Wes & Leslie

Next in the Baby Week Draft
Wes & Leslie P. take a 8 pounds 11oz 19 inch girl 5/12/08 (section)

So that leaves the Thompsons next on the clock. They have started the pitocin drip now so we'll see how long that takes. Dr. C has dropped the kids off at school and is on her way in.

A day early and a few cm short...

Ok, mom has cleaned anything that was still or would slow down long enough for her to catch it and the house is ready for a new baby (so we think)

I don't think she slept much last few nights and this morning it was a struggle to go to work.... SO... She convinced Dr. C to see her today instead of tomorrow (in hopes that she'd put her in this week) but no dice!

Dr. C said she's almost 3cm and to go home and rest. If Reagan hasn't punched her ticket by Sunday night, mom & dad are to be at the Woman's Center bright and early Monday 5/12.

So the baby watch continues.

Wrapping up - or at least getting started wrapping up

Mom and dad went to Dr. C today for regular weekly-checkup and Reagan is still in there! Everything is progressing as expected. They'll go back every week from now on.

We spent Saturday picking out paint colors for the new house. (mom's nesting) (My room is purple! and Reagan's is green)

We threw my Cousin Jessica a wedding shower at Grandmaw and Grandaddy's Sunday - I had a lot of fun.

Yesterday, we went to look at a new house our painter had painted (I like ours better) but the painter did do a great job. We're ready for him to paint ours. Just have to get the sheetrockers and then the floor guys out of the way.

Tomorrow I'm staying home from school with mom and dad to pack some stuff up. Mr. JC is letting dad borrow his trailer. (Hope he remembers what happened to the last trailer dad borrowed - we still have seen hide nor hair of it.)

Oh, Dad asked me to get everyone that wants email updates or text messages from us when Reagan decides to make her appearance to send an email to sthompson33@gmail.com with the subject "baby updates" if you want text messages, you need to include the cellphone number in the email. (Or you can keep a regular check on the blog the day we go and catch the updates there)

Here is what dad and mom sent when I finally decided to make my grand appearance:

6/6/2002
8:38AM
Hope this works... We are at the hospital and I'm sending this from my phone. They have started her drip. Mom & baby are fine.

12:51PM
Baby update-Jo got her epidural around lunch. She's to 5cm. BP dropped a little, but she & baby are still fine.

3:19PM
We're almost there 9cm. Mom & baby are ready to get on with the show! Maybe next update will be the last.

6:30PM
She's here! 5:05p 5.15lbs 17 inches. Everybody is fine, even me. Should go home Saturday.

9:46PM
Thanks for to all of you for thinking of us. I slighted her a half-inch, she is a proud 17.5 inches long. Attached is the first of many many pictures. Mom and Laura as still doing fine. Dr. says we should come home Saturday morning still.

Thanks again,

The Thompson

6/7/2002
11:10PM
I misunderstood the nurse about Laura's weight, she is 5 pounds 15 ounces. It had been a long day. The first of many, I'm sure.

Dad is such a pack-rat he still has all the emails from back then!

Here's a slide show of my first few (Ha!35) pictures. Enjoy

Mom's Turn

Mom woke up with the dreaded stomach bug this morning. After they dropped me off, Mom and dad went to the Women's Center to make sure that Reagan wasn't taking a page from my book about trying to get here at week 28. So far, looks like she's sticking to the 40 week program. Dr. "C" saw mom and said everything was fine with Reagan and to not worry, just go home and take some Phenergan and ride it out. (Now that everyone has had their turn, I sure hope we don't start over - yuck!)

Dad and I went by the house on our way home - We have the beginnings of a driveway and now have garage doors in place. Dad's camera was not in the truck (still)