How did we find out pregnant with Sweet Baby Nagy?

As we wait for our little one to come, I thought it would be nice to document some of the important stories that brought upon her life so that she can come back and read through them as she gets older. Of course with how quickly technology changes these days, I am sure my blog website will be ancient by then - but hopefully I can print out these entries and keep them in a binder for her before technology changes too much!

Ryan and I were in Seattle, WA when we found out the wonderful news that we were pregnant.
We had travelled out west for Ryan's brother, Brent and his wife, Chris' wedding Portland which was held on September 6th. Because Ryan had a whole week of (he has to take his vacation in 1 week blocks), we decided to make the most of it! We flew into Portland August 30th, rented a car and drove up to Vancouver, British Columbia. We spent 3 wonderful nights there - it is truly an amazing city! On our last night in Vancouver, Ryan and I went to a wonderful dinner at the Blue Water Cafe. We sat outsides, enjoyed fresh crab and other seafood and a lovely bottle of wine - Little did I know that would be the last glass of wine I would have for 9+ months!! :)

We then drove to Seattle the next day, and I was starting to get suspicious that I might be pregnant (a woman's instinct!). That evening, we went to have appetizers at a nice restaurant overlooking the Puget Sound (waterfront in Seattle). I decided to refrain from any wine - just in case!! We then walked to a drugstore in Seattle to buy a pregnancy test. We were giggling like 2 school children and felt like 2 lost fish in a big pond!

Going to bed was strange that evening as I knew I would be taking the pregnancy test the next morning. I crept out of bed the next morning (Wednesday, September 3rd) and excitedly took the test. Waiting the few minutes for the test to complete seemed to take forever - but the first one came out positive! I took another one, just to be sure - positive again. Then I took a 3rd - just to be VERY sure - positive again! I ran out to the bed with a big smile on my face to tell Ryan we were pregnant! He was obviously shocked (had just woken up!) and we were both sitting there looking at each other - there really was nothing to say - the excitement was written all over our faces! That changed our trip a little - no more glasses of wine for me!

That evening after an early dinner, we walked around Seattle wondering what to do. What do pregnant couples do? Should we go to a bookstore or go to a coffee shop? We were walking by a theatre and saw a huge crowd of people lining up to go to a performance - it turned out Shrek was in town! I convinced Ryan that we should go check it out (he is very weary of musicals - but I love them!) - so we walked over to the ticket office to see if there were any tickets left. We were waiting in line when a young gentlemen came up to us and asked us if we were interested in seeing Shrek - we said yes and that we were hoping to buy tickets! It turns out he works for some sort of marketing/promotional firm and had 2 extra tickets. He had gotten 6 complementary tickets and was only using 4 of them. Talk about luck! So we ended up going to see Shrek that evening - and it was truly amazing! Ryan and I both LOVED it! He had not realized that Broadway musicals were so good!

We drove to Portland, Oregon the next day to start the wedding festivities! What a wonderful wedding weekend it was - complete with a trip to a winery (see picture above), cocktail receptions, the rehearsal dinner and the beautiful wedding day itself! I was doing my best to avoid alcohol without looking suspicious - I volunteered to be the designated driver to the winery - I was "too tired" to go out to the bar one of the nights! Ryan and I didn't' want to raise any red flags as this weekend was for Brent and Chris. The day of the wedding, I carried around a ginger ale with a lime and tried my hardest to keep with the dancing and festivities (with no alcohol!). We truly had a glorious time and were successful in keeping the pregnancy quiet! Only Ryan's sister, Elizabeth, noticed I was drinking a little less and asked us both if I was pregnant. We both had to lie to keep the secret (sorry Elizabeth!).

We headed home to Indianapolis after an wonderful and relaxing trip out west - what a wonderful way to find out we are pregnant - it was so special! The following weekend we shared the wonderful news with both sets of parents. I had two little onsies made to share the good news with them. For my parents, I had "I love Marme and Grandpa Deane" printed on it with lots of little shamrocks around it (my mom is known as Marme by her other grand kids). For Ryan's parents I had, "I can't wait for my first Bears game with Grandma and Grandpa Nagy" printed on it with little footballs underneath. They were so cute and I can't wait to dress her up in them. Obviously the grandparents were thrilled. We also told our siblings that weekend too which was great. We waited to tell others until I was a little further a long in the pregnancy.

