She's Here!

Kate Lauren Soderin

May 26th 2009 at 5pm

8 pounds 13 ounces 21 inches long

Everyone is doing great! More pictures and the birth story to come. We are praising God for this miracle of life.

No Baby Yet...

Still Waiting!!
My due date is Tuesday. We'll let you know if anything happens. Please continue to pray for a healthy delivery and baby...and my patience!

Ready for baby!

I found this pic of Noah from the week we brought him home from the hospital. I cannot believe that he is 20 months old and is going to be a big brother! It goes by way too fast!

This is what Katie had brewing. So cute!

37 weeks

With my friend Cole who is due any day!

I am officially full term and officially uncomfortable! I am ready for this baby girl to come! My wonderful friends threw me a sweet shower last Saturday. I was blessed with the most adorable little girl clothes! Washing and putting away all of her new goodies made me so excited to meet her. My friend Katie had been planning on hosting my shower at her house but the shower had to be moved after her son came down with a nasty stomach flu the morning of the event. My friend Megan stepped up and with only a few hours preparation, had the shower at her house. Megan put up a few pictures of what Katie had been planning to decorate with. So creative and cute! I seriously couldn't have felt more loved by the efforts of both Katie, Megan, and all of my friends who helped and attended. Thank you ladies! On another note, our doula will be out of town the 19th through the 30th, so PLEASE pray that this little one decides to come before the 18th! I have a doctor's appointment this Friday so we'll see if any progress has been made. Thanks in advance for your prayers.

36 weeks

I guess I can say that I am officially in the home stretch! I am 36 weeks according to an early ultrasound, but after my calculations as well as the fact that the little one measured almost a week ahead at our 31 week ultrasound, I am guessing that I am closer to 37 weeks. We had an interesting week to say the least, but we are happy to report that the baby is doing great!

I was covering for my partner teacher last Tuesday at school when I starting feeling "weird". I felt nauseous and dizzy and was having contractions that were pretty uncomfortable. It was also a scorching 100 degrees in SLO. Not what my body was used to or liked. After trying to lay down and see if I felt better, I decided that I needed to go home to Los Osos where I was sure to get some relief from the heat. I kept Noah at daycare and thought I'd take a nap. As I was driving home, I started to feel even more nausea. Luckily I made it into my house before I "lost" everything I had eaten that day. I laid down and no matter what position I was in, I was having lots of "uncomfortable"contractions. I tried to eat or drink but couldn't.

On my 12 minute drive to the babysitters house to pick up Noah, I counted 3 strong contractions and realized that maybe they were becoming more regular. By 6:45 I was feeling horrible and having contractions every 5 minutes. I decided to call my doctor. He said it would be a good idea to go to Labor and Delivery and get checked out. I threw some things in a bag while Eric got Noah ready for bed. Our dear friend Holly came over and we set out for the hospital. When we got there, the nurse got all the monitors set up and sure enough I was having regular contractions and some that I had to breath through. The nurse checked me and I was 1 cm. The doctor had the nurse give me IV fluids to see if re-hydrating me would stop the contractions. We waited about an hour, and although the intensity of the contractions slowed down, I was still having them. They decided to give me a shot of Terbutaline to make sure the contractions stopped. The shot worked and after a few hours of observation we were able to go home.

I had a doctor's appt. and Non-Stress Test on Thursday. The baby looked great and my contractions had stopped. I was also starting to feel better from the stomach flu I must have had. The doctor checked me again and I was 2cm. He said the baby may come early, but at this point I am far enough along that they won't stop labor.

We are so excited to meet our little girl, but I am hoping that she stays put for at least another week.

Top 10 Things You Shouldn't Say to a Pregnant Woman

33 weeks

10. Are you sure you aren't having twins?

9. You look "done".

8. You must be due any day!

7. You look like you are ready to POP!

6. Any pregnancy horror stories are also off limits.

5. You are going to have your hands full.

4. I'm glad it's you and not me.

3. You probably can't see your toes can you?

2. How far apart will your kids be...wow, you guys didn't waste any time.

1. Are you REALLY sure you aren't having twins.

Just a few pics!

Noah loves to help in the garden!

I finished the bird for our girl!

I'm not sure why my ticker says 27 days left. It is more like 6-8 weeks! Close enough!

31 Weeks and Counting!

Here is a picture of her face with her hand over her nose.

We had another ultrasound today with the specialist and everything looks great. The doctor said our baby girl looks perfect. He said that she is "above average" size at 4 lbs. She has assumed the "head down" position too. Yikes! I have plenty of amniotic fluid and because of the size of the baby, he said my placenta is functioning perfectly. Praise God! I am borderline for having APA, but with both pregnancies, my body hasn't shown any signs at all! The doctor even said he doesn't need to see me again. We got a few good looks at her in the ultrasound but unfortunately she wouldn't cooperate when the doc decided to get a few pictures. As far as I could tell, she looks like Noah, but who knows! I truly can't believe that in a matter of weeks our family will be expanding. I am so thankful and cannot wait to meet this little one.