Hospital Tour

Today we visited the hospital where I will be delivering Owen. Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville is where it will take place. It is conveniently located about 5 minutes from our house and is also brand new! The Maternity Tour lasted about 45 minutes and gave us all the info we needed so there should be no surprises once the "time" comes. I was so excited to see the delivery rooms....they are huge! Each room has it's own bathroom that includes a full size jacuzzi tub. The rooms also have a huge couch that can be made up for the Father to sleep on. These rooms are so much nicer than the rooms we had at Boulder Community Hospital where Taylor was delivered. Plus, this hospital allows the baby to remain in the room with the parents/family once born so the parents have time to adjust to taking care of the newborn before going home.

I think Taylor really enjoyed the tour. Even though she won't be present at delivery, at least now she knows what to expect once she comes to the hospital after Owen is born. One of the nurses even gave Taylor a huge sheet of stickers to help make her feel special. That was very sweet!

So, now we wait! I will be 37 weeks along on Thursday which is considered full term even though my due date isn't until August 7th. Taylor was born at exactly 38 weeks, so it will be interesting to see when Owen decides to make his arrival. I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions for a while now, but in the past week they have become more frequent. Braxton Hicks contractions- for those of you who may be foreign to pregnancy lingo- are spontaneous contractions the body has to prepare itself for actual labor. These contractions are not painful but can be a bit uncomfortable. My next doctor visit is tomorrow and I will be sure to update everyone if there is anything new to report.

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These pictures of Taylor were taken at our house on Saturday. She was invited to a birthday party and wanted to dress up. The birthday party was for a little boy named Jay who attends school with Taylor and absolutely adores her. In fact, Jay refers to Taylor as his girlfriend. Completely innocent and too cute!!!




Doesn't she look pretty?



Our baby girl is growing up!