It's done!!!!!!

Well, the nursery is finally finished! Hooray!

But, before we get to that, let's get to the more important news. Peggy had a doctors visit today. The baby's heartbeat was 144 (which is perfect!). The baby is still laying horizontal across her abdomen....hasn't quite figured out the head down thing yet. I keep telling the baby it's easier that way, but she doesn't listen.

The doctor says that she will take Peggy off of the anti-contraction medication at 36 weeks (2 weeks from tomorrow). She says that she expects Peggy to either go into labor the next day or for the contractions to stop altogether. How weird would it be if the contractions go away once she stops taking the anti-contraction medication? Anyways, she makes it sound like a 50/50 shot....so we'll see.

But, overall, the baby appears to be healthy and growing well. Based on measurements of the belly, the baby should be a little under 5 pounds! (Don't tell Peggy, but based on my measurements of the belly, the baby should be closer to 8 pounds!!!) Hahah, just kidding!!!!!!!!!

On to projects on the house. I spent a good majority of the weekend fixing the insulation in the attic. Let me tell you, that is an AWFUL job! I can't imagine doing much worse work on the house. Anywho, to keep a long story short, there is not insulation everywhere there should be. I have to peel the backing off of two layers of insulation, bring the blown in insulation to the top, and cover areas in the "corners" of the attic where there is none. It's a HUGE job. I got the hardest part done this weekend, and I figure I can finish the rest in two more weekends of work.

The nursery also kept me busy this weekend. We used our gift cards to get some final things we needed (the mattress, monitors, some sheets, etc.)

Oh, and we also got our first shipment of cloth diapers! Wahoo! Maybe I'll have an entire post about those later on to explain everything about them.

Here are some pictures of the awesome wall hangings we got at the last baby shower. They look fantastic on the walls!:



Soon we'll have our own baby to put a picture of in the frame!


And a picture of the beautiful rocking chair that Peggy's father Tom gave us (he made it over 30 years ago)

Another day, another dollar!

So, when we were going through all of the contractions a couple weeks ago, I made a promise to the baby that I will give him/her a dollar for every day that he/she stays in mommy's cozy little home.

So Peggy has been keeping track, and the baby has already made $30. The kid is already making money, and hasn't even been born yet! Of course, this money will be the start of a college fund for the child, but still their money nonetheless.

I also said that if the baby makes it the full 40 weeks, then he/she gets a $10 bonus. BUT, I've added a new rule, which I think Peggy will like. For each day that the baby goes past the due date, I take a dollar away. As I write this, Peggy is yelling "NO". Apparently she thinks that she should get the dollar....we'll see.

So, every night for the past month, we've been having mini celebrations each night before bedtime. I say "another day" and Peggy follows with "another dollar." And then we clap for the baby. Kinda silly, but it's one of our routines now.

If the baby does make it to 40 weeks, I don't think Peggy will be clapping anymore!

We're still cookin!

Life has been quite busy since school started. Peggy's even got in on the act and done some grading for me! Wahoo!

Unfortunately I haven't been able to use my new camera very much! I want to figure it out more, but I just don't have the time! (maybe after the baby is born I will....hahahah, yeah right!)

Anyways, we had our couples baby shower about a week and a half ago. We got to see all of our friends and family which was fantastic. We also got so much stuff that we needed before we could bring the baby home!

We swung by Babies R Us to pick up the mattress (we figured that the child didn't want to sleep on metal) and a few other small things.

Peggy's been feeling pretty good lately. She's still having contractions, but not nearly as many as before. We're hoping to make it until at least mid october. We are 33 weeks today. It sounds like the doctor will take her off of the medication to stop the contractions at week 36.

So, who knows, maybe when she comes off of the medicine, we will have a baby shortly thereafter. But, there is also a possibility that she could go the full 40 weeks (or more!)





And finally, here's a picture I took of our sedum plant (thanks Jeanette, it still looks fantastic!). There are constantly bees on the plant. Proton goes crazy over them!

Doctor Update

Hey everyone - We've made it another week, yeah!
On Monday I was back at the doctor's office for a regular appointment, the biggest concerns right now are contractions and the fact that my mucus plug fell out this past weekend. The doctor says even with the plug out I could potentially still go 40 weeks, which is great news. I'm still high and dry and not dilated but she reminded me that could change at a moments notice. The bigger concern is the contractions I'm still having 4 or 5 an hour off and on all day everyday. So they finally put me on some meds to help with those. The side effects include dizziness... and I've definitely been suffering from that. The doctor says I should adjust to it in a few days and it will go away. So far it hasn't slowed down the contractions hopeful it just takes a few days to adjust.
The baby is still very active, the meds don't seem to affect him/her at all. She is most active right after I get to work at 2a and at night around 8pm. He/She has had the hiccups a lot lately. Its great entertainment to watch my belly dance around.

I'm still on restricted activity, I am going to work at least another week. Her concern with putting me on bed rest already is the fact I could still be anywhere from 3-9 weeks from delivering and just be sitting at home wasting my time off saved for the baby.
I should be on every two weeks to visit the doctor but with all of the complications I'll be back in her office every week until the little one makes an appearance.

In other news we are getting a new cement poured today, a new driveway, patio, and sidewalks! The driveway is a double wide making for a lot of space, so stop by, you won't have to park on the street!!

It's been a while!

Life has gotten the better of us in the last couple of weeks, so we haven't posted in a while.

A week and a half ago, we were back in the hospital. Peggy was having more than 4 contractions per hour. We got there though, and the nurse acted like that wasn't a big deal. We were frustrated because they still wouldn't give her anything to stop the contracting. Now they told us only to come back when she has "more than 6" contractions per hour. The good news is that she was still "high, thick and dry."

So, we left and have been taking it easy ever since. That leaves me to do ALL the housework this time. That's ok though, she needs her rest.

In brighter news, we bought a new digital SLR. We've been saving for it for a while, so it's nice to finally have it. Our goal was to have it before the baby arrived (and that may be sooner rather than later).

So last night, we tested out the camera, and got some really cool pictures.

We had a fire friday night and found a praying mantis.







Then I turned the camera on Peggy.