9 Months Pregnant

Time escapes me again as I've gotten behind on blogging.  At 37 weeks our baby is considered full-term.  After having had an emergency c-section with Mack we have decided to do a repeat c-section scheduled for September 13th - just 12 days away! On average the baby should weigh around 6 1/3 pounds at this point and be a bit over 19 inches long however at an earlier appointment an ultrasound was showing Parker to be 2 weeks ahead of schedule growth wise.  


Braxton Hicks are quite frequent at this point and I've even been having some contractions but not long enough to merit a hospital visit.  Sleep is, well... uncomfortable and short-lived however being a stay-at-home mom does allow me to at least try to nap when Mack does which I've taken full advantage of lately.  I've got all the baby clothes washed, rooms rearranged and organized and bags packed so we are officially ready!  Micah's parents will be watching Mack while we're in the hospital and Micah has almost 2 weeks off to help me, especially since I'm having a c-section the recovery is a bit more intense and with a toddler I'll be needing it.  


Well as I promised here are the pictures I have taken through this pregnancy:

January 13th we found out I was pregnant - 4 weeks (I already look like I'm showing, compliments of pregnancy weight from Mack)

17 weeks  - 4 months

21 weeks - 5 months

28 weeks - 7 months

37 weeks - 9 months and ready to pop!

The next blog will be of Parker's arrival!

6 Months Pregnant

Okay so it's been 6 months since I posted of our pregnancy news... having a toddler on board sure does make it a little more difficult to be as organized with all the pregnancy updates as I'd like to have been.  This pregnancy has definitely been different as my pregnancy with Mack was quite a breeze.  This entire first trimester was spent being nauseated from day 4 until about week 13.  At week 10 we had a scare when I started spotting and had lots of cramping.  I was told to take it easy (ha, with a toddler... well I did the best I could).  Everything turned out fine though! At 18 weeks we found out we are having another BOY! His name will be Parker after my dad and I'm so excited to get to pass on his legacy (I'll have to share that story another time).

Well I'm currently at 27 weeks.  Definitely feeling the round ligament pain, leg cramping and constant back and hip aching.  Parker is weighing about 2 pounds and measuring an estimated 14 1/2 inches long.  He moves constantly, especially when I want to sleep.

Since we are having another boy it makes a lot of things easier.  First off we are leaving the nursery as is and just moved Mack into a new room (we were blessed with a really nice bunk bed that the boys will be able to share when Parker is big enough).  We won't need much but we did register for a few things at   Babies R Us.  One of our youth sponsors will be hosting a diapers and wipes shower with the girls of the Youth group at the end of July and the Pastors wife is having a small get together for myself and another girl who is on staff at the church sometime this fall with just the staff girls/wives.  We are so blessed!

Sorry, no pictures this time, haven't been keeping up with them but I'll try to get out a couple more post before this little guy gets here:)

New Beginnings

Well the year starts off with excitement... A couple months ago I began discussing with Micah the desire to have baby #2 and of course also praying that God would give me the desires of my heart according to His will.  Although Micah and I both wanted to have another baby we didn't feel complete peace with the timing financially.  New Year's Eve (well actually New Year's day by the time we got to bed) as I laid my head down on my pillow, I rested my hand on my tummy and whispered a simple prayer of blessing over our future child, unbeknownst to me just 2 weeks later (January 13, 2011) - Surprise!  I found out I was indeed pregnant with Baby #2! God's ways are so much higher than ours and He truly does give us the desires of our heart.


I am due approximately September 18th, just a few days after my 30th Birthday. Mack is going to be a Big Brother and just 22 months apart.  We are so excited!


There will be more to come on the pregnancy of Baby #2!