37 Weeks & Merry Christmas!

My friend Dawn took some Pregnancy/Christmas pics for us last week and they turned out so good! Below are my favorites, still a lot but there were just so many that I liked! But first I'll tell you about my doctors appointment that I had this week. I have gained 17 pounds now, and my tummy circumference is still 38 inches. The baby's Heart rate was 150, and I was still measuring small but they didn't do any extra testing, they said they would the next week, which is this tuesday. I did test positive for the strep B, so I guess that just means that I have to be on antibiotics while I am in labor, and they said they can't strip the membrane either. So, they said they would induce me at 39 weeks if I am dialated to at least a 3, if not, they won't induce me until I am, which they would let me go to 41 or 42 weeks! I hope not!

Anyways, here are the pics!

And here is our Christmas card we sent out!

Merry Christmas everyone! I'll keep you updated!

35 weeks and another baby shower!

Well I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow...CRAZY! Only 29 days left! So close, I am getting so anxious and nervous and excited and everything else in-between! But here is my 35 week belly pic/baby update, I guess better late than never! I had another appointment on Thursday, this time I gained 4 pounds since my last appointment, for a grand total of 16 pounds, I really thought I had gained more, but I guess not. My tummy circumference is 38", only 1" bigger than 32 weeks, weird. Anyways, the baby's heart rate was in the 140's again, but this time when she measured my stomach, I think it is called the fundal height, I was measuring almost a month behind. I guess at my last appointment I was measuring a week behind which isn't that big of a deal, but at almost a month behind my doctor was a little worried that the baby might not be growing as he should. So, she had me get a stress test and an ultrasound done to make sure the baby was healthy and big enough. The test results came back fine and they estimated the baby's weight to be about 5pounds 3oz, which is normal. She said he probably just has more room to spread out in my long torso!

I also had baby shower #3 this Friday!

My friends Dawn and Katerina threw me the shower, it was a lot of fun!

There was a lot of good snacks!

And a lot of my friends and ladies in our ward came, and we played some fun games!

I got a lot of good presents, many of which were diapers and wipes which we needed so bad!

 I hadn't bought any yet!

Katerina's daughter even gave me a cute little present she put together all by herself, so cute!

Thanks again Katerina and Dawn for the shower! Also, thank you everyone for coming to the shower and for all of the wonderful presents!

Thanksgiving 2010

This thanksgiving we had our friends the Davis' over. It was basically my first thanksgiving dinner I have cooked and I must say I am pretty proud of myself! Everthing turned out SO GOOD! Especially the turkey, he was just a little guy, about 7 pounds, but he turned out so juicy and good! We always have a good time with the Davis', their little boy Britton is always very entertaining, and we always have fun playing games too!

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for both of our families, all of our friends, our home, good food, heaters that keep me warm, airplanes that let me see my family, a husband who provides for me, the military who provides my husband a way to support us, but I am especially thankful for the little miracle growing inside of me!

I hope everyone had a good Thansgiving!

32 Weeks & Catching up!

Well, I haven't posted for a long time, I guess I've been pretty busy and I'm home from Utah, actually I have been since last Thursday but I am just now getting around to posting everything I did down there. I had a lot of fun and wish I could have stayed longer, but what do you do.

Here is my 32 week belly pic, holy cow, I can't believe I am 32 weeks and only have 8 or less to go! I had an appointment on Monday and my total weight gain was 12 pounds, the doctor actually said I could stand to gain a little more, I'm trying! Anyways, my tummy circumference is now 37", that's 5" in 10 weeks, crazy! And the fetal heartrate was in the 140's, and everything else seems to be going good!

Anyways, on to my Utah trip, sorry there is a ton of pics!

Here is the Bingham Halloween party, we ate navajo tacos and a bunch of other good stuff and afterwards there were some games for the kids to play, it was fun!

Here is Cohen and Matthew

and Shannon, Anna, and Ashton

and here are the new additions this year to the fam and their mommies, babies Branden, Kloe, and Boston with Cyndi, Stacie, and Melissa.

                            

 

This is Shay and Dieter, she is expecting her 2nd baby year, a girl which will be granchild #13!

 Congrats Shay & Kimball!

                            

and this is me and Alicey, she absolutely loved having me there, it was fun to hang out with her I also went to the trunk or treat with them too!

