Happy Birth Day Abigail Grace

Abigail Grace made her big appearance via emergency c-section at 12:44 am on Tax Day, Tuesday April 15. I had started having contractions Sunday morning around 9 am and went to the hospital Sunday night around 6:30 pm. Even though Abby was only 8 pounds (even) she wasn't going to make it out the old fashion way, so after over 30 hours of labor we were the cause of the midnight calls to all of the surgical staff at the hospital. They were all good sports about it and all seemed to be wide awake.

Abby clocked in at 8 lbs. 0 oz. and is 22 inches long (no wonder they thought she would be big - the girl is all legs). She has tons of almost black hair and has been a very content baby so far. We are all doing well and adjusting to our new schedules. Enjoy the photos. (and yes... for the observant, this post is back-dated. It is currently 5 pm on April 16th and Steve and Abby are rocking so I can check my email and update Abby's fans).

The Last Quarter - Week 30

Well, week 30 is off to an eventful start. Sparky is about 17 inches long and should be weighing in around 3 pounds. We say should, because yesterday we got the results of the glucose tolerance test and the waffles were not the cause of the high reading. Unfortunately, I have gestational diabetes. On the bright side, if we can control the diabetes there are minimal risks to Sparky, the biggest risk being excessive weight gain by the little squirt, which may make a early c-section necessary. Hopefully the doctor will be able to answer most of our questions this morning at our appointment (which will now be a weekly event to make sure the diabetes is under control). My waistline went up to 45 inches, so I am sure she is growing well and she is getting quite a bit stronger (we can tell from her kicking).

I've made it to the last third of the baby afghan, so hopefully we will have that ready in time for Sparky to use it. We've also started to get our hospital stuff around, just in case. Other than that we are both growing bored with pregnancy and the aches, pains, swelling, and discomfort. Steve's been wonderful at helping me deal with it all (so has Maize by being remarkably calm most days).

Hoping you all are having a good week. Needless to say we've been a bit overwhelmed with the influx of information and the major changes that the next 10 weeks will hold, but we are deciding to remain positive and trying not to stress over things we can't change anyway.