2 Weeks 6 Days

It's almost Halloween and almost Noah's 3rd week! It's hard to believe he's only been with us that long, I feel like he's always been here, which is kind of weird cause he's monopolized my time and my life's nothing like it was...

We went to the pediatrician yesterday and Noah has moved up to 7lbs11ounces! At his week appointment, he was at 6lbs 13ounces and when he came home he was only 6lbs 8 ounces, so even though he remains the worlds skinniest baby, he's growing!

Rudy and I carved our pumpkin Wednesday night and Noah was even awake for a little bit of it and got to "help". I don't know what our plans for Halloween are, if we do anything.

Noah is very alert right now and hes looking all over the room and at me as I write this. He's kicking his legs to lift himself up higher on his boppy (which is not really proving successful) so he can look around more. Our pediatrician said he seemed very mature and alert for his age. I'm so glad he's done so well after such a rough delivery!

Sleeping at night has gone a little better. The baby Einstein CD really helped I think. I've still wanted to sleep all week, luckily I've been able to without a whole lot of trouble.

2 Weeks

We're back! We didn't have Internet this week so I wasn't able to update. I'm not sure I would've found the time anyway, it was a very long and pretty busy week for us!

My mom moved this weekend to my dads house, and while I was pretty much off the hook on moving day itself (I can't lift over 10 lbs) I was out there several days sorting and packing. Friday night Noah hardly slept at all, so when I had to get up at 7am on Saturday to get ready to head out to my moms, I was not in the best shape. I was sore from helping Ben clean out the garage the day before and exhausted from being up with Noah. After most of the moving was done, I went trick or treating at the zoo with Yeska, Isabella, Noah and Rudy. It was supposed to be with KAC, but we showed up late and everyone else had already about finished the walk. It was really cute and fun, we can't wait to go next year, when Noah will have some clue about his surroundings (he slept through the entire thing).

I just downloaded a baby Einstein album on itunes that's supposed to be great for getting babies really asleep. Hopefully, it'll help Noah and I out at night. I think he's got his days and nights confused and I unfortunately wasn't able to sleep when he slept this week as much as I really needed to. I will definitely do my best to catch up this week!

Not much else has really gone on this week. We got a pumpkin today to carve sometime this week for Noah's first Halloween. I'll be sure to take pictures.

One week old and "perfect" :)

Noah had his first doctors appointment yesterday and it went very well. The pediatrician is a really nice guy and he seems to really care about his patients and their parents.

He said he looked great and was perfectly healthy and was impressed that he's only 3 ounces from his birth weight. Apparently babies tend to gain an average of an ounce a day and breast fed babies typically take 2-3 weeks to get to their birth weight again, so Noah is ahead of schedule. I had told him I was concerned that he may be eating too much and he said that there's basically no such thing at his age and that I should continue to feed him on demand. He encouraged me, if Noah continued to have trouble breast feeding, to supplement with formula or pumped breast milk if I needed. He said it shouldn't cause too much nipple confusion as long as it's no more than once a day and that I needed to be sane. It was great news for me because there are times I spend an hour just trying to feed him for 45 minutes and then I have to turn around and do it again in an hour and a half or two hours. He did do very well yesterday with breast feeding though.

We're expecting a heavy flow of visitors today. Rudy's brother and sister are coming over along with Novie, Auntie Lita and one of the uncles. My parents are planning on coming sometime too! Noah is a very loved baby!

Overall, things have been going very well. Noah is adorable and we've been able to manage things pretty well so far. My recovery has definately been more painful and longer than I anticipated, but it is improving. :)

You can now view videos of Noah on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8FmIMVJBMY

6 days old!

After a few days at home we are beginning to get used to this whole parenting thing. I've really enjoyed having Rudy home all day and I don't really think I would be doing so well if he'd been working! I am still the main caretaker for the baby but it's been a huge help to have him cooking our meals and getting things for me so I don't have to get up, which is still really difficult because of my incisions. The staples are being removed tomorrow, so I'm hoping that will help, but I'm not really sure it will make any difference at all. Either way, I'm on the road to recovery.

Noah has been adjusting pretty well too. He's been sleeping in his crib with no problem and even slept 3 1/2 hours without waking up last night. The first night he slept in his crib i had an alarm set for 2 hours later each time i put him back to sleep which was completely unnecessary because he always woke up about 10-15 minutes before the alarm went off.

