That was exciting

Today I am full term. WooHoo, so baby girl can come anytime in the next 3 weeks. I would like her to wait but with all the excitement over the last 24 hours make me think she might come sooner.

So yesterday I woke up at 4:30am with the horrible back ache that wrapped around to my belly. I didn't think it was labor pain because it didn't come and go, it just stayed and it hurt. It was there for about 4 hours and then gradually went away, but not completely away, just better. Then it started up again at 10am and went till 12:00. I still wasn't sure if this was back labor or something else completely. So I continued through my day the best I could, with a back ache and belly ache that would reappear about every 2 hours. After talking to my mom I was convinced that this was indeed labor, AND it was the dreaded back labor!!! This continued into the evening and then the thought entered our minds that we might eventually need to go to the hospital. So I asked Preston to call my cousin to see if it would be ok to call them in the middle of the night to come be with Kellen, if I really was in labor. All of this kept going until about 3am this morning. And I have been feeling great ever since, with the occasional front contraction. I had my OB visit this morning, and was happy to hear that all my pain was not for nothing.

I'm dilated to 1.5 cm, 50% effaced, really soft cervix, and at a -2 station.

Still, this says nothing about when our baby will come, but at least I know my body remembers what to do, and is getting ready. When I had Kellen my cervix was still very hard, and they thought it would take forever to get him here, and he was born in 5 hours. So my OB seems to think that when I start labor for real that it will go fast. She said my body was just doing a trial run.

So with that fun update, if you would like to take a guess at when baby girl will be here, post a comment.

36 Weeks Pregnant

So... I have been trying for the longest time to get a few photos loaded of when I was pregnant with Kellen. But for some reason I can't load scanned photos. This is all I could get. But now you might be able to see the size difference from baby #1 and Baby #2.

Here are some photos that Preston was so kind enough to take today. I am really happy with how they turned out. We are going to take a few indoor shots in a few days, I'll post them when they are ready. Sorry I don't have a better comparison photo.

Still feeling pretty good, for only having 4 weeks left. Supper tired... no surprise there, I don't think any pregnant women can get out of that one. Hips hurt back hurts, belly hurt... you know, all the usual complaints. Still having a ton of contractions, which probably mean nothing as to when she will make her debut. They start up every night after Kellen is in bed, and I have a moment to put my feet up and rest. Then they start to calm down about the time I'm ready to fall asleep. Baby girl has been measuring a week behind for a few months now. My Dr. just seems to think she is going to be tiny. Will see... maybe I'm actually a week off who knows. So don't start send me messages asking if I've had the baby until I am at least a week over due.

We are starting to get really really excited for baby girl to get here. This pregnancy has gone by soooo fast!

Happy Anniversary

Preston and I had a wonderful time celebrating out 6th Anniversary last night. It was so simple... just a wonderful dinner at a nice restaurant, and wonderful baby sitters, but it was just what we both needed. Our relationship has been put on the back burner as of late and it was nice to have it just be us, and to reconnect again. Over the past few days I have truly felt how blessed I am to have Preston in my life. Even more so with the news of a friend that passed away this week, she was five months pregnant. My heart aches for her husband and my prayers go out to him and there families.

Preston does so much for our small little family, more then I think he should have to. I love being married to my best friend.

Here are a few pictures.

That was then and this is now.

I know what your all thinking, WOW Preston did have hair! he can still do that same hair style and everything. But after a few weeks of growing his hair out he starts to go crazy.

These past 6 years have gone by soooo fast, I can't wait to see were life takes us next.

All of September!!!

September was kind of a crazy month! But I figure I better get the blog updated or I may never blog again. So... this first photo is just for fun, I just love my little guy so much, and I love this photo.

September 3rd-7th:

We took the opportunity to fly to Sacramento to visit Preston's sister Jessica, and her Husband Brett. Kellen did better then expected on the flight there. The flight back, couldn't have gotten any worse! He was so overwhelmed with everything, and just couldn't calm down. He thew a 2 hr tantrum! The looks we were getting were the best I've ever seen. We even had people leaving the area because Kellen was so loud. I was really really worried someone was going to call security or something. By the time we got on the flight Kellen was just about all out of steam. It only took a few minutes, and he was passed out in the window seat. Literally it looked like he just pasted out, one second he was fighting me and the next he's a limp noodle. I wasn't worried though because I've seen him do this before. He slept the whole flight.

The reason we headed to Sac was so we could be apart of Brett's baptism. It was a wonderful experience and we are so glad we could be there.

Labor day:

We spent Labor Day at Brett's Mothers house and some of his family. Because Kellen wanted to get in the pool I had to get in to so I could watch him. Man that water was cold. We also spent the day with Preston's sister Jessica, brother Boyd and his girlfriend Jenny.

There was also time for the boys to run around a bit. What a sweaty kid!

This is Daxton, Kellen's cousin. Daxton is just 5 weeks younger.

September 11th-15th:

We found out on September 10th that Preston's Grandfather had suffered a bad Stroke and that things did not look good. We felt that is was important that Preston fly to Grand Junction CO to be with his family, especially with the thought, that a funeral might not be to far off. It was a very hard decision to make, but we decided that Kellen and I would stay behind. We new that it wouldn't be the best place for Kellen. And the idea of taking another flight so soon was daunting. Preston and Ross flew from here (AZ), Jessica and Boyd flew from CA, and Cameron drove from UT.

James Hardy passed away on September 12th.

That day is a very significant day for me, it marks the day that my brother Michael, and my sister Sandi passed away. (13 years ago) Now we can remember this day together.

The Funeral was held on September 15th, which was also Kellen's 4th birthday. We celebrated his birthday just a few weeks ago instead.

It was really hard to be away from Preston for so long, during such a hard time.

These are Preston's siblings:

(Front row) Jessica and Cameron, (Right) Boyd, (Back) Ross

September 14th:

Preston was still out of town so I took a quick photo to send to him, Kellen and I were just heading out the door to go swimming. This is me at 32 weeks. I know there aren't to many boys that look at my blog, and the ones that do i have no problem with them seeing me in my swim suit, so I didn't think it would be a problem to post this photo. It's sad to say that this is the only photo I have of me at 8 months.