I had my 38 week appointment with the midwife yesterday (Fri. 1-12) at 9:20am. I wasn't really expecting much.. just a standard "how are you feeling?" 10-minute visit. HOWEVER, Lynda decided since I'm at 38 weeks that she would give me a physical to see how it's all going in there. I kicked Mike out at the point. So, she reached in and was all, " ( Read more... )

Oh my freaking gawd. Tomorrow (1-5) puts me at 37 weeks, which is considered to be a "full term" pregnancy. I am SO PAST READY to have this thing. I went to the midwife today, and now I get to go weekly until the baby decides to show up. I've been having some pretty bad pain in my tailbone area and pubic bone, making it really hard to walk and even ( Read more... )

I can't believe 2006 is already coming to a close. It really feels like the year has flown by. It started out shitty because I used to be stupid and made not-so-awesome choices, but things got fixed in February. Mike and I got to eat the frozen (but still delicious) top of our wedding cake after our anniversary ^_^ We made the move to Michigan in ( Read more... )

Mike and I recieved some gifts for baby in the form of money in the mail today. So, we did some baby shopping! We picked up a few packages of diapers, a handful of printed onesies (some girl ones, and a boy one just in case), some blankets, and butt wipes. Once we got home, we started to pack the baby's bag for the hospital ^_^ The hospital ( Read more... )

That's right folks, about 6 more weeks to go and then Mike and I will be momma and daddy Wilcox. It's almost surreal. My feelings about the pregnancy have really changed dramatically over the past couple weeks. I'm no longer afraid of going into labor and actually birthing the baby, and I'm not worried about being a mom anymore either. It's like ( Read more... )

Well, Mike's brother's wife, Jeana, had her baby on November 25th -- that, of course, makes Mike and I 'Uncle Mike' and 'Aunt Lauren'! Our new neice's name is Ada and she's got herself a full head of black hair. We got to see her about 4 hours after she was born and she was (and still is) waaaay cute. Steve and Jeana brought her up this past ( Read more... )

Hey! Mike and I are in Illinois at my mama's through Sunday. I doubt anyone else is in town, but I thought I'd announce it :-D

Last Monday night, some drunk guy set his stove on fire and then the fire department came and the whole building was evacuated. It took two hours for the fire department to put out the apartment fire and lower the CO2 levels. Long story short, it sucked. But there was a cat in an oxygen mask, which was way cute. The apartment was the one kiddy- ( Read more... )

I got my ultrasound on Wednesday and I have pictures ( Read more... )

That's right, Saturday will put me at a full 19 weeks pregnant, which is the second week in my 5th month. This is going way faster now that it was in the beginning! I'm finally beginning to really show, but still don't look very pregnant. I've only put on about 5 pounds, and a full 1 pound of it is the baby itself ( Read more... )