False Alarm

 Ryan has decided to be difficult!!

Wednesday night and Thursday morning I was having a lot of contractions. I got very little sleep! So, I stayed home from work to sleep in a little and rest. Well, the contractions continued and Matt started to get worried so he came home from work so he could be with me and get a good time on the contractions. We timed them and they seemed to be 3-5 minutes apart. This being my first pregnancy I was having a hard time telling when one was starting and ending. So, around 11am we headed to the hospital.

I was so nervous. I was nervous that I was actually going into labor- it's a scary thought for me! Staying in the hospital, getting poked and prodded, pushing out a baby... yea it scares me. So, as we're walking into the hospital I just start bawling! I was scared! Once we get inside I went to the bathroom to regain my composure or what was left of it and we found our way to Labor and Delivery.

Let me tell you- those nurses were in NO hurry to get me checked out! Good thing I wasn't in horrific pain or anything! I was taken back to triage and was hooked up to the fetal monitors. One monitor for Ryan's heartbeat and one for the contractions. Nurse left me on the monitor for 2 hours. So, Matt and I just sat in the cold room watching tv for 2 hours waiting! My doctor came to check on me and that made me feel a lot better- she's so amazing! After the 2 hours were up, it was determined that I was having contractions but they were anywhere from 6-11 minutes apart and I wasn't progressing. So, my doctor sent us home in hopes that I'll make it to next Thursday so I can just be induced already!!

It was definitely an adventure! But, I'm glad we got it checked out and now some of my hospital fears aren't as bad! I'm glad to know more of how the process will go once I am actually in labor!

Here's to hoping that I make it Thursday so we don't have anymore false alarms!!!


with love,

One more week!!

Matt and I went to the doctor and Ryan will be here next Thursday, May 17th!

Let me back up- I got a sonogram first this morning and surprisingly he 

weighed in at 7lbs! A lot smaller than we thought! Although  there's always 

a small error rate so he could be bigger, but still deliverable. After that 

appointment we saw my doctor (no weight gain again! yay!) for our 

regular appointment. She said that I am now 3cm dialated and that the

 pains I've been feeling are definitely contractions! So, she scheduled me 

to be induced next Thursday at 7am!! She said labor will go quickly since

 I'm so progressed already! We are so excited!!

So, mark your calendars for the 17th! Of course, he could come sooner if 

he decides to haha! This is so exciting!! Love you all!!

These sonogram pics are really hard to make out but I thought I'd include them. 

This first one is his hair!! That black stuff around his head is all hair! No wonder 

I've been having such bad heartburn... 

with love,

Nursery is DONE!!!

Thought I'd add in a little picture of sweet Chance! Isn't he just the cutest?! I get to see him in July and he and Ryan will get to meet... and be best friends of course!!

On one hand, there's lots going on at our house right now. On the other hand, there's a lot of waiting going on as well!! Let me explain:
We have been scrambling to get ready for Ryan! Running errands, doing lots of laundry, cleaning the house, making last minute adjustments and additions to the nursery, etc. (I've also had to stay late at work to train the ladies that are filling in for me while I'm on maternity leave)When we're not doing any of those things I've got my feet propped up watching movies in bed! The bed is so much more comfortable so we've been spending a lot of time just laying in bed! It has been so nice!
Both Friday and Saturday night I was in a lot of pain and feeling very uncomfortable. I thought I might be experiencing the first signs of pre-labor... but no... of course not! I woke up Sunday with no pain. Dang it! All in God's timing....

37 weeks this past Wednesday

 And I got my moby wrap in! Just imagine the book is Ryan... haha

This past week was pretty crazy. Aimee made me this adorable diaper wreath for us to put on our hospital door! I love it! It has all sorts of goodies in it! It's already in the car ready to go to the hospital! (along with the car seat, stroller, diaper bag, doctor's 'thank you' gift and my pillows!)

 I'm on the women's committee at church. We had a meeting Wednesday night because we had a Ladies Brunch on Saturday so we had to discuss some last minute details. Aimee took this picture of me with my drink on my belly! Ryan is a cup holder for now :)

 And here we are at the brunch on Saturday. Sadly, we are missing a few girls in our family but here's the 4 of us. Brunch was great and so was the food! (the important part!)

In other news, we have a nest of the cutest baby bunnies in our backyard! We are so obsessed with our little bunny family! Last week, Matt found them when he was mowing the yard! We check on them everyday and also we make sure that the mama is coming back to feed them- which she is! They are growing so fast!

 THE NURSERY IS DONE!!! Like 100% not a single thing left to do, DONE!!!! I am so relieved and so glad it's finished. It has been such a fun project but I am happy for it to be completed so that Ryan can get here!!

 Sorry I haven't learned how to turn the pictures yet haha!

Ryan got his walker! How cute is this?! 

 And... how cute is this?! Aidan is playing baseball and he looks so cute in his uniform!

I go back to the doctor on Wednesday and hopefully we'll have some more answers as far as when Ryan might be entering this world!! Wouldn't that be nice?!

with love,