http://www.thenextnielsen.com Adventures In Reproduction Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:04:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A lot has happened in the last 12 hours. My, how it's flown by. Steph's labor progressed very quickly Before we knew it, it was time to push. That started somewhere around 2am. There was a bit of a hold up because the epidural somewhat inhibited Steph's ability to focus her ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=104 Holy Cow! They just broke Steph's water. I can't go into detail, but wow. Her labor is already speeding up as a result. Contractions are stronger and more painful. The epidural question is a lot closer to being answered. Strike that, it's answered. "I'm not going to be a hero" mom ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=103 Well, this is it. This evening Steph thought her water broke, but it wasn't the gush you see in the movies-- more like a trickle. About that same time she started having contractions and they were quite close together, at times as close a 2 minutes. After a little while ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=102 What else can you say about week 37 besides "full term"? We're ready to go, and as of tonight, the nursery is too. The doctor told us today that this is her weekend on-call so if we wanted to we could just go ahead and have her this weekend. As ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=98 Well, we went to the doctor today (as we will every week from here out) and we got an ultrasound to check up on the little girl's weight. Since Steph has gestational diabetes there's a risk of high birth weight if her blood sugars stay too elevated. Luckily Steph ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=95 I have been thinking a lot lately about 'lasts', as in "is this my last weekend  without a baby" or  "is this my last gator game" et cetera. This sounds negative, but for me really it's not, it's just more curiosity. Everyone tells me that my life is going to ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=94 Well we're almost there. After this week Linnea's lungs will be fully developed, which are pretty much the last bit. As of next weekend she'll be full-term, and all bets are off. Next Tuesday we go back to the doctor (we're going every week now) and we get to have ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=90 Well, almost week 35, but this shot was taken last night. I got a new camera, so of course I had to get artsy fartsy with this week's shot, but I think it makes her look beautiful :) http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=88 We took our first "newborn care" class last night and we learned a lot of interesting things that some may want or need to know, or at least find interesting. Next class we learn all the calming tricks (we're actually watching 'The Happiest Baby on the Block' for those who ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=87 Our little girl is growing. According to the internet (which never lies) she's about 4 lbs now. However mommy reports that she's kicking harder than a 2 year old. We got a great photo of Steph and Jill this weekend while on our last trip. From here out we can't travel ... http://www.thenextnielsen.com/?p=81