Annika @ Home

Annika got to see her new home this last Saturday.  Dad is going to be putting her crib together today after grandpa helps him move the queen size bed out of there(might not need that for a while).  She has been adjusting really good.  She’s been eating and sleeping great.  She’s getting a little too used to falling asleap in mom/dad’s arms so we’re going to try and get her used to falling asleap on her own the next few days.

Beth’s insurance covered an at home nurse visit so we had her stop by on Monday.  Annika was 6 lbs. 7 oz. at the visit.  The nurse gave her a great bill of health and gave us some good baby pointers.

Annika has also had a lot of her relatives stop by and play with her.  Here’s one of my favorite pictures with her cousin Ava.  Older cousin Tanner was also really great with her.  He thought it was awesome when he got a chance to hold her.  Uncle Rob stopped by with Precious(his dog) and she was really good with Annika too.

Today is the Day!

At 5:50 this morning Beth woke me up and said she thought her water broke.  It sure sounded like the real deal so she called the hostipal and they asked her a few questions and said she should come in within the hour.  We got to the hospital around 7:20 and the nurse put her on a monitor and the baby was doing great.  She checked to make sure that her water was broken, and it was verified that she was going into labor 🙂  It sounds like she’s moved down, and is progressing great.  Still quite early on, but it looks like her birthday could be 12/11/08!  More to follow.

Near 40 Weeks

Beth went in for her 39.75 week appointment and by all indications, we could have a baby at any moment.  Apprently I was wrong the entire time by saying the due date was Dec. 17th…it’s actually the 13th.  Beth is dialated to about 2 cm and the doctor “stripped the membranes”?  Not entirely sure what that means, but it supposedly could speed things up.

After much contemplation, we think we have agreed on a name and I have to say I LOVE it!  Who knows, once we see her things could change.  I was a little worried that we would have her and not decided on a name, so that’s a big releif we both love the name we have picked out.

More updates to follow.  Dad got a new camera, so I’m sure there will be zillions of pics once she’s born 🙂