37 Weeks and Dr Update

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I know Wade and I sure did. We could not have asked for anything better we had time with frtiends and family and lots of time together with each other. It's to bad that we both have to go back to work in the morning. Well now we are only 4 days away from 2010 17 days away from Ailise's due date. Where has all the time went it does not seem possible that in a little over 2 weeks our little princess should be here with us.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday and there was not much new to report. She said everything was still looking good blood pressure was still good weight was still under control and baby heart rate 138. She also checked me again and said that there was no change from last week. I go back again on Wednesday so we will see if there has been any progress made.

Ailise is still active but not as much as she has been. I def think she is running out of room to move. But when she does move I know it because it feels like my stomach is going to bust and you can see my whole stomach move when she does. She had the hiccups a few times this past week but thats about all there is new to report for this week. I have started having hip pains and alot of lower back pain. Dr Turley said it is everything getting ready for her arrival but at least warm baths and showers have seemed to help alot. I have also noticed over this week that I do get tired really quick now but I have not lot that slow me down to much.

Last weekend Wade and I spent the weekend in Nashville. That places was so crowded but we still had fun. Of course we went to the mall but we did not spend alot of time there since they were so busy and it was so HOT in there. We walked around the Opryland Hotel and enjoyed all of the Christmas lights and displays that they had up then on Sun we went to ICE featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas. ICE was very neat and is def something we will do again in the future. It was very cold in ICE but it was worth it just looking at everything made of ICE. Next time we go I am going down the slide made of ice but not this year. Then on Sunday evening we went to Wade's Christmas Party for work. It was nice they had fresh Dunganee Crab (YUM).

Well I don't have any 37 week pictures like most weeks but I am going to post some pictures from Christmas and some from last weekend at Opryland Hotel and ICE. I may try to post again before the New Year but if not I will post soon after with Wednesday's Dr update. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year and may 2010 bring many blessings to everyone.

36 Weeks and Dr Update

My how time is going by so fast. Christmas is now only a week away and 2o10 only 2 weeks away and we are only 26 days away from Ailise's due date. I really do not know where the time has went. Wade and I are very excited for Christmas to get here this is our favorite holiday and our favorite time of year. He keeps wanting to open his gifts everyday but I have not gotten in yet and don't plan on giving in until maybe Christmas Eve we will see.
So we went to the doctor on Wednesday and had an ultrasound. Sorry I don't have any ultrasound pics to post right now if Wade gets them scanned in I will go back and add them I promise. We got all good news this week! She is turned down so that's good still planning on having her naturally unless something happens. They said her fluid levels are good and she is weighing in at 6 pounds 9 ounces. So she is def running out of room and I can tell. Dr Turley said that my blood pressure was still good, I had gained a pound and a half in 2 weeks which she said was good. She did my strep B test but I have not heard back from it yet but she said its not a big deal. Also she went ahead and checked me for the first time and come to find out I am already 1 cm. That was def a surprise to me because I have not had any contractions yet but she said I could stay that way for weeks so I am trying to not get to excited. We go back to the doctor every week now so keep checking back for more updates.
I can tell Ailise is getting bigger and running out of room because she has not been nearly as active but when she does move or kick I can feel it really strong. As for me I am still feeling really good not much to complain about. The last few days I have noticed that my hands and feet are starting to swell a little more.
Wade and I are heading to Nashville in the morning for the weekend for some shopping, fun and relaxation at the Opryland Hotel. We are looking forward to seeing all the Christmas lights, decorations and Charlie Brown ICE.
I have posted my 36 weeks pictures and a picture of the newest outfit the Ailise has received from a long time friend. I hope you all like it as much as we do. She is so creative I wish I could have thought of this idea. Well that is all I have to report for now. Check back after Wed for another Dr update. I don't know if I will post again before Christmas or not so if not I hope everyone has a safe and very Merry Christmas and that Santa is great to everyone!!!

