Doctor's Appointment 5/27/08

Yeah, today was my last prenatal visit! We are still on go for being admitted tomorrow evening with an inducement on Thursday morning. As of today I am still 1cm dilated, but 75% effaced. We are so excited about meeting Madison. It won't be long now!

Doctor's Appointment 5/23/08

Here is the latest:

I will be admitted to the hospital on Wednesday evening, assuming she has not alreay made her arrival. The doctor will give me cervidil that evening to prepare my cervix. Then on Thursday morning the pitocin will be given to start labor. So, hopefully, Madison will be here Thursday, but possibly Friday! Today I was 1 cm dilated and 20% effaced. We are so excited to know that in a week we will meet our daughter. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this experience. Also Rod will be keeping the blog updated, especially on Thursday....

Week 37

We had another ultrasound today to see how much Madison has grown. Well, she certainly has not slowed down. The ultrasound calculated her to be approximately 8 pounds today. She is in the 99th percentile! Her foot is measuring 3 inches and her head size is measuring as a 38 week baby so not as big as once thought! However, I have still not dilated at this point. I go back Friday morning to get checked again. And the big news is we will be discussing what day next week that I will be induced. That's it for now, check back Friday!

Doctor's Appointment 5/15/08

A quick update:

Everything went great at the doctor's today. My blood pressure is normal, she is measuring 36 weeks (on schedule) with a heart rate of 146. I go back on Monday at 2pm for another ultrasound to find out how much she has grown in the past 3 weeks. And I am guessing that depending on what we find out, it will be discussed as to whether they will induce me early or not. I'll put up a post on Monday with the updates from my appointment.

Doctor's Appointment 5/9/08

Just a quick update. My doctor's appointment went very well this morning. Earlier this week my blood pressure was elevated, but today was back to normal (120/78). Very good news! They did an ultrasound to check the aminotic fluid levels, which everything was good. I have not started to dilate, I think she is pretty cozy in my belly! :) However, we do still have a month to go! Not next week, but the week after I believe they will do another ultrasound to check her weight. Dr. Haven told me that if she was measuring to be around th 90th percentile for size and my cervix looked favorable then they would probably induce me week 38-39. Thankfully, she is not trying to come too early. My mom, father and granny leave today for a 1 1/2 week trip to Ohio. My granny is predicting that she will come with the full moon on May 19th! :) (The day they get back from their trip.) Only time will tell........... but, we are so excited!!!

35 1/2 Weeks

We have an appointment tomorrow morning at 8:30. Check back for updates!

Nursery almost finished

Nicole Mitchell came by last week and painted the final touches to Madison's nursery. Here are just a few pictures of the butterflies. We still have a few things to hang on the wall and we should be done!









Here is a close up of one of the butterflies