Quick Update

• Nails done...check
• Haircut...check
• Bags packed and loaded in car...check
• Dishes and laundry done...check
• Caught up on all of my blogging...check
• Induction date and time set...check
• Agreed on a name for Little Peanut...NO check

After a sleepless night due to wondering if every contraction meant it was go time and after sitting in the exam room waiting for the doctor for almost an hour today, we have a little more of an idea of when Little Peanut will be here. My regular OB was out of town this week, so the doctor I saw today doesn't think that I will be holding on until Dr. S returns next week. He's predicting that our family of 3 will turn into a family of 4 before the weekend (cross your fingers!!!!). If not, then an induction is set for Tuesday at 4:45 a.m. I just pray that I don't have to be induced for 2 reasons, though.

1. Who really wants to be somewhere by 4:45 a.m. except morning radio DJ's?
2. And I really don't want to be laying in the hospital for 2 days straight with no progression again!

Maybe if I complete my to-do list mentioned above, then I won't be induced.

Stats: I'm dilated to a 2 and 80% effaced.

I'm still waiting...

...and waiting, and waiting, and...

Yes, this is a flashback to 2 years ago. But this time, I'm a little bit more knowledgeable and refuse to lay in a hospital bed for 2 days with no progression. So, I'm just going to pray that my water doesn't break while at school in the next few days so I won't traumatize the kids. However, I did prepare them with that possibility by telling them that anyone of them (including me) could have an "accident" when in the classroom just as a student did last week in my room.

I had a dream on Sunday night that I was a fat Jennifer Lopez and I went to the bathroom to cry. Once I started to cry, the fat started to melt off my face and then a black liquid started falling from me. I'm guessing that was a preview of my water breaking. Weird!

Anyway, I don't have much of an update except that I'm still pregnant with a small pumpkin this week and we still have no name. Maybe that's what Little Peanut 'is waiting for. :) I go to the doctor tomorrow to get more of an update. If it's worthwhile, I'll let you know.

Little Peanut's Shower

A couple of weekends ago, my wonderful friends threw me a shower to help me get ready for our little boy's arrival. I am so blessed to have such great friends and family! Unfortunately, this was also the day for no one's camera to be working very well, so most of the cute photo ops turned out blurry. So here are just a few from the fun day. Thank you to everyone that has helped us and to those that traveled here from NW Arkansas!

My wonderful hostesses. (Lauren, Kerri, Ashley, Anna Carol, Amy, Ashley, and Molly)

I love Fall and the wonderful things you can do with the decor like this beautiful table!

My friend, Sarah, monogrammed this shirt for Mary Elizabeth. ME wasn't quite sure about the bow being on her shirt at first, but then she realized she was "pity" (pretty). Check out Sarah's things at www.makeitintial.com.

I think ME had just as much fun opening presents and helping me get the bags.

How can someone so small need so much stuff?

I get presents, too? ME got a Minnie Mouse doll and 2 Dora dolls. She LOVES toting them around all of the time now! Thank you VeVe, Leslie, Rickie, and Ashley H. for thinking of her, too!


Oh, look a brush! She loves brushing Dora's hair and walking around with the brush.

I carried a watermelon

"I carried a watermelon?" If anyone out there that's reading this is a Dirty Dancing fan, then they can truly appreciate the title of this blog. In memory of Patrick Swayze, I couldn't wait to get to 39 weeks to say that I'm carrying a watermelon. Yes, according to babycenter.com, Little Peanut is about the size of a mini watermelon. I'm wondering what they're considering "mini", because I'm feeling that there's nothing mini about me or Little Peanut right now.

I don't have much of an update except that I am R-E-A-D-Y!!! I go to the doctor tomorrow to probably find out nothing again, but I'm hoping Dr. S will tell me that I'll need to quit work by Friday, or something like that. Everyday that I go to work now, the path from my classroom to the bathroom seems to be moving further and further apart. I don't know why the school couldn't fit a Segway into their budget for pregnant teachers! And I'm really enjoying being told by everyone that I pass in the hallway that I'm really waddling now. Sorry for my sarcasm, but really? Is that why the walls are moving side to side?

OK, sorry for all of the recent blogs, and I know there wasn't much to this one. But I really just had to post that "I'm carrying a watermelon." My due date is exactly one week from today. This final countdown is making me very anxious! Especially since Drew is predicting that I'm not going to have this little boy until the 15th. What do you think? Take the poll on the left of the page!

