Just around the corner!!

It's been awhile since I last updated...so here it goes.



I am 39 weeks 5 days. I have been dialated to 2 cm and 75% effaced for 2 weeks. Doing all I can to aide Seth in getting here as quick as possible! The pressure, pains and hard time getting up has taken its toll. This last week they did an ultrasound and estimated his weight at 7lbs 7ounces. Hopefully he won't get much bigger. If he isn't here by Monday (his due date and my next doc appointment) then they will schedule induction date for a week later...which is MY BIRTHDAY! My mom said if he is born on my birthday she has to go buy a lottery ticket because what are the odds of having both of her daughters have their first child, boys, on their birthdays (Corryne had Tristan on her 21st birthday!). We shall see!



I went on maternity leave on November 3rd and became Jakob (my nephew's) day care provider till Seth is born. It has been great! Yes tiring but I LOVE that little guy so it is worth it to spend some time with him like I did Tristan when Tristan was a baby. Jakob is such a happy baby so it is easy to take care of him. He loves to smile and laugh and it just makes my day that much brighter! :)



Greg graduated from Culinary Arts School early this month. We are sooo very proud of him! Oh yes and my dad is doing good, PRAISE THE LORD! We are all sooo thankful he is still here with us.

This Thanksgiving was very nice and laid back. We had our first "Turkey Dinner" at 1pm with Brett's family. Then at 4pm we had our second with my family. Let's just say we were TOTALLY stuffed by the end of the day! My sister and I decided to hit the "Black Friday" sales. Yes I was up at 3am, out shopping at 4am. There was a few items I wanted but mostly I went to get LOTS of walking in. We shopped from 4am to about 12pm, with a breakfast break with our dad. Then I took like a 3 hour nap and went to Kohls and dinner with Brett around 5pm. We came home and decided to then decorate the inside of our home. I couldn't believe the energy spurt, but if gave me hope that JUST maybe Seth is coming, like within the next day or so, or maybe he is just giving me false hope.

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with your families.

34 weeks 3 days...

Almost there is what I keep telling myself :o) These last few weeks have been hard. He is getting bigger and I am more achy and tired. I have gotten to that part of the pregnancy where I don't sleep, I wake up all night long. Not because of Seth moving but because sleeping on my side causes pain to my body. So I am constantly turning from one side to the other. Thankfully I have one more work week and then maternity leave!!!

Oh yes, as of our last doctor's appointment (33 weeks), I am measuring a little over 2 weeks ahead! I gain no weight, although I think this next appointment I will have :o( The last 3 appointments I have see all 3 doctors in the office. The first and second agreed that if I continued to measure further along they would do an ultrasound to see how much the little guy is weighing. When I went to the last appointment I had to tell they doctor what the other 2 had said. He agreed and said if he was weighing on the heavier side that they would deliver early. YAHOO! But he said no use doing an ultrasound at that appointment because I am only 33 weeks and they can't deliver him then. So we'll see what happens at this next appointment next week. I will be 35 weeks and a baby is considered full term at 37 weeks. So hopefully Seth will be here if he is a big little guy around 38 weeks! That is my hope at least :):):) If so he'll be here just in time for Thanksgiving!

Here are a few pictures from my baby shower on October 11th. Oh yes I have another one this Saturday thrown by my lovely mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law!

Seth's bedding!

Blanket made by good friends of ours!

The cooks of the day...yes I help marinate the tri tip and chicken!

My mother in law and me!

My wonderful sister and the amazing diaper cake and deserts she made!

Baby Shower #1 & Family Update

SOOOO...last week defintely was an eventful, stressful and emotional week. Thank the Lord we made it thru okay!

The week started off with me having the stomach flu! Like in my previous post it was horrible and I wish that on no one, especially a 8 month pregnant lady!!!

Come Wednesday my boss found out that the business is not going so well and so the corporate office cut everyone hours in half! That was a surprise. Especially since the way Brett and I have it worked out my paycheck pays the rent! BUT Praise the Lord, He never leaves you stranded when you are faithful to him. He is my provider, my Jevoah Jirah and I know he will provide all of our needs! I was planning on leaving for maternity leave in the middle of November, but now that this has developed I decided to go ahead and take the full 4 weeks before Seth due date instead of 2. Today is our doctor's appointment and I am going to make sure that will work out.

Then Wednesday night I get a call from my sister. My dad is in the hospital in Florida (he was on a business trip). He has blood clots! My dad had not been feeling well, having a hard time breathing and so he went to Kaiser the week before and with the symptoms my dad described he was diagnosed with Asthma. At the time my dad's leg was not in pain. Well after the flight to Florida and a couple days there he had horrible pain in his leg and ended up going to the hospital. THANK THE LORD he did because it ended up he had blood clots in his legs, lungs and his coronary artery! The doctor was shocked he wasn't already doing CPR on my dad, if he didn't go to the hospital he would have had a massive heart attack that could have killed him, possibly even that night!

You think your parents are invincible and will always be there, but this was a reality check for sure! We almost lost my dad, and with Seth being here in approx a month and half! I am sooooo grateful that the Lord was with my dad and He allowed him more time here!!! I want Seth to know my dad and to be able to play ball with him, tristan, and jakob. To be able remember his Poppa Rick! So please keep my dad in your prayers, that the clots will melt away as I like to say and that he will not be on blood thinner the rest of his life (those are scary too!) I know anything is possible with the Lord! He is our healer too! Also please pray the the Lord will give the doctor out here wisdom to do all he can for my dad. In the 5 days my dad was there he lost sooo much weight, I almost didn't recongnize him!

