38 weeks and 4 days

We had a Dr's appointment today. They checked me and I haven't started to dialate yet but she said my cervix was beginning to thin. She confirmed around 7.5 lbs of baby. His back is up against the left side of my tummy and he's still face down and just start to come down into the canal. His heartbeat is great. And she said that he will be able to fit through my pelvis.

So now we wait... which is extremely difficult for me. I'm ready for him to come out. Can't he tell? I just want to hold him. And I want to be his mommy for mother's day :) I'll continue to tell him to come out and that I love him; hopefully he'll listen and come very soon. Our next Dr's appointment is May 6th, the day before his due date.

For now, tomorrow I return to work and work my last day will be on Sunday. Come on TJ, mommy and daddy are ready to meet you!

37 weeks picture

Here is my latest belly picture taken a week ago. :)

11 days to go...

Wow, 11 days until Jr's due date. I totally feel ready physically. I've gotten to the point that I can't sleep good anymore because of how solid my belly is and my feet have permanently swollen up the past few days. I've been keeping track of every weird thing that happens thinking that it might be signs of true labor... but it hasn't been.

I think everything is ready:
-Nursery
-Washed clothes/towels
-Washed bottles
-Hospital Bag
-Diaper Bag
-Car Seat installed
-House is as clean as it's going to get considering my physical ability
-I even switched watches to my digital one to keep track of time better ;)

My last day of work is May 2nd. I go into work Wednesday to work 50 hours in the next 5 days. I'm kind of nervous about that. Yesterday while leaving church I had severe shooting pains in my pelvis that kind of took my breath away and I coudln't speak. I just held on to Trav and we stood still until it passed, whiched seemed like forever! I was trying to figure out if it was a Braxton Hicks, but I couldn't tell if my stomach was hardening because Jr feels soo big that it feels hard all the time.

I sure hope I'm a Mom on Mother's Day this year. That would be very special :)

Today: 36 weeks and 3 days

It's been quite awhile since I last posted. Work has begun to pickup for the lifeguard season and when I'm not at work, I'm either working on TJ's room, cleaning the house, or we're spending time with friends and family before the little guy gets here.

On the 27th of March, I had my baby shower. My best friends hosted it, it was beautiful and a lot of fun! There was about 30 people there! We got everything we need!! I still need to go out and get diapers, but we have plenty of clothes, towels, sheets, blankies, bottles, everything! :)

I'm starting to REALLY NOTICE being pregnant. It's hard to explain. I've always noticed my belly and TJ's little kicks, but now my belly is uncomfortably big... TJ streches and kicks hard, my feet swell off and on, my legs feel the extra weight, and the Braxton-Hicks contractions are really starting to get a little more serious and more frequent through out the week.

Travis is starting to get a little mad at me because I've been on my feet so much at work and then coming home and nesting like crazy. He thinks I need to rest more, which I wouldn't mind at all, BUT the stuff HAS to be done before our little man gets here :)

I thought that the countdown began at 30 weeks... but I think the countdown really begins at 35 weeks! It's all just a waiting game now. We have a Dr's appointment on the 19th and an ultrasound on the 22nd.

Here are a few pics of my belly from the baby shower which was now like 3 weeks ago! So you can only imgaine how much bigger it got! :)

34 weeks


Travis touched the belly with cold hands like he always tries to do!


Me & my mom put the crib together :)