So we had another doctor's appointment this morning. It was the first one where he actually checked me to see how the baby is doing other than the heartbeat, and great news! Baby's fine. :) Also, on the Bishops Scale we're at an 8 out of 10. Doc says that means there is a possibility that A will be born early. He's head down and low and in place for delivery. :) Needless to say, I was thrilled.
However, I called Grammy to let her know...and I think I stressed her out. She told me not to have the baby until AFTER they finish moving. I'll try Mom... But I gotta say, I'm kinda excited at the prospect of him being born early on his own.
We are 35 weeks and 3 days pregnant now...he is due in about 4 1/2 weeks. I'm getting so anxious and very excited! S set up A's bassinett in our room last week, and now the daily reminder of a soon-to-be addition to our family is making me anticipate the birth with a bit more nervousness. I mean...we're really gunna have a baby! HOLY COW!
On a totally different note...I made two pumpkin pies last night. My first ever attempt. S ate almost a whole one last night so I guess it turned out okay. :) I was just craving that pumpkin that I keep seeing in the pantry. (We stocked up for Thanksgiving and Christmas.) Mmmmm...yummy!
The Oliversons
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Amost There
Baby A has been a kicker lately! I got my first jabs to the ribs this week..and boy did that hurt! It felt like his little feet were stuck in my ribs..weird. S thought it would be fun to play some music for our little one, so he got out his ipod and hooked my belly up to some heavy duty headphones. Let me tell you what..A was rockin'. For most of the songs he sat quietly...either just really enjoying it or wishing it would stop. But for a select few, he went crazy. It felt like he was dancing to the beat. So the winners, you ask?
3. Welcome to the Jungle...Guns and Roses
2. Mormon Tabernacle Choir (cant remember what song it was)
1. Highway to Hell...AC/DC
Now, that is a slightly biased list since we only used S's ipod (none of my music). But I will add that today I had some country on and was singing (quite loudly, I'll admit) to it and he seemed to really enjoy that as well. Only time will tell what he really thinks.
Speaking of time...its getting closer! I have more days where I feel contractions...some pretty intense. And we are down to visiting the Doc once a week now! I'm thrilled. This is the first time in my life when I have actually been thrilled to go to the doctor. This week he told us that if A were born that day, he would have a good chance of being A-Okay. :) (Not those exact words, but same idea.) I, however, have a feeling that if we leave the decision up to baby A, that he will be born at least a week late. :( Maybe the Doc will induce a little early. Prayers, my friends, prayers!
The Doc also told us that typically they don't do a third trimester ultrasound unless they suspect the baby is really small or really big. Right now he thinks A is average (but he's not getting the kicks in the ribs...I am. And I think he's getting very big.) So we'll see about a final ultrasound. I'm hoping we get one! I love to see him...even if its black and white and all grainy. :D
So, In addition to counting down the weeks till A is born...I count down the number of friends I have left pregnant until its my turn. In the last 3 weeks...I've had 3 friends (including my awesome sister-in-law) have their babies. One more next week, and then I think its my turn! Woot! S told me this week that his boss also had her baby (she was due ONE WEEK before me). Maybe its something in the water, but I'm hoping A comes a wee bit early on his own, too.
I'll keep ya posted!
Mommy in Waiting
P.S. I'm so excited my BBFF is coming to visit me!!! Maybe she will be Aunt Diva before she gets here! :D
3. Welcome to the Jungle...Guns and Roses
2. Mormon Tabernacle Choir (cant remember what song it was)
1. Highway to Hell...AC/DC
Now, that is a slightly biased list since we only used S's ipod (none of my music). But I will add that today I had some country on and was singing (quite loudly, I'll admit) to it and he seemed to really enjoy that as well. Only time will tell what he really thinks.
Speaking of time...its getting closer! I have more days where I feel contractions...some pretty intense. And we are down to visiting the Doc once a week now! I'm thrilled. This is the first time in my life when I have actually been thrilled to go to the doctor. This week he told us that if A were born that day, he would have a good chance of being A-Okay. :) (Not those exact words, but same idea.) I, however, have a feeling that if we leave the decision up to baby A, that he will be born at least a week late. :( Maybe the Doc will induce a little early. Prayers, my friends, prayers!
The Doc also told us that typically they don't do a third trimester ultrasound unless they suspect the baby is really small or really big. Right now he thinks A is average (but he's not getting the kicks in the ribs...I am. And I think he's getting very big.) So we'll see about a final ultrasound. I'm hoping we get one! I love to see him...even if its black and white and all grainy. :D
So, In addition to counting down the weeks till A is born...I count down the number of friends I have left pregnant until its my turn. In the last 3 weeks...I've had 3 friends (including my awesome sister-in-law) have their babies. One more next week, and then I think its my turn! Woot! S told me this week that his boss also had her baby (she was due ONE WEEK before me). Maybe its something in the water, but I'm hoping A comes a wee bit early on his own, too.
