Makin' Progress!!

Well I think we're finally going to have a baby soon. I went back to the doctor today (6 days overdue) and I'm at a 2 and 60% effaced. The doctor thinks the baby will come within the next 24-48 hours!! They did an ultrasound to check the fluid and whatnot and the baby measured around 9lb 4 oz. Both the doctor and nurse said that's probably measuring over and that we're probably looking at a 8-8.5 lb baby. The legs are really long and the nurse thought that could be why it appears the weight is higher than he/she actually is. In fact, she joked and said "you know the baby has long legs when they're too long to fit on the screen to measure!" I told Connor we were going to have a baby soon at our house and asked what he thought and he just asked "Dora?" as in I'm just going to ignore that question and "can I please watch Dora???"

Here are some pictures taken this past week of Connor. He loves wearing his snowboots and insisted putting them on without pants:

Here he is enjoying a popsicle. It was everywhere!!

Having fun in the bathtub.

We took him to a Easter egg hunt yesterday, which was actually just candy thrown all over the ground. Josh told Connor to pretend he was cleaning up his toys and put them in the basket. He did very well and Mom certainly enjoyed sharing his candy!!

And lastly, we want to give a shout out to our Baylor Bears. We are so proud and wish we could have joined the rest of our friends and family in Houston at the game. My doctor, however, wouldn't approve a 41 week pregnant girl to travel--can you believe that?!? Now it's time to cheer on the Lady Bears in the Final Four in San Antonio!!!

PAST DUE!!

Once again my due date came and went without a baby.  We went to the doctor today and as the case has been, nothing is happening.  And I mean nothing!  So I'm going back next week for my 41 week appointment.  Looks like we could have that April baby afterall!!

Here are a few pictures of Connor, who now sometimes refers to himself as "Big Connor."  He found Mimi's reading glasses and put them on. I came around the corner and he was just standing there trying to see through them.  It was hilarious!

Cold one day...

Hot the next.  Gotta love Texas weather!!

Mimi was pushing him around in a little cart and he was waving to the crowd.

Building a "tall wall" as he calls it, but it needed to be taller...

So he found his stool and the "tall wall" continued to grow

The exciting news at our house is that Connor has pee pee'd in the potty the past 7 nights in a row!!  I know this is a small step but we're working on it.  So every night we look like idiots and dance and sing with the potty!!  Oh the joys of parenthood!!

"I Ride a Bike"

It's been grand central station at our house lately.  My parents were here last week and left on Saturday.  Then on Sunday, Aunt Cindy and Uncle Bud came through town to see us.  On Monday morning, Josh's mom came here and left this morning.  Now we are waiting on Josh's dad to arrive for the day.  Fun times!  Of course each visitor brought gifts for little Con-man, who is not at all spoiled!! 
MeMaw took him to Target to pick out his very first bike and he LOVES it!!  All day he's been saying "I ride a bike," or "I like a bike!" He's got a little more training to do before he masters the peddles, but for a first timer he's not so shabby.  He would get sooo excited when he peddled and moved a little.  He'd shout "I DID IT!! I DID IT!!  (I think he gets that from Dora!)

The other night in the bath Connor kept singing Jingle Bells.  I'm not sure what made him start singing that song, but you would have thought Santa was coming soon.  **Does anyone know how to upload a video?  Since blogger changed the format, I haven't been able to figure out how to do it.**

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On the baby front, there's still nothing to report.  Baby is just too comfortable to come out.  Josh and I have decided not to induce and just wait it out.  I have to admit that I do like being pregnant and figure I've gone this far what's a few more days to wait, right?!?

Going the Distance

 Yep that's what my doctor and nurse told me this week.  It seems that once again we can anticipate going 40+ weeks with this pregnancy.  Thankfully I am really not uncomfortable, am able to sleep okay and have yet to have the middle of the night bathroom breaks!  I think being 9 months pregnant in the summer vs the winter makes a HUGE difference!!  The baby is measuring about 7 1/2 lbs right now so if I go two more weeks we'll probably need to talk about inducing because of the size.  On the ultrasound at 38 wks baby measures:
Head: 39 wks
Stomach: 36 wks
Legs: 41 wks

The doctor said it looks like we're going to have a long, skinny baby, and of course my response was "well have you seen the baby's daddy?!?" 

Mimi and Papa Jud are here now for the State Basketball Tournament and Connor is soooo excited to have them here.  (of course that means a lot more attention for him!!)  Here are some recent pictures I took of him.  He is such a ham!!

And here is a 38 week pregnancy picture:

Waiting Patiently

Well it seems that our little one is in no hurry to enter the world.  I went for a check-up today and we have no movement whatsoever.  I am still at a 0, the baby hasn't dropped and seems perfectly content where he/she is.  BUT,  looking at the ultrasound, the doctor just kept saying everything looks perfect.  She even commented that I have had "beautiful blood pressure" my whole pregnancy.  So she told us to enjoy the weekend b/c she didnt think she'd be seeing us until my appointment next week. 

According to the ultrasound (which of course you give and take a few days) at 37 wks baby is measuring:

7lb 1 oz --- a whole pound gained from a week ago!  Maybe this baby WILL be big afterall
Head -- 38 weeks
Stomach -- 35 weeks
Leg -- 40 weeks

With Connor I tried every trick in the book, short of drinking castor oil, to get things moving and nothing worked.  So this time we might just be patient and wait for God to tell us when it's time!!

Here are pictures of big brother:

Too cool for school

These next two pics probably aren't Josh's favorites.  One day I was doing my makeup on the bed and Connor decided to join in.  The scary part is that he kind of knew what he was doing.  In this first picture he was pretending to apply foundation.  I tried to get him to smile and look at me but Dora was on, and well, she is way cooler to watch than Mom! The 2nd picture is his attempt to curl his eyelashes.  I don't think we really need to be concerned though b/c Connor is ALL boy! In fact he gets in trouble at MDO and the teacher said oh he's just a boy!!  He thinks everything is a ball that you can throw across the room and plays a little bit rough.  So hopefully we can just use these pictures as blackmail someday!!