Kiley is here!

So, I haven't updated our blog in what seems like forever!  Especially since Kiley is 2 weeks old now!
Her birth went pretty well.  She never did turn head-down, so we had the c-section scheduled for Thursday March 10 at noon.  We were supposed to arrive at the hospital at 10 a.m.  Great...one last chance to sleep in!  We had an ultrasound on March 9...just to make sure she hadn't flipped last minute.  We got some stuff done around the house that evening then went to bed.  I figured I wouldn't be able to sleep, but I just didn't think about what was coming up.  At around 4:30 I woke up for one of my many nighttime bathroom trips.  I was thinking it was great how well I had been sleeping.  I went back to bed & was having a very uncomfortable Braxton-Hicks contraction (I'd been having them off & on throughout the end of my pregnancy, but they had recently been getting more annoying & uncomfortable).  I got up to go to the bathroom again & felt like I hadn't quite made it (Hey, sometimes you have bladder problems when you have a baby sitting on your bladder.)  I thought it was kinda wierd & half wondered if my water had broken.  I went & changed and had more leaking...Okay, am I losing all control of my bodily functions?  (Note:  I had read lots of blogs/posts about pregnant women thinking their water had broken only to find out they had peed themselves.  I always knew I was destined to be one of those women...)  So Brad half wakes up at this point & I tell him either my water broke or I just peed myself.  I was kinda feeling nervous at this point, but since we already had the c-section scheduled I didn't know if they would just have me wait or what.  At some point I called Labor & Delivery & told them the story.  They said I could either come in or wait about an hour & see if I am still leaking.  I decide to wait (so I can shower, get some last minute things done around the house, etc.)  I also wanted to let Brad sleep as long as possible since I figure there's no need for us to both be exhausted.  I did try sleeping at some point but it didn't happen.  At around 7 we finally went to the hospital.  They tested & it was indeed amniotic fluid & I was dilated 2-3 cm.  So I was in labor!  My doctor said it was too bad the baby was breech since my labor was progressing so well.  I have to say, too, that I'm glad those were real contractions because they were feeling pretty painful & I though I was just a wimp who couldn't even handle braxton-hicks contractions!  So, they got everything going & Kiley was born at 8:33 a.m. weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz (take that all you people who said I was too small!LOL) & 20 inches long.  She is a sweet baby (so far, LOL).  We are very blessed to have her in our lives!

Game Plan

We had another appointment today (36 weeks, 1 day...woohoo!)  Dr. Suit did an ultrasound & Kiley is still breech, which I was pretty sure she was.  She's frank breech, so she's got both feet up near her head (and sometimes in my ribs!)  We discussed our options with the doctor & mostly we had a lot of questions.  We decided to decline doing the version & just go straight to a c-section.  We will do it around 39 weeks (unless we needed to earlier for some reason).  If Kiley does manage to turn head down we can cancel the c-section.  We feel pretty good about our decision.  Neither of us was very comfortable with the version plus this way Kiley gets to incubate a couple weeks longer :)
So...that is that.  We got our carseat checked today, to make sure we were installing it properly & all that.  Looks like Brad did a very good job.  The lady was impressed.  I made him show me how to do it too so I would know.
Also, all the furniture is done for her room.  The storage unit/chaning table isn't in her room yet because it's still de-fuming in the garage.  So...looks like everything is coming together!  We appreciate everyone's prayers & excitement for us!!  Just a few more weeks now!

Pictures of Kiley's room

Decorations from my shower...
they look great in her room!

The 3 Little Pig's houses (decorations at my shower)
The letters were on the cake
& will probably be moved to the
storage unit Brad's almost done with

Crib & Name

Brad did an amazing job



End of the crib



35 weeks down, 5 to go (maybe?)

I've tried posting earlier, but I think this blog doesn't like me.  It hardly ever lets me post pictures.
Well, here's the latest:  Had an appointment today...we've made it to the weekly ones!  yay!  Every time we make it to an appointment I feel like we've accomplished something.  Everything seems fine with the pregnancy.  They did an ultrasound to check Kiley's position (which I was soooo curious about because I feel all sorts of body parts all over the place!LOL)  She was breech at our 30 week ultrasound....and she is still breech.  She still has time to turn on her own & we'll do another ultrasound next week to see if she has.  If not it sounds like we have 2 options:  1) Have an external cephalic version (ECV) since my fluid levels look good & baby is doing good or 2)  Have a c-section.  I don't really like either option honestly!  Hopefully she will turn on her own.  I've considered (not seriously) standing on my head, but I'm pretty sure I would get stuck!
I can't get seem to get any other pictures added, so here's me & Kiley at 34 weeks:

31 Weeks

Well, as you can see, we are both growing steadily!  Lots of people have told me that I started showing overnight.  I don't know about that, but okay :)  We start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now.  The only concern (which isn't really a concern yet) is that Kiley is breech.  She's still got time to turn though, so hopefully she will.  I think she's just really comfy :)  The official estimate is that she'll be around 7 pounds when she's born.  Our childbirth classes are going really well.  We're learning a lot & I'm glad we're taking them.  Brad is making progress on the crib (yay!!)  He also got the room all painted & I finished the curtains, so at least she'll have a cute room to come home to!

Sorry for my goofy expression...
it was right before bed & I was really tired!



Pictures of our Kiley girl

We had our 3rd trimester ultrasound today!  Since everything's going well, it's our last one unless something comes up that needs to be checked out.
First...she is still a girl!  And for all those people that like to remind us how they get the gender wrong sometimes (especially with girls), we have had very clear pictures of her girl parts so I'm telling you, she's a girl!!
Second...she is measuring right on track.  For all the people who like to comment that I don't look big enough, yada yada yada...you are wrong.  She's still got ~10 weeks in there...give it time & I'm sure I'll look miserable :)
Third...here are the pictures!  Kiley is still camera shy.  She had her hand in front of her face the whole time & would not move it despite the ultrasound tech creating an earthquake in my belly.  She did start moving her hand between a fist & open palm...it was so cool!!  She's so talented :)

Kiley with her fist in front of her face




With her hand open in front of her face




Cute little nose (and yes, a hand in front of her face)



Still Around...

So, I haven't posted in awhile, but we are still doing good!  Here's a quick update of what's been going on with us:

• Had a doctor's appointment a couple weeks ago.  Everything looked good.  I was measuring exactly what I should be (so for all you people who say I'm too small, you are wrong!)
• I turned 27.  Happy birthday to me!
• We had Christmas with Brad's family & with mine.  My parents stayed with us for about a week & my brother's family was there for a couple of days.  It was a lot of fun!  Kiley sure got a lot of presents & she's not even born yet!
• I took (& passed!) my glucose screening test.  And my HIV test, in case you were worried :)
• I am now in the 3rd & final trimester, and it's 2011...the year we'll have our baby!
• We started our prepared childbirth classes last night.  They last for 5 weeks.  I'm really glad we're going cuz I'm pretty clueless & scared about all that!!  We toured Labor & Delivery, which was kinda wierd cuz the only other time either of us has been there was when I had my D&C before we knew my first pregnancy was ectopic.  I'm glad to have much happier reasons to be going there now :)

Well, there you have it.  We have another ultrasound & appt. in about 2 weeks.  Can't wait to see how she's grown & what she looks like now.  I start going for appointments every two weeks after that.  AAAAAH!  We're gonna have a baby!!