34 Weeks

Not only did I surpass another weekly milestone, I had my first day of class today! I am exhausted, needless to say, but not as bad as I was anticipating. Our principal gave us each an aide to help out all day so it was wonderful! Of course, I have my funny stories to share, but overall it was a good day and I believe this class will be great!

I had to go to the doctor last week for some strange feelings I was having. She checked me and said everything is good ("Long, thick and closed"). So Landyn is still happy where she is for now :) I acutally had a doctor's appointment today and missed it due to bad timing, so I'll have to reschedule for sometime next week.

Everyone keeps saying it looks like I'm carrying lower than usual, so Landyn is starting to get ready, I guess. I'm starting to feel a little more caught up on work so hopefully she will hold out as long as possible so I can finish things up at school.

I'll keep you posted on the next doctor appointment and try to get some picts up soon. Kris has been working and so it leaves little time for photography :) He has been a wonderful husband to me and so loving towards Landyn. I am so blessed to have him take care of us.

We hope everyone has a great week!!

33 Weeks

A lot has occurred in the past week. I have my first baby shower and received a lot of wonderful gifts for Landyn including the most clothes ever!! We also got a lot of books from everyone because they brought books instead of cards with each gift.

I also started having contractions. Whether they are Braxton hicks or not, I don't know. The doctor didn't say anything about which kind they were, but they sure gave me a scare and now I'm so overwhelmed about getting lesson plans done for school before Landyn comes. One day I had about 2 an hour which was crazy! I put my feet up and drank lots of water, which was what the doctor ordered. It really helped! I haven't had many since then.

I went back to work today and feel ready. I know that the next 7 (or less) weeks will go by so fast! I'm anxious to meet our little girl, but want her to be developed and ready when she does decide to come. I'll try to post some pictures of the shower and belly shots. If not this week, maybe next :)

Doctor Update - 32 Weeks

We went for our ultrasound today to get some measurements of little Landyn. we found out that she is not so little! She is measuring 2 weeks ahead (34 weeks) and about 5 pounds 11 ounces! In this case, I hope she comes a little early so she doesn't weigh more than 9 pounds. The ultrasound tech was awesome - her name was Jeanette (in case I forget later). She showed us many images of Landyn's face and explained everything to us. As of right now she is head down and on her left side. EVERYTHING is growing well and looks healthy! She has hair, which we saw on the ultrasound and definitely has Kris's full lips - YAY! I was hoping she would get that part of him at least! Her cheeks are so chubby it looks like she has gumballs stuffed in there :)

Marlene (the PA) says they are not changing my due date, but will watch her size. She said more than likely I'll have another ultrasound around 37/38 weeks if she hasn't come by then to check her size again.

So now we wait... We feel so blessed to have a healthy and adorable little girl! It makes so much harder to wait for her to get here!

Here is her little nose and lips. One picture shows her lips closed the other is of her lips open a little. The pictures are very close up. Her left arm is covering her eyes and the top of her head. She just wouldn't move it. So we got 2 good pics of her kisser!

32 Weeks

I'm a day off. We went out to Restaraunt Week last night to Polo's in Houston. It was so good and made no room for Landyn to move. I was miserable!

My back is starting to feel the extra weight. I had swollen fingers and feet one day last week, but not since then. I'm so bad about resting! Other than that, everything else is going well and we are all doing great! We have our last ultrasound tomorrow and so are so excited to see our little girl for the first time in 3 and a half months! We are also excited to see friends and family at our Baby Brunch (shower) this weekend!

Our friend, Devin had her little boy, Gavin, today and we are so excited! Landyn will have a little boyfriend! :)

We hope everyone has a blessed week!

Update

I am 31 Weeks and 5 days today. I feel like being productive so I decided to post some pictures that I should have done last week. Here is the wall decal above Landyn's bed. Also here are belly shots from today. I don't go out in these clothes - just for aorund the house! haha!

31 Weeks

We are now in ultra-countdown mode (single digits)!! 9 weeks left - only 9 Mondays until Landyn is scheduled to come! We are so excited! She continues to get stronger and hurting my muscles each time she decides to turn, wiggle, kick, punch, etc...

Landyn got her second case of the hiccups which was so sweet! I laugh when she does stuff like that because noone knows the feelings I'm having (at least not at that exact moment) but me!