I'm a 1!

I just got back from the doctor and am happy to say that I have actually dilated to 1cm!!! I know that this really doesn't mean anything and that I could be at this stage for a long time, but this is progress compared to when I was pregnant with ME. Other good news is that I didn't gain any weight from last week and that Little Peanut has dropped out of my ribcage! Here's a picture to help you visualize my lower belly. :)

So all in all, I had a good visit. His heartbeat was in the 140s today, which is still good, and he's about the size of a Swiss chard (whatever that is). Dr. S is predicting that I'll still be delivering right around Oct. 13, although he said he wouldn't mind doing it this weekend considering he's oncall. Physically, I'm ready to get this baby out. But I'm not mentally ready just because I have a few things left to do around the house that I would really like to finish before Little Peanut's debut. Luckily, I have finally hit the "nesting" phase and actually have found some energy. I even stayed up until midnight two nights ago to work on things because I was on a roll!

Flashback to two years ago...

So I went to the doc for my first exam today only to find out what I could have already guessed. If you kept up with my pregnancy from last time, I bet you can you guess, too. I haven't dilated! Actually, he said that I'm almost a one, but that was pretty much stretching it.


Between the drs. appt. today and waking up yesterday morning and saying "Oh my" after seeing my belly in the mirror, I'm having a feeling that I'm going to experience a delivery (or at least the beginning process) similar to ME's. Somehow, Little Peanut keeps going up rather than down. Now I know I'm not a doctor and don't care much about science, but isn't the baby NOT supposed to come out throught the mouth??? It's funny to see my profile right now because the top of my belly is very torpedo-like, whereas the bottom part is squishy. However, in the eyes of my 3rd graders, I look like I've gotten skinny, even though they didn't approve of my meant-to-be-wrinkled shirt that I wore today. :) Gotta love kids! They can give you a compliment one second, then destroy your image the next.



I start going to my weekly visits next week probably to keep finding out that my cervix is still too high and that I haven't dilated. But my doctor thinks that Little Peanut is facing down already, so that's good.

The famous preggers question for this point in pregnancy:

Are you ready?

My answer is this...

I'm physically ready because I feel I'm running out of room and out of breath, but I'm not mentally ready and want to be able to take as much time off as possible after the baby comes. But Dr. S wants me to have Little Peanut early because he said he'll be out of town the week that I'm due and he'll be sad if he misses me as I will, too! Guess we'll just have to wait and see what God plans.

29 weeks preggers

29 weeks

(I realize that my hair is plastered on my head in all of my recent pictures. I guess that's my "beautiful pregnancy hairstyle"!)

I'm actually 29 weeks and 1 day pregnant, which means that I'm carrying a butternut squash around with me. Just thinking that I only have about 11 weeks until Little Peanut arrives (yes, we STILL cannot agree on his name) is crazy! I guess I've got to get a move on moving ME to her big-girl room! For those of you that are still asking how I am feeling...I'm feeling pretty good. Physical therapy really does wonders! And as for my hunger factor, I'm actually starting to get full...at times. :) Anyway, I went for my monthly checkup last Thursday and everything was still a-okay. His heartbeat was in the 150s, which I think was a little faster than it should be because my Dr. commented on feeding Little Peanut a bowl full of sugar before my appointment. Other than that, my due date is still October 13th. We'll just have to wait and see!

Mommies don't have all of the answers

At least this one doesn't. As my belly is growing each day and only about 13 weeks left, my head is starting to fill with questions. Don't get me wrong, I am completely thrilled about having the best of both worlds with two kiddos, but I'm starting to worry about some things. So please give me opinions or suggestions if you have any to give!
Questions:

• Do I carry 2 diaper bags for both kids? Or just one really large one that contains 2 sizes of diapers, change of clothes and food for each child?
• Where are we going to put all of our "stuff" in the house? Do I move Drew to the garage (just kidding), so we can use his closet in ME's big girl room?
• How will I safely get my kids in and out of the parking lot? For some reason, this has been my biggest fear so far. I guess it's because ME likes to try to dart off from me sometimes while trying to get into the car.
• Do I get a double stroller? If so, what kind?
• ME is showing A LOT of interest in the potty. So I bought a little potty for her to sit on and try out. I'm not pushing it, because quite frankly I'm nervous about it, but she's asking me to go "tee-tee" after she sees me go, or sometimes if she just walks by the potty. So my question is, how do I actually potty-train her? I know a few of you have emailed me warning me not to start too soon, which I truly appreciate, but how can you deny her when she's having so much fun sitting on the potty (clothed or not)? So I thought I'd just try it out. So far, she just sits on the potty and says with a big fat smile "tee-tee-tee-tee", then claps (again clothed or not). Any tips on this whole process are greatly welcomed!
• Will I be able to get both kids on the same nap/sleep schedule?
• ???????????? This bullet is for everything else running in my head.