We've been doing a little better with breastfeeding but it's still kind of inconsistent. Several feedings in a row will be perfectly fine, but then he'll pull another frantic feeding and he ends up spending much more time screaming than eating and it's frustrating for both of us. Today he also fed for nearly two hours once...it was ridiculous and became pretty painful by the time he was finished. I'm beginning to think he just enjoys the closeness of breastfeeding and wants it when he's not even hungry. Everything I've read about breastfeeding insists that i feed him on demand though, especially till my milk comes in, which should happen soon.

All in all, everything is going pretty well. I'm not looking forward to Rudy returning to work Monday, but there's no way around that. Noah has proven to be a wonderful addition to our family and I can't wait to see how his personality develops!

What a wild ride!

After two days of trying to get used to each other and our surroundings, things are finally starting to fall into place. I'd say Rudy and I have already learned tons in our 2 1/2 days of parenthood!

Noah and I have had a terrible time breastfeeding and after spending an entire night up out of bed with a starving, screaming baby I was beginning to feel like we wouldn't be able to breast feed at all and I was very upset. We finally got some sleep after he had some formula i had the nurses fetch because I knew he really really needed to eat and I also knew there was no chance of either of us getting any sleep till he wasn't on an empty stomach. Noah has very little patience and since all my milk hasn't come in yet, he doesn't get any food quite as quickly as he'd prefer, which frustrates him and turns into him crying, causing him to not even notice that all he has left to do is suck. After a while of this, it can become a bit frustrating to both parties, although mostly I just feel bad because my baby isn't getting enough to eat! I have been very careful today to not let him go more than 2 hours without feeding him even though they say he could go up to about 3 hours because I think it helps a little bit if we try before he's already hungry and desperate. It has helped a little, but we're still having some issues with feeding, but I've been assured by nurses that it will probably resolve itself in time, especially when I'm really producing milk.

Because of his not so great eating habits, Noah has developed a little bit of jaundice, which isn't a huge deal but I felt a little guilty. Apparently, his case is pretty mild though.

We've had lots of visitors every day we've been here and Noah is definitely a very loved baby! It's been nice that so many people have been able to meet him and some people who wouldn't normally be around, were in town to meet him which is pretty nice. Luckily, Noah loves being held and he doesn't really seem to get tired of attention, so I think he liked the visitors too! Right now, he's sitting in my lap "helping" me update everyone on our lives. He says "hello, out there!"

We're pretty excited to return home tomorrow and sort of get into a routine. I'm also very excited to get that crib some use since it was so much trouble to get!

getting to know Noah

I'm pretty sure everyone who reads this already knows, but just in case, Noah was born October 10th at 11:07am. He weighed 7lbs and he's 20 inches long, he's very well proportioned :)

The last two and a half days have been absolutely exhausting, but also very very exciting! I was scheduled to have my regular weekly doctors appointment Friday and after the exam, the doctor told me I was only about 1/2 a centimeter dilated (basically nothing) and so I accepted, though i was disappointed, that Noah would still be a few days later. The doctor then asked if I'd had any recent ultrasounds and I told her it had been about 10 weeks so she decided we should go ahead and get scheduled for one just to check on things. Then it occurred to her that they might be able to work me in that day and I'm SO thankful they did!

I was pretty excited to get the ultrasound because i was SOOO nosy to see how big Noah had gotten! The ultra sound tech told us everything looked great as far as his measurements but then informed us that the fluid levels were low and we'd need to go back across the hall to see the dr again. She also said she was pretty sure we'd be going downstairs. It took me a second to realize that by downstairs, she meant labor and delivery. I was completely unprepared and it took me longer than it took rudy to adjust from not having him really soon to inducing today. I was pretty excited to get to meet him soon, but I was also nervous and disappointed that I didn't get a chance so tidy up the apt, get everything i needed from home, and most importantly, I didn't get to EAT!

I was in labor from about 4-5pm until he was born at 11 the next morning so I was pretty exhausted just from that. I spent 7 hours of labor dilated at 6cm which is why they decided I needed a C-section. I knew that I didn't want to stay in labor any longer but I was absolutely terrified of having surgery and i pretty much just tried to not even think about it while they were prepping me (pretty much impossible to not think about, by the way). They explained that it wouldn't hurt, I would just feel pressure, and thought I believed them, I was still very very nervous. I was so anxious that I was shaking all over and I got so nauseous from the anesthesia that i threw up several times right before they started cutting away. I was so glad Rudy was there though, he was very supportive and kept telling me I was doing a good job, even though I wasn't really doing anything.

