Finally!

Alexander Reid Miller arrived at 2:26 AM on July 2, 2010. Weighing in at 9 lbs and 21.5 inches long, he was wide awake and ready to greet the world.

Induction tonight!!

We're starting the induction process tonight so Baby Miller should hopefully be here by Thursday. He's doing great but there's no reason for him to stay in any longer than necessary. We're definitely ready (or as ready as we're going to get) and excited to meet him!

Wish us luck!!

36 Weeks

Another great week and another great appointment. The appointment was early this morning and Baby was very sleepy so he's clearly not a morning person. I’m taking this as a good sign that while he may keep us up at night, he will let us sleep late! Although he was trying to sleep, they were able to wake him up enough to see what they needed to see and said everything is perfect. When they were done bothering him, he just rolled over and went back to sleep. As usual, we mainly saw cheeks and tummy so he is definitely a Miller!

They didn’t do any measurements today because he was in the normal range last week so they’re confident he’s right on track. The doctor also said that now that I’m 36 weeks, I could go into labor any time so now we just need to be patient. Next weeks' appointment will be a Non Stress Test and my first dilation check!

The latest pictures are below.

34 Weeks

I thought I’d pass along this weeks’ update on the newest Miller. Our appointment today was great … Baby had his first biophysical profile. The doctor was thrilled with the heartbeat, movement and fluid level and he scored 8 out of 8. He’s weighing in at 5lbs 11 oz and right on track. (He’s still measuring on the big side but only by a week or so.) He spent the entire time moving around, kicking the monitor, and sucking so already appears to be a good eater! While in the first ultrasound, the technician commented on his belly, this time, she commented on his cheeks!

Cheeks!!

We also had two fantastic showers over the past couple weeks and we're feeling especially blessed by or wonderful friends and family. We love you all!!

31 Weeks

Since it has been quite some time since I last posted an update, I thought I'd share the most recent picture of Baby Miller. Everything is going well and as of last week, he is about 4lbs. I'm still at the doctor's about once every other week so they are keeping a close eye on both of us.

We've been busy with our parenting and childbirth classes and the nursery is almost done. While we hope he stays put for another 9 weeks, we definitely want to be ready sooner then later!

21 Week Update

First of all, I thought I'd share the great news that Steve received the all clear from the doctor so is finally back at work. While it's been quite some time, somehow I think he'll be jumping right back into it and will busy again in no time. Now that he's working during the week, he'll have to save his organizing and baby preparations for the weekends!!

Since we hate to go more than a few days without some type of doctor's visit, I had another ultrasound yesterday to check the baby's measurements and my cervical length. The ultrasound technician commented on the baby's big feet, long legs, and long arms and after glancing at Steve concluded this was not surprising at all. She then told us that he already had a nice tummy, which looked like a little bhudda belly! I told her that he definitely sounds like our child!

They also checked my cervix as they tend to find that women who go through IVF have a greater risk of a weakened or short cervix. While it is measuring 3cm (anything over 2cm is good), it is funneling which means the internal portion of the cervix (portion closer to the baby) has begun to efface. Provided it stays as it is, everything should be fine, but the doctor wants to keep a close eye on it to ensure it doesn't change. For now, they'll continue to check it every two weeks and let me know if any change in activity is needed.

We got some great pictures which I pasted below. While he's only a pound, he certainly lookjs like a little person! The first one is my favorite ... in the last one, he's supposedly smiling but I'm not totally convinced.

Nursery

We finally made our first big purchase for the baby ... bought our crib and changing table system!! It will take a few weeks to get here so we've got time to clean out the new nursery. Fortunately, there's not a whole lot in there and Steve can do it in a few hours. We decided on the Pottery Barn Sleigh Crib and Madison Changing Table System.





We also picked out the bedding ... Eli's Elephant Nursery Bedding.



Now that we've made decisions on the bedroom, we need to decide on all the other big stuff (strollers, car seats, etc.) As it's Steve's first week back at work, I figure I'll let him have this weekend off from baby stuff and we'll tackle it next weekend!