The Marx's

Sunday, March 27, 2011

39 Weeks & Counting...

March 24th Appointment...
Nothing has changed. 39 weeks and nothing even starting to happen...baby is still active & healthy though. Now it's just time to hurry up and wait! Our doctor seemed like he was shocked to find that my cervix hasn't even started to thin, but assured us not to worry. Of course he knows how excited we are getting, so he apologized when he said I should schedule another appointment in 1 week. It was sort of funny & not really a surprise to me to hear the news. The doctor went on to say that he's been wrong in the past & if anything changes to let him know...gotta love the optimism! :) April baby here we come. My goal was to get through the weekend since we had company coming over for 1 more work weekend. So far we made it! Cory & I spent some quality time watching a chic flick, putting baby furniture together & getting my car ready for the carseat. We were able to celebrate his upcoming 21st birthday too!

It's now Sunday night, so at this point anything can happen! Nate & I continued working around the house today. He was mostly working on the upstairs, while I tried to do laundry & some cleaning the main floor. We even got to go on a date tonight! After running errands at Menards & Target, we headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for an excellent dinner...Ultimate Nachos & 3 different types of Hot/Spicy Wings..YUMMY!! :)

Here's some pics of the weekend:

39 weeks & 2 days

Windsor doesn't know what to think of all the loud noises around the house with the construction taking place...he's sure in for a big surprise!

Changing table set up = check

Swing Assembled = check

Bouncy Seat Assembled = check

Ready for baby = ????

The guys doing a "dry fit" of the banister...Nate stripped what seemed like hundreds of layers of paint off the spindles & banister, sanded everything like crazy & got it ready for stain/varnish.. A project that took countless hours. The finished project should be up soon!

Grandpa "H" & Nate

We are so thankful for all of the help & advice we've gotten from our "this old house" experts!

Soon to be Great-Grandma Jean hard at work...all new doors upstairs!

Who has the bigger belly?! I think Cory is even trying to push his out!

Grandma Julie always happy to work. Wish I had her energy!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

38+ Weeks

Just wanted to update you...

Well, after our appointment (Thursday March 17th) it looks like we might just have ourselves an April baby after all. Everything went well, baby is healthy, active & a little stubborn! Last week we had to do an ultrasound to see if baby was still breech & luckily it had moved to head down. When we were in on Thursday I got checked (no I'm not dilated at all & the cervix hasn't started thinning either) the doctor thought baby might have flipped again, so we had to do another ultrasound. Luckily, it's head is down...it was just very active & not wanting to let us know it's position! We'll go back in a few days (March 24th) and see if anything has changed.

Since there was no sign of baby coming anytime soon, Friday I had a girls night with my mom. We went for pedicures, shopping, dinner & watched a chic flick, while Nate continued to work on the house. (I have such a good husband!!) We had a blast & now I have cute toes again...just in time for delivery! :)

We spent the remainder of the weekend working on the house. It's getting closer!! The walls are painted, baseboards are up & doors are in. There's not too much left...finish painting the bedroom doors & some of the trim, and then it's time for carpet! The upstairs should be "liveable" within about 2 weeks, just in time for some company!

I'll try to update everyone again after my doctors appointment this week, unless baby decides to come early!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

37 Weeks

I am now 37 weeks and we're getting very anxious for Baby Marx to arrive! We were in to the doctor on Thursday for my first check. Nothing is really happening yet, but we had some good news...baby is no longer breech! We had to do an ultrasound to see for sure, and the head is down. What a relief! The doctor doesn't anticipate anything will happen in the next week & told me to relax. He was quite serious when he told me not to over-do-it...apparently some women do way too much before they go into labor & then don't have enough energy to get through all the labor/birth. Guess I'll just have to relax! :)

The drywall is up and painting started this weekend. I can't believe what a transformation has taken place! The picture below is in Baby Marx's nursery...we can't wait to meet you!! :)

Thursday, February 10, 2011

32 Weeks in Key West & Key Largo, FL

This past weekend (Feb 4-7) I got to spend the weekend in Key West & Key Largo with some girlfriends from work. We went down for the weekend to plan Katy's wedding...and have some fun girl time too! Mission accomplished. With the reception site & major details booked, we were able to hit the beach, shop & try some tasty restaurants. It was my last official weekend to travel any sort of distance, and Dr. Hallman told me before I left that it was important to go on the trip to The Keys to get my Vitamin D intake. Gotta love doctors orders! I am 32 weeks in these pictures, now almost 33 weeks. I was in for my checkup today and all is well. Baby is continuing to grow, active and healthy.

Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
Key West, Florida

Sunset in Key Largo, Florida

Duval Street, Key West

Sunday, January 30, 2011

31 Weeks

I'm now 31 Weeks & can't believe how fast time has gone by! Baby will be here before we know it! We had our last appointment on January 20th, at 30 weeks. We still don't know what we're having, just that it is a healthy & big baby!! Baby Marx weighs 4lbs already, a full pound more than is predicted/expected at this time. She/he has long fingers & has been moving like crazy. Heartrate 160bpm and strong. I am still leaning on the side that we are having a little girl, although I'm not sure why. Nate thought we were having a little boy until he saw the baby's fingers on the ultrasound...at that point he said "Amy & Leah have long fingers, it's going to be a girl!" Guess we'll just have to wait & see! Everything has been going well still. I had good test results come back...no Gestational Diabetes, yay!! At this point we're still on track to deliver around April 1st. The doctor had no reason to believe (as of now) that I'd deliver early, even with the size of the baby now.

Christmas with The Marx's & Surprise Baby Shower

Christmas with The Marx family was January 15th...the only weekend we could all get together. We had a blast though. I was 29 weeks & not the only pregnant one...we're so excited that Amy & Adam are expecting also, and a little girl at that!! Here's some pictures of the weekend.

Nate had fun playing with Cayle & Brock...with the best toy ever, an empty box!! The boys thought it was great & it was so cute to see them laughing as they got thrown around inside.

The Marx Family just keeps growing! This year we had a Christmas Theme contest...as you can see we had 2 Uncle Eddy's! Needless to say, they won the contest!

A big "Thank You" goes out to the Marx Family for the surprise baby shower...it was more than we could have ever asked for. Baby Marx sure got spoiled!! We can't wait for Baby to meet Grandma Cindy & Aunties Amy, Leah & Katie!!