Carlyn

35 weeks!! Luther's little old navy jeans!! My uncle brought my grandmother over to see Luther’s nursery for the first time. It was fun to show then all of the wonderful gifts we have received and all of the preparations we have made for Luther. James’s dad also visited over the weekend. We had not seen him since the end of June. I forget how much my belly has grown until I see the look on someone face who hasn’t seen me in a while. He looked very shocked!! Two of my roommates from college are coming to see me today. They have not seen me the whole time I have been pregnant, so I’m sure I will get a good reaction from them. Well I have been having dreams every night about Luther. In one, I hung him up in the closet in his Snugi carrier and forget to feed him for 24 hrs. I guess it is just nerves. I keep telling myself that my mom will be here so she won’t let me do anything stupid. It is really driving me crazy not know when he is coming. Everyone keeps telling me they think he wi...

The baby shower was so much fun. lots of my friends got to come and several brought their cute babies. the decorations were ocean animals to match our theme for Luther's room. i got lots of great gifts. God has really blessed me with wonderful friends!! it is crazy to think that when we moved here 2 years ago we did not know anyone. it is so fun to see how excited everyone is about meeting Luther. my doctor's appointment this week went well. luther's head is still down but the doc said it was still pretty high. he said that luther's size is in the 40th percentile, so maybe he will not be a huge baby. i have been swelling all over, but expecially my feet and hands so i was a bit worried about that. but, the doc said it is nothing to be worried about because my blood pressure was fine. i guess it is just another symptom i will have to deal with until luther finally arrives. my nausea has been coming back as well. yesterday it was pretty bad, but today i feel ...

This is from wednesday night when james took me out to eat at olive garden for their never ending pasta bowl. we both had 3 different bowls!! 33wks another 33wk picture Abigail & Bryce playing out our house on Luther's play mat, see he already knows how to share!! Today i am officially 34 wks pregnant. when i told james that this morning, he said "are you sure? that is pretty far along." of course i am sure, i make it my business to keep up with how much longer i have to waddle around with a sore back and intense heartburn waiting on the arrival of our precious Luther!! it is starting to drive me crazy that is don't know exactly when he is coming. could he be early? late? right on time? seems like everyone is guessing early but is that just because we are all anxious to see him? well, i guess i am just going to have to be...

This is a profile of Luther's face. he is getting so big his whole head hardly fits into the shot!! This is a straight on shot of Luther's face. he is laying to the side, so his chin is on the left and his forhead on the right. you can see his eyes, nose and mouth inbetween. my placenta has now completely moved out of the way. so that is definately and answer to pray. also, luther was already postioned with is head down, so that was good news too. they estimated that he now weighs 2 pounds and 11 ounces. he was playing with is feet during the ultrasound, which was very cute. also they said that they could see a bit of hair growing on the back of his head. i just wonder what color it is?? my hair was black when i was born, but then it all fell out. james's hair was blond. i can't wait to see what he looks like and kiss his little face. my doctor's appointments are now every 2 weeks. now that my placenta is not a problem, i should not have to have anymore ultrasounds....

these are some more nursery pictures. we finally got the old bed moved out of the room and got the changing table set up and the furniture and rug all like we want it. it really is cute!! i wish everyone could see it in person. i finished babysitting last week. it really did make the month go by quickly to have something to do everyday. it was actually pretty fun and the extra money always helps. however, i am glad it is over, because i think i'm to big and too tired to stay busy everyday from here on out. i have definatley gotten to the point where i am just uncomfortable most of the time. it is getting harder and harder to sleep and i am getting more and more tired during the day. i have an ultrasound tomorrow. i was suppose to have it a few weeks ago but i had to reschedual it with all of the babysitting. i am hoping for good news regarding the placenta placement. my aunt sandra and cousins megan and meredith visited this weekend. it was fun to get to spend time...