Sprechen Sie Coo?

Megan was extremely talkative tonight so I made quick video to capture her babblings. She seems to have a lot to say lately and it is so fun listening to her experiment and learn what her cute little voice can do. If you watch to the very end you will see that she is also getting pretty good at drooling, spitting and blowing bubbles - thanks to her awesome cousin Alexa.



What do you think Megan is trying to tell us?

Staand!

Megan's new favorite game is a game Daddy discovered. We call it "Staand!" Megan's legs are getting stronger every day and she likes to show them off by standing on our laps. By supporting her under the arms, she is able to stand up on her own. We used to have to give her a little "lift-off" but lately she has been doing the initiating. Now we just balance her and let her do the rest. You should see how proud she looks when we give cheers of praise.  She can only support herself for a few seconds but seeing the smiles on her face is priceless.  It almost always is able to calm her down when she is on edge, especially when Daddy plays the game with her.

Megan at 2 Months

Last Friday Megan turned two months old.  I can't believe how time is flying.  She is getting bigger and stronger every day and also getting more fun every day.  She has been smiling responsively for a couple weeks now (especially when she sees momma), is talking up a storm and becoming more independent.

On Friday we also had a doctor's appointment and a couple shots.  She was a real show-off.  When the doctor put Megan on her tummy on the exam table she held her head up the highest she's ever held it up.  She had her legs going with strong crawling movements as she balanced on the tip of her tummy.  The doctor said babies roll over around 4 months but Megan will probably be a lot sooner since her legs are so strong.  Megan can get herself onto her side already (and does it quite often) so I think it will be soon too.  For instance, on Saturday I put Megan on the floor to play for about 20 minutes by herself and in that time she rotated herself 90 degrees as she played and wiggled reaching for her toys. 

Here is a run-down of Megan's stats from the past few months to track her growth:

Birth:

Weight - 8 lbs 6 oz

Height - 19 1/2 inches

Head - 13 1/4 inches

1 Month:

Weight - 9 lbs 14 oz

Height - 21 1/4 inches

Head - 14 3/4 inches

2 Month:

Weight - 12 lbs 6 oz

Height - 23 inches

Head - 15 1/4 inches

The following are pictures of Megan from Mother's Day and her 2 month birthday.  As always, check out my Picasa page for more pictures.

Ridin' in Style

Since Megan's birth we have been a pretty active family.  There haven't been too many days that we didn't take Megan out of the house.  Even though we have been busy doesn't mean that we've gone on too many walks around the neighborhood, especially last week with the awful weather.  Since this is my last week of maternity leave and the weather is supposed to be gorgeous all week long, I am determined to take my baby girl on lots walks and take advantage of our stroller and the sunshine.  With the sun shining, I dressed her in shorts, T-shirt, and a cute hat that I scored at a garage sale last week.  She didn't like the hat very much at first (probably felt like a dog when they're dressed in those funny outfits) but as soon as we started walking she relaxed and enjoyed every minute. 

Meet Megan

Hi!  My name is Megan Kristine.  I've been in this world about 3 1/2 weeks now, since March 14th.  I weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long when I was born.  I have dark blue eyes which are getting lighter every day and strawberry blonde hair.  Mom says this is the color hair she had when she was my age.  I love my Mom and Dad; they are the best parents ever and I keep them really busy.  I am good at sleeping, eating, looking cute, burping and spitting up, looking cute, pooping, and did I mention looking so cute?!  I have a good set of lungs which I am keeping in shape so I can sing to Jesus in church when I get older.  I didn't use to like getting my diaper changed but it's not so bad any more, especially when Mom and Dad play my favorite song, Twinkle Twinkle.  When Daddy's home I get to curl up with him and watch TV in bed.  It's so comfy sleeping with him.  I love the milk Mom gives me to drink, now that's some good home-cookin'.  In fact, last night I drank over 9 ounces of it in about 3 hours!  It's helping me get really big and strong.  You should see how I can hold up my head already! 

When I grow up I want to be a stellar musician like Mom and I want to be Dad's Minnesota sports fan buddy.  But right now I just want to look cute and be a joy to everyone I meet.  That's not too hard since Mom says I have a smile that makes her heart melt.  I love spending time with my grandparents and other family members too.  They are great babysitters while Mom and Dad go to rehearsals, work, and go on dates.  

I want to share a couple of pictures with you from our Easter photo shoot.  Mom takes lots of pictures of me and if you want to see them all you can go here. 

The Newest Lewis

Megan Kristine Lewis

Born Sunday, March 14th at 12:47pm

8 pounds, 6 ounces

19 1/2 inches long

Scheduled Induction

My doctor's nurse called me yesterday to have me come in this morning instead of Friday for another check-up since I hadn't delivered yet.  I was still 2.5 cm dilated and still 60% effaced so no progress had been made since last Friday.  Dr. Johnston's suggestion was to schedule an elective induction.  The hospital was booked for this Friday so the earliest we could get in would be this coming Tuesday.  The plan is for me to go to the hospital on Monday night so they can start a procedure to ripen my cervix and then Tuesday morning they would start me on the Pitocin.  I did have a non-stress test today also and everything looked just fine. 

