Appointment Update

Things went well on Tuesday for the recent Doctor's appointment and the funny thing is he cleared me to travel for one more week! That is why this post is so late...I'm out of town! Scott had to travel to Norwalk OH for the Summit Nationals this weekend and we found out his hotel room was at the Kalahari Waterpark and Resort in Sandusky. Well, we figured I could sit at home or I could come here and sit by the pool so here we are! Check this place out - http://www.kalahariresorts.com/oh/

Anyway, what you are all waiting for....the growth scan went very well. Little guy is estimated at 5 lbs. 11 oz. with a huge head. :) Scott always note that could be a pound off either way so Scott seems to think he is closer to 4 lbs and I think he's closer to 6. He's in the 63rd percentile for size so that is fantastic news given the clotting disorder. We also discussed our plans for getting the baby here. Because of the medications I take we may be looking at an induction and that would probably be around week 38 which is the week of SpeedFest (shhhhh....don't tell yet!). We'll see how this plays out. For sure, it will be no more than five weeks away!!

On another note I am completely absorbed with the Michael Jackson coverage. I'm anxious to get to Mom and Dad's to take a look at the scrapbook my Grandma made me when I was much, much younger when I was huge MJ fan. I still love his music, and I am disappointed Tiffany and I will never have the chance to see him in concert together. My Mom took Jason and I when I was in sixth grade (I think) to see the Man in the Mirror tour at Market Square Arena and I think that is where I fell in love with live music. It is certainly a sad day for his family and his fans.

Don't worry Dad....Michael will not surpass Armando as a possible baby name. Now Jackson might have a chance...:)

Father's Day Shopping Spree

Happy Father's Day! Scott is enjoying the last hours of his first real father's day. Sure he's gotten cards and gifts from the animals before but I'm sure he appreciates onsies and baby socks that will be worn by a human soon. His Mom got him some really nice Colts things that he got to open before they left on vacation. He got a few more Colts things today - including a matching jersey for game day! They don't make those smaller than 12 mos that I could find so hopefully our little guy won't mind posing for a few photos with it all pinned up in the back!

We spent most of the day in Greenwood doing some last minute shopping to get ready for baby. Yes, we still have six weeks til our due date but sometimes that doesn't seem all that far away! We picked up a few things at Buy Buy Baby that we needed (including that first aid kit I was so worried about!) and also picked up a few things on sale at Babies R Us. We did go to Target yesterday and used a lot of our gift cards to pick up the Soothing Center that Scott really, REALLY wanted for the baby. I think we have all the necessities for bringing baby home now - but I still have to organize it and put it away which is actually a fun process for me.

You want to see why I'm starting to understand the reality of a baby getting here soon? It's quite obvious to me now! Back in April at 26 weeks I starting 'showing'...or so I thought. This was about 10 weeks after I had to be wearing maternity clothes all the time. Then at 29 weeks which was right around graduation I knew I was more obviously pregnant because we had a bit of trouble with the graduation gown - I wasn't sure it would fit through the end of the day! Well...take a look at the photo Scott took of me today at 34 weeks 1 day....



Yep, there's a baby in there. We have our doctor's appointment on Tuesday and we are having our next growth scan. At 26 weeks he was 2 lbs. 9 oz and in the 88th percentile for growth. Any guesses for what he'll be this week? :)

Ready as we'll ever be! (According to our instructor...)

Scott and I finished our prenatal classes this week at Hendricks Regional Health. We took the two week labor and delivery class and then a Saturday morning Caring for your newborn class. They were all pretty interesting; Scott says he learned a lot!

The L&D classes really weren't my cup of tea; I figure I have no control over the situation so why worry? For those that know my control freak nature this probably surprises you but I do recognize when it just isn't worth it to worry. :) The good news is not too much surprised me so I think at least I have a realistic expectation. I'm pretty sure it's uncomfortable so I will just go with that. We were the oldest ones in there by a good five years though. Scott thought (and I agree) that they were very informative. Oh - ask us about the forceps sometime. Turns out my Doc is the ONLY ONE in the hospital who still uses them on a regular basis. NICE. :)

Caring for your newborn was more interesting to me; they brought in a 2-day little guy for us to meet. He was a little thing weighing just 6lbs 11 oz. It's hard to believe we will have one of those soon! Now we weren't the oldest ones in that class; evidently us older folk are more scared of the baby that the labor and delivery!!

