Race for the Cure!!

Addi is going to be walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Breast Cancer Walk! You can donate to this cause by going here!!

37 week Dr. Update

Just a quick Dr. update. Everything is still going great!! I'm still measuring at 37 weeks, BP was 124/70 (exactly same as last time), Lila's heartrate was 165. I gained one more pound in the past two weeks so I was pleased with that. Totaling up to 10 now. No progress so she will probably make it to the 12th as planned. I'll go back next Friday and then probably won't go again until the next Friday- the BIG DAY!!
Thanks for your continued prayers!

Full Term!

As of today, Lila is officially a "full-term" baby!! What does that mean? Well, it means that if she came today, she should be able to breathe on her own and have no complications. Woo hoo! Only 16 days until her scheduled c-section!!!! I don't anticipate her showing her face a day earlier than that, but I've learned one thing, especially from my first pregnancy- EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! We appreciate your continued prayers as we get closer and closer to the big day!
In other news, Addi's soccer team tied last night, 0-0! Actually we got a ball in the goal, but the 11 year old referee (literally) said he was calling a time out but no one heard the whistle, so the goal didn't count!! We are still proud of how they played- they looked much better!
Addi had a play date yesterday with Hailey Strange and she had a blast! I have a picture which I'll try to post later. It was nice for Addi to have someone her own age to play with. They got along well and we'll definitely have to do it again! Hailey's mom is expecting a baby in November and it was nice to visit with her as well!
I am definitely looking forward to this weekend! Levi is going to spend the weekend with Daniel and Mandi!!! And Addi is going to spend Friday night with Granna!!! Paul and I are going to sleep late Saturday and then try to get Lila's nursery finished!!
Well, that's all for now. I go to the dr. tomorrow to start my weekly visits (although I'll only have 1 or 2 more!). I'll try to update then.

Thursday

Well, as of yesterday, I am 36 weeks pregnant! 3 weeks and one day to go!!! It will be here before we know it!!
I am trying to get the house ready for Jessica's lingerie shower tomorrow night. My energy level is on the downhill slide....
Today I was working with Addi on her "schoolwork" as she calls it. We were working on writing her numbers 1-20 and her capital and lower case letters. In the middle of working on it, Addi announces, "I have to go poo poo." Well, around here that translates into- "I need you to wipe my bottom." So, I went with her to the bathroom and I tell her, "Tomorrow, I think your schoolwork is going to be to learn how to wipe yourself." To which she replies, "You mean poop school?" I couldn't help but laugh!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Tomorrow night is the lingerie shower and Saturday night we are planning to go to the Revive Singing at ICYC!

How accurate is this?

This is pretty neat even though I think it's way off! What do you think??? Leave me a comment and let me know!!

Dr. Update

I went to the doctor this morning for my 35 week checkup! Can't believe we have only 4 weeks to go!!! Everything continues to go well. He said I could wait 2 more weeks until my next appt, and then every week after that. My bp was still normal (124/70) and baby's heartrate looked good. I gained 4 more pounds, totaling up to 9 now.
I've had a pretty rough cough for a few days now so he gave me some night time cough medicine. He said my lungs sounded clear, so he didn't see any need for any antibiotics. He also put me on Prilosec because he thinks reflux may be what's causing the cough.
Anyway, enough of all that boring stuff....just keep us in your prayers that everything continues to go this smoothly!

"Of course I will!"

"Of course I will!"- These were the words I said to Paul when he asked me to marry him, 10 years ago today!! I can't believe 10 years have passed. I was a freshman at FHU and Paul surprised me by coming down early for the weekend from Oklahoma Christian. We were taking a nice little stroll around campus. We decided to sit on one of the swings in the commons area and it didn't take him long to pop the big question. I don't know why he was so nervous- he must have known I would say yes!!
9 years of marriage and almost 3 kids later, I would still say the same thing if he asked me again- "Of course I will!!!"
I love you, Paul!!!

Shower Pictures!

Rachel has these pictures on her blog, but I'm posting them here too!