Keep praying that Bib will stop being so stubborn and come out on its own without having to go through the induction process.  But however it happens, we should have a baby by next Tuesday!

Our Waiting Game & New Toys

This was not an easy weekend for us.  After the doctor said the baby would probably make a move this weekend  (they should never tell you that in the first place - my real doctor never would have said that!) that's all we could think of.  I know all of you are patiently waiting, but you should see John!

Friday I pretty much took it easy with the exception of our ritual of going and walking Target.  This is getting to be quite the expensive destination.  I used up the last of the black ink in one of our printers so we had to buy a couple new cartridges since our other printer was out of color ink as well.

Saturday I tried a different approach and kept myself busy around the house.  Since I know I won't want to do much housework after the baby comes I took this time to clean our floors.  I moved every single carpet square and vaccumed them all.  I also swept and swiffered every corner of the downstairs.  We even moved the couch and went under the big rug!  Yeah, I'm a little sore now, but the floor looks great!

We decided that since this yesterday, Sunday, was probably going to be one of our last days to sleep in we skipped church and I made John a waffle breakfast.  Yum!  Then we had another costly outing.  Our contracts were up on our phones and my Rumor only let me talk for 5 minutes before the battery completely drained so we decided it was time to make the switch.  John had been patiently waiting for about a year for a new phone since he is a gadget geek and bored with his Palm Treo.  After we picked out the phones we wanted we found out that John's phone of choice couldn't be activated on our current plan.  And basically our current plan (which was a very good deal) wasn't even available anymore.  We bit the bullet and got the cheapest plan that would work even though quite a bit more $$/month.  We both now have internet and data usage, unlimited texting, GPS, and more minutes than we could possibly use per month.  I decided on a little better phone too since I would now have all these features.  John ended up with the HTC Hero and I have the Palm Pixi.  They are both so pretty and nice and we are trying to get used to the touch screens.  So, yesterday afternoon and evening we were pretty distracted with our new toys!  At least this kept our minds off of the baby!

Then it was back to work for both of us today where we both got asked by many people "What are you doing here!"  I guess we will just keep playing our waiting game!

40 Week Check-up

Yesterday morning I had my 40 week check-up.  The nurse and doctor both asked what I was doing here on my due date and why I wasn't down the street at the other building, meaning the hospital.  Believe me, I'd be there is this little one would cooperate!

The doctor did the cervical exam and told me that I was now diliated to a 2.5 and 60% thinned out.  She said she wouldn't be surprised if things started to happen this weekend!  I was excited to hear that I had made some progress from last week and that it's getting so close!  When I got home from work on Thursday (my last work day of the week), I told John I didn't want to go back to work on Monday.  We'll see what happens!

My stomach continues to itch like crazy.  I think I might have pregnancy hives or something because the whole thing is covered in little bumps.  The doctor said to just use some hydrocortizone cream to relieve the itchiness, but that has yet to be the cure-all for my skin.  Besides itchy, the belly is kind of getting beat up with me running into things with it.  There are a few spots on it where I only need to knick it with a tiny object and it sends out a shot of pain.  Hopefully Bib will come soon and end these problems!  But I guess if these are the worst of my worries then I'm doing pretty well. 

Now that Bib's arrival is really getting closer, we're trying to get a few more things wrapped up at home.  I would be doing more but I get really tired just from walking around the house and going up and down the stairs.  We got the car seat base installed finally and John was brave enough to tackle iTunes for me and get some music on my iPod for the labor & delivery room.  I got caught up on the dishes and John conquered the laundry pile, Mt. Lewis, so for the most part everything's clean.

John also is trying to keep me active by running errands with him around town and doing laps around Target.  Target's the biggest indoor place that we have here in Waconia so we are taking full advantage.  And I think Target is taking advantage of us too - can anyone really go there without spending money?

My Big Ego Boost for the Week

Thursday at work I briefly talked with two ladies who were at YA for a meeting.  Talking with the first one, she asked when I was due.  When I replied with "tomorrow", she told me that I looked really good for being that far along and she would have guessed that I was only 6 or 7 months.  Score!  Then the second lady joined the conversation and wanted to know when I was due too.  I again replied "tomorrow" and she said the same thing, that she thought I was only 6 months!

Well, you and I all know what I looked like at 6 or 7 months and this is not it.  In fact, I've had other people ask if I was ready to deliver when I was at 6 or 7 months.  Even if these ladies were just trying to be nice to me, at this stage of the game, I'll take whatever I can get!