Jamie's Visit

A good friend of mine, Jamie, that I met in VA Beach and her parents stopped by for a quick visit on their way to AZ! Jamie and I worked together and that is how we met and became good friends. She is going to be persuring a graduate degree from University of Arizona in Tuscon. I know she will do well. She is very intelligent and dedicated. I wish you the best Jamie!!! I am so glad you got to stop by! Your parents are absolutely wonderful. It was also nice seeing a familiar face.
You can definitely tell now-a-days that I am huggo preggo! I am one day shy of being 37 weeks in this picture.

Completed Fence

Puppies hanging out

Finishing the fence....

Paul decided to rely on a more expensive piece of equipment this time to get the job done. By Friday evening he had all of the post holes dug and cemented. If he hadn't of gotten this equipment he might have still had been digging holes! Our neighbor Dan came over Friday night to help pour concrete. They didn't get done until dark! Then Mike who is Paul's sponsor at work came by Saturday to help out. By Sunday Paul just finished up putting the rest of the fence post thingys on and cleaning up.

More Empathy Belly....

Belly to Belly! All smiles... I love my husband! What a good sport! He doesn't look too bad with a baby belly!

Back to Back! This really was a lot of fun. Now that Lamaze is over we are on our own. We can officially say our baby is due this month now that it is August! Can you believe that?!?! Time sure does fly. It seems like we just found out that we were pregnant. It goes to show you to really enjoy each and every moment. 29 more days until my due date.....which we all know babies do not like to always come on or near their due dates! There have been bets that I will go into September...you know who you are! We will find out....

Just a quick update on my last appointment at 36 weeks...baby looked good. Still head down...thank God! The doctor said that it doesn't look like I will have her soon....soon being before my next appointment on the 13th. That is crazy we are now talking days! I have been having Braxton-Hicks all the time now.... my stomach gets VERY tight! She still likes to wake up at 3 or 4 am! I thought I was suppose to get to sleep my third trimester! It feels like quite the opposite, but hey, as along as my baby is moving around and happy so am I! I have been craving sweet stuff more and more. I have been bad and been giving in a little more now than I did before. I am surprised I gained only 4 pounds this last month....I was worried it'd be more like 10! Sonic and Dari Queen are way too close to my house!!!

I am starting to feel like I just want to get the pain over with so I can just hold her and see her....maybe I am starting to come to terms with it....maybe! I would like to say a quick thank you to all my former pregger supporters out there...you know who you are! I have some very dear friends and am very blessed. You all mean a lot to me! Not much longer and you won't have to put up with the crazy preggo stuff!

Using proper body mechanics....

trying to figure out how to pick up a pen....correctly!

Laying down properly....and telling the instructor that his wife does not do this correctly!

Empathy Belly....

Last night was "Empathy Belly" night at Lamaze. It was our last night so it was fun to do as a final hooray! As you can see Paul here all smiles, his bladder is hanging out. Those guys last night had issues with the bladder! I think the velcro was bad. How funny! All of us preggers got a good laugh out of the dads-to-be!

For those of you who really know my husband here he is strutting his stuff belly in tow! He was Mr. Funny Man. He volunteered to go first to get it over with, but if you ask me I think all of the guys had way too much fun this belly!

Belly clothed! Mr. Poser!

Puppy Time

I had to put these two pics in here. I thought the top one was too cute. Paul and Alley having some snuggle time. Then both girls, Alley and Isabell, having some play time! You can't say he doesn't love the puppies too!

The newest project....

is a fence! Everyone that knows Paul knows he likes projects. He sure has his work cut out for him on this one. The soil here in Missouri is very rocky! It was not a fun time for these guys digging down 3 foot into rocky soil! In the picture above we have our kind neighbors, Will and Jamie, giving a helping hand. We appreciated all of their help! I will blog more pics when the fence is completed.

Profile....

Here is my profile at 34.5 weeks. Everyone keeps telling me it looks like she is dropping! We will see tomorrow when I have my appointment. I have been having more contractions and my stomach gets hard as a rock. Practice makes perfect, right?!

Baby Belly at 33 weeks

Here we (Addison and I) are at 33 weeks! I am starting to wonder how much bigger I can possibly get! The doctor says 10 more pounds, but that is hard to imagine. But my baby girl is growing good and is average size so that is all that matters is that she is right were she needs to be. 48 days until my due date. Each day I am trying to come to terms with labor being soon in my future.

We started Lamaze last week! That was interesting to say the least. The men get to wear an 'emapthy belly' our last week...oh, and yes I will blog pictures so don't worry!!! The bellies actually weigh 35 pounds, have metal balls inside to roll around, and there is a tube were they can insert warm water into a bladder so the men can get an idea what it feels like when the baby sits on our bladder all of a sudden! I can't wait for that! This Thursday we talk to an anesthologist...oh, me. I hate needles! I have to say it has been nice meeting other couples who are in the same situation as us...its almost like a bond because you understand what each other is going through. I feel bad for those whose husbands are deployed and will miss the birth.

My next appointment is July 30 so I will keep everyone posted on that. Take care all!

Adjusting well

As you can see they are all adjusting quite well by the looks of this picture! We just got back from our evening walk and I think they were a little bit tired!

The dogs out back

You can see their personalities here. Buddy and Isabell are curious as to what is going on around them. Alley on the other hand is only interested in her ball!

My good girls

I had to add this picture of my good girls laying out of the way here in the kitchen. I thought it was too cute. They are now pretty settled since Paul has gotten here. I think they were all a little confused at first...mostly Alley. This was her first big move into another state.

More pictures of her room

So here are more pictures of her room. Can you tell I am excited?!?! I still have a little more organization to go, but I am getting there. I have washed all of her bedding, blankets, and newborn clothes. 60 days from today is her due date!

Addison's Room

Here is the before and after pictures... I really like how the letters turned out after we painted them.

Addison's Crib

On Father's Day Paul put Baby Addie's crib together! What a special day to do so. I love the picture above with him smiling all big. He is so excited. It is so nice to have someone who is going to be so involved in this little girls life. I love you Babe! Thanks for being so wonderful!