35 1/2 Weeks

It's time for another belly update! I had a doctor's appointment today, things are going well. Baby is crazy active, I seriously think I have bruises on my insides, but I'm glad she's strong and healthy. Today was the fun strep B test, and the doctor checked me, 1 cm! Woohoo, hey its something. Of course I'm not as dilated as I was with the other kids at this point, but I'm doing something. If I've dilated more at my next appointment he will probably move up my c-section. I'm trying not to get my hopes up though. 25 days til the current scheduled date, I can do it!! The last 3 days I've suddenly had a lot of swelling and all that fun stuff, which I had avoided thus far, but the doctor doesn't seem concerned, my blood pressure is still perfect. Here are the latest belly shots, not very attractive, and I don't think they do the ginormous belly justice, I swear she moves to she doesn't poke out as much when I take pictures of her. But trust me, the belly is BIG.



I got the bassinet, baby tub and carseat all washed up and ready this week, all that is left to do is pack my bag for the hospital and I'm trying really hard not to jump the gun on that one, but I have made a list. :) My mom has her plane tickets to come for 10 days when the baby is born, so I think we are ready! Now I just have to sit and be patient. Patience has never been my strong point...

Nesting

I think the nesting phase has begun! The countdown is definitely on. 32 days until my scheduled c-section, so no more than that! I got up this morning and got the bassinet out of the basement and got it all washed and sanitized, its drying right now then I'll get it put back together. Then I folded two loads of laundry. Then I moved on to the master closet, once that was cleaned and organized I cleaned the bedroom, organized my "business center" and decluttered, then I scrubbed the bathroom, including baseboards, molding and door, then I moved on to the kids bathroom and repeated the process. Once that was done, I cleaned James room and straightened up his closet and then vacuumed all of the clean areas of the house. Then I made lunch, and cleaned the toy room. Sadly, I know most of this won't last the day, let alone the month that remains before the baby comes, but it feels good. Unfortunately my kitchen is a royal disaster and the living room needs some help (the parts of my house that visitors actually see) but the back of my house is almost glistening. If only I could get Beth to pick up all her toys so I could finish back there and get her room clean. I'm debating cleaning the laundry room too, it never gets cleaned. And there are two more loads of laundry waiting, and a few more baby clothes that need to be washed...the baby clothes might have to wait for another day. I shouldn't be sitting down now, because I know if I let myself sit for more than a couple of minutes I'll crash and my cleaning frenzy will be at an end, I'd like to at least find my kitchen counters so I can get pizza dough rising for dinner tonight. phew!

The Nursery Debut

The nursery is finally done! Well, its been in a state of pretty much done for a long time now, but i finally got the last finishing touches I was waiting for! I may still fiddle around a bit of course, I'm thinking of tying some cute dark pink ribbon around the curtains to make them more decorative, but for the most part I LOVE THIS ROOM! Seriously, I think its my favorite room in our house. So here are some pictures...

My mom made the cute quilt hanging on the chair.

The sun is too bright behind the curtains, but they are the same lime green that is everywhere else in the room.

The sign says "I am a Child of God"


And here are some close-ups of the paintings that flank the window. My very beautiful and talented niece Chelsie painted these for me and they are just what the room needed to be complete. They bring all the colors from the rug and ceiling fan and everything and pull them together with the pink and green. Love them!

32 Weeks

Yesterday was my 32 weeks doctors appointment. All is going well. I finally got my Rhogam shot over with. The baby is very active and growing well, and thankfully my weight is on track, its hard to say that when you see the numbers ever increasing, but so far I'm doing pretty well this pregnancy. The aches and pains continue to get worse, but I'm surviving. The heartburn has increased to a new high, so my doctor put me on a new medicine yesterday that will help keep that in check I hope. I have not been sleeping well at all the last little while, but with the help of an occasional unisom I am keeping up with life. At the appointment they scheduled me for my c-section on March 5th at 7:30 am! Yay! We are still hoping we can coax her out a little earlier, due to some insurance issues, but at least I have an end date in sight. Starting my next appointment my doctor will begin checking me and note any progress so we can hopefully document enough progress to get her out on February 26th. But, either way no more than 7 more weeks of waiting! I'm trying to stay busy with the kids and with my Lia Sophia business to keep me from going nuts while I wait. I have a great time just sitting and watching my belly contort when I have down time. I am feeling huge and beginning to outgrow some of my maternity clothes and can't imagine that the baby will most likely double her weight before she's born! I know I think this everytime, but seriously, how can there be room enough for that??


Ugh, and I should really remember to put makeup on before I take my belly pictures. Please ignore. :)

Lia Sophia

As I've mentioned briefly in a couple of posts, I'm just starting my own business selling Lia Sophia jewelry. I had my first party yesterday and it went pretty well, I have another party today too! Plus 4 more before I take a break for having the baby, hopefully my huge belly and my legs and feet will stand up to that test. I'm trying to get my business off on the right foot before I have to take time off so it won't be as hard to start back up when I get back. I like that it is keeping me busy so I have less time to just sit around and stew and countdown the days until baby girl makes her arrival. SOOOO, if anyone is in the market for jewelry talk to me! You can host a party and get good deals on stuff, or you can just order through me. The January sale is especially good, so all you girls out there should tell your husbands to call me and get a good deal on Valentine's day gifts! I'm not going to be an obnoxious salesperson, don't worry about that, but if you buy stuff you will be helping me pay hospital bills. ;) I have catalogs you can look through if anyone is interested, or you can go to LiaSophia.com and click on "Our Jewelry" and browse the catalog that way. Wish me luck!

The New Me

I thought a new year, a new decade, and a big fat pregnant me deserved some new hair. Its not really that drastic of a cut, but I love all the layers and the color is fun and DARK. I thought about doing bangs but decided that with a baby weeks away I better keep it simple so I won't hate it when I have no energy to do my hair. The pictures don't really do it justice, but you get the idea.

2009 In Review

I thought it would be fun to show some of the highlights and low lights of 2009 in pictures...I'm sure I will leave something out, but here are some events and occasions that stand out in my mind for this year.

Beth in ballet.

Our new bedroom set.

Our miscarriage.

Ryan's new car.

Lots of family fun!

James turns 2!

More family fun outside.

Finishing part of the basement.

Decorating Beth's room.

Lots of cousin fun.

Two family weddings to get dressed up for. :)

It's a Girl!

Park city get away trip.

Beth turns 4!

Halloween fun.

Building the new baby's room.

Baby belly.

Christmas 2009.

And of course, Ryan's new job and my new little jewelry business were big things this year too, but no pictures for that. :)

What a year it has been, and what a year we have to come! Time flies so fast. I feel like I just graduated high school and here I am, married, two kids, a third on the way, a house, 2 cars...it seems unbelievable really! I hope this new year brings you all joy and adventure, I'm sure it will bring a lot of those things to my house!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!