Birthdate!

It's official. Our precious baby boy will be born on March 16, 2009 at noon! (That is IF he doesn't decide to have a mind of his own and come earlier!) At my doctor's appointment yesterday my c-section was officially scheduled with both my doctor and the hospital. It's so exciting to know when he will be coming but yet so weird. At this point in my pregnancy with Aiden I had no idea when he would decide it was time to come. Now, with this one, I know the exact date and time - that is so strange to me. Being the organized pre-planner that I am this is probably a good thing because I can be totally prepared - both at work and at home.

All of my test results (glucose tolerance, hemoglobin, thyroid, etc.) came back excellent and my blood pressure and weight are right on track! As a matter of fact, the nurse practitioner said that my hemoglobin level was probably the best she has ever seen in a pregnant woman. She commented that I must be taking my prenatal vitamins faithfully. That's for sure - I'm VERY conscientious about taking them because I want my baby to be as healthy as possible! So far everything is going very well! The only thing I'm worried about is that he is starting to get into my ribs. He jams himself so high up in my uterus that it hurts. The memory of that exact same pain from Aiden is all too fresh in my head. Aiden did the exact same thing and it hurt sooooo bad. Sometimes I am able to coax him into a new position just by rubbing my belly but soon I know he will be too big and won't have any other choice as to where he goes. Let the fun begin! :)

I'm thrilled that the date will be March 16 because then our baby will share a birthday with his Great-Grandpa Hauch (Bryan's Grandpa). So get out your highlighters, stickers, and markers and mark this on your calendars! We can't wait for all of you to meet our new bundle of joy!