Well Saturday we continued with the planned baby shower #1 and it was beautiful, and we were blessed. My sister did an amazing job at decorating and planning. My momma too even tho she was unable to be there (she flew out to Florida the next day after finding out my dad was in the hospital). I have a few pictures that I will have to add later. My mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law have planned another baby shower for us on the 25th and I thankfully my parents are back from Florida and can attend that one :)

In my 32 weeks of being pregnant...

I have not thrown up once! But as the clock struck 12 on the first day of my 32nd week I was in the bathroom thinking to my self...am I dying!?!?!?!

No not dying...just a bad case of the STOMACH FLU! Eww and gross!!

I haven't gotten sick like that in a couple of years. Maybe more than a couple years, like 2004 is the last time I was that sick...Of course it waits until I am pregnant and not just a few weeks pregnant but 32 weeks pregnant to hit me! I can honestly say that was a HORRIBLE experience! My poor baby would not stop moving all night long (due to massive noise coming from his mommies insides...) although I can say I was relieved he was moving so much because it did reassurre me that he was still hanging on despite the torture his mother was enduring! :o) Thank the Lord it was only the 24 hour bug. Now my poor husband has caught it. Lucky for him tho he isn't 32 weeks pregnant! LOL!

Let's see, since my last update we celebrated our 1 year anniversary. It was a nice relaxing weekend. Watched our nephews, went out to dinner, drove to Babies R Us and finished registering and bought our swing (so Jakob could be our guinna pig and test it out for us!) and ended the weekend relaxed and with a doctor's appointment. I am currently measuring 2 weeks ahead, so if I continue to measure that way there will be an ultrasound to check out Seth growth and weight which I hope means if he is getting too big....they will GET HIM OUT EARLY! But just my luck he will be 2 weeks late like his momma was :)

Looking forward to this Saturday, my first baby shower thrown by my mom and sister! Yay!! Then on the 25th my mom in law, sister-in-law and cousin in law are throwing me and Brett another shower for that whole side of the fam. I can't wait! Then after that it will be count down time! 5 weeks till D-Day!!!! Crazy! :)

30 weeks down 10 to go!

So on Monday I started my 30th week of pregnancy. Let me just say I AM SOOO TIRED and ACHY! Sleeping has become so very uncomfortable. Mostly due to my achy back and upper buttocks/hips. Seth is rolling around, thank God not too much at night. His active times are between 9am-1pm. I most defintely will miss the feeling of him moving after he is born. That is my favorite part of pregnancy. Everything else is NOT fun at all :o)

In other news...we will be celebrating our FIRST ANNIVERSARY next Monday (Sept 29th). This year has flown by! We are taking a four day weekend to rest and maybe venture out, but for sure rest! :)

Nothing else new on the home front.... :o)

The Results are in....

So we went again yesterday. I drank my Starbucks, but after reading comments from a friend I wish I would have done what she said(orange juice and a chocolate donut). I drink orange juice every morning and he is active after that. DUH Beca! I guess I was soo anxious to see him I thought the Tech knew what she was recommending. Anyway, we did go again and my dear little boy was not planted in my placenta BUT we have come to find out he LOVES LOVES LOVES to have his hands and arms in his face! He let us get a few shots of his face but most of the time we were fighting with him to MOVE MOVE MOVE his arm and hands! As you'll see in one of the pictures he has his whole hand covering his face. Either he is very shy or is a baby with a sense of humor and thinks it's funny to let his Grandma's pay lots of money to see HIS HANDS AND ARMS! LOL! What we did see, lots of chubby cheeks and so far he looks EXACTLY like Brett did when Brett was born(See below to the pictures of the ultrasound of Seth and Brett newborn pic for your opinions). 2 months 2 weeks and 6 days till we find out for sure!

Brett 's Newborn Picture

Seth (looks just like Brett!)

He is a chubby one! (must get that from me..lol!)

Chubbo Cheeks!

Smiling or Smirking...

Seth with his hand over his face!

My dear dear son!

So as you all know, well if you read one of my previous blogs you'll know..lol! Our first attempt to see Seth was a no-go due to the imaging clinic getting robbed. Well Tuesday we went to a totally different imagining clinic. Luckily they did not get robbed, so we get into the room and she started the ultrasound. My dear son decided today was the day to PLANT his face in my placenta and NOT MOVE AT ALL! We did all we could to make him move but he was stubborn and would not budge (a trait that must come from his dad...lol! I Love you babe!) As if that wasn't enough he decided to also put his arms in front of his face. The ultrasound tech got one semi-decent picture before the arms, but once the arms were up, the ultrasound can not penetrate thru bone. Needless to say it was not very successful. Thank the Lord they give 2nd attempts, so we go again on today. This time I am going to drink a Starbucks (loaded with sugar) before I go! OH YES, I forgot the only thing my son was willing to show us was HIS GOODS!
Here are a few of the pics...

Half of his face...

Looks like he is smirking..."Haha Mom and Dad..."
The only good shot...HIS GOODS!