It is hard to believe that 8 1/2 months later we are counting down the days until we get to meet our sweet baby Nagy and hold her. Ever since my last doctor's appointment on Tuesday, I find myself going to bed and waking up wondering - "Will today be the day?"

So far I have not had any more major contractions - definitely some other signs that my body is getting ready to deliver, but nothing to rush to the hospital for. Can't wait to share good news with you all!!

She might get here sooner than later! :)

On Monday, I had my first few official contractions! I had 3 small contractions that were 4 hours apart and each lasted about 10 seconds. My doctor's appointment was on Tuesday and I went with my mom. When I told him about the contractions, he decided to check my cervix and it measured 3 centimeters and I was 70% effaced! So it seems like I might be on my way pretty soon :) I have not had any contractions since then, but I do feel the little girl moving around a lot! I will keep you posted - would love to have this little girl in the next few days as she is full term and ready to go (and so am I!!)

Last night, I went and got my hair highlighted - I had been avoiding my hairdresser the entire pregnancy as I just did not want to take any risks! I had gone to the Aveda salon here in Indy to get highlights for my cousin's wedding (I could NOT have roots for that) as there products are 99.5% natural. But the highlights just are not as good as my normal hair dresser. So last night, I went and got all of my blond highlights back and I feel wonderful! My hair will look nice for the pictures! :)

Tonight Ryan is on call (so baby Nagy is NOT allowed to come tonight!) and I am doing some last minute preparations. My hospital bag is all packed and ready to go! I also did some last minute washing to get ready for our angel and have washed/packed a few outfits for her (she has to have options!). I have also been introducing the dog's to her swing set (I have had a stuffed elephant swinging in it this evening) - I feel crazy but I have been going over and talking to the elephant and picking it up -just so the dog's get used to me holding something. I have her car seat all ready to go as well - Ryan will have to install it in the car in the next day or so. I ordered lots of movies from Netflix (Thanks Bill for letting me use your account!) - they are all romantic comedies - so I should be entertained in the hospital.

I am getting VERY excited (no longer traumatized by the video that I saw in the birthing class we attended) to meet our little princess. I hope to have good news this weekend (fingers crossed!).

Participate in our Sweet Baby Nagy Pool!!

A fun game I found - Click on link above and go to ExpectNet.com to make your guess on Baby Nagy's delivery date, time of delivery, weight and length. Let's see who gets the closest! :)

Last few weeks and lots of date nights!

I went to the doctor on Tuesday last week and baby and mom are doing really well! I was able to hear the baby's heart beat (which is so strong these days) and my tummy measured exactly 36 cm which is where I should be at 36 weeks. Monday will be the start of my 37th week - can you believe?

The major piece of advice my sweet doctor gave me was to treasure these last few weeks with Ryan and to go on many dates! When I told Ryan this, we both thought about it and agree it is strange to imagine that it will no longer be the 2 of us and our dogs in our little family any more. I can't verbalize how excited we are to welcome baby Nagy to our family, but we are taking the doctor's advice and going on lots of dates (especially since the weather has been so beautiful here in Indy). Last week, we went on 3 alone - :) Of course, our dates are slightly different these days - no dancing, no wine, no late nights, no 3 inch heels (flats are my new best friends these days!), no last minute fake tan cream applications (Dorothy knows about these!) or blond highlights and my figure has definitely "rounded" out these days (literally!) - all the same, we are making the most of these last few weeks together (Despite Ryan's very intense on-call schedule this month!). Last night we went to Ambrosia's, an Italian restaurant in Broad Ripple, sat out side, enjoyed the beautiful evening and talked the evening away - it was very relaxing. I keep reminding Ryan to enjoy his last few weeks of having a 100% designated driver because I am so excited to have my first glass of wine! Of course I will be nursing, so that will limit my intake - but every now and then I will indulge!!

I smile now as I think back on our early dating days in Chicago - I remember doing everything possible to make the night last just a little bit longer - especially since we only saw each other on the weekends while he was living in Indy - we would go to dinner, then go for an after dinner drink, then I would always want to stay out as long as possible - even hit up some of the late night music joints that stay open until 5:00am. He has since told me that he sometimes was worried about how late I wanted to stay out - he is 3 years older than me so had gotten that out of his system already...but he hung in there with me!! I remember when I met his brother Mike out late one night, he commented on how Ryan must really like me if he is staying out late! I laugh now as we already treasure our 9:30/10:00 bed times - 11:00 on weekends! We are both on the same page with bed time now!

