We are full term! Woohoo! I can't believe how quickly time is flying. My mom arrives tomorrow and with her here 24/7 to be with Grace, we are really, really ready for this little bean to make his/her grand entrance. I am definitely feeling the end of this pregnancy, lots and lots of pressure, a little swelling (which is abnormal for me, but given the 100+ temps is normal) and my hips and back are slaughtered. That said, I'm still doing great and so is baby so overall we are happy here and ready to all be together!
My Doctor had a VBAC go bad 2 weeks ago so at my appointment last week she told me she wasn't going to let me go past my due date. I was pretty bummed, but I have to remember that all of this is in the hands of our Father and He has a perfect plan for our family and the birth of this baby. We are still REALLY hoping for our VBAC, but if not a c/section is planned for August 2 at 4pm. That means we are t-minus 11 days (or less) from finding out if we have a new son or daughter, a Phoebe or Phoebo (for all you Friends fans out there! :) and having him/her in our arms! That is exciting no matter how I spin it so I'm just focusing on that. I know the recovery from the c/s will be hard with Grace being so young, but we are grateful to have family that will surround us and help for the 8 week recovery period until I'm back to 100%.
So, that's the latest and greatest! We have been swamped this week so I haven't got my 38 week belly shots done yet, hopefully this weekend. We'll be keeping you all posted...thanks in advance for your prayers for a safe delivery for baby & I.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Family Pictures
We went to the Picture People today and had a really nice family photo session - our first ever. Grace was a champ and did a really great job. She is really photogenic and LOVES having her picture taken...she did many of these poses all on her own! I loved almost all the pictures they took (a first for me) and we got an awesome deal on the disc so I can share them with you. Family, if you want me to order you pictures, just email me the name of the photo and the size(s) you want and I'll place an order this weekend.
Hope you enjoy all these sweet pictures of our girl!
Grace's Nana & Papa are visiting and they graciously agreed to come along and help us corral her while we navigated through what could have been a very long shoot. We thought it would be cute to get a picture of the 3 of them - it turned out great!
We also had them take a few maternity shots since the heat is going to prevent us from doing the big session outside like we had originally planned. I think these turned out cute. :)
I can hardly believe the next time we have our photos taken we'll be a family of 4!
Hope you enjoy all these sweet pictures of our girl!
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Grace's Nana & Papa are visiting and they graciously agreed to come along and help us corral her while we navigated through what could have been a very long shoot. We thought it would be cute to get a picture of the 3 of them - it turned out great!
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We also had them take a few maternity shots since the heat is going to prevent us from doing the big session outside like we had originally planned. I think these turned out cute. :)
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| Family photo - belly in view. :) |
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| Grace kissing the baby |
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| I made David do this one for me...I love the "kissy belly" shots. :) |
Friday, July 01, 2011
KangaZoom
A few weeks ago, we took Grace to KangaZoom - an inflatable jump place here in ATL. I had taken her with my mom a few months ago but I didn't feel comfortable climbing the tall slides preggo and carrying Grace, so we had to go back with Daddy to get to "do it all". We got a pass for her on groupon so it's dirt cheap and alot of fun, both Daddy & Daughter were worn out when we left!
Taking pictures in there was a nightmare, but I did get some good shots and others that I'll keep to preserve the memories despite the low photo quality. Grace really had a wonderful time with her Daddy and over the course of the morning she really started to enjoy the big slides. There's lots of pictures here, but I had to capture all the fun - enjoy!
We can't wait to go back!
Taking pictures in there was a nightmare, but I did get some good shots and others that I'll keep to preserve the memories despite the low photo quality. Grace really had a wonderful time with her Daddy and over the course of the morning she really started to enjoy the big slides. There's lots of pictures here, but I had to capture all the fun - enjoy!
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| First time down the big slides - not so sure about it... |
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| Grace loves to run on the inflatables, then crash down |
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| Going again, 2nd time's a charm right? |
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| Starting to get the hang of it |
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| Racing Daddy down the little slides |
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| Grace wins! |
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| ...but Daddy kept on going, too funny! |
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| Head first, why not?!? |
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| Now we're getting it! |
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| Finally loving the big slides! |
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