Doctor's Quote Today....

"You're having a Hippopotamus"


9 pounds 6 ounces....smart man.

Testing out Tater's room

So Brian, Aimee and Dylan stopped by on their way up to visit's Aimee's parents this past week and also on the way home, which was an awesome surprise. It was great to see them. We used D-man to test out Tater's room and he seemed to be ok with it all . He presented us with his seal of approval....good thing, no shot I was doing any more work on that room.

38 week appointment update...

The baby is coming....

At my appointment today, the doctor told me that I'm 1 cm dilated. This could mean the baby still won't be here for a couple of weeks, but it's definitely exciting to know that the process is starting! We will update if anything changes between now and our ultrasound a week from tomorrow.

Also, we are taking boy/girl votes! :) Let us know what you think.

37 weeks!

The countdown has begun!  We are under three weeks until the due date and technically the baby is full term.  We definitely feel ready for the baby to come in terms of making sure we have all the necessary "supplies" and getting the house ready.  However, now that we are ready, the baby probably won't come until after the due date!  My doctor appointments are down to every week and we have another ultrasound scheduled for a week from Tuesday.  The baby is just getting bigger and bigger (scary)!

Thank you to everyone that's been checking on me during this last month!  I really appreciate the emails and calls.  I'm feeling great...I'm just a little big and awkward.  My clothes all seem to be tight and it's getting hard to pick things up off the floor.  Fortunately, I'm probably only working one more week and then I can just relax and wait for Tater to decide to come.  :)

We will be sure to let everyone know when something changes!  For now, we are just having fun waiting and getting ready for our Christmas celebration (next weekend :)).  

8 Months

8 months down, 1 to go....

35 weeks....

Things are progressing pretty nicely in the Kray household.  A couple of highlights from the past two weeks:

• Kris' other 'moms' threw her a wonderful shower in VA.  It was a great time and we got some really nice gifts that we're excited to use with the new baby.
• We had our Child/Infant CPR class, which was what you'd expect...nothing to exciting, but we now feel prepared in the very unlikely event we'll need to use the skill.
• Kris' good friend Colleen threw her a surprise shower with all of her local friends, which was the first of her showers to be a surprise.  Rumor has it, she was very surprised.  She loved seeing everyone and eating her favorite ice cream cake.
• We had another ultrasound (see above) to see how the baby is progressing.  It's already at 7.2lbs, which is big but still in an OK range, per the doctor.  Dad thinks it's good because it will be more durable upon entry to the world.  Mom likes it because it justifies some of her size.  The pic above totally looks just like Dad.....this is one lucky kid.
• We graduated from our child birth prep class, which may make you think that we're ready....not sure we really feel like that, but I guess there's no turning back now...

The 32nd Week...

Well, it's been quite a week for us, which is requiring a post from me instead of Nick.  We are feeling like we are in the homestretch here as a lot of the last minute baby things have started. 

- This past weekend, Nick's mom generously hosted a baby shower for me in CT where we had lots of fun celebrating with the Sharry clan.

- On Thursday, we had a doctor's appointment (our first of the more frequent appointments).  Everything is going great with the baby and we are scheduled for another ultrasound in two weeks - the baby seems to be tracking a little large.  I'm just excited to see the baby again!

- Our baby furniture was delivered (also on Thursday) so our empty yellow room is starting to feel like a home for our little one.

- Also, on Thursday (Thursday was a big day for us!) we had our first childbirth prep class where we took a tour of the labor/delivery and maternity ward at our new hospital and learned about some of the early stages of labor.  We saw 6 newborn babies in the nursery - pretty soon, one of those babies will be OURS!

With all of the activities of the week, I'm getting incredibly excited and loving every day as we anticipate the baby's arrival.  I'm feeling fantastic and every movement the baby makes is just awesome.   It's exciting to think that in less than 7 weeks, the baby will be here!

This weekend, my "Moms" are hosting a shower for me in VA.  More details/pictures to come!