Our little procrastinator!!

Well, we are 2 days past due and still no baby yet! I was 1 cm and 80% effaced this past Tuesday. I'm having some irregular contractions, but nothing too intense =( If we don't have a baby by tomorrow night, then we go in for an induction. I'll get a cervidil (cervical "ripener") Sunday night and then pitocin Monday morning. Until then, we are just passing the time. It is odd just waiting around for something to happen. The house is thoroughly cleaned! Chris and I went yesterday and got foot massages and they massaged the pressure points that are supposed to stir up labor. I'm trying anything at this point. I'm officially miserable! We will keep you all posted in the next few days! Will it be a boy or girl? My vote is a little boy that weighs 7#3 oz and Chris votes a girl that weighs 7#9 oz...we'll see...

Belly Shots

I wanted to share some of our belly shots with you all. We had so much fun at the photo shoot and we're happy with how they turned out. There pics were when I was about 33 weeks pregnant. The quality of the pictures aren't that great b/c I had to scan them into my computer. 

 

Patiently awaiting Baby H...

We are now counting down the days! August 27th is just around the corner and we're patiently waiting on Baby H. The room is complete and our bags are packed! So far, I haven't had one real contraction. I'm still hanging in there and not too terribly uncomfortable yet. I've been blessed to have such a great pregnancy so far! I do admit that I'm a little nervous about the whole labor/delivery. I'm ready for that part to be behind me! I think that a little ignorance is bliss with your 1st baby can be a good thing and I don't get that luxury since I work in L&D. Keep me and the baby in your prayers over the next couple of weeks and pray that the delivery goes well and we have a healthy baby!  I posted some pics of the baby's room. I worked hard at sewing the crib bedding and curtains. I thing it turned out pretty gender neutral. Lots of green! 

Baby Shower Time!

It's already baby shower time! I am so blessed to have such good family and friends that have offered to throw baby showers for me. So far, we have had 2 showers. Chris's mom, Brenda, gave us a shower 2 weeks ago for his family. She got out Chris's old stroller and we had a good laugh at the difference in the 1980 stroller vs. the 2009 version! 

A few friends (Kim, Amie, and Jessica) threw me a shower this past weekend at my house. We had a really good time, especially with the toilet paper/plunger game! Below is my mom and Stella, Chris' stepmom, trying to put the plunger in the toilet paper hole! It might be a little inappropriate for a baby shower, but it sure was funny! 

4D Ultrasound

Our sweet baby's 4D ultrasound was today and I have to say Baby H is already the cutest thing I've ever seen! The baby was giving us quite a performance today, with a SMILE, yawn, sucking, and eye blinking. Baby H is also quite limber with his/her feet up near the face (maybe there's a cheerleader in there). In one ultrasound picture, you can see the foot up near the face! The most important thing is that the baby is healthy and measuring right on time, with an estimated 3 lb 8 oz. I also included a pic of the "coming home" outfit. Chris asked me where the boy's outfit was when I showed it to him! It is quite feminine, but I thought I'd a blue hat or pink headband for either a boy or a girl =) 

More beach pics...Chris is being goofy in the sunset pic! He does look pretty cute though! 

Beach Bums

We just got back from a week long family vacation,with my fam,  at Santa Rosa Beach (near Destin) and it was absolutely perfect. Our beach house was so cute; each room was a bright tropical color! No rain and beautiful sunny skies for 7 days! The heat index somedays was in the 110's, so you can bet that I spent a lot of time under my umbrella. Chris and I had in our minds that this was our last relaxing vacation, so we literally sat on the beach all day with a book and umbrella. It doesn't get better than that for me! Yes, I wore my bikinis and loved it! It felt so free having my pregnant stomach hanging out! My pregnant skin was a lot more sensitive in the sun, especially my stomach. It was very strange! Chris and all the guys in my fam went deep sea fishing one day and Chris caught a 3o lb. amberjack that took 15 min. to reel in. He was so proud! They caught so much fish that we'll be eating it for a year! The girls spent a day at the outlet mall and I got some good baby deals, including the coming home outfit! It was fun spending the week w/ the fam and chillin' on the beach! Now back to reality!