I'll keep ya posted!
Mommy in Waiting
P.S. I'm so excited my BBFF is coming to visit me!!! Maybe she will be Aunt Diva before she gets here! :D
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Showering the Baby
So, before we left Louisiana, my wonderful sister and friends put together a sweet baby shower for my little baby! There was yummy food, lots of fun friends, cool game (that I will probably reuse oneday :) ) and awesome presents for baby A! Thank you to everyone who helped out!
The cake Kel made
Kel made the Diaper Tricycle, and Dani put together the picture frame mat!
The sweet ladies whom I adore! THANKS!
Presents! Baby A is so lucky. :)
I know several other people were involved in putting together (or just showing up to!) my baby shower. I'm sorry...I didn't get a whole lot of pictures that day. But thank you to all of my wonderful friends in Ruston. I miss all of you tons!
The cake Kel made
Kel made the Diaper Tricycle, and Dani put together the picture frame mat!
The sweet ladies whom I adore! THANKS!
Presents! Baby A is so lucky. :)
I know several other people were involved in putting together (or just showing up to!) my baby shower. I'm sorry...I didn't get a whole lot of pictures that day. But thank you to all of my wonderful friends in Ruston. I miss all of you tons!
Almost There
So I'm 32 weeks pregnant now...wishing I was more like 39. But we're so close! I can almost see baby A now (well, I can imagine what his feet and fists look like because I feel them constantly). Updated pictures...
21 weeks preggers
30 weeks preggers
21 weeks preggers
30 weeks preggers
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
At Long Last...
Yes, we did make it out West! And boy did we have an adventure getting here. I am totally unprepared to illustrate what we went through to travel this way (no pictures on me at the moment), but hopefully I can add some color to truly show what our journey was like!
S drove the big moving van--towing his little green car while I drove my Toyota behind him. (Remember...I'm pregnant. I had to stop A LOT!) This was quite a long drive for me, but we managed. Because S was leading, he had the GPS system in the truck with him. Guess what that silly machine (and I say silly to be VERY kind...) did to us. In the middle of nowhere Wyoming--literally nowhere--we needed to stop and get gas. So we pulled over at what we thought was a good exit for a gas station break. Unfortunately, the gas station that we saw from the highway was decades out of service. So as we were trying to find the on-ramp for the interstate again, the GPS system told us to make a right turn on the other side of the interstate bridge. So what do we do? We follow the "silly" GPS. Mistake! This road turned out to be a gravel road (again in the middle of nowhere). So naturally, we tried to turn around. However, like I mentioned earlier, S was driving our huge moving van + his little green car behind. There was no turning around. So we continue on this little road to see where it would lead and if there would be a wider area to try to turn around again. In the meantime, it took us back under the bridge, over some cattle guards, and onto a DIRT road. I'm talking, "Home, home on the range" type of situation here. We keep driving on this dirt road, completely surrounded by the vast empty fields (and buttes) of Wyoming when we see this antelope on top of a hill, just staring at us. Finally, S found a large area of dirt where he was able to turn around so while we were there we decided to get out and stop for lunch. S lets the dog out of the moving truck and tries to get her to chase the antelope, but it was a no go...the beast was still staring at us...unmovable...but Girlie somehow could not see it. What a hunting dog she would be. After lunch, we pick back up on the open range going back the way we came. Crossing the same cattle guards that were now invaded by cows chewing the grass around it! I could have literally rolled down my window and touched this cow as I passed him. Freaky. Cows are huge...much bigger than my little Scarlett (the Toyota).
Just in case you're wondering, we did survive. ;)
So that was our journey TO the western states. Our stay here has been...different. I've never lived so far from mi familia, so that's been hard for me, but I love our little apartment and the AMAZING weather here! Its awesome when you have to wear a sweatshirt in August because it started hailing during a rainstorm. But that's my personal opinion. The leaves are changing to yellows and reds, and the air is turning chillier (especially at night). I think me and the great West will be just fine together. (Ask me again when it starts to snow though. :) )
We don't have the internet, and probably wont for another year, but pictures hopefully soon!
We are getting so excited to meet our little bundle of joy...less than 9 weeks left!
