A good night's sleep

We've now had seven nights in a row where the baby has slept right through.

A couple of mornings she has woken up around 5am, but if we get 6 hours sleep then we're counting it as a full night!

If she keeps on like this we can move her into her nursery to see how she does.

What are these wiggly things down there?

The baby has just discovered her feet.

I was sat holding her sat on my knee when she suddenly noticed her feet.

She became fascinated by them and starting moving them around and wiggling her toes.

It's amazing to share her new discoveries.

Finger's Crossed

We have a doctor's appointment this morning.

Our doctor's office is on the 22nd floor of the hospital.

Our bags are in the car so we'll be hoping the doctor tells us to go down to labour and delivery on the 3rd floor.

Fingers crossed.

United! United!

It's the day of the big game and still no sign of the baby yet.

There's still a few hours to go though so stay tuned...

Progress

We were at the doctors again this morning.

It was a quick appointment, we were straight in and out.

The doctor did his thing and told us that my wife is 2 centimetres dilated which is good progress from last week.

The magic number is 4 centimetres. That is when they will book my wife into the hospital.

We made another appointment for next Monday, but it could be before then.

Fingers crossed.

Latest Doctor visit

We had a doctor's appointment today.

We were due for another ultrasound and after our last one a couple of weeks ago when the baby was already 6 lbs 6 oz we were expecting (or hoping) for her to have grown so much that the doctor would tell us it was time to get her out.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

The baby is now 7 lb 1 oz, which is perfectly normal and the doctor told us to make an appointment for next Monday as usual.

The ultrasound was more rushed than normal as the office was quite busy. The baby was not playing along so the technician took the measurements and that was about it. We couldn't really see anything so we didn't even get a picture this time.

At least we know everything is ok though.

Maybe next week..

Moving out

My wife and I were just talking about how we're tired of waiting for the baby to arrive and ready for her to move out of the womb and join us.

Then I realised that in about 18-20 years we'll be having a similar conversation wondering when she'll decide she's ready to move out and get a place of her own!

Haircut..

Today I had my first haircut in months.

I was starting to resemble Daniel Day Lewis in Last of the Mohicans so it was well overdue.

The incentive was realising that the baby could arrive any day now, and when she does, photos will be taken that will be looked at for the rest of our lives so I need to look my best.

Job done!

Full term!

My wife is 37 weeks pregnant today which means the baby is full term.

Still no sign of her yet though..

Hiccups

The baby had hiccups tonight.

She's had them before but it's the first time I got to feel them.

It was a funny feeling and I couldn't help but laugh.

No news..

We just got back from our doctors appointment and there's not much to report.

Dr Hold did his checks but the baby is not ready yet.

He did say that the baby is quite big as we knew she was 6 pounds 6 ounces when we had the ultrasound on the 2nd July.

We're scheduled for another ultrasound next week so maybe we'll know more then.

Now then youg lady...

We're now 24 days from the due date, which is August 4th incase you've forgotten.

My wife is about ready to go now so we're just waiting for the baby to agree.

The worrying thing is Manchester United are coming to Houston on July 28th and every one keeps telling me that that is the day the baby will arrive.

They say it so often that I'm now resigned to it actually happening.

It would be a shame if it did happen. I'd hate to miss the birth of my first child.

Just kidding!

I did tell my wife that there would be other kids, but Manchester United might not come back to Houston but I just got one of those looks that told me to stop talking.

Count Down

4 weeks to go!

Just like your Father

We had the latest scan yesterday.

We're about 5 weeks until the due date now and we'll have weekly doctors appointments from now on.

Our appointment was early morning so the office was pretty quiet. The ultrasound technician was able to spend more time with us which is a good thing because thew baby was not being co-operative at all.

The technician (nurse?) did all of the measurements and then started prodding and poking trying to wake the baby up so we could see her properly.

We gog to see the baby's heart beating on the screen and the blood flowing around her body.

She eventually woke up and gave us a couple of minutes to watch her blinking and pursing her lips, then she yawned and rolled bazck over and that was that. It was at this point my wife stated that the baby takes after her father.

I'm not sure what she meant by that obviously but what we do know is that neither of us can wait to finally meet her!

35/35

Today we have reached the 35/35 stage.

If you're not sure what that means, it's the point in the pregnancy where you've been pregnant for 35 weeks, and you have 35 days to go.

Almost there!

Hospital Tour

We went on a tour of the hospital last night so now we know where we need to go when the time comes and what is likely to happen.

The doctor assured us that we're unlikely to give birth in the car on the way to the hospital, and that I'm unlikely to faint in the delivery room.

Now I'm worried about having to deliver a baby in the car at the side of the road, then fainting when it finally happens!

All in all, it was good to see where we need to go but by the time the baby gets here I will have forgotten it all and will be relying on my wife to tell me what to do in between contractions.

Baby Registry

We went to Babies R Us today to do a baby registry for my wife's baby shower.

The best part of doing a registry is getting to play with the hand held scanner.

We were probably in there for a couple of hours scanning all of the things we'll need once the baby arrives.

I must admit it was good fun, even more than when we did the Wedding registry, probably because we got to think about using everything with the baby.

We even bought a few things but we managed to avoid getting too carried away.

Luckily the shop gave us a list of things you should have on your registry. It came in handy because I have no idea what we will need once she arrives, other than clothes, nappies and toys.

Kick and a punch

Last night I felt the baby move again.

It's still very faint but we could even see it as well.

She's a stubborn little thing so when you're waiting to feel her she won't kick but sometimes I get lucky. My wife feels her all the time but the odd time I get to feel it is special.

A faint touch

I think I felt the baby kick for the first time last night.

I think I did.

It was a very faint kick but it's the first time I've been able to feel anything.

My wife can feel her kick all the time so I'm glad I'm finally getting in on the act!

Baby likes chicken

Last weekend we went to La Madeleine for dinner as my wife was craving one of their chicken salad sandwiches.

Usually, my wife can only feel the baby moving when she's lying in bed at night.

We were stood debating what we were going to have before ordering when all of a sudden my wife made a noise like someone had just tickled her.

The baby had given her a big kick, which was the first time while she's been stood up and out and about.

The baby was probably hungry and tired of waiting for us to order!