Check up!

Not a lot of change, but mom is 1.5 cm dilated, still 60% effaced and baby Dane has dropped a little more and is now at station 0 meaning his is "engaged". Dad is desperately hoping for baby to pop out in the next week! Another check up a week from Monday. If Dane's not here yet, we'll update you again next week:)

Less than 3 weeks now!

So we have another appointment tomorrow to see how everything is going and from the looks of things, Dane is running out of room! Lots of contractions lately and mom and dad are very excited! So much so that we had to get our tree a little early so we could have everything ready when little guy gets here! Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers! It's been so nice to have so many people supporting us while we're so far away from home. Well, enjoy the photos and soon we'll have some photos of little baby Dane to post for you!

Current DOB betting is as follows:

Malena: Dec 3 (wishful thinking!)
Joy: Dec 8
Frank: Dec 10
Mike: Dec 11
Joni/Sara: Dec 12
Actually due date: Dec 18
Blejski: Dec 25 (so not nice!)

We're still taking predictions!



This morning @ 37 weeks and 2 days! Wow, I can't believe I've been pregnant this long!



Our tree... in case the belly was blocking the first shot!

He's on his way:)

Hello everyone:) Well, we had another check up! We're 35 weeks and 4 days. Baby's heart rate is a strong 140 and he's been head down for atleast 3 weeks now! We also found out that mom is 1 cm dialated, 60% effaced and baby Dane is at station -1 (on a scale of -4 to +4). Mom and dad are very excited to hear that things are moving in the right direction! From the looks of things, baby Dane will be here even sooner than anticipated! The midwife thinks he'll be about a week early! Woo hoo!

More photos to come... promise! Tomorrow's the Marine Corps Ball so we'll have photos from that too. Fun, fun, fun. Heels, a formal dress and pregnancy. Can't wait!

Mommy Update: Still big. Still a bit unconfortable. Still loving that this little guy is always kicking around. Still scared to death that I won't know what to do when he comes out! Or before for that matter! And still can't wait to see his face for the first time!