What a journey the past nine months have been, such an exciting time filled with so many changes and so much to look forward to. Tomorrow will be a new day. A new day with a new beginning that will change our lives forever.

I truly have been blessed with a very pleasant pregnancy and I feel fortunate that I can look back on this experience with fondness…and look forward to doing it again. We certainly appreciate all of the kind words and gestures from our family and friends and are blessed to have you here with us during one of the most important moments of our lives. We look forward to introducing you to the newest member of our family sometime on Wednesday!

Monday's Child

Monday's child is fair of face,

Tuesday's child is full of grace,

Wednesday's child is full of woe,

Thursday's child has far to go,

Friday's child is loving and giving,

Saturday's child works hard for its living,

But a child that's born on the Sabbath day

Is bonny and blythe, and good and gay.

Max and I were both born on a Tuesday. Several people predicted that Baby Miller would arrive last Tuesday...all to no avail. Perhaps this coming Tuesday?

Autumn Splendor

Autumn. It is Max and my favorite time of year. Unfortunately, the weather has been less than ideal so far this October, leaving us with very few days to get out and enjoy the spectacular show Mother Nature provides us with each season. Day after day we have been faced with colder temperatures, wind, and rain. Lots of rain lately. Today however, we saw a bit of sunshine so we decided to take a walk on the trails at a nearby park, right after work. What a great opportunity to take some photos and capture this truly magnificent time of year. Come walk with us!

40+ Week Update

I went to the doctor today but have nothing new to report, Baby isnt ready yet. Last week we talked about inducing later this week but now I think Ive changed my mind. Since Id prefer to do this all on my own (thank you very much), I thought, why push it? Im not miserable, the baby is doing just fine, there's really no reason to force this baby out of it's nice, warm, comfortable environment. We're just anxious to meet our new baby, that's all. Once I hit the one+ week overdue mark, then we'll revisit the induction topic. Since Im now overdue, each appointment I go to I have to have fetal monitoring done. This tracks the baby's heart rate to ensure that things are still progressing as they should. At past appointments, when the heart rate was measured, it was usually in the 140s. Last week it was 130s. Today, it was 150s...until I went in for monitoring.

I sat down in the Lazy Boy, all hooked up, and began to watch the heart rate flicker across the monitor. Another young girl was in the room getting monitored as well, although she still had a month to go. I asked if she knew what she was having and she said 'boy'. I noticed that her rate was below 120 and mine started out in the high 130s. Hmmm...interesting. Our baby decided that it was comfy-cozy and took a nap, so the rate was pretty low most of the time. Apparently that's not what they want when trying to monitor heart rates so the nurse practitioner came in with a "vibrator" to wake it up. The rate ranged anywhere from the low 120s to 150s when there was movement. All in all, the rate was similar to the other mom-to-bes, I just had significantly less movement since Baby was sleeping most of the time. Its taking after Daddy already...

Two Days and Counting...

We’re two days from our due date and we’re getting lots of inquires about my status so I thought I would write a quick update. Drum roll please…

Nothing has changed. Nothing, nada, squat, zilch. Im still 70-80% effaced but not dilated. Nothing’s happening. What good is a full moon if it cant put me into labor?

I go back to the doctor on Monday to see if there’s been any progress. If I am dilated then they’ll schedule an induction for the following Thursday. If Im not dilated, then I’ll go back to the doctor on Thursday. If I make it until Thursday and Im showing signs of progress, then they’ll schedule an induction for Saturday. Just as I would “prefer” not to have an epidural, I would “prefer” to not be induced. But this baby has got to come out!

On a side note, I had a dream last night that we had a baby boy. A real boy, not a cat or any other life form for that matter, a human boy. And the baby’s heart rate was in the 130s today, unlike the 140+ of times past…also indicating a boy (if you believe wives tales). Time will tell!

A couple of weekends ago, Max successfully assembled all of the baby gadgets that we have received thus far. The stroller, the car seat, the pack and play. I hesitated with the pack and play as I really didn’t want to have it taking up space but figured it would come in handy so we’re at least trying it out for now. It didn’t take long before someone else was trying it out… The crib was up for a few weeks before we added the mattress and sheeting. Surprisingly, the cat, who is about as nosey as they come, could seem to care less about the big white box that sat adjacent her favorite window in the whole house. When she sits in that window, which overlooks the street and the on goings of the neighborhood, she’s at eye level with the crib and the cushy mattress that lies inside. Could the baby bed and its ecru sheets be so lucky as to go unscathed by the fury feline? Hardly. It seems that by telling her that she could no longer take up residence in the pack in play, she decided to curl up and take a siesta someplace else. My only question is will she continue to sleep here WITH the baby? She’s a very good mamma, Im sure she’ll take good care of Baby.