I passed

I'm now 24 weeks pregnant and I went for my monthly checkup yesterday. Getting ready for this appointment was torture because I had to do my glucola test to see if I had gestational diabetes, which means that I couldn't eat carbs all day since my appointment wasn't until 3:00 and then get pricked with a needle (aren't the doctors nice?). I usually have crackers by 10 a.m., plus I worked at my church's VBS this week and the United Methodist Women provided yummo snacks. I, of course, tended to go toward the sweets all week. On the plus side, I passed my test and found out that I'm not anemic anymore! Sianora iron pills!!!!

As for a baby update...Little Peanut (thanks, Lauren, for texting that name to me a few weeks ago) is approximately the size of an ear of corn and his heartbeat yesterday was 148. Drew and I still can't agree on a name for him. And his mommy (that's me, in case you were wondering) has apparently gained 16.5 pounds since the last checkup a month ago. The Dr. and I honestly think that the wrong number was written down last time. I forgot to look at the scale since ME was there with me last time, too...lesson learned for future visits! If not, then that means that my Dr. only wants me to gain 8 more lbs from now until delievery. Can someone please explain that to my stomach?!?!

As for a niece-to-be update...Brant and Kari's little McKenzie heard the weather report and has decided that the heat is not for her. She was expected to arrive on Tuesday, but she didn't want to take the focus away from Drew's birthday. Isn't she sweet? So now if she's not here by next Wednesday, they'll induce Kari. Hey, Kari, at least you weren't preggers the summer of 80! Ha!

Oh, brother! 20 weeks already!

Can you believe that a baby boy is inside this belly?

If you haven't already heard via phone call/Facebook/text, ME is going to have a little brother to boss around! Drew and I had our ultrasound today and we are so excited to know that we will now have the best of both worlds!

I will say that I'm a little surprised, but still very excited. My very first instinct was that we were having a boy due to my completely different symptoms, but the past few days my instinct has switched to a girl. However, as I was shopping at Target during my lunchbreak today for gifts to announce the sex of the baby to the grandparents, I kept looking just at the boy/blue things by accident. Funny thing is that my first instinct when pregnant with ME was that I was having a girl. Maybe I should be a psychic. Ha!

Here is the ultrasound that shows off our child's "business". Drew and I aren't quite sure what angle this is, but you can tell what the arrow is pointing at!

So far this time around, we're doing things differently. Instead of having the grandparents in the room, we just had ME with us. It was fun to watch her. However, because I was watching her, I missed the second that "the part" showed up on the screen. Right when the ultrasound tech asked if we were sure we wanted to know, I turned to look at Drew and ME, then Drew said "It's a boy!"

Drew and ME watching the screen. She was so focused on what was going on. She loves technology!ME sitting in the exam room while I'm waiting for the doctor. She was so proud of her drawings on the exam paper.

At the last minute last night I decided I still wanted to make the announcement special somehow rather than just calling our parents since they weren't going with us this time. Sorry, Daddy Mike, that we had to call you, though! Several of my friends gave me cute ideas, but I just didn't have enough time. So I bought "It's a Baby Boy!" balloons to tie at their houses for when they got home. Well, as soon as my parents saw their balloon, they made a trip to Wal-Mart and headed straight to our house with gifts. Do you think that this baby boy is already loved and destined to play some kind of sport?!?! Not even born, and he already has a set of golf clubs, blue baseball glove and ball, football, and another baseball. The pink baseball glove is for ME (obviously).

And for everyone that's wondering the name...we don't know yet! I thought we would use the one that we had picked out for last time, but Drew has given me other names recently that I don't like. So we'll keep brainstorming.

