Happy Due Date!

Today was my due date. It seems surreal that I was still supposed to be pregnant. I know that I am so lucky and truly blessed that my sweet baby girl came early.

We have been loving every minute of this squishy little face. She is just so sweet.

This was taken last week when she wasn't feeling great because of jaundice.

This makes my heart melt. Kurt has been the best daddy. He has been waiting on me and at my beckon call ever since we got home. He gets up and changes diapers in the middle of the night because I was not able to get up and down very well.

This is my sweet little baby girl right now. This is who she is and what she does all day and pretty much all night. She sleeps at least one four hour stretch at night. Praise God! She gets a little fussy when she is hungry or needs to be changed. She loves to be swaddled, but also loves her hands by her face and on her head. We are truly blessed with such a good, sweet baby. We love her so much already. It is amazing hoe much you can love someone so much that you did not know two weeks ago even two hours ago. I was in love with her sweet face from the moment I saw her. Those lips and cheeks are edible!

Last but not least.. a belly pic! What would a due date post be without one right? There still is a little belly there, so this still qualifies... right?

My oh my...

What a week this has been. It is so hard to believe that my little baby is almost a week old. We have been so busy and are still trying to adjust. This week has been a whirlwind of visitors, doctor visits, a fight with jaundice, blood tests and trying to get enough sleep to function during the day. :) I will fillyou all in very soon.

Zoe is the best little baby in the world. She is so sweet and loves to cuddle.. which is nice because so does her mommy.

I still have so much to catch up on. I have school work that I was planning on getting ahead in before she came but that did not get done and now I am behind. She was a little earlier than I expected, but I am so happy she is here and am loving every minute of it. (even the late night feedings)

I have so many pictures and things that I want to post and fill you in on.. but I am still adjusting and trying to catch up but still rest and recover.

I am still here and check in sometimes.. but I will post lots when I find the time and have all my schoolwork caught up.

Zoe Adalyn Thompson

made her debut at 4:56am. She was 7 lbs even and 19 1/2 inches. Alisha was AMAZING and had a natural birth! WOW! I'll let her share all the details, but in the meantime I'll give you what you've all been waiting for....PICTURES!

She's pretty much the sweetest little thing around! This Auntie is already smitten and can't wait to go shopping!

No news is good news right?

Wrong...

I have been having contractions all weekend.. and still no baby. We all thought it would happen either last night or early this morning.

Last night I woke up every 2 hours, would have contractions every 5 minutes or so for about 20-30 minutes, then nothing and would go back to sleep. This happened every.two.hours... not fun. My poor husband was in that half asleep half alert stage all night and everytime I would sigh or move he would wake up and ask if I was ok. Needless to say he was very tired this morning and had to drag himself out of bed to go to work.

He kept asking me if he needed to stay home or if he should go to work.. I think he wanted me to tell him to stay home because I was having this kid.. NOW! But I didn't, so off he went.

So with several more hours of off and on again contractions.. here I sit uncomfortable from by dropping baby (which dropped even lower on Sunday) and the irregular or kind of regular contractions which are getting stronger.. which is a good thing.

I am disappointed that I am not in labor yet, but then I think about it and realize that I am still early and would be one of the lucky ones if I had this little baby anytime before my due date. Which is still 14 days away. So I guess I should be happy and patient. :) This baby will come when it is ready.. even though its mama is ready now.

Place your bets..

Ok so there really won't be an actual betting, but it makes for a fun title.

We had our Dr appointment as I mentioned earlier. We were a little late to we had to wait FOREVER! But that is no one's fault other than our own.

The official verdict:

I am 2 cm dialated and 90% effaced! WHAT?! Seriously?!

She says that she would not be suprised if I went into labor this weekend. I guess my husband could actually be right. lol

I am 37 weeks and 5 days. We are really excited, but still trying not to be too anxious. I started having major contraction pains on Wednesday after lunch. Before that, my stomach would just feel tight and uncomfortable. Now they feel like cramps, with the tightening and and achy pain in my back. Obviously they were doing some work!

So to be on the safe side, we took a few photos in Kim's backyard... Just in case. ;)

The baby has dropped quite a bit and she said the head is "right there." You can see how low my belly looks. I will say that it is so nice to be able to breathe.

So here is where you come in... Place your vote on whether it will be a boy or a girl and when you think I will pop this kid out. I will try to think of something fabulous to give away.. but I can't make any promises!

In the mean time.. I have lots of work to do.. first thing: pack my hospital bag.

Stressed

Why am I stressed?

Well I have a list about a mile long that I would like to get done before my dear sweet child decides to enter this world and my nesting is gone.. GONE! Is that possible.. yes folks it is. I am one of the few described in the books who actually gets tired and takes naps before their baby gets here.

Why me? The nursery still is not complete.. but at least we are making progress. Or should I say that my husband is making progress because I am worthless these days. We still do not have the furniture because somehow the store or the company who makes the furniture screwed up and I will not have my beautiful dresser/combo hutch or my crib until the end of the month!

Also, I have not had a doctor's appointment in over a month. It got pushed back because something came up with my doctor and I have to be seen by a nurse prac. and had to be fit into her schedule.. Um hello people I am almost 38 weeks! and have not been checked or tested for all the stuff that I need to be tested for before I go into labor (ie. strep b). We do however have our dr appt today.. so we will see how that goes.

Our bags are not packed for the hospital.. I mean the baby has all its stuff packed and ready to go, but as for my husband and I.. nada.
Every time I think I am going to start packing.. something better and more appealing comes along, like napping or doing nothing. I am just too tired and it is frustrating.

I have to try to get ahead in school because I do not want to fall behind in my classes when the baby comes. I luckily have all online classes except for one.

AND to top it all off... I have been having a crazy amount of Braxton Hicks and cramping and back pain. That could mean nothing.. but it still stresses me out and is not very comfortable when I am trying to nap my days away. ;) And my husband is convinced that I will in fact go into labor on Easter Sunday. I think he is nuts... but it makes me wonder because my mom went into labor early with my brother and I.

Just thinking about all this is making me tired... nap time??