VerPloeg Baby Shower

We had a couples baby shower for Carol and I today on the VerPloeg side. It was a good time being able to visit with the family, and we got a lot of good gifts. We all fit in our cousin Andrea's condo, making it nice and cozy. Unfortunately the weather did get kind of bad by the end of the shower with things getting slick, so hopefully everyone was able to get home alright.

What's wrong with our geese?

It's going to be December tomorrow, it's snowing, and it's cold out. What are they waiting for? There were 100's of them in the field across the street this morning, just hanging out apperently waiting for the weather to get really bad before they head south.

Things to come

Today the realization of things to come came in two forms. One is that winter is just around the corner. It was nice that it did get up to 57 degrees today, but this is what welcomed us this morning.

It wasn't much, and had melted by the time that we got home from church, but it is coming.

With the changing season upon us our daughter arrival is getting closer every day. We anxiously await her arrival as Carol continues to get larger and more uncomfortable. Here is Carol at just about 38 weeks.

The last ultrasound

Well we had three appointments today. The 1st was Carol's regular OB appointment this morning, which went well. Carol was happy to hear that she was released from bed rest, but I think she was enjoying sleeping in. Since she finished 36 weeks they said she was in the clear and if she went into labor they would let her go.

The second appointment was with the pediatric kidney Dr, to go over what they will do once our daughter is born. They will pretty much will just run a few tests a day or two after she is born to see how things are flowing. This will determine if she is having any reflux and determine if she needs to go on some antibiotics. Other than that they couldn't really say anything, as their patient isn't born yet.

The 3rd appointment was the final ultrasound before she is born. Everything is looking great and she has really grown. By the ultrasounds estimation our daughter weighs 7 lbs right now. Carol was a little freaked because she still has a month left, but due to the babies position and Carol's progression, Dr. Drake was pretty certain Carol would go early.

Here are a few pics from the ultrasound.

This one is different. It shows her hair!

Foot & Fist

Carol at 36 weeks

Well its been awhile sense I posted a picture of Carol so here is her at 36 weeks. She is still on "bed rest" but hopefully will be released from that at her next appointment on Tuesday. She continues to get larger and her braxton hicks contractions seem to increase in the evening. I think we are pretty much ready for the little tike, house wise that is. As for personally, its hard to believe that she will be coming soon. I believe we have settled on a name, at least for know, and everyone will find out once she is born.

It doesn't seem that long ago that we found out she was pregnant, but on the other hand it seems like she has been pregnant forever. I don't think any 1st time parent thinks they are 100% ready for a child to be born. Everything is going to change, in a good way, but it will be quite an adjustment.

Its November, That means Water Slide!

Our neighbors decided to take advantage of the upper 70's weather today, on November 2nd, and get the water slide out. It seemed a little bit crazy but it was a beautiful warm day and the kids had a blast. Carol was not to happy that she couldn't go out and enjoy the day, but Jill kept her company for some of the afternoon.

It's Getting Closer

Well Carol may be doing a lot of this.


On her last appointment on Thursday Carol was informed that she was 1 to 2 centimeters dilated and that needed to go on bed rest until her next appointment. This was the 1st time they had checked this and as far as the doctor knows she has been this way for some time. But in the mean time they want her to be idle, and if nothing changes at her next appointment on Tuesday she will be free to go back to doing what ever she wants. For Carol's sake I hope that becomes the case.

It did freak me out a little bit (a lot) when she called me after her appointment telling me she was supposed to go to Methodist to have them check her out. The bag was not packed yet!

This situation has made the realization that our daughter may be coming sooner than expected, prompting me to finish up on the baby projects. The nursery is officially done. The crown molding is up, the changing table is done, and sheets and clothes are washed. Here is a short tour of the nursery.