1st visit with Doctor Emm

Reese had her first doctor's appointment today. It looks like she is 75% in her height at 20.25 inches, 50% in her weight at 7 lbs and 11 oz., and 55% in her head circumference at 13.75. She is growing right on target and looks good for a week old. She even got all dressed up for her appointment.

Baby Reese is here...see her week of firsts

We are excited to announce the birth of Reese Arlene on December 28, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs, 2 oz and was 20.5 inches long. It has been a busy week and we documented it with pictures.

1st picture of baby Reese

Reese and Daddy

1st family picture

Reese with Grandpa and Grandma Derry

Reese with Grandpa and Grandma Logsdon

1st picture with a bow made by her Great-Grandma Judy

1st picture with eyes open

Her going home outfit

Going home

New Year's Day picture

1st bath...she didn't like it

Drying off after 1st bath

All dressed after my first bath

Cute pic

Last Doctor's Appointment

Well, we went to our last doctor's appointment on Tuesday. The baby's heartbeat was at an average of 135 and I measured at 40 weeks. The doctor said I was at a -1 station which basically means the baby's head is farther down. He asked at the end of our appointment if we would like to schedule to be induced before the new year and we said yes. The hospital fit us in to go on Sunday night at 7pm meaning the baby will be born some time on Monday. It feels good to have a date set for her birth. I would still prefer to go naturally before Sunday, but I don't think that will happen.

38 week doctor's appointment

This week I met with my actual OB. He said I was still 1 centimeter dilated and the baby is still head down. The heartbeat was an average of 125 and I measured at 39 weeks. Next week we will be able to schedule an elective induction. He said probably between Christmas and New Years. The reasoning…so my husband can cash in on that tax credit for having a baby in 2009. I hope to go into labor naturally, but it is kind of nice to know that I will not go past a certain date. The anticipation is killing me!

The baby has hiccups at least once a day and sometimes more often. It is really cute and reminds me that she is always there. I can’t believe we will have her here soon.

Bunco ladies

I am in a bunco group that meets the second Thursday of every month. One of the ladies is also pregnant and 4 weeks behind me. We got our pictures taken together last week. She doesn’t know what they are having yet. It will be nice to have play dates with our little ones. The bunco ladies also gave me a baby present and Ashley a wedding present. It was really nice of them to do that.

Rosie at 33 weeks and Candi at 37 weeks

December Bunco Ladies

Baby's Room

The room is finally coming along. Mom and Dad brought over the finished crib last night. It looked so cute in the baby’s room. They worked hard making it and varnishing it. Thank you to Dad, Mom, and Grandpa for all their work! Our baby girl’s room will have damask stickers on the wall when I finally get to it. They will match the bedding in the crib. I also took pictures of the pack-n-play and high chair. I am slightly obsessed with damask print in case you couldn’t tell. We finally packed our bag for the hospital and started putting things together. I guess it was a wake-up call last Thursday that baby girl could actually come soon!

Crib in room

Our crib and bedding

Inside the crib

Pack-n-play


High Chair

Cat

Here is a random picture of my brother’s cat. We had brother/sister cats when we lived together and both of them still live with him and my new sister-in-law. His cat was not taking care of himself so they had to get him shaved. This was too funny for me not to post.