Pictures with family

Coming Home!

After 2 days in the hospital we came home on Tuesday 8/4. Michael's father came to welcome us home. Over the past week we have had lots of family and friends come to visit and help out. We are so lucky to have such wonderful families and friends. I can not thank everyone enough for all they have done. Ethan has been doing well. He has his good and bad nights but we are working on getting on a schedule.

Ethan's Arrival

On Saturday 8/1 I was having contractions all day. Staying about 8 minutes apart. As the night went on the intensity grew. At 5am on Sunday 8/2 we called the on call doctor since the contractions were 5 to 6 minutes apart and very strong. She had us come in. We arrived to the hospital around 5:30am. I was only dialated to a 1. At 7am hey checked me and helped me get to a 3. I decided to labor a little longer even though the contractions were strong. At the next check I was a 4 and we decided it was time for the epidural. This was a blessing. I still could feel the contractions but I was not in so much pain. The doctor came in at 10:30 to break my water and to all of our suprise it was already broken (we guess it happened in the tub) and I was dilated to an 8.5. Doctor said we would be having this babt by lunch. At 11:30 I was complete and we started to push. Michael and mom stayed to coach. After 30 minutes of pushing Ethan arrived at 12:07 pm at 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 1/4 in long. Having Ethan has been the most incredible experience in the world. Michael and I are so lucky. Labor was not bad and happened way faster than I ever expected. Though I did not have my doctor, the on call doctor was wonderful and I wouldn't have asked for anything different. Ethan is perfect!

39 WEEKS!

Just got back from the doctor today. My blood pressure was a little high and the doctor is concerned again about preclampsia (spelling ???). She had me do some blood work to make sure I will be okay through the weekend. We are scheduled for our induction Monday Morning (Aug 3) at 5am. We are hoping to get squeezed in Sunday night for medication but we will just have to see because they were full. Hard to believe that Ethan will actually be here so soon. We will keep everyone posted. We can't wait to meet this little guy!

Nursery PIctures

Ethan's room is complete. The first picture is of the closet. All of his clothes have been washed and organized and are just waiting for this little one to arrive for them to be used. Mom and me made the name sign that is above his crib. Everything is ready for his arrival. We are still waiting for his curtain to come in but everything else is complete. Cleaned and put together. We can't wait to see Ethan in his room.

35 weeks down!

Today I am 35 weeks pregnant! We had our doctor appointment today and everything looks wonderful. Ethan is growing strong each day and he is staying right on track. Dr. Nanda feels that the pregnancy is going great and there should be no problems. We were able to discuss our birth plan with the doctor today and she agreed with our plan as long as medically I am the baby are okay Which of course I agreed with as well. Next week she will start taking measurements to see when we "think" we may go. She is hoping to let me go until my water breaks because my gestational diabetes is staying under control and everything has gone as needed. I was very excited to hear this but then found our that my doctor will be gone the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy and the last 2 weekends the on-call doctor is not who I would prefer out of the on-call doctors. I am just hoping that everything works out the way we have planned. In the end the only thing that matters is Ethan being healthy and happy. Ethan's room is almost completed Just waiting for the dresser to arrive then we will be set. I can't wait to meet this little guy.

Raprich Baby Shower

On Sunday I had my last baby shower with the Raprich family.It was hosted by my aunt and 2 cousins. It went wonderful. We now have everything we could imagine for Ethan. We are so blessed to have such loving and giving people in our lives.