And the Beat Goes On. . .

Our dear little child is marching to the beat of it's own drum, and has decided to delay entrance into the world. I know I'm technically not due yet, but when the Dr. says you won't make it and gets my hopes all up it gets pretty frustrating!! I have worked quite a few hours over the last few days, even though the Dr. said not to and that hasn't even provoked labor!! Hopefully today is the last day of session, and that 's what the baby was waiting on.

Truly, there's not much to report. Adam and I just feel like we are sitting around waiting, as I'm sure many of you are as well. I feel huge, and am really uncomfortable today (more than any other day so far). Hopefully, when I go to the Dr. on Tuesday he'll send us to the hospital.

For the record. . . the blog poll has officially closed today, and the final vote is 26 voting Girl and 18 voting Boy!!

Stay tuned, as we will continue to keep you posted!!

Still Waiting

Adam and I went to the Dr. today. I am dilated between a 3 and 4, but still no contractions. My feet are swollen still, but my urine and blood pressure were good. In the last two weeks I've gained 3 lbs. I go back for another check-up next Tuesday, if I make it that long. Dr. Putman says he doubts I will. Because of my feet swelling so much he is putting me on work restriction, and I can only work 5 hours a day. I actually have a Dr.'s note which I think is funny for some reason!! Don't know how well that's going to work since this is the busiest week of the year, but we'll figure something out.

Adam went and had the car seat checked today at the DMV, so we are ready to bring a baby home!! Mom & Dad are coming over tonight to cook dinner for me and Adam. I think they are bringing my niece and nephew too!! Should be an enjoyable evening. In the meantime, it's back to lay on the couch per the Dr.'s orders!

The Bag is Packed & I'm Ready to Go!!

I finally packed my bag last night, and now I am officially ready to go. I feel like all I'm doing is sitting around waiting for this baby to come. I'm so glad I'm not going to be pregnant all summer because I can't imagine having a big belly and being hot!! It would be truly miserable. Basically, I guess this post is just to complain. Bring on the baby please!! We are ready!!

Dr's Visit--Baby Coming Soon!!!

37 weeks & 2 days

My new Mother's Day ring!!

Today I went to the Dr. for my weekly appointment. Gained a little over a pound, my blood pressure was up a little bit, and I had a touch of protein in my urine. The last two items are signs of preeclampsia, along with the feet swelling that I have been having. He said both my blood pressure and protein counts were up just slightly, but he wants to keep a bit closer of an eye on me, so I go back again on Tuesday. He also checked me and I am dilated to 3 cm and 70% effaced, so more than likely in the next week we are going to be proud parents of a little baby girl or boy!! Dr. Putman also said the baby was probably between 7.5 and 8 lbs.

It seems so crazy to think all of our waiting and hoping and praying is about to come full circle!! When I got home from work tonight Adam and I decided we better go get a little boy outfit and a little girl outfit to bring the baby home in. I picked out an outfit for a girl and Adam for the boy, so we'll soon see which one we'll be using!! We also went to buy the pack-n-play that we registered for only to find out that it has been recalled! The swing we wanted to buy was also sold out, so tonight's shopping was kind of a bust. Don't worry we went to eat at the Pasta House and it made it all better. And, today my Mother's Day present came in as well.

Feel free to let us know when you think the baby is going to come and how much you think the baby will weigh, etc. So, anyway that's the latest, as usual we'll keep you posted!!

Full Term!!!

Talking with Jeremy

Talking with Senator Toi Hutchinson

Grabbing a quick snack!!

As of today, I am 37 weeks and considered full term!! I'm taking a breather from work real quick. I've been going strong for the last several days. Worked 12 hours on Monday and 16 hours on Tuesday. Don't know how long I'm going to be able to keep this pace going. This may really just push me over the edge and go into labor early. I'm also posting some pictures that Brandy took of me hard at work!! I really haven't been having in Braxton Hicks contractions that I can feel anyway, well maybe I am but I'm running around too much to notice! My feet are still swelling, but have been going down for the most part when I go to bed at night. I've resorted to flip-flops this week at work, seems to help a little bit! Not to mention my toes look cute, so I get to show them off!!

I go to the Dr. again on Friday, so as usual I'll keep you posted. If I get home at a decent time tonight I'll add a belly picture. Adam said this morning it looked like the baby had grown, so I guess that means my belly is getting bigger too! Maybe I can convince Adam to make a guest appearance on the blog!

Long, but Safe Travels

So, we just made it back home a little while ago. We went to see my brother graduate from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and then stopped to visit Adam's brother Tony in Lexington, Kentucky. Probably shouldn't have gone being so far along in the pregnancy, but I just didn't want to miss it, and I happened to not mention the trip to my Dr. because I knew he would probably say NO! I managed fairly well in the car though: 2 stops on the way there and 3 on the way back!

We are so glad to be home and for sure are not leaving again to go anywhere until this baby is born!! That's going to be pretty easy to do since I'm going to be at work non-stop. I feel so guilty having missed work, and leaving my girls to pick up my slack, especially Becky!!! I knew she could do it though! I'll try to be there the rest of session!!!

My ankles and calves have officially merged with each other. They actually really hurt today, but I'm hoping that was because of the long car ride. I just took a shower, and think I'm going to go to bed so hopefully I'll wake up with normal feet and ankles for a little while anyway.

A special thanks to Aaron & Liz, well really Liz for letting Briggs come over to play this weekend while we were gone. It's a good thing they had him for a good part of the weekend, because our neighbor informed us he jumped the fence a few times!! His collar is not working, and we obviously need to get on the ball and get that fixed ASAP!!