The nursery is coming along; we have put a lot of the wonderful gifts away and Scott even put together the stroller and car seat this weekend. I think we may be treking down to Greenwood on Sunday to pick up some things we are still missing from the registry...I have my BuyBuyBaby coupons and I am ready to shop! Our next doctor's appointment is Tuesday and we start going weekly from here til the end. We have an ultrasound too - I am very anxious to see how big he is! At 20 weeks he was 2 lbs. 9 oz. and estimated in the 88th percentile which was pretty big given my clotting disorder. I hope he is still growing strong but not TOO strong!

Scott should post soon don't you think? He tells stories much better than I do. I'll get some photos up over the weekend, right now I hear my bed calling my name....

Baby shower pics!

Boy the work week gets hectic! While I always plan to update through the week it just gets away from me. I am more and more tired every day and this week was a busy one. Scott got home Monday, we had a Labor & Delivery class Tuesday, installed the new closet system in the nursery Wednesday, HC Night with the Indians Thursday and dinner with Scott's mom Friday! Today we have our Newborn care class then Scott has to be at work around 2:00 and I have to be there by 5:30. These long days are going to be the end of me!

Without further ado...some pics from the baby shower last weekend!


The amazing cake from the shower...it was delicious! And yes, it came from Sam's Club. Emiley made a great pick!


Here I am opening one of the many presents...sorry it took so long!! You all were so generous; we are so grateful!


Here is the quilt that Mimi made and sent to us - isn't it beautiful! I believe this makes great grandchild 21 for her. THANK YOU!!


From left: Jackie, Jaime and Emiley. These two are the ones who planned my shower. They did an amazing job!!


Me and Gramma Nella (aka, Annella, Scott's mom)


Me and my Mom (aka, Nancy who hasn't decided what the baby will call her yet! Evidently he gets to choose.)



Here are all the presents in the nursery once we got home! This is just 2/3rd's of them. I couldn't get a photo of the other side with the 20+ packages of diapers and the giant gift bags! Thanks again everyone!!

Bad Blogger!

Boy have we been bad bloggers! After graduation started a crazy month of baby prep, work, weekend events and an unexpected surprise!

After graduation we had our first race at ORP that night, so both Scott and I had to work. The next weekend was my birthday on the 17th and we also had a little party to celebrate my graduation. So many of our friends and family stopped by - I was so grateful! Here is a photo from the party when we cut the cake. Word to the wise - dark navy blue icing turns your entire mouth and tongue blue! It was so fun - the party and the cake.

The very next weekend was the Indy 500 and most of you know that is Scott's very favorite day of the year. We had the TourHendricksCounty.com Night before the 500 at ORP on Saturday and then Sunday Scott and our friends Mike & Jenn headed out at 7:20 am to get to IMS for the big race! This was the first one I missed since 2001, so of course Helio finally won his third! We did establish that Scott needs to sleep more before heading out and that next year the drinking will need to be curbed a bit with a baby to take care of once we get home.

Last weekend my friends Deb & Jan threw me a PDK baby shower and I had a wonderful time. My cake was too cute and it was very nice to spend time with all my PDK buds. We got lots of things for Baby Smith - I'm sure he will be a good future member! Here is a slideshow of some photos below:

On that same day my co-worker who was due July 28th just three days before me welcomed her baby girl just a tad early. Both mom and baby are doing fine, baby is just tiny. It came as a surprise and we had TONS to do a work that she had planned. Therefore I spent a fair bit more time working these last two weeks followed by couch time and sleep since it did wear me out. Sometimes I forget that I am pregnant!

Tomorrow (6/6) I will be 32 weeks with only 8 weeks to go! I still can't believe it's really happening. Fingers crossed everything keeps moving along well. We start labor and delivery classes on Tuesday, a doctor's appointment on Wednesday and a Newborn care class next Saturday. I'm sure Scott will have something to say about that!

Sorry again for the length between posts - we'll try to be better. I'm sure you will all stick around until the main event - baby Smith's big arrival. :)