Meet Ava Claire

Here is our precious addition, Ava Claire. She was born on Sept. 28 at 6:38pm and weighed 7lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. We are home and doing well, but wanting to spend time together, so we'll post more soon.

better late than never

So, Monday the 24th was my official due date, but my last sonogram showed that I was measuring Oct. 4. The doctor said that was normal and that most babies come in between the 2 dates when that happens. Today just may be the day! I've been having stronger contractions since 5am and they started at 13 minutes apart for about an hour and a half, moved to 11 minutes apart, and are now about 7 minutes apart. I'm headed to take a shower and just wait until they are 5 minutes apart. We live like 2 miles from the hospital, so I'm not in a big hurry to get there, but my parents are on their way here with Ellie so that they can be here when I do go to the hospital. I'm super excited! I can't wait to hold my second baby girl!!!

not yet

but maybe soon.

still no baby, but lots more contractions - they just aren't close enough together yet.

Progress

Well, I've made some progress this week. I am now 3cm dialated and 50% effaced, so the doctor said it should be any time. He told me not to take any road trips and stay close, so that was encouraging. We'll keep you posted...

FYI

No baby yet. We're still waiting and getting more and more anxious every day. I'm not nervous...just ready to have this baby. I can't wait to hold her and see her face. Even Ellie said, "I want she to come out!"

Good News???

I've always heard that no news is good news, but I think I'll have to disagree this time. I went back to the doctor this morning and I'm still really thick and have only dialated 1 1/2 cm, which is the same as last week. I go back again Monday.

Big Day

Ellie had a big day today! She has wanted to build a kitty at Build a Bear for months now, so we told her that she could right before Ava was born. She had her first official dentist appointment and went back by herself, so we headed to the mall where she got to make her kitty (Ella), slide, play, shop, eat, and ride the carousel with her Dad. When we got in the car, she said, "Mom, we've had a good day, huh?" :-)

Dr. Appt.

We had a dr. appt. today and things are progressing, but slowly. Last week, I was dialated about 1/2 cm and still very thick. This week, I'm at 1 1/2 and have thinned out just a little, so my body is doing what it is supposed to do...just not as quickly as I would like. It's all God's timing, though. He knows when Ava is supposed to come and it's obviously not right now. 2 weeks until my due date, so pray that I will have patience and that Ava continues to grow like she's supposed to. I think she weighs about 6 1/2 lbs. now, so she'll be a good size, regardless of when she comes. We go back to the dr. next Monday - I'll post more when I know more.

It's almost time...

Ava is almost ready to come in to the world! We had a sonogram today, just because when they did the one at 18 weeks, she was moving around so much that they couldn't see all of her heart. They didn't think anything was wrong, it was just a good excuse to have another ultrasound! She weighs 5 lbs. 15 oz. so far and loves to suck on her left arm. We can't wait to meet her!!!!!