We applied the wall decal we got from simplestencil.com on Landyn's wall above her bed. I'll post a picture tomorrow along with belly shots - Kris is working and we didn't get a chance to take them today. I hung out with our neigbors tonight while Kris was working for National Night Out! It was fun and I found out that there are 3 of us due between October and January.

We have been putting my classroom together and getting ready for school to start. I officially go back on August 18th and I'm getting more ready, but I know the feeling will change on the actual day.

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Have a wonderful week!

30 Weeks

WOW! That's all I can say. We only have 10 weeks left and we finally, for the first time feel like we are in the home stretch.

Landyn has been very active and she is a very strong baby. Her movements are bigger, stronger and definitely cover more area. I feel her sometimes pushing around my hip bone and my ribs at the same time - it's crazy!

I've been working in my classroom this week and going to more trainings for my principal's certification. After this week the summer will fly by with showers, birthday parties, more trainings, then the kids come back - and then our little angel :)

I go to the doctor on Thursday where Iwill tell Dr. Thompson about my frequent headaches lately. They haven't been horrible, but enough to bother me.

We hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed week!

Hiccups

We felt Landyn's hiccups for the first time this morning! They were a lot faster than ours, but it was so cute! I just wanted to give her water or scare her out of them - haha! I hear they get hiccups a lot and I think it's adorable!

Also, today is our 2nd anniversary and we are so excited to spend the day together! Julie, our friend, helped us realize that this is the last anniversary we will have without needing a babysitter! Eye opening!

We hope everyone has a blessed day!

P.S. There are 5 pictures of our shoot posted on bindingimage.smugmug.com! They are cute, but we are anxious to see the rest!

Sneak Peek

This is so amazing! Here is a sneak peek of our little girl and her big movements! I am watching tv and start feeling her move. I've tried to get this for a long time, but she seems to know when she is being filmed or the camera is far away. It happened to be right next to me. I took 2 shots until I got this and it is amazing! You can see her "jerk" a little at the beginning then start her movements into the "wave" towards the end of the clip (around 1:05). Focus on the mid to left side of my belly. This is awesome! She has never done "the wave" before now :)

29 Weeks

I always thought, "When I get past 28 weeks, I will be so far along!" Well I'm here and I still feel like we have forever until Landyn gets here!

In the past week we have worked really hard to install crown moulding and we finally finished! Kris cut and nailed it up (the hardest part), I painted it and Kris painted the walls to make a clean line (also hard). I hung some of the wall decor and made a set of decorative cubes with colorful flowers to add, which are shown in some of the pictures. Here are some pictures of Landyn's room. It's coming together, but we are still trying to figure out what else it needs.

Hopefully our maternity pictures will be available this week so keep checking http://www.bindingimage.smugmug.com/!

As far as our well being, everyone is doing great. Since Fiteness camp I have made a point to walk each day and really start watching what I am eating. Landyn stays active. Her head seems to be down and her butt is poking out on my left/front side. It's so cute!

Sorry I didn't get around to posting belly pics last week but here they are for week 29! You even get a front view - haha!

28 Weeks

This week has been productive, so far. I am coaching a Fitness Camp with my friend Holly this week for our students. It's really fun and keeping us busy AND active :) Kris installed crown moulding which still needs to be painted. He did a fabulous job abd I am very impressed. We are so lucky to have such a smart, handy man in the house :) I also decided not go with the bow holder and name circles that I made with all the colors. The style just doesn't go in her room. So I gave them to Rylee and made new ones that match Landyn's "style".

Originally, I didn't want to take maternity pictures, just because that's not "me". When I emailed a mom of 2 of my previous students and possibly a future student and friend of mine for her address, she responded with much more! She is finally making a business out of her passion for photography. She is trying to gain experience and wants to do a complimentary maternity session for us and give us some images for a gift! I am thrilled to be asked to be a part of this and getting excited. The shoot is tomorrow. Her name is Marisa Heymach and she is very sweet and talented. Go check out her pictures!

http://bindingimage.smugmug.com/

Landyn is very active and growing. I've seen many friends for the first time since school let out and they all can't believe how much I've "popped"! It's exciting because I've been waiting for the "is she pregnant or fat?" stage to pass :) haha!

My next doctor's appt. is Thursday. I'm thinking it's going to be fast. I'm not anxious to see the weight gain this time, but I'm finally on track :)

We hope everyone has a blessed week. Updated room pictures and Belly shots will be posted soon. I left I my camera at school today so I'll get them up asap!

