Induction Ceremony

After yesterday's Dr. visit, Andy's doing good in the fluid department and the induction is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 5:30am.

Erin and Marcos Andujar have induction scheduled for Sunday, so it's looking like a pretty baby boy intensive week ahead.

Coming sooner...

than the due date. Andrea's last Dr. visit revealed low levels of amniotic fluid again, so William Cameron Reid will be making his debut about 2 weeks earlier than the due date. Andy has another appointment this Friday and if the fluid levels are low, she will likely be induced. If the levels are higher, then the Dr. wants her to wait until April 1st (just a few more days, really). So either way it looks like WC will be around very soon!

We got everything prepared just in time and tonight I will be cleaning our house under the watchful eye of Andy. She's a pro, so I've got to step up my game. I've got to figure out how to watch the Mavs, Stars and clean, too.

Doing fine

Just an update to let folks know that Andrea is doing better after bedrest, and normal amniotic fluid levels are back. The doctors tell her to just keep chillin', working as few days in the office as possible, and having me pick up some duties around the house. I have found that old people shop for groceries on Saturdays.

Sonogram pics :: 03/18/08

Looks like he might be a cyclops, so nobody make fun of him, OK?

Sonogram

Stuff-wise I think we are just about ready. The room is looking good, the closet is filling up, the diaper stack is high, and the dressers and storage is in place.

We had to skip the work shower that my employer was going to throw for us, as we had an unexpected trip to the labor and delivery triage last night. After Andrea's routine sono, Dr. Finke decided that her amniotic fluid levels were a little low and that she needed to stress test the baby. So we went to the hospital and they hooked up the belly monitor and blood pressure monitor for Andy. For like 2.5 hours they monitored the movements and heart rate acceleration of the boy. All seems well and baby is OK, so Andrea is on bed rest while hopefully the fluid count gets a little higher or holds steady. Right now she's at the 7.1 mark, which is at the bottom of the "normal" level of fluid.

Oh, the boy is looking good and they think he's a healthy one. Right now he's at like 6.2lbs. The sono nurse showed us his head, eyes, nose, arms, legs and junk. I have to take her word for whats what, as it's not as clear as the last sono.

I will post pics tonight.

Andy's Shower

From 03/01/08
Thanks to all, especially the great Joy D. and Amy B. for hosting.

Pics of the boy's room...

Per Nancy's request, here are a few pics. More furniture and less space to follow.

Look at all this stuff!

Man, have we got baby stuff! Our tiny baby room is filled to the rim with the gifts from our family and friends. Thank you all so much! It's almost embarrassing, actually. My dad was over and he was amazed at how spoiled a kid could be before birth. He said that he didn't sleep in a bed that nice until he was over 40 years old (after seeing the convertible crib).

After about 3 hours worth of plundering and organizing last night, we can actually walk through the room without stepping on a gift. Now the room is tiny, so the amount and size of the gifts seems magnified, but this kid is going to be set. One of Andrea's co-workers said he wanted to buy stock in our baby! What does that even mean?

I will try and get some pics posted up soon. Until then we've got TWO MORE SHOWERS!

Thanks again to everyone.

P of PandA

It's baaaack...

Well, it looks like PandA's TV debut is going to happen after all. For those that don't know, PHPR (my employer- public relations firm) was hired to help a family owned wrestling business called Professional Championship Wrestling who just happened to be being filmed for a show called The Bussey Bunch for the TLC/Discovery network. Andrea and I will make our first appearance in episode 7! I think the show is scheduled to start sometime in March. Mark your TIVOS!