38 Weeks

On Wednesday I was 38 weeks pregnant!! Only 2 weeks left....hopefully. ;) There isn't much change from last week. All our baby girl is doing now is putting on weight and preparing for survival on the outside. She now weighs about 6.8 pounds and measures about 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek ??). She now has a firm grasp, which she will be able to test when she grabs our hands for the first time. :) Her organs are matured and are now ready for life outside the womb.

Here lately I have been having trouble breathing and having chest pains. So yesterday I went to my family doctor and had some tests done. It turns out that my asthma is the cause. She said that my lungs were weak and that is causing the chest pains. Therefore we need to strengthen my lungs before I go into labor. So I now have 2 inhalers that I have to do 6 times a day. FUN!! But I don't care what I have to do as long as I can get a little more comfortable and breathe. :)

In honor of Baby Girl Wertz this week, have a leek?? :)

4th Baby Shower for our Baby Girl

One of the many cute outfits she got at the shower (this one is for Valentine's Day)

The cake was adorable. I almost didn't want to cut it.

On Tuesday Jan. 12th my wonderful co-workers gave me a baby shower at work. Everything was perfect. They had wonderful food, a very fun game and lots of presents for our little girl. The game that we played was for everyone to write on a piece of paper how much you think the baby will weigh and to suggest a name for the baby. Whoever gets closest to the weight or name gets a prize. At the end of the shower I read aloud who suggested what name. Some were very comical. A lot of people were suggesting a W name to go along with Wertz. So you can only imagine the girl names that they came up with. :) It was alot of fun and we got a lot of really nice things for her. The three of us are so lucky. :)

Weekly Doctors Appointment # 3

Today, Jan. 12th, I had another doctors appointment. While I thoroughly enjoy going to the doctor because I get to talk about the baby, see what's going on and hear her heartbeat, I would much rather her be here. :)
The doctor said there was little change. I have thinned a little more and dilated a little more. Baby Girl's heartbeat was 160bpm (which is good and strong). Dr. Bain started talking to me about if I go past my due date (UGH). She would have me come in on Feb. 3rd and induce me to deliver by Feb. 4th (because she is on call). She said that she would not let me go past Feb. 4th. So that is encouraging to at least know some kind of end date and possibly her birthday. :)
So I made another appointment and it's off to the doctor again next week. :)
Keep us in your prayers.

SNOW

Yesterday Jan. 7th we got a good amount of snow in Lexington. By the time it was all over with we got about 3 inches. It was so pretty. My office closed early because the roads were getting bad. It was hard for the road treatments to work because the temperatures are so cold. When Craig finally got home from work we bundled up and went for a short walk. Well I only went for about 15 minutes. He went back out and played a little longer. He loves the snow. I am really hoping our baby girl will be born on a snow day, that would thrill him. :) But not too much snow where we can't get to the hospital or Mom and Dad can't get to us. :)

Here are some pictures of the snow. And I really look 9 months pregnant. ;)

37 Weeks- FULL TERM

Today Wednesday Jan. 6th I am 37 weeks pregnant! At 37 weeks the baby is now considered FULL TERM!! That means if she were to be born today, her lungs would be fully mature, and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though my due date is 3 weeks away.

She now weighs about 6 1/3lbs, and measures a bit over 19 inches long head to heel (the length of a stalk to Swiss Chard??). Many babies have a full set of hair at birth, anywhere from 1/2 inch long to 1 1/2 inches. We, of course, can't wait to see what/who she looks like.

So everyone be on stand by, we never know when she will decide to make her appearance. The anticipation is killing me.

In honor of Baby Girl Wertz, have a stalk of swiss chard ???

P.S. No we have not decided on a name yet. We have 2 that we like. We are waiting until we see her and then we will decide. So many people are asking and a lot of them think we already know. But we don't. Remember this is a very hard decision! :) But we will all know soon enough.

Weekly Doctors Appointment # 2

Tuesday Jan. 5th I went back to the doctor for my weekly doctors appointment. I was really anxious and excited to see if I had dilated any further. If you are a woman you are very familiar with the waiting at the "woman" doctor. I feel like the further along in my pregnancy that I get, the longer they make me wait. It's now up to at least an hour and a half before I get called back. When Craig went with me in the beginning he got very frustrated with the wait. This is also the guy that NEVER goes to the doctor. He wouldn't survive at this rate. :)

So after my loooong wait, I did my regular routine with the nurse, weight (YIKES), blood pressure (GOOD) and peeing in the cup (RELIEF). :) Everything was good.
When I finally got to see doctor Bain we went over the procedure of when I should call her and go to the hospital etc. And unfortunately I had not progressed any further, still dilated 1cm. It was disappointed because I was sure after the pain that I felt this past weekend that I would've dilated a little more. Dr. Bain did say the good news is that my belly is measuring right on schedule (not too big). If my belly was too big then that would mean our baby girl is too big. Of course she is just right. :)

So now is the waiting game and we'll see what Dr. Bain says next week.

The NEW Year!!

Well it's here.......2010. The year that our lives are going to change forever and I can not wait!!! Of course the anticipation is killing me wondering when our little one will make her appearance. If she's anything like her mom and grandma Robinson, she will be late. ;)

Right after the Christmas holiday Grandma and Grandpa Wertz along with Aunt Sarah got to travel to Orlando, FL to visit Mickey Mouse. Of course last year at this time, Craig and I had planned on going. Oh my how things have changed in a year. But the exciting thing is the next time we go to see Mickey, we'll have someone very special to share it with. :)

Craig and I didn't do too much for New Years. We went out to dinner with Todd, Laura, Justin and Lindsey. Then Justin and Lindsey came back to our house to play some games and just relax. This was definitely the first new years in a loooong time where I was not able to drink champagne at midnight. It was the prefect New Years for a 9 month pregnant lady. :)

Now that New Years is over, I think it has really hit me that she will be here any day now. Craig and I have not planned anything for the month of January just in case. We need to be on alert. :)

My bags are packed and I'm ready to go.......just waiting on her. I guess that will be the story of my life from now on. :)

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years. Remember to stick to your resolutions. 2010 WILL be a great year for the Wertz'!!