No Baby Yet!

This week baby rancourt is 38 weeks.

Will had a nice four day weekend so we used the opportunity to get everything baby related ready to go. The room is totally set up, everything is washed, our bags are packed and now we just have to sit back and wait.

Here are some photos of baby R's new home. Ready and waiting for his or her arrival.

Also, in case anyone else thought there was no way my belly could get any bigger than the January 1st photo don't worry...it did!

38 Weeks - Dana took this photo on Saturday Jan. 12th at her parents house...

Will took this one the night after. I think the red shirt makes the

other look bigger but they are both pretty big bellies if you ask me!

So, stay tuned and we'll keep you posted on baby r's arrival!

January 1, 2008

Happy New Year everyone! I can hardly believe that this may be the last photo of my big belly or that baby rancourt will be here sometime this month. I do feel like I've been pregnant forever but it's more shocking that they baby will be here in a few short weeks. (If that...Will seems to think this baby is coming early...we'll see.) Baby R is now 36 weeks and this Saturday we reach 37 weeks at which point baby is considered full term. Anywhere between 37-42 (Yikes!) weeks is full term. At this point the baby is in the stage of putting on weight...I did my best to help with this over the holidays. Baby R should be about 6lbs and growing. The kicks have grown much stronger these days and I've been a little more uncomfortable lately. I'm still able to walk Bella but I haven't been working out in the morning recently.

Tomorrow morning I have my 36 week appointment and I'm going weekly now until the baby arrives.
Between yesterday and today we've gotten like 2 feet of snow. Will and I joke about how we missed winter in Virginia and now it's snowing buckets but it sure is pretty. And I am not allowed to shovel this winter so I have that going for me. You can sort of see behind me how heavily it was coming down today. I didn't think it was possible but I would say that this belly is definitely bigger than last month.

Things are close to ready for baby's arrival. I still have some laundry to do but I'm working at it. I also have one more trip to Babies 'R Us but with the snow the trip has been put off until this weekend.

Will spent some time on a very special project over the past couple weeks. With the help and talent of Adam Newton, Will made a changing table for baby rancourt.

Our last family photo with just the three of us. We had a nice quiet holiday and we all refrained from buying baby r any gifts this year.

December 1, 2007

December 1st marks baby rancourt's 32 week mark. Baby r is about 3.75 lbs which is similar to the weight of a jicama (mexican turnip.) Baby is still super active and thankfully I'm still feeling very good. I was a little shocked though looking at this photo compared to November 1st...I've definitely gotten bigger.
Friday night and all day Saturday Will and I went to the concentrated birthing class that fits all 7 weeks into two sessions. We learned some new stuff and got a tour of the labor and delivery rooms which was good to see. Our next appointment will be on Friday Dec. 7th. We go every two weeks now so that's been fun. Less time to wait to hear the baby's heartbeat which is my favorite part.
It's hard to believe that there may only be one more 1st of the month photo, unless we manage a photo as we're running out the door for the delivery. No promises though!

Dana & Ryan's Wedding

On November 24th Dana and Ryan had their wedding at the Putney Inn. It was a lovely evening and they had a super cute ring bearer who did an excellent job!
Here's a photo of Ellen and Dana's extra large matron of honor. I promise to post a photo of the bride as soon as I get one.

More VT Baby Shower Photos

Kath & Will

Shower Favor

Vermont Baby Shower

On November 4th baby rancourt had a second shower, this time in Vermont. There were lots of friends and family, wonderful gifts, yummy food and the best shower bingo game ever. It was fantastic. Will even made an appearance and tried out one of his gifts!
On Saturday Nov. 10th baby rancourt was 29 weeks old. Weighing in at about 2.25 lbs baby's size can be compared to that of a butternut squash. In the past two weeks we have had several doctors appointments with switching facilities due to the move. There was also a glucose test, rh factor shot and about 7 vials of blood drawn. Hopefully that will be all for the tests and blood work for a while.

November 1, 2007

This Saturday baby rancourt will be 28 weeks old. Weighing in at about 2.25 lbs baby r is about the size of a pair of sneakers (probably my sneakers and not Will's.)

I've been feeling a ton of movement lately and you don't have to spend more than 30 minutes with me to have the opportunity to feel it for yourself. Sometimes we even get to feel a little body part pushing out.

Tomorrow we have our first appointment at the new doctor. It's also a big appointment because I will have to have my glucose test as well as a shot for the RH factor. Then this Sunday is my baby shower in Vermont...lots of exciting things happening here!