Reid Steven Christesen

He's here! Reid arrived on Wednesday, October 28th (Mommy and Pop's birthday) at 5:28pm. He weighed in at 9lbs 2oz. and measured 20.5 inches. He scored an 8 and 9 on his APGAR and is just perfect! We got home late last night and are all doing very well!

Pop - 10/28/56
Me - 10/28/81
Reid - 10/28/09

Another baby update!

We've had a few false alarms over the past week. Well only Monday and Tuesday of last week. We made 3, yes 3, trips to the hospital and were sent home all 3 times. The first 2 times I was assured that I was in early labor and to come back in a few hours, (otherwise I probably wouldn't have kept going back) but the 3rd time they told me it was false labor. I essentially had contractions about 2 minutes apart for 26 straight hours. I've been having contractions ever since, just not time-able.

At the hospital for the 3rd time

I went in for my 39 week appointment this morning and am 3 cm. The dr. seems to think the baby will arrive in the next few days. I guess we'll wait and see!

*I was 3cm when I went into labor with Cole if that's a predictor of anything.

38 week appointment update

Apparently little Reid is more cozy than I thought. He moved from a -2 station to a -3 (that's up further) and since he's so high now, I am only 1cm. I did however go from 50% effaced to 80%.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have been BUSY! Friday we went to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Cole was more interested in running as fast as he could through the zoo rather than looking at the animals, but he had a blast.

Monday we spent the morning at a Corn Maze. It's a good thing Daddy came along, because Cole and his friends (and their moms) would still be wandering through the corn.

On Tuesday we visited the Aquarium. Cole's favorites were the jellyfish. He was not, however, a huge fan of the dolphin show. He kept saying, "let's get out of here and walk somewhere else."

This morning we went to the pumpkin patch with our playgroup.

Another Appointment

I had another appt. today. Still 2cm. My belly is measuring 40 weeks (I'm almost 37 weeks) and the nurse practitioner estimated his current weight as 7.5 pounds!!

Crafty Cole!

One of Cole's favorite activities is making crafts. He loves googly eyes and Elmer's glue, so we have been trying to do a special craft at least once a week. Right now we are working our way through the alphabet.

Yes, I'm aware that I spelled caterpillar wrong

My favorite websites/blogs for toddler crafts are:

http://just4funwithsandy.blogspot.com/

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/index.html

They have super cute and creative ideas that little ones can handle (with some help, of course). I will continue to add to my list as I come across other good craft sites!

*Update on Baby Reid:
I had my 36 week appt this afternoon. I am already 2cm and 50%. He is head down and ready to go. My dr. said she is certain that he will be larger than Cole's 8 pounds.