Rad's Room

Rad's furniture was delivered yesterday morning so we were able to put the room together, finally. There are still a ton of things to put away elsewhere in the house but at least one room is ready for Rad!

We took a infant and child CPR class on Wednesday. Which is a skill that is so important to have and one that we hope we never have to use! This weekend should be busy. A long list of things to get done in the basement and trying to find places in our tiny house to put the rest of the baby stuff..who knew that someone so small would require so many things!

Ready for Rad....not really!

I had an appointment with the midwife on Friday and she said that everything looks great from the ultrasound. Rad is actually measuring in the 82nd percentile for size! Lets hope I don't go beyond 40 weeks!! We are still struggling with picking names. My goal is to at least have a list of names to bring to the hospital but it would be nice to have the names picked out before then!

This weekend was full of more basement work. Mat is making a lot of progress on the bathroom floor and is almost finished framing. Then we can bring in the plumber and electrician. I met with the town's building inspector and he pointed out a few things to do but overall was happy with how things were done.

Rad's furniture is suppose to be delivered on Thursday so I'll dedicate this weekend to putting the room together. Right now the only items in Rad's room are the glider and jogging stroller....albeit two very important items!

Here are some pictures on the progress of the basement...

A few pictures of Rad!

This last weekend Mat and I spent a lot of time organizing and getting ready for Rad's arrival. Last week I painted Rad's room and we moved everything out to make space for the furniture. Unfortunately, even though the furniture has arrived they cannot deliver it until next week! We will post some pictures once the room is finished. Also, we are almost done framing the basement so hopefully we can get the inspector out this week so we can call the plumber and electrician.

We are now seeing our midwifes once a week until Rad arrives. At our last appointment the midwife was a little concerned because I was starting to measure small. She said I have always been on the small side of the range but now I'm outside the range. Anyway, she ordered an ultrasound to make sure everything is ok. We had our ultrasound on Friday and Rad is doing great! It was fun to see Rad again. Rad's heart rate is holding in the low 140s and moving around quite a bit. The ultrasound tech estimated Rad's weight at 6lbs 6oz and size is right on target!

Fall Apple Picking

This weekend my parents drove from Colorado to Boston with a massive load of baby stuff from Jay. Right now everything is piled where ever there is open space on the floor but once our basement is finished everything will find a home. On Sunday Mat took a break from working on the basement to go apple picking with Grandma and Grandpa J. The New England fall foliage is really starting to turn so we were able to look at the beautiful fall colors while picking apples. Now I just need to figure out what to do with 20+ pounds of apples!

Welcome October!

Well, we have made it to week 35! Last week was a busy baby week. We had our 4th hypnobirthing class, a hospital tour, and midwife appointment. The hospital tour was a little disappointing. I think we have been spoiled by the shiny new hospitals in Colorado. The hospital that we will be delivering at was opened in 1886 and the first baby was born there in 1890. Even though they have recently done a major overhaul to the maternity floor there still are limitations to such an old structure. The hospital consistently ranks in the Top 100 Hospitals in the US; so, I think we can deal with the small rooms! In addition to all the medical bells&whistles, they have all items to support the natural childbirth that we are hoping to have.

Also, we got to meet the 4th midwife this week. She is really awesome and I know we will be happy with any of the midwifes. There are four midwifes in the practice and whomever is on call is the one that delivers Rad. As for Rad, his/her heart rate was in the 140s and my blood pressure was great. Rad is already head down so hopefully Rad won't wait until the end of November to come! When the midwife was feeling Rad she kept saying, "oh, what a good baby". It was sweet :)