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Saturday, July 22, 2006

3 more weeks!

The summer heat must be getting to me because I am literally counting down the days, hours, and minutes until our baby gets here! I've reached the point where there really is no hope of ever getting comfortable again. I waddle like a duck and it takes all my energy to hoist myself off a couch or off the floor! I am amazed at how much my body has changed this past nine months, I know the end-product of all these changes is a beautiful baby but I cannot tell you how excited I am to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I long to go back into regular clothing stores and trying on cute tops and pants again. Sigh...only a few more months (I've accepted it will take a while to lose the baby weight). I am now seeing my doctor weekly and so far, so good. According to my last appointment, I am 50% effaced (cervix is thinning out). That's progress right? I won't get my hopes up because I know it may still take a while for things to really start going. We also had another U/S to check the baby's kidneys. The doctor had seen some fluid on the last U/S and wanted to double-check that it had not increased. Thankfully, it had not and the fluid seen can be easily treated post-birth.
Mike and I still have one more Childbirth class to go. We've learned some pain management techniques (breathing and massage) which will hopefully alleviate some of the pain I experience. I will see how far I can go without medication but believe me I will be screaming for an epi as soon as I am ready!! We are attending Baby CPR and Baby Care this weekend. Hey, you can never be too prepared right? That's it for now. Only 3 short weeks till my due date, I'm hoping to meet my little baby a little sooner :)

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

The countdown begins!

So yesterday was officially one month till my due date. Should I start freaking out now? Nah, I am so anxious to have this baby that these days cannot get any slower! But I need to be patient because he/she is still cookin' in the oven. We started our the first of three child birth classes last night. It was very informative, so informative that when we left all Mike could utter was "What did we get ourselves into?" about 10x. We watched a video of a live birth which wasn't bad until they showed the placenta being delivered. That was pretty gross. I know that we can never be 100% prepared for this birth but if I can absorb all the information and all the different scenarios I may encounter, my mind will be a little be more at ease during the delivery.
On another note, Mike's family visited us over the weekend! It was the first time for them to visit us and we were excited to show them our humble abode. The weather was dreadful, it rained all weekend, but we all enjoyed each other's company. Mike was extremely excited to show them our green grass and of course, his pride and joy, the XBOX 360. His sisters loved it. They also bought us some miscellaneous items to complete the nursery. This kid is already spoiled rotten.

The McLean Clan



Monica and Melinda



Noodles and his servants




Dad and Melinda enjoying the Xbox 360

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

My own little Superman

We watched Superman Returns this weekend and remembered that Mike was a little Superman at one time too. What a cutie!