Tonight is the Night...

I have all kinds of emotions running through my body right now! I can't even begin to describe them all... I have been busy all day getting ready: cleaning, finishing up the nursery, packing and preparing for this little man to get here. I just wanted to update my blog really fast..
So Monday at my appointment this is what was decided... I will go into the hospital tonight at 6ish and we will start Servidil (a medicine shaped like a disk, place behind the cervix, made to help soften and dilate the cervix) probably around 7. I have to lay flat in bed for 2 hours then the longest 10 hours of my life begins. The Servidil will be left in for 12 hours, this might (hopefully) put me into labor and it might just help me dilate. The next morning they will wake me up at 7 to take the Servidil out, let me shower and see how things have progressed. Hopefully I will have dilated enough that he will be able to break my water, if not we will start pit. Well, wish us luck! This is SO not how I imagined things working out but it is what it is, this little boy is being SO stubborn and he has to come into this world one way or the other. If he wants to do it the hard way, then so be it! ;)

Here are a few things I always want to remember about my first pregnancy:

• December 23rd my little boy was conceived.
• When I was 6 weeks I had a surprise visit to the ER while I was in Denver for work due to an ovarian cyst. I went to the hospital again that night after making the long and painful, 6 hour ride home from Denver because the only pain meds I could have, weren't working!
• 6-10 weeks I had to be on hormone suppositories 3 times a day to keep this little monster alive or I might have lost him. :(
• 17 weeks 1 day It's a boy!
• 18 weeks 3 days I felt his first wiggles.
• 23 weeks I felt his first kicks outside my belly. On this day I also had a cancerous mole removed from my butt, butt crack to be exact.
• 27 weeks 3 days Mike felt him kick for the first time.
• 32 weeks 6 days my first braxton hicks while I was in Casper, WY for work.
• September 15th WAS his due date... it has come and gone!
• 41 weeks 6 days I am posting this blog... tomorrow I will be 42 weeks and hopefully have my little man here!

Still no baby...

My little man is just not ready to come out! Yes, I am 41 weeks and 2 days pregnant! CRAZY... I NEVER thought  would be able to say that! I'm sure all of you are wondering why on earth are you still pregnant lady, you are nuts! Well call me crazy, call me whatever you want, but I'm totally okay with it and so is my doctor. I really really really want my little one to come on his own, WITHOUT all the drugs they have to get babies here on a scheduled time now-a-days. I don't want to be induced (meaning NO pitosin) and I also wanted to try to go all natural (meaning NO epidural). If I have them put me on pit the chances of me having a long labor (meaning about 24 hours or more) is greater. If I am in labor for 24 hours I don't think I will be able to handle the pain for that long and will end up having getting an epidural. NOW, just to make it clear I am NOT against getting an epidural at all, I honestly think they are totally safe and god sent. I have just had a goal in my head to do it without. (That's all!) So now that I have come this far in my pregnancy I am coming to realize that all of this is probably NOT going to happen. This is my prediction... I will go in next Tuesday or Wednesday possibly Thursday night and they will put me on cervidil (a medicine put directly under the cervix to help soften it) I will be on that for 12 hours (so through the night) then the next day they will start pit. NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND!!! If you know me and the person that I am you will understand why this is bothering me SO much, I guess you could say I'm a little stubborn. (I can not believe I just admitted that!) When I get something in my head, that's what I want and I will do WHATEVER it takes to make it the way I want it. Well this time there really isn't much I can do, I feel I have done everything I can do. I have waited it out, been patient, its just not going to happen like I had hoped.
As of last Monday I was still NOT dilated at all and my cervix was still not all they way thinned. CRAP! Mondays are hard for me, I always feel like I am greatly disappointed and I get frustrated and I honestly loose hope.
Baby is FINE! He is LOVING it right where he is, I have tons of amniotic fluid. Most woman's fluids are at like 6-10 cm before delivery, mine is at 20 cm. SO baby is not huge, my belly is measuring right at 39 cm so considering all that fluid and I'm measuring a little under, he should be a normal sized baby. Now that I over 40 weeks I have to go to the hospital 2 times a week and have an NST (non-stress test) done to make sure the baby is moving and getting plenty of oxygen. They also measure your fluid levels to make sure they aren't too low for baby to be in there. My first test was yesterday, it went great. He is moving and doing amazing! He is a strong healthy little boy, I couldn't ask for more, I am SO SO blessed! :)

*SEPTEMBER* IS FINALLY HERE!!!

