Been a while...

It's been a while, so I'm going to try to get caught up here...

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!

36 Week Dr Visit

I had my 36 week check up yesterday (Monday, March 24) and everything was good. First of all, I gained a whopping 8 pounds in the last month! Not what I was expecting, but I guess I was making up for previous months when I lost a couple of pounds. That makes my total weight gain 17 pounds. My blood pressure was good and I have no swelling so the Dr said I was perfect. The baby's heart rate was about 145 and she is head down, getting ready to be born. I don't have another appointment for 2 weeks and at that point they will check to see if I am dilating at all. That's about it...it was a very short appointment. I have been more and more uncomfortable these days, getting up and down out of the couch is hard work and dealing with Lane is too! :) Sunday morning before I got out of bed I had some mild cramping and I was a little worried, but it subsided and I was fine the rest of the day. I guess that's it for now...I will write more in two weeks if not sooner. Stay tuned..............

Easter 2008

Here are a few pictures from our Easter. Lane had lots of fun searching for eggs with the kids from the neighborhood. The weather was gorgeous and we had a GREAT day!

Been a LONG time....

Okay, so its been a really long time since I did this, but we are coming down to the wire, I figured I better get on here and write an update. First off, I am 36 weeks pregnant today and I have about 28 days left before our little Chloe makes her grand entrance. I have my next Dr appt on Monday so it will be interesting to see what they have to say. From this point I will go back every week until she is born.

Lane had a Big Brother class last night up at the hospital. It was really cute. The kids all colored pictures for their new babies. They read a story about when baby comes home. They took turns diapering and holding the baby. Then to wrap up, they got to tour the Labor and Delivery Dept so they would know where mommy would be. I think Lane had a really good time!

We have been working hard getting Chloe's room all ready for her and I am proud to say that it finally feels like it is done. There are still things I would like to do in there, but for the most part it's done. If she were to come tonight, her room is ready.

I'm going to end this update with a new slide show of her room and a belly shot that was taken today. And don't forget to scroll down to the last blog entry, I have added pictures to that slide show, too! Enjoy and I'll write again soon.

Progress

21 Weeks down...we're more than half way there! I am feeling a lot of moving these days, and some of it can be felt from the outside, too. I have been hungry a lot more, too. Last night when I went to bed, my stomach was growling and I really should have gotten up to eat a bowl of cereal, but I didn't. Sleep won out. I have been cleaning like a mad woman, so that has exhausted me for the past few nights. I just can't seem to keep the house clean with Paul and Lane around!! ;) I have compiled a short slide show of my progress so far. I will add to it as time goes by so don't forget to check back often for new pictures and updates! Have a great day!