Less than a week left

I am getting pretty excited for the baby to get here. It has been really hard this last week and a half. Some days I feel like it should be here by now and others I am not sure I'm ready! We went to the Dr. again today and I didn't have him check me in fear that I wouldn't be dilated. I didn't want another let down like last week. I have two more days of work left, and I think after that time might slow down but I will be a lot less tired which is a plus! Today I feel great, like I could be pregnant forever, but tomorrow during work and after I'm sure that will change! I am having spaghetti tonight for dinner which I heard can sometimes stimulate labor and I'm going to try and get my husband to do what he has been scared of!!! Maybe that will kick start things and I will have this baby at least in the next week. I can't imagine going anymore than that.
This week started off rough, my grandpa had another issue with his heart and has been in Sacred Heart since Monday. We went over to visit him Monday night (although my entire family including my grandpa was against me traveling) and he seemed in good spirits. He should be getting out today or tomorrow but is going to be on some horrible meds for life from what it sounds like. I just wish they would get things figured out so he could stop having these heart scares! Oh and I found out my uncle gets out of prison on the 26th. I'm not quite sure what to think about that, but I guess I have to think positive!
This weekend we have a baseball game to watch... if this giant aching body will allow, and other than that pretty much nothing until the baby gets here!

One more week down!

This week has gone by pretty quickly, but I can tell I am starting to slow way down! Graduation went well. We got to dance and Dustin got to sing! We stayed out a little too late for a prego, but it was worth it! Then Sunday Paige and Jaylee put together the swing for the little one.

Paige has been bugging Dustin to put in a rope swing for her. She spotted the tree branch and hasn't given up since so that was a project that her and Dustin worked on Sunday as well.

The finished product! She wasn't too sure of it when she actually started swinging on it but it was fun for the time being!

This is the giant sliver that I got in my toe during our dinner out on the porch Sunday. It might not look big but it was and it hurt!

I had been having contractions since Sunday, and thought that maybe it was getting close to time until my hopes were shattered after my appointment today! I am still closed and high which really sucks. I told myself I wouldn't be sad but somehow my hormones got the best of me. They have been winning that game a lot lately!

We are very ready to meet the little one, but it will come when it's ready.

Another good note is that our friend Beau is doing good and is a week old already! I just can't wait to meet him when he is bigger and out of the NICU. We love seeing updates and check them at least three times a day to see how he is doing and to see if we get to see anymore pictures!

Tomorrow is Dj's 8th grade graduation AKA literary lemonade, and the family is going out to eat and meeting at Kadee's for pie afterward! I can't believe he will be in high school. He was just a little guy when we started dating. I think he was in Kindergarten. Wow how time flies!

I have 6 days of work left and that is the big countdown right now since it really sucks to bend over my patients with a giant melon in the way! I can't really see without torquing my body and that makes for uncomfortable nights and days! Plus, the air conditioner is broken there and every night when we are about to leave it is 80 degrees! My boss and her husband have been great he called to check on me the other day and she brought me a frozen washcloth for my neck during one of my appointments! I love working for them! Dustin has been great through the whole thing as well (which makes me want to come home at night even more!) and keeps telling me I am allowed to complain since I haven't complained much through the whole thing! What a sweetie!

All in all it has been a pretty good week! Hope everyone is doing great and enjoying the nice weather we have been having!

Kyle, Alaina, and Beau Thomas

First of all as everyone already knows thanks to Kyle's great updates, Beau was born yesterday and as far as we know is doing better than a normal 29 week baby! GO BEAU!!! What a strong baby boy and what strong and loving parents he has. I can't imagine going through what they have. What a perfect gift to have come from something so stressful and scary! He is such a cutie.
We love you guys and can't wait to hold baby! We will be thinking of you all non stop and wishing we could do more to help. We love him already he is such a blessing anyone would be lucky to have him as a son and you as parents.
Take care of yourselves and that precious gift!

appt and fun weekend plans!

We had our appointment on Wednesday. It went great he spent a lot of time going over questions I had and I felt very lucky that he spent so much time with me! We got the OK to ride the 4wheeler after some careful talking but I have to be really careful and "listen to my body!" I can't wait to go camping! I doubt anything will happen since I still have almost four weeks but I guess it is better to be ready than not!
I did get checked though which was very weird! He actually pushed the baby's head and the baby floated up in my tummy! He said that means baby is in good position and I have great water, but it felt really funny that he was touching my baby's head! My cervix is starting to thin out which is good but he said that all the info he got from checking me doesn't mean really anything! I could go into labor today or a month from now!
Things are going great and now it is just a waiting game! UGH I don't want to wait anymore but whenever he/she is ready it will come!

a couple of the pictures

Here are a couple of pictures from our photo shoot with Ace Martin on Saturday. Dustin doesn't want some of the ones I like to surface so I am not allowed to put them anywhere! I wont be showing any of the pictures with just me in them either those are for Dustin's pleasure only! Hopefully everyone enjoys them.

I liked this one better before he changed it! It was brighter and didn't have the black around it!

I love this one! Dustin looks so handsome!

We have another appointment tomorrow so I'm sure I will update everyone!

Belly pictures!

So yesterday was an interesting and exciting day for us! We got our pictures done by a photographer here in town. It was my first experience with semi nude photos and I only wish I would have been a tiny bit smaller! They all turned out really good though which is nice! We got more pictures of the two of us and my belly then we did at our wedding! Anyway can't wait to share (some of them that is!)! I have a month left until the expected date of baby but you know how that goes I'm sure he/she will be late like most first timers! I go to the Dr. on Wednesday to see if I'm dilated or effaced at all. I really hope I am at least making some progress!

not much going on

Well like the title says, not much has been happening lately! We have gotten the room almost completely done and baby things washed and put away. I can't wait. We have a little over 5 weeks left and I hope it goes fast. This weekend we have districts in Timberlake and then if plans are the same I get to spend the day with Sammie and Harlen on Sunday. Baby practice!!! I wonder if he will mind someday that he was my practice baby? I am feeling like a hippo but everyone says I'm still small (I think they are being nice). This last week or so I have been getting really tired but all in all not bad. Work is getting harder just not fitting as well as I used to and my back has been killing me from bending and contorting my body to see in patients mouths! Sometimes I wish I had a desk job or even better a couch job! Boy is this a sob story if I ever heard one. Dustin says I am entitled to one since I haven't been complaining much these last 8 months! He is such a sweetheart!

I only have 18 days of work left which is A-MAZE-ING. I can't wait.

Today I have felt kinda off. I felt really crampy, sick, and drained at work. I really hope I'm not getting the flu. I blame it on the full moon (or close to it anyway!).

Here are the most recent fat pictures at 34 weeks. I am currently 34 weeks and 5 days! YAY not much longer until we meet our chunky monkey!