Rachel made this beautiful wreath which will adorn our door at St. Vincent's Hospital in just a little over 4 weeks!!!! Then it will go on the door to Lila's bedroom!

Rachel and Me!


Addi and Mommy!

I hate we took this picture after Mary, Jazz, and Laura left...but here's the rest of my family that was still there!!

I couldn't post pictures without pictures of the napkins with Lila's name on them!! Rachel had to order 100 of them, so we had plenty left to use for her first birthday party next year!!
Thanks again to everybody who came! And to Rachel for making everything just perfect! Now I need to go get on those thank you notes! ;-)
One more thing- I won the auction for my bedding so it should be here by next week! Yay!!!!

Had an Awesome Weekend!!

I didn't have my camera, so I'll have to post pictures once Rachel sends me the ones she took, but we had a great weekend! The shower at Rachel's was FANTASTIC! I don't think we could have fit one more person in her living room! I am so blessed to be surrounded by such generous friends and family! Lila is going to be one well-dressed little girl!
The shower itself was perfect. Rachel left no detail unattended, right down to the personalized napkins and Edgar's petit fours (yummy, yummy). The food was delicious and the company was even better! And we got lots of good stuff! My aunt Patsy gave me money to buy the stroller I had registered for, but mom and dad bought me a stroller too. SO, I'm going to use the money to buy Lila's bedding. I found some on eBay I like better than what I registered for, so I'm bidding on it now!! I'll post a picture of it at the bottom of this post!
After the shower, we went to mom and dad's and ate supper and watched the Auburn game. I went home before it was over so Levi could go to bed. Then I watched the rest of the game by myself. It was AWFUL! Get it together Tigers!!!
Sunday was okay. Addi had spent the night with Billy and Mary Saturday night and apparently didn't go to bed until about 3 a.m. That was a recipe for disaster during both church services. Addi was terrible!!! She got enough spankings to last a lifetime! Hopefully it was just sleep deprivation!
Anyway, I'll try to get pics from Rachel from the shower and post them later. Have a great week everybody!!!

Happy Birthday, Josh!!

Happy Birthday, Josh!! 26 years ago today, I received one of the greatest blessings in my life, my brother Josh. I'm sure at the time I didn't know what a blessing he would be, but I truly know now. I don't really remember a time in my life without Josh. And I wouldn't have it any other way. He has truly become such a strong Christian man, a faithful husband, and devoted father....but he'll always be my little brother. I love you, Josh!

34 Weeks

Today marks week number 34 for this pregnancy! The last few weeks have flown by! Everything continues to go well and we have just 5 weeks and 2 days until Lila's arrival (assuming she doesn't decide to come any sooner)!
Rachel is having a "small" shower for me at her house on Saturday. She has put a lot of work into it and I couldn't thank her enough! I am getting excited about it!!
Well, I don't really have anything else, just wanted to leave a quick update for my loyal readers! Happy Wednesday!

Quick Update

I went to the doctor yesterday afternoon and everything is going great! Baby is measuring perfectly at 33 weeks, my BP was 128/70 (there, Tina), and Lila's heartrate was between 160 and 170. The nurse laughed because when she put the doppler on my stomach Lila tried to kick it off. I hope we don't have another Levi on our hands!!! I gained 5 pounds in two weeks!! I'm hoping some of that was from the VERY HEAVY lunch I had just eaten at Jim N' Nick's before my appointment!! I met Rachel for a quick lunch which was very nice, even though we didn't have a lot of time.
I actually had a babysitter for the kiddos all day yesterday. Ashley did a great job with the kids and that allowed me to also go wait over an hour to get our car tags renewed (that's what I get for waiting 'til the last day of the month, which is also payday for everyone). Even though I feel like I spent half the day waiting in line somewhere, I was able to do it in peace.
Addi and I went to eat with the "Friday night crew" last night and we enjoyed it. We also went to Ross and mom bought me a new shirt to wear to my shower next week.
We are planning to go to mom and dad's Monday for Labor Day.
Anyway, I feel like this is a jumbled up post, but Happy Labor Day Weekend everybody!