Any Day Now...

38 Weeks

Isaiah and I had our 38 week appointment this morning (we're seeing our doctor every week at this point) and she said everything has progressed so nicely that the baby could come any day now! Whoooo!

I'm 2 1/2 cm dilated and 70% effaced (for those like me who don't know what that means, it's talking about how well the cervix are thinning out to prepare for the birthing process. The goal is to get to 100%). 

Now I'm just waiting to either have contractions that are 5 minutes apart for an hour straight (or) for my water to break...(or) if I go back in to see my doctor next Wednesday and I'm 5cm dilated, they would send me to the hospital to be induced. 

So now we wait. 

These are photos from last week (37 weeks)

I feel totally normal. At this moment, I haven't had any sporadic contractions and no Braxton Hicks (well I've definitely had Braxton Hicks contractions for months now but I mean I haven't had them lately). My pelvic bones and my hips are consistently sore due to everything shifting and making room for him to come out (which feels like I've been horseback riding for a week straight). Other than that, the only thing different for me is the size of my belly. It's very out there and it's heavy. Stairs are my worst enemy. I used to ruuuun up and down stairs back in the day, now I'm waiving my arm like "go around!"

Isaiah's been the model husband throughout my pregnancy. If there were a textbook version of how husbands should be when their wives are pregnant, his picture would be in there. He's consistently told me how beautiful I am (even though I've gained 33 pounds!), he helps me clean the house, he carries all the heavy stuff around (like the garbage and the laundry), he helps me in and out of bed...in and out of the car...in and out of anywhere...

he's been extremely selfless and I've found myself thinking "boy it sure is nice to have such an encouraging, loving husband to help me right now!" I'm not worried about him a bit, he was born to do this stuff :)

It's football season at our house so London's coming just in time to see how big of a Packers fan he has to become...

Hopefully my next post will be of London's sweet face! My hospital bag is packed and ready to go so I'll keep all of you updated! 

In the home stretch!

35 Weeks

I'm almost done! I have about 4 more weeks to go and I could not be more ready. I have everything set up at home, in the car, in the diaper bag...I'm set!

Lots of people have been asking me how I feel and I always like to say I feel as good as I possibly can for being 8 months pregnant. I'm certainly not sick or anything, just uncomfortable.

My doctor continues to tell me that everything looks great and it's all right on track. London's heartbeat, size, and position all look wonderful. The only people who've told me that he might come a week early are 2 different ultrasound techs a while ago. I'm aiming for the due date and if he decides to come early that would be a awesome bonus. 

I'm definitely walking like a duck now, and my body has never seen 30 extra pounds of weight before so these things are taking some major adjustments. I can't tell you how ready I am to get my normal body back. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled, and I would do it again for London but I miss wearing my clothes instead of Isaiah's :) 

Some new things that have happened between now and my last post...

I had my baby shower back in July which was amazing

These are all the girls from the office that came :) We had a great turn out of all my closest family and friends. I was SO happy to be surrounded by so many people who love Isaiah, myself, and the baby. We were so blessed by all of the gifts we received. 

  The next day, Isaiah took me on a surprise overnight trip to Chattanooga for our 1 year wedding anniversary. 

We started out playing mini golf...

then we went downtown and got sno-cones from the SAME cart I used to go to more than 10 years ago! I was so excited about that...

then we got couples massages (I got a prenatal one that was much needed) 

we ate dinner by the river, and got marble slab afterwards :) (I got mango sherbet with fruit, I try not to be a fatty I swear)

We ended the night by exchanging gifts (I got beautiful purple earrings [my favorite color], and Isaiah got a piece of hand crafted artwork of Lambeau field that he could hang in his office). We waited a year to watch our wedding video, which we did...we cried like little girls and then we played card games and I enjoyed a nice roomy king size bed in our hotel!! It was a perfect 1 year anniversary.

Beau continues to love on our sweet boy...

she knows something exciting is coming...

my sister sent us some large hand-me-downs from Missouri and once the swing was set up in the living room, Beau felt it was her duty to guard it

She sat there all night. I wonder if she thinks it's a big shaded tree or something...? She loves to rub her whiskers on the poles. 

A couple days ago, Isaiah and I went to the Nike store and bought matching Olympic hoodies. We waited until they went on sale and had to spring on the ones that said London, of course ;)

I've been getting lots of requests to post pictures of my nursery...this is sort-of a panoramic view of the whole thing...keep in mind, I didn't want to paint the walls because we're renting our town-home and I really don't want to paint it back when we move. 

There's not a whole lot of color in the room due to the paint issue, but it's super cute and cozy when you walk in and that's all I wanted :) 

I'll keep you guys posted on any further doctor's visits!

More Maternity Pics

L for London :)

Sneak Peek...

My sister took some wonderful pictures of me while she was in town for my baby shower this past Saturday and (while they're not all done being edited) I thought I'd post a small sneak preview for you guys...