I don’t know where the summer went but as I reach my last two weeks of pregnancy I am SO excited it’s over! The end of summer means I’m almost to the end of my pregnancy. I’ve had it SO easy I KNEW it wasn’t going to last the whole time and boy was I right! I have got the worst allergies EVER right now. I’ve NEVER had a problem with allergies before in my whole life, till now. I’m nearing the end of my pregnancy and NOW I have allergies, PERFECT! Let me tell, you they suck! I feel SO bad for people who have allergies. I was talking to my doctor about them and I asked him if I he thought I will continue to have problems with allergies even after I’m not pregnant anymore and he said let’s keep our fingers crossed that it goes away after the baby comes. Yes, let’s do keep our fingers crossed because I don’t know how much more of this allergy stuff I can handle. I know it will be worth it and I’m trying REALLY hard to stay positive and enjoy my last couple weeks being pregnant but it’s really hard. The nursery is all set up, his car seat is ready to go, his bag is packed (mine isn’t) I got a REALLY cute ‘love pink’ outfit from VS to wear home from the hospital, I’m really excited about that but it’s not packed either. I need to get it packed. Maybe the baby knows I’m not quite ready for him to come so he is just waiting patiently. As of Monday I was still not dilated at all, things are moving slow. Well theres a little update. I will post pictures of the nursery soon, they battery to my camera is dead and I have miss placed my charger, lol thank you hormones! Love it!
P.S. I am exactly 38 weeks today, holy cow! Lots of girls don't even make it this far... crazy! I think I will make it to 40 weeks, what ya think??

Things I’m looking forward to:

* Not being pregnant anymore
* Meeting my little boy
* Knowing what his name will be
* Being done with work for 6 whole weeks :) YAY!
* Bringing my baby home to spend time with him!
* The weather cooling off
* High School football games (watching Trace play)
* Time with family
* My life changing (for the good), I’m SO ready!

The countdown is on...

The countdown is on… I am officially 37 weeks as of yesterday! Yay!

I honestly cannot believe I only have 3 weeks till my due date. I am over whelmed with all kinds of different emotions that I can’t even begin to describe them all! I’m ready and I’m not ready all at the same time. I am so excited to meet our little one (don’t worry we still don’t have a name FOR SURE). We have a pretty good idea what his name will be but it’s not a for sure thing so I don’t want to share quite yet. Picking a name has been one of the hardest things for Mike and I. Coming up with something unique, but not too strange has been a struggle, the hardest thing has been agreeing on something.

I really want to name him Thacker, Thacker James. I love it! :) … He hates it! :(

My doctor appointments are on Mondays, they are still my most favorite thing EVER... things are moving REALLY slow. I've only had a few short braxton hicks contractions and that was a few weeks ago. I'm not dilated yet, I'm okay with that for right now. I don't want my baby to be more than a week early. I think I will go over my due date, I just have a feeling. :) Can't wait to see him!

Here I am at 36 weeks and 3 days...

HUGE I know! :)

It's okay...

• I hardly ever get a good night sleep, but it’s okay.

• I’ve gained who knows how much weight, but it’s okay.

• I always have a side ache because his little feet are pushing on my ribs 24-7, but its okay.

• The nursery isn’t even close to being finished, but its okay.

• My house isn’t deep cleaned, but its okay.

• I’ve been so busy with work and traveling (for work). I don’t have time to do anything else, but its okay.

• My feet and fingers are swollen. I can’t wear certain shoes or my ring anymore. (People wondeif I am married or not), but its okay.

• I miss my before pregnancy body, but its okay.

• I don’t feel cute, attractive, beautiful or sexy, but it’s okay.

• I’m always tired and NEED a nap, but its okay.

• I produce more mucus than you can imagine. I sneeze and blow my nose ALL day & night, but it’s okay.

• I couldn’t take my nasty, ugly; month and a half old glitter toes off because my belly is so big. My mommy had to do it for me (pathetic) BUT I guess its okay.

• I still have exactly 5 weeks left today but its okay! I know that these next few weeks are the MOST important for him to be in there to finish developing and be as healthy as can be!

• IT REALLY IS OKAY! :)

Birthdays and our 1st Anniversary!!!

