39th Week and Baptism

Adam and I went to the 39th week doctor appointment yesterday. We met with a doctor this time. She didn't have much to say to us other than there's no way of telling when the delivery will happen. She checked to see what the dialation was. It was a big fat zero. She could feel the head though, so we know that the baby is in the desired position and dropped. Let me tell you it was a little painful. I hope to be stronger about the pain during labor. We just wait now, and go to another appointment next Monday. We've been told twice now that if she hasn't been born by the 9th they will induce me.

On another note, I talked with our wonderful cousin Frank Winter about baptism options this last weekend. It was so great to talk with him. He had a heart attack last November, but is recovered now and is even chopping wood again. Anyway, Adam and I both respect him and his teachings as a Lutheran pastor, so we would really like it if he would perform the baptism. He told me it would be wise not to wait more than a couple of months, so Adam and I are playing around with the time frame of July. The location is not decided, but if we want family around we may need to go to Nebraska. All of the traveling with her does not seem fun when she's so small and young. That's something we are going to have to decide soon though. Frank is so wonderful that he said he'd go anywhere we'd want him to. He'd even come down here to Alamogordo. ;)

Stealth Tour

The other week my neighbor, who works in the maintenance department here at Holloman AFB, gave me a tour of the Stealth fighter jet (aka F116). I can share some pictures, but we weren't able to go up to the cockpit. It was an extensive review of it, and it was awesome. We spent an hour and a half talking about its details. They are actually phasing out this aircraft and retiring it soon. Another one is in the sights of use now. So, this is the so called alien space craft people would see when it was classified and more secret.

Some Pregnant Pictures

We have some requests to see the pregnant Kim. The first one is at 36 weeks. I apologize for the bathroom view. The second is at 39.5 weeks. Don't mind the silly grin and pose. Adam's is also at 39.5 weeks. I surprised him with this shot. I thought you'd all like to see that he's not putting on the sympathy weight that you sometimes hear about with expecting fathers. ;-0

CSU Cheerleader

I had to share this with you all. Adam couldn't resist this purchase. He surprised me with it. The size is 12 months, so she can wear it during the football season most likely. It's nice we both went to CSU. Otherwise, we'd have alma mater wars with our baby girl. And, yes, we are really counting on her being a "her".

We were joking last night in the childbirth education class with each other that if the baby comes out as a boy we're going to be very surprised. We were laughing at what we'd say. For example, "Put it back in. We want a different one. " or "Oh, crap" or "Are you kidding". No, I know we'd be just as happy with a boy. We were just enjoying the comic relief of the anxiety that's building.

We have no news as far as baby updates. We were suppose to have a doctor appointment yesterday, but it's rescheduled for Monday. I hope to be checked for the progression then...dialation and efacement. Less than one week until the due date now. Things feel the same. Adam and I are both sleeping like crazy though. We slept 10.5 hours last night and now Adam's napping. It's like our bodies are preparing for the long haul.

Baby Shower

So, way back on February 8th we had a baby shower. The time has past by so quickly since the last entry. I had mentioned that it was in Las Cruces and hour away. I car pooled with four other ladies. One of them was my friend Nikki(the pregnant one) and one of them was my friend Leanne. It was nice to get to know the other two a bit better as well.

Nikki though, makes me laugh so hard. She gets caught up in the text book way of raising a baby. I wonder what kind of parents Adam and I will be. I feel more relaxed when it comes to all of these questions of the "correct" ways. Just thinking about all of the stressing out parents around me do stresses me out. Maybe it changes when you have your own child. Let the worrying begin then. Adam gets annoyed at all of the controversy, if you will. I often don't like to bring the topics up to him. I think much of the parenting comes from instinct and some gathered from reading material and past experiences of friends and family. We will soon see.

With no longer adiau, here are the photos from the shower. The ladies were very generous and had some really neat homemade gifts. Their skills and talents shined brightly. One was an embroidered bib and burp cloth with our babies' names on them. Another was a wooden plaque carved and painted with a guardian angel prayer. Another was sewing fabric onto burp clothes to make them pretty and personalized. One gal put together a creative mixture of a variety of goodies.


This is all three of us Mothers to be in action. Nikki is in the middle and Blair is on the left. This is the first pregnancy for all of us.


This is the majority of everyone that was at the shower. Twenty six or so attended. There are more people in the spouses group, but not all attended.


