Lucy

Well, Lucy has finally arrived! She was born on August 19th at 6:47 pm. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. It was such an incredible experience. Nate was able to watch all 18 hours of labor, and didn't miss a thing. We were so lucky to have that opportunity. My mother, sister and cousin were in the labor room with me, supporting me the entire time.

She is doing very well and is very alert! Lucille looks just like her father, there is no denying that. When she scowls or makes funny faces when she's sleeping all I can see is Nate, which is quite something since he's not here - and it reminds me that I've had a piece of him with me the whole time he's been away. (sappy moment, I know!)

Family

The past 2 weeks have certainly been a blast. Family from all across the country has come "home" for their vacations. It's great to see all the cousins and first cousins once removed! :) It's also finally feeling like summer around here, I guess better late than never.

No news on the baby front. Still pregnant, and I haven't had a single sign that she could be coming soon. I have numerous appointments this week, and if she hasn't come by Thursday (the due date!), they're going to most likely induce me within the next week. I want to avoid that at all costs. I'd rather wait 2 weeks than be induced! Nate could be home one month from today! The end is near and I'm more than ready.

Still Pregnant

There is only one week until my due date, however it feels like a lifetime away! Everything still seems to be going well, and they estimate that Lucy could be over 8 lbs (not bad for being told that she will be "underweight and premature" due to a 2 vessel cord). If that's "underweight", I'm scared for the children to come!

Things are going well for Nate. There's a chance he could be coming home even sooner than expected, so we're all keeping our fingers crossed. We still get to communicate daily, and now that the due date is getting close, he tries to call more than once/day. The hospital is very excited about Nate watching the birth on webcam. They have apparently had 4 meetings so far with multiple departments at the hospital involved. A company through the military called Freedom Calls sets everything up. They have over 200 live births/month (scary to think there are that many!), so this is all very routine to them. However, in this area nothing like this has ever happened, so Maine General is very excited and well prepared. They are even saving an OR room in the event that I may need a C-section. It's so incredible that Nate and I have this opportunity, we are ecstatic! Nate and I are going to be interviewed by the Kennebec Journal and a local news station that want to do stories on it... amazing! We will have plenty of stories to tell our little Lucille some day!

On another note, my sister Carolyn found out that she is having a boy! Congratulations Carolyn and Rory! It's baby fever around here...so don't drink the water!

New happenings

It has been a while since I've posted anything on here! I'm 37 weeks pregnant and Lucille Elizabeth Picard could be coming any time now! Other exciting news is that Nate should be home from Iraq no later than September 20th. We have been able to chat on webcam and I can send him weekly photos of my belly :)

We will be taking our honeymoon after the "wedding"(we were wed in October of 2008 at our home) in November to St. John in the USVI. In February we will be taking our first big family vacation to Disney with one of Lucy's new cousins :)

More to come soon!

Our first baby!

On December 15th Nate and I found out that we will be having a baby! We couldn't be happier. This will be an incredible addition to our new family. My first ultrasound is on January 29th and I will be exactly 12 weeks. I am with a doctor in Augusta, since I will be moving home to Farmingdale at the end of my pregnancy. Nate will return home in October and might even be able to watch the birth on webcam (wow!)! This is all for now, there will be plenty more to come!