Filed under: The Bump
7 lbs. .04 oz. - 20 in. long
By Kerry.
Phew… its finally here… tonight, at 7:30 p.m., I’m supposed to be at the hospital to start this thing you call labor. If you have been keeping up, that is about 3 weeks in advance. Its a very surreal feeling knowing that by this time tomorrow night my son could be in my arms.
2 weeks back I went in for what I thought was going to be a routine check-up but instead it was the start of the every day monitoring… well almost every day. Counting tomorrow, I would have gone to either the hospital or to my doctor 10 out of last 14 days and all because of high blood pressure. If there has been one nuisance out of this pregnancy this is definitely it. Its not fun at all peeing in a bucket over 24-hours and keeping it chilled in the fridge. I’m just glad the bucket is bright orange because otherwise Steven probably would of gotten a “sour” rude awakening one of these mornings. 
So anyways, we just finished packing tonight and hopefully we have everything.
- Toiletries
- Snacks
- Change
- Baby Book (for foot & hand prints)
- Camera (& charger)
- Pads
- Nursing Pads
- Scrunchies
- Change of clothes for me
- Comfy clothes for me (PJs)
- Sandals
- 3 Pair of Socks for me
- 2 Newborn Outfits
- 3 Pair of Socks for Jayden
- Macbook (& charger)
- Extra clothes for Dad (just in case)
I’m not packing for Disney World but its still going to be one of the greatest moments of my life. I have had a couple of those moments these past 9 months. It’s an amazing feeling, of course, feeling your child inside of you. It’s an amazing feeling seeing Jayden grow from being so tiny. And it’s an amazing feeling seeing Steven get so excited… The first time in the hospital being monitored, the nurse examined me to see if I was dilated. When the nurse told us that I was 1 cm., Steven made the cutest face and had the best reaction I had ever seen. He smiled, squirmed in excitement and laughed. Luckily his mom was there to witness too. I guess it showed me a lot because since that moment I have loved him even more than I ever thought possible. I know now that hes really ready to love and support our new growing family … even if he finds it a little weird reading to my stomach. 
36 weeks pregnant (technically) - 53.0" (+3.5 inches)
Ok so here is the latest picture of the tummy. I actually gained more weight. That’s now a total of 14 lbs. gained and yes I’m actually happy about it. Next time I take a picture of my stomach I’m hoping its because its getting smaller. Wii Active here I come!
Wow… next time I write, I’ll be a Mommy.
By Steven.
I called it our “last hoo-rah” … our last date before becoming parents.
It was nice … soon-to-be-Mommy sitting across from soon-to-be-Daddy in candlelight, sipping on the most expensive champagne and playing our favorite songs in the background. OK, so there was no candlelight or champagne and none of our favorite songs were playing but it was still nice.
Sitting across from me was all I could ever ask for – an amazing woman with an even more amazing gift inside of her. I just can’t believe the road we have traveled to get here. It’s been tough, really tough at times, but we still get past it and always end up laughing. There will be times where I’ll want to “run the other way” but there will always be the many happy memories we, and Jayden, will continue to make over time that will make it worth the while.
Plus, there will always be last night’s memory of me looking across the table seeing my precious glowing wife and thinking “Wow, I get to spend the rest of my life with her.”
By Steven.
… the last week, weekend or even night to ourselves. Yea we can’t believe it either.
To explain, Kerry had an check up yesterday and left with a jug to pee in. This is the second time she has had to get a urinalysis because of high blond pressure. The first time it came back OK. This time, on the other hand, it took a different turn.
Ends up that her blood pressure was still high and before doing anything else, her doctor sent her straight to the hospital. High blond pressure is never good especially when it could cause problems for our little one. After a couple hours hooked up the machines her blood pressure came down but apparently Jayden’s due date could move up.
We will know more tomorrow, after the other urinalysis is tested, but one of the nurses said they want to push it out at least another week. Wait, what happened to Dec. 11th? My guess is that because of the recent complications no one wants to take a chance dragging it out longer. Plus, it dosn’t help that Kerry is already 1cm dilated and 50% effaced! Must of been because we were bumpin’ ugglies last night. … How many guys can say the hid the salami and put their girl on bed rest?
Anyways, in other good news the Rockets won again so all those “experts” keep doubting us while we turn you into fools. Damn, who am I kidding trying to play this off …
MY SON IS COMING!!!
FINALLY we got it all done. It only took us about 7 months. I guess we were excited because we started way early and we are glad we did … there is not much more time until the final piece is added. I hope he loves it.
Filed under: The Bump
By Kerry.
Its been a long time since either of us have supplied any kind of update and a lot has gone on.
Last time you heard from me I was only 25 weeks pregnant and about to go in for the dreaded glucose screening. My ankle hurt and everyone had to comment on how big Jayden was going to be. Since then my screening came back good, my ankle feels better and I the few pounds I gained have now been lost. If your keeping up, thats a grand total of only 8 lbs. gained throughout. I guess Jayden is taking everything I eat.
What else …
Oh, I lost my job a few weeks back (the story is long and dosn’t make any sense). Who fires a pregnant woman for hardly any reason or warning?! Its frustrating but honestly its worked out. Im getting a lot more rest than I used to and now I can just concentrate on me and Jayden. Its been wonderful not having that stress of work on my shoulders. Its true when people say “everything happens for a reason” and there couldn’t be a better reason than making sure Jayden is OK.
So here were are to today and I only have about 6 weeks left before my son is going to be here. It is a countdown that I have been waiting for forever. From the 2 doctor’s appointments since my last post, Jayden is doing good. Not much to report other than everything is going normally … heart beat is great and he is growing like he is supposed to. Pretty good if your not counting the kicks to the ribs. I think the kicks become stronger each day and now more than kicks, they have become complete body movements. Im talking about skin stretching, boobs twiddling and Steven laughing. I feel like I have an alien in my stomach and knowing it is my son is such an amazing feeling. I love knowing hes there but he could give me break sometimes or better yet, come out already!
As you can tell, I am getting very anxious for him to be here. And I’m very ready to get back to normal activity … I miss me and Steven rough housing. I want to put my shoes on by myself. I want to get up without grunting. I want my body back. I want to get back to sleeping through the night even though that won’t change for a long time. I want my endurance back and speaking of endurance, I miss margaritas. Its time Jayden … Mommy needs her groove back.
A good thing about being pregnant – Everyone is so nice to you. Almost every time I go out these days, someone is wanting to talk to me and ask how far along I am. Its great to notice people looking at my stomach with a smile. It sure beats the alternative of people looking at my stomach in disgust (not that its happened!). I always paid extra attention to pregnant women and babies and now I thats where I am and where I am going. Its crazy.
So the next step now is that I go back to the doctors at 37 weeks. This time we get an ultrasound to see about how big Jayden is going to be when he comes out and will decide if I’m delivering or getting a C-section. I don’t want the C-section but as long as Jayden is here and healthy then I will be all OK.
So we’ll see how it goes down the final stretch … I better start packing.
