http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress Expecting our first March 23, 2006 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 04:05:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wednesday March 22, 2006 We went to bed early Tuesday night but come 1:30am I was awake and could not get back to sleep for more than 10 minutes at a time. Come 3:30 we were both up and I brought Bryan into work for 4:45 and I went right ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=61 1 day till my due date - can't believe it is here already!! I guess my body can't either as I got no sleep last night, we went to bed around 9pm last night since Bryan had to be to work for 4:45 this morning for an upgrade of ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=60 It's amazing to think that I have been pregnant for over 9 months now and any day we will get to meet this little pike of ours. The other thing that amazes both Bryan and I.... when you look at a newborn you think tiny and oh so fragile, ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=59 Friday my boss let me work from home and I was amazed at home much I got done. Late that afternoon was my OB appointment and I was really hoping to talk to my doctor since I wanted to figure out what we could do. By this time ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=58 Well it was a false alarm!! I am soo not sure what happened but they were coming 5-7 minutes apart for almost 3 hours by the time we got to the hospital but according to the nurse some of them might not have been contractions since I said a few were ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=57 OK I'm really not sure what is going on now - around 1pm I had a contraction that was so bad - I couldn't talk for 2 whole minutes, I just sat there at lunch with my friend trying to even let out a breath, all I could do is ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=56 Monday and Tuesday night we finished putting away clothes and getting things organized before the baby comes. It is amazing how much gear we have for camping, kayaking, hiking, backpacking, snowboarding, computers, software, etc - this is why we still have so much stuff in our spare bedroom - ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=55 Well we officially have the bassinette and changing table in our room, most of the baby clothes washed and put into the changing table baskets, most things sorted and into totes for stuff we don't need right away (just have to label and put into the spare bedroom). Last week I ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=54 As of last Thursday this baby has become a "full term" baby!! This means that from this point on if the baby comes it would not be considered a premie! Friday was my 37 week OB appointment and I got to meet the last doctor in the practice - she ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=53 It's hard to believe I have been prego for 36 weeks, boy the time keeps flying by and any day now we will be welcoming Little Pike into the world. I'm amazed that the baby will be here no later than 37 days from now and we still have ... http://ally.thepikes.org/wordpress/?p=52