First Video from the NICU

Marty finally stabilized enough to get in a wheelchair and go to the NICU to see Casey around 5pm PST. Her color is much better and her breathing and heart rate have slowed down a bit from a high level that everyone was concerned about. Here is a movie I brought back to Marty earlier …

It’s a girl!

Well, the baby arrived quick and unexpected, but she is here. Marty and baby Casey are both in ICU here at St. John’s in Santa Monica. They haven’t been able to see each other yet, which has been really hard, but I am trying to relay status, pictures, and videos as much as possible. The …

Less Than 5 Weeks Left…

No doctor appointments this week, but we do have a few other things to report on. Tim and I finished our birthing classes last night. I guess we are as ready as we are going to be. We learned a few good stretches and techniques to use to help with the pain of labor. The …

34 down – 6 to go

So yesterday was a pretty busy and exciting day for Tim and I. Tim did a race on Sunday and got bit by something on his leg. The bite did not want to heal so we started out our day with him going to the doctor to get his bite checked out. Turns out it …

Hospital Tour

Today was a our tour day. Tim and I went to the hospital this morning for a full tour of labor and delivery. The group was really big. Lots of pregos in the area right now. We were able to see the nursery, a birthing room, they showed us recovery, the c-section area, lactation area, …

Better Safe than Sorry

I always thought I was not going to be the over protecting mother that would freak out at the drop of a hat, but it turns out I was wrong. The baby is not even here yet and I am already freaking out about stuff. The baby is VERY active almost all of the time. …

Nursey Pics

So I searched and searched and finally found some pictures I liked enough to hang on the nursery walls. So I think it’s ready. I want to get one of the kits to make little hand and foot prints that I can then hang on the wall behind the glider, but other than that, the …

Latest Update

We are under 80 days until we are due now. Won’t be much longer and we will have a new member to our family. I posted details on our surprise baby shower in Indiana, and promised to post pictures as soon as I had some. We were in Austin last week and had another baby …