Happy Thanksgiving!

Greg, Maggie, Baby and Calie wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are so very thankful for all our family and friends and send hugs to everyone!

Wonderful weather

This weekend was gorgeous...temperatures in the 60's in mid-November in Tahoe....awww! I went for a long walk today and was just loving the bright blue sky, warm weather and fresh air. I know that the ski resorts want snow but I am going to soak up this wonderful weather for as long as it lasts.

Eighth doctor visit

We are now going to the doctor every two weeks so the appointments really come up quick it seems. We had our eighth doctor visit on Thursday. The little guys heartbeat is still strong - in the high 140's. He is maintaining a head down position with his back on the left side...this will be good for labor if he stays there. He loves to give me kicks and punches on my right side and lots of movement all over. We are now starting 33 weeks - he will be growing a lot in the next few weeks - packing on the pounds. The doctor is happy with my weight gain and I am continuing the feel great! Excitement is certainly building for us and we can't wait to meet our precious baby!

In memory of Grandpa Harry

A little more than a year ago the family was blessed to share a wonderful 90th birthday celebration with Grandpa Harry. He passed away a week ago at 91 years old. Greg was able to join all the family for the service in Miami. Grandpa will truly be missed by all! He was certainly a wonderful man that lived a great life. Greg and I are sad that our little guy won't be able to meet his great grandfather but we will be sure to share stories and pictures with him. We love you Grandpa and you will always be in our hearts!

7 month picture

Here is my 7 month picture. Just finished 31 weeks on Thursday. My belly is continuing to grow and so is our little man. He continues to move around a ton and I love the activity. Today I finished putting the cradle together. I am going to make a special blanket for his cradle so once I have that done I will get a picture up. We are going to our birthing classes this month so we will be all prepared once the big day comes. I have a feeling that month 8 is going to fly by as quickly as the past 7 have...certainly in the home stretch!

Follow-up ultrasound

Yesterday we had our follow-up ultrasound with a maternal fetal specialist in Reno. At our 19 week ultrasound they had found that the baby's right kidney had a minor dilation (4.5mm and they wanted it below 4.0mm). The doctors had told us that there was over a 50% chance that it would resolve itself in the womb and scheduled a follow-up for us. The right kidney has not changed which is a good thing and the 4.5mm is now within normal parameters for this stage of gestation. The left kidney has grown to 4.3mm. The doctor stated that they like to see between 4.0mm and 5.0mm at 31 weeks, so it appears to have resolved itself. The doctor will send a recommendation that our pediatrician order an ultrasound 3-7 days after he is born to make sure that there is not a reflux issue, but odds are all will be healthy and good. Greg and I are so very, very relieved! All other organs still look great and his measurements were right on the 50th percentile. He is approx. 3lb, 11oz. Her guess is that he will weigh about 7 1/2 pounds at birth. It was fun to see him again and find out how he is positioned. He remains head down with his back on my left side and his legs and arms tucked in on my right side...that explains all the kicks and nudges on the right side :-)

Thanks to everyone for your good thoughts and prayers...it has meant so much to us!