It didn't take long at all for Noah to be born and I cried the instant I heard his crying. I was so happy and overwhelmed I couldn't say a word, plus they still had to put me back together which took probably 3 times as long as it did to cut me open!

After they were finished though, they rolled us to recovery where I sat in basically excruciating pain from the incisions and staples. They started me on pain medicine, but i took a while till it kicked in, and even then if still hurt. On the plus side, i did finally get to hold Noah before we left recovery and I got to see how adorable he is. We were both soo proud!

On our way to our mommy/baby room we passed several families members and friends waiting to see us and meet Noah and I sort of felt like i was in a parade being rolled around in that hospital bed. They took Noah to the nursery to get bathed and I went to our room to get a little situated before people started showing up. I couldn't wait to see Noah again!

We had many visitors throughout the day and it was a lot of fun seeing everyone react to him. I was really tired and had trouble keeping my eyes open at times, but i didn't seem to bother anyone.

Rudy and I have really enjoyed getting to know Noah the last two days and Rudy has turned out to be an adorable father! I can tell he really gets a kick out of watching him and seeing all his friends and family come dote on his son! I think Rudy will continue to be an amazing father!

More to come soon!

At Last!

After 17 hours of labor, ending with a c-section, we are happy to annouce :

Noah Vincent Bamba

10/10/09

11:07 am

7.7lbs 20 inches

:)

Dreams do come true...

Thank goodness for the epidural, I watched the contraction monitor sky rocket and Emma was sound asleep. Our visitors have just left and now maybe I can get some rest; the time, around 8:30am on Saturday October 10th 2009.

Sleep felt so good, except for the continuous beeping from the monitor machines. The room was cold, just about 60 degrees, pretty cold for me, Emma on the other hand in complete bliss; for the time being that is. I doze off and dream that I'm still awake in the room trying to go to sleep to the ever repetition of beeps echoing in the silence before the storm.

"Emma I need you to roll to your opposite side, we need to keep the baby moving and off that umbilical cord."- The nurse spoke firm and loudly; waking me from dreaming about going to sleep. "I'm also going to check how far along you are." as she proceeded to measure her dilated progress. "6cm still, ...." the nurse says as she checks the monitors.

I wake up to another nurse at the foot of my makeshift bed, with what looks like a birthday cake stack of white linen, a blue hat, booties to cover my shoes, and topped off with a bright yellow face mask. "I need you to start putting these on" the nurse, as she steps out of the room and another comes in to check now irregular beeping.

Was I still dreaming, or was there now two nurses in the room followed by a third masked individual re-positioning Emma.

"Gather all of your things and hers and get ready to move, this has to happen quick." One of the masked nurses with the blue booties on her shoes, as she stepped out of the room.

Emma slowly waking up is rolled out the door and down the hallway. Maybe this is not a dream...better get dressed and pack everything up. "Let me help you carry some of your things," A masked nurse assists me in getting our bags moved into the recovery room. "Right this way, Dad..." as she points down the hall to the operating room. "The baby has not made any progress past 6cm in the last 5 hours, we have to get him out by C-Section." She directs me to the dad to be chair in the hallway outside of the operating room, as other masked individuals walk up and down the hall as their blue booties shuffle quietly.

Coming down the stretch, here I am in the hallway, across the way Emma is being prepped for C-Section. I'm suited in a paper linen full body zip up, with blue booties over my shoes, a blue paper hat, and a bright yellow face mask that connects around my ears. I guess I better update a few people before I go in there, it could be awhile, and I don't want them calling during the operation. Problem is, I can't get to my phone in my pants pocked with out unzipping and twisting my arm through the opening to get my phone as I walk down the hall. I don't even remember who or what I texted, but it was something in the form of 'its time, she getting c-sectioned. "Right this way, Dad." the nurse handed me over to the Anesthesiologist.

"Hello, Emma is all prepped and ready, I will be monitoring her heart rate and managing her pain, please sit here," the masked man gave me a seat next to Emma's stretched out arm so I could at least hold her hand behind the wall of a curtain draped over her chest. Opposite the curtain, there was a great team of doctors and nurses already going for Mr. Noah.

