Final Doctor's Appointment

We had our final doctor's appointment this afternoon. He said that that I'm 70-80% thinned and 1-1.5 cm dilated. That is some progress since our appointment last week, but doesn't sound like I'll be heading to the hospital tonight. We have an induction scheduled for Wednesday (5/13) at 7:30am. The doctor is hopeful that I will go into labor before then...I guess we'll see.

Tomorrow will be my last day of work before I start my maternity leave. My mom is getting into town on Sunday night, so if I haven't gone into labor before then, I'll spend Monday and Tuesday with her...good mother daughter bonding time!

I can't believe this is actually going to happen in the next week or so. I've been feeling good through this whole pregnancy...I'm hoping the next few days continue that trend.

Doctor, Picture

Well, there was another doctor's appointment today, it was the first one that I missed. Stupid classes. It sounds like I didn't miss anything noteworthy, though. The heartbeat was 127 and the doctor thinks we may have another week before anything happens, but there are still no concerns at this point.

Since we haven't had a good picture of Laura up here in a while, we thought it would be a good time to add one. How about we have a little comparison:

37 Weeks Tomorrow!

We had our first doctor's appointment in 5 weeks today. I had gotten a little nervous that it was so long between appointments at this stage of my pregnancy, but things seem to be progressing right on schedule. The baby's heartbeat was in the 130s, lower than it had been at our previous appointments...apparently that is natural given I only have a few weeks left. The doctor asked if I have been feeling any contractions since our last appointment...I didn't think I had. After closer examination, it appears as if my body is preparing for child birth and I may have had a few mild Braxton Hicks contractions without knowing it. Can labor be that easy too?! :)

December Doctor's Appointment

So, we went to see the doctor today. There wasn't much in the way of news, but everything sounded good. The baby's heartbeat was in the 140's this time, and the results of Laura's blood test showed nothing unusual. He did scold me, though, for not getting a flu shot yet. He doesn't even like the thought of me getting sick while the baby is developing.

Back to the positive, we set up our next ultrasound appointment for December 18th, so we should have up-to-date pictures to show everybody over the holidays!

Went to see the doctor today

The baby's heartbeat is in the 150s. Anybody know if that means anything in regards to gender predictions?

Ultrasound Pictures

Today we went to the doctor, and had our first ultrasound. Presenting Baby Yaklin:

By the way, they gave us a new due date of May 6th. Note the change in the countdown.

Our First Appointment

We had our first appointment with the OBGYN today. I had a physical examination, blood tests, and a lesson in prenatal health 101...he was a wealth of information for the two of us. He also said that during our next appointment, I would have my first ultrasound...Owen and I are pretty excited to be able to see our baby! Yippee!

Oh yeah, I did come away from the appointment with a few instructions for vitamins and other supplements I should add to my daily routine. Lets just say that my medicine cabinet now rivals that of any senior citizen!