Friday, February 26, 2010

Maternity Pics

For my birthday, my mom and Stephen completely spoiled me and bought me a maternity photo shoot! I LOVE this photographer and I was so excited to get the pictures done, but also nervous about how my giant belly would look. I just got them yesterday and I am sooooo happy with them! I really wanted to document my pregnancy, since it is just as important to me as my wedding and it only happens for such a brief time. I am so grateful that mom and Stephen splurged on me, and for Skye for the amazing photography.

So,some pictures from 36 weeks . . .

I love my yummy hubby!








Thanks again to mom and Stephen!

In baby news - she is still not here! Today marks 6 days past due and I am definitely feeling past due! Sleeping gets harder every night and I am definitely ready for the pregnancy to end and the baby to come!

If she doesn't come on her own, then I am scheduled to start induction late Sunday night and have the baby on Monday, March 1st. So . . . look forward to baby pictures - I know I am!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Came, and went . . .

Due date came, and due date went, all without baby deciding to join the world. I can't help but wonder if I brought this on myself - I mean my last post was all about how much I love being pregnant! Jer is much more positive - he says that I just did a really good job at making baby a nice home in my belly, so she just doesn't want to come out yet.

Either way, it doesn't change the fact that I want my little girl to be here now.

At my last appointment, the doctor said that I wasn't progressing at all, so I kinda knew that baby wouldn't come this weekend. I have another appointment on Wednesday, and then, if baby still doesn't come, they will probably induce me on March 1st. That would make her 9 days late, which just so happens to be the amount of time I was late. Like mother, like daughter.

Hopefully she will come on her own this week. Just in case I did curse myself, though, here is a list of things that I am tired of from being pregnant:

1- Not being able to sleep - ever. My nightly bathroom runs have changed from every 3 hours, to every 2 hours, to now every 1 1/2 hours - seriously. I look at the clock every time, so I know. Add on crazy-psycho dreams, hip pain, shoulder pain, and lots of other pains, and it all stacks up to no sleep for me.

2- New stretch marks showing up every stinking day.

3- Eating everything in my house and still being hungry.

4- Having to put my feet up on a chair during relief society because my legs get swollen during church.

5-My crazy hormone swings and how impatient I feel.

6- Going crazy with anticipation!

7- Every single person I talk to asking if my baby has come yet or if there is any change. I promise, I will tell you if there is a change. It doesn't help me at all to be reminded every second that nothing is changing.

With all of that being said, I really am okay with waiting until she is ready to come out (but not past 42 weeks- it gets dangerous then!). She is healthy and I am healthy and that is all that matters to me. If I need to wait a little longer for her to be ready to come (which will reduce my chance at having to have a c-section) then I am definitely more than happy to wait. I just want a healthy and happy baby and will do anything I need to to see to that.

It's just hard because we already love her so much. As Jer said this week, he misses her. He hasn't even met her yet, but he misses her and wants her to come so he can spend some quality time with her. We love you, baby, and hope that you are making those final preparations so that we can see you soon!

Monday, February 15, 2010

A few of my favorite things . . .

My pregnancy is finally coming to an end, and, honestly, there are a lot of things that I am going to miss about it. I cannot wait to hold my baby girl for the first time and look into her beautiful eyes, but there is something special about pregnancy - something I never would have understood before getting pregnant. I am going to miss:

1- Having a constant little companion with me, 24/7, who influences all of my decisions.
2- Feeling her wiggle just as I am finally falling asleep - she seems to wake up and become a wiggle bug then!
3- Jer talking to my belly. Actually he does more than just talk, he "tickles" the baby, "feeds" her, and puts his cell phone to my belly so she can talk to grandma. I love it.
4- Daydreaming about what she looks like, what her personality will be, and all the adventures that are coming.
5- And, yes, the baby bump. Here is a little comparison:

16 weeks
38 weeks

And now, finally, I have 5 days left until the baby is due. I wish she would come now, but I think she will hold out right until the end. I will miss pregnancy, but I can't wait to meet my little bug!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Baby Shower!


Last weekend we had our baby shower. It turned out so well! We decided to do a co-ed shower, since, as Jer says, it is his baby too and he likes getting presents just as much as the next person. Our families were awesome at doing a combined shower and we had so many friends and family come celebrate with us! And, of course, we got lots of fantastic presents! We got lots of homemade gifts, too, which mean a lot! Thanks mom and Kandis (and the numerous other people who helped) for making our baby shower an awesome one!


I would include more pictures, but apparently my hubby has a problem with taking pictures of anything or anyone but me. Yep - 40 pictures of just me opening presents, and not one of the cute decorations, food, or the people who were there. If I didn't know better, from looking at the pictures I would think that I was opening presents all by myself! Thanks, hun, for wanting to take my picture, but I think we need to work on your documenting skills a little more . . .

Almost at 38 weeks! Here's to the home stretch!