According to my doctors appointment today, Jackson should be here before the weekend is over. I couldnt been more excited!
Dear Jackson,
It's almost time to meet you. I've been counting down the days and looking so forward to the time we'll spend together. The thoughts of seeing you in the coming days brings me so much joy!I LOVE YOU!
Mommy
Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sweet Summertime
This weekend was so fantastic. Certainly got a lot more done than i'd planned on.
Friday night I decided I was completely sick of our washed out garden bed, so Joshua and I went to lowes on a mission; Flowers and mulch! We also found some cute chairs for the front porch so I sat out and watched him as he planted the flowers and spread the mulch. He did a great job and I was so lucky to have him do that.
Saturday night we went to my moms house for a birthday dinner since my birthday is this week. It's great as always to spend time with family and I love seeing my niece and nephews. Thinking about bringing my son into this world definitly makes me realize how loud our family dinners will be now. With four grandkids under the age of 3, its going to be crazy! (in the best of ways!)
Usually at least once or twice (sometimes more) a week, my husband and I like to go to starbucks and just sit in the big plush chairs, with coffee in hand just relaxing and talking. It's become one of our favorite things to do. We know that it won't be long before its not so easy to just go out as often as we feel like it. We're trying to make the most of our time together before our little one arrives.
Sunday, my mother-in-law threw us a shower. It was great b/c it was just family and I much preferred it over a big ordeal. We got alot of really great things that we wanted and needed!
How far along? 37 1/2 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: About 30 lbs, sometimes a little more if i've just eaten alot
Stretch marks? Unfortunately, hopefully they'll go away after the baby *fingers crossed*
Best moment this week: Dialating to a full 2 cm
Symptoms: Fingers and leg/feet swelling...It's this summer heat for sure!
Movement: It's slowing down alot, at least he's out of my ribs now :)
Food cravings: Mexican and southwestern
Sleep: I've just been getting so hot while sleeping. Last night I took the boppy and layed down on the floor and slept, no blanket, for about an hour. Having to pee about every 2 hours in the middle of the night.
Belly Button in or out? Still way out there
What I miss: Being confortable, balanced hormones
What I am looking forward to: His arrival!!!
Milestones: Almost being through with our birth and baby classes, being 70% effaced, and 2 cm dialted!
Friday night I decided I was completely sick of our washed out garden bed, so Joshua and I went to lowes on a mission; Flowers and mulch! We also found some cute chairs for the front porch so I sat out and watched him as he planted the flowers and spread the mulch. He did a great job and I was so lucky to have him do that.
Saturday night we went to my moms house for a birthday dinner since my birthday is this week. It's great as always to spend time with family and I love seeing my niece and nephews. Thinking about bringing my son into this world definitly makes me realize how loud our family dinners will be now. With four grandkids under the age of 3, its going to be crazy! (in the best of ways!)
Usually at least once or twice (sometimes more) a week, my husband and I like to go to starbucks and just sit in the big plush chairs, with coffee in hand just relaxing and talking. It's become one of our favorite things to do. We know that it won't be long before its not so easy to just go out as often as we feel like it. We're trying to make the most of our time together before our little one arrives.
Sunday, my mother-in-law threw us a shower. It was great b/c it was just family and I much preferred it over a big ordeal. We got alot of really great things that we wanted and needed!
How far along? 37 1/2 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: About 30 lbs, sometimes a little more if i've just eaten alot
Stretch marks? Unfortunately, hopefully they'll go away after the baby *fingers crossed*
Best moment this week: Dialating to a full 2 cm
Symptoms: Fingers and leg/feet swelling...It's this summer heat for sure!
Movement: It's slowing down alot, at least he's out of my ribs now :)
Food cravings: Mexican and southwestern
Sleep: I've just been getting so hot while sleeping. Last night I took the boppy and layed down on the floor and slept, no blanket, for about an hour. Having to pee about every 2 hours in the middle of the night.
Belly Button in or out? Still way out there
What I miss: Being confortable, balanced hormones
What I am looking forward to: His arrival!!!
Milestones: Almost being through with our birth and baby classes, being 70% effaced, and 2 cm dialted!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Nursery
Just wanted to post some pics of the nursery. Finally feel like it has come together and I really love it! I hope Jackson does too!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Birth & Baby Class
What a blessing it is to have only 36 days left till my due date! My prayers for the upcoming weeks are that I remain stress-free for the baby, and that we get everything done that needs getting done before he arrives. We began our "birth & baby" class last night! I learned alot but also had fun. My favorite part was the relaxation techniques. It's where you practice your breathing while your husband helps by massaging your shoulders, back, or neck. They play soft music. It's so relaxing! I'm the furthest along in my class. There is someone who is due two days after me though. We have someone in the class that is pregnant with twins and someone else who is 43 and having her first. Wow! At the end of the class we watched a birth video and it was overall pretty scary to watch. At the end when they handed the baby to the mom, I started crying. LOL, I was the only one doing that...everyone else just was going "ewww." Joshua and I are looking forward to the upcoming weeks in class.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Getting Closer and Sleepless Nights
The past two nights have been miserable. Waking up, rolling around, can't get confortable, heartburn, the baby kicking... the list goes on. Up until now, sleeping comfortably has been the issue but hitting week 34, its a whole new ball game. 1:30 a.m for the past two nights i've woken up just from heartburn and thank goodness i've remembered to leave my antacids on my nightstand. Once he's here I won't mind waking up for him, at least i'll feel like myself and won't be in pain.
Hubby and I are getting excited as the days approach. Our baby shower is this weekend. My sister is throwing it for me at my moms house. I'm very excited to have all my friends and family together. My colleagues at work also told me they were planning a suprise baby shower for me and are working out all the details. I guess the suprise is out!
