real Dublin Dr. Peppers....Yum!This baby will be here in the morning. No next week or 5 days from now, in the morning, OK I just need to take a deep breath and calm down. It's not the fact of having a baby tomorrow, it's having another child tomorrow. Someone who is completely dependent on me. Don't get me wrong, I will love this little girl more than anything in the world just like I do Brier. I'm just not so naive this time around I know there will be nights and days that I feel like crying just as much as my 2 kids, yes I will have 2 of them now so it will be twice as hard as last time. Whooa! I better go lay down for awhile. Check back soon for pictures of our new sweet daughter. Hopefully I can post some tomorrow.
Sorry, its late today. I'm pooped! I had to go for a non-stress test this morning at the hospital, not sure why, so I walked all the way through that hospital and then went over and saw my Mama at the other hospital, she had hip replacement yesterday, so I'm dragging this afternoon. I probably walked 2 miles, it felt like when I did my half-marathon though. Anyways, please keep Mama in your thoughts, she's got a long road ahead of her but I think she will be glad she did it.
On to Brier, I'm not sure where he got it but all the sudden this morning instead of huh or no when I ask him a question or tell him to do something he now says "no way". Don't ask me where he picked it up (I think from Trista) but I'm not completely sure. I think it is really cute right now but I think its going to get on my nerves soon.
Nothing fabulous to write about. My doctor said she looked good and he would see me Friday morning. Holly (scroll down if you want to see her) found out yesterday that they will be inducing her next Wednesday the 6th. So please keep her and little Sophie Claire in your prayers also for a easy delivery.
Oh, I did find out that I have to call in at 9:00 pm on Thursday night to make sure they have a bed available for me. All I have to say about that is they better have a bed.
Just in case anyone was wondering, I'm still here. I guess this little girl likes it in there. Friday is getting very close!
Nothing new to report, I go to the doctor today for a checkup and to get all the final instructions.
Oh, and she's about a foot taller than me, I was standing on a step. We get funny looks whenever we walk around campus.
Look at those lips, Angelina Jolie better watch out.
I think I can officially start to countdown now. I still used this heading because I was going to post last night but our brand new laptop at home isn't working, urgh, so I couldn't get on. So actually today there is only 9 days left woohoo! I went to the high risk doctor yesterday, Kay, his PA did my sonogram, she is wonderful and so sweet and they spend so much time with you it's not like normal doctor visits were they shuffle you in and out. We got to see her on a 4D again, which I forgot the CD of pictures at home so I'll have to put them up tomorrow, but here's what we know about her right now, she's got chubby cheeks, beautiful lips (Kay said so), and a head full of hair, which I'm most excited about. Most importantly though she looks good, already growing like a weed, she's weighing right now at 6lbs 9 ozs and all her little organs were working just great. So just waiting on Feb. 1st at 7:00 am.
Here are pictures of her room, its finally done.
Brier watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, his favorite
And this is what happens when I send Dusty to go get apple juice, but you know what we've gone through it all already.Went to the doc yesterday, she looks good. He was weighing her at just over 6 lbs and I think she has Dusty's lips, she was trying to get her foot in her mouth, no wonder we are both so uncomfortable. 2 weeks from today she'll be here. Woohoo!!! I'm hoping to get pictures of the nursery up soon because that will mean we will be done with it.
If you've kept up with our blog you probably read the post about our trip up to Colorado to see Dusty's grandparents. It was really the trip from you know where for me and Brier, but I am so thankful that we went. We got word late last night that Dusty's grandmother passed away. Amy and Jody are already in Colorado and Dusty will be leaving soon for the funeral, he will be making a hard, quick trip up there not to miss very much work and not to get to far from home with a 9 month pregnant wife. Which brings me to another subject yesterday for my non-stress test my contractions were registering around a 3 or 4 out of a scale of 10, they don't think they're doing anything at this point but they have really picked up this past week. I didn't bother to tell Dusty that my contractions were that high, there's no reason to worry him more at this point about leaving, what is meant to happen will. If I go into labor while he's gone that is what was meant to be, but please keep him in your prayers for a safe and speedy trip.
My wonderful sister-in-law, Shonnie, and cousin, Gina, gave me a baby luncheon/shower. I felt guilty for having one considering that I just had a huge shower with Brier a couple of years ago. So I only invited local, immediate family. But, I must say I think my family enjoyed buying me girly pink stuff and I really enjoyed getting it. Here are some of the pictures.
