35 1/2 weeks & counting...

Sweet Sleepy Jordan :-)

Not so happy Jordan :-( She loves her sleep time!

Precious little face...I love her nose

Nate thinks she has my chubby cheeks & lips...we can't wait to meet her

It looks like her right eye is open...I love her profile....cute little nose

Here she starts getting her arm in the way

She's looking very chubby....Yeah!!!

We had our 35 week OB visit today. Things are GREAT!!! Jordan's heart rate is perfect, Mom is doing well & we are measuring right where we should be :-) We will be off of our turbutaline pump & monitoring as of 9/30/09. We asked Dr. Holbrook what the odds are that we would deliver right away once we are taken off...she said very rare, most people it takes 2 to 3 weeks still to deliver. She also doesn't see us having to be induced...so that's nice. Things are going so well that Dr. Holbrook did say, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say this has been a perfect pregnancy." It's definitely been an up & down pregnancy....but so worth it. Remember when we were put in the hospital 10 weeks ago & thought we wouldn't make it this far? Wahaha....gotta love miracles!

Our next appointment, 9/23/09 we will have a Group B Strep (GBS) Culture done. It is to check & make sure I do not have the GBS. A lot of woman have this throughout pregnancy & don't know it. If I do have it I could pass it to Jordan during delivery. It would cause her to have pneumonia & other illnesses. If I do have it, I will be given antibiotics during delivery so she will not get it. So, at least if I have it there is a way to help her not get it :-)

Before we went into our appointment today I told Nate that I missed seeing Jordan weekly. It's been over a month now since I last saw her or received a pic of her. So, as we walked out of the exam room Marlene (ultrasound tech) wasn't doing anything so I asked if we could take a peek at Jordan. She is just as excited to see her as we are. Haha. We got to see her open her mouth & saw her little tongue. She was also trying to cover her face w/ her arms & hands until we buzzed her. They buzzed my belly w/ this small hand held device. It vibrates & makes a loud noise. As soon as Marlene did that my stomach looked like Jordan was going to jump out of it. Haha. It doesn't hurt me or the baby....but, it got her to move so we could see her.

On another note...Jordan's Daddy is now to start physical therapy 3 times a week for 2 weeks. His foot doctor has given him a tentative date to return to work as of 9/29/09. He has a physical therapy evaluation today & they will let him know if he needs more or less & also if he can go back to work earlier. He's ok w/ staying home....getting lots of things done around the house & we both enjoy one another around. It's a good thing we like each other so much. Haha.

Well, as always thank you for the prayers. We have less than 5 weeks until our due date, 10/19/09 (Nate's Bday). We are delivering at Rockford Memorial Hospital....we will keep you all posted as usual.

Love xoxoxox,
Nate, Rachel, Jordan & Doozer :-)