago....let's just say I've grown since then and leave it at that. I can't believe that this Wednesday will begin the start of my 3rd trimester! I think I've already started my "nesting"...I've gotten so much accomplished this past week and it doesn't seem to matter how swollen my ankles are at the end of the day I still can will myself to pick up around the house. I wish this lasted forever! It's so nice to have a sense of urgency after 24 years of being a TOTAL procrastinator. Shawn and I have started to paint the nursery but I'm pretty confident we will be re-painting since I cannot seem to make up my mind on the crib bedding. I've got all of my childbirth classes set-up and am reading every baby book I can get my hands on! While I am very eager to not be pregnant anymore, I am very much cherishing these days before constant crying and diaper changing :) I hear babies are much easier when they're on the inside! Well, that's it for now...next update will probably be when my showers get here...til then!

Katie, Shawn and Lorelai