Danica Lynn Suhr!

Turns out we have a stubborn little girl on our hands. The ultrasound indicated she was gaining weight fast and was breached (her head was up when it should have been ready to lead the way out). That meant it was time to schedule a c-section birth. Part of me was disappointed, but by the time our doctor described the potential process of turning a baby that big and still delivering would give us an almost 80% chance of an emergency c-section, scheduling seemed like a great idea. So we set the date for March 2, 2011.

Danica Lynn Suhr
March 2, 2011
9:38 am
9 lbs. 12 oz.
21 inches

Mom and baby doing well thanks to prayers from friends and family...
and a few low-grade narcotics. :)


And of course the grandparents got their turn.


Finally, a little alone time to catch a snooze with dad.


And we were headed home.

New Ultrasound Images

Our ultrasound this morning indicated an 8lb-12oz, 19-inch baby, complete with fat rolls and a full head of hair. Yikes!

Ready and Waiting...

I think we're officially ready. Or at least supplies and gear-wise. (I'm not sure that I'll ever be ready to push out a baby!) Had a check-up this morning, and apparently the "little" girl had a growth spurt and is pushing 8ish pounds. I do believe it though - every time I even attempt to get out of a chair, I'm winded. It's been a crazy couple weeks.

Thanks to Grant's patience with me, we've got the drapes hung (there's a pretty bright street light outside the window), a couple shelves above the crib, and everything in some kind of order. Thanks to help from my parents, we have baby monitors and a carseat. Thanks to Grant's parents, we have the pack 'n' play which will function as the bassinet until she moves to the crib. Thanks to a ton of friends and family, I think we're officially ready and waiting...

36 weeks and counting...

36 weeks. Supposedly ready to deliver whenever she's ready. Where did the time go?

Baby Shower!

Last weekend, my mom and sister came up to Elkhorn to host my baby shower! Lots of friends from school and work came (all the way) out west to help us get ready for the little one. I had a lot of fun with a house full of close friends, and the baby made out like a bandit!

Almost Ready

Thanks to some heavy snow and cold weather, Grant and I have finally got the nursery pretty close to ready. The white chair rail is up and the furniture is assembled. Only a couple things left: we'll be adding some heavy white drapes over the window blinds to keep the room warmer, and we've collected a variety of white frames to hang in a collage on the blank wall above the storage cube units (but probably won't hang those until we have pictures for them). Other than that, just seven weeks to go til the due date, March 4th. Yikes!

Painting

A little behind on posting, but we had a productive Halloween weekend! The "leapfrog" scheme ended up winning out, so you'll see a very green room now. The white chair rail is yet to be installed, and there will be other white accents in curtains and picture frames to soften the current green glow.

We put the crib together the following weekend, then when I came home from drill, a masterpiece had begun on the east wall. Let's just say when Grant gets motivated, he dives in head first... with only a few breaks for a little air guitar. Obviously, we have yet to install the chair rail, but we're one step closer...

Nursery Updates

Last Saturday, I finally got motivated enough to clean out the second upstairs bedroom (future nursery) so I could put a piece of furniture together. It was a fun little project - slightly reminiscent of model building in school. This piece is the combination dresser/changing table/tower.

Monday night, we finally painted a few sample patches of the colors we're thinking about for the room. We're deciding between the "Leapfrog" and "Baked Clay" schemes. Either way, we're planning on a darker, more saturated color on the bottom, a thick white chair rail, and a lighter version of the color on top. Mia was extra helpfull, as you can see. :)

New Furniture

We took the plunge and ordered furniture for the nursery a couple weeks ago. We're excited that it's already here, waiting for us to assemble. The problem is, however, our lack of motivation to clean the room out and get it ready for furniture. We decided we won't put anything together until the room is painted and ready. I've included a few pictures just for fun of what it should look like. All the pieces are in espresso wood finishes and very simple.

It's a Girl.... or at least it will be! :)

We had the big ultrasound last Tuesday... and we're expecting a girl!

Our last ultrasound was at 6 weeks (lima bean baby), and we're now at 18 weeks. I'd had a cupcake that morning, and she was movin! It was crazy to just watch her moving around so much, and still not feel much. I like to think that she's pointing at Grant and telling him what to do in this picture. :)

In the last couple weeks, it's definitely become a lot more real. We got some great deals on some big ticket items, purchased nursery furniture, and found out it's a girl. It's been quite a whirlwind.