35 Weeks

Were is time going another has already went by and I am now 35 weeks and 3 days I write this post we only have 4 weeks and 4 days left until Ailise's due date. We are 12 days away from Christmas and 19 days away from 2010. I can not believe another year has almost past, I never believed it when people told me that the older I got the faster time would go by but I have started to believe that the past few years. Based on the weather we have had this past week I would say that Winter is here :(.
There has not been a lot go on this week as far as new things with Ailise. We go back to the doctor on Wed and we are getting an ultrasound to check her position and her size and the fluid. So this next will be very exciting and hopefully I will be able to post some of the ultrasound pictures. We have not gotten to see her since our ultrasound at 28 weeks so I know she has grown and changed a lot. She is starting to slow down on her kicks and punches so I think maybe either she is starting to settle in and is running out of room. She can still have some good ninja punches sometimes but they are less often.
As far as for me not a whole new going on either except that I still continue to feel like I am growing by the day. My heartburn was not as bad this week so maybe it will stay that way. Now by biggest annoyance is just having to go to the bathroom ALL the time, this is real annoying at night because it is getting harder to get out of bed especially when I am trying not to wake Wade up, this is not usually done successfully.
Last weekend Wade and I were able to get out and get all of our Christmas shopping finished. We went to Evansville Friday night, I went to Owensboro Saturday morning and we went to Nashville Sunday. So now we are officially finished and everything that is here has been wrapped and under the tree. I think we are both still waiting for a few things to come in the mail that we ordered online for each other but they are bought so we are done. Thursday night was my Christmas party for work we had a catered dinner from Country Cupboard then they had bought small gifts for everyone along with a few extra prizes. They had a Grand Prize which was a 19 inch flatscreen TV and I was surprised but I won it!!! It was my lucky night!
Well I guess that is all we have to report for now check back next week for the DR update and hopefully a few ultrasound pictures.
Here are my week 35 pictures. Sorry I look a little rough I have not been in the mood to really get going today.

34 Weeks and Dr update

I can’t believe I am already saying this but it is only 3 weeks until Christmas! Where has all of the time gone this year? It is even starting to feel like Christmas now. We are now another week closer to Ailise being here with us; it is now about 5 ½ weeks away.

I went back to the doctor on Thursday and everything seems to still be going smooth. I only gained half a pound in 2 weeks and 2 days which I was very happy with considering it was during Thanksgiving. Dr Turley said my blood pressure still looked good, my belly was measuring perfect for 34 weeks and Ailise’s heart rate was 140 again. She said since I am not having any problems we would come back in 2 weeks then after that start with every week. But the best news that I got at the appointment was that we get to have another ultrasound at the next appointment to check fluid levels and check baby’s size and weight. SO that got me SUPER excited!!! I also asked her if she thought I was showing any indications that I may go early because a lot of people have commented that they did not think I will make it to the 13th and she said NO all your measurements are right on.

Not much new to report this week. Ailise is still active and moving especially at night. I think she has had the hiccups a few nights this week but I am not sure. Nothing really new has been going on with me either this week. Same old heartburn and not sleeping to well but other than that I feel good.

I think Wade and I are going to get try to get all of our Christmas shopping finished up this weekend. We do not have a lot left to do but its just making the trips out to pick up everything. Then we can start wrapping and really making our tree look like Christmas is getting close. Well, as I promised I am including pictures of our glider and a few pictures of the nursery now that I think it is finished, and my 34 week pictures.

33 Weeks

Another week has flown by and I can not believe that we are 6 weeks and 2 days away from Ailise's due date as of today. Thanksgiving has now past and we are only 25 days away from Christmas, and 31 days to 2010. I hope everyone had a good and safe Thanksgiving. I know that we had a great Thanksgiving twice on Thursday and once on Saturday. I ate more than enough each time. I go back to the doctor on Wednesday so I guess we will see how bad I really did with all the food.
Sorry this post is a little later than normal and I don't have any pictures to post with this update but I will try to get extra pictures for next week. It has just been a busy week and looks like the entire month of December is not going to be any less busy. I think we have something planned every weekend for the rest of the year. Got to love the holiday season!!
We did get our glider last Monday and Wade got it put together very quickly and it looks really nice in the room. So I believe I can say that her room is now ready, but of course I still have time to change my mind.
Ailise has been very active this week. She has not started to calm down or move less yet at all so I guess she still has plenty of room. I think now she has figured out how to move or kick/punch with her hands and feet at the same time. Wade has started to call her our little ninja. We can watch my stomach move even more everyday. I hope that Wed when we go to the doctor maybe we will find out how big they think she is now.
As for more me I have been feeling really good this week except for the massive heartburn. But, at least I know that drinking milk makes it feel a lot better. Other than that I really have no complaints and continue to be so thankful for how smoothly everything has went so far. I just keep praying that it will continue to be this smooth up until she is finally here with us and that she will be happy and healthy.
Well I guess that is all for this post. I will try to post sooner next week and have some photos and my doctor update. Everyone have a great week.