Landyn's Room at Nana and Grandpa's

My mom and I spent the day picking up some things for Landyn's room at her Nana and Grandpa's house. Since she will be spending most of her time there while Mommy and Daddy are working, we had to make it special for her :) Thanks, mom for doing such a great job!

27 Weeks

We are finally in the 3rd Tirmester and can't believe it!

Since last week I had a doctor's appointment where everything went well. I will start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now. I also had the wonderful glucose test which came back normal - YAY! But I am now anemic. I've been taking an iron suppliment which now has to be doubled.

I've been working on some things for Landyns room - her name and a bow holder. I was inspired by a piece of scrapbook paper which pushed me to add more colors in the room. I'm not sure exactly what Iwill do with her name - hang above her bed or put on a shelf. I'm still working on some other decor for the room as well. I love feeling productive! Here is what I've done so far:

27 Week Belly shots:

26 Weeks

Less than 100 days to go! WOW, how time has flown!

In the past week I got to go to my friend, Devin's baby shower and was so shocked at how many things she got that she will need! I am so glad I have friends who have done this and can give me good advise! She is having a little boy, Gavin, in August.

I'm also starting to get very bored here at home and really itching to start some projects for Landyn's room. I found a couple of cute ideas on the web and I'm anxious to start. We also still need to put the crown moulding up in her room. Another itch I'm getting is clothes shopping for her! I see all of these cute outfits and just want to buy, buy, buy! But I'm told to wait because I will get a ton of stuff later!

My parents got back in town yesterday from their very long vacation and we are so glad to have them back! My mom just couldn't believe how much I've grown in 3 weeks. It's crazy because I still don't feel like I look pregnant, although everyone tells me "You really look pregnant now." (I guess I just looked fat before... :)

Landyn continues to move a lot! I am so anxious to see what position she is in - I really think she is breech, just based on where I feel most of the movement. I hope not though. I go in tomorrow for my Glucose screening. Hopefully I'll get set up with another ultrasound. I'm going to ask how I go about getting a 3D one, and see if I get lucky :)

Well, back to the same ole' - eating and watching tv - I really feel like a huge couch potato!

25 Weeks

Hello everyone!

Well, Kris got his car broken into last week so now we both have rentals - boo. I get my car back tomorrow, hopefully, so that is something I'm looking forward to. Fortunately the people who broke into his car were idiots and didn't take anything, but left their tire iron that was the tool used for the break in. I wish I could have seen it on video - but someone else's car.

Landyn is doing great, growing very rapidly, along with other body parts of mine! I've been wearing sports bras because they are oh so comfortable! Landyn is very active and I can feel her moving on the inside now - kicking organs and my bladder - ow! It's is strange and uncomfortable, but feeling her move is so exciting and something we look forward to each day!

I spent yesterday hanging out with my friend Amanda and her daughter Rylee who is too cute! I'm learning all about the loveliness that a little girl will bring into our family ;) I can't wait for Landyn to meet her best little girl friend :)

We went chandelier shopping today and found a GREAT deal! We used the magic of GPS to find a place in Sugarland called, Lighting Trends. The guy was so nice there and gave us a great deal! Because I have a wonderful, handy husband it was installed within minutes of getting home and Landyn now has a dimmer switch (also installed by Daddy). It is beautiful and pictures just don't do it justice = at all!!

And the belly shots:

24 Weeks

We've made it to 6 months! YAY! We are so excited! This week has been fun so far. I've kept my nephew, Jakob for 2 nights. We went to the water park today and played a lot. When I was little my Aunt Debbie had me stay over once a week. I really want to spend as much time with Jake as I can and be an awesome aunt like mine was to me as a child. I hope for him to come at least once every other week. It's so good for him to be over so our dogs can get used to a person their size roaming around. They entertain each other and have done very well with him. I know Landyn will love her furbabies and they will love her :)

I'm starting to feel a bit down because I want to go outside and walk but it is sooooo hot! Kris has been running every day, but he goes in mid day and that is just too hot for me. I think I'll start taking one dog per evening so we can all get some excersize!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week :)

Updates!

The last time I wrote I was one day from being 22 weeks and I started my 23rd week on our cruise.

I went to the doctor the day before we left for my 22 week appt. I had gained a total of 4 pounds so far. I'm measuring 23 cm, which is good, so nothing to worry about. Landyn's heartbeat was 154 bmp, which is also normal. I go back at the beginning of july for my 26 week appointment! It's going by so fast! The WORST symptom I've had is extreme heartburn. I've been eating Tums as much as I need - but I am desperate!