 I also got together with my friends to carve pumpkins, well... they carved...I talked!

Here is my friend Natalie and her 2 kids.

                          

Tiffany and me

                            

Erika & Porter

                           

Ryan, Ashlee, and Carter

and us girls and the kiddos!

On Halloween night I helped my little sister(brother) do his hair and makeup because he and his friends were all girls for Halloween....pretty hilarious!

and then we went to my grandpa and grandma Carter's house and ate chili and candy,

and played with Carter!

Me & my mom with Carter, and Ryan & Ashlee with Carter

And here is grandma Carter with 2 of her great grandkids, Carter and Clara

 

On Sunday I went to my grandpa Jones' house and we celebrated his and Jeremy's birthdays,

 he turned 78, and Jeremy turned 20!

The Jones Fam

Carter

The whole Jones Fam...minus some

And then come the baby showers!!!

I had 2 in one day! It was so much fun and we got a lot of cute stuff for our baby!

Here are some pictures from the shower my mom had for me, and I am so mad I forgot to have someone take picutres at the shower Branden's mom had for me, but they were both so fun!

me and my cousins wife Stacey, she is a month further along than me!

I also got to go to baby Branden's blessing, they had a breakfast afterwards that was amazing!

Here is Cyndi and Judd with Branden.

I also got to go to breakfast with my friend Heidi, she and her husband are stationed in Guam, and two different times now we have been in Utah at the same time, crazy! It was so good to see her!

We are both pregnant too, she is sbout a month behind me, so fun!

And lastly, here is me and my mom at the aiport...I hate saying goodbye.

But hopefully she will be able to come up here when the baby is born!

Bibs

I had some extra fabric from the crib bedding that I made so I decided to make these cute bibs! Here is a link to the tutorial if you are interested in making your own. I thought they were pretty quick and easy to make, the backs are made out of terry cloth, and I used buttons instead of snaps for the closures. Oh, I also wanted to share the to the tutorial I used to make the crib bedding, so the bumpers are Here, and the crib blanket is here. I kinda made up the crib skirt. Anyways, I really like the website I got these patterns from because not only are they free, but they have a ton of cute patterns for all kinds of things!

A little too early...

This past Sunday, I was having contractions 2 minutes apart that wouldn't stop, so I called the hospital and they said to come in. They hooked me up to these monitors, one for the baby's heart rate and one to monitor the contractions. They gave me a shot in the arm that is supposed to stop the contractions, which it did stop them for a little bit, but they came back. Next, they gave me a shot in the thigh that was some sort of muscle relaxant that was supposed to help them stop, it didn't work. Then, they gave me another shot the same as the first, again it worked for a little while and they wore off and the contractions were coming back. So, they ended up releasing me after being there for six hours because there was no cervical change, so the contractions werent putting me into labor. Anyways, they eventually went away sometime during the night while I was sleeping, but it was crazy...and I HATE shots, and now I have a new found hate...getting your cervix checked...OUCH! But, I'm glad the contractions went away because 28 weeks is too early to have our baby! Plus, I am flying to Utah on Monday! Here is a horrible cellphone picture Branden took of me in the hospital, cute huh....NOT! And those bands make my belly look huge, it really isn't that big!

27 Weeks!

WOW. - that's all I have to say about that.

I can't believe I am 27 weeks pregnant! It seems to be going by pretty fast now, I had another appointment today, its been almost 6 weeks since my last one and I have gained 6 pounds since then for a grand total of about 9-10 pounds total weight gain so far, with a 35" tummy circumference. I also took the glucose test this week which wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, and the results turned out just fine. The baby's heart rate was 143, and man I think he is growing fast now! He sure does move around and kick alot! Symptoms I am still dealing with is my constant sciatic pain which most nights prevents me from sleeping well--they gave me a belly support band today which is supposed to help...we'll see. Also, the whole pregnancy I haven't been able to be the passenger in a car, I have to be the one driving or I get nauseous...annoying. One more thing, my whole tummy hurts-like it is stretching all my ligaments to the max, this only happens sometimes. But overall I really don't think I have had it bad at all, I feel pretty good most of the time.

Anyways, I am so excited to come to Utah in a little over a week!! I just wish Branden could come too, he has to stay and do training in the cold...poor guy :(