Natalie pimping with Reds Ace Aaron Harang at the A.J. Cohen Memorial back in April
It seems Natalie and I have been on the go for months now in preperation for this little guy/girl. But the other day, my brother-n-law Robby was nice enough to ask if Nat and I wanted his Bengals tickets. Well, heck yea we do! I was able to get off work 4 hours early and headed home to pick Nat up. It was the first time in a long time that we were able to "get out" and do something. It was very very nice. We know these days will be few and far between so we really enjoyed ourselves.
I must tell you a little about the pregame parking however. Now Natalie is a pretty smart cookie, but when it comes to directions, she rides the short bus. Being as money tight as we are of late, we bypassed a couple of $10 lots to park over in Kentucky. Our goal was to walk across the bridge. Yes, Nat is almost 9 months but she loves walking. Now when she said Kentucky, I thought Covington, because the Suspension Bridge is right there. Natalie however insisted on Newport on the Levee. She was certain it was closer to Paul Brown. Now prior to her becoming pregnant, I would have no patience with this, but I have gotten so much better. So I said ok honey, let's park at Newport. As we turned the corner on the plaza level near the Aquarium, she asked me where Paul Brown was located. I said "turn around the other way"....Yup, we were about 4 miles from the stadium. She said 2, but trust me, it was 4! So we walked and we walked and we walked and got there just after they did a tribute to Joe Nuxhall :) Anyhoo, it wasn't that bad but Natalie felt her first strong contractions on the way back so I think the baby didn't like it. Oh well, enjoy the pics!
The Dr. performed a strep test, which is routine for a mother at 35-36 weeks. 40% of mothers have the strep bug, and if a mother tests positive for this, she will be given antibiotics during labor.
The good news is that Natalie is now measuring 1cm dialated and 50% effaced. That means she could have the baby tonight, or 3 weeks past the due date. That's great, right!!? :) There have been documented cases of both. Bottom line is that the baby is starting his/her thoughts of coming out. If it is like Natalie (stubborn), it will be here in January. If it has ADD like me, it will be out tonight. We shall see!
We keep adding features to the baby room. Here are the pictures we recently hung in the room. We have a couple shelves to get for the wall, but besides that, it is ready to go!
Mommy put that shampoo in the bathroom, the kind that doesn't make me cry!
And this is Mr. Frog who will hold all my toys while I get a bath.
And for those aftershaves, razors and shaving creme...I moved them too! Sorry.
Daddy,
I heard through the grapevine that when you and mommy bought this house, that she staked claim to the master walk-in closet as well as the dresser's in the room. I heard you moved all your clothes into the room which I will soon take residence in as my new bedroom! HAHA!! And now, I am taking your bathroom too!
Love
Baby Cohen
On Sunday, November 4th, Natalie had her side of the family along with her girlfriends over to her grandparents to celebrate the coming of Baby Cohen. Kim Woods (Nat's mom) and Angela Woods (Nat's sister and law) did a great job putting this together. Once again, Baby Cohen was spoiled with many clothes and other items. Natalie said she had a really good time!!! Thanks to all who attended!
5 pounds!!! Can you believe it?? Natalie had her 1st of two bi-monthly check-ups. Thankfully, all continues to go well as the baby has put itself in the head-down position, which is the first step of the final stage. The heart beat and everything else is where it needs to be and Natalie is certainly feeling like she is in the final stretch. She also probably feels like punching me in the face as my patience, as well as hers, is tested often :) I got this awesome picture of Natalie last night. Still looking good at 34 weeks!
