37 Weeks...7 lbs 12 oz

We went to the doctor yesterday for our weekly appointment, and found out that the baby is doing great! The ultrasound was really cute...the baby was holding onto his/her toes! He/She weighs 7 lbs. 12 oz., according to the ultrasound, but that usually estimates a little high, so our doctor thinks the baby probably weighs around 7 1/2 lbs. The Dr. also said that the baby would be a good 8 to 8 1/2 pounds when it was born. It all depends on when the baby comes. It could weigh less or more...no one will know until the baby arrives! Kelsey is scheduled to be induced Thursday, March 12, if the baby hasn't arrived by then. However, the doctor said that she is 2-3 cm. dilated, so she expects that Kelsey will go before March 12. Technically, the baby could come anytime! We are very excited to meet Baby McQuality, and will keep you all posted! Have a great weekend!

Look at that chin & chubby cheeks!

36 Down...??? To Go

These past few weeks have been pretty busy.  We've finished up all of our baby classes, and toured the hospital.  We feel a lot more comfortable now that we've had a practice run to the hospital.  We didn't even know where it was, so good thing we now have directions and know where we are going!!  Kelsey's parents and brother came out this past weekend, and spent a few days with us.  Once they left, we headed over to Babies R Us and Target and got the last few things that we needed before that baby gets here.  We think we are now as ready as we are going to be, and cannot wait for the little one to arrive!

(week 36)

We went to our weekly doctor's appointment yesterday, and she said that we have a wonderful baby!  It was the first time they checked Kelsey to see if she was dilated, and she is, 1 cm.  Next week Kelsey will get another ultrasound to see how big the baby is and we should know more then. 

(week 35)

Shower / Week 34

On Friday we went to the doctor and had our last ultrasound.  The dr. said the baby is growing well and that he does not anticipate any issues (great news!).  He also said that the baby currently weights 6 lbs. 1 oz, which kind of freaked Kelsey out.  The baby should gain about 1/2 pound a week from here on out, so that puts the baby around 9 lbs. the middle of March.

Yesterday, Kelsey had a shower with a lot of teacher's from her school.  It was supposed to be a surprise, but Kelsey was accidentally included on an email that was sent out about the shower a few weeks back...oops!

Kelsey with shower hosts:  Donna, Joy, & Megan

The gifts at Donna's house.  

All of the gifts after we got home, time to start putting everything away.

My shower was a lot of fun yesterday.  There were about 35 people there, so it was a really good turn out.  I am blessed to have such wonderful friends that hosted the shower for me and such great people that I work with.  Donna, Joy and Megan had the shower catered and also made some of their own food.  We had lasagna, garlic bread, salad, veggies & dip and fruit & dip.  For dessert, Megan made her incredible "Death by Chocolate" dessert with Reese's peanut butter cups and we also had white and chocolate cake and punch.  As I opened my gifts, the guests played a Diaper guessing game as well as "Baby Bingo."  Matt and I have a few things to get before Baby McQuality arrives, but we are pretty much set now thanks to all of the gifts we have received from family and friends.