Thursday, March 26, 2009

She's Almost Here!!!

We are so excited that Kate is on her way! Just two weeks away...April 10th can't come soon enough!

My doctor's appointment on Monday was pretty uneventful, but Dr. Reed guestimated that Kate weighs somewhere in the 6.5 to 7 pound range right now. It seems I'm destined to have big babies (Avery was 7 lbs 13 ounces and she was 3 weeks early!). Other than feeling huge and not sleeping at night, and miserable heartburn, I'm actually feeling okay. At least I haven't gotten the enormous swollen ankles like I did with Avery (not yet, anyway).

My c-section is scheduled for 8:30am on the 10th (Good Friday) at Memorial Hermann Hospital here in The Woodlands. Of course, if she wants to come a few days early, that would be fine with me! We'll probably be in the hospital through the weekend, but I'm hoping to come home sometime on Easter Sunday.

I've had some requests to see pictures of Kate's room, so here are a few I took this morning. Of course the pictures don't do it justice, but you get the idea.

We used Avery's old furniture, but a new pink/brown color scheme:




And here is the Elfa shelving Lee and I installed in Kates closet LOVE it:


So here's my funny pick of the week. I think Avery is going to be a chef when she grows up because she loves to "help" me cook in the kitchen. This day we made rice krispie treats and she just couldn't keep her hands (or toungue) off the mixing bowl.


Avery is so excited about being a big sister and talks about all the things she's going to share with Kate when she's here. We'll see if she remembers all those promises in a couple weeks.

The girls from my old office at The Woodlands Township were so sweet and hosted a dinner to celebrate Kate's upcoming arrival. Here we are after chowing down on chips and jalepeno ranch dressing at Chuy's. I told them I didn't need any gifts, so they all brought diapers...which I will definitely be able to use soon. We are well-stocked now! Do you think I can get any bigger?