40 weeks plus

My due date was yesterday so I guess our baby has decided to stay in my tummy for a little while longer. I am really okay with that because I feel good and the baby is healthy too (that is the most important thing). Bryan and I talked and we want to have a natural birth so hopefully the baby will just come on his or her own. I am starting to get a little pain in my lower back and some pains in my legs when I walk, but other than that, everything is good. Also, it is nice have an end in sight. My Dr. says I am dilated to a 4 and has me scheduled to be induced on Monday morning (April 7th) if I don't have the baby by then. I will keep you updated on any other progress but for now, this is my status.

Bonnie wee bunny

We had a wonderful time celebrating Resurrection Day with our family. Here is Aubrey with her Grandad & Nana.












We had a great time cooking out and eating at their house after church. Aunt G and Uncle Buss stopped by too so it was good to see them:
Later that evening we had a lot of fun with Drew, Charlotte, Alyse & Alex. My mom bought Aubrey, Alyse and Alex the same style of Easter dresses. SO CUTE!
We took some pictures to show her and I thought I would share them with you. By the way, it is very hard to take a picture of a 10 month old and 2 year olds together.

A Lady In Waiting AGAIN

Well, here I am again, a little over 2 years from when I was waiting for Aubrey to enter into the world. Now, we are excited to be close to meeting our second child. I am all about the parallel pictures so I thought it would be fun to create a similar post to one I titled "A Lady In Waiting" almost 2 years ago. It is amazing how different things can be but yet so similar (ponder that a while if you will)
We feel so blessed that both of these pregnancy's have gone well and we pray that this delivery will be a smooth one also. We will try to keep you up to date as events occur. As of right now, we are going to wait for the baby to come on it's own so I guess time will only tell when his or her birthday will be. I have an appointment with Dr. Mauldin on Monday so I will know then how much I am dilated.

Great Friday

We had a fun filled day today. This morning we had a full breakfast here at our house and then headed off to The Courthouse Athletic Club (where I work out) and met Jessica and her kiddos for an easter egg hunt. Aubrey was a lot more alert this year than she was last year. We had a great time there and had fun running all around with her daddy, picking up lots of eggs. We had a good time hanging out the Jessica, Aaden and Rylan as well.












It was crazy to think about how much Aubrey has grown in just a year. Last year when we went to this egg hunt, she could hardly even pick up an egg. This year, she was all over the place! She is still scared of the easter bunny and rightfully so, that guy is creepy!





















After eating a little candy, some lunch and taking a nap, we were off to Patterson Park. We took Buck and walked the trail for about a mile up to the park where Daddy and Aubrey played while Buck and I looked on. It was a beautiful evening!








To top it all off, Bryan took us out to Chick-fil-a for some icedream (yes, I meant to put DREAM - because that is they market it)




This day was a great day! We are so thankful we each can live a victorious life because of the sacrifice Christ made for us.

All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go...

Well, today I am officially 37 weeks pregnant, full-term, and we are very excited. So now that I know I could have a baby any day, I decided to solidify some things. Now, we are actively preparing to go to the hospital at any time and are getting everything ready.

Preregistered at Good Shepherd? CHECK,
Birth Plan? CHECK,
Mentally Prepared? CHECK,
Baby necessities? CHECK,
Car seat ready? CHECK
Bed ready? CHECK
Bags packed? CHECK,

I don't know many people who wait to find out the sex of the baby so I don't really know how other people in our boat handle this situation. However, I really wanted to have some gender specific clothes ready for him or her when he or she gets home. This is what I have done: In the little, cheap, plastic drawers in our closet, I have one drawer filled with newborn neutral clothes, one with girl clothes and one with boy clothes. So now we are good to go!

I wish I could explain to you how it feels to not only anticipate the arrival of our child but also find out the baby's gender at the same time. It for sure makes the delivery part a lot more exciting for us.

OUR HOSPITAL BAG
- Bryan and I put a few items in the backpack we intend to take with us to the hospital that are somewhat special to us.

1. A handmade outfit that Aubrey wore home. My dear friend (Sara Gunter, whom I have been friends with since the 7th grade) handmade an outfit for Aubrey, which we put Aubrey in when we took her home from the hospital. I intend for each of my children to come home in this outfit, given that they can each fit in it.


2. Bryan's favorite shirt. It is the same shirt he wore when Aubrey was born and it holds special sentiment to both of us. (NOTE: it will be a little looser on Bryan this time around seeing as how he has not gained 30 lbs this pregnancy like he did when I was pregnant with Aubrey)




3. My sports watch. Bryan bought this watch for me and I had it on when I went into labor with Aubrey. I like to think of delivering a baby as a sport (I know it my sound weird to some of you but hopefully at least one person gets me) in the sense that I had my sites on a goal and was physically and mentally prepared to attain that goal (no pain, no gain - am I right?)


I will keep you informed as the due date draws near. I go to the Dr. on Tuesday so I will keep you updated on any progress. Hopefully in the very near future I will be able to show you pictures of our new little addition!

It's been a great 3 years!