16 weeks and 2 days

That's how long I've had this "avocado" inside of me (that's the food comparison this week)! Or as most would say, that's how far along I am. I just got back from my Dr. visit and everything seemed to be just fine. Go figure, since I have to make my appts. for the afternoon, I always plan on sitting in the waiting room for a long time. So I took a bunch of school work to do. As soon as I got there, I found out that Dr. S has been in a c-section all afternoon and the nurse told me I'll probably have to wait for a while. Luckily, I was prepared. However, as soon as I sat down and got to my work, they called me back. Isn't that Murphy's Law or something? So I guess I need to always plan on sitting for a while to speed things up.



OK, so here's my baby update:

• My weight gain: I've only gained 6 pounds since last visit (total 14 pounds since my 1st visit). Since you're supposed to gain 2lbs./week, that means I still have 2 more lbs. to catch up with...bring on the doughnuts or something! Honestly, I don't know how I haven't gained more than just 6 lbs. this time considering my appetite! If you're wondering, my hunger factor still hasn't slowed down; in fact, I woke up around 4 a.m. anxiously waiting for my alarm to go off at 6 a.m. just so I could eat breakfast. Sad, I know!


• Baby's heartbeat: High 140s-low150s. I'm not going to predict if that's a sign for boy or girl as all of the wives tales showed boy last time.

That's it for now. We have our ultrasound scheduled for the end of May. According to Drew, Momma did it her way last time, so we're doing it Daddy's way this time and finding out! Maybe the baby will be breech at that time like ME was. Hmmm.

How are you feeling?

That must be the standard preggers question. So I thought I'd give everyone a quick update on how I'm feeling. Can you guess by the picture? If not, I'm still hungry 24/7!!! Sadly, ME knows to offer me her food if she doesn't want it because she knows I'll eat it! Also, it doesn't help that my pregnancy email newsletter compares Baby Dees to some type of food each week. So I am now 15 weeks and am carrying an apple inside me. Uh, do you think that's going to satisfy my hunger? No! Apples are actually one of the 3 fruits that I like!

Anyway, I know this was a babbling post, but I thought I'd share my response of how I'm feeling with everyone. Oh, and I noticed that the votes for girl is going up on our Pregnancy Poll. It's interesting to see what everyone is predicting. As for right now, Drew and I are thinking we're having a boy. Ultrasound will be in a few more weeks! Here's a picture of my belly for now. Can you tell by how I'm carrying it?

Pardon my washed-out, tired face. It's an hour past my bedtime! My belly is poking out a little faster than last time and maybe a little higher.

It's real

Drew and I went for my monthly checkup today. I am 12 weeks already, which means that we got to hear the heartbeat. That is one of the most amazing things to ever experience, even though Dr. S couldn't get a loud, strong heartbeat. The good news, though, is that we confirmed that there are NOT 2 heartbeats in there!!! A few weeks ago, Drew mentioned something about us for sure not having twins, so I just knew that he jinxed us. Luckily he didn't! :)

As for the most popular question that I got during my last pregnancy and am getting again...how am I feeling. Answer: STARVING 24/7!!! I wake up hungry, get hungry while I'm eating (literally, my stomach will growl half through my meal), and go to bed hungry. I'm not complaining about this at all, but I can't get over how uncontrollable this is. It's completely different from when I was preggers with ME, which leads me to think we're having a boy this time. And I've noticed that most people that have taken our poll are agreeing with me. We'll be happy either way.

Surprise!

Our happy family

Yep, that's what I told Drew on Valentine's Day, and that's what we told our family this morning. Believe it or not, ME is going to be a big sister on, or around, October 13 (my mom's birthday). With that being said, it's been so hard to keep this in for a month, but we wanted to wait until Drew's dad got here this weekend so we could tell everyone together.

How I "told" Drew:

First of all, if you ever want to keep a secret from Drew, don't let him near the trash! Here's why...

I thought that I might be pregnant on Valentine's Day, so I took a test and decided to wait until dinner to tell Drew. But Drew saw the test wrapper in the trash before I could tell him. He came out and asked me if I was pregnant while I was feeding ME her dinner. My response: I started to cry, then I said yes. I think the tears were from shock and excitement (and maybe hormones).

How we told our family:

I made a t-shirt for ME that said "Big Sister" in rhinestones. After breakfast this morning, I changed ME's diaper and put the shirt on her so she could walk into the Living Room for everyone to see. I guess she was super excited to tell because she ran to the Living Room to show off. Here are some pictures of her shirt. I had her dressed in tights and a denim skirt, but the darn skirt kept riding up and twisting around. Just know that she looked really cute, though!

