Only 9 days left!

As I type this I realize how incredibly anxious I am that Karsyn will be here so soon! 9 days at the most before we meet her! Last night Jeromy and I did a lot of prepping that was needed. He did the dishes while I sterilized the parts to my breast pump and worked on freezer meals. I am now up to 4 meals, 5 loaves of bread and 77 pigs in a blankets! My goal is to have 2 weeks worth of meals prepped and ready to go so that I don't have to worry about cooking while we are getting settled into a routine. I must admit that I have really enjoyed cooking all these different things and I think that this staying home business is going to suit me well. :) Our hospital bag is finally packed and ready to go at any moment (with the exceptions of my daily use items) and the baby book is in the diaper bag ready to be taken to the hospital too! I am so glad that everything is coming together...finally! Friday we are having cleaning people come for a deep cleaning and Monday we are having our carpets cleaned. I think that once those things are done I will feel more prepared for Karsyn to get here. Jeromy has his own list of household chores for the weekend.....he has to do yardwork in addition to changing the a/c filters and batteries in our smoke detectors. Other than that we have a pretty busy weekend ahead of us with graduations parties, birthday parties and all the house preparations. Luckily Friday is my official last day at work so next week I can finish my freezer meals and maybe even take a nap!

I say all these things that we have left to do and gulp because my dr. isn't very confident that we will make it to induction day. I am already 3 centimeters dilated and Karsyn's head is super low. His exact words to me were "Well...luckily I am on call this weekend. I won't be surprised if I see you there." I almost fell off the exam table when he said that! I just cannot believe that she could come sooner than 9 days. But, just so I don't get my hopes up or overwhelm myself I am sticking with 9 days to go. And I look at it on the bright side....being this dilated will only help my induction to go smoother!

And here it is....this is what a full term pregnant girl looks like! :)

I'm 9 Months Pregnant People.....

Seriously!?!?! Why do people in this world think that they can just say anything that pops in their mind to a pregnant women? I get it people....babies are a lot of work....you are sleep deprived for the first few weeks....labor hurts....I get it! I also know that at 9 months pregnant I look like the baby is going to fall out of me at any moment......my ankles and feet are swollen.....yes, my belly is huge....I have gained weight....and of course I understand that my face is swollen right now! Seriously though.......where do they think that they can get off pointing these things out and laugh it off! I may slap the next person that draws attention to these things! What exactly do people expect a pregnant women to look like?!? Esspecially one that will be having her baby in 2 weeks! From the ladies in the grocery store to the other parent at the school to the man in the nail salon and the trashy lady getting a pedicure everyone has a comment to give me and guess what people.....I DON'T WANT YOUR OPINION!! If you are my family, yes, give me your loving opinion. If you are my dear friend and I will be able to reciprocate the loving jokes when you are pregnant, then please give me your opinion or tease me because I know you love me and it's all in good fun. But if you are a STRANGER please keep your mouth shut! I do not want to hear about your sister or your son or a friend of a friend....or even your own story for that matter. I want you to smile and move out of my way when I am waddling my ass down the aisle in Walmart trying to find that one thing that I am craving or need for getting ready for this baby to come. And while I am relaxing while getting my pedicure please do not make comments about how hard children are. I seriously want to look at them and yell "SHUT UP! Please and thank you!"

Ok, seriously...I know this is kind of an awful post but I am so worn out right now that I just need to vent....and who better to do that with but my loved ones who read this blog! So maybe if you are with me next time someone is about to open their mouth you can beat them off at the endzone so they won't get tackled. :) LOL!

And now since I have done all this complaining I will give everyone a 35 week belly picture. (Well, almost 36 weeks but not technically when these were taken.) And on a bright note I had a great Doctor's appointment this week! I only gained 1.8lbs. so I am really happy about that! And our induction is in the books at Plano Presby for 5am on May 22nd! Wohoo! Only 2 more appointments until we meet little baby Karsyn!

THIS MONTH!!!

WOW!! This month I am having a baby! This month I will be a mother of 3 girls! This month I will be wearing regular clothes again! This month I will be a new mother yet again! This month my baby girl will be a big sister! This month I will finally get to meet this little girl that has been growing inside of me, kicking me daily with the pouty little lips! This month I will fall head over heals in love with someone again! This month we will be a family of 5!!!!! This month I will get to kiss Karsyn's sweet little cheeks! THIS MONTH I AM HAVING A BABY!!!!!!

I just can't beleive that I am staring at the end of this journey with only 3 weeks left and that at the end of this journeywill be my sweet baby girl that I have wanted for more than a year now! Karsyn is going to make our family so incredibly happy.

On the way to school this morning Kara said to me "Only 21 days until Karsyn gets here!" I teared up and replied "I know and I am so excited!" She is so excited to be a big sister and she is going to be great! She loves babies and has such a huge heart. She is such a sweet little girl and I can't wait to see her interacting with Karsyn and teaching her all the tricks of the trade. :) Karlee is getting really excited too! She keeps saying "I just can't wait until Karsyn is born!" They are both ready.....well....we are all ready!

Yesterday I started packing my bag for the hospital and went to the fire station to have the car seat installed. The firefighter that did it for me was so nice and very knowledgable about car seat safety. I feel confident now that we are 80% ready on the home front. I have a lot packed into these next 2 1/2 weeks and then I will hopefully have at least 2 days of rest before the big day! LOL! Well, I am off to get some work done but I will post some new belly pictures on Monday! Have a great weekend!!!

