YAY! Some Progress!!

I had my 13th doctor's appointment (my 39 week appointment) today. It was a good appointment...good news from the doctor! It was also the 8th anniversary of our first date...hard to believe time flies so fast! It seems like just yesterday in some ways. We went to Macaroni Grill tonight to celebrate. I thought today would be a wonderful day to have Luke but he opted not.

The doctor said my blood pressure was 141/86 which is good since they look at the second number and it is down from last week (91 down to 86). I don't know how my heart rate couldn't be up right now just sitting around waiting to have a baby! Hello, anxiety!

I am up 2 pounds for a grand total of 172 pounds (up from 170...a total of 42 pounds gained in all). My belly measured 37" once again. Luke's heart rate was 150.

The best news of all was that I am now dilated 2 centimeters (only 8 centimeters to go!) and I am 60% effaced (100% effaced is like paper thin). I have been having a lot of contractions but wasn't sure if they were making a difference or not. One night I had them 10 minutes apart for a few hours. I guess what she did last week made a difference!

She wants us to come back on Monday if we haven't had him by then and she will decide if she needs to induce later next week. We shall see if he comes on his actual due date...January 24th. Maybe he will come on his grandparents' anniversary! Mom and dad celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary on the 30th! :) (Not sure if I can wait that long though!)

In other news...I now have carpal tunnel in both of my hands and not just my right hand. Lovely. I don't think I will invest another $17 in a brace for my left hand...am really hoping it goes away after Luke is born! I am having some serious hip pain, too. Kinda rough getting around sometimes. (I think that is the reason why pregnant people waddle!!) Still suffering from heartburn. I woke up in the wee hours of the morning and had to take some Tums because it was so bad. I am extremely swollen and retaining fluid everywhere. Luke is still moving a lot. I am pretty sure he is really happy in there and has no intentions of coming out where it is extremely cold and not welcoming. I know there are a lot of people who getting pretty impatient waiting for him to come out...

I am spending my days watching stinky daytime TV, eating with Bradley, working on Luke's baby album, cleaning the house, getting some extra sleep, baking cookies (I am going to make Neiman Marcus cookies very soon...my labor supporters will have something to eat if I go into labor at the right time ;) , and going to work half days (sometimes less)...when Gene sees me at work he always says, "You're still here?!" to which my response is, "Yup! I have to do something to pass the time...just waiting to have a baby!"

Keep praying for us! We appreciate all the prayers we can get!!

BVOTD: "The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands." Psalm 138:8

A Real Date Night :)

Brad and I actually went out on a date night tonight...went to see August Rush and were pleasantly surprised by how good it was. It was rated PG and really didn't have anything bad in it (except for a baby outside of wedlock).


Would totally recommend it to you guys if you haven't seen it yet. :)


Luke kicked throughout the whole movie. He is one strong little dude! Brad gave him a little talking-to after the movie and told him that if he didn't go easy on mama that the doctor would spank his bottom when he comes out...we'll see how Luke takes the news...


The kicking may have a little something to do with the Sour Patch Kids and Peanut M&Ms that I nibbled on early in the movie...we stopped at a convenience store before the movie started to pick up some candy...boy, do I miss candy!


After the movie we headed to our favorite restaurant, Macaroni Grill, and shared the Mama's Trio as always. Yummy. :) Love the bread, too!

Then we headed home and I managed to snap a photo of us before Brad went to sleep (I kept him up early the night before because I was in a serious cleaning mode till around midnight or so)...so here we are...me at 33 weeks pregnant with the best hubby ever...




It is so hard to believe that soon we won't have the opportunity to go out much! Glad that we have had a lot of date nights together over the last 8 years! :)


BVOTD: Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8

Celebrating the 7th Anniversary...

of our first date today.

January 22, 2000.

Seven years ago today.

I was a junior in high school.

Sweet sixteen.

Frantically trying to find an oufit to wear for my first date ever.

Wishing that I had someone with me to tell me what to wear.

Feeling my heart beat very fast as I heard Brad pull in the driveway in his maroon Chevy truck.

Laughing at mom for being so emotional.

Trying to make small talk.

Being so nervous my hands were sweating.

Sitting on the far side of the truck.

Continually thinking, "What is he thinking right now??!"

Having a hard time believing that I was actually on a date.

Wondering if I should wait for Brad to open the door.

Shooting a straw at him at Jack in the Box.

Sitting through the movie "Down to You" at Tinsletown.

Thinking we should have gone to see Toy Story instead.

Thinking about Lacey and Brad becoming "us".

Feeling nervous, happy, and blessed.

The nervousness has faded but he still makes me feel happy and blessed every day.

(Wish I had a picture of the two of us that night or some of our old photos scanned...but I don't so you get a random park picture from last year instead, sorry!)

BVOTD: "Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death...Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it." Song of Solomon 8:6-7a ESV