40 Weeks!

I made it to 40 weeks and 1 day. Here is the last picture taken of me before we headed to the hosptial.

39 Weeks

At this point, I thought I was a hopeless cause and he was never coming... it was all a big joke that God had played on me. I was so tired of having baby on my mind 24/7, it wasn't even funny. Here's to my hugeness.

While my brother Don was home we got to spend a lot of time with my family. On my brother Matt's birthday, all the siblings, spouses and parents went out for dinner and desert. I love it like crazy when all of us are together at the same time. Thanks Don and Elise for making the trip out with the girls!

Jerid and I came home from my parents house for the week (We were spending the weekends at home, hoping for this little boy to arrive there so that we could have him at the Roseville Kaiser, instead of having to drive to San Jose when I went into labor), and we found an amazing surprise on our doorstep! An Uppababy Vista Stroller. My favorite baby item by far! This is the best stroller you can buy! Thanks Grandma Darla and Grandpa Tim for your wonderful and generous gift! We are blessed beyond words! Jerid was even more excited than I was. He put the stroller together the second we got through the door and was strolling it all around the apartment.

38 Weeks

Yes, I've already had my little munchkin, but I still need to get my last two weeks in writing before I forget! Here's to week 38.... uhhhh, what an awful week of waiting, and waiting, and waiting!! I somehow thought I could "make" the baby come out when I wanted, which was week 38, but I really learned my lesson. Babies really do come when they want to come. I walked and walked and walked this week, but he just wasn't ready!

Jerid and I decided to go up to Horse Tail Falls to do a little hiking to possibly get things going... I was also getting depressed and stir crazy so the fresh mountain air was just what I needed! It was beautiful!

37 Weeks

Last week (37 wks.) my girlfriend Angie Carter took some maternity pictures for us. I wasn't sure how they were going to turn out because it was so bright out that I could hardly open my eyes and the wind was throwing my hair all over the place, but she ended up getting some really great shots! Here's a sneak peak... I'll put the rest up next week. :)

On Saturday I made a last minute decision to fly down and meet my family at Disneyland for the day. It was only a 41 minute flight so I felt fine about breaking the rules on flying this late in pregnancy. Jerid and I had a bag packed just in case he had to drive down if walking all over Disney put me into labor. We also had the best Kaiser hospital mapped out which was only 15 minutes from the park. I made it until 2:30pm before I rented a wheel chair. I felt great for the most part, but this extra weight did not agree with my feet! I'm still feeling it! The best part of the trip was watching my niece and nephews participate in the Star Wars show. Those were some brave kids to get up there and fight like Jedi warriors!

36 Weeks

Week 36 was great! I've been coping with my fatigue and enjoying the fact that I'm getting so close to getting this little boy out of me. We had a very busy week. Thursday night Jerid and I headed to Sacramento to spend some time with my family. My brother Don and his wife and 3 girls are over from Australia for the month, so we were very excited to spend some time with them. It doesn't happen very often that all of my siblings are at the same place at the same time, but we all made it home for at least a few days. I didn't get very many pictures, but I'll be getting more from my Mom in the next few days. We had a birthday party for Annabelle and Eleanor Friday, Saturday my sisters and Mom threw me a baby shower, and Sunday was a great dinner for Mother's Day.

Here is a picture from the baby shower that I had with all my sisters and my aunt Karen. I have to say, I have some beautiful sisters, sister-in-laws, aunt and Mother! We had a great time and they spoiled us!

Laura's Visit

Laura and Ryen came for a visit a few weeks ago. Not only did Laura and I get some much needed friend time, but Jerid and I were able to meet little Ms. Ryen for the first time! She is more than a love bug! Here are a few snaps of the week she spent here.

35 Weeks

Got a new dress to go with my new "hugeness"...

34 weeks

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Well, I'm just going to assume that my easy pregnancy days are over. I was hoping to at least get to 36 weeks before I started feeling this run down, achy and emotional, but my body has other plans. My nights of 10 hours of undisturbed sleep are now over and I'm feeling the fatigue set in. To some extent I should be grateful for my body preparing me for the sleepless nights to come, but man, I'm getting a reality check this week. My Braxton hicks are still increasing gradually with strength and frequency and the low back pain has kicked in, but with all of these struggles, I have a constant reminder of why I'm doing this jabbing me in the ribs which seems to keep me afloat. Jerid has also been more than supportive and understanding with me. I couldn't do this without him and I'm grateful everyday for the strength he gives me.

On a more positive note, my little monkey is more active than ever and Jerid and I feel as though we're already getting to know him with each kick and movement. Jerid loves to follow his little feet all around my belly and it brings a smile my to face thinking of the years to come of Jerid getting to play and laugh with his little boy. We have so much to look forward to!

6 weeks to go!

33 weeks

33 weeks! I can't believe it... Until I look down and see my giant body! I have quite a few posts waiting to be put up (we get Internet at our house on Wednesday) but I figured I'd do a quick note today.

I'm feeling pretty great for the most part. My Braxton hicks are getting pretty annoying and more and more frequent and they seem to zap my energy up, but I can't complain too much. Im sleeping really well at night but I'm pretty uncomfortable in the evenings.... I just can't seem to get comfortable on the couch!

We just are so excited for this little guy to get here! I hope the next 7 weeks fly by!

More blogging to come!


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