The time was around 10:30am Saturday October 10th, 2009, and what I saw that day... let me just say it like this...-you know how you see the programs on T.V. that show a C-Section, well, take that and think about it 100 times over in different ways, because on T.V. you know the show is only 1 hour long. This however, felt like the longest and shortest 2 hours in my life. It was as if time had stopped to wait for Noah to be born, although he was 5 days overdue and Emma is a Champ. She pulled through with, lets say it this way flying colors. If I were in here position, I know I would have been crying. I'm very proud of her giving birth to a healthy big 7lbs. 3/4oz, 20inches, and the World's Coolest Baby, NOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laboring all night...

One bedroom, One remote controlled reclining bed, two nice green hospital leather chairs that fold out into makeshift beds, an IV, heart monitor, contraction monitor, tons of cords, an analog clock, a full bath, five trash bins, two rolly tables, inset lighting with dimmer switch, a big ol' curtain, and free cable tv...

Awesome, we have arrived, it is indeed time to recieve baby Noah. First thing first, Emma updated her facebook status and calls or texts her people. I do the same. My sister calls, first thing she asks, "Are you all hungry? I can pick something up on the way there."
On her way in she gets lost in the lobby of the main building. "I'll come get you we're on the 2nd floor, meet me by the elevator."

I can smell cheeseburgers and bacon and fries and goodness as the elevator doors open up wide. I don't see her anywhere, but I sure can smell something good good good. I saw her through the giant windows walking down the side of the hall carrying some Rally's. "Hey there you are," as the cup holder wobbles.

"Ding*" 2nd floor.
"Are you gonna open the door?" My sister balancing the cup holder, drinks, bag of goodies, and her purse.
It was almost like trying to get in an armored fortress. On the way out I didn't have to stop and see anyone, however entry is so strict. I really missed the big sign that said Please press button to let the nurses open the doors. Next to the button is a camera pointed at eye level; I hope they see me so we can get in. Magically the doors opened wide and behold a long hallway that looks the same as every hallway.
Now, If I could only remember what room she is in, all the doors and rooms are identical. I should know since I just walked out less than 5 minutes ago.
"Oh yeah, its this way...nope...the other way."
"Helloo, are you hungry?" my sister upon arrival, "I would have got you something, you want some fries?"
"I don't know if I can eat anything," Emma as she shifts on the bed.
Only dilated about 1/2 cm she doesn't even feel the contractions. So yeah, we haven't had a nurse come in yet, or even a doctor. My sister plops the bag of food on the counter. "Well its still early on, and you haven't been induced yet." handing her the fries.
"Man, I was so hungry." nibbling on the scrumdidlyumcious fries.

Maybe an hour later the nurse came in and hooked up Emma to the machines around her bed.
It was like listening to someone trying to find a radio station, when the baby's heartbeat came through over the speaker.
"shhhhh boooo shhhh booooo shhhhh boooo....."
"Yup he's still in there"
"and yup still not dilated."

Since we came for the doctor's appointment, we really didn't think about bringing the overnight bag with us. I mean, who knew we would be in for the long haul.
"Well can I help you do anything?" my sister volunteers
"You can grab the bag from the apartment," ..."and clean up the apartment"
"clean the apartment, yeah sure, I can do that and bring back anything you need....how do I get to the apartment from here?" my sister writing a list of things she's going to do.
"Maybe I should just go with you so you won't get lost and I'll find everything at the apartment."
The nurse said we wouldn't be missing anything for awhile and she's a little over a 1cm dilated.

All we had to do was find my sister's car since she parked in one of the outside lots, but after we made it through the maze of a hospital fortress.
Down the hallway to the right,
Maneuver through the zigzag hallway,
Push the button on the far wall to exit,
Find the elevators on the right,
Push floor 1,
no music in the shiny elevator,
read a sign for H1N1 vaccination,
exit the elevator into the lobby,
figure out which way she came from,
we'll just go out the first double doors to the outside,
look for the car and go,
and all the while respond to the multiple texts from everyone that has my phone number,
Thank goodness for mass text capabilities.

It is still raining by the way, and its getting dark,
We can barely see the lines on the wet and shiny dark road, luckily, we only had a short 5 minute drive to maneuver through traffic on a Friday night.

Back at the apartment, Lucy is so excited to see us clean and gather Emma's and the baby's stuff. My sister washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen, while I took care of sifting through the living room and vacuum; took a lil over an hour.

"Beep Beep" text from Emma, -Get back here soon.
And of course, we got back to the hospital as soon as possible.

