The Latest from Evan

Hi there Family and Friends,

Just wanted to update you on the latest and greatest!  I am quite comfortable here in Mommy’s belly.  I mean who wouldn’t be?  It is much warmer in here than it is out there.  Mommy takes such good care of me in here, so I try not to make her uncomfortable.  I figure what’s staying put for another week or so going to do.  Well yesterday I got poked and prodded trying to figure out why I’m still so high and floating around in mommy’s belly.  It wasn’t the most pleasant, but the verdict was that I’m floating too much, I’m too big, and mommy’s too small.  I’ll be born late next week by a c-section.  Mommy and Daddy are OK with this.  Deep down Mommy knew this was how it was going to work out.  We’re all just excited about finally meeting each other!  We’ll know the official date later today and we’ll keep everyone posted.  It looks like my birthday will be January 20th or 21st, so watch out world because, here I come!!!Can’t wait to meet everyone!

Love,

Evan

Our Predictions

So, because I like to bite off more than I can chew, I decided to make Evan’s baby book.  It actually didn’t take me too long and was kind of fun.  One of the pages in the book was inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Young House Love.  When they were expecting their little girl they did a similar page and we thought it would be fun to recreate it.  So here’s a peak at our predictions for Evan.  Scott of course wants to keep score to see who “wins”.  My opinion is that we both win!

mom

hair color: strawberry blonde

eye color: blue

weight: 8 lbs.1 oz..

birth date: 1.12.11

first word: dada

favorite color: green

favorite animal: dog

future occupation: number cruncher

dad

hair color: black

eye color: blue

weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz..

birth date: 1.14.11

first word: dah (for daddy)

favorite color: blue

favorite animal: penguin

future occupation: professor

Full Term

 

As of yesterday, I am considered full term.  What that means is that if Evan were born today, he would be just fine and thrive!  So what that means to me, is that he can come at anytime!  I have what my Doctor calls IDBP syndrome…otherwise known as “I’m Done Being Pregnant Syndrome”.  I’m tired of the backaches, tired of not being able to be comfortable in any position, tired of having irregular contractions….just tired and done in general.

 Plus I’m as big as a house.  I me tone of Scott’s customers at Target yesterday and he told me I was looking “plump”…nice right?  Then today I went to check out a new store and two complete strangers said something to the effect of “Oh my, you’re ready to pop any day”.  My response….one can wish!

 I am starting back to work Monday after having 18 days off in a row.  It is bittersweet because I want to work to keep my mind occupied, but I’m not looking forward to how much I’m going to ache each day until Evan comes.  

 OK, so that is my Full Term vent for the day.  Hopefully I won’t have too much longer to complain!

Oh and since I was too busy complaining……Happy New Year!!!

Evan's room

We finally finished it.  Well it has been close to being done for some time now, we just had to wait for Christmas to pass, so we could take a couple more things downstairs.  So now that the Christmas tree is gone, his room is offically done.  Minus my hospital bag and the car seat, which I'm sure will make their way downstairs in the coming days.  Anyway, just thought I'd share some pictures!

36 weeks

I hit 36 weeks on Christmas Eve!  We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with my parents.  We played a pretty intense game of Risk, ate a great dinner, went to church ,and opened presents.  Evan gave quite a bit this Christmas.  He is a funny gift-giver though.  He got me a onesie, he got his daddy a onesie, and he got his grandpa a onesie!  So really they were gifts for him :-)  He got some other things too, that were actually meant to be for him the whole time! 

Christmas Day we went to see Scott's family.  Unfortunately we couldn't stay too long because a winter storm was on the way.  Sure enough we drive home in snow the whole way.  It didn't start sticking to the roads until we got off the interstate though.  We ended up with around 3-4 inches, but Scott's folks got 10 inches!!

Then today, we had our 36 week appointment.  My regular doctor took the week off, so I had to see someone else in the practice, but she said everything looks great.  We had an ultrasound and the little guy is doing great.  They didn't get and estimate on his weight this time, but maybe next week.  The doctor said I was close to being 1 cm dilated, and that things were starting to move along.  I'll be anxious to see what kind of progress is made over a week's time!  So next appointment is Jan. 3!  Time is ticking, he'll be here before we know it!  We can't wait!!!!

5 weeks to go...maybe

I hit 35 weeks today.  That means in 35 days or less, Evan will make his arrival.  Did you hear me?  In 5 weeks or less, we're going to have a baby!!  90% of the time, that thought excites me, the other 10% of the time....it scares the crap out of me.  Don't get me wrong, we're ready and want to meet our son, but there's just a little anxiety mixed in there.  I think it is the not being in control thing that is causing the anxiety.  If I knew when I was going to go into labor, I think I'd be just fine, but not knowing when or what labor feels like (yes, I know when it comes, I'll know) makes me a little nervous. 

So just to add more to the mix, Christmas is in a week!  I've had a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year.  Honestly, I think its because I'm looking forward what lies after Christmas a little bit more this year.  Plus I'm just plain exhausted.  Lucky for me, I get two whole weeks (plus 2 days, thanks to a little snow) off to get in the spirit and finish getting things ready for Evan.  Scott took next week too, so it will be nice to spend some QT together! 

As far as how Evan's doing...he is fantastic.  He gets weighed at our next appointment at 37 weeks, but he is head down and getting into position.  He is probably pushing 6 pounds by now and at our latest ultrasound we found out that he has some hair on his head!!  Amazing the things an ultrasound can tell you!  I guess at this point, check back often for the latest updates!  Our next appointment is Dec. 27th, so we'll update with the latest then!

Until then, have a Merry Christmas! 

Just the two of us

Back in October, I came back from my baby shower and Scott has surprised me with tickets to see The Chorus Line at the Landmark Theater.  It had always been a wish of mine to see it on stage.  My mom and I LOVED to watch the movie and I can sing all the words to the songs even though it has been years and years since I last saw it!  It was quite the surprise and Scott took such care in picking out the perfect seats (if you've been to the Landmark, you know that the seating is tight..especially for my super tall hubby).  Well yesterday was show day and seeing it on stage did not disappoint.  It was a fantastic performance...and I could still sing along to EVERY song :-) 

We saw the matinee show, so afterwards, we went out to eat at The Boathouse...Richmond's only river front dining experience.  It was great.  The place has floor to ceiling windows with gorgeous views of the river and city skyline.  It was even prettier this time of year with the skyline lit up for Christmas.  Dinner was great and somewhere between the Lobster Bisque and the Crab Stuffed Shrimp we realized, this is probably our last big night out...just the two of us.  It wasn't a sad discovery....more of an exciting discovery! 

After dinner, we stopped by Target (because what date night is complete without a trip to Target!) for chocolate....I've been seriously craving chocolate these days! Then off to see two of my favorite Tacky Light Houses.  We talked about how fun it will be to bring Evan in the years to come; so he can see the house that has lights that dance to music and the house where you can see Santa and Mrs. Claus and get a candy cane.  We just hope these people keep up the tradition...because they are awesome!

And of course to end the night we curled up on the couch and watched White Christmas as the snow started falling.  It was the perfect day for just the two of us!