OK, so now that our news is out in the open, I'm going to need advice from those of you that have kids less than 2 years apart. Although I'm looking forward to them growing up together so close in age, I'm a little nervous about having 2 little ones now.

Also, this exciting blessing is teaching me a lot about listening to God's plan...definitely not mine, or Drew's! I know that He has a reason for "speeding" things up in life when we're not ready to move along, or the opposite; but I feel very fortunate that God has given us this gift, rather it be several months earlier than planned, or months later. I'm just thankful for what He has given us no matter when we get it.

Tempus fugit

As Drew has always said, "Tempus Fugit" ("Time flies when you're having fun"). It's hard to believe that Mary Elizabeth is already 3 weeks old! These past 22 days have flown by. So with that said, I apologize for not being more up-to-date with posting pictures of our sweet angel. I really don't know where my time has gone each day, but I do know that my life has totally changed and I've enjoyed just about every second of it.

A lot of my friends have asked me how delivery went and I found out that there was misunderstanding of how I delivered, so I'm going to quickly tell you about our hospital visit.

Just before we headed to the hospital.

We checked into the hospital Wed., Dec. 19 at 9 pm. I got my 1st dose of Cytatec (sp?) at 10 pm to help me start to dilate. Then I got another dose at 4 am on Dec. 20th, hoping to break my water at 10:30 am. However, when Dr. Simmons checked on me, I still hadn't dilated (this is what I mean when I say that Mary Elizabeth is stubborn like her daddy -- she wants to do things on her own terms). So I got another dose of Cytatec and finally things started to progress a little. He finally broke my water around 6 pm on Dec. 20 then told us it was going to be a long night. Which it was! Not just for me, who was sitting in that uncomfortable bed and hadn't eaten since Wed. night at 7 pm, but also for Drew and our parents. Finally, Fri. morning at 3 am, Dr. Simmons checked on me and said that I would be ready to push in about 1 hour. And I did just that and out came Mary Elizabeth at 5:12 am. So we did get to avoid the c-section, thankfully!


I feel very fortunate to have had such a great delivery, even though the process prior to that was long. And I feel very fortunate to have such a great baby! God truly is a miracle worker!!!


Here are some more pictures of her. I hope that you enjoy them.

The best Christmas present ever!

Drew and I are very excited to say that Mary Elizabeth Dees is here! She already takes after her daddy in many ways...stubborn being one of them. She arrived on Friday, December 21st at 5:12 am. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and is 20 1/2 inches long. I know that everyone has been dieing to see pictures of our sweet Christmas present. As soon as I get them uploaded, I promise I will share with you.

Thank you so much to everyone for your thoughts and concerns. We truly are blessed to have such loving families and friends. I hope you all had a great Christmas holiday as well!

Delivery is right on time

We went to the Dr. this morning to find out that I still haven't dilated, dropped, or have a change in my cervix (I know TMI-sorry!). However, we did get an ultrasound and were happy to find out a couple of things. We found out that the baby is only measuring 38 1/2 weeks instead of 40 1/2 weeks, it weighs about 7 1/2 pounds as opposed to the 10 lbs. that we were predicting, and our baby might actually have a normal-sized head!!! We were both very excited about this last bit of news seeing that we both have large "domes".

After my Dr. examined me, he was was still concerned that I have had no change to my body whatsoever and that I might need a c-section considering that the baby is still high up in my ribcage. So to play it safe, he wants me to check in to the hospital on Wed. night and then hopefully induce me on Thurs. This isn't how I pictured having my baby, but if it means that it could decrease the chance of me having a c-section, then I'm happy. I'm just bummed that I won't get the chance to wake up Drew in the middle of the night and rush to the hospital like in the movies. On the other hand, I'm happy to know that we'll most likely be out of the hospital before Christmas!

So it looks like we're still delivering right on time! Happy Birthday Anna Carol and Baby Megan!

And still hangin' out

I went to the doctor today only to find out that I still have not dilated! However, I did find out these things: I lost one pound somehow, my blood pressure has gone down (yeah - considering my work environment!), and the baby's heartbeat is still right on track. When my Dr. got ready to measure my belly, he looked at my ribcage and gave me a look of amazement. Then he asked me how I was still holding on to this baby. Little Bit is still sitting very high in my ribcage, which explains why I'm always pushing on my ribs hoping that they won't break.

He measured the baby to be 40 weeks, which I won't even be 39 weeks until tomorrow. Then he said that this baby is acting like it doesn't want to come until January since I haven't dilated yet. So with all that said, I'm going on Monday to get an ultrasound and then he'll decide if he wants to induce or let me just wait out the course.

