First few days...

We have been having tons of fun with our daughter.  We have gone for a walk, given her a bath, but mostly just stared at her in awe.  She has been able to meet lots of family and friends and has a bigger wardrobe than mommy and daddy combined - just one of the perks of being the first grandchild.

Our baby girl is born!

Ali went into early labour on Monday morning and we went to the hospital on Monday at 7pm.  After hours of hard work, our baby girl was born at 7:19 am on Tuesday, June 16th.  She weighed in at 8 lbs 9 oz and came complete with a hickey on her head.  She is such a big girl that she needed the help of a vacuum extractor on the way out.  She is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen!  We feel truly blessed by our little miracle.

Week 39

Yesterday marked the beginning of week 39. Last Friday was Ali's last day of work so she's been at home busy nesting. The entire house is clean and I've been spoiled with breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts. The baby is now 7-8 pounds heavy and somewhere between 19-21 inches long. Any day now!

Week 36

Now we're getting very close to the big day.  I'm no longer hoping for a June 27th baby.  My last day of work is May 29th, so anytime after that would be good!  The baby is continuing to make lots of movements.  He/She doesn't flip around anymore because there isn't enough room for that... but the baby still kicks a lot.  According to our books, the baby now weighs about 6 lbs and is around 20 inches long. 

Now all we need is baby

The baby room is all ready to go.  It's amazing what you can do with craigslist, "as is" sections and Mom in town for a week.  

Spencer has been feeling left out of the blog, so he decided to sneak into one of the pictures.

Less than two months to go!

Week 30

These days the baby weighs over 3 pounds and is around 17 inches in length. It only has about 3 more inches to grow in length but will more than double in weight over the next 10 weeks. Ali is feeling well and we're feeling the baby move frequently. Today the doctor confirmed that the baby's feet are right under Ali's right ribs. Although, the baby has been telling us this every day.