Belly update!

Here is my lastest belly update...36 weeks!

By the way, this is what I see when I look down... HA! :)

Where are my feet anyway?

Ro and directions...

Well, last weekend Ro tried to put together the baby's little Boppy vibrating seat. He was doing so good at following directions but there was one piece that got put on wrong. Then it made another piece flip the wrong direction. We tried to fix it, but got frustrated, so it got pushed to the side this week. Thank goodness Makenzi came over today! She helped take out all of the screws, flip everything around and put the screws back in. She is such a great helper (and she loved using Uncle Ro's electric screw driver)!

Week #36

Today we went to our 36 week appointment. I was very excited because we got a sonogram too! We have not seen the baby in awhile, so it was a great feeling to see how she has grown.

I have been wondering how she is doing all of the punching and moving. Then today we saw her and she is going to a great size! The sonogram tech measured her at 6 lbs and 1 oz. The doctor predicts that she will be somewhere in the the 7ish lb range. (Ro says 7lbs 7 oz.) PERFECT SIZE!

We were able to she her kidneys, heart, facial features, etc. Doctor also said that her head, body, and legs are all very symmetrical and look awesome. The heart rate was 141. One super cool thing...we saw a great big blob of dark hair on her head! I said that will be wonderful, as long as it is on her head and not covering her body from head to toe! :) (As I was looking at the hair all I could think about was buying more hair bows! Yipppeee!)

So...just 4 more weeks to go. The doctor and I also talked today about induction. We decided that she could schedule the induction for the week she is due. If I have not had her by then, the room will already be scheduled for me to induce. Sounds like a great plan to me...I would love for this little girl to arrive naturally, but we can't wait forever!

The Gramps and Granna chair...

Oh man...I keep wanting to show everyone the chair that my Gramps made. He has made several (actually ours is #68), and we love it! Every little kid needs one!

Here it is sitting up as a chair...

Flip it for a rocking horse...

Flip it again for a little desk area...

Last weekend...

I am finally getting around to posting pictures of our project last weekend. Ro did not take me seriously the last few weeks when I told him I wanted to repaint the baby's room. The original room turned out awesome, but the pink was just too overwhelming for us. Anyway, Ro walked in the house last Friday and I had already moved almost everything out of the room, removed the electric outlet covers, and shelves off the wall. He said to me..."You forget everything lately, I thought you would forget about repainting." HA! Nice try. That night we went to Lowe's for primer and paint. Then we got started right away! It took us one good coat of primer and paint. Ro calls the color Desert Tan and we are much happier with the neutral color! Check it out!

Trial Run...

This past weekend was an interesting one! We had our trial run to Presby Plano's labor and delivery. It all started Friday evening when I was puking my brains out. Ro, for some reason, insisted on holding the trash can. I thought that it may have been food poisoning, but it turns out to have been some kind of virus.

Anyway, my entire body was achy and we knew something was not right. It continued throughout the night and finally Ro put his foot down (HA!) and said we needed to go to the emergency room.

When we got there, they sent us straight to labor and delivery. That was exciting! Even got to ride in the wheelchair. When we got to the room, it was slightly "chilly". The previous pregnant chick who was in our room set the temperature to "Artic" so Ro sat in the corner bundled in blankets. They immediately said I was dehydrated (High levels of ketones in the urine)and hooked me up to the monitors. Come to find out, I was also having contractions (A result of the dehydration). I got a couple of bags of fluid IV's, some nausea meds, few tubes of blood drawn, and even pee'd in a cup 3 times. The doctor came in to check me and thank goodness I was not dialated! The dialation check was not the friendliest. I swear the nurse shook the baby's hand. I was feeling better and baby was fine, so she released me to go home. The whole process was about 7 hours. Man...it was a long Mother's Day weekend, but we learned a lot!

Oh...today is 34 weeks, so SIX WEEKS TO GO! :)

Baby Showers...

Two showers down and 1 to go! The first one was at school. The Kindergarten team plus Kelly (PACE teacher) did an awesome job! Everyone had a great time and we are so thankful for the awesome gifts we received.

This past Sunday was a friends and family shower. Brooke, Barbara, and Angela did a FABULOUS job hosting!!! Oh man...it was beautiful.

The tables had an awesome setting!

The gift and cake table.

The cake was super YUMMY!

Brooke did a great job on the diaper cake!

Then, on Thursday Ro's work is hosting a shower. Just a great excuse for me to take the day off, have a few munchies, and rest!

After these showers...there is one thing I know for sure! This little girl will not have to wear the same outfit for at least 2 months! :)

Week 30...

We had another doctor's appointment yesterday. Everything checked out great! Baby Murthy's heartbeat was 147 beats per minute! After waiting and waiting and waiting for the doctor (we wait 1 1/2 hours) she finally came in and said the least she could do was take us in to play on the sono machine. Since we did not expect the sono for another couple of weeks, it was worth the wait! Here are a few pictures...

The doctor got a great picture proving she is a girl. Here is her scary, but cute face. (Looking straight on, with her hand in front of her left eye.) Her nose looks a lot like her daddy's, but the doctor assured us that it is a little magnified with all of the water and liquid. :)

As the doctor was fishing around trying to get a good picture, she mentioned that the baby has a little bit of attitude. Hmmmmmmmmm....where could she get that from???

The Belly at Week 29...

Here is Kelli's first belly picture.

We will try to continue posting belly pics as the baby grows. :)

Week 1 - 29...

Well...we are a little late getting started on the blog, but we can fill you in! Around Thanksgiving we used 2 at home pregnancy tests and each said "positive." We estimated about 6 weeks, so we went to the doctor to confirm. December 11th we saw our little bean dancing around and found out Kelli was actually closer to 12 weeks! Man time flies! The first trimester was almost over and Kelli had no morning sickness...just SUPER tired!

At 20 weeks, February 5th, we went in for our 2nd sonogram. We heard the heart beat again and witnessed our first case of the hiccups. We are having a GIRL! Week 22...The baby was "official" so Ro decided it was time to trade in Lucille for a more baby friendly car. He had these requirements when he went to look: used, 4 doors, and fast. Here is what he ended up with...

Week 23...It was time to register! Kelli had been waiting and waiting for this day! She loves to shop, but we were not exactly sure what to get. Thank goodness Kim and Jana just had little ones and they could help out. Each of them sent us a list of helpful items. Oh man! This really helped out. We combined the lists and hit the stores. We had a great time finding stuff for Baby Girl Murthy!

Week 24 - 27...Now we can really get started on everything. There were several cribs we liked, but finally found one we loved. Also, pink and chocolate dots and stripes would be the winner for our baby girl's room! During Spring Break, we worked hard to paint and setup the baby room. Here is how it turned out...
Week 28...We had a our last 4 week doctor visit this week. Ro has been such a great support and joins me at each of the appointments. Kelli's glucose test turned out great, as well as all of the other bloodwork and baby measurements. The baby's heartbeat was 150. Also, we had our first of 2 Lamaze classes. It was a great experience! Kelli listened and Ro frantically took notes. We learned about the labor process, medicine options, and massage & breathing techniques. Ro even got a short back massage!

Week 29...On most days, Kelli and the baby are great. With the weather being crazy this week, we didn't get a lot of sleep. Then Kelli went to school on Thursday only to find the electricity was out! It turned out to be a pretty stressful day...no lights and no A/C. Thankfully, everything was repaired on Friday but Kelli's doctor told her to stay home all weekend and rest.