40 Weeks

That's right - 40 weeks!

Looks like the poll ended with Halloween being the top guess. Labor would have to start soon and progress rather quickly in order for mini-kuper to arrive on Halloween.

I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday and I had made a little progress but still barely dilated to a 1 and still 50% effaced. I've tried all the wivestales, but to no avail she is just not ready to come out yet. I go back to the doctor on Monday and will talk induction (if I haven't gone on my own by then).

Pretty much everything is done and ready except for the name letters. And the Grandma's are getting awfully anxious!

39 Weeks

This week at my doctor's appointment I found out I was almost dilated to 1 and 50% effaced. Doc doesn't feel that the conditions were right for induction at this time so I go back this Wednesday for another checkup. Had a few more contractions Friday night but not enough to send me to the hospital or anything.

So...it's just the waiting game now. I made it through all the important stuff at work so I feel like I am really ready to go.

When we do have the baby and get settled at home I'll post pictures and info here. Thanks for checking in!~

38 Weeks

2 weeks left to go. no news to report at my doctor's visit this week (still not dilated).

Here's a couple new pictures:

Adorable and hilarious onesie from my friend Amy from work (let me know if you don't get it)














updated crib picture - my mom made the bedskirt















other pics of the nursery - all stocked!

37 Weeks

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

...well, almost anyhow. It's been a very productive weekend so far. Last night and today I did several loads of laundry and just put away the last of mini-kuper's clothes - this girl is set as far as clothing is concerned! I also got the crib sheets, changing pad cover, towels, burp cloths, etc. washed and will put them away tomorrow. John helped a lot tonight as well and says he's learning a lot about what babies need.

Most importantly (to John) I picked up the rest of the itmes needed in order to pack our bags for the hospital so the bags will get packed tomorrow.

Baby Showers
I had a Halloween-themed baby shower thrown by my friends today. It was really nice, great food and good to catch up with everyone before I have a little one to worry about. Got lots of great gifts and we played some cool games - including the infamous 'candy bar in a baby diaper' guessing game which was hilarious! my friend Beth made this adorable diaper cake - I'll try to post pics of it next time I do an update.

Last Saturday my family and John's family hosted a family baby shower for me. Had a really good turnout and we all decorated quilt squares in leu of playing games. Aunt Kristi was in town for the shower and to celebrate (Grandpa) Jim's (john's dad) 60th Birthday. John and I asked Aunt Kristi and Uncle John to be mini-kuper's godparents and they happily accepted.

Doctor's Visit
Had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday. She guestimates that the baby weighs about 6.5 lbs. right now and is still head down. I am not yet dilated at all but doc says that rarely means anything as babies come when they feel like it. I go back this coming Wednesday and will go every week until she arrives.

Good News
My best friend, Kristin, found out this week that her son, Keegan, will be arriving from Korea this Tuesday evening. She and her husband, Shawn, are very excited as they've been waiting about a year and a half for him to arrive. We've only seen 2 pictures of him so I'm anxious to see what he looks like and also happy for Kristin becoming a mom.

Sad News
Lastly, I have some sad news for this blog update. John's grandpa Kuper passed away Monday night. The visitation and wake was Thursday night and the Funeral Friday morning, followed by a luncheon at the church. It was a nice ceremony and was fun to hear lots of stories during the wake. One I liked a lot was that Grandpa Kuper believed children should be seen and not heard - wonder if I can get that to work with baby kuper??

Busy Week & Things To Do:
This will be a very busy week at work as we're doing our annual health screenings - quite a stressful time for me and I'll be working crazy hours so if you don't hear from me, that's why. If I hear anything exciting at my Wednesday doc appt I'll try to do a quick blog update. If the stress of the upcoming week doesn't bring on mini-kuper's arrival then I think she might just stay put till Election Day.

Almost ready for her to be here; this is what I have left:
- pack bags
- make name letters
- install carseat base
- VOTE! (absent tee ballot of course)
- send out thank you notes from the last 2 showers
- catch up on DVR (ok, not really a priority but it would be nice
- sleep (yeah, right...like I sleep much these days anyhow)
- finish reading my book on nursing