Hannah Marie Bowers

Hannah Marie Bowers was born today April 10th at 7:26pm. Here are a few pics and a video (I hope) showing her in the NICU. She weighed 7lbs 13.5oz and is 21 inches.

Kim is fine - she had a fever during the delivery that seemed to indicate that there was an infection. Hannah picked it up and developed pneumonia and some resporitory issues. At first she had very poor tone - meaning that she was not moving well. They had decided to intubate her to help with the breathing, but she pulled the tube out, and was breathing on her own... they decided that she had no tone issues anymore and instead they put her on a CPAP machine which just keeps the O2 pressure up - she is stable and seems to be doing well.

I hope you enjoy the pics - there are many more, but it takes a while to upload, so check back from time to time so see the updates!

Ultrasound pics

Here are the ultrasound pictures we got last Wednesday. The first one is a profile shot. (Mike thinks it looks like 2 babies looking at each other!) The second one is the baby looking at you. He/she is lying on his/her left side. We had a hard time getting pictures because the baby had hands in front of the face most of the time. :)

CVS Trip

I love CVS! Since there is no new baby news, let me tell you about my latest CVS trip. I paid $1.21 and got all of this....
...2 jumbo packs of diapers, 2 Johnson's baby wash, a Johnson's baby shampoo, and a bottle of Excedrin. I only paid $1.21 out of pocket and earned $11 in Extra Care Bucks as well as a $4 off $20 order coupon! This is so exciting!

More news.....

Today I went for an ultrasound so they could check the size of the baby since I was measuring larger than I should be. They think the baby is 7 lbs 11 oz and is in the 84th percentile in size. The technician said that the baby's belly is large and that's why it seems to be big! There are still no signs that the baby is ready to come, so we just continue to wait! :) I do have a couple of pictures of the baby, so I'll try to post those tomorrow....

Not here yet!

I went to the doctor today and there won't be a baby coming today! :( I'm not dilated at all! So, I'm going back next week for an ultrasound to check the size of the baby. She thinks the baby is 6.5-7 lbs now.....she says this will not be a small baby. (Mike did say he was sorry.) :) After the ultrasound we will talk about a possible induction the following week when I'm 39 weeks. I told her I was ready to go today if she said go! But, that's ok. The baby will come when the baby is ready!

Baby Update

Well, there's still no news. I'm on day 9 of my second round of bed rest and I feel fine! The baby is still moving a lot, so we both seem to be doing well. I called my doctor yesterday and she said that I could go to church on Sunday. That's great because I've missed the past 5 Sundays! They said it didn't matter if the baby came now since I'm considered to be "term". Today is a full moon, so we'll see what happens. :) My next doctor's appointment isn't until next Thursday, the 27th, so we'll see what she says then....that is if I haven't seen her before then! Mom and Dad will be here on Monday and then Kari and the kids will be here Tuesday. I think they plan on putting me to work so that the baby will come while they're here!

Free jewelry!

I was visiting a friend's blog and discovered this website for free sterling silver jewelry! The jewelry changes every 15 minutes, but you pay only $5.99 for shipping and if you use coupon code SALE at checkout, you get $1 off shipping! I just bought something, so I'm not sure how the jewelry turns out, but according to Kendra, she has been pleased and impressed with what she's bought. Check out her website for some more freebies!