S drove the big moving van--towing his little green car while I drove my Toyota behind him. (Remember...I'm pregnant. I had to stop A LOT!) This was quite a long drive for me, but we managed. Because S was leading, he had the GPS system in the truck with him. Guess what that silly machine (and I say silly to be VERY kind...) did to us. In the middle of nowhere Wyoming--literally nowhere--we needed to stop and get gas. So we pulled over at what we thought was a good exit for a gas station break. Unfortunately, the gas station that we saw from the highway was decades out of service. So as we were trying to find the on-ramp for the interstate again, the GPS system told us to make a right turn on the other side of the interstate bridge. So what do we do? We follow the "silly" GPS. Mistake! This road turned out to be a gravel road (again in the middle of nowhere). So naturally, we tried to turn around. However, like I mentioned earlier, S was driving our huge moving van + his little green car behind. There was no turning around. So we continue on this little road to see where it would lead and if there would be a wider area to try to turn around again. In the meantime, it took us back under the bridge, over some cattle guards, and onto a DIRT road. I'm talking, "Home, home on the range" type of situation here. We keep driving on this dirt road, completely surrounded by the vast empty fields (and buttes) of Wyoming when we see this antelope on top of a hill, just staring at us. Finally, S found a large area of dirt where he was able to turn around so while we were there we decided to get out and stop for lunch. S lets the dog out of the moving truck and tries to get her to chase the antelope, but it was a no go...the beast was still staring at us...unmovable...but Girlie somehow could not see it. What a hunting dog she would be. After lunch, we pick back up on the open range going back the way we came. Crossing the same cattle guards that were now invaded by cows chewing the grass around it! I could have literally rolled down my window and touched this cow as I passed him. Freaky. Cows are huge...much bigger than my little Scarlett (the Toyota).
Just in case you're wondering, we did survive. ;)
So that was our journey TO the western states. Our stay here has been...different. I've never lived so far from mi familia, so that's been hard for me, but I love our little apartment and the AMAZING weather here! Its awesome when you have to wear a sweatshirt in August because it started hailing during a rainstorm. But that's my personal opinion. The leaves are changing to yellows and reds, and the air is turning chillier (especially at night). I think me and the great West will be just fine together. (Ask me again when it starts to snow though. :) )
We don't have the internet, and probably wont for another year, but pictures hopefully soon!
We are getting so excited to meet our little bundle of joy...less than 9 weeks left!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Packing, Packing, Packing...
So, S and I (with the help of our dear friend ODB) spent the day packing our little home into tiny, relatively organized, boxes. I never realized how being pregnant would affect how much busy work I could get done in a certain amount of time. We got loads of the house packed today, but I'm exhausted! I wish I had pictures of the organized mess, but alas, no such luck.
But fabulous news! We purchased our baby's bed set this weekend. I absolutely LOVE it! We're going to paint his room blue and dark brown to match the bedding. Also, finally found a jogging stroller (an affordable one) and a beautiful crib online. I'm so excited to finally get settled and get started in decorating little A's room.
But fabulous news! We purchased our baby's bed set this weekend. I absolutely LOVE it! We're going to paint his room blue and dark brown to match the bedding. Also, finally found a jogging stroller (an affordable one) and a beautiful crib online. I'm so excited to finally get settled and get started in decorating little A's room.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Very Firsts
Well, our decision has been made to move out west. For S, this is home...for me not so much. It will be my first time living out of the South. I'm not sure how it will go, but although I'm nervous and anxious, I'm still getting excited. Since we are moving so far away, I decided that it was a good time to start a blog and keep our family and friends updated on our little family.
It seems like our first year of marriage (and a little beyond) had been bursting full of firsts. Married...first college gradutation, first professional job (for me), first big move, and first baby! It has been an exciting, yet exhausting year for the two of us. We have been scrambling to try and gather things that we will need for the baby before we leave town. I guess I never realized how much a little tiny baby requires...in regards to "stuff." Its insane! But so much fun at the same time. We found out a little over a week ago that our little one is a boy (of course S just knew the whole time). I'm looking forward to decorating his room all cute and boyish when we get out west! Any ideas?
It seems like our first year of marriage (and a little beyond) had been bursting full of firsts. Married...first college gradutation, first professional job (for me), first big move, and first baby! It has been an exciting, yet exhausting year for the two of us. We have been scrambling to try and gather things that we will need for the baby before we leave town. I guess I never realized how much a little tiny baby requires...in regards to "stuff." Its insane! But so much fun at the same time. We found out a little over a week ago that our little one is a boy (of course S just knew the whole time). I'm looking forward to decorating his room all cute and boyish when we get out west! Any ideas?
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