Our Cruise

We left on Sat. June 6th and came back yesterday, June 13th. We had a blast! Landyn was moving the whole time! I ate a lot of good, nutritious foods about 6 times a day :) I got on the scale when I got home and had put on about 5 pounds - haha!

We went through many port cities in Alaska (Juneau, Skagway, Ketchican, Edicott Arm) and to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, which was our favorite location! We definitely want to go back there one day for a longer visit.

I got hooked on bagels and locks (smoked salmon) and watermelon (not altogether). I've been eating a lot of bananas and fruits at home and now have to go get seedless watermelon to keep my addiction going :)

I found this awesome store in Victoria, which we have here in Houston called Lush. It's all organic, natural bath products that smell soooo good and are fun to shop for. We saw a lot of classic cars which held Kris's car love up to date :)

The weather was cool and sunny some days which was sooooo nice for a change!

Other than a great vacation, the pregnancy has been great except for the heartburn - I really need help!

Here are some belly pictures of week 23:

The Power of Prayer

Each time I pray there are many routine things that I thank God for. The first thing I am thankful for is the gift of life. Throughout this pregnancy I've realized what a miracle creating life is and that each day is such a blessing. Each day I wake up healthy and alive, I know God still has a job for me to do. I am not done here! Thank God!!

On my way home from school today I stopped to get gas. I was excited to go visit my parents. I left the gas station and as I was pulling out a woman hit me right on the driver's door. I was so shaken, but called the police and the insurance company. The woman was driving in a yellow, striped, illegal driving area/lane, so it was her fault. Regardless of that, we were all okay! Thank god!!

There is no explination other than the hand of God protecting Landyn and me. I couldn't open my door right away because the other car had my door pinned shut. I was staring right into her car emblem. She backed up and I realized my door now only opens about 6-8 inches - just enough for me to squeeze through now. Thank God!!

My car has very minor damage and is still drivable. We will take it in Thursday so I can get it fixed while we are out of town. Thank God!!

After the normal procedures, I called my doctor who asked me to come in to check the baby. Kris drove up speedy fast and we went to the Women's Hospital. They monitored Landyn's hearbeat - perfect! They also monitored me for contractions for over and hour - none! Thank God!!

This is a day to give thanks! There is nothing greater than the miracles God injects into our lives. Sometimes we don't notice them and sometimes they hit you right in the car door! Thanks to him and my daily prayer for protection and the gift of life, Landyn and I still have a job to do for him!

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers for us as well. The power of prayer is strong!!

Bedding is Here!!

Landyn's bedding came in today and we are sooooo excited! It looks exactly what I imagined! Now all we have left is the chandelier, crown moulding (which we have, but need to install) and all the little nick nacks and wall decor.

We bought a recliner for the living room (Thanks to Devin for that idea) instead of a glider from Holly, one of our friends. Thanks girls!!

Here are updated room pictures:

21 Weeks

We can't believe how fast this is going!

Well took a trip to the beach on Saturday and sat while it rained for an hour or so. Then we got some sun. I made sure to put sunscreen on so I didn't turn into a lobster. We went with some friends and had a blast! On Monday I went to our community pool which opened on Friday.

On Sunday we went to Baby's 1st Furniture and bought Landyn's crib and dressing station. We were able to pick it all up today and so we went ahead and assembled it all. Here is just the beginning:

I've been feeling Landyn move so much every day. It gets stronger, but I'm still sleeping really well - she hasn't started waking me up yet :)

I will say that I continue to get great advice from all of my Mommy friends. It's so nice to have them around to give me the best tips ever!!!

We only have 6.5 days left of scool and 7.5 until we leave on our cruise. We are so excited! I'm still not in maternity clothes yet. I have one pair of jeans that I've worn a few times that are maternity, but they fall down each time I wear them.

I've gained a total of 6 pounds now, which is good! I go back to the doctor in a week.

We cannot believe Landyn will be here in 4.5 months! We are so excited!! I'm still worried about her being breech, just because that's her normal position when I've had each ultrasound. Also, I was breech, so I'm anxious to see if she turns. I only feel her kick on my left side, so I'm set that she isn't going to. I keep praying and everyone tells me she still has time, but we will see...time will tell :)

I hope all of you have a wonderful week!!!

Belly Shots: