One More Week!

I had another Doctor's appointment today, so here is the baby girl update. Adam and I had a good talk with Brooklyn and hopefully have convinced her to wait until next Friday. This week I am a 2+, and still only about 20% effaced. The baby has dropped some and the doctor said I will definitely be ready to induce on the 18th. He kept saying, "But, I wouldn't be surprised to see you sooner!" - but, like I said, we talked to her and let her know she needs to wait! :) This is actually the most pregnant I have ever been. Cameron was born at 38 weeks - I will be a little over 39 when he induces me next week. I am still feeling great, but am getting excited to not be hugely pregnant anymore. Not excited enough to want her to come sooner. I am such a planner and just love the idea of how perfectly convenient the 18th sounds. :) Anyway, I am almost feeling prepared and my to do list is getting smaller. Just one more week and we will get to hold this little girl in our arms!! Here are a few pictures of the nursery. I still have a few ideas on decorating, but not anytime real soon. Hope she likes it!

Great Date Night

Adam and I had the best date night on Saturday. One of my pregnancy cravings has been onion rings (pretty funny since at one time I hated them). So, I got online and found a recipe and we made incredibly delicious homemade onion rings, grilled some burgers, and had Stewart's Cream Soda!! Then we put Cameron to bed and watched a movie together (Adam even let me get a romantic one!) It was the classic dinner and a movie except the food was better (and a whole lot less expensive), and the big pregnant lady was comfy laying in bed for the movie. Plus, we didn't even need a babysitter! Having Adam home for the past 2 1/2 weeks has been so much fun! Cameron and I are both going through withdrawals today. The first thing Cameron did this morning was walk all through the house yelling, "Daddy, where are you?" It just about broke my heart! Anyway, here is a picture of our classic drive-in meal - we were so proud, we just had to take a picture!

Oh, this weekend we also took a tour of the hospital where I will deliver - Methodist Germantown. We were very happy with what we saw. It took us almost 40 minutes to get there (a big change from the 2 minutes it took us in Logan), but everything was very nice. They even do the meals for mom "room service" style. Instead of regular meals, you get to call in whenever and order what you want. Pretty cool. They even do a special "stork meal" for both the parents one night - your choice of shrimp or filet mignon (Adam was pretty excited about this one!). And, one other perk that we didn't have the first time around is a bed for Adam to sleep in! It is just a pull out sofa, but it is better than the chair he slept in when Cameron was born! One thing that was pretty funny was the nurses face when I asked if my son coming to visit would be an exception to the no visitors under 2 yrs old rule. She looked completely shocked and said, "You have a baby under 2? Twins!" I can just imagine what she would have said if I told her we planned it that way!! :) I'm pretty sure no one would have been shocked in Utah. Anyway, we are looking forward to the 18th! I still haven't reached the "terribly uncomfortable" part of the pregnancy and am surprisingly still feeling really good. I am huge so nothing is really all that comfortable, but I have no complaints! Hopefully I'll feel this great right up to the big day - only 11 more days!!

P.S. I have had a few requests to see pictures of the nursery, so I will get some taken and posted in the next few days!

*Update*

We just got home from the doctor, so I will do a quick report. For any guys reading this, you may not want to read the details - just skip ahead a little! :) Apparently, the contractions I have been having aren't doing as much as they feel like they are. I am only dialated to a 1+, and a little thinned. This is actually good news, because like I said before my doctor and I would both prefer an induction. We talked more about it today and he was so great to work with us and our schedule. He would be inducing for medical reasons, but was totally willing to consider our needs with Adam's schooling, etc. So, we have scheduled an induction for Friday, January 18th. The doctor doesn't seem to think I will make it that long, but we are really hoping I will. That way my parents could be here to help with Cameron, and Adam would only have to miss one day of school but would be able to be with us all weekend. So, although I feel great and have actually had tons of energy I think I will try to take it easy for the next few weeks hoping that will hold her off until the 18th. I know these things don't always go as planned, but it sure would be nice if it did! :) Anyway, there you go. That makes our actual countdown 14 days. Wow, I better get back to my "to do" list! :)

P.S. I was also excited when the doctor asked how big Cameron was (7lbs 3oz) and then said he really didn't think she was going to be that big. Not that 7lbs 3oz is that big, but I'm sure my body wouldn't mind her being a little smaller! :)

Okay, let the countdown begin...

It has been so interesting to see the differences between this pregnancy and our first. I have been just as excited about this baby, but for some reason I think I was in denial about how close we were getting. With Cameron, the nursery and all the fun baby stuff was ready months in advance! With this baby I kept thinking we had plenty of time. I have been contracting with this pregnancy for a month or so, but for the past few weeks they have started coming stronger and more often. Then we started talking with the doctor about induction (for medical reasons my doctor would really like to induce me instead of letting me go into labor on my own), my mom and I started talking about flights and how quickly they could be here, I started thinking about Cameron and where we can take him if my parents aren't here yet...Anyway, I basically realized I was not even close to ready!! So, all of a sudden I went into panic-nesting mode. Poor Adam has been dealing with a crazy and very pregnant wife! But, thanks to his help, we have gotten so much done! The nursery is pretty much ready, her clothes are clean and put away, and we have a few friends lined up to babysit if we need it! There is still lots more on my "to do before the baby comes" list - seriously you should see how long it is, did I think this baby would just never come? But, I will just keep working on it and maybe some of it will have to wait until after. Well, here goes...despite all of all the panic, I am really looking forward to meeting our baby girl! We will keep you updated as it gets closer!

P.S. I have decided to make the writing on the blog pink this month in honor of our baby girl's birthday - whenever that may be!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!! We have been having so much fun with Adam home, I haven't had time to even post some pictures from Christmas, so here I go...

We had such a great Christmas here in Memphis! We missed family and friends, but still enjoyed it very much. We had an awesome Christmas Eve dinner of steak, potatoes, and veggies (thanks to my brother and sister-in-law's awesome gift box from Omaha Steaks). It was my first Christmas meal (I felt so grown up! :) so I decorated and set the table nice and everything. Christmas morning we enjoyed sleeping in a little and then after a breakfast of Eggs Benedict (Yummy!), we had a great time opening gifts. We all got very spoiled and it was fun watching Cameron's excitement over his gifts. After opening each gift all he wanted to do was play with what was inside, so it took some time to get through them all! He was so cute to yell "thank you" after each of the gifts. Sometimes he even says, "thank you, your welcome!" Having a toddler just makes everything more fun! Anyway, here are a few pictures of our Christmas...

Our fancy Christmas dinner! :)

Boy are we spoiled, or what?!

How cute is he - he got these pj's a long time ago as a gift, but they finally fit and we thought they made great Christmas pj's!

Pure JOY!!

Now, we can hardly believe 2007 is over! It was a big year for our family including Adam's graduation, the big decision of what school to attend, moving twice, deciding to expand our little family...Looking back, we can't believe how absolutely blessed we have been. We have felt the guiding hand of the Lord so much this past year. Through all the big decisions and changes we have felt such peace in knowing we are where we belong. We have been so happy living here in Memphis with a great ward, great neighbors, and great friends! Life is so good!

We rang in the New Year by playing games with a great group of friends. The party didn't exactly go to midnight - actually it was over by 9:00 (we all have kids! :), but we laughed a ton and had a great time. We got together again this morning for the traditional trip to I-Hop (my family has always gone out for breakfast together on New Years). What a great way to welcome in another year! I just know it is going to be another great one!! We hope the new year finds you all as happy and blessed as we are!