Count Down Has Started

We are on baby watch! Any day now.... :)

We are currently 37 weeks and 4 days. It is hard to believe we are this far along. I am getting anxious for everything to get started, so we can meet this little guy and start a whole new journey. We have his room ready and bags packed. I still have a few blankets to wash this week, and that will be it.

The only complaint I have is not being able to get comfortable to sleep. I start out in the bed then end up on the couch. I am so ready to snuggle up with Chris! Another issue I have and most pregnant ladies have it is the swollen feet. They pretty much stay that way. My BP is fine, so the doctor is not worried.

We went two weeks ago for a check up and she wanted to check his position with ultrasound. At first she thought he was transverse, but after the ultrasound he is head down with his bottom on my right side and his feet to the left. The ultrasound tech asked if she could switch over to 4D. I was like heck yes. The better the picture the better I like it. So, she gave us one 4D picture of him. Of course he stuck his hands up to his face when she started the 4D. All our 4D pictures have his hands in front of his face. Just like his daddy....no pictures please!

As I type this he is moving around. I just got done with lunch, so he is happy. I haven't counted moves, but I have made sure that he moves around a lot. On weekends when I am busy, I try and lay down to feel his moves.

We have several family members with birthdays in September. My aunts birthday was last Friday and she kept asking all day if I felt different. Then yesterday would have been my grandfathers birthday and I know my family was praying for him to arrive then. We have three more birthdays this month, so we will see if he makes his appearance on anyone of them.

Bear is giving me the smell down in the mornings. Some things I have read say that animals can sense when labor is about to start and will act differently. This morning he just kept smelling.

Our church gave us a shower this pasted Sunday. We are just so blessed to have them in our lives. They were planning on doing a shower even if we didn't join the church. Baby Ashley got a lot of nice things!

Speaking of joining the church! We joined about two or three weeks ago. We have been visiting for several months now and just felt like this is where we should be. Chris joined by letter and I will have to be baptized at a later time. We had thought I could do it while pregnant, but after watching me try and get up off the couch, Chris thought it would be better to wait...and I agree.

Maybe the next time I blog we will have a little one to share with you.

Oh and a name!

Info overload

I think I like doing one post every once in a while. Doing them every week, gets old and I usually end up repeating myself. So for now I will just update when I can.

•Baby Boy Ashley's room is coming together. We still have a few things to move out and rearrange.

•I feel like I need to say Baby Boy Ashley. Baby Ashley sounds like a girl. Thanks to a friend of mine for mentioning this.

•We have one more shower to go, then we can rest and figure out what else we need. Then try and get his room ready. I like to get things done early and over with. Not good with last minute running around.

•Chris got the pack n play and bouncy/swing put together over the weekend.

•I go back to the doctor this Thursday.

•Baby Boy Ashley has been moving a lot. Mostly up under my b***s.

•Feet, ankles and hands are swelling more. They would only swell in the evenings. Now they are swelled in the morning and just about all day. Propping them up helps...but who really has time to lay down for 30 minutes several times a day?

•Here is my cake from our Ashland shower. You can't see the little foot print on the bottom left of the stomach, but it really made the cake cute.

•This is one of my favorite outfits that Baby Boy Ashley has received.

•When I can upload pictures from our new camera at home. I will post pictures from our Cullman shower. Chris' mom made some very cute blankets and I want to show everyone.

•Bear killed a mole Sunday night. He would not let me remove it from his pen, so he carried it with us on our morning walk. He soon dropped it and we quickly moved on.

Sleep...What's That?

Well let me just say that I am glad you start getting no sleep before your child comes, because if it had happened all at once, I would be crazy.

This weekend was horrible in the sleep department. I would get comfortable then he would put pressure on my right lower ribs after that the upper part of my back would hurt. The pain would alternate between areas.

I tossed and turned. Woke Chris up at midnight. I think I tried sleeping anyway I could think of. At 2:00a.m. I finally went and slept on the couch, thinking that might help...wrong! Same old story there. I think I finally fell asleep sitting almost straight up. The crock pot woke me up at 6:00am. Then I finally woke up at 8:30am.

We did not make church Sunday morning, but we went Sunday night.

So, I have got to find a comfortable way to sleep. It is just not healthy for me to run on less than 8 hours of sleep! I know this will change and thank goodness it is a slow change. Maybe in two months I will be used to it.

But I am blessed to have little sleep! Even when I can't sleep, I smile because of the reason why!

My legs sometimes feel like they are numb. If I sit a long time. Again....it is all worth it.

Last night Chris was rubbing my belly and said, "There is a huge bump right there"....Yep, it is either his bottom or something that sticks out. That is what I believe is causing my rib issues.

I am not gone!

I didn't realize how long it has been since I  posted anything. I will try and do better, but then again I do have my little family to take care of.

I am not going to do several post that I missed I will just catch you up in a few random thoughts.

•We went for our 4D Ultrasound Monday. Baby Ashley kept his little hands and umbilical cord in his face for the most part. We did get a good face picture though. The tech. did everything she could to make him move his hands, but he was determined to keep them there. At one point he made the "Looser" symbol with his right hand on his forehead. We all laughed! She made sure he is still a he and trust me he is!

•Sleep is becoming more uncomfortable. I do get up once or twice during the night to potty. I am told it will get worse.

•He is head down and keeps his little feet and bottom in my ribs. I have had a couple of times where his kicks or whatever he is doing, really has hurt.

•We had our first baby shower Saturday in Cullman. We got a lot of clothes, diapers and books. Sunday we tried to get things organized in his room. We did a good job of deciding where things will go.

•All this week I have washed baby clothes. I could have washed them all together, but I rather them get clean and smell good.

•I get tired easier. Feet swell more! Tailbone is still hurting at work.

•We have a daycare!!!!! He will be going to the church we go to. I am so thankful for this opening. We really wanted him in a good christian environment and I believe he will get it there.

•I now have gained 20 pounds! Wow! Ultrasound tech said he should be around 8lbs. I believe my eyes popped out of my head for a few seconds. So if I keep up eating how I am eating I will be in the normal 25-35 pound range.

•I bought a few more maternity items. I hope they will get me through to the end.

•Chris and I went to our last baby class. We also got to tour the Women's and Children's Unit.

•A couple of days ago I just had stressed out moment. I decided to only worry about Chris and I and Baby Ashley. I am tired of making choices that others can make.

•We got our new camera and accessories in. I have played with them some. I am excited to get to take thousands of pictures of Baby Ashley when he comes. So get prepared to see several pictures! I mean, who doesn't want to show off their baby?

•Since we got a lot of books at our Cullman Shower, I have been reading to him every night. In the mornings we read the Bible.

•Bear is still the same. We still go for walks in the mornings. He will some times smell my belly. It's like he knows something is not the same. I gave him a bath a few weekends ago and he did good. Me not so much. Chris will have to bath him from now on. It is just to hard to bend over and bath him. I keep talking about Baby Ashley (but I use his name) when talking to Bear. So he will know the name.

I believe that is it for now. I will try and keep things updated!