34 Weeks and 31 days left!

I am 34 weeks pregnant today! I have said it a million times but I am going to say it again and again.....I can't beleive that I am this far along and 31 days away from meeting our baby girl!!

We were sent to Labor and Delivery this past Saturday after I had been experiencing some severe rib pain for 2 days. They hooked me up to the monitor and also did a Non Stress Test. (A non-stress test is when they monitor baby's movements.) Karsyn was doing wonderful but apparently I was having some pretty regular contractions during my stay there. They were about 5-7 minutes apart and spiking pretty high on the monitor. When the nurse checked me she determined that I was 1-1.5 centimeters and 50-75% effaced! I couldn't beleive it when I heard that! I was certain that they were going to say "Long and Closed." They sent me home because they were getting stronger or closer and gave me pain meds for my ribs.

I am actually happy to know that I am progressing and that these Braxton Hicks have been making some changes in preparing my body for Miss Karsyn to arrive. We just would like her to stay put for a few more weeks so that she doesn't have to spend any time in the NICU. After our follow up appointment with Dr. Garner on Monday he put me on restricted work schedule which consists of 3 days per week and 4 hours per day. I am happy that I am at least able to work a little longer to keep that extra income coming in. And I know that my work is happy to have me to train until my leave begins. As long as everything stays the same and there is no significant change I am going to try to work as long as I possibly can.

I finally took some new belly pictures today so I will share them with you all. I look huge and exhausted but I guess at 8 1/2 months pregnant what can I expect. :)

33 weeks and 3-D sono pics!

I can't beleive that the last 33 weeks and 1 day (who's counting?) have gone by so quickly! We are officially in a count down of 5 weeks and 1 day until induction day. Dr. Garner is going to be inducing me on May 22nd and it is creeping up quickly. We still have lots to get done but I am trying to space out the things so that the weeks won't start to stand still. I have my next appointment on Monday and I am anxious to see what Dr. Garner says.

Saturday we had our final 3-D sono. It was really awesome and we just think that Karsyn is such a little angel! I can't wait to kiss her chubby little cheeks and her pouty lips in person. Here are some of our favorites from the pictures that we got.

She is really smushed in this one but check out her double chin! LOL! And those lips are so pouty! She obviously gets those from Jeromy.

My little girl likes to stick her tongue out. I LOVE IT! My mom said that I constantly stuck my tongue out when I was a baby...I guess she gets that from her mommy. :)
I just love this picture! Her sweet little baby face! I just think she is so precious!

This isn't a very good picture but I just love those little lips and I had to show them off again!

Chubby chubby little baby cheeks! Jeromy said that she gets these from too many Tagalong cookies. :)

Isn't she such a little angel. :) I mean I know that we are prejudice but we just can't stop smiling at her. Well, I guess that wraps up this post. Although I will leave you all on a funny note. Last night I went shopping with Ashley and little Ryan for clothes for me to wear after Karsyn is born. I was trying clothes on as best as I could and Ryan looks up at me and says "Oh....Lala baby...oh" (He calls me Lala.) I know it doesn't sound that funny written down but if you could have seen his face so shocked and hear the words in his deep little voice you would have laughed as loud as Ashley and I did. I just love my little Nephew!

BABY SHOWER!

Sunday I had my 2nd Baby Shower at Jenny's house. My friends threw it for me and it was awesome! I am so blessed to have such an amazing group of friends. We received so many wonderful gifts and now everything will be all ready for Karsyn to come.

Isn't this sign adorable!?!? Laura had it made for the shower.

Before the game.

Getting ready to open gifts.

Cute little bloomers that Jenny ordered Karsyn. LOVE THEM!

Her piggy bank from Aunt Ashley.

Ashley made her this blanket!

Kara and I after the shower.

Karlee and I after the shower.

Ashley and I.

All my shower hostesses. (Except Laura, she left early.)

The Little Elm Crew. We all graduated together. (And we're still lookin good!)

I had such a great time! I am seriously so lucky! :)

A few updates! And Maternity photo sneak peak!!!

We had our 32 week appointment yesterday. It went really well. I am now at a total of 21lbs. gained through this pregnancy. Not too shabby for being 8 months pregnant as of tomorrow. We had an u/s and Karsyn looks great. She still has the echogenic foci on her heart but our OB and pedi are not concerned with it so we are trying not to be either. (Easier said then done when it's your baby.) We had an u/s tech that I don't particularly care for. She isn't very friendly and pushed and poked my stomach so hard trying to get her to turn around that I was sore afterwards. Anyway, on to Karsyn....she is weighing in at an est. 4lbs. head down, face down. The tech pointed out hair on her head. (SO CUTE!) And she is getting chubby little cheeks! I really can't wait to have our 3-D u/s on Saturday. Hopefully she will turn over this time so we can get a good look at her face!

And drumroll please..........Dr. Garner said that he only wants to keep her in about 6 more weeks so that she doesn't get too big. He is going to induce us on May 22nd. It just is so crazy that we are now at a count down of when we will be meeting her! I hope that this month goes by quickly so that I don't crazy! Although we still have so much to get ready before she makes her appearance so I guess that 6 weeks won't seem too long!

And here are some sneak peaks from our maternity photo session that we had done on 3/29/09 at 30 weeks 4 days.