Thanksgiving and 37 weeks

For our last free holiday of our lives, Jon and I were able to run up to Ohio to relax with my family. It was a MUCH needed get away. We were both able to take a load off and just enjoy not feeling stressed. We ate tons of great food, and played lots of games. I just love being with my family! Im so thankful for them and all the love and support they always give us.

Im also so thankful for my hubby. He always works so hard to support our growing family. He is pretty much the best thing to ever happen to me.

Again I'm so thankful for awesome families. This picture is of my mom, cousin, and uncle just hanging around after eating. I cherish all the time I get to spend making memories with my family.

Jon is thankful for naps. lol. He got some much needed rest this holiday. Christmas won't be relaxing at all....with a few day old baby in the house...so its a good thing Jon is sleeping while he can!

Finally, I am SO thankful that I am almost done being pregnant. This whole experience is one I will have to think long and hard about before repeating....I guess if Kate is really sweet it might make the decision a bit easier! But anyway, this is me at 37 weeks. Less than 20 days to go now...its the final countdown! I cant wait to get this kid out of me!

Baby Showers

So I've been waiting to post about my baby showers till I got pictures (something happens when everyone at the party is focused on you, your camera never even leaves your purse!) But I was so blessed to have 2 showers! My sweet friends in Knoxville threw one quite awhile ago (again I dont have pictures on my computer.... I did print some off to scrapbook though!). Also my dear old friends from highschool threw me another shower! They were both wonderful for so many reasons! Jon was just really excited to see all the things he didnt have to buy! We truly feel so blessed to have so many people care about us. I cant wait to see Kate using all of her cool gifts! So to all of my friends, thanks a million! But here is a picture I do have from my highschool friends shower. It was a blast to see everyone again... it has been too long! Love you girls!

Baby Gut

So here is a BEAUTIFUL shot of my 35 weeks and 1 day baby gut. (I don't feel that my gut deserves the term baby belly.... i feel like this kid is taking all the space in my rib cage and not giving me any room for my organs... and belly sounds like just the area around your belly button!) So dont mind how not pretty i look.... I'm in my pjs! But less than 5 weeks to go! Im super excited and scared all at once.

Always Exciting Doctor Visit...

So today was supposed to be a quick check-up at the good o'l doctors office. So after seeing that I lost weight since my last appointment 2 weeks ago, (Probably because I was throwing up all morning and couldnt keep anything down before I got to the doc) and measuring my huge gut, the doc decided they needed to do another ultrasound to check on the baby. Apparently my gut was measuring at 38 weeks instead of my actual 34. So... I get to pay for ANOTHER ultrasound-- yay. But anyway, the ultrasound showed that Kate is just fine, just big! she already weighs 6.5 lbs! The doctor said that she will prolly end up being over 8lbs at delivery...yay. I was thinking a 6-7 pounder sounded better. Maybe the ultrasound isn't accurate and I will still get a smaller than 8lb baby! But now the doc says they have to watch my growth to make sure she doesnt get too big to make delivery imposible. I still am under my pre-pregnancy weight and have a huge healthy baby, so I guess that is really cool. lol. I can already feel the pain...

Oh and I am officially swine flu protected. The doctor made a big speach about how important she thought getting the shot for me was, and said that they could do it right then... so I agreed. I dont know how into the swine flu hype I am, but if it makes the doc happy I guess Im in!

I will take some more pictures of my baby gut soon so you can see... I dont feel like Ive changed too much, but I will let you see for yourself!