Welcome to the world baby girl!!!

Margaret Clare Rowan Moore was born on May 25th, 2009!!! She weighed 8lbs 12oz and was 21 inches long! I was in labor for 38 hours!!! She was quite comfortable inside her mommy and did not want to come down. After being stuck at 7cm for 4 hours and knowing her head was still high we decided a c-section was best. It was a very scary decision, but we wanted to get her out before complications arose. It all went so quickly. I ended up having to have a narcotic because I had some pain complications. That made everything a little blurry! I do remember seeing my baby and knowing how beautiful she is! She was just perfect! We are very lucky parents.

39 weeks...

I sit here with just days till my due date, anxiously awaiting the arrival of my baby girl. I have not dilated at all, but am still optimistic that I will be having this baby Memorial Day weekend! I cannot wait to meet this little girl. I want to smell her and feel her and listen to her breath. I want to look into my Maggie's eyes and tell her that she is a very loved little girl! I want her here! Hopefully soon! I promise to keep everyone posted! I know there are many people who want to meet Maggie and I am so excited to share her with the world!

Sorry it has been so long...

Hi Everyone!

I have been so busy getting the house all ready for my little girl (check out the pictures I posted of her room!), I haven't had time to update the blog! For so long there was really nothing new to report, but as I approach my due date, I know that everyone is anxious to here news. So far I have been having contractions, but not the real thing (though they do hurt.) She is still very high and as of a few days ago, sitting on a nerve which is causing me great numbness and extreme pain. I am going to the doctor every Tuesday so I will find out more tomorrow. The good news is she is head down and still very active! When I was 34 weeks they were worried that her birth weight would be close to 13 pounds! Thankfully her weight has tapered off and she now is estimated at around 8 pounds! That I can handle!

I can't believe that I am going to have a baby anytime now! It has gone by so fast! I promise to keep everyone in the loop when the real thing happens. We will send out an e-mail and hopefully pictures as soon as possible! I will keep everyone posted on my progress. Pray for me that is sooner rather than later!!!

Keira is going to be a great big sister...

Keira has been so loving and has spent many evenings kissing my belly and laying her head on Maggie! Maggie likes to kick Keira in the head! Keira just licks my tummy some more!

Maggie's Room

Here are some pictures of Maggie's room! All we need is a little Maggie! My parents helped us out but getting us the paint and new carpet and helping paint! Adam's mom and step-dad bought us the dresser and his dad and step-mom bought us the rocker and ottoman.

Uncle Jim...

On Tuesday February 17th my Uncle Jim passed away after a very short battle with cancer. He was my Godfather and an incredible man, who meant the world to me. I was going through my jewelry and realized how much of what I have, came from Jim. He, as a single man, for years would always get me some special piece of jewelry for Christmas. Jim will be very missed.

For me, the hardest part of his death is that I will never get to see him with Maggie. I know he is heaven and will be watching over me during these next three months. I also know that Maggie is a very lucky girl to have so many Guardian Angels.

I really wanted to honor my Uncle Jim in some way. Adam and I talked and decided to add Jim's middle name, Rowan, to Maggie's name.

Her full name will be Margaret Clare Rowan Moore.

I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support over the last week. It means the world to me. Jim was loved by so many and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
I will be sure my little girl knows what an incredible man her
great-uncle Jim was!

28 weeks, ultrasound update...

I am almost 28 weeks and everyone has been asking about the ultrasound I had last Tuesday. It was so fast and fairly uneventful that I totally forgot about it. All looks good with her heart. She is very wiggly and had the hiccups the whole time the tech was taking measurements. She was face down, which was disappointing cause I wanted to see her little face. I go to see my midwife next week and will hopefully get more information about how big she is.

I should let everyone know that I have a great fear my child is going to have an enormous head! When I had my ultrasound in January I asked if the head size seemed normal...it was. I am hoping my midwife will have the results of her current measurements. I will keep everyone posted. ;)

Middle Name!

The long wait is over! We have finally chosen a middle! It was a hard decision. We liked so many names for so many reasons. All of the names meant something. Bridget was my grandma Margaret's middle name. Marie was Adam's grandma Myrtle's middle name. Elaine is my grandma Dolores's middle name and Claire/Clare comes from my great-grandma Clara. So with out further ado...

Margaret Clare Moore, Maggie Clare!

We chose Clare without the "i" because it was close to Clara. I also liked the connection to Ireland, County Clare, Clare Island, etc. I love the way Maggie Clare sounds and can hardly wait to meet this little girl!

Hiccups!

I went in last week to have my regular check up and hear the heartbeat. Considering how active she has been I was worried it would take forever to get her to hold still long enough to hear her. When Lois(my midwife) put the Doppler on me, we heard the heartbeat right away and then she flipped. It took Lois a second to pin her down again, when she did, not only could we hear Maggie's very steady heartbeat, but we also heard that she had the hiccups! Since then I have felt her hiccups at least once a day. I can tell the difference between her usual wiggling and hiccups, because the hiccups are rhythmic! It is so much fun to feel! Last night Adam heard them on the stethoscope. I definitely have an active baby and I am loving every minute of it!

I go in on February 17th for another Ultrasound. Hopefully I can get a picture worth posting. The ones I have from this last ultrasound were not very clear.

Also, I see the middle name poll has been quite popular. I am going to revise it and start it over. We have talked over several names and considered the initials she will have. Let me know your thoughts!

IT"S A GIRL!!!!

So after what seemed like an eternity, we had the ultrasound done today! It is so weird to see that little life moving inside of me! What an amazing thing! Last night I was reading in a book about how this women just knew what the sex of the babies(multiples) was. She felt that God had let her know just this, since there is really nothing else you can predict or control during pregnancy. I have always pictured this baby a girl. When I think about the room I can see it pink, when I think a her growing up, it is a girl. I was too afraid that if I let myself think it was a girl, thinking I might be disappointed if it wasn't. I would have been thrilled with a little boy, but somewhere deep inside I always knew it was a girl! Last night when I finally admitted to myself and Adam that I thought it was a girl, It was like a peace came over me. I am thrilled to be able to call the baby by name. Refer to her as a girl, not an it! She's my little Maggie!

We have the first named picked out, Margaret...Maggie. After my dad's mom and Adam's dad's mom. I hope they are honored and I know they are both looking down from Heaven watching over us!

I added another poll. 64% of you were right on the last one! I put a list of middle names we are thinking about. It will be fun see what people like best. The names are listed in alphabetical order. They all have a significance, but I don't want to sway anyone. Have fun!

I will update everyone again soon!