If you didn't already know Mike and I have a busy July, both of our birthdays are in July mine is the 18th and his is the 29th. We also have our anniversary on the 25th so we HAD to treat ourselves to SOMETHING! We decided to go to Steamboat Springs, CO. We have been there before, we went there just as we started dating again, Mike planned it (he was trying to win me over, hehe) and we stayed at this AWESOME hotel up by the ski resort, The Steamboat Grand, so we decided to stay there again. The first time we stayed Mike got us a condo, but they didn't have any available this time so we had to down grade to a deluxe king, it was still really nice just not as big. We went for just the weekend, left Friday when Mike got off work (which was later than I had planned). Good thing I'm a good wifey and I had everything packed and ready to go along with the house spotless (I HATE coming home to a dirty house, my mommy taught me this). We had to stop in Dinosaur to drop the children (dogs) off at Mike's parents house so they could watch them for us while we were gone. They were SO sad when we left, Bentley tried to come out the door with us! Mike's dad had to hold on to her while we hurried out the door. It was so sad, whenever we go somewhere we ALWAYS take them with us but this time we couldn't. :( They both put their little paws up on the window seal of the front window to watch us leave. :( sad! I'm going to be a MESS when I have to leave my little boy for the first time!
So, off we went. We didn't get to Steamboat till 9 or so. It was dark and neither of us could remember exactly where the hotel was and which roads to turn on so we spent a little bit driving around, familiarizing our selves with the town ;) and we didn't fight or get frustrated with each other at all... haha! Gotta love it!
Well we didn't really do much while we were there, we just wanted to relax and enjoy some time together. We shopped, slept and ate mostly. We did watch a movie or two... :)

The room

The bed and my happy husband. He LOVES pictures... haha!

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2... :D

View off our private balcony!

This is a HORRIBLE picture of me but look how cute my sweetie looks. We just woke up from a nap! :)

Waterfall #1 inside the hotel that I was obsessed with!

Waterfall #2 that I was obsessed with. This hotel ROCKS and I recommend staying there if you are in Steamboat!

*us* just before we left the room to go home! :(

I LOVED our little get away! Its SO nice to do once in awhile. I can't believe we have been married for a year... where does time go! This year has been GREAT we are definitely NOT one of those couples that you hear saying how hard their first year was. Ours has been amazing and I cant wait for the many to come! Love you babe, thanks for being the best!

My Road Trip to Casper, WY

As a pregnant lady I have been VERY well traveled. Ive been to Denver CO a few times, Big Piney WY, Casper WY all for work and then just this past weekend to Steamboat Springs CO (post coming soon). Well I've been very lucky not to have to travel alone except for this last time. Last week (Monday-Wednesday) I went to Casper for work meetings, I was ALL ALONE and for those of you that know me, you know for the most part I HATE to be alone. So it was a long 6 hour drive for this lady. O, and on top of not liking to be alone, I'm pregnant :D. Well I was bored and took pictures along the way so I could share with you all my wonderful alone road trip experience...

First of all... Here I am just pulled into the wonderful state of Wyoming. Flat and boring and I'm not too happy about traveling alone but I'm determined to make the best of it!

I stopped for gas in Rocksprings and HAD to get one of my favorite treats for the road. :)

This A-hole pulled out in front of me! I was going ABOUT 70ish ;) and he pulled out in front of me going 45! I wanted to KILL him! Not a sole was behind me and then about a mile up the road he TURNED! Dirt bag!

This is for my BF Chelsey, she went to Elementary School in this REALLY SMALL town and I had never been there, now I have!

There was lots of this along the way!

THIS was ONE of my speeding buddies from Rawlins to Casper (worst part of the whole drive). The speed limit is only 65 because its highway not freeway and I had a couple friends that drove ABOUT 80 the whole way. Loved it! We would take turns taking the lead. They would smile and wave as they passed me letting me know it was their turn to take the lead. Then awhile down the road they would slow down to let me pass, it was my turn! :) IF only they knew I was pregnant! hehe! It did however, make the long drive fun and kind of entertaining. I missed them terribly on my way home! :(

This is me ready to head home! Not too excited about the long drive but excited to be home with my Michael!

About 45 minutes out of Casper was this! A semi truck, loaded with railroad ties was tipped over on its side! Not sure what happened exactly, from what I could tell he fell asleep and over corrected when the rumble strips woke him up! Not good, but there were no other vehicles involved.

If you can see past the bugs my camera wanted to focus on... I saw some cool clouds. I hit a good rain storm on my way home on the mountain past Rocksprings. I LOVE driving in the rain!

Well that's the end of my road trip! Hope you enjoyed being a part of my little adventure, kind of boring I know but it kept me pretty entertained for the 12 hours total that I drove in 3 days.