Another Week & No Baby

Yeah, I know it's wishful thinking that Luke will come early, but I can hope at least, right? :) Jonathan was able to come to my doctor's appointment this morning, which was nice. Everything still looks the same...nothing new to report. My doctor reminded me that my due date is just an estimate and assured me that they wouldn't let me go more than 10 days past it. Gee, thanks. Next Thursday I go back and my doc said he'll check to see if I'm dilated. If I am, he said he may be able to rupture the membranes, or something lovely like that, which will induce labor within 24 hours if it works. That's right, IF it works. It doesn't sound very pleasant, so I'm rooting for Luke to come on his own before next week! Who's with me??

Back to the Doc

I headed back to the doctor today for my 37 1/2 week check-up. I saw a different doc (mine's on vacation). It was good to meet him, though, since he'll be the back-up guy to deliver Luke should my doctor be unavailable. He said everything looks great and that Luke can come anytime now. My blood pressure was great and I just have some slight swelling in my feet (no surprise, considering it's been 80-90 degrees most days here lately). I was just super excited because I didn't gain any weight this week! Woohoo!! I head back next Thursday morning...assuming Luke doesn't come before then! :)

Belly Pics

WARNING: The following pictures contain a very pregnant woman's belly. Viewer discretion is advised. :)

Jonathan wanted to compare bellies!

I think my feet are down there somewhere!

Fun with Morphing

So, we discovered this hilarious thing called morphing. We hope you get as big a laugh out of it as we did! (My sister is going to kill me!)

Luke's Room

Here are some pictures of the nursery. All we need now is a baby!

Happy Birthday Peyton!

Yes, we do celebrate our dog's birthday! She is our only child (for a few more weeks anyway!). Peyton turned the big 2 yesterday. She spent much of her day outside running around, so she wasn't exactly in the mood for a celebration. Oh well!

Baby Luke Update

I went back to the doc today for my first weekly visit. I can't believe it's this close! Everything looks good. I've been having some Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing serious yet. I go back next Thursday!

My parents came this past weekend and helped us with the nursery. It is really starting to come together. We can actually keep a baby there now! :) I'll post pictures of the nursery soon. We actually got a new computer with the internet, so now I don't have to wait until we go to Indiana to post pictures anymore! It's amazing, I know. So, look for more pictures down the road....

35 weeks

Here we are at 35 weeks...I don't know how much more I can grow, but I'm sure I'll find out! :) I did want to mention that two days ago Jonathan and I celebrated our fourth anniversary. I can't believe it's been four years. I'm so lucky to be married to such an amazing man. Awwww! Alright, that's as mushy as I'll get. :)

Baby Shower

We made our way to Indiana for one last hurrah before Luke comes. My aunts threw me a baby shower this morning, which was really nice. It was good to see family and also Chris and Tonya, who drove all the way from Cincy. (Adam, too...he had to come to play with Jonathan!)

Julia Elizabeth

She makes grandbaby number eight on Jonathan's side!

Birthday & Graduation

Thought I'd get pictures posted of Jonathan's 27th birthday and my brother's graduation from IWU.

Blessed

Only 5 1/2 more weeks to go! We cannot believe it...Luke will be here before we know it! It's really starting to sink in more because other people who were due shortly before me now have their babies. Jonathan's sister had her baby girl (Julia Elizabeth) about a week ago. It's her third (but first girl!) and grandbaby #8. Poor thing only gets to be the youngest grandkid for a month or so until Luke comes! My old college roommate Erin and her husband had their first this past weekend. Also a girl, Emma Grace. We're so excited for everyone and it makes us even more excited about ours!

Jonathan got to come with me to the doc this morning. He says everything looks great. Luke was extremely active during the appointment. It took the doctor a while to track down his heartbeat long enough to get a reading! It was 160--the highest it's been, but probably because he was so active and that's his awake heartbeat.

We have a huge praise financially! School gets out in about a week, so our extra income from my subbing (although not huge) will be gone. But, Jonathan will be able to pick up extra hours at work that will replace, if not exceed, that loss of income! He's going to be seeing a few extra clients per week (about 5 extra hours). So instead of having every Friday off, he figures he'll have about every other Friday off. And he gets paid a lot more hourly for these clients. Hopefully we'll be getting the internet soon, which will be another praise because he can do a lot of his paperwork online, which would mean working from home some!

I think that's all the updates for now. We are just feeling really blessed. It's awesome to see how God provides!

