40 Weeks ++++

Our due date came and went and still, no baby! Oh the waiting was tough. Our doctor had to go out of town again, but was planning to be back for the weekend. So we kept telling the baby to hold on until she got back. He listened! We went to the doctor on Friday for a check up and she did a non-stress test to make sure he was still doing well. The test showed he was fine and she told me I was 1 cm dilated, so he'd be coming soon. She was right too, because labor started that night.
Here is my last belly shot at 40 + weeks!

39 Weeks...hopefully only 1 more to go!

One week from today is our estimated due date (Oct. 21), so we're anticipating his arrival anytime now! We went to the doctor two days ago and had a good check up. Jackson has descended down even further so hopefully he won't make us wait too much longer. Stacy still has not had any contractions that she knows of and is feeling pretty good besides some cramping and pressure. Unfortunately, our doctor is going out of town this week, so we are praying Jackson does not decide to come until she gets back, but if he does, we have a good back up doctor to use. Our doctor was really encouraging, saying she thought I would have a good and relatively short labor (because of the baby's size and position now), so we hope she's right and everything goes well and fast! Thank you for your prayers so far. We have been so blessed by God to not only have a healthy and safe pregnancy so far, but to get to be parents soon! We can't wait to welcome this little guy into the world. The next time you hear from us on this blog, we should have shots of our little man, outside the belly! But for now, here are some last belly shots at 39 weeks...

The biggest it is going to get...yeah!
(and yes, my belly is VERY white! Don't stare too long, it might blind you!)

37 Weeks & Almost there!

We went to the doctor yesterday for our weekly check up and had a 4D ultrasound. The doctor who performed the ultrasound was really thorough and checked all of the baby's major organs, measured his femur & chest, checked his heart rate and umbilical cord, and gave us an estimate for the baby's weight and age. All his parts seem to be healthy and normal, his heart rate and position are good and he's approximately 6.17 lbs right now. The doctor couldn't get a more accurate weight measurement because the baby's head has already started to drop and engage, but that is good news too, because it means he's on his way! He's right in the center of normal weight and size for his age and should be here in 3 weeks or so and weigh in about 6-7 lbs! The coolest part was getting to see his squished little face. Here is a picture and video of his chubby facial features. (The quality is not super clear, because he was moving so much.)

Just press the play button to watch the video.

36 Weeks and We're Off to Bangkok!!

It is finally time...at least it's time to go to Bangkok to wait some more! We leave tomorrow to head down south until the baby decides to arrive. Hopefully we'll only have 4 weeks until his arrival and then another week or two to get all the paper work done before we can come home. We're really excited for the time away, even though we know we'll get bored of the big city and miss our friends. We'll be staying in a really nice hotel/serviced apartment for our stay and will thoroughly enjoy the amenities of such a nice hotel and not having to clean up after ourselves for a while. Bangkok is very hot place, even in the "cool season," so I'm sure we'll have lots of pool time and walks through all the air conditioned malls.

Stacy's dad plans to visit around the time we're due, so please pray for his travel and that the timing works out for him to be here after the baby has decided to arrive. Please also pray for the labor/delivery; that everything goes smoothly and as "painless" as possible. (At least that it is bearable!) Kit has a big project he's trying to get done by January, so please pray that this time spent away is as productive for him as possible. We know once the baby comes, he'll have less motivation and desire, so please pray for him to be a good time manager while in Bangkok and to be able to focus on this project.

Thank you for all your prayers so far. This has been a good pregnancy for Stacy so far (but she's still more than ready for it to be over with!) We will definitely send out an email announcement once he's born! Oh, and we decided to name him Jackson Anthony Klein!