This is my favorite picture. This is the prime example of how Nikki makes me laugh. We were laughing, because we were rushed to open the gifts. If we took our time and were slower, people would get back home (on a school night) later than the 10:30 or 11:00pm we did. I think I was saying "Hurry Nikki. We're not going fast enough." There's a level of rudeness that one can cross when you don't take the time to appreciate the gift and sincerely thank the giver. It was a sort of chaos.


I think the bags are even cute in this picture.


This is a profile somewhat to show you the belly at 37 weeks. I'm not sitting with the best posture, but it gives you a pretty good picture of the size.


I had include this one. The bunny was so soft I had to put it to the test on Nikki's face. It reminds me of what I would do to Morgan when we were younger. Love ya Morgan. I have to add that she would get so annoyed with me. Gotta love sibling camaraderie.

Something else I thought I'd share is that the appointment last week was good. We met Terry who is the favored mid wife of the bunch. I liked her, but I'd be comfortable with any of them. I mean these women didn't just get to these positions over night. They are all there because of their skills, experience and knowledge. Since we won't know whom will end up delivering Baby Fisher, we might as well get that kind of thought in our minds.

I didn't gain any weight between week 37 and 38, but I gained four the week before that. The total weight gain has been 32lbs. They say between 25-35 is healthy. I actually received a lecture for eating those donuts I talked about making last posting. That's the week I gained four lbs. I was like,"It was only one day." They can be pretty strict mid wives. ;) I was laughing with Adam when we left the hospital that day....."I got in trouble!".

More to come soon~

New Happenings

We've made it past Groundhogs' Day. Morgan, I did think of you when I watched that movie on the 2nd. Anyway, it's February, and guess what the weather is here in Alamogordo. It was 67 F. I went for a walk in shorts and a long sleeve T shirt, and I should have worn a short sleeve one. I know it's bitterly cold in many of the places where you are reading this, but I will be wishing it's as green here in the spring as it is for you. ;) The gal across the street from me and her baby met up with me mid-walk. I walked a total of 3.5 miles with a detour of a bathroom break at the fitness center during it.

This morning the group of Mothers that I meet with weekly came over to our house. We made donuts. It was really fun. We dipped them in powdered sugar, cinnamon and sugar, and a glaze. The glaze was just like you would buy in a store. ;) The dough we used was Pilsbury Grands Original. We rolled them up in balls mostly. One of the gals has a fry daddy. We put veg oil in it. I'll include the glaze recipe in case anyone would like to give this a try. I think it could be an occationally fun weekend treat for families.

1/4 c whole milk
1 t vanilla
2 c powdered sugar

Combine milk and vanilla in medium saucepan and heat over low heat until warm. Add powdered sugar and wisk slowly until combined. Remove glaze from heat and set over a bowl of hot water. Dip donuts and let cool.

It was something new to try. ;)

I'm doing some contract work for Ricca Newmark Design. It's keeping me busy today, tomorrow and Wednesday when Adam is in Washington D.C.. As he left this morning at 3:45am to catch his flight out of El Paso, he kissed me good-bye and said "Don't go into labor while I'm gone". We were laughing. It was fun.

Well, the doctor appointments are pretty routine now. They listen for the heartbeat of the baby, ask if we have any questions, test my urine sample for protein and sugars and say see you next week. Last Saturday though, Adam and I attended a breastfeeding class at the hospital. There were two other men there. One was Adam's co-worker who is from Connecticut also. He gets along with Rob really well. And Nikki, Rob's wife, is a friend of mine. So, we have a good time in all of these classes we are taking together. Anyway, it was nice to see a video and get some reading material about breastfeeding. We also had a tour of the maternity area. They showed us the rooms where delivery takes place and the room with all of the babies/ nursery. It makes us feel at ease and more comfortable about the anticipation.

This coming Wednesday is the start of birthing classes at the hospital. I'm not sure what they will be like, but it will be educating I'm sure. Adam won't be able to make it to the first one, but there will be three each consecutive Wednesday. They're all free too, so that's nice. Hopefully, we can make it to all four before the baby arrives.

Then Thursday we have our next appointment at the hospital. This will be the start of week 37. Ooooo ahhhhh. ;) Later that evening is the baby shower that the spouses are putting on. We are driving an hour or so to get to it, so hopefully Nikki and I don't need the hospital nearby. I'm sure it will all be fine. ;) The hostess that night is making homemade cheesecakes. I hear they are absolutely divine.

That sums up the current happenings.