Author Archives: Karianne

I’ve been promising Kaeta some one-on-one girl-time with Mommy, so today I finally got a chance to take her ice skating.  We had a blast!  She was so excited that on the way there she said, “This is the most fun part of my day.”  She had such a great attitude about everything.  She wasn’t […]

Let’s begin the story with the end: Everything is fine. And now, for the recounting of the most terrifying day of our lives as parents.  In the wee hours of the morning during our first day at home after being discharged from the hospital with Daniel, we were just getting ready to change a diaper […]

Coco and I had our last regular OB appointment this morning — during which we found out that even though I am not in active labor, I am already 4 centimeters dilated!  Translation: nearly halfway there with very little pain.  And hopefully Coco will be born very soon.  We also found out that while Coco […]

Been in “early labor” for about two weeks now…. and very ready to move past this!

This is from a week ago.  Derek made it possible for me to post pictures all by myself without using any fancy code!  So now I’m testing it out.  As far as the pregnancy goes, we’re at 38 weeks now and are definitely in “any day now” territory.  So stay tuned!

…we are finally saying Merry Christmas! …and Happy New Year!

Hugs and kisses for Coco at 17 weeks.

The news from today’s sonogram could not be better.  We won’t keep you in suspense any longer: The cyst is gone.  Did you hear that?  THE CYST IS GONE!  Baby Coco is a healthy, cyst-free, fluid-free baby!  And oh, so cute: The doctor said that if today was the first time he had seen us, […]

Here’s a profile of the baby’s head and arms.  One hand is up in front of the face, and the other is behind the head.  What’s funny is I was laying just like that during the sonogram. Profile of the head and body.  Notice how the baby’s nose appears large and there is little evidence […]