32 Weeks and Dr Update

Well here we are another week closer to Ailise's big arrival. Only 8 more weeks! It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is Thursday which means Christmas is right around the corner. Where had this year went?
I went back to the doctor on Tuesday. It was a fairly quick and easy visit. She said I had gained 3 pounds in 2 weeks and for this time in the pregnancy that is good and to be expected since the baby is starting to really gain her weight now. She also said I measuring right on track and my blood pressure was still looking really good. She retest by thyroid levels since they were barely low last time and I got the call today that they came back normal. So that is good news! Ailise's heart rate was 140 and she said that right now it felt like she was laying across my stomach. But that is nothing to worry about yet because a lot of babies don't start getting into position until 36 weeks so we still have about a month for her to move around. She must still have plenty of room because she is still moving and kicking a lot especially at night. This past week she has also added a very active time around 4 pm.
As for me this week there has not been a lot of changes. This has been one of my tired weeks but other than that I can't really complain. Wade and I don't really have any big plans this weekend we may take a few of our gift cards from the showers and go pick up a few of the little things that we still need for Ailise. Of course we will have a busy Thursday for Thanksgiving like most everyone does. We will even be having Thanksgiving next weekend also with Mom and the family.
Well I guess that is all for this week not to much to update about. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. If anyone is off Friday and going shopping all day on Friday I am very jealous and wish I could be out that but some of us have to work :(.

31 Weeks

Well we are now down to single digit weeks left. Only 9 more weeks left. Since this is such a late post I am actually 31 weeks and 5 days. Sorry this is so late again we had another busy week and weekend.

This past week we have gotten all of our Christmas decorations out, the Christmas tree put up and several gifts bought. I was off work Wednesday for Veteran’s Day and took this day to get started shopping. During my shopping adventure I did finally fine the outfit that I wanted to be Ailise’s bring home outfit. It came from Children’s Place and is so adorable. I will be posting pictures of it; it will be the black dress with sweater.

I also had another GREAT baby shower on Saturday. Some of my best friends since elementary school gave me this shower. It was so great for us all to get together again and have such a good time. Once again Ailise is going to be so spoiled it is crazy. But that means she is also going to be so loved and I could not ask for anything better. After the shower Wade and I had a nice night out in Evansville. On Sunday we took his mom and dad to Patti’s to eat and see all of the Christmas lights. They were very nice and makes everyone get in the Christmas spirit. I love this time of year and all of the holidays.

Ailise has been pretty active again this week. She is getting big enough now that you can feel her sometimes and try to make out which part she is kicking or jabbing you with. Wade and I love trying to figure out what we are feeling. Since she has gotten bigger I can feel her roll around sometimes also. She has gotten a little more active during the day this last week but she definitely is the most active at bed time. I am still keeping my fingers crossed that she will not be a night owl like Wade.

We go back to the doctor tomorrow for our 32 week check-up. Hopefully I will get my 32 week post up sooner than I have the last two weeks with the doctor update.

30 Weeks and Dr appointment update

Well we are now less than 10 weeks away from Ailise's due date. My how the time is flying by. Sorry this weeks post is later than usual but it has been a busy weekend. I am actually 30 weeks and 5 days as I write this tonight.


So last Tuesday I went back to the doctor for my 2 week check-up. Dr Turley still seems to be really happy with how everything is progressing. She said that my blood pressure still looked really good and the heartheart was 140. She did measure my belly but she didn't say what I measuring so I am guessing that I am right on track where I should be. I did get my H1N1 shot while I was there this time. I have not had any side effects from it so I am glad about that. Pretty short and simple visit and we go back in two weeks.

Wow I have so much to report about this week. Let's start with the weekend before last which was Halloween. I have posted pictures from Halloween Wade painted his face was the devil. He did a really good job with face pain and he even had the horns. We didn't have many tricker treaters which was kinda of disappointing but we had a good Halloween anyway.


So the past week seemed like a very long week being the first week without daylight savings time. I really do not like leaving work at 5 and it is already dark outside. The time change did not seem to affect Ailise she was still very active and especially at night. I would almost put money on it that she knows when it is 11 pm because she starts to move around like crazy at 11 almost every single night. Her movements are getting stronger. She also seems to move more. I felt pretty good this week except for the heartburn and some days of being more tired but I really think that has a lot to do with the time change.

Now this past weekend I had my first two baby showers. The first was on Saturday this shower was given by my mom my aunt Shellie and my sister. We had a good turn out of family some friends and some of my co-workers. The second cake pictured below is the cake from that shower. Ailise got a lot gifts and is already spoiled and she is not even here yet. My mom, aunt, sister and my aunt's mother in-law got us the pack and play that we wanted. We also got a diaper genie, Moses basket, Jenny Jumper, lots of clothes and blankets. My mom made Ailise a very cute blanket and I will post a pic it next week, she also made her a headband and little pink and white teddy bear.

Then on Sunday I had a shower from all the ladies at church. The first cake below is from this shower, it was an icecream cake from Dairy Queen. It was very good and something different from most shower's. Once again there were a lot of gifts. This time we got our monitor, bathtime sets, clothes, blankets, a monogramed towel, snow suit/thick coat, the head support insert for the car seat and lots of other things.

Well I guess I better wrap this up. I have another shower on Saturday with all of my best friends so I will probably post again after that so it will be later than normal. Well before I end I need to do a countdown update 16 days til Thanksgiving, 45 days til Christmas and 64 days til due date!