So, overall a long but very nice weekend!! Now, the baby can officially come whenever the time feels right!! Oh, one more thing. . . the last few days I have officially felt a little foot kicking me. I can actually touch it and know that it's a foot. It's truly the craziest thing!! Can't wait to meet this little person!!

9 months pregnant!!

Today I am 36 weeks and 1 day pregnant, officially in the 9th month of pregnancy. I went to the Dr. today, which is the first of what will now be weekly visits. I gained 4 lbs in the last two weeks, however some of that is water weight, making the total weight gain 23 lbs. My ankles have been swelling quite a bit everyday, but luckily go down once I get my feet up at night. My blood pressure is still looking good, and the baby's heart beat is wonderful. I am dilated 1 cm, and Dr. Putman says I probably won't make it to my due date.

I'm fine with going early, but everyone at work isn't as fine if that means having a baby in May. These next 2 weeks at work are going to be completely nuts!! We're going to need to pass both an operating budget and a capital budget, plus the revenue to support all of it!! I am one of two people on our staff that does all the budget drafting, so I know they really want me to stick around to see this project through. I've been extremely tired this last week, and the late hours aren't helping. As a result, I was told to take tomorrow off work. This works out well, because now Adam and I can make the 5 hour trip to Ohio to see my little brother, Jordan graduation from Xavier University!!! Please say a prayer that the car ride goes smoothly. I'm can't imagine how many times we are going to have to stop for me to pee. Guess I won't be drinking a fountain Pepsi in the car!!!

Days are quickly ticking away and before we know it, we'll finally get to meet this little baby that is moving around like crazy in Mommy's belly and causing quite a bit of heart burn!! I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions lately too. So, that's the latest baby happenings!! We'll continue to keep you posted!

Happy Belated Mother's Day!!

UPDATE 5-14-09: I added a picture of the flowers Adam got me for Mother's Day now that they are in full bloom!!! I LOVE THEM!!!! My ring still hasnt' come yet though!! Hopefully soon!!

So, not much is going on these days. Seems like these next 4 weeks are going to go soooo slow. I'm ready to be done, which is something I didn't feel would happen since it took us so long to get pregnant. It has happened though!!! I'm starting to feel so tired and the baby just loves to move around, what seems like all the time!

The last few days I have been battling a swollen eye/cheek. It started on Friday and progressively got bigger. I went to the Dr. on Monday and he said it could be allergies or could be a buffalo gnat bite. He recommended Benadryl and allergy eye drops, as well as an ice pack. Things are better today, but not great. Hopefully that will clear up soon. Can't take the Benadryl during the day or I'd be asleep in my office!

I technically celebrated my first Mother's Day on Sunday!! Adam bought me a ring, so that I would always be able to remember my 1st Mother's Day. The bad news is, it didn't come when it was supposed to so I haven't actually received it yet. In the mean time he bought me a Star Gazer Lily plant to plant in the back yard. It's so pretty!! I love it!! My Mom also bought me some Dove chocolates, because she says every Mom needs good chocolates! As a matter of fact, I just ate one, and it was delicious!!!

So, Happy Belated to all the wonderful Mom's out there!! I can't wait to officially be part of the club!!! I go to the Dr. on Thursday, so I'll update you later this week!

Offical Baby Room Pictures

So, here are the long awaited pictures of the Baby's room all put together. I think we're going to need to get a book shelf or something to hold a few books and toys. Adam may make one. There are a few things I still need to hang up, but for the most part we are ready to go!

Growing Belly-34 wks & 5 days

So, Trista has been hounding me for a belly picture update. The thing is I've seen her more in the last 2 weeks than I have in a long time!! That's OK because I do need to get a new picture up. It seems like I've really grown since the last picture. We're just 2 days shy of 35 weeks, yes that means only 5 weeks to go. Let the countdown begin!!!

Dr.'s Visit & Spring Cleaning

I went to the Dr. on Thursday, but am just now getting around to updating the blog. As usual, things are progressing nicely. I gained 1.8 lbs, which I thought brought me to 20 lbs, but the Dr. has me at 19 lbs so we'll go with that!!! I go back in two more weeks, and then will begin weekly visits until the little one arrives. It's so crazy that we have about 5 weeks left!!

Thursday was a big day, as the Manar family welcomed their newest addition, Benjamin Allen. I went to the hospital after work and stayed for a while and then brought Abbie home with me. We played and she fell asleep. I thought she'd be there for the night since Trista has a tendency to have long labor, but she surprised us all, and we ended up taking Abbie back to the hospital around 11 o'clock or so. Ben has been having a few ups and downs, but things are starting to look better. Please keep him in your prayers!

Adam and I have had a busy weekend. We've been trying to finish with our spring cleaning. Yesterday, it was a little yard work and some house cleaning. I couldn't do much inside because we had no power. We then went to church with my Mom & Dad and Thomas & Amy. Then went out to dinner at Mugsy's in Jacksonville. It was a very nice evening.

Today, I've been cleaning out drawers in our bedroom and putting aways months worth of laundry! Adam has been outside washing and waxing both vehicles. Not to mention we had a bird in our house today, so that was an adventure trying to get that little guy out!! I told Adam this is by far the most productive Sunday was may ever have had. Which is why I'm thinking a nap will soon be in order!

Also want to give a shout out to Aunt Angie who had her birthday yesterday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT ANGIE!!! And to "Aunt" Barbara (since she's not offically married to Jordan we can only kind of call her aunt) she ran her first marathon today!! GO BABS!!

Love to you all!
Molly