Baby Matthew Has Arrived!

Let me introduce you to...Matthew Taylor Bradbury!


Matthew Taylor Bradbury
7 lbs 7 oz 20 in.
September 25, 2008
3:27 pm

Daddy holding Matt's hand while getting footprints!

Mommy and Matthew

One "little" Happy Family!

Sleeping with my Daddy!

37 1/2 Weeks!

Photos from My Friends Shower!

Ella, Shelly, Me and Kelly

Masters Group: Me, Juett, Michelle and Brooke

Bible Study Gals: Kelly, Jennifer, Me, Jamie, Melissa, Megan, Jen,
(kneeling) Jackie, Kerrie and Kennettt

For those of you that check in each week, I am sorry for the delay. It has been a LONG week on the Bradbury farm. The wind storm last Sunday destroyed the hay shed that houses the round bales of hay. We were without electricity until Wednesday...we were blessed...my brother's family didn't get there's back until today.

In the middle of the storm, I was at a baby shower. My wonderful friends Jennifer and Brooke hosted a friends' shower that was lots of fun. It was great to see so many friends. I am truly blessed.



I went to the doctor on Wednesday...blood pressure was good, belly measured on schedule, and I am now 2 centimeters dilated. I don't go back to the doctor until Friday. We will have another ultrasound then to check on Matthew's size :) Maybe he will show us his face!? If not, I will continue to wait patiently.

Matthew this week: Baby Matt is full term! This means that if he baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though my due date is still two and 1/2 weeks away.

Baby Matt might weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel - like a stalk of Swiss chard - yet another unknown vegetable.

Have a great week! Feeling blessed!

36 Weeks!

Some have asked about Matthew's room. As you can see, it is currently under construction! Taylor, with some help, is working hard on an addition to our house. The picture above includes Matthew's closet, and the picture below shows a different angle of Matthew's room.

Any suggestions on colors for the walls or carpet? Suggestions are appreciated :)



Matthew this week: Matt is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He now weighs almost 6 pounds - like a crenshaw melon - yet another vegetable that I have never heard of - and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath.

At the end of this week, Matthew will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.)

Mom's doctor's appointment: Blood pressure was good...gained 2 pounds...I guess that makes up for 3 weeks with no gain. It might have something to do with the oreos! Still only 1 centimeter dilated. I spent about an hour on a monitor just to check Matt's movements. He passed with flying colors and now I know what a contraction feels like :) They were pretty strong, but lessened over time. I go back to the doctor on Wednesday.

I am really excited about my friends' baby shower on Sunday!

Feeling Blessed!

Baby Bradbury Timeline

As I posted my last post, I took a look at the Bradbury Baby Timeline at the top of the page...we are on the last picture! WOW! He will be here soon :)

35 Weeks!

A Ford Tractor Cake :)

The Hostesses

We were blessed with a baby shower hosted by Taylor's sister, Beth, and his cousins, Kelly and Nancy. They had a farm theme that was too precious. The cake was in a shape of a tractor...blue icing for Ford! and guests sat on bales of straw that were covered in quilts.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday. My blood pressure was great and I hadn't gained any weight in two weeks! (I guess the Oreos have been doing too much damage!) The doctor said that I was one centimeter dilated but warned me not to get to excited...yet. (My sister was 1 centimeter for 4 weeks.) I am supposed to take it easy and keep my feet up as much as possible :) I now go to the doctor every week...we will see what the progress is on Wednesday!

Matthew's Update: Matthew doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds - about the weight of a honeydew melon. Because it's so snug inside my belly, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. (He just seems to be kicking straight into my ribs!) His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

Before leaving school on Friday, I wrote Monday's date on the board...September 8th! It is hard to believe that Matthew could be here in 1 MONTH!

Waiting patiently and feeling blessed!