Oh so close!

Adam and I are happy to announce that we are at the 37th week mark! Baby Baird is officially considered full term! Yay!! I saw the Doctor yesterday and had another biophysical. Unfortunately, the amniotic fluid was low again. I spoke with my doctor and she said that if it continues to drop they will pull me in sooner to be induced. We're not sure why it's fluctuating so much but they're keeping a close eye out for me. I am supposed to count kicks twice a day. This just means that once in the morning and once in the evening I'm supposed to count 10 movement/kicks within one hour. If it is anything less than 6 I need to contact my doctor. So far baby Baird has been cooperating and we can keep him in there till September 15th. As much as Adam and I are excited to meet him, we don't want him out sooner than necessary. We have officially started the countdown! 2 weeks and counting! Everyone keep your fingers crossed that we make it to the 15th!

3 Weeks and Counting!

Happy to announce that we are only 3 weeks away from today!! Time has flown by so fast but Adam and I are getting more excited by the minute! We had another biophysical yesterday and thankfully we passed :) She said everything looked great (including the fluid) so both Adam and I are very happy!

According to our books, all of the baby's senses are well-developed. He has a sense of taste and his body is sensitive to hot and cold pressure. After he's born, he'll be able to see our faces when it's 6 inches away from his.

Last night Adam and I graduated child birth class! It was a bitter-sweet feeling. We are excited cause it means we are that much closer but we loved our teacher and our class.

I'm feeling great, just super tired. My energy level has definitely plummeted in the last few weeks. I'm trying to rest as much as I can (which for those of you who know me is a challenge but I'm trying).

Adam and I are so blessed and fortunate to have such great family and friends in our life. We just want to thank everyone again for their love and support!

And there's more!

I received a phone call yesterday from one of my nurse's who informed me that Dr. Maturo had time to take a closer look at my sonogram from last week and noticed that Baby Baird's amniotic fluid was lower than normal. She explained to me that I was still in what they would call the "safe zone," but it's not where they would like it. So.... instead of having two NST's twice a week, I am going in once a week to a sonographer to have a biophysical profile done on the baby. What is this you may ask??? Basically they are looking at his movements (they want him to kick, move his hands, swish around, that sort of thing), they are looking for him to take practice breaths and they're keeping an eye on the level of amniotic fluid.

I went in for my first one today and she said that everything looked good. He was being quite stubborn on taking practice breaths, but she said that typically it takes most babies a while to do them. As long as he takes a certain amount of practice breaths within a certain time frame we're OK!

On a happier note! At childbirth class on Monday, Adam got to experience (for 5 minutes) what it feels like to be pregnant! He got to wear a empathy belly! Yay!! Our instructor made him do all sorts of fun stuff! She kept throwing her markers on the floor for him to pick up (God I love this woman). So here are some pictures that I took! I hope everyone enjoys!! (I sure did!)














Here's Adam putting on the empathy belly :) (weighed 50lbs!)


















Gettin the feel for it!


















Oops Adam dropped his "keys"


















Having trouble tying those shoes???



















And last but not least :) This one is my favorite!

29 Days and Counting!

There are only twenty-nine days left(or less) until the world is graced with the presence of baby Baird! Meg's pregnancy has been a wonderful adventure thus far and it is exciting to think that we are going to begin Part II in the parenthood saga very soon. We had another NST today and a meeting with Meg's doctor, Sharon Maturo. She was very happy to see us and is excited to see our little man in the flesh. She informed us that everything is going great with Megan and baby, Megan has managed to slow baby's growth considerably since we've been maintaining Meg's blood sugars very well. The sonogram technician estimated that he is around 5lbs 9oz and is now only in the 55th percentile weight wise, he was in the 75th percentile a few weeks ago. So now baby should only end up being anywhere between 7-9 pounds. We had another sono performed and baby is looking great! You can see his little foot in one of the pictured and the other one (it is hard to tell) you can see hair! The technician said we have a furry little man coming our way which put a big smile on both of our faces. It is hard to believe that in four weeks we'll be parents! It seems like yesterday we found out that Meg was pregnant and now we can both relate to the feeling older family members have when they say "You've grown up so fast!" Megan and I feel very blessed with the opportunity to bring another life into this world and are very lucky and grateful for all of our family, friends, and support group in general!

At this point in the pregnancy baby Baird is quite the extraordinary little man! He can sense changed in temperature from hot to cold and can even gauge the sensation of pressure changes!

Week 33 Update!

Hello everybody! Megan's pregnancy is going very well. Baby Baird is a bit on the big size he was 4lbs 3oz about four weeks ago and if he is gaining a half a a pound a week he is supposed to be, he's a little over six pounds now. The doctors are not too concerned about his size he is just a big baby right now but his growth could slow or change over the next few weeks and he could turn out to be an average sized baby. Dr. Maturo said his weight was not an issue but his physical size is what they're keeping a close eye on. While he is in the 80th percentile weight wise the circumference of his head and belly are extremely large and Dr. Maturo assured us this was no reason to be alarmed aside from the higher possibility of a c-section.

Megan has began her 'nesting' mode which is currently in overdrive... She will not stop trying to clean, wipe, sanitize and vacuum any and every surface inside our apartment. If you know Megan well, this is not out of the ordinary - but now her cleaning and upkeep routine is in complete overdrive! So everything is on track and all of Meg's weekly tests and doctors visits are going great. Six weeks from today is when her induction date is schedule - as long as our little man isn't too anxious to make an early exit. Megan has another sonogram next week and we will be sure to post pictures and notify everyone of baby Baird's status!