Our First Week at Home

It has been almost a week since we arrived at home with Blake. Things are going very well. He is such a good baby which makes things much easier on Chris and I. We think he is probably the cutest baby ever, although we understand that might be biased. Grandma Mel and Grandpa Al have been staying with us and really taking care of Chris and I so we can take care of Blake. They have made us the most wonderful meals and really have helped out more than we could have asked for. They leave tomorrow and we are so sad. :( We will be on our own for week two...so stay tuned... Enjoy the pics below, if you click on the slideshow the pictures will be bigger.

Introducing Blake Charles Zanger

Hello everyone. Well he is here and we are so excited. It is truely amazing how much you can love someone. He's the best!

Blake Charles Zanger was born July 23rd at 11:07PM after 22 hours of labor. He weighed 10 pounds even and 21 inches long. Needless to say he is a BIG baby and will never have the opportunity of wearing anything with the size "newborn". I guess this is why i was asked if i was having twins on multiple occassions while i was pregnant. wow!

So anywhow...this is quick as life has all of the sudden gotten very busy. Please enjoy the pics. More will definitely follow.

Love to all,
Rachel & Chris

Week 39 and 4 days

So...our ultrasound appointment was this afternoon and we have been told that our little boy's weight is estimated at 9 pounds 4 ounces. He's definitely a healthy boy. Let's hope maybe they are off a bit and he's not that big. Obviously this is never the news you want to hear as your due date is creeping up on you...and obviously we would like him to bless us with his presence soon because it seems like he has been baking long enough. We have our prenatal appointment with our doctor on Friday, we are assuming if I haven't gone into labor by then we will be scheduling an induction. Again...stay tuned...we will be back in touch on Friday. :)

Think good thoughts that Blake will arrive SOON!

xoxo

Week 39 and 3 days

Today we had a NST scheduled and just wanted everyone to know it went well. The baby is doing great. Heart rate was a steady 120 and movement was good. He obviously is doing fine where he is at right now but we wish he would come out to meet us.

Tomorrow is our ultrasound appointment, so stay tuned...

Week 39

So it's week 39 and counting the days until this baby comes...

On Monday we had an appointment for an NST (non-stress test) for the baby. Because i have Gestational Diabetes my pregnancy is considered high risk and this is a routine thing for high risk pregnancies. Blake passed with flying colors, he was very active and his heart rate looked great.

Today we had our prenatal appointment with Doctor Kearns. I'm still measuring normally and have dialated 1 cm and my cervix has softened (no effacing yet). Wish it was more...but oh well. We did go ahead and scrape my membranes to see if that will help the process a little. Can't hurt right? So now we wait...

If our little man doesn't come before we have an ultrasound appointment scheduled for Tuesday to see just how big he is getting. We will keep you posted...

Have a great weekend everyone!

Week 38

Its week 38 and we are pretty anxious for our little guy to arrive. Of course hoping its sooner than later. I had an appointment with the dietician on Thursday and my gestational diabetes is under control, if my numbers continue they way they are we shouldn't have any problems with the baby having low blood sugar when he is born. Phew! Our 38 week doctor appointment was yesterday and everything is looking fine. I'm still measuring normally and we decided to hold off on any pelvic exam until next week. There is no rush to induce as Chris and I have let our doctor know that we we are not interested in induction unless it's medically necessary. Dr. Kearns is on the same page as we are with that so that is nice. As much as i'm "over" being pregnant...it's not that bad and i can still sleep and get around. Chris has been concerned with my swollen feet, and as much as i reassurred him that it was normal and that it wasn't a sign of preclampsia (my blood pressure has been fine all the way through and the swelling has come on gradually for the past few months) - we did talk to our doctor about it and she confirmed that it was just edema. :) We are going in for a NST (non stress test) to monitor the baby on Monday to see how he is doing and then i have another pre-natal appointment on Friday. So of course we will keep you all upated...

We took some belly pics in the past week - It's defintely BIG! I swear i get asked daily if i'm having twins. It's very interesting the things that complete strangers will say to you when you are pregnant. funny!

Week 37

Hello! So we had another doctors appointment today. Nothing too exciting to report. All I can say is that little mans hearbeat sounded great! Technically I'm 36 weeks and 5 days - So 37 weeks starts on Friday. :) Baby is full term on Friday and I would be very happy if he decided to come a little early. We can only hope.

So I have finally finished the nursery! Thought everyone might enjoy seeing some pictures...