Whatever decision is made, I am still praying that I won't have this baby until the 19th, or anytime after that during my Christmas break. Although, I know that some people (i.e. family members) are pushing for more specific dates. I'll do my best to accommodate every one's schedule, but I'm going to Little Bit, my doctor, and God all make those decisions together. :)

36 weeks...

I couldn't believe my eyes yesterday when I read my weekly newsletter saying that I was 36 weeks (or 9 months) pregnant and that I'm carrying a honeydew! I can't already be at this point, right? Well, I guess it is that time, and I guess I'm ready as I'll ever be. Here are some updates of what's been going on around the Dees Household...

• This is my growing belly. I don't think that there is anymore room for my tummy to grow, but my doctor assures me that it expand even more! Luckily, I still feel great for the most part; I'm just starting to have that out-of-breath feeling.

36 weeks

• The Razorback football season is finally over, and I made it to most of the games! Drew just couldn't end the season, though, without purchasing some things before Little Bit's arrival. I thought I'd share his purchases along with things that my parents have bought for Little Bit as well.

Things to get Little Bit into the Razorback spirit (from Drew): A Razorback t-shirt, a Razorback shelf figurine, and a D-Mac jersey.






Things to get Little Bit into the Christmas spirit (from my mom): Rubber Duckies (reindeer, Christmas tree, snowman, and Santa Claus).










Things to get Little Bit ready for my dad's sense of humor: "Tastes Like Chicken" bib, "Made in Texas" onesie, and "Dallas Baby" bib. All of these are inside jokes, but the frog bib will definitely prepare my baby for my dad's sometimes cruel humor. I apologize, Little Bit, and know that we will always love you!

• We've completed our childbirth class and now I'm totally freaked out about having this baby, no matter which process I go through (i.e.: sans drugs, epidural, c-section). None of the choices sounded good to me at all, so I told Drew that this baby wasn't coming out of me...ever! After he got me to take my death grip off of his thumb during the way-too-long epidural explanation, he told me that we would "make it through it together" (Leslie, does that ring a bell?), and I'll survive just like all of the other gazillion women that have gone through this process before me. And after I talked to my doctor this week, I feel a little better. I just wish there was an alternate way for the baby to magically pop out. Also, I forgot to tell you all that Drew still got to see "The Video" the week after Halloween. I think it was God's way of playing a funny trick on Drew. The week that we missed, there were technical difficulties with the video, so Drew was lucky enough to see some of the video the following week.


• I started going to my weekly doctor's visits last week. I told Drew that this is when we start finding out how far along I'm dilated. Of course, this freaked Drew out a little and he wondered if he should cancel his Thanksgiving trip to see his Dad in NY. So Drew went with me to the doctor this week only to find out that I haven't dilated to anything yet, which is good b/c I want the baby to "cook" a little bit longer. However, I found out that that the baby's heartbeat was a little higher than it has been (mainly due to the 2 sugar cookies I had for lunch that day) and my iron level is getting back to normal. Also, he measured the baby to be about 37 cm, which means that Little Bit is most likely going to be a long baby according to the doc.


• This past weekend, we celebrated Drew's grandmother's 80th birthday. This is one of the few times that the whole family is actually together. We had a great time and I know that she had even a better time hanging out with family and old friends.





Mama Sam and her cards.



The family all together.

• My best friend, Sarah, took my maternity pictures today. We had so much fun as it was probably weird for both of us -- considering how modest I have always been. But I think she got some great shots and I can't wait to see her work.

Well, I think that's pretty much everything that has been going on in our world. I'm enjoying my time off this week and just getting ready for the big day to get here. I hope you all had a great Turkey Day and that you didn't eat so much that your bellies are bigger than mine! :)

The latest on being preggers

Apparently, I'm considered a slacker because I haven't blogged since the beginning of October. Sorry, Sam! So I thought I'd catch everyone up on what's been going on with my preggo self. I at least have pictures to go along with my few happenings.

First, I've been going to the Razorback games almost every weekend. Besides all of the walking around from the tailgates to the stadium, they've been very tiring since we haven't been playing so well. However, we went to Ole Miss last week and that was very fun since we won! It was hot, but it was really fun to see the Rebels fans tailgate..they know how to do it right (chandeliers, flower arrangements, etc.)! Also, I got to see my brother, