My first baby...

Mona has adjusted to my ever-growing belly. :o) Isaac likes to kick her when she lays on him.

We're almost there!!!

So I had my 35-week appointment this morning. And it was full of shocks. Here's why:

On the scale: expecting to have gained 3+ lbs...actually only gained 0.5 lb (in two weeks)...even got a "kudos" from the nurse
Blood pressure: expecting to be higher than normal (have been swelling a bit lately)...but it was actually 96/64..."nice and low"
Internal exam: expecting to find that I am all closed up, with baby not engaged at all...but actually found that I am 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, and baby is at -2 station (head down, ready to go)!!! For more info on what "stations" mean go here: http://xrl.us/stations. And here's an illustration of a baby at a -2 station:

Wow...I was/am in complete shock. Now, I do realize that I could still go another 4-5 weeks with these stats. So I am still not getting my hopes up for going early. However, when the midwife mentioned that he could be here in a couple of weeks...I almost freaked out! I'm SO not ready!! This is getting so real. AH!!!

Guess what today is...

It's only the season premiere of my FAVORITE TV show!! Woo hoo! :o) And lucky for me...we finally have Tivo. So now I never have to worry about being home on Tuesday or Wednesday nights! Yeah!

On the list of things to do this week:

Make appointment with a pediatrician

Make appointment for haircut and pedicure

Doctor's appointment Wed. morning

Assemble baby equipment (swing, bouncer, monitor, etc)

Work on birth plan

Finish painting nursery

Start working on window treatments

Continue reading baby books

Think about what to pack in hospital bag

I'm sure there are many more things to do...but these are my primary goals! :o) We'll see how they get accomplished!

Home Sweet Home

After spending over two weeks away from home, it is so nice to be back. I am SO antsy to get the nursery done, but am limited on what I can do to help. UGH. I'll definitely post pictures once it is finished, but that may not be for another few weeks! YIKES! Hopefully this little guy doesn't come early! :o) I'm still feeling great and Isaac is still active as ever.

Here's a series of belly shots to show the progression of my pregnancy...and in case you're wondering...yes, I look HUGE.

Happy New Year!

Well...I can officially say that we are due NEXT month!! AH! How crazy is that?? :o) Time keeps flying by. I can't believe that we have less than 7 weeks left. And we still have SO much to do. I'd be okay if time slowed down a bit for the next several weeks. We need it! I have had a sore throat/sinus infection for the past several days. No fun. But other than that...I still feel WONDERFUL. Praise God! I was sure that I would have been miserable at this point in the pregnancy. But God is good...and I still LOVE being pregnant. :o) Here's another photo from my shoot with Heather...enjoy!

Less than 60 days!!

Wow...I can hardly believe how FAST time is flying! Maybe it's just the busyness of the holidays...but whatever it is...I am LOVING it! I am between 7 and 8 months, and I still LOVE being pregnant!! :o) I think I'm actually going to miss having this little guy inside me. Ask me again a month from now and we'll see if I still feel the same. Hehe.

We still have A LOT to get done before he comes, though. Today is my LAST day of work (paid work, that is) for a LONG time! It'll be so nice not having to wake up to an alarm every morning at 5:31am!! Woo hoo! Once the baby is here, he will be my alarm clock...every few hours! :o) After we get back from visiting with family over the holiday, we have to get serious about making preparations for Isaac's arrival. It's crazy how much we still need to do!

Well...I wish you all a WONDERFUL Christmas and a very blessed New Year!

Sneak Peek...

Here is one of many maternity photos that our friend, Heather, took. She does a GREAT job, doesn't she?

I heart carbs...

So I had another Dr.'s appointment today. Overall, it went very well. Weight gain...right on track. Blood pressure...nice and low. Belly size...perfect. So far, everything seems to be going wonderfully and I really am feeling GREAT! The only small uh-oh is that I have continued to have sugar in my urine each visit. So they did a random blood draw today to check on my blood sugar levels and then I have to do ANOTHER fasting glucose test for my next visit. It's not horrible...just kind of annoying.

I have to admit...that I have not been eating very well. I love, love, love carbs. Pasta, cereal, bagels, bread...you name it...I love it! While it's okay to eat carbohydrates (the baby needs them too) I need to get better about off-setting them with more protein and non-sugary foods. After the holidays, I plan to get serious about eating healthier for little Isaac. Until then...happy holidays for me!! :o)

Baby Shower #2

Wow...once again, I am amazed at the generosity of my friends and family! We had our second baby shower this weekend...and I had a BLAST! I wish I would have had more time to hang out and catch up with many of the women who were there. It made me realize that I need to get better at keeping in touch with friends and family in the Indy area! We were SO blessed to receive a TON of gifts. I'd say that we are nearly set and ready for little Isaac to make his entry! (Okay...so maybe not quite yet!!)

We also had our maternity photo shoot with friend and photographer, Heather Burdette. She rocks...and I will post some photos from that as soon as we get them! We got a sneak peek at some of them this weekend...and they really do look amazing. I can't WAIT to see the rest! Below are a couple of pictures from the shower:

Here, we're looking at some of the pictures from the photo shoot.

Baby Shower #1

So I had my first baby shower this weekend! It was AWESOME! It was so much fun to hang out with friends here in Cincinnati and celebrate this new little life that will come into this world before we know it!! I was amazed at everyone's generosity. We came home with A LOT of wonderful gifts! We are so blessed. :o)

Here I am with four of the women who got together and threw me this shower.