Another Update

Well, there's not a whole lot of new things to tell. :) I keep putting off updating here hoping that we'll be able to post an update that we're headed for the hospital in labor, but not yet! Monday we had a morning OB appt. Still 4 cm dilated, VERY soft but still very far back cervix-wise. They did a non-stress test and little sister is looking good. The doctor said she just couldn't believe I haven't delivered yet! Monday afternoon we did a maternity session with Amy. I'd been sort of wishy washy on decided to do one since I just didn't feel very photogenic but I'm glad we did since we have the pictures from when I was pregnant with Kyra and I know that the girls will LOVE seeing them some day, especially when they're all grown up and it's their turn! (Although, if Phil has his way they'll be adopting since they'll already be going through menopause when they get married...) As much as I hate pictures of myself I have yet to have Amy take pictures of us and not end up with ones I actually like, even of ME! It was an interesting photo shoot since Bean was NOT feeling cooperative and mostly just wanted to run around naked and distract Amy and get in front of the camera. At one point she did bring me a remote control car to sit on my tummy, a present for Little Sister maybe? Even though she's normally just fascinated with bellies in general and especially mine, she wasn't about to kiss the tummy or cuddle or anything cute. :)

Besides the two on here, I put a few of the pictures up in a web album that you can go see HERE but be warned, there are some bare belly shots and a few nearly naked baby shots. ;)

Tooth Number Seven

Kyra had another tooth come through today! On the bottom, just to the right of the center two. I KNOW it wasn't even looking like it was about to come through yesterday but today when I was putting her in her carseat, there it was, just the tip through the gums! The matching one on the left is white and swollen today too so that one may be here soon!

35 Week Appointment with Little Sister

I had my 35 week appt today and will be going to weekly appts now. Phil wasn't able to be there as he forgot and volunteered to work today (normally his day off) for a special project but it wasn't a big appt or anything so no big deal, although, this is the first time in a couple months that it took the OB more than a few seconds to get little sister's heartbeat on the doppler and of course it was the appt without Phil! She was just being stubborn though and popped up after a minute or two. My cervix is still pretty far back, but I'm dilated to 3 cm already! Baby is low and head down with her head right on my cervix. In fact, she had her hand up on her head and when the dr. was checking me she could feel her little fingers. My OB said she was shaking hands to say hello! Hopefully this means that we'll go into labor on our own before hitting the April 1st induction date (which she said was fine for a date, 38 1/2 weeks is enough with my cervix already ripening.) I'm praying though that we can make it to March 21st as that will be 37 weeks and I'll just feel better about baby coming then. It does look like we're going to skip the whole 1st stage of labor again though since it's 0-4 cm! She was looking at when to schedule another ultrasound to check little Sister's size and decided to schedule it for NEXT week since she thinks we may or may not be pregnant 2 weeks out!

She's WALKING!!!

It's official, we have now gone from "she could do it if she felt like it" to officially walking! Last night after dinner Phil and I were playing in the living room with her and she was cruising around the outside of the superyard and she just let go and kept going! She walked all over the livingroom and office with itty bitty little steps for nearly half an hour! It was just so funny because I'm used to toddlers who sort of go a bit and then fall or sit down and then get back up and go a little more when they're just getting started, but not Kyra! Apparently she's been doing so much practicing all this time when we knew she'd be able to do it if she really wanted to that now when she feels like walking, she just gets up and goes! I'll try to get some pictures/video tonight if she's feeling cooperative.