Belly Photo- Week 39

So we completed week 38, and were just beginning week 39 when we went to the Doc for our weekly check on Monday, March 30 . He told us I was 4 cm dilated and approximately 70% effaced. We were so excited that I was already progressing along!! He asked us if we wanted to schedule an induction because he would be leaving for a week long vacation that Friday and really wanted to be the one to deliver her. Since we were definitely on board with that and we already knew she would be plenty big enough, we scheduled the induction for that Thursday, April 2. We went right out to the car and started calling all of our family so they could be prepared too. In all of the excited preparation, we completely forgot to take our last week's belly shots before Kieran joined us, so all we have is the photo my mom and dad took of me the day before our induction. Oh well!! I don't think there was too much more growth that last week anyhow!!

Belly Photos- Week 38

So we just completed week 37, starting week 38 and had our first progress check at the doctor's office on Monday. We are 1-2 cm dilated but 0% effaced so he thinks it will still be a little bit before she joins us. He did say that he could feel her head, so she is head down and ready to go! I haven't started having any contractions yet (not even small ones) but we'll keep you posted! We go back for another progress check on Monday, 3/30 and can't wait to find out if Kieran is any closer to being here! Can you tell from the front shot that she likes to sleep on the left side of my belly? : )

Kieran Moving

So I have been trying to catch Kieran moving in my belly for a long time now, but she appears to be camera/ video shy : ) She is constantly moving, but every time I whip out the camera, she decides to hide. These two little clips are the best I have been able to catch so far!

Work Shower

So Ryan's co-workers were sweet enough to throw us a baby shower too! Everyone has been so wonderful and generous. We got so many cute things and just can't wait for Kieran to use them! Here are a couple of photos of the sweet treats they had for us and what I can only describe as the coolest diaper tower supply cake that you've ever seen! It was a really fun idea. Thank you all so much for everything!

Belly Photos- Week 36

So Kieran doesn't have near as much room to move around now!! Her movements seem to be more in rolls than in jabs, etc. like they were before. I thought she was in my ribs before, but she is definitely always in my ribs now. My ribs feel so expanded, I have no idea how she will keep growing for another month, but guess it will happen somehow!! It's definitely harder to sleep at night due to the pressure inside my belly and due to all the pressure she is putting on my ribs, but I'm managing. My hips keeping going numb too as I shift from side to side during sleep. That's what usually wakes me up and causes me to shift again. She's still been great to her mom though so I can't complain too much about being uncomfortable in the last 4-5 weeks!! If I've made it this long without extreme discomfort, I guess that is more than most people are able to say, so I've been very lucky : ) Don't mind the crooked belly button in the front shot, that's just how she likes to lay so that my belly looks distorted. I think she does that part on purpose : )

AR Baby Shower

Connie and Kristen threw me a baby shower here in AR on Saturday, 2/21, and I had a great time!! Baby Kieran got so many wonderful things and I can't thank you all enough for helping us get prepared for her arrival. She is definitely one spoiled little girl and she's not even here yet!!! Thank you again Kris and Con for everything! You did a wonderful job and I'm so grateful!!

Kieran's Room

We've been working on getting Kieran's room set up for a little while now and are pretty much ready for her to get here. We've had a ton of fun getting it ready for her and can't wait to actually see her using her own little things!

Belly Photos- Week 31

Here are the belly photos from week 31. She is getting bigger and bigger everyday! She is definitely in my ribs all the time and loves to move around when I'm sitting down or laying still. It feels like her butt is continuously on the right side of my belly so her feet and hands are always beating me up on my left side. She's starting to respond to her daddy's voice and he loves to talk to her all the time. We went to child birth classes this weekend and it just made it that much more real for us. We can't wait for her to get here!!

3rd Ultrasound Photos (4D)

We finally got to have our 4D ultrasound today! It was so amazing to see her little face. She kept putting her foot above her head and kept trying to sleep on us. So the ultrasound tech had to keep pushing her around to get some movement. As you can see from the first photo, she got aggravated enough to stick her tongue out at us! She's a mama's girl for sure!! The tech tells us she's weighing in at about 4 lbs, 6 oz at this point, making her the size of a baby that would be 2 weeks farther along than her. She's gonna be a big one! It's definitely fitting that I've been calling her my chunky monkey!

Belly Photos- Week 28

It's starting to feel like she's taking up more and more room on a daily basis. I can definitely feel her kicking like crazy now and we've started to be able to see her rolling movements (vs. just quick kicks). She's still all belly at this point!