SHE has arrived

I still can't believe it but our little girl has arrived.

Sophia Grace Boyd arrived on Monday, February 18th, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs 9 oz and was 20 inches in length! Needless to say, Brock and I both think she is absolutely beautiful!

After a long week at the hospital, we came home today and so far so good. She has been sleeping like crazy! I'm sure this must mean that she is going to keep us both us all night tonight! So now the real fun of parenthood begins and I can say, I'm completely excited and ready for it!

Reality

Well today was our estimated due date and I'm still pregnant with no signs of labor as of yet.

We went to the doctor on Tuesday and he confirmed that it looks like this baby is going to be a big one. (This explains the hip and back pain that I've been having). So the doctor has decided that he wanted to schedule me for an induction. The earliest they could get me scheduled for was Monday so if I don't go into labor by then @ 7 a.m. I am scheduled to be at the hospital to be induced.

He also decided that with the back and hip pains that I am having that it was best for me to remain off work till I deliver. So it looks like I won't be going back to work till after my maternity leave which is really weird and it's been kind of hard for me but I know that the doctor has my best interest in mind.

So for now, we just sit and wait for our little peanut to make it's grand appearance.

Getting Closer

Well our estimated due date is getting closer and it's hard for both us to believe that this baby can come at any time. But we both can't wait to meet our little one.

Brock and I had a very neat experience yesterday during our ultrasound. We not only did we get to see our baby and how big he/she has grown since the middle of our pregnancy but we found out some very interesting things about our baby. For one, it looks like this little one has lots of hair already (this would definitely explain the heartburn I've had throughout this pregnancy). But I think think the neatest thing we saw was our little one doing what they call practice breathing. From what the technician told us, this is a very good thing as it means the baby's lungs are completely developed. I think Brock and I just sat there and amazement watching our little one's lungs and diaphram move.

But based on the ultrasound, our little peanut is doing very well and everything looked great.