Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to All!!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday with your friends and family. We made it through the day with no labor or baby, so now she can really come anytime!! As you can see from the picture, I am ready to pop! Samantha keeps patting my belly saying "Get out, ...." (she knows baby's name). She really wants to meet her little sister since we keep telling her it will be very soon!
Anyways, Happy Turkey Day!! Gobble, Gobble!
Jason, Kristina, Samantha & Baby Burt

39 Weeks Today!

Today I am 39 weeks pregnant and had my last OB check-up. According to my doctor, I am now 2-3 cm. dilated and still 50% effaced. She said the big event could be any day or it could still be another week. The waiting is definitely getting to me!! The good news is I am scheduled for an induction on Wednesday, December 3rd. However, it is likely I will get "bumped up" to December 1st or 2nd if the hospital's schedule has openings. My Dr. said it's very common for women to be scheduled for delivery and then have the baby sooner, thus leaving an opening in the induction schedule. I am crossing my fingers this happens and I can deliver on the 1st!!

So now it's a true waiting game... either my water will break, contractions will begin, or we will wait for our induction. Either way, at the very most, we should meet our new daughter in the next 9 days. I guess in the grand scheme of things another 9 days isn't too bad... but I'd love to meet her sooner!!

Thanks for checking in with us and stay tuned for the birth announcement!!

Jason, Kristina, Samantha and Baby Burt

In Week 38...

We saw my OB/GYN today and I was 1-2 cm. and 50% effaced. That means I'm showing some signs of being at the end of things, but I could also stay this way for another week or two. So we will return on Tuesday (11/18) for another check-up and go from there. My Dr. said if I don't deliver on my own, I will be induced on 12/1/08 which is my official due date. We're still hoping baby girl makes her debut before Thanksgiving, so send us your labor vibes and we'll keep you posted!! Thanks for all your support!

Jason & Kristina

One other thing...

VOTE NO ON PROP. 8! Equal rights for all!!

and as Samantha says....

"GOBAMA, GOBAMA!"

November at last!

We made it through Halloween! It seemed like a very long month with all our Halloween activities and while Samantha had a blast this Halloween, Mommy is glad it's over now ;) We went to Pumpkin City several times, hosted a kid's Halloween party, went to Halloween Time @ Disneyland (California Adventure), and ended it all by Trick-or-Treating with friends.

As for the pregnancy, I am now almost 36 weeks. We are OFFICIALLY in the home stretch now! I feel like I've been saying that for a while, but now it feels a little more real. Our new baby girl should be here within the month! Things are still going well and the baby is doing great. My feet are swelling but that was expected since they did with Samantha as well. I am in countdown mode and with every passing day, I get more and more excited to meet our new daughter. I can't wait to see what she looks like, what color her eyes are, if she'll have hair or not, and how much she'll resemble Samantha! There is so much to look forward to and I can't wait for it all!!

Thanks for checking in with us. We hope you are all enjoying fall and had a great Halloween. Can you believe the holidays are upon us!?!! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner!