Just a waiting game...

Giving an update: I will be 39 weeks on Saturday. Had a doctor's appointment yesterday, still no change. I guess Jack really likes it in my tummy and doesn't want to progress. I'm hoping that's it, and not him being stubborn...is that a sign for what is to come? The doctor said I'm still doing good as far as progressing, but he has run out of room...so that is why my back has been hurting more than normal. Anyway, we discussed the possibility that if I do not deliver by April 9th, when I could be induced. She gave me the choices of April 11th or April 19th. (I don't want to have a 12 pound baby) so we are going with April 11th! SOOOO we are now on an official countdown. If nothing else, we know we will have a baby on April 11th, 2011! (However please cross your fingers/pray that it happens before!) Shay

37 weeks 5 days

Hello All,

Had my weekly doctor's appointment today! Still stuck at 1 cm dialated. Maybe this week I will try to be a little more active to help things along. It has gotten a lot harder to move around and sleep this past week. I am finally understanding why pregnant women are miserable their last month of pregnancy. Just try to function with a large watermelon underyour shirt and see how you feel! It is very similar to wearing one of those sumo wresting fat suits...you can't really move and when you fall down you can't get back up on your own. Yep, that's it! :)

Here are two photos from today. Still growing...however, I think these photos make me look larger than I am. Most people still don't understand that I am so far along.

Waiting on Jack!

Still on Track

Well, yesterday I had a doctor's appointment (down to the weeklys now)! I told my doctor that my back was really hurting and she said "oh good". (Thanks Dr. Carnevale). Apparently having body pains all over is a good thing...getting ready for delivery. I am starting to dialate. Which scares me but at the same time, again, it's normal. I guess all of the walking I do with working at the Stockyards is catching up to me. Next week, no walking. Jack needs to cook at least two more weeks!

Overall, she said that I am still on track! We'll see! Evan and I are ready!

Jack's new friend!

If you didn't already know, some of our best friends, Heather & Brandon Hall were due to have their little girl the week after me (April 16th). It has been so fun to go through our pregnancies together; comparing growth, feelings, and every thing else!

We received a call last night around 5:30 that Heather's water had broken. Eeek! Evan was excited. But my mind immediatly thought, 'She's too early', 'Something has to be wrong', blah, blah, blah. By keeping in touch with Brandon's brother, we found out at 8:00pm last night that Heather had little Miss Prestyn Reese Hall! 5lbs 8oz, 15inches long! Mom and daughter are doing well! Heather always said that she thought she was farther along than the doctors were telling her. So maybe she really was!

Evan and I immediatly thought of how Jack could come any time now! I did have a Dr's appointment yesterday and she said that he is still on target for my April delivery. So, I guess he still is cooking in there!

We are going to go see Miss Prestyn tonight. So excited to see the Hall family! And can't wait for Jack to get here so he can have his first little friend! (We already told him that he cannot have Prestyn as his girlfriend!) lol.

Baby Showers Done: Check!

Today was our second and final baby shower! I am so Thankful to the ladies at Richland Hills Christian Church for their generocity! Especially the young adult girls who were my hostesses. Thanks Ragen, Melissa, Monica, Emily, Paige and Heather:)

Mom, Grandma, and Aunt Kay came up to Fort Worth for the shower! It is great to have them here and regail me with stories on their pregnancies & babies!

Also, the Nursery is pretty much complete (minus getting all of the shower stuff put away from today). Here is a photo of Jack's room and his crib!

Almost 35 weeks

This has been a great week so far! Jack has been moving up a storm and his room is getting put together, little by little every day! Evan & I put together his Stroller/Carrier successfully (can't believe that). However, as Evan put it, 'for item made for saftey, it should be pretty easy to put together'. But of course it was me reading the instructions and telling Evan what to do. In our house when putting ANYTHING together, I do not let Evan look at the instructions, especially if it has pictures. It's kind of a rule. He gets frustrated if it doesn't work right away and he quits. So, when we bought Jack's dresser (that we had to put together 100%), Evan couldn't even be around it (way too many parts)...I put the entire thing together myself..and yes, I was very pregnant.

Today Jack's bedding is supposed to be waiting for me when I get home! YAY! So excited! So then we have a crib with bedding, dresser, stroller/carrier, and a bumbo seat. What more could be want. Well, the baby of course!

I'll post a photo tomorrow of the bedding! Whoo Hoo!

Until then....