37 weeks 3 days...38 weeks 3 days....

Dear baby Gav, Mommy says you can come out now!!!

Well.....here we are nearing the end of this pregnancy...yep that's right THE END. We have been going to the dr every week for the last couple weeks and everything is looking good! The dr told us that this babe is measuring a week early and has been for the last couple months but she didn't want to get our hopes up and she just told us two weeks ago that we should start preparing but not to get too excited because it isn't a rare thing for 1st time mommies to over their due date...so as of right now we are going with whatever this little guy has to throw at us and aren't paying attention to any due dates...or trying to at least!! This little guy sure does know how to drive his mommy nuts already I've been having contractions for the last three days but they aren't increasing in intensity or getting closer together....It's just great let me tell ya oh and at our dr app on Friday I was dilated to a "high one almost two" and 50%!! Whoooo lets hope I wont just stop and sit at this for weeks and weeks while I continue to have contractions!

This last week we also found out that Josh and Maddison will be having a BOY this summer!! I'm sooooo excited for them and for Gav to have a little buddy only about 4 months younger than him!! Congrats guys!! Also this week I gave my 2 well 3 weeks at work...not knowing when this little dude will be coming I gave my work 3 weeks notice that I will not be coming back after our little dude is here! I'm so lucky to have such a hard working amazing husband that is going to be able to support our little family so that I can stay home and raise our little dude!! I can't wait to be a stay at home mommy and be able to spend all the time I can with the Gav man!! Now for the survey and a horrible belly pic....he has dropped sooo much this last two weeks I'm surprised he hasn't just fallen out yet!! lol

How far along? 37.3...38.3 either way...

How big is baby? Watermelon

Stretch marks? Yep

Maternity clothes? Jeans...few shirts.

Weight gain? Lost a lb. from last time

Sleep? Not so great at night so I'm all about my afternoon naps.

Best moment this week? Finding out we are dilated and things are happening down there!

Food cravings? Nothing sounds great anymore...

Gender? boy boy boy

Movement? Slowed down a bit but still moving all the time.

What I miss? Clothes...sleep...my wedding ring.

Labor signs? Contractions...dilated to a 1 and 50%...

Milestone? The end is in sight...measuring a week early and just being so close to meeting our little babe!!!

34 weeks...only 40 days to go!!

Well today we are 34 weeks and 2 days!! I can't believe I am this far and in about 40 days (give or take) I will be holding my little guy in my arms!! Can I tell you how happy this makes me!! I can't wait to see what he looks like, kiss him, cuddle him, and I absolutely can not wait to see him and his daddy bond with each other!! I'm not going to lie this last week things have gotten a lot harder than they have been...for some reason I just can't wait to be done being pregnant I've had multiple mental breakdowns and I just really miss my old self...I miss my clothes, I miss not being able to sleep, I miss not being able to walk around for 20 min without being out of breath, and I miss not being able to bend over to tie my own shoes for crying out loud! I just keep telling myself this is completely worth EVERY SINGLE SECOND of being uncomfortable once he is here and safe I know I'll look back and say oh it wasn't THAT bad! Well here is the survey and a pic.

How far along? 34 weeks 2 days

How big is baby? The size of a honeydew

Stretch marks? Yes

Maternity clothes? Hate hate hate them...still jeans and few very few shirts

Weight gain? I'm not even keeping track anymore...

Sleep? Very little at night. Naps are a life saver!

Best moment this week? Ultrasound and him being healthy!

Food cravings? Salad, Fruit, Ice...

Gender? Boy boy boy

Movement? All the time long funny movements all across my tummy.

What I miss? My old self, clothes, sleep, breathing...

Labor signs? Braxton Hicks started this week...that's about all.

Milestone? 34 weeks!!! He is healthy and has been cleared of all concerns they had with him being anemic.

Baby Shower # 1

My cute friends threw me a great baby shower on Jan. 11th and it turned out sooo cute we got lots of sweet stuff for the babes! They did a theme with baby jungle animals and it turned out great not to mention the delish food and drinks they had! Thanks again Nat and Court you guys really are so great I can't tell you how much it meant that you guys did this shower for us! We got some really great gifts from everyone that could make it! This little guy will be one clean baby that is a for sure thing! Thanks again to everyone that was able to make it!!

Here are just a few pictures from the shower sadly I didn't get many pictures.

Thanks again guys!!!

Christmas 2010

This Christmas we got to spend a lot of time with both our families! Christmas eve we did our traditional Christmas eve with my family at my grandparents house with the cousins that were in town this year and opened our pj's and had a great time! We woke up Christmas morning and gave each other our presents then headed to my parents house for a yummy breakfast and to open more presents. My parents are so excited to be grandparents they ended up spoiling Gavin this year even though he isn't here yet! Christmas day Carl's sisters and their families came over to my grandparents house for our traditional Christmas dinner. It was really nice to have his sisters their with us! Christmas was great this year but I just can't wait for the next one with our little guy here!!