Family Photos!!

Hello all!!

Just a quick update on Abby!

I had a doctor's appointment and everything seems to be going well. My weight gain between visits was 3 pounds! This is my largest jump and there's only been two weeks since the last visit! Eeek! But I can't complain the doctor's scale says I've gained 16 pounds but my calculations at home I've gained 20. My blood pressure is "wonderful" still which is great too!!

I saw the nurse practitioner today and she tried getting a good heartbeat from Abby. She was able to get one right away and then Abby started going crazy! We weren't able to get another heartbeat after that big move but from what she was able to get her heartbeat is high 140s / low 150s which is good.

Abby is still head down which is good. I asked the nurse practitioner if she could tell me how much she weighs and she said that she can only guess. She kept telling me that she's a bad guesser but she's thinking between 3 - 4 pounds. So Abby's still very little. We'll have a better idea once I start having exams and that will be in a few weeks.

We have another fun poll going on to the left. I really wanted to find a gadget that will allow you guys to pick a day but unfortunately I couldn't find one. So what do you think? Is Abby going to be early, on time or late?? If you want to take a guess as to which day she'll make her grand entrance feel free to leave it in a comment! We love hearing from friends and family!!

We had some pregnancy pictures taken last night with our friend Fran. She has done such an amazing job. So we'll leave you with some of our first family photos.

Love always,

Kristen, Josh, and Abigayle

Down to the Single Digits!!

Hello Friends and Family!!

Can you believe that we are only 9 weeks away from welcoming Abby into the world!?! Josh and I are so excited but feel like we have a lot left to do. But we have decided on having her at Baptist East hospital. After taking a tour there last month our minds were made. They have awesome labor/delivery/recovery rooms! The nurses and staff there at Baptist were very kind and we were able to sneak a peek into the nursery!

I had a check up last Thursday. It was the last of my four week appointments and now we're onto our 2 week appointments. We only have six left to go which seems like a lot especially with only having nine weeks left.

At the appointment the doctor was able to tell me how Abby was situated. Apparently this little ball that we've all been poking at is her bottom. Ha ha!! She's been resting her bottom near my belly button and get this....she already has her head down!! Now Dr. Simpson did tell me that she could change her mind before the big day gets here but I think it's so cool that she's already there. It makes me wonder if she's just as excited as we are for her to get here!!

Dr. Simpson was also able to get a strong 150 bpm heartbeat from Abigayle! But don't let her fool you...Abby made Dr. Simpson work to find that heartbeat. Ha ha! It would have made me nervous if I didn't feel her moving the entire time. Dr. Simpson said she's a very active baby...we all know she gets this from her dad!!

Last night Josh and I tried taping some of this movement. Now I want to apologize ahead of time. They didn't turn out as great as we were hoping and they're a little rocky but you can see her move a couple of times.




Sorry there wasn't much to report this week. We hope this message finds all of our friends and family in great health and spirit.

Love,
Kristen, Josh, and Abby