Baby Girl Update

I was so brave this morning and went to the Dr all by myself (Erik had school). Last week at my 37 wk appointment I was dilated to a 1 and 40% thinned. As of today I am a 1 1/2 and 70% thinned which he made sure I realized is GREAT! "Especially for a first time mom." So although it's not quite as much progress as I was hoping to have, it is progress all the same and he assured me I'm doing great.

The bad part is, he's going to be on trek next week from Wed-Sat, so baby girl better not come while he's gone, but I sure won't be stopping her! I guess that's what I get for having a Stake President for my Dr. but he's so great and we love him.

This past week Erik and I have enjoyed our time together:

For FHE we went on a walk around 2nd dam. It was a gorgeous night.

Erik had to test out the river in his new Chacos

We went to see Grown Ups and laughed til it hurt, definitely recommend this movie!

38 WksI've been nesting like crazy and have organized and reorganized everything in her room over and over.
Finally some pictures of the nursery. I still have some work to do, I don't have anything on the walls yet, and there are things in the corners I still need to find places for, but it's coming along. Some things won't get done until she's here I'm sure but for the most part it's ready!
My mom made the darling ottoman in the bottom right corner that matches her bedding!

My mother's day present from Erik (the chair)
My mom made the darling purple minky blanket and it's amazing! Violet's just going to love it!My mom also made all her bedding, my favorite part is the tulle bed skirt!And my mother in law refinished the dresser we got on ksl.com for $20! Can't beat that, I bought the supplies and she did an AMAZING job using her amazing skills! She even did a lot of the touch up work by hand because the crackle finish didn't turn out quite the way she wanted. I love that there's a place to hang her dresses and it pulls out!

I bought these great sandals at TJ Maxx and was so excited to wear them. They were tight all day long and when I got home my poor feet were all deformed and dented! Guess I'll stick with the flip flops for a couple more weeks.This picture does not do my poor feet justice, but you get the idea.

I came across this quiz and thought it was great for my records

How big is baby? According to babycenter: about 6.8 pounds and over 19 1/2 inches long but according to Dr Horsley LAST WEEK at my 37 wk appt she was measuring 6 lbs 13 oz from the ultrasound.


Weight gain? 33lbs

Maternity clothes? levi capris, pants, shorts, are extremely uncomfortable, I wear dresses and sweat shorts everyday

Stretchmarks? some on my hips, none on belly... yet!

Sleep? Whats that? Rolling from side to side all night is getting really painful, my poor hips just ache!

Best moment this week? Hearing her heartbeat, hearing that I'm progressing nicely and spending lots of time with Erik.

Movement? Still squirming about, but can definitely tell she doesn't have nearly as much room. She likes to hang out in a ball on my right side and put her bum and feet right on top of my ribs so I can't breathe. As for MY movement, I'm walking like a duck and can't paint my toenails, have to have help tying tennis shoes, down to wearing flip flops all the time, shaving my legs is extremely difficult.

Food cravings? anything and everything, snow shacks, frozen yogurt and today gas station corn dogs with LOTS of mustard (wanted one didn't get one though)

Bellybutton? still have a hernia, sometimes its in, flat, out.

Labor signs? Having contractions since 36 weeks, seem to be getting more intense, but some days not as many as others. Sometimes I'll have them for 5 minutes apart for 2 hours straight then they'll suddenly just stop.

What I miss? seeing my feet, sleeping flat on my back, being able to jump and run and bend in half

What I am looking forward to? Seeing her sweet face, dressing her up in her cute clothes and bringing her home