Still Waiting!

Today is Sat. and we are at home......waiting. On Thursday I went to the hospital and still no dilation. I got the gel and still nothing. So if I don't into labor today or tomorrow then I will be at the hospital on Monday, March 1st at 5:30am for a cervix check. Dr. Connor is on call that day :-) He is a great Dr. and we know Layla and I are in good hands. He is possibly going to try to induce me and if not then a c-section at 12pm. 


Chad and I so very excited. We have been talking about how far we have come since we started trying to have a baby. Layla will be born almost a year from when I had surgery to correct the uterine septum....amazing. We have had a rough road but in the end we will have a beautiful gift from God. Life is Good :-)


Layla will probably be born on Monday, March 1st one day before a very special day....Great-Grammy Noel's 90th birthday. This will be a special birthday present for such a wonderful person. We love you Great-Grammy.

Waiting :-)

Last Thursday I went into my obgyn and I was not dilated. Dr. Connor scheduled me to go to the hospital on the following Tuesday, February 23rd (Grandpa Prelog's B-day!), and Thursday February 25th for prostaglandin gel to be placed on my cervix to see if would help to dilate it. And if both attempts did not work then I would be scheduled for a c-section on March 1st. 

Well today is Tuesday and Chad and I just got back from the hospital....Layla is still not ready! We went in and still no dilation, I am having very mild contractions but nothing for them to admit me. The gel was placed and now we see what happens. Are bags are packed and we are ready to go!!!

38 Weeks....almost there!

38 weeks....wow! Well Chad and I thought she would be here by now, but we are so happy that she made it to full-term!! Although it seems as though she may want to stay where she is!  I went in to my obgyn for my 37w5d check and he stated that I wasn't dilated...nothing. The drs. told us that they will not let me go past my due date because I am high-risk. They said if I don't go into labor before my due date, they would have to induce me. Both drs. have stated that if I am not dilated by my due date that a c-section would be the next step. When someone is not dilated and is high-risk there can be complications/risks involved with trying to induce them when there body is not ready. I go into my obgyn tomorrow and we are hoping that I am dilated!! We really are hoping that I will not have to have a c-section.

          Some belly shots :-)           

 

We have been trying to prepare the dogs for Layla's arrival. I think they have a feeling that something is going to change. They say dogs can sense it. They won't leave me alone!!!! When Layla is born, Chad is going to bring home one of her blankets that she has been wrapped in from the hospital before we bring her home, so they can smell it.

Sam is so Sweet!

I love this picture of Jackson! We can't believe he is over 8 years already!! He was our first baby;-)

GIFTS

I can't believe how spoiled she is and she hasn't even arrived yet! Some of Chad's coworkers and staff surprised him on his birthday with a baby shower. They got Layla SO many cute things. It was so nice of them! We have also been receiving gifts from attorney's that Chad works with....especially women attorney's! 

I obviously couldn't take pictures of every gift but here are a few:

This is one of the most creative gifts...Chad loves it and I can just see him reading the book to Layla and tickling her:

 It comes with a book and tickling gloves :-)

 I just love this onesie:

Front:

 Back:

So Cute!

I love this dress from our friends Chris and Maryam:

 

We just wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts, it was so very thoughtful of all of you.

We also wanted to thank Grammy and Grandpop Noel for the many special packages that they send to Layla......Love you both!!

36 weeks 6 days

I can't believe she is going to bless us with her arrival soon :-) We couldn't be more excited. Since my last post I've had several ultrasounds. Last week at my 35week ultrasound I could see her yawn, it was amazing. The tech. got a picture of it:

This past Monday (36w1d) they measured Layla and she is approximately 6lb 8oz, which puts her at the 60th percentile. The Dr. said everything looks good and she has been practicing her breathing.  I figured she was since she has hiccups everyday! She has them right now!!!  

At my 36w5d appointment my blood pressure was excellent and the dr. says my weight gain has been right on track. She is in the head down position, which is awesome, since we thought she may be breech because of the room issue. She is ready...we just have to wait till my body is.  My belly is still small enough for me to tie my own shoes and even bend over and touch my toes. I can't complain about that!

Last week we put up some shelves in Layla's room: