Andrea’s Weblog

Well, like everyone said it would, life has changed a lot since Thursday. After 29 hours of labor, Elizabeth appeared, but was immediately whisked away from us because she inhaled meconium. (Meconium is the baby’s first poo, and is a sticky tar-like substance.) It was so strange for Frank and I to be sitting in […]

Frank and Andrea are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter
Elizabeth Lee McPherson
Born at 2:55 A.M. on July 29, 2004
In Augusta GA
She weighs 8.24 oz., has dark hair, and is pink, wrinkly, and beautiful.
Congratulations Frank and Andrea!
Welcome home Elizabeth Lee!

Well, it seems that with only 7 hours to go before they induce me, Baby M is on the way. Maybe the dinner of eggplant parmesan worked. Figures that the most nonsensical wives tale for starting labor is the one that worked (or just happened to be the last one we tried).
Stay tuned…

When is this baby going to come?
We’ve been on pins and needles for a week now—buying groceries a day at
a time, only starting projects we can finish in a few hours, not making
any social plans or any plans at all really… I don’t know how much
longer I can handle things being so up in the […]

Latest Belly Shot

Yep, still here. Still waiting. I’m monitoring every little pang,
twitch, or itch as if it could turn into labor. I’ve scanned websites,
memorizing the first signs of labor, which seems to be quite useless
since it’s different for each woman.
It’s funny how people always ask “when are you due?” It’s always a
future event. There is no guidance […]

Week 40, 180 pounds
At what I hope was my last checkup on Monday the doctor said that the
baby’s head is “down there” and effacement is going well, but no
dilation. I was a bit discouraged about that before I read that you
don’t have to dilate before labor starts–that is the point of labor.
She had me schedule […]

I think we’re all ready for the baby: we’ve got the carseat in the car,
hospital bags packed, and the cradle set up in our bedroom. We had to
rig an alarm on the cradle so we’ll be able to catch the cats if they
attempt to get in the cradle. So far they seem content to rest […]

For almost 9 months I’ve been on a countdown to July 21st. So much so, that I haven’t spent much time thinking beyond that date, but now that it’s only a week away there’s no avoiding it. The majority of the time I get excited thinking about meeting the baby and starting our family. Then […]

I feel like I should attach some kind of warning—contents under pressure? danger wide load?
10 days and counting…
Week 38 Belly Shot

Here are photos of us at the beach on July 4th weekend.
Beach Photos

Week 38, 179 lbs
I just had what may be my last visit to the doctor. She’s on vacation
next week, so my next appointment is Monday July 19th. This visit was
fairly exciting because I had another ultrasound to see how big the
baby is.
I can tell you though that, after this past weekend, I was convinced
that the […]

Week 37, 177 pounds
The belly continues to grow straight out, getting rounder and bigger. I
noticed this week that it actually rests on my lap. I guess it’s nice
to give my stomach muscles a bit of a rest from supporting the weight
of the growing baby. The belly seems to be taking on a life of it’s
own. […]