Chloe Dee is here!!

Well our new little baby girl has finally arrived! Chloe Dee Jensen was born on April 21, 2008 at 3:40 in the afternoon. She weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long. She has a head full of dark hair and so far she has been a very good baby. We were able to come home yesterday (4/22) and it is really nice to be at home. Chloe did have a little jaundice, so we went back today for a weight and bilirubin check. She is doing great! She nurses so well that her jaundice is nearly non-existant! Big brother Lane is doing well, too. He loves to rub Chloe's little head and he loves to get close and talk to her. He seems concerned when she cries. The slide show above only has a few pictures, but our neighbor Anita, who watched Lane while we were in the hospital has more pictures that I will post later. Take care and we will keep in touch.

40 Weeks

Well, we're down to the wire now! I had my 40 week appt on Thursday (April 17) and everything was good. I gained 1 more pound and my blood pressure was good. Baby's heart rate was 155 and she is still head down. I am dilated 1 1/2 cm so now its just a waiting game to see when she will come. I had my membranes stripped which was nothing short of TORTURE!!! Never want to do that again, but I have been having some contractions since then, so hopefully that will get the ball rolling. We have been taking long walks trying to see if that will help any, but so far nothing. If I am still pregnant on April 25th, I go for a Non-Stress Test to make sure the baby is doing well. And if I am still pregnant on April 29th, I go in for induction...I am hoping that will not happen. So for now, we will just wait and see. I will try to post a message when we are going to the hospital so that everyone knows we're on our way. Take care!

38 Weeks Dr Visit

I had my 38 week check-up today and everything was great! I gained 2 more pounds, my blood pressure was good and I have no swelling. The baby’s heart rate was about 158 and she is still head down. The Dr did some external feeling around and thinks the baby is about 7 pounds. On the inside, I am dilated a "fingertip" which I think is about a centimeter. My next appt is in 10 days and I will be one day from 40 weeks by that time, so hopefully I won’t have to go to that appt. I would really love to have this baby by then!


Big Brother is very excited!