Milestone: 31 weeks!

I am officially now in my 8th month! I hit 31 weeks yesterday and had an appointment today and it is suddenly hitting me that I will have a baby very soon!

Dr. gave me my registration papers for the hospital and everything is all filled out and complete! Now I'm a big mix of emotions, anxious for baby and a little scared! lol. Being in the "30's" has now got me thinking about this entire pregnancy and how it's gone so far and I can't even begin to feel so appreciative of how great it's been for me. I haven't really had any morning sickness, no complications... just a pure sweet peaceful baby who has made my life complete! I've enjoyed every kick and turn that she does with every move she makes. I don't think I could have asked for a better pregnancy. I'm hoping it continues to be this way!

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Week 31
Will it be baby blues or a brown-eye girl? Your baby's iris color begins to appear around the thirty-first week. Most babies are born with dark blueish-brown or bluish-gray eyes, but this shade almost always changes after birth. True eye color won't be apparent for six to nine months -- final formation of eye pigmentation happens in response to exposure to the strong light of the outside world.

In the meantime, the fetus's eyes are being readied for life after birth. Pupils begin to dilate in response to the soft, pinkish-red light that filters into the uterus. Eyes are usually open during alert times and closed during sleep.

Paint Swatches

I haven't started Emery's nursery yet, simply because she will be co-sleeping with us for the first few months and well her room is being used for storage right now, ha! But I definitely have all my ideas set and can't wait to get things done. I realize it will be a bit more tough with a baby to take care of, but we'll make it happen! Lately I have been checking out paint swatches for her room and I think I may have found some contenders.

Awaiting Baby, Patience is a Virtue

I am getting so terribly anxious awaiting for baby's arrival. I have 10 weeks left until my due date and it seems to be getting longer and longer right now. I just want to hold my little girl and have her with me already! I'm seeing less and less pregnant women out there and more and more moms with their babies and I just wish I had that. I don't want her to come now, who would WANT their baby to be premature.

Don't get me wrong, I am completely and fully appreciative of every minute she's in there baking. I'm just hoping time goes by faster so she can be here with us!

3D Ultrasound

Today we went in for a 3D ultrasound and it was such a crazy experience! Our little girl was SO UNCOOPERATIVE!! She kept hiding her face and stayed in a position where there wasn't enough fluid around her face to get some good detail. We came out with 2 pictures, but they were enough for me. She is the most precious little girl! I am in LOVE with her cheeks! I can't wait to just kiss them and nibble on them lol! They said we can come back and try again so we will go back in a few weeks and hopefully get some better shots! That's her knee by her face btw!

Ultrasound Photos!

Just some photos from our ultrasound today with our little girl!

Umm... It's a GIRL!!

It’s a GIRL!

Boy was today a whirlwind of emotions! No pun intended. We had gone in today for our complete anatomy ultrasound only to find out our little BOY had turned into a GIRL! The tech asked us if we wanted to know the gender once she got to that part and we had told her we already knew it was a boy. So she’s going over everything and gets the money shot and corrects us saying it’s a GIRL. We were like… are you SURE?!!!! She said I’ve been doing this for 15 years and laughed! It was as clear as can be, this girl had no problems showing us the goods in there! LOL

Nevertheless we are excited and very happy to have her be a part of our lives. It’s going to take some time to get used to the shock of having a girl now, but I am happy regardless, as long as this baby is healthy!

It's a BOY!

It’s a BOY!

We just got home from our elective ultrasound and are so happy to finally know the gender! I drank lots of orange juice to get baby moving during the ultrasound. Unfortunately I think that may have worked TOO well! He wouldn’t stay still! The tech had a hard time getting the butt shot and they finally got it after a few tries, but we saw it and it’s definitely a BOY!

You’re my beautiful little BOY!
We’re so happy to welcome this baby BOY into our lives.

Dear Baby...

Dear Baby,
How lucky am I to have you? I’ve been blessed and am so lucky in love. Ever since I found out about you on the day of … my life has changed so much. I’ve been inspired to be a much better person and all things that I do, for me, you, and our family. When I first heard your little heartbeat, my own fluttered with joy. After seeing you for the first time on the ultrasound I grew more and more in love and grew the urge to do the best for you. Everything suddenly became so real. Apparently 5 pregnancy test wasn’t real enough! It is now 3 weeks later and in a few hours I will know if you are a boy or a girl! Although both mommy and daddy think you’re a boy, we’ll see! We’re so excited to finally be able to put a name to Baby E in my tummy! All of our daydreaming will be no more and we can continue to call you by your name.

That is of course, if you do cooperate! On the last ultrasound all you wanted to do was sleep with your hands up by your face and have your legs closed! : ) We can’t wait to see you today. You’re our little blessing from god, our reason to live. This is just one of the first milestones of many to come for our family. We have yet to feel you really move in there and there is so much more to learn about you. Thank you for being such a nice baby to mommy. You’ve made this such an easy pregnancy for me to endure. I’m looking forward to watching you grow and move ferociously! Every little thing makes my day worthwhile. Everything that brings me to that wonderful day in November that you will be in my arms and our life will continue together. I can’t wait to look into your eyes and tell you how much I love you.

Today is such an exciting day for us and I can no longer contain my feelings. I am ecstatic to see you in a few hours and put a name to my little one.

I love you so much and can’t wait to meet you out here in the real world!
Love Mommy!

joyeux anniversaire bailey!

Today is my little boy's birthday. He is now 5 years old. I can't believe how quickly time flies by. We did a little pre-shoot a few hours ago for this as I wanted to upload it on the day of. I had to compose two separate images together because I do have what they call a "scardey cat". As soon as he saw the candle lit he nearly darted upstairs. He's truly afraid of a lot of things. Poor thing! Happy Cativersary!

I also want to say a big thank you to anyone who commented on my last post. It really means a lot to me. :)

one of heaven's newest angels...

I spent the week in Vancouver, just got back. I haven't been able to bring myself to update. For those who read my last post, my dog who was struck with cancer (lymphoma), passed away last Friday. A week and 2 days ago. We had just found out about the cancer on Tuesday, he started treatment on Wednesday, and passed Friday, he was 8 years old. They said he had a 80-85% chance of going into remission, and everything was supposed to be good. I've been so broken up about this. We've gone through this before, in 2001 when our first had cancer, and it's no easier. I feel so frustrated with God, and hurt with the outcome. I won't go into the details of how he passed, because I just can't handle thinking about it anymore. I've cried and cried and now I have to be okay for the sake of our other dog and cat. He was such a good boy and we miss him more and more everyday. I'm missing him throwing his paw at me to pet him and rub him, and that look he gives with those big eyes. I miss his kisses. I hope he's got a great field to run around up there, he loves that. I love you so much boy, RIP Nevaeh.