Regan Has Arrived!

As many of you already know, Regan Jean Kerl arrived on Tuesday!

Regan Jean Kerl

Born March 24th, 2009

5 pounds, 10 ounces

18 inches

Baby and mom and dad are doing great!

More to come when we get home from the hospital!

The Last Day

Today is our last day as a family of two.  I made my last run to Target for a few things, then Kevin and I went to Tina's for a final dinner out.  These things won't happen again for a while, I have a feeling.

I've been feeling great all day, but now that I sit here typing this, mere hours away from our big event...the nerves are setting in.  I am so excited it's unbelieveable...BUT, I still have to undergo major surgury tomorrow, and that makes me uneasy and nervous.  I know that everything will be fine, and it's one of those things that I will forget all about once I am holding my beautiful baby in my arms.  

I will be bringing my laptop to the hospital and will hopefully be able to post a few pictures tomorrow or Wednesday.  Wish us luck!  Talk to everyone soon!

Week 38

This is the last full week of my pregnancy! This time next week we will be the proud parents of a baby girl! Time has just flown by so quickly now, and it seems like yesterday we were making our big announcement to the world.

This week we made our last trip to Babies R' Us to get the last few "essentials", though I'm sure there will be a few more trips for the things we will inevitably need. However, I think I will be sending Kevin on those trips, because I still can't stand the sight of that place!

I went to the Dr. today, Kevin had a meeting at work, so Kannan was the 3rd party in the room today. We just chatted about any questions I had about the surgery, and I got all of the paperwork for the hospital. Now all we have to do is wait for Tuesday to get here.

I'm really excited that we get to meet our baby, but I am so nervous about the surgery, and just becoming a mom. I know that there is nothing to be worried about, it's just the fact that all the dreaming about it is going to become "real" next week, and I just hope that I'm as prepared as I can be.

This week I decided that I need to finish a blanket that I had started making about a year or two ago... because otherwise it will never get done. So I guess I converted it into a baby play blanket... I just finished it this morning.

Next time I post will be Monday night!

Week 37 - Full Term!

"At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life. "

This weeks marks the baby being full term, which means that she could really make her appearance at any time now. We went to the Dr. on Thursday, and I gained 7 pounds in two weeks! The Dr. said it was probobly water weight and it's not a big deal to worry about such a big gain. Kannan was there working on her OB rotation for PA school, so it was fun to have her there too!

A little after the appt. they called me to officilly schedule the surgry for Tuesday March 24th at 9:30am. So we have to be at the hospital two hours before hand so that I can have some blood drawn and an IV catheter placed. I'm seeing a lot of needles in my future. One for the blood draw, one for the IV, a few for the spinal block, one for the actual spinal... and probobly a few more post-op. Fun, fun! But I know it will all be worth it in the end!

Only two more entries until the baby is here!

Week 36

Well, my freezer is officially full of all kinds of casseroles and other easy freezer meals. Kevin and I will not starve once the baby gets here. I even got a sign of good luck while I was cooking; double yolks!

This week we went over to Beth's for Derek's 5th birthday party. He patted my belly and told me that the baby was getting really big in there and that I'm starting to look like Santa. I think that it's great that he is even concerned about the baby at this point. He said that when the baby is born she is going to be very small and you have to be gentle with her, "like Jack". Jack is my in-laws little dog (see picture), who we tell Derek he has to be gentle with because he has "little bones". Too cute.
This weekend we had our all-day childbirth class, which we didn't really need to take, but I think we would of felt like bad parents if we didn't attend something. It was from 8am to 5pm.... ugh. We sat through videos, did "breathing exercises", and learned all about childcare. The truly interesting part was the tour of the delivery rooms, and recovery. We got to oogle at all of the babies in the nursery too! It really hit home, the fact that those people will be us in about two weeks!

Week 35

Well this week was my official last week of work. I have three weeks of maternity leave before the baby is born, and there is so much to do! Today I went to Wegmans and dropped about $200 on groceries to make a ton of freezer meals. I cooked for 4 hours straight today, and only got a few meals done.

I also got my completion coupon for Target in the mail today. So now I have to figure out what I need left on the registry and make an online order so that we can have everything here before the baby comes!

Today I'm including some updated pictures of the baby's room. It still needs some work, like a shelf above the mirror and we still need to order the glider. This week we have to install the car seats in both cars, and hopefully go shopping at Target to get our 10%off.

So much to do! So little time!