Taylor Corinne Williams

Yes, we have decided on a name. Corinne (in the picture above) is the name of the Mommy-to-Be's sweet Grandmother Becker. We are honored to name our first daughter after such a wonderful lady!

Taylor's due date is exactly 4 weeks away today. At our doctor's visit on Monday the Mommy-to-Be measured 36cm at 36 weeks pregnant, was 1 cm dilated, and 30% effaced! Contractions are already hard at work. So, everything is right on track for a delivery around the original due date of Novemcer 26th. We did not have an ultrasound as we origianlly thought we might. Taylor has dropped down some and so the measurements are more on track. It wont be long before she is here!

Mommy and Taylor are Growing!

Big Update!

We have been going to childbirth classes for 5 weeks now. We have our last class next Tues. We have learned so much about having babies and still there is so much we don't know. The classes are great and our instructor is awesome. We have been practicing the different techniques we learned in class at home. One of them is putting ice on the skin to simulate a contraction. We leave it on for about 1 minute at a time and practice breathing, relaxing, and visualization techniques. Getting pretty good at it too!

We have been super busy getting ready for Taylor's arrival. Her clothes have been washed in dreft and put in her drawers. The changing table is ready with itty bitty newborn diapers, wipes, and of course Boudreaux's Butt Paste! We have her pack-n-play set up for her to sleep by our side in our bedroom and our new glider a few feet away. The Daddy-to-Be has been hard at work setting up her swing, bouncy seat, pack-n-play, installing the car seat and more. Wow! There is so much to do for such a little girl!

We had a doctor's visit on Monday and everything is going smoothly. Blood pressure is great, weight gain is great, Taylor's heartbeat is great (it is starting to slow down...which I learned is perfectly normal as the due date nears!), and all tests have come back with good results. Mommy-to-Be is still measuring on the high end of normal so we may be doing another ultrasound at our next visit (Oct. 26th...36 weeks) to see just how big Baby Taylor actually is. We'll let you know how that goes.

We have had 2 more baby showers. We were, again, overwhelmed by all of the kindness and generosity from everyone around us. Taylor is so loved by so many people. We cannot wait to introduce you all to her!

Thanks for checking for our blog updates! Taylor will be here in 6 short weeks and we could not be more excited! We send our love to you all!