Her first swimsuit, ahhh, at least it's a one piece
It's pink!!
Dixie gave her a little rope and tiny spurs and a pink jumpsuit
Cute, b & w bubble skirt
Cute fleece blanket, Gina made
Onsies, you can never have too many
another homemade blanket, Mimi made it
Brier helping me open an itty-bitty bracelet Mama gave her
I love this outfit, my mom gave it to me, I hope she gets to wear it for awhile
My mom gave us this outfit also, she said it was more for Dusty.
Another cute outfit from Jeannie and Macey
and another, from Traci, what can I say they're all cute
Me and BrierI went to my high risk doctor, Dr. Atkinson, yesterday and everything checked out a-ok. She looked good. She's a very tiny girl right now so they want me to come back next week again just to make sure she's gain some weight in a week and hasn't stalled on growing if so looks like we'll have this baby next week but I don't think that's the case, she's gain a pound in the last 2 weeks. She's in the light weight divison, and weighing in from the right corner of her mom's uterus 5lbs 4 oz and has killer right jab. She's just going to a little petite girl and she's going to be nameless.
This picture is hard to tell, it went from the sonogram pics they gave me and I took a picture of it with my cell phone and then emailed it to myself to upload it, so sorry it's a little blurry.
I do have one request, at the doctor yesterday it took an extra long time, a couple and their moms were there and they were getting very horrible news and they were all very upset. The nurses and my doctor apologized to me for the wait which I was fine with, I totally understand that the doctors need to spend their time with the people who need it most and obviously this poor couple need the doctor and nurses at that point. My request is to please pray for this couple I could not sleep at all last night because I couldn't get the look in that girl's eyes out of my head.
On a lighter note, Brier seems to be ok with me holding other babies right now he even goes and gets their bottles and brings to me to give them. Hopefully he will continue to be that way even when this little girl doesn't ever go home with another mom.
I don't remember being like this with Brier, but I can't get our house clean enough these days. Which heaven knows it could use it, but the Clorox wipes have become my new best friend. I've wiped down everything from the walls to Brier's toys. I didn't think to much about it when I was doing it but now thinking back about this weekend I'm not sure that it was really necessary to pour boiling water down the drains just to clean them out so I could then pour bleach in them and I'm not sure that I need to take all our dishes out of the cabinets and rearrange them and clean out all my kitchen drawers. hmmm, why does this happen these are the days that I'm suppose to be lounging around enjoying the final few moments of rest. I wonder if Dusty is going to get the garage cleaned out like I've requested. hmmm, I'm going to have to resist doing it myself.
Nesting: Spurt of energy
You might wake up one morning feeling energetic, raring to attack dust bunnies under the couch, set up the crib and arrange your baby's outfits according to color. This urge to clean and organize is commonly known as nesting. No one knows for sure, but it may be a primal instinct that hearkens back to a time when physical preparation was necessary for a safer childbirth.
Nesting may begin months before your due date, but the instinct is actually strongest just before delivery. Do what you must, but don't wear yourself out. Save your energy for the harder work of labor ahead.
this girl will be here. Will this month ever end? That's all I've got to say about that.
I love getting to see her on the sonogram or getting to hear her heartbeat when I go for a NST, but all these doctor appointments are starting to get a little old. This is what I have on the books so far this month.
1/8-NST-1:30
1/8- High-risk dr. appt 3:30
1/10-3:45 regular OB appt
1/16-Brier 9:30 dermatologist,
1/16-me 3:30 regular OB
1/16-NST sometime that day too
1/16- haircut so I'll look half way decent when this little girl sees me for the first time at 4:00 of course this is going to have to be rescheduled. Add that to my list of things to do.
and that's just the next 2 weeks.
He's our all boy, Daddy loving, amazingly messy, John Deere adoring, people pleasing, ultra sensitive, chocolate craving,brown eyed, mercifully giving, bed hopping, dangerously destructive, absolutely precious first born.
She's our total diva, big hearted, completely dramatic, very talkative, nurturing, terribly sassy, independent, fashion forward, fruit craving, Mommy helping, sorta sneaky, beautifully stunning second born!
