The final days...

The time to count down the days has started. I have 30 days to go. My feet and ankles are really swelling everyday now. I am tired more now than I have been during the pregnancy, not to mention I am not always sleeping well at night. My belly is stretched and I am not really sure how much more it can stretch. But I am extremely excited to know that really any day now I could meet my son! I wonder what he will look like. Will he have blonde hair like Caleb and I have. Will he have Caleb's blue eyes, will he have my skin tone, who's nose will he have and how big will he be.

The nursery is ready to go. Caleb still has the trim work to finish around the book shelf and window, but otherwise we are ready for Gaven to arrive. The crib is put together and the bedding is on, the stroller is put together, the pack n play is assebled, and the glider chair has arrived. We are just waiting for the baby now. I'll post pictures of the nursery soon. Have a great weekend.

Single digit weeks to go

So as of today I have 7 & 1/2 weeks to due date. I have started to be extremely uncomfortable, I'm not sure that my belly can stretch anymore, however, no stretch marks yet YEAH!!! I feel I am truly in the final stretch and there is a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I have started nesting.....ie washing baby clothes and putting away, cleaning and putting things together. I am getting extremely excited to meet Gaven and see what he looks like. But I want him to cook a little longer before we get to meet him. I am betting he will have a full head of blonde hair. Caleb and I were both blonde as children. I have scheduled professional pregnancy photo shoot for next week. Something exciting to look forward to.

My nephew Konner is coming home from the hospital today. He will have a heart monitor with him for a lil while but at least he will be home. I am so excited to meet him this weekend. He will be 3 weeks old on Sunday.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter weekend.

Murphy's law

Last Sunday was Caleb's family baby shower for Gaven and I. Well 3:30am Sunday, we get a phone call from Caleb's mom telling us his sister Kelly is going to have an emergency c-section. Now it's murphy's law because Kelly was hosting the baby shower at her house along with my MIL. This is not the first time that SIL has delivered a baby on the day an event was to take place. Her oldest child was born on her Aunt Tina's wedding day, just fun tidbits. So I have a new nephew, Konnor Clark, 5lbs 13oz. He is still in the NICU in a different hospital than Kelly, because he is having some breathing trouble. Kelly is supposed to be released from the hospital today and going to see Konnor right away. I truly believe that once Konnor and Kelly are together he will start to get better. I can't imagine being born into this world and then not having any familar voices around. I keep praying for him. I can't wait to meet the little man. I'll keep everyone posted.

As for the baby shower, the show must go on. Since Kelly had a c-section, she won't be able to do much for awhile. So everything was ready and the house was cleaned. My MIL still had the shower. I got lots of nice things. We got a pac-n-play so now Gaven has a place to sleep if he arrives early. We also go a bouncer seat, high chair and more clothes. Lucky little guy. Gaven isn't even born and he is already so lucky to have so many that care about him.

The nursery is still not finished. Caleb has been busy with other projects now that the weather seems to have broke. I decided to start cleaning drawers and cabinets that are built in and washing baby clothes and put away. Trying to condence the amount of gifts just sitting on the floor. Hopefully Caleb will get things finished in the next week or so. I have my family baby shower April 18th. My grandmothers' gift to us is the crib. So I want the room completely finished so we can bring home the crib.

I guess that is all for now. Happy Spring!!!!

Update

We are still under construction at our home. The living room is painted and just needs the crown molding put up to finish. I really like having the room painted all one color and no more paneling. The paneling made the room seem so dark. We ended up using a mid-tone color on our walls. I am pleased. Now I have to look for some new curtains.

As for the nursery, the 1st coat of paint is on. The 2nd coat should be finished today. We are really liking the color. Caleb thinks its a nice calming color, I hope so. Caleb also has to put trim up in the nursery after the painting is finished. Then he has to paint the door frames for closet and the drawers & cupboard doors (the room has built in drawers & cupboard) and clean the hardwood floor. After all that is finished we will be ready to bring in furniture.

My 1st baby shower is Saturday and I can't wait. I'm so excited to finally have things to put in the nursery. I am really ready to start nesting, especially in the nursery.

Nursery under construction....

So Caleb and his buddy, Trevor, started to work on the nursery last weekend. They got the drywall hung and 2 coats of mud on the walls. They even hung drywall in our livingroom, since Caleb decided to do both rooms at once. They still need another coat of mud in a few spots then they can start the "wet" sanding, which they tell me that there will not be the dust from the sanding. I'm not convinced but we will see. I had asked Caleb to have the nursery done by my first baby shower, March 14th. Hopefully it will be finished. We finally agreed on a color for the livingroom. I'm a little nervous about how it is going to look but I'm hoping it turns out great. But before they can paint they need to texture plaster the walls and ceiling. I'll put up pictures when all is done.

2nd trimester coming to a close

We had a second ultrasound at the end of January to get better views of Gaven's heart and the umbilical cord. We also got another picture to show that he indeed is a boy!!!!

My belly has grown and shifted downward. I look like there is a soccer ball under my shirt. So with all this downward movement Gaven has been hanging out on or near my bladder, so bring on the bathroom trips. I have had a few bouts with heartburn and swollen ankles. Other than these few inconvienences, the pregnancy has been fine. Next week is my monthly check up at 26 weeks. Then I believe the visits will be every two weeks. We are nearing the last leg of the race, but can't see the finish line yet.

My dad had his surgery on February 5th. It was a good thing they took out his prostate because it actually had 15% cancer in it as opposed to the 5% they thought. It was also very enlarge. He is now recovering at home. I believe he is starting to get a little stir crazy staying in the house. The first week was ok because he could rest, now he is just getting bored. He goes back in a month for a check up.

I am not looking forward to the next couple of weeks at work, because I will be putting a good amount of overtime in, which of course is nice, but will be tiring. Especially if the multiple nightly bathroom trips keep up. So I am planning to relax as much as I can this weekend to get ready for the upcoming weeks. So I will be home give me a call if you want.

It's a New Year!!!

Happy New Year! Now that 2009 is officially underway, lets get updated. Caleb and I had a great christmas. I love the new golf bag he got me. Our trip to my folks was uneventful, and the stay was nice. Mom had a crotched baby blanket for me and another one started. Christmas in Meadville was nice. Everyone new I needed maternity clothes so I got money and gift cards for Motherhood. So promptly on Saturday, December 27th I headed to the outlets and spent over an hour trying on clothes and was very excited about my purchases. Then on Sunday I went to the local mall to finish up my shopping spree. Now I am more appropriately dressed for work. Wonder what my birthday will bring???

My dad's surgery is scheduled for February 5th. He is doing well now, just wants to get it over with. He is keeping himself busy by working on a dump truck of his.

January 2nd was the most exciting day of all, we had our first ultrasound. I couldn't wait and of course they were running behind and I was the last appointment of the day. We found out that we are having a boy!!!!

This is Gaven James Rhodes!