Are you Ready for some GATOR FOOTBALL???

Every Saturday regardless of what we have going on the boys in my house prepare for Gator Football. Noah puts his Tebow jersey on the second he gets out of bed and Cubbie gets his on right after. They give me crap for not wearing mine... however, if I could fit it over my stomach I might just join in on the fun.





Can you think of anything better to do on a Saturday then play on your mac wrapped in a gator blanket watching ESPN... GO GATORS!

39 weeks 2 days

Well we just had another Dr appt and we are hoping this was our last appointment. Today was the first time that Dr. P said I look like I am getting ready to have a baby. He said he has had his doubts wondering if I would ever get ready but my cervix IS softening and thinning. He said he could feel the baby's head and I am starting to dilate. He did say he thinks I will be able to start labor naturally but doesn't think it will be within the next week. He said I will see you all next week. So I am praying, walking, drinking rasberry tea, and taking all measures I can to help move this along to start labor sooner than next week. Keep praying and I will keep you all posted. On the up side he said mom and baby both look perfect!

Noah and I are getting so anxious to meet Alethia Grace. Every night Noah talks to her and tells her all kinds of things but recently it has been "all babies want to get borned" a Juno shout out to any fans out there. He tells her how much better life will be outside than inside and how he can't wait to play with her. So Allie belle... come on girl :)

I made my first hairbow :)

As most of you know Allie has more clothes than one girl can handle. I have been wanting to get some matching bows to go with these outfits. I was not sure what I wanted so I decided to play with some ribbon I had around the house and well below is my first masterpiece. I had a lot of fun doing it...even though it is not close to being professional quality. Hopefully this will give me something creative to do to keep my mind off how bad I am ready to have this baby :)

38.5 Week Update

Thursdays are inevitably Dr Apt days at our house. It has just become part of our routine. So Thursday we went in for another one of these appointments. This time I was a little annoyed cause they have a new nurse that was "training" and when she went to do my weight she totally read it wrong. I didn't realize this until we were about to leave... but there is NO WAY I gained 3 lbs this past week. Plus she could never get the thing to balance so I think she just guessed. We will be looking into that next week for sure. When I got home and weighed myself she was off by 2.5 lbs so needless to say I was annoyed. However, that should have been a sign of what was to come.. we got all strapped down for a NST and today Allie decided she doesn't like taking NST's anymore. They put the heart monitor on my stomach and she began to kick it. It was hilarious. Over and over probably 40-50 times she kicked in the same spot right underneath the heart monitor. You could actually see it move and you could hear the thud on the speaker. I couldn't stop laughing. I told Dr. P that he would not even believe me cause I had to push the button what seemed like a billion times. His only comment was " wow that is an active baby, we like those active babies". Well I think I have a bruise on the inside of my stomach from this active baby cause every time she hits that spot it is very painful.

Anyways. Still no progress. Dr. P had said he wanted to induce me the week of the 28th but I told him I wasn't comfortable with that decision. I have a hard time forcing my body into labor right around my due date. I think we can wait it out a little longer. He said that he doesn't want me to go more than a week late so we agreed that we would consider inducing the week of the 5th if she doesn't come on her own before then. I just want to give this girl the time she needs to come when she wants to. Don't get me wrong... I am READY to have this baby. There was a part of me going ok lets get her out on the 28th but deep down I wasn't comfortable with that decision and I think giving her a week past my due date will help her progress the way she needs to. So I am still walking and trying everything I know to do to keep things progressing and earnestly praying that I don't have to wait until the week of the 5th to have a baby. Come on Allie belle we are SO ready to meet you!

37.5 Week Update

So we are just less than 2.5 weeks till my due date and I am starting to get that desperate feeling of someone get this thing out of me. I think if I really thought it was only 2.5 weeks left I could deal but the fact the my doc keeps telling me you are going to be late does not get me through the rough nights and extremely aching back. However, last Thursday we did have a dr. appt. and there was progress. NST's are still looking good... I had 0 weight gain for the first time in like 9 months... and well I drank a lot of water the night before so my pee was nice and clear. All good things. When he came in to check on progress he said that the cervix is just starting to soften, she is at a +1 in the pelvic station, and I have thinned the equivalent of a dimple. He has made it clear that he does not want me to go super late (my mom was 2 weeks late with me) and he thinks I am showing signs of a similar outcome. We are taking it a week at a time and hoping there is more progress next week. I have also read a few things about primrose oil on the internet... has anyone used this for helping "ripen" the cervix and seen success? I am continuing to pray that she comes around her due date so I don't have to deal with the pressure of other methods.... here is to hoping!

36 Week Update

Well today was not my favorite day at the doctor. It started out pretty normal... hop on the scale... did you bring in your pee?... take the blood pressure and then get me all set up for the NST. All of that went fine. Then Dr. P comes in and checks me to see if there is any progress. He informs me that there is NO progress. I ask him if this is normal for 36 weeks. He says he is not worried but that as of right now it looks like I am not going to make my due date and that I will MOST likely be late. I had prepared myself for being pregnant 4 more weeks but more than that was pushing it. I was a little discouraged by this but I am not going to stay there. Babies come when they are good and ready to come and we will just have to wait on her timing. However, Allie this family is always early to everything. So you better get with the program.

I am also now taking suggestions to help "prepare" my body to be ready for labor. Anything that can help in these next 4 weeks I am willing to try...