37 Week Appointment

Well, there is no real news to share this week! Avery is still "floating around" and has yet to "drop". She is officially considered full term today, so anytime between now and October 20th it's fair game so to speak. Jake thinks she will be coming this weekend and Ashley is still thinking closer to October 10th, only time will tell!

Ashley is feeling great, we are walking about 2 miles everyday and she'll continue to work until Avery decides to make her grand entrance! We have everything ready to go, the car seat is installed, her room is ready, everything is put together, now all we need is a baby! We will keep you all posted. Our next appointment is on Tuesday, October 6th, so we will post next Wednesday. Hopefully by then we see some progress!

36 week appointment

Yesterday was our 36 week appointment and everything looks good. Nothing is going on yet and Avery is still hanging out up in Ashley's rib cage, but sometime within the next week or two she will drop into position for delivery. Her heartbeat is a strong 155bpm and she is a very busy baby. The doctor said (once again) that she is measuring about a week and a half ahead, so she is currently measuring at about 37.5 weeks. Our next appointment is on Monday, Sept 28th, so we will see if there is any progress at that point. We will be considered full term on Tuesday, September 29th, so she is more than welcome to make her appearance at any point thereafter. We'll post again next week!!

34 week ultrasound

Avery looked perfect at her ultrasound this morning. Her kidney is no longer dilated and everything looked exactly as it should. She seemed to be enjoying breakfast during the ultrasound because she kept opening and closing her mouth and swallowing the amniotic fluid. We were able to get some really nice pictures of her face and we will post those later this week. Her cheeks are so chubby, and it looks like she actually has Jake's nose! We were told that she weighs around 6 pounds and to expect about a 9 pound baby if we go all the way to 40 weeks....but again we think we will have a baby by the 10th of October, but who knows:) Avery has also moved positions again, her head is down and she is facing the world, with her back against Ashley's spine. So if that back pain starts up again for Ashley, we'll know why. Our next appointment is on September 21st, and from then on out we will be seeing the doctor every week.

We are getting ready for Avery's arrival bit by bit. We (with the help of of Grandma Kathy) washed all of her clothes, bedding and toys and finished setting up the nursery. Only 42 days to go!

Baby Shower

On Saturday, we had our first baby shower at Biaggi's in Deer Park. It was so great to see all of our family and friends and everyone was SO generous, we could not believe how many amazing things we got. As soon as we got home, we set up the nursery and organized everything. We are slowly getting ready for Avery's arrival! We have another shower in Wisconsin on September 12th and we plan on dedicating the 13th to finishing setting everything up. Thank you to everyone that attended the shower and we are looking to seeing everyone in Wisconsin in a few weeks! We will post some pictures of the nursery once it is complete, it looks so beautiful!

Ashley continues to feel well. The pain in her lower back has completely diminished, Avery must have changed positions. We are both getting more and more excited by the day and cannot wait to meet our little girl:) We'll update everyone after our next ultrasound, which is scheduled for September 8th.