Work is starting to take its toll on me. I have a trashcan on its side under my desk just to put my feet up on. I want to bring a pillow in to put behind my back too. If you think i'm complaining alot, oh yes, I am. Ask my husband, it gets worse.
We bought Jacksons matching lamp for his room over the weekend. It was so cute to take it out of the box and set it up. My mother-in-law also took some maternity photos of us this weekend. It was tiring but really fun and i'm glad she took the time to do it for us.
I have a doctors appointment this week just as a checkup so they can tell me how i'm doing. My last few appointments they told me everything was perfect; measuring great, weight perfect, baby's heartbeat was perfect. I wonder if they say that to everyone. Either way, glad to know it is!
Joshua and I went grocery shopping yesterday just to grab a "few" things. I felt really bad yesterday, legs and back hurting really bad, feeling like I weighed about 300lbs. As we proceeded through the store and I followed behind him sluggishly with a pouty face on. He would stop to get something and tell me to lean on the cart. Everytime we stopped I would see something I thought looked good on the shelf next to me. Of course I just grabbed it and put it in the cart and he would come back, laugh, and roll his eyes. He said he had to quit leaving me alone with the cart. It's pretty funny looking back on it.
I'll write more later! Prayers would be appreciated in week 34 :)
Hubby and I are getting excited as the days approach. Our baby shower is this weekend. My sister is throwing it for me at my moms house. I'm very excited to have all my friends and family together. My colleagues at work also told me they were planning a suprise baby shower for me and are working out all the details. I guess the suprise is out!
Work is starting to take its toll on me. I have a trashcan on its side under my desk just to put my feet up on. I want to bring a pillow in to put behind my back too. If you think i'm complaining alot, oh yes, I am. Ask my husband, it gets worse.
We bought Jacksons matching lamp for his room over the weekend. It was so cute to take it out of the box and set it up. My mother-in-law also took some maternity photos of us this weekend. It was tiring but really fun and i'm glad she took the time to do it for us.
I have a doctors appointment this week just as a checkup so they can tell me how i'm doing. My last few appointments they told me everything was perfect; measuring great, weight perfect, baby's heartbeat was perfect. I wonder if they say that to everyone. Either way, glad to know it is!
Joshua and I went grocery shopping yesterday just to grab a "few" things. I felt really bad yesterday, legs and back hurting really bad, feeling like I weighed about 300lbs. As we proceeded through the store and I followed behind him sluggishly with a pouty face on. He would stop to get something and tell me to lean on the cart. Everytime we stopped I would see something I thought looked good on the shelf next to me. Of course I just grabbed it and put it in the cart and he would come back, laugh, and roll his eyes. He said he had to quit leaving me alone with the cart. It's pretty funny looking back on it.
I'll write more later! Prayers would be appreciated in week 34 :)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
50 days to go!!!
How far along? 33 weeks tomorrow
Total weight gain/loss: Up 23 lbs
Stretch marks? Not reallllly...
Best moment this week: Watching Jackson move around in my belly
Symptoms: Heartburn, acid reflux, leg swelling
Movement: like crazy
Food cravings: Watermelon
Sleep: Besides waking up every 2 hours or so to pee, I've figured out comfortable positions to sleep in.
Belly Button in or out? OUT
What I miss:
What I am looking forward to: Just relaxing this summer and being at the pool alot.
Milestones: Making it to week 33!
Total weight gain/loss: Up 23 lbs
Stretch marks? Not reallllly...
Best moment this week: Watching Jackson move around in my belly
Symptoms: Heartburn, acid reflux, leg swelling
Movement: like crazy
Food cravings: Watermelon
Sleep: Besides waking up every 2 hours or so to pee, I've figured out comfortable positions to sleep in.
Belly Button in or out? OUT
What I miss:
What I am looking forward to: Just relaxing this summer and being at the pool alot.
Milestones: Making it to week 33!
Monday, June 22, 2009
66 days to go....
The kicks really began to get strong this week. Last night I saw what I believed to be his elbow run across my stomach. It was so exciting. Every time he moved like that I tried to get Joshua to look but he missed it. I woke up for the first time from the kicking 2 nights ago. It's funny because everyone had been asking me for the weeks before if I had woken up from his kicking. I thought they were all crazy. Well I guess I was the wrong one! He kicked in the same spot for 10 minutes. I've been craving sweets alot lately. Oreo's are my weakness. I'm not working very hard to fight my temptation to eat them though. I finally started getting consistent with taking pepcid twice a day so the heartburn has subsided. I'm so grateful for that because that had to be one the worst things about the pregnancy so far. I washed all of Jackson's clothes yesterday and folded them and put them in his dresser. Joshua sat in his room with me while I did that and it was a really special moment for us. We were talking and just dreaming about what he would look like in his little outfits and picturing him playing in his room. We know the days won't be long before his what seems like a simple nursery turns into a playroom with toys scattered around. Still, it made us so happy to think about the possibilities of the fun that he would have in that room. I feel so lucky to be able to bring Jackson into this world and know what great hands he will be in. Joshua is such a fantastic partner and I can't wait to see him as a dad. He possesses so many amazing qualities that Jackson will really benefit from. Hopefully we can get a chair for his nursery soon because every time we go up to his room we lazily lie on the floor. Also that room is so hot since the air flow is no good, so we are aspiring to get a fan up there asap! We signed up for childbirth classes. Unfortunately it was a little late for us signing up so we don't start our class until July 21st! That means the class won't end until around the 18th of August. Just to remind you, that is 2 weeks before my due date. I'm pretty convinced I'll go into labor before the class is over but thankfully the last class is just for a tour of the hospital. Not that big of a deal to me, just show me to the delivery room! I guess that's all for now! Can't wait till week 32!
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