Baby Update!

I went to the Dr. yesterday (Thursday) and I had an appt. on the 28th, on the 28th was my 1st cervix check FUN! :) I was a finger tip dialated, 50% effaced, and he has dropped a lot. They're usually a -3 then a +3 when they're delivering, he is a +1. Which I was wondering on Sunday if he had dropped I was getting ready and looking at my tummy and was thinking that looks DIFFERENT! and I was right. Then yesterday my dr. said I was 1 centemeter dialated and a little more effaced. She figures about 2 weeks so right on but who knows he could come earlier we'll just take it one day at a time! My Dr. said he'll probably be 7-7&1/2 lbs by what she can feel, she said I have a lot of fluid, little baby lots of fluid. Which makes sense why my tummy is so big :), other than having no torso. Everything is right on track and looking good blood pressure, heart beat, and Im measuring exactly 37 weeks so everything is perfect! We are getting very excited and Im getting more nervous but cant wait to meet our little guy!!

(37 weeks + 4 days)

Can it get any bigger?

Maternity Pictures!

A couple weeks ago I had our friend Melissa Martinson: Simply Be Photography take some maternity pictures! It was so much fun, I'll admit its a little weird taking pictures with the main focus on the belly but I think they are CUTE! I've really enjoyed being pregnant and wanted something I could look at and remember the experience, pictures are the best MEMORIES!! I was thinking too it would be fun to see pictures of my mom pregnant so I could compare and see what she looked like, now Ill have some if my kids are ever curious! Dan had a hard time with the main focus being the belly, my guess is there just not normal pictures so its weird to him. He did like them and think they were cute though, just weirded out :)! He must love me lots to go along with my crazy ideas!!! Melissa did an awesome job, she had fun ideas and locations. We will definitely use her in the future! If anyone is interested she has a blog simplybephoto.com/wordpress you can look at some of her other pictures and her contact info!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

4 years ago today Dan and I sealed our lives together for eternity! I cant believe that it has been 4 yrs already, but yet it seems like we've been together forever! I didn't think I could ever LOVE someone as much as I love Dan! He makes me the happiest women in the world! The first year was a little rocky but the other 3 have been awesome!! Our friendship, relationship has grown so close and STRONG! I am so excited to see Dan be a father, I think he is going to make an amazing dad! There's just something about the thought of seeing him holding our child, that we've created, that just brings butterflies and excitement to my heart! I know that he is so excited and cant wait for him to get here! Life with Dan is so easy and perfect! I am so blessed that I found such a wonderful husband, friend, and lover! I am so excited for the next many many years to come and the events that they will bring. Thank you Dan for making me so happy and loving me with all of your heart!  

3 More Showers!

On Saturday the 14th I had 2 showers one from my dads side of the family (Roberts), and one from my moms side (Carters). The majority of the families live in Henefer and Morgan so we had them down there so more could make it. I had them on the same day so that I didn't have to drive down 2 separate times. From both showers I ended up getting 3 bouncers :). Its just like when you get married you get like 5 crock pots. :) It was so much fun and I got a lot of good gifts!! The Carter shower wasn't your typical shower, we called it a Baby BBQ! My mom and I were talking about how the Fathers/guys get forgotten about so we decided to have everybody come, Dan wasn't real sure about the idea he kept saying "Guys dont go to baby showers!" It turned out really good, I think we counted like 45-50 of us. It was tons of fun to get together with everyone! It's surprising so many of us can get together and we really have a good time with each other! Thanks mom for throwing me the shower....oops baby BBQ!

On the 21st my friends threw me a shower! It wasn't a huge party but it was my closest friends so it was PERFECT. It was so good to get together with everyone and catch up on everyone's life! Seeing everyone really made me realize how much I miss my friends and how much fun it is to hang out with them! I hope that we can spend more time together! Thank you Trisa for putting it all together, it was AWESOME!!

Ward Shower!

Last night Erin and Darci threw me a shower from my ward! It was tons of fun and a really good turn out! I got a lot of good gifts: blanket, clothes, carrying back pack, toys, dishes, and a warmer for the car seat, etc. Thank you everyone for everything you brought and for coming it was so good to hang out with everyone! Thank you Erin and Darci it was so much fun, I really appreciate all the time you put into it!!

NewMyer Shower!!

Maryann (Dan's sister) threw me a baby shower for the NewMyers on Sat. the 7th! We played guess Tanya's 30 favorite things, Memory matching of baby/pregnancy related words, and find the safety pins in the white rice. It was a ton of fun. They made soup and soup bowls and peach cobbler for dessert. I got a lot of good gifts! Still need lots of stuff but were getting there! Thanks Maryann it was so much fun!!!

Belly Picture update 28 weeks. I also had an appointment on the 4th. Everything is still on schedule and his heart sounded good! They checked my glucose, I had to drink an orange drink; not real sure what it does but I just do what Im told! :) They called me on Monday and said all of my test results were good! We are so blessed that we've had such a good and healthy pregnancy/baby! I start going every 2 weeks now, its getting CLOSER!!!! I cant believe it, it seems like i've been pregnant forever but its crazy its almost here!!

Nursery update!!

We got the bedding last Tuesday! It was so much fun setting it all up! The curtains that came in the set were way too long and not wide enough so I put my sewing skills to the test! They're not perfect but they'll work. Its looking more and more like a complete nursery with every little addition! There are a few more things that I want but just haven't found exactly what I want. Its getting there though.

I think we've found a name for our little boy, Teydon Blake!! What do you think??? Dan came up with it, we were on our way to henefer for the weekend so we thought we would talk about baby names, kill the time. We said a lot of names then Dan said Taydon Blake I loved the way it sounded but i didnt really like the ay it looks to girlie to me. So I wasnt really set on it, Sunday my dad was over and he was watching football and they mentioned Peyton Manning and I remembered its spelled with an ey but sounds like ay. I got so excited and tried to explain it to Dan and for a min he thought I wanted to name him Peyton, silly boys. So then we both really liked Teydon, once we figured out the spelling!! For now that's his name, were still up for suggestions but I think I'm pretty crazy about Teydon Blake!!!

I had a Dr. Appt. today I'm 24 weeks into it, 16 more weeks to go WOW CRAZY!! I have an appointment in 4 weeks (28 weeks) then I go every two weeks!!! I was thinking about it today and in 7 weeks Ill be 31 weeks along with SINGLE DIGIT weeks left to go!!! Ah I dont know if I'm ready for that. It seems like I've been pregnant forever, but I am loving every minute of it. I love the little nudges! I keep trying to get Dan to feel him but as soon as Dan touches my tummy he stops moving, so he's either SHY or Dan just has the right touch to calm him down! There was one time he was kicking pretty hard but Dan said he could barely feel it, just need my little guy to get stronger. I cant wait for him to feel it, to have an opportunity to feel a little of what I feel! It is so crazy the feeling of a little baby moving inside, I tell Dan it TICKLES :)! Its really hard to explain the feeling but I LOVE IT!

Belly picture update @ 24 weeks!