Tick Tock Tick Tock

This week Ryan started school and full time work, meaning I am left home all day to do nothing but wait for this baby. Its torturous! Today I spent an hour in a bubble bath watching Psych. Then I cleaned the apartment... again. Made lunch for Ryan (for his 45 min break between school and work). Then I took a nap for an hour. After that my sister-in-law, Ashley, was kind enough to come entertain me for a few hours. We went for a walk and then made my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Delicious!!! And then I made a new dinner recipe of Chicken and Cheese Tortillini! It was very tasty! I'll be saving that one for the future! After dinner I watched 3 more episodes of Psych and did the dishes again! Eventful, right?
Well tomorrow is my due date and I have an apt with the doctor in the morning! So hopefully I have progressed enough to have something to be excited about! :)

The Final Countdown

(Hailey's Room)

(Hailey's Crib with the wall frames I made!)

Well as of today I am dilated to 1cm and 50% effaced. Which is not bad! I was hoping for a little more dilation... but I can't complain. Technically I still have 5 more days until her due date! But the pressure in my pelvis is more than uncomfortable, so any time now would be GREAT! (Do you hear that, Hailey??? ANY TIME NOW!) I've gained a total of 30 lbs as of this week for my whole pregnancy. I've just started to get a little puffy in my hands and feet this last week too. No wonder they say the last couple of weeks are the worst. Swelling sets in, pressure on your pelvis and sciatic nerve, bending over is an impossibility, and all you can think about is going into labor!!! It's torturous, really.

We finally got her crib all set up and her room is now all done! It's so exciting and weird to have a baby room all set up! Ryan was so excited to put it together and see everything looking finished finally! We are both just so anxious to hold her in our arms and to see her in the scene! For now, it just seems surreal to have all this baby stuff with no baby! I can't even put a face to the little bundle of joy yet! Soon enough... soon enough.

Positive and Reinforced Thinking!

I'm down to 12 more days! And going into labor consumes my thoughts all day AND all night! It's a bit ridiculous! But what else am I supposed to think about!?!? This is kinda major! Ryan and I have decided to do this birth without an epidural and other such medications. It's surprising to me how touchy this subject can be with people! So before you get your panties in a wad over this decision I would like to say that it's not because I think it's more "womanly" or whatever. It's not because I think I'm stronger than other woman or "above" them in any way. We've made this decision based on research and personal desire. I think that it is an experience worth having- an empowering experience with a sense of accomplishment. I can honestly say that I am excited! I can't wait! I've been trying to naturally induce this baby early (if she's ready of course) by walking a lot and staying on my feet a lot. It's exhausting! Hahha. I spent all night the other night envisioning going into labor and how I was going to handle it and such... to no avail. Still no dilation. But she is in the correct position! Which is a plus! :) We'll see if some spicy food wont throw me into labor!

Baby Stuff Galore

This week has been crazy (besides recovering from food poison or a major stomach bug)! We have been getting large packages almost every day of things for Hailey's bedroom! We got a stroller, car seat, bouncy chair (thanks to the wonderful anna-banana), rocking glider chair, and a new cubby/storage system for our room to better condense all of our stuff and better accommodate our baby! It's been great being able to see things slowly come together for her room! I'm so excited to get it all ready for her! Only 2 weeks and 3 days left!!! But who's counting, right? I just can't wait to hold the squishy little munchkin for the first time!!!


Anyone seen "The Adjustment Bureau" with Matt Damon? Well we watched it this week and it was pretty good. Kind of an interesting concept about agency ad free will. Plus it had Matt Damon.... 'nough said. I also just say the movie "9" by Tim Burton... not gonna lie- I really didn't like it. I mean, what was the point!? Seriously. Then there was "Slumdog Millionaire" which I really enjoyed. It was slightly depressing and graphic, but I really liked the cinematography and story line. Builds Character!

A Double Triathlon!

On saturday Ryan completed his very first triathlon here in rexburg called the Rush Triathlon. He did a great job! I was so proud of him! I may or may not have gotten teary-eyed here and there... but there is no proof and if there were, I would blame it on the pregnancy hormones! I had to run a 1/2 mile just to make it to the beginning of the race on time. Why would they make the parking lot so far away?! DUmb. I was exhausted afterwards. WHo'd a thunk that watching a triathlon could be so exhausting! lol. Afterwards, to celebrate, we went to a pizza buffet with our friend Tyler and Kira and their son Lincoln. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and napping.


Then came the second triathlon. Ryan and I spent the entire night taking turns throwing up in the toilet... or tub- which ever was most available. I'm thinking it was food poisoning from something we ate on Sat. Not really sure though, I'm just glad it's finally over. We spent all day Sunday recovering and taking it easy... and basically being lazy. But that's allowed when we didn't sleep all night due to puking, right?

San Diego Vacation

As you may know, we recently went down to San Diego, CA for yet another wedding! This time it was for Ryan's sister, Ashley's, wedding! And what a beautiful wedding it was! Ashley looked gorgeous and Chris (her husband) was glowing like a pregnant woman! :) They've been waiting a long time for this wedding! Congrats to Ashley and Chris! Love you guys!
Did I mention that this was the 3rd wedding I've been a bridesmaid in while being pregnant?! How crazy is that! Everyone just HAD to get married this year! Hahha. Oh well- it's been great. I do enjoy my vacations to San Diego. We took another trip to Sea World, went to the beach, went to the temple, helped with a wedding and even had a baby shower for our little Hailey! It was a great week!
Now I'm home and in the last stretch of my pregnancy! 3 1/2 more weeks until due date! WOO! I'm getting very antsy! I can't wait to meet this little girl that puts constant pressure on my ribs! We ordered her stroller and car seat this week- should be hear next week! Ah! Can't wait!

Cramped Quarters

This week was kind of crazy! My sister flew in for EFY this week and my uncle, his family, and my grandma came out too so that my cousins could go to EFY as well. While my sister and cousins were at EFY my uncle, his wife and my grandma stuck around to hang out with Ryan and I. It was really great to see them again and have them in our home- but boy does our small apartment heat up quickly with so many bodies in it! Or maybe it was just me... I felt like I was going through a heat wave all week! I got to show them all around rexburg (which didn't take long) and campus and such and down to Idaho Falls also! It was fun! Sydney stayed for an extra weekend. We went shopping and bought baby clothes! hehhe. We also played games and watched movies! I kinda wish she could have stayed longer! But alas- duty calls and we must go to work. Next week- SAN DIEGO!!!

Only 6 more weeks of Pregnancy! I can't believe how fast it is going by! We CANT wait! I think Hailey is getting antsy in there too- she is moving and kicking all over the place! it's fun to watch!