It's funny, as I sit here typing in my office at 5:30am on a Friday night/Saturday morning (I can't seem to sleep) - I think how things have changed from late nights at the Red Headed Piano Bar in Chicago (I would just be getting home now!) I am sure they are only going to change even more as we welcome our little princess into the world - at that point, will there even be a bed time?? The wonderful news is that all of these changes have been for the better - and we eagerly welcome this next big change!!

Belly Profile Shot at 36 weeks, 2 days!

So there have been some requests for an official profile belly shot. Here you go - I was not kidding when I told you my tummy is HUGE - I look so funny and out of proportion! I think my tummy is so large because I am so short (5'1) and there is no where else for the baby to grow - she is very snug in there!! Are there any other short (should I say petite!) ladies out there that had HUGE tummies like me when they were pregnant? On ther other hand, Ryan is 6'2 so we could have a future WNBA basketball star in there - we will have to wait and see! :)

Practice makes perfect...

Well we sure hope so! Ryan and I were able to observe parenting skills this past weekend with our niece and nephew! Liam is 18 months and Sophia is only 4 weeks old. They are so cute! See picture of Ryan practicing how to hold a new born baby - and me beside him also trying to learn. There was a cute moment when I was holding baby Sophia on my tummy, and our sweet little baby Nagy starting kicking away! I think she was trying to say hi to her cousin - after all they will only be a few weeks apart in age! We did manage to avoid the diaper changing classes though - guess we will have to wing it :)

28 more days to go?!? Where did time go??

Hi Everyone! So as you know, I have taken a little hiatus from working on my baby blog (sorry Baby Nagy!) and have been focusing on my brother Bill's blog. I clicked on the link this morning and saw that on my count down, I have 28 more days to go! I haven't looked at the count down in almost 2+ months, so it was quite a shock to see how far it has moved!!

I am officially starting my 36th week today and I am SO excited and ready to meet our little princess! Yesterday, we worked on the nursery and almost have it finished. It is absolutely adorable and I can't wait to have a little baby to put in the crib. We still have some pictures to hang up and move (note the ones above the crib!) and I want to hang up her name in blocks once we pick a name! They baby still does not have a name!! It is so hard to choose one before we meet her - so will try to narrow it down to 2-3 names these next few weeks so that we can have something to start with at least! Regardless of her name, Ryan is already making sure she is a Chicago Bear's fan :)



I am attaching a picture of me too - from last weekend when we celebrated Ryan's birthday . As you can see, my tummy is HUGE these days!! Since I am so short, there really isn't very much room for her to grow - so she is quite snug and cozy in my tummy! Let's just say, I am eager to meet the little girl and get back to my normal physique! I am finding it hard to move around a lot these days (although I still manage fine!) - it is just a little more awkward to do things (ie. feeding dogs, bending to pick something up, getting comfortable on the couch..). Thankfully, I have been able to sleep though at night. I get up often to go to the bathroom (hourly at this point!), but I am so fortunate that I can fall back to sleep.


At 36 weeks, the baby supposedly weighs around 6 lbs and is 18.5 inches (see picture of Melon below - that is how big she is - no WONDER my tummy is huge!). She is going to be gaining more weight over the next few weeks. I have a doctor's appt. tomorrow (the first of my weekly appointments) so will ask the doctor how big she things our baby Nagy is.



Our dog's are also getting ready (suspicious) for this new little baby. They are smelling all of the new clothes, wondering who the lovely nursery is for, wondering why their mommy can't get down on the floor for snuggle sessions as often any more and why mommy can only take them for very short walks! Ryan and I are trying to prepare them both for the baby, but I think we will have to wait until she arrives to see if they are going to be okay with the new addition to our family - we are praying that they will be so that we don't have to return our adopted dog's to our parents!! (If you remember we dog-napped Reggie from my parents and Sam from Ryan's parents).


Since I last wrote, I had 2 absolutely beautiful baby showers as well! I received so many wonderful and useful gifts that I can't wait to use. Mrs. Nagy, Elizabeth Nagy and Chris Nagy hosted a shower for me in Northern Indiana and Mrs. Kirlin, Susie and Mrs. Esterline hosted a shower for me in Indianapolis. It was so wonderful to see all of our family and friends at the showers! I have a couple of pictures that I will post up as well in a separate blog.

Well that is my update for now - there is so much more for me to share and I will start to update this blog much more regularly! I can't wait till the day she arrives and I can start sharing pictures of her with you all! :)


Love,
Katherine