A Punkin with Teeth!

Our Pumpkin

Ian and I went to the pumpkin patch yesterday, It was very nice!

A TOOTH!

So in addition to crawling backwards, we now have a tooth too! The bottom right is visible and feel-able!

Ian was at the doctor's yesterday and weighed 20 pounds 3.5 oz and was 27 inches long. WOW!

Some pictures of the backwards crawling...that began on Wednesday this week!

1/2 Birthday

Kari came to visit us during her leave from the Navy! It was the first time she got to see Ian in person. Last time she visited, she missed Ian's birth by 4 days! (He was overdue, remember!)

We had a nice visit and then shared Ian's 1/2 birthday cake! He was 6 months old yesterday...It is pretty hard to believe!

A Walk In the Park

And we stopped for a swing :)

Ian is getting nearer and nearer to his 6 month birthday! He has started to scoot all over the living room and he is just started babbling, saying, "DADADADADADA & BABABABABA" It is very cute.

He just graduated to a new car seat and seems to be happy as can be! We're just loving, loving, loving our little man :)

5 Month Birthday!

Ian is 5 months old, as of yesterday! His 5 month birthday came and went without me even realizing until about 11pm that it was his day :) We DO have some photos from yesterday in his steelers get-up. I also took his official 5 month photos this morning. He is rolling, laughing, shrieking, teething, and trying new foods! He LOVES grandma's home cooked applesauce and squash from grandpa's garden! He's so darn cute! We're just eating him up!

Enjoy the pictures. Again, comment if you read this, so I know that I should keep posting!!

Ian's First Cereal

Well, after Ian decided to grab my spoon and shove mint chocolate chip ice cream in his mouth (AAAAAHHHHH!) and the OK from the doctor, we let Ian have some rice cereal. He liked it and gobbled it down!

and a youtube video :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srKcLN6nEzA

Four Months Old!

For his 4 month birthday, Ian got to go to the doctor.

He weighed 18 lbs 4 oz and was 25 inches long.

He got 3 shots and one oral vaccine.

He is allowed to start solid foods!

What else?? hmmm...

he is rolling both ways!

New Look

Does anyone even read this anymore? If you do, you should comment. Otherwise I am going to give up on it. If there are readers, I will try to post more often.

Ian Rolled over, front to back, last Thursday. He did it once for me. Then on Saturday, he did it twice for roger and I both!

He is grabbing and playing with toys all the time now.

We bought him a bumbo seat!

check out some other photos on www.picasaweb.google.com/susanvandervort

oh baby!

ten weeks old already!!

look at this cutie!

Oh Baby :)

Tooo Cuuuute! Don't you think? Well... we do. :)

10 days old??

time is flying...








can you believe it?

mother and son

love is in the air

Announcing...

Ian James Vandervort

Monday, April 16, 2007
4:18am

8 pounds 14 oz (yes, OUCH!)
20 1/2 inches long

31 hours of labor start to finish, and many, many serious complications for ME...

40 weeks 1 day...

Hmmmmf.

We had our 40 weeks 1 Day appointment today, didn't really get great news...

There is absolutely no change from last week, except I lost 1 pound and my blood pressure was better.

The doctor said, "I'm pretty sure you won't be seeing us again next week..." and then proceeded to make an appointment for April 18th, and scheduled a Biophysical Profile and Non-Stress Test for the same day. He said that there was no medical reason for an induction, yet, and I have not progressed far enough on my own for an elective induction.

So we're still baking.

Hope everyone is having a nice day! I wish it was at least sunny out so we could go for a walk....

39 Weeks Doctor's Appointment

I know, it seems like I was just there... I was. Today was the only day this week that my doctor was available, so I went back after 5 days for a checkup...

BP: 122/80
Weight: +1/2 lb
Belly Measures: 39cm
Fetal Heart Rate: 137bpm
Nothing Else Changed: almost 2cm dilated, 80% effaced, -1 station


Still Cookin'

38 weeks 3 days

Doctor's Appointment

Ahh yes, we're still baking :)

BP: 122/80
Weight: +0
Belly Measures: 39cm
Fetal Heart Rate: 145bpm

1 1/2 cm dilated
80% effaced
-1 station

So we're getting closer. I guess all the walking I've been trying to do is helping... I guess I'll keep doing it :) She didn't say much other than that she'd see us next week... unless.... :-)

Next appointment is April 3rd.

Oh Belly.

yep.

37 weeks 3 days

Our internet was broken for most of the day...

Not much has changed at the doctor's appointment today since last week...

BP: 120/80
Fetal HR: 143
Belly Measures: 37cm
Weight: +1lb
Still 1cm and 50% effaced, but baby has moved another cm down into the pelvis... NO WONDER I CAN'T WALK!!

Dr. Said we're definitely on the way, but it could still be awhile before things really get moving... And she rolled her eyes when I told her what the other doctor said 2 weeks ago about the "larger than average" baby... She said, "There is absolutely NO reason to think that..."

