to the 4th floor: July 2009

Saturday, July 18, 2009

37 weeks

I'm officially considered full-term today! I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything is continuing to move along perfectly. I have gained 23 pounds so far. I am about 1 cm dilated and 60% effaced.

With Marisa I was induced about a week before her due date, for various reasons, and to make a long, boring story very short I decided that for Natalie I would do the same thing and set a scheduled induction date too, just in case.

So it looks like August 3rd is D-Day! (If she doesn't come before then of course.)

The best part about being induced is that I can have everything planned ahead of time. I am super excited and we will see what happens as we approach Natalie's arrival date. I'll definetly keep you all posted!

Saturday, July 11, 2009

I Wish They All Could Be California Girls...

It's that time of year again...the Hart family beach house! Every 4th of July the Harts go to Newport Beach for a week of fun in the sun. This year was the 15th annual Hart family beach house and we loved seeing everybody we don't get to see very often.
As always, it was such a blast. Marisa seriously had the time of her life. From the time of our arrival she would not stop asking us to, "Go to beach!" Marisa even woke up at 5:30 the first morning and the very first thing out of her mouth was, "Go to beach!" We totally gave birth to a beach bum. She is a true California girly. Marisa wouldn't stop for food or sleep. She just played hard all day long in the sand and was absolutely fearless with the ocean.
We look forward to next year and hopefully Natalie is a water baby just like her big sister!