Tuesday is the big day!

Hi Everyone.  It’s Monday night, and tomorrow is the big day.  We went to see the doctor today and the consensus was that the baby was too large and Crisi was too small.   Her cervix showed no dilation and the doctors strongly encouraged a c-section.   So while dissappointed that Crisi couldn’t deliver the old fashioned way, we elected to schedule the c-section for tomorrow morning at 8am.

Cris is delivering at St. Lukes Hospital in The Family Birth Place area.  We should probably be there until Friday, but we might get to go home early depending on how Cris is recovering.   Either way, Crisi is excited that she and our new son will be home for Game Day on Saturday.

Those of you in the area who would like to stop by, please give me (Trav) a call on my cell phone and I’ll let you know if/when she’s up for visitors.  We appreciate all your warm wishes and support and look forward to introducing Josh to his extended family.

We will do our best to get pictures posted online as soon as possible.

Trav

39 Weeks and expecting a Big Ole Boy!

It’s Friday, September 12 and I am a round and ripe 39 weeks pregnant!  We had an appointment at the specialist’s office yesterday to do what they call a Growth Scan, which is an ultrasound where they do all sorts of measurements of the baby’s head, belly, thigh bone and arm bones to determine an approximate size and weight.  Josh is coming in hot at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, with a margin of error close to half a pound.  So, it looks like when he comes out, he’ll be somewhere between 8 and 9 pounds.  No sweat!

I’m still out and about almost everyday…driving to doctor’s appointments , going to the grocery store, shopping and walking around.  My feet swell pretty bad and I don’t move super fast, but I’m getting around, which keeps me in good spirits.

Travis took me on our last fancy dinner date on Sunday.  We got dressed up and went out to the TPC Sawgrass and had a fantastic dinner.  I was able to stick pretty well within my diet, with the exception of a delicious piece of chocolate pie that we split.  It was so great to get out and just feel like a married couple again and not scared expectant parents. Travis has some pictures we took that night posted below.

We hope you are all enjoying life as summer winds down, college football season gets geared up and the weather (hopefully) starts cooling off a bit.  Please keep us in your prayers.  We are hopeful that Josh will come on his own accord in the next few days.  If not, the doctors will schedule an induction or C-section by next Thursday, the 18th, which is his due date and we’d sure rather go the natural route.

Love to you all.  Crisi

38 Weeks Complete

Today is Friday, September 5…  We’ve (well, Crisi really) been pregnant for 38 weeks.  I think last night Cris was trying to will the baby out of her.  She had false labor contractions about every ten minutes for most of the evening until they finally settled down toward bed time.  She’s been able to interact with the baby – pushing on his hands or feet and having him push back.  At this point, he’s so big in there, it’s easy to feel him smushed up against the belly and sometimes it’s easy to see also.  

Crisi has doctor’s appointments three times a week now and she gets an ultrasound every Thursday.  Yesterday, they were waiting to see the baby practice his breathing and switched over to the 4D ultrasound for some fun while they were waiting.  His face was as cute as ever and, once again, he was sucking on his arm.  I think we might have a chronic problem with arm hickies after he’s born.  We hope you are all doing well and we’ll let you know when he makes his big appearance.  I’ve set up a group on my cell phone to send everyone a text message.   Parents and siblings – you’ll get the first phone calls.  

–Trav

37 weeks and ITCHING for delivery!

It is Thursday, August 28 and today marks Joshua reaching full term, meaning that he can safely come any time now.  Crisi feels pretty confident that he is a “September baby” and won’t be making his appearance until after Labor Day, but there are certainly skeptics among our family and friends.   They might be right if she keeps pushing herself like she has been.  For instance, she mowed the lawn yesterday in the 85 degree heat.  I’m pretty sure all the neighbors think I’m quite a slave driver after seeing her out there.

We’re very anxious to meet the Jellybean and Crisi is literally ITCHING to have him out of her.  Her belly itches all the time as her skin is stretching to accomodate his growing size and movement into the birth canal.  She’s using every lotion, oil, body butter and cold pack she can get her hands on to try to alleviate the itch, but sometimes it just seems like a losing battle.  But that appears to be the most major complaint, so I think we’re in good shape.

The tests they do at the specialist’s office twice a week are all consistently coming back perfect and he looks like a healthy, active baby.

As we get down to these last few days and weeks, we’re getting the camera out more and more.  I’ve posted some pictures of our recent day trip around some of our favorite haunts in Saint Augustine, as well as a couple of Crisi’s belly around the house.

We hope you all are doing fantastic and we’ll continue to update more frequently as we get closer to the big day!

Trav