Mother's Day

Well, my first Mother's Day was pretty good. My parents sent me a card, which was nice. Poor Jonathan wasn't sure if I qualified as a mother yet or not, so only after some berating from his older sister did he realize that he did, in fact, need to acknowledge this day! :) I got a sweet homemade card around 11pm Sunday night telling me what a great mother I will be to Luke. Thanks hon! :)
I went to the doc yesterday and everything is pretty much the same. Nothing too exciting to report except that Luke is healthy and everything looks normal at this point. I go back in two weeks and hopefully Jonathan will be able to come to that one. We have one more week left of our childbirth classes. We got to tour the hospital this past Monday. It was nice to know where we will be at for the big event! Kinda freaky, too, though, knowing that it will really happen....and soon!

Update on Luke

I went to the doctor today and everything is looking good with Luke and I. I didn't gain much weight this past month, so that's good. I feel like I'm back on track now, thankfully. My doctor said my glucose test came back fine and that I am normal sizewise. That's a relief, because Jonathan was convinced we were having twins, I was so big! :) I go back in two weeks now instead of four!! Less than 10 weeks to go!

Busy Weekend

Well, Jonathan and I are recovering from a hectic, but fun, weekend. It started out Thursday night with Jonathan's birthday. He's the big 2-7 and feeling a little old. :) We didn't really get to celebrate his b-day because he had to work a 12 hour day and didn't get home til nearly 9pm. Too late for a party with family, considering that's bedtime for the kids. I did make him dinner, though, and had two fancy chocolate cupcakes I bought at the store with candles for him to blow out. Friday morning, we got up and headed to Indiana. On Saturday we went to IWU to see my brother graduate. That was fun being back on campus, though it's hard to believe it's been four years since we graduated! After graduation, we all went to Outback to celebrate Jacob's graduation, Jonathan's birthday and my sister's 19th birthday (which is today, actually--Happy Birthday, Em!).
Next we headed out for Cincy to visit our good friends Adam and Tonya and the Chrises for the rest of the weekend (Jonathan took Monday off work, so we had a little extra time). We had a great visit with everyone and got to meet the Chris and Chris' new little girl, Linnea, who was born back in February. We all went frisbee golfing on Saturday and I must say, we were quite a sight! We brought Peyton along with us, so we had two strollers, a dog, and a pregnant lady waddling around. What has happened to us?? haha

Visiting Family

I went down to Indiana this weekend to see my sister star in her high school play. She had a lead as Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls. Way to go, Emily! :) While there, we got some pictures of Luke with his Aunt Emily and his Grandma and Grandpa. I'm about 29 weeks now. Woo hoo!

His Name Is....

This is the latest ultrasound (sorry about the lousy color) of our son. It's a profile shot and he's sucking his thumb. :) I checked with Jonathan and he was okay with "officially announcing" his name. haha Although we haven't completely decided on the middle name, we are planning to name him Luke.

Nursery

Jonathan got the nursery painted! Isn't it so cute?? (I'm freaking huge, I know.)

Our New Purchases

We're very excited about our new purchases! Jonathan and I were having an issue with what to do about a car seat and stroller. Jonathan's sister gave us her old car seat/stroller combo but told us the car seat was outdated and she recommended getting a new one. Then his other sister offered to give us their newer stroller but they're keeping the car seat (for their new baby due in June). So we were going to register for a car seat, but weren't sure if we could find one that would be compatible with either stroller. We were out with his sister's family and they suggested going to Sears so they could show us what kind of car seat would work with their stroller. While there, we found a stroller/car seat combo that was on clearance! Plus, Jonathan signed up for a Sears card and got an extra $15 off. Jonathan's parents had given us some money to use for the baby and we had just enough left to cover the stroller and car seat! We were so excited! (Okay, maybe excited is a bit too strong of a word for Jonathan, but I was excited at least!)

Our other purchase was a couch, which we desperately needed. People came over to visit us and we never had enough seating! Plus Jonathan and I could never sit together and cuddle to watch tv (it's hard to cuddle in a papasan when one of you is seven months pregnant!). We found the couch at a store in Grand Rapids that sells gently used furniture. It's practically a brand new couch and we got it for just $200! Jonathan was actually excited about this purchase! :)

I Survived!

Well, I had my glucose screening test last Friday and I made it through with no problems! A big thank you to those who recommended the orange flavor over the cola. It tasted like flat orange pop...not too bad but by the end of the glass I was glad it was gone! I'll try to get the latest ultrasound picture on here by the end of the week. It's so cute--he's sucking his thumb! :)