"Beep Beeep," my phone received a text message from my brother.
-Where y'all at?
-2nd floor.
-Im in the lobby
As I start to respond to his text, here he is at the door and his significant other. "How you feeling Emma are you hungry?"
Well since she's not really feeling the contractions and she's not dilated, the doctor ordered her to be admitted because her fluids are low from being overdue.
We kick back and relax and watch some Free.99 Cable T.V., woot woot!

It was about 5pm or 6pm when the nurse check her dilation, it was about 2cm dilated, and she just started to feel some of the contractions. then after awhile, maybe an hour or so she had dilated 3-4cm, and the contractions got stronger and stronger.

The nurse came and checked on her and asked anytime you want to go on epidural let me know. It takes about 20-30 minutes to kick in. At the time her contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. 15 minutes after the nurse left, Emma turned to me and said, I think I want to go as long as I can without. Then, 5 minutes after that she said, call the nurse I want the epidural.

Are you in Labor yet?

It was a dark and stormy day, rain clouds drifted overhead, the time 1:00pm Friday, October 9th, 2009. Traffic clogs the expressway on my way home from work. My mission: to get Emma to the hospital, she has a doctor's appointment at 2:30pm. Rain drizzles down my windshield, cars merge into my lane on the exit ramp as my wiperblades give me guidance.

Splashing through the parking lot of our apartment, my foot glides through a valley of a puddle. Fumbling up the stairs sifting through my keys hanging onto the side rail, the time is 1:30pm. We have an hour to get her to the hospital. The clock is ticking past due, her due date October 5, Monday 2009; I find Emma asleep in a cocoon of blankets.

Lucy our lovable puppy stands guard at the foot of the bed.

"Emma, Are you in Labor yet? You know we got a doctor's appointment at 2:30pm. Are you feeling ok?"

"errrrr" as she rolls out of bed and into the bathroom. "What time is it?"

"It's past baby time. Are you hungry?"

"errrrr" as she tunnels back into her cocoon of blankets.

2:00pm, Time to go...."Feelin' ok?"

"Yeah, just tired"

"Alright, be careful on the stairs its slippery....watch the puddles."

On our way we hit the traffic and rain, and all. "Man, I'm Hungry" "After the appointment we can get something to eat"

Upon arrival to the doctor's office, there are a few people in the waiting room. Yeah, shouldn't take long. Every appointment before today has been pretty quick and easy, we'll get some food afterwards. And so we waited in the waiting room, read a magazine, Time, Baby talk or something called Baby something, about babies.

"Emma Bamba?" ..."Right this way"

Routinely, She heads right to the bathroom for the very basic sample, while I wait in the expectant dad chair in the hallway. Next is to the exam room like always, and wait for the doctor. In the Exam room, same one we've been into many times before; Emma noticed the baby pictures on the wall.

"Those are cute." I've never really noticed those pictures on the wall from anytime before, I don't think she has either, except today.
"Yeah those are nice." as I check my email on my phone.
Then she picked up a magazine from the holder on the wall. The front cover has a picture of two pregnant former Playboy Models on it.
"Hey, isn't that so and so. Did she leave that show because she was pregnant?"
Now being a guy, How should I know? "I guess yeah how long ago was that?"
"That was like 10 months ago..."
"Yeah probably" maybe you'll have baby today too.

Knock, Knock...
It's the random doctor at the door.
It's the random doctor at the door who?
It's the random doctor at the door who does the routine checkup and says not dialated we'll have to schedule an appointment next week, maybe we'll have a higher chance for baby then.

So we listen for the heartbeat....yup still in there...yup not dialated...nope not feeling any contractions...

then the random doctor says...

"How bout we take you across the hall for an ultrasound and see how our lil guy is doing? I'll call over there and see if they can fit you in."....."No answer, ok so go checkout schedule an appointment for early next week and have them call across the hall to see if they can get you in today."

Easy enough, we schedule our appointment for next week, 2:3opm and the receptionist calls across the hall..."Yeah...Uhuh...are you with a patient right now?....hmmm...uh huh...yeah...ok...ok...no, it was monday...yeah earlier...uh huh...ok..."

So we go across the hall and check in with the ultrasound receptionist.

"I'm so hungry, right now..." Emma says as she sends texts on her phone and checks facebook.
"I'm sleepy, think its gonna be awhile, I'm gonna take a nap..." as I dose off with my hand pressed into my cheek.

