40 weeks and waiting

I cannot believe that any day we will have our little girl here.  I keep joking that she is taking after her mom with her timing, late!  :)  I am trying to be patient, but like the skin on belly, I'm wearing a little thin. 

I have an appointment scheduled for Friday, June 24th, for a non-stress test.  They will measure the level of amniotic fluid with an ultrasound and hook me up to some monitoring devices and decide whether or not Baby is happy and healthy in the womb.  If yes, she gets to stay a little longer, if no, we'll talk induction.

So, I bought a couple of swimsuits on-line for a trip to the beach and am now putting them on eBay to sell.  I took a photo in one of them.  Man am I big!!!

I will work on getting a couple of non-bikini shots that include me head!

We will continue to keep everyone posted on any important updates.

xoxo
Sonya, Marc & Baby Girl Legere

39 weeks!

39 weeks pregnant already!  Wow, one more week and we have officially hit our due date.  This is the last week of school, too.  Kids and teachers are ready to be done!
We went to our weekly appointment yesterday, and the midwife told Marc and I that I am about 1 cm dilated - which is nothing!  She told me to start taking Evening Primrose supplements and start drinking Red Raspberry Leaf tea - both of which should help to move the pregnancy along a little bit.  So I have started both of those in hopes of not going too far past the due date, June 19, which also happens to be Father's Day.  What a wonderful gift to Marc if she came on that day!
Today we had our last baby shower, hosted by Marla, my mother in law.  It was great!  All of her friends are wonderful, generous women and we had a lot of fun.

We'll keep everyone posted when anything happens!!

xoxo
Sonya, Marc & Baby Girl Legere

Bare Belly!

I still have somewhat of a belly button  :)

37.5 weeks

This is a self portrait, Marc's out of town until Friday night and I'm afraid of forgetting to take another weekly photo. Getting closer!!!! Can't wait to meet this little lady!
Xoxo

35 weeks, where did the time go?!?!?!

So we are now at 35 weeks - which means a little over a month before our little girl is due to make her big entrance into the world!

We have been extremely busy preparing for her arrival.  We have had many fun baby showers with friends and family!  One in Raleigh-Durham, one in Chicago, one in Holland and another surprise baby shower in Pennsylvania at Downingtown Middle School!!  We have two more scheduled for Lancaster with family and friends.  This little lady is luckier that she knows - many people have already given her very generous, beautiful gifts!

Marc and I are attending a 6 week childbirth program at Women's & Babies Hospital here in Lancaster.  Next week we go on the hospital tour!  Each week we look at one another in amazement that our countdown is coming quickly to an end.

Will we ever really be prepared for the birth and parenthood??

We are so excited to meet our little girl, however, it is a bit scary to think that by the MLB All-Star game, we'll have a new Phillies Fan to cheer the team on with!

North Carolina Baby x3 Shower with the Chiro Crew!

Christie is due just 2 weeks before me!

The "onesie" decorating contest - I had to go with Hooters!

Chicago Baby Shower at Jenny Franz's house

Old photos from 25 weeks, now we are at 29 weeks and counting!!

Somehow, I forgot to post these photos from week 25!  I'm blaming it on the hormones!!  :)

25 weeks

25 weeks

So over the past month, I've gotten REALLY BIG!!  I can't believe that I have another 11 weeks to go before this little girl is ready to come out.  I don't want to think about how much bigger I'll be come June....yikes!!!

29 weeks

29 weeks

So at this point, our little girl weighs about 3 pounds and is 17 inches from head to toe.  Her brain is getting bigger and bigger, so I'm trying to play music on the IPod at my belly and read aloud as much as possible so she's getting that stimulation.

We are getting ready for a really busy April.  This coming weekend (8- 10th) Marc and I are heading to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit our friends JC & Carol and Jason & Christie who are also each expecting their first babies just 2 weeks prior to us!  We will be having a baby shower for all of us that will be drawing friends from Chiro School from Denver, Detroit, Ohio and Mississippi.  We are really excited to see everyone!

After that, Jenny, my friend from Chicago is flying out on the 15th to drive back to Chicago with me.  She is pregnant too!  She's due with her second baby a week after me.   We figure that between the two of us, there will be plenty of bathroom breaks during that drive! I'm excited to see lots of friends from Chicagoland while there for the weekend.

Then it's off to Holland, Michigan to see my friends and family there.  My mom and sister, Heather, are throwing me a baby shower and then my mom and I are driving back to Pennsylvania together.  She'll take a flight back on Monday.

April will fly by with all of the baby showers and trips to see family and friends!!  Next thing we know it's going to be June and time to meet our little bundle of joy.

Love to all of our friends and family!!

xoxo
Sonya & Marc

Setting up the Baby's Room

Hmmmm.....

Starting to look like a crib?

We left a little something for our kiddo to read later to know how much mom and dad already loved her.

One day soon, this baby will be sleeping in this crib!

Ta-Dah!! 

Easy access for those long nights!

Our second accomplishment - putting together this cute little shelving unit!!

23 Weeks and the celebration of our 4th Year of Meeting at Hooter's

Today, we mark the beginning of our 23rd week!  Next week, will be 6 months.  It's crazy how fast this time has been going.  Last week we attended a great class called, "The Happiest Baby on the Block".  We learned a lot about the childbirth process, tips and techniques of taking care of our little bundle of joy.  We even got to put a diaper on and then swaddle a stuffed bear!  Next on the line up of classes, prenatal yoga, childbirthing classes through our hospital and maybe a little Daddy Bootcamp!  :)

We had our 20 week ultrasound to find out she is a girl!!

Now that we know, I can't help but notice all of the adorable girls out there.  I'm really excited to be having a little girl. However, Marc has really embraced the idea of being our little girl's daddy!! He's always asking, "how are my girls?"

Another milestone that we have celebrated since our last post, is the 4th Anniversary of meeting at Hooter's on Valentine's Day!  This year we celebrated at the Hooter's in York, PA.  It's funny, to the outside world, Marc was taking a pregnant woman to Hooter's on Valentine's Day!  Little did they know we had both been looking forward to that night at Hooter's for a long time.  We did our normal exchange of gifts and eating of wings and then headed home.  On the way, we stopped for dessert, McFlurries, AND I talked them into making mine with a Shamrock Shake and Oreo mixture!  It was DELICIOUS!!