Found out that I am Group B Strep positive, which just means I'll be hooked up to IV antibiotics once I get to the hospital... not really a big deal, just that you're not allowed to move around with an IV at Magee, so I'll have to stay in bed once I'm there...

So we're in good shape still... but I'm still going to start doing jumping jacks, riding down bumpy roads, eating pineapple, etc. Ha ha ha. Being that it is so hard to move around, I'm feeling like a beached whale... at least after the baby's here I'll be tired, but actually able to move a little bit easier... I'm not used to this enormous belly... I swear that I haven't been so skinny in my legs and butt and shoulders in a LONG time, but my belly is just so huge.

Oh well... small price to pay... for a little while longer!

36 weeks 3 days, Doctor's Appointment

Update:

Blood Pressure: 112/74
Fetal Heart Rate: 142
Measuring: 37cm
Weight: +1.5lbs (Ugh, since LAST THURSDAY??)
...
And now for the fun part:

1cm dialated and 50% effaced!

Yes, I know you can walk around for weeks and weeks with that amount of progress, but the doctor said, "not a bad way to start things off"

So that is good :)

We're ready, sitting here twiddling our thumbs, waiting for our little son to make his grand entrance. It is kind-of amazing. I never thought I would be so calm and collected about it. I mean, there is a baby coming in less than 4 weeks *hopefully* and I'm not running around like a wild woman. Everything is ready and I'm just waiting for baby to tell us it is time. I've been blessed with such a wonderful pregnancy, with very few reasons to complain, and with the continued hope that the last 3 1/2 weeks will be the same! I'm using these last few weeks as a time of reflection on the past 9 months, how our lives have changed, how our friends and family have blessed us, and what a MIRACLE the birth of a baby really is. Ok... so now I'm getting a little deep here, I guess I'll stop. I just keep remembering what my mom said to me the night that my Uncle Clair passed away, "I'm so sad, but I'm so happy. One life is lost, another little life is coming. Uncle Clair was just making room in the family for the new baby. He would've loved him so much. Just like we all do."

So sweet.

*loveya!

Ahh some pictures...

First, momma orangutan and her baby napping at the zoo sunday...

second, me, outside, washed out, big belly.

35 weeks 3 days

Doctor's Appointment Update:

Blood Pressure: 104/70 (WHAT?!!)
Fetal Heart Rate: 151bpm
Belly Measures: ?? They didn't tell me today
Weight Gain: +0 lbs.


We made all the rest of our appointments today. We'll go back next thursday for our first weekly appointment.

Doctor says everything is going well and I'm doing well.... Soo... yep!

4 weeks 4 days to go!


*loveya

Getting Ready

UPS delivered our infant car seat today.

I washed all the newborn size and 0-3 months size laundry yesterday.

I worked today at Penn Trafford.

We continue to be so thankful for all the generosity of all our friends and family.

6.more.weeks.

33 Weeks and Counting

Currently, I'm 33 weeks 3 days pregnant.

At our appointment today, I had gained 0 pounds since 2 weeks ago (when I gained 3 pounds.)
Belly is measuring "right on" at 33cm.
The Fetal Heart Rate was 152bpm
No swelling...
Blood pressure was 120/80

Everything is still going "perfectly" according to the doctors... We have 1 more 2 week appointment, and then we're down to every week! WHOA BABY!

We're going to our first Prepared Childbirth/Lamaze class tonight. Fun Fun Fun!

Roger's mom is giving me a shower on Saturday at 10:30am... that should be fun and exciting :)

31 Week Doctor's Appointment

Blood Pressure: 114/70
Weight: +2 lbs
Belly measurement: 31cm
Fetal Heart Rate: 153
Fetal Position: Vertex (Head Down)


Everything is going fine still... Everyone is growing properly and feeling good. We start 2 week intervals for appointments now!!

Today we go on our Tour of Magee Women's Hospital!

*loveya!

30 Weeks 5 Days...

Belly shots! (Doctor's appointment on tuesday...)

I passed the glucose tolerance test. That is GOOD, GOOD news!!! A few hours later I received sad news: My Uncle Clair Adams died yesterday. I guess we take the good with the bad...

28 Week Appointment

Everything is going fine :)

Blood Pressure: 122/78
Weight: +1 lb.
Belly Measuring: 28cm
Fetal Heart Rate: 156bpm

I had my glucose screening test today, but won't have the results for awhile... hmmf.

Have a great day!

3D Ultrasound?

Probably one of the more moving experiences of this pregnancy so far. I don't know if Roger agrees, but it was just simply amazing to see the images of this little baby that lives in my belly. It was incredible.

It was confirmed, that there was (in the words the the Ultrasound lady) "little boy business." Here are a few pictures of this little munchkin.

You can view the rest of the photos on in the baby vandervort album on my yahoo photos:

http://new.photos.yahoo.com

Nursery Photos

New Belly Shot

27 Weeks 2 Days...