Waiting....inbetween snoozing:
doors open and shut,
people walkthrough the waiting room,
patients sign in and their names called, and then they leave,
new patients come in and sign in and leave,
a guy plays with his iphone and tells his mom to be that a new beer pong app is available,
she says you're dumb,
doors open and shut,
Emma reads a magazine,
my cheek feels all numb, my hand is asleep it tingles,
people walk through the waiting room,
a lady sitting to to my right taps away at her phone texting,
my phone dies...

"Emma Bamba?"....
"Right this way..."
"Do you have a bathroom?"
"To your left"

Ultrasound, ultra awesome, we are ready to see this lil guy who has been taking his time. Upon first glance at the monitor, "Yup he's still in there" His head measures over 7cm, and his weight roughly around 7 pounds more or less.
"Wait...let me check something" the ultra-awesome ultrasound specialist says in bewilderment...
I look at the monitor and there is a new and very colorfully psychadelic extra box on the floating around clicking and snapping pictures in variations of red and blue.
"Yeah...He may weigh a little more or a little less around 7 pounds. It's hard to tell...It looks like your fluid is low."
"......."
"Awesome...." I wonder....
"I was waiting for an answer, and you will be a mom really soon, let's get you down stairs and ready to go."
"But I don't even feel any contractions, and the doctor said I wasn't even dialated....I new I should have eaten something earlier."
"Congratulations and Happy early birthday!"

And we're off to get admitted, to the wonderful labor and delivery triage with the most awesome mom to be!!!

-Rudy

False Alarm? 40 weeks 1 day

After sleeping maybe a total of 45 minutes last night, I woke up this morning feeling absolutely terrible. I felt achy with a sinus headache and was having some cramps. I decided to just spend the day in bed, but found myself unable to sleep a wink because of the cramps. It dawned on me that the cramps could turn into contractions but they certainly weren't regular. I texted Rudy, "I'm either having contractions or cramps, but either way, my life sucks right now." He decided to leave work immediately to sit with me. It wasn't really necessary for him to come home, which i told him, but I certainly can't say I haven't enjoyed having him around today.

We decided to go to the mall to walk around since it's rainy and the mall has bathrooms available. We figured if the cramps were going to turn into contractions, that would speed it up a little.

We've been home from the mall for a while and I still feel crampy, though not as bad. It's been a pretty rough day so far, I'm hoping to either start feeling better soon, or to have a baby, that's the only options I plan on giving my body. We're probably safe to assume i won't be going into labor very soon, but you never know!

40 Weeks!

Well, we've finally reached Noah's due date! He has just a little over 9 hours to arrive in order to be on his due date, which would be pretty cool since roughly only 4% of babies are born on their due dates.

There's not much else going on but waiting, we're both very ready to embark on this new adventure. Rudy hasn't talked to me in days without first asking, "you in labor yet?" and adds it in occasionally when we're just hanging out. I've also had several text messages/facebook wall posts asking about Noah and mentioning this being his due date so, he is certainly a highly anticipated baby!

Fetal movement has slowed down significantly,which could be a good sign (or he could just be napping a lot)

One of the other alums of my sorority took maternity photos for us and she did a great job so I included my favorite. There are other good ones too though!

Hopefully soon, I'll have photos of the cutest baby ever born to post on here, but until then, you're stuck with Rudy and I :)

39 Weeks and 2 days

I thought I'd start a blog for Noah "fans" to keep up with us once he's born. Especially those who don't have facebook to see pictures.

Normally, I wouldn't have started this until he's born, but since he's not born yet and I'm running out of things to keep me occupied, you will all have to keep up with me in the mean time...poor you!

I had my weekly doctors appointment today and to my dismay, he announced that nothing at all was happening down there. My cervix is still half thinned, same as last week. He said he didn't like to estimate when a baby would be born to avoid looking stupid, which I can understand.

My mom set up a pool to guess when the baby would arrive, and I suppose I loose because today was the day I guessed. I also guessed the 3rd, so we'll see how Saturday goes. You can take a guess too at http://expectnet.com/games/BabyBamba

Noah's nursery is ready to go! We finally had the closet door fixed this morning (it kept falling off the track) and we got our new vacuum earlier this week and so we don't have piles of pet hair in our carpets anymore!

I suppose Noah is just being polite and waiting on me to catch up on laundry, which is very considerate, and I should probably get on that. :)