Not Yet!

Today we had our doctor appointment hoping it would be our last one. Come to find out it probably is not. My do date is tomorrow and even though I keep getting contractions (some very strong) I am still not dilated at all. We have a scheduled appointment for next Wednesday. If she does not decide to come out by then they will schedule an induction. I am really hoping she will come before then.

I am not working anymore and I did not want to take that much time off of work. I had thought about going back but I am not any help what so ever. I cannot bend over very well and working at a daycare that is a must. Oh and getting up and down off the floor or even the minnie chairs. My back and tail bone are hurting very bad so I can do those things it just puts me through a lot of pain. So in the end we decided it would be best if I just stayed off work. Joe is worried I would push myself too hard and you never know she may decide to come before next week.

I know everyone is just as excited to meet this little one rolling inside of my tummy as we are. I will let everyone know as soon as we can when she is here for everyone to love.

She likes to sit a little crooked sometimes, well alot. I do have shorts on in this pic too!

7/18

7/28 Try not to look at the strech marks! Yuck!!!!

Guessing Game

Joe and I are trying to compare what our friends and family think about baby info. We are guessing the birthday, weight, and length. So if you could comment on what you think that would be great. Thank you!

Count Down!

We had a doctor appointment yesterday. I only have two more scheduled appointments. I am getting more and more nervous and excited. Joe is so funny. Every single night when he goes to work he is thinking I am going to go into labor. He never wants to leave me alone. I told him she won't just fall out of me, he doesn't work that far away.

I had a false alarm this week. I was at work on Tuesday and started having contractions stronger than normal. They kept getting closer together. They ended up being five min. apart and lasting about two min. each. This went on from about 2:00 to 7:00. I did call the doctor and she told me to just relax at home for a while and see if they fade. Which they did of course. I was disappointed and relieved at the same time. It is so weird to have such opposite feelings at the same time. Joe was disappointed. I guess she thought about coming out for a while and then changed her mind.

She is still moving a lot as normal. The doctors say she will be in gymnastics. I personally think it will be a sport that has to do with KICKING and PUNCHING.

I was checked yesterday to see if I was dilating at all. I won't get too into detail but everything is progressing and I am not dilated yet. She has dropped a little but not all the way yet. It could be anytime now or it could be a couple weeks yet. Hopefully sooner. I am tired of being achy and not wanting to move from the couch.

With as much as I feel like this I am trying to enjoy the pregnancy still. We are keeping busy with family gatherings and work. I hope next time I wright I will be announcing.

Daddy putting clothes away!

Mommy making a smore!

7/1/09

7/18/09

Mommy and Daddy July 18th at 38 weeks

Almost Time!

I am now 36 weeks today. I have been very busy and trying to leave time to relax. My hours are lowered to 25 hours a week because of summer schedules and I cannot really work by myself! I think it is for the best though. Joe and I are both on a one week vacation right now and we are trying to get everything done that we possibly can. I got the room painted and my hospital bag ready to go.
We had a doctor appointment today and everything is normal. I am measuring right where I should be, blood pressure good, weight gain good, and heartbeat good. I have gained 32 pounds so far. She is definitely moving enough. She still has the hick ups everyday and she is kicking my ribs all day long. Not complaining though. I think I will miss this when she gets here but we are so anxious to see her and meet her.
We got the crib. It was a long process to find the right crib. Everyone should know how picky I am. Feel bad for Joe. He was very patient though. We got it from Babies R Us. First time we got it, it was in stock and took it right home. We got it out and there was a scratch, a chunk of the corner missing, and a huge crack in the back board. So, we ordered a new one and got it today. All is good and all is put together! Yaaaaeee!!!!

This is our baby girls crib!

6/5/09

7/1/09

Oh - we got our pictures done last week so if anyone wants to see them they can go to

http://www.snaptotsphotos.com/ then go to captured moments then in the box type in lewis !

They will be posted until Monday the 6th.

June update!

I wrote a couple weeks ago but I forgot to post it. That was a waist of time. I have done a lot in the last couple weeks.

I had my two baby showers. They were great. We were gifted some awesome items and it was so fun putting everything away. I am in the process of writing my thank you cards. It is taking a long time I have at least 60 notes to write. During the shower for Joe's family Joe had a diaper party for all the guys. We are stocked up for diapers and wipes for a while. We found a place in our tiny house to store them all. I was worried about that but we did it. Now I just have to get ready to wash her clothes. I have one more shower that my boss is planning. That is next weekend.

We had to get the babies room walls fixed. There were a couple holes that were in them. We are fortunate enough to have a friend that helped us. He has been coming over for the last couple weeks and patching them for us. Now they are done and it is ready to paint. I am starting to paint today. I got permission from the doctor so I will probably do most of it. I don't want it to get messed up and I would be afraid for Joe to try to paint it. He will be doing other things around the house that I can't do anyways. So I am excited to get the room done and post pics.

We got both of the gardens put in the flower garden around the house and Joe's vegetable garden. Joe did all of this. It looks nice around the house and I wanted it done before the baby came. I knew if it did not get done now it never would. Joe also got our air conditioner in. We have only used it a couple times but I am so glad we got it.

We had a doctor appointment which is every two weeks now. It was just a regular OB check. Everything is great. We had to get another ultrasound though. We were not expecting it. They wanted to check one last time if the placenta was in the right spot. Which it was. It was good to see that everything was good and we got to get more pics of our baby girl. We have another appointment on the 10th. I am just dealing with the kicks in the ribs at this point. My ribs hurt so bad but I just keep telling myself that I am happy she is active and I know she is ok.

I feel like I have so much to do but my hours will be lowering at work soon so I will have a lot oftime on my hands. I am for sure in the nesting mode so I will have to tell myself to sit down every once in a while.

June 5

May 18

Mom's shower cake

Cathy's shower cake

Test Results

Last week I got my blood results back and my sugar was normal. I did have low iron so I have to take extra iron everyday. It is not that bad though. I am at 10.4 and the normal is 12 to 14. Because we are going to the woman's practice I have more than one doctor. This has not been a problem until now. One doctor is concerned and another doctor says it is no big deal. The doc that is concerned is not too worried but wants me to take the iron pills. I just think it is a little weird that they are so different in opinions. I guess I'd rather take them and be safe than not. Everything else is completely normal and we are both healthy. My weight is good and I am measuring right where I should be. At the time I was 291/2 weeks and I measured at 30. I am suppose to measure at the same amount of weeks I am at.

Her head is down and she has her butt sticking out next to my belly button. She will move from side to side. Almost every time Joe rubs my belly she pushes her butt out more. It's really funny. She has been getting the hick ups once a day. I don;t think she likes having them because every time she gets them she starts to wiggle around.

I am really excited for my shower this weekend and I can't wait to see everyone. Here are some pics!

April 24th

May18th

Asia is still being protective!

Picture update

I am sorry I have not gotten any pictures posted. We got a new laptop so we could have get rid of our computer and make a little more room. So I had to get all my pictures over to my laptop and it took me a little bit.

I drank my "orange drink" and it was actually ok. It just tasted like flat orange pop. I have not heard from the doctor so I am assuming everything was fine. I go back for a checkup on the 15th.

These pictures are from Easter.

Saturday before Easter

Easter Sunday

Monday after Easter.

I am bigger now (a month later ) so I will get new pics off my camera