Down to Single Digits!

We finally hit the single digit mark today in the countdown to the arrival of our daughter!! 9 more days to go until her estimated due date, and the excitement and anticipation is building so high! Mom Ostenson is flying in tonight to be here for baby time and to have fun helping out with the last minute preparations and finishing touches of Button's nursery etc beforehand~Amazing how close it is getting!! Dad O and Mom & Dad Fisher will then be coming out once Button arrives to help out and get to meet their new granddaughter~We are so blessed to have such wonderful parents that are so willing to help and be such great support with this special and amazing time in our lives!

Progressing Along...:)

I just returned from my 38 week appointment today, and things seem to be coming right along schedule! Baby Button is head down, has dropped down lower, and things such as dilation are already starting to take place....Obviously this doesn't mean I'm heading to the hospital today to go straight into labor, but it just shows that it won't be long! It's so wonderful to get a good report from the doctor that things look great, so thank you all again so much for your continued prayers all along this amazing journey!

Getting Close!!:)

We are officially under the 3 week marker as time ticks down to the arrival of our wonderful daughter!! It is absolutely amazing how fast time has flown by, and that in all honesty, it could be any day now!~I am now having weekly doctor appointments, and at mine last week, the doctor told me that now at 37 weeks she is considered "full-term" and fully ready to go anytime from here on out! We actually had an eventful night this past Wednesday where we were counting and timing contractions all evening (Andy even packed up the hospital bag!), but ended up just being a false alarm. Anyway, what a super EXCITING period of life to be in...We cannot wait!!!!

Another Peek at Button!

Yesterday I had my 34 week appointment, and got the report that everything with Button looks great! Heartbeat is strong, size is right on target, and she is already in the head-down position (smart little girl to know what to do!) We had our last ultrasound and got to see her profile again (she's grown up so much already since the last!), as well as a close-up shot of her face this time. You'll have to look really closely at the picture below of her headshot, as it's difficult to make out at first, but you can see her right eye-socket, nose, mouth, and hands/arms folded together underneath her head. If you look hard enough, you can even tell she's smiling! (at least we think she is!) It is so special to have these pictures to look at, and even more special to know we are going to get to see her in real life so soon!!

Anniversary Trip/"Baby-moon"!

We just returned this past weekend from an absolutely wonderful vacation to Hawaii! It was such a special time and incredible way to get to celebrate our 1 year anniversary~It's amazing how fast this past year has flown; definitely has been the greatest of my life!! I guess you could also term this trip with the now common phrase of a "baby-moon" as well, enjoying great and relaxing time together before all the busyness comes with baby's arrival!...We definitely got a good chuckle while walking through the airport with only our two small bags as we thought of what our next time walking through the airport is going to look like...lugging not only our bags, but a playpen, car seat, stroller, diaper bag, etc etc as well!!ha We are down to just 6 weeks away from Button's arrival now, so no more flying for me~Thankfully she decided to not want to come out as we were flying over the ocean, which was a definite relief to Andy (and of course myself as well!)!;) I'll include a few pictures from our wonderful trip, and you can see how she has definitely been growing and getting so big!:)

Infant Care 101

We finished up the final of our pre-baby classes last, completing our "Caring for Infants" class last night over at Stanford Hospital. It was actually quite fun, as we learned bathing, swaddling, changing, etc techniqes using baby dolls~Much more interesting than our other classes of just learning how to push during labor!:) Andy proved to be the champ with some great diapering skills on the dolls last night, so maybe he'll get a chance at some point to try that in reality, too, in a few weeks!;) We're getting closer...8 more weeks to go until her due date; we are SOOO ready and excited to meet our daughter!!!!

Great End of the Summer...

What a great past few weeks we have had! Between enjoying a fun visit from our niece in VA, celebrating birthdays, and having parents come out here and spend wonderful time with us, we have been having a great summer! This past weekend, while enjoying a great visit with Andy's parents, the ladies from Mom Fisher's former Bible study group here (back when they were still living out here in CA) threw the most wonderful, sweet, and generous shower for Baby Button. It was such a wonderful time with such a wonderful set of ladies, we couldn't have had more fun! Button is by far going to be the best dressed baby as well...The cutest pink and white items ever~So incredibly fun and girly!!!:) Here are a few pictures of us from recent weeks (you can see the belly getting bigger and bigger!

Button's room is coming along...!

Today we finally got the shutters installed in the nursery in order to close off the open loft overlook of downstairs and create a full fourth wall in that room...After much banging and hammering, the workmen finished and now Button has a real room that she will soon call her own! So exciting!;) We can't wait to get it all shaped up with the decorations on the wall and baby gear in its place~It is so special to realize she is going to be here so, so soon!!

Whoo Whoo Heee....;)

So we officially know how to breathe now...and a whole LOT of other stuff;)! We completed our 12 hours of Childbirth Preparation/Lamaze classes this past weekend, so I guess now we are ready! (well, in that sense at least!) Andy has definitely already proven to be the best coach ever just from these practice sessions, and I know even much more so in real life just 10 weeks away! It definitely was very helpful for both of us to learn what to expect once the big day comes~That the scene in movies of the lady delivering her own baby in the car on the way to the hospital is not very realistic at all or likely to need to be a worry of mine!:) So it was both reassuring and comforting to now be better prepared and ready, yet also to mention a little on the intimidating side to realize the pain part as well! ...BUT, will be soooo completely worth every little bit of it to bring our precious Button into our family!! We so can't wait!!!

3rd Trimester, Hooray!

Well, today officially marks the 3 month-to-go countdown until November 2! I guess that means we are soaring right along into the 3rd and final trimester! Each and every day that goes by leads to further excitement and special anticipation of our wonderful new addition to our family that is soon to join us!
Many people have been asking about her name and what we have decided on....We have had a lot of fun brainstorming names and hunting through baby name books together throughout the past months, and finally have one now that is at the top of our list that we both really love. BUT, as we love surprises and have already let out the surprise that she is a girl, we decided that it is more fun to keep her name a secret until the day she arrives! So, her nickname, Button, will be sticking around a little while longer!:)