Our little T-Ball player

Check out the picture of Jessica, the T-Ball player at http://www.eyarc.org/

No Progress...

No labor, no baby, no progress!! Not to say something won't happen soon, but it just didn't happen yet!! I still 'feel' like it's going to be any day, but who am I to predict a miracle to happen!!

Thanks for the thoughts and well wishes over the past few days too!

I went back to work today and my coworkers surprised me (and Bob) with a baby shower gathering - - cake, fruit, a few gifts etc. It was very nice of them!! I was completely surprised though! My face must have turned 10 shades of red! Bob had already figured out the surprise!

I have a Doctor's appointment early Friday am . . . so we'll see if anything develops by then!

Long time no post!!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post! I've fallen off the wagon I guess!

To catch up... quickly, we had a great Christmas - nothing major - our normal visit with families, Santa, presents and food. I managed to keep my weight gain in check during the holidays. I've only gained 2 lbs since my November appointment. The babies growing at the normal rate so the dr.s have no concerns there.

New Years was uneventful - we don't normally do much to celebrate the new year anyway. Once the girls get older we might start some traditions but for now it's much easier to just put them to bed (and Mommy too!!)

We've made it to 36 weeks of pregnancy. As of Friday 1-9, I was already 2 cm dilated. As of tonight, I'm starting to really feel like labor is starting, however it may be a very slow process. I keep thinking I might be hitting the panic button, and nothing could develop for days, but based on how I feel right now, I would bet something could start in the next day or two (if not sooner). Look out Owen, you might be sharing your birthday! It's a bit early for the baby to be born now, but the dr's said they would not try to stop labor if it did happen now. They would probably administer a steroid to help the baby's lungs develop faster. They guess she's about 6 lbs now too - so her size will be ok.

Hopefully, you'll get a phone call announcing Baby Beaghan before I can post again!!!

I hope we're ready for this!!!

Merry Christmas

I know we're all busy getting into the spirit of Christmas, right? If anyone is actually ready for Christmas, I don't want to hear it! Between work, pregnancy and normal kid routines, we've been putting off the Christmas preparations. We do however have our tree and the house is decorated somewhat - so it is starting to feel like Christmas now. Good thing since it will be here in a few days.

The girls are doing great. They are very excited for Christmas Day. I hope they aren't disappointed! They were invited to a friends the other week for a Christmas Party. Santa made a surpise visit! Rachel had no problem talking to Santa but Jessica kept her distance. She at least shook hands with him so she could get the book and candy cane he gave out. They saw him again Thurs night at the elementary school party. Jessica had no problem sitting on his lap and telling him what she wanted for Christmas. Must have been peer pressure that helped her do it!
They are both doing well in school still. Rachel is very interested in learning to spell words. She asks what everything says and strings letters together to try to make words. She's very good at writing, " I love Mommy, Daddy, Jessica, Gee Gee and Pop Pop". She writes it on everything!

Baby Beaghan is growing by the mintue. Somedays I think I have an acrobat in there. My contracations (Braxton-Hicks) seem to come more and more each day. As long as they aren't getting stronger they say it's ok. The Dr's are monitoring my platelet counts since they dropped during my last round of bloodwork. They don't know why they dropped and won't be too concerened as long as they don't go below 90, (currently at 128 and normal is betwen 150 and 400). I had blood drawn on Tuesday but haven't heard the results yet. I've been checking my blood pressure quite often too - just in case! I haven't been feeling the best - morning sickness is back, occasional dizziness and overall crappy feeling. Some days are better than others. I'm taking off from work the whole week so I'm hoping that will relieve some stress and allow me to recover a bit. Our Christmas schedule isn't too demanding this year either, so that may help me get some extra rest. I only have 7 weeks to go until the due date, but I'm hoping for at least 1 week early. I guess that means we better get the baby stuff ready!!

We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Ultrasound

Here she is!

We got another look at the newest addition to the Beaghan family today. We had a non medical ultrasound - which just means it was just for fun! She gave us a few good pictures even though she was grabbing the umbilical cord and holding it in front of her face. She also let us confirm that she is still a girl! We think she's going to be another beautiful girl, just like her sisters. We could see her big eyes (like Jessica) and her little Hersey nose and chin (like Rachel). We also know she has a good amount of hair already too. I could have told you that just with the heartburn I get every night.
We are almost 30 weeks now, so only 10 more to go! I have to say, it's getting harder everyday. I had some nausea over the weekend and had trouble keeping anything down. They had me go to triage on Monday to get some IV fluids. They took some blood work and monitored the baby and contractions too. That was miserable, but at least we know everything is ok.

Cupcakes

Here's a cute one of the girls helping me make cupcakes. I think this is the first time we've done this together! It actually went pretty well.

Sorry - not sure why the picture is so small. I'll have to figure out what's different about this posting.

Halloween Pictures

I realized I never posted any pictures of Halloween. So here they are.