Bags are packed....

Ok so I have 2 more weeks left today until I get to see my little Baby Boy. I have been nervous up until yesterday because of thinking about the c-section. However, my thoughts have started changing and now I couldn't be any more excited or anxious to just see what my little boy looks like and to hold him. I have been reminiscing about my hospital stay with Kaylie and now just can't wait for my experience with my Little Lucas.

I had a doctor's appointment this morning and was kind of relieved to hear that not much progress is being made in the baby area. My cervix is closed, not thinning any more than last Monday and it looks like he will get here on our planned day, October 13th. My next appointment is next Thursday, and then the following Monday we are scheduled at 7:30AM!!!! That is so freakin' early, but that's ok cause the sooner the better. I just have to be there at 5:30am and that is what really sucks so I am sure I'll have to be up and getting ready at like 4am-ish and of course I won't be able to sleep the night before.

Well yesterday I recieved a few gifts from some friends at church and I wanted to share a couple of them with you...cause I LOVED them. Thanks Gretchen for the bag, I totally love it...it is already packed with Lucas' stuff for the hospital! I was going to share a bag with him, but now I have to bring this one with me....you know I am dying to know how to make one :)

Baby Shower

Sorry if you have already read this on my pregnancy blog...

Ok so I guess a few things have happened since my last posting. I had my baby shower on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. Baby Lucas got some great clothes and presents! My sister in law, Jill, did most of the planning and it turned out perfect...everything was right down to the electric blue and lime green color! I even made sure myself, Kaylie and Kendra wore coordinating colors. Kaylie wasn't going to be there, but I just happened to buy a dress for her a few weeks earlier that had the same colors, it couldn't have worked out better if I had planned it :)
I had my 36 week appointment this morning. I was totally ready for this visit with questions and wanted information on what's going on with my body. You see, I think Baby Lucas has dropped and I have never experienced that, Kaylie was breech. They called me into the room about 15 minutes later than my appointment and then right when I hear the doctors voice, she is telling one of the nurses that she has to leave to deliver a baby...she asked if I was undressed and Nurse Judi said yes...so Dr. Swaboda came in because she had to do the Strep B swap really quick. While she was doing that I quickly asked about the baby dropping and how my Braxton Hicks are getting stronger lately, so she QUICKLY checked me down there....she said I was thinning and that was about it. She said that if I start having contractions every 10 minutes in an hour then I need to call her right away. Instead of 2 weeks for my next appointment she scheduled me for next Monday, so I am thankful for that. I just don't know how to explain how I am feeling and I didn't get the chance to do that at all today and I hated that. I do understand her having to leave to deliver a baby, but last visit she wasn't even there because the same reason.
Anyway, things are ok with me as of now. I am seriously uncomfortable and feel myself getting irritated with everyone very easily. Baby Lucas is moving around everywhere and it feels so strange when his little knee or foot pokes at my side, it's just such an odd feeling. Well I will put a few pics on from the shower, enjoy!
xoxo,
Kate

Maternity Pics

Well I don't think I've updated my blog lately. I have been very busy since I stopped babysitting...which seems odd. I have been running around trying to get so many things done. I now have less than 5 weeks before our little boy arrives and we are super excited to meet him. My mom arrives the night before and then my sister, Kristi, will be here that Thursday after. Then my dad is coming for his second visit to Florida (first visit was for my wedding) and he will be here for a week and we get to have him here for Halloween. I am way excited about that.

As for being pregnant, well it is what it is. Discomfort, tiredness, irritability, joy, excitement...you name it!! I am getting quite big, but I love it (when it isn’t causing me great pain). I am about to leave to take Kaylie to the doctor and I know the 45 minute drive is going to kill me.

Yesterday a friend of mine, Renee, took my maternity pictures. It was a lot of fun actually. I have never been able to do something like that anywhere besides a photo studio in Target or JCP. They turned out really good, Renee did a great job. Check out her website, my pictures are posted on there also J Here are some of my favorite pictures that were taken. I did purchase the whole CD of pictures from here and I’ll be getting that today and can’t wait to see all of them. I have to pick one of them for her to print as an 8x10 and I don’t know which one I’m picking yet…any suggestions would be great.

Well I have to get a few things done before I head out, but I want to apologize in advance for my lack of posting…I don’t know how often I’ll be able to do that in the next 5 weeks, but I’ll try as much as I can. I’m sure most of you just want to see pictures of the baby boy, which we have named Lucas Brock Meadows….I can’t wait to see him either J

xoxo,

Katie