Khloe is here!

This is a quick post before I go to bed to sat that Khloe is here! She was born on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 8:57pm. At birth, she was 6lbs. 7 oz, and 20 inches long. We made it home from the hospital today, and I wanted to do a quick post. She is so sweet. We are both healthy. I will post more later, but I am pooped...so it begins.

39 weeks- 7 days until the due date!

Khloe should be as heavy as a mini watermelon this week (7 lbs), and about 20 inches long. I really don't know how big she is, but I would not be disappointed if she was only six and a half pounds or so.

I painted her dresser drawers this morning, and I am just sitting around watching the paint dry. My goal for today is to load her clothes up today and tomorrow...we'll see if I really get that done.

At the doctor's office yesterday, he said the same things as last week...not too much is going on. He scheduled me for an appointment in a week, and the helpful receptionist went ahead and scheduled another one for two weeks from now! I hope I don't need the appointment on the 9th, and I really hope I don't need the appointment on February 17th.

Whatever happens happens...but I am still hoping that she will be born this week.

Updates for 38 weeks...

Here are some more pictures. The room is mostly done, with only a few finishing touches here and there. I am planning on moving in all the furniture and organizing her stuff this week. I think the room turned out really adorable.

38 weeks

Two weeks to go! Khloe is about the length of a leek now, 19 1/2 inches long, and approximately 6.8 pounds. I don't know if she is really that big, but that is the average. By now she has a firm grasp and her organs are matured and ready for life outside! So it seems like now all we are really doing is waiting for her to be ready to be born.

The boys are replacing base boards and outlets as I am typing this, so her room is almost ready for her. Woohoo! I am very grateful for all the hard work they are doing.

Khloe's Room in progress.

Eric and his brother BJ have been working really hard to get the painting and texturing done in Khloe's room. Eric goes to work on Wednesday, so we are hoping to be able to move furniture in by tomorrow evening. In the room, there is one wall that is green with a white stripe, and the other walls are white with a green stripe. On the white walls, Eric decided to paint orange and yellow flowers in three different sizes above the stripe. It think it looks really adorable in her room.

Eric had one wisdom tooth pulled last week and another one pulled today, so I am amazed he has been wanting to work so much in her room. He is getting just as excited as I am.

If she is born on her due date, then in Eric's next set of days off, we'll have a baby! I am actually hoping that she will come early, like the 4th or 5th of February, since that is the beginning of Eric's seven days off. We'll see.

I am open to suggestions of not creepy or disgusting ways to help start labor. I have done some reading online, and some of the home remedies for trying to start labor have horrible side-effects, like severe diarrhea or hemorrhaging. No thanks...

I went to the doctor today, and he said nothing is going on yet...I'll be pregnant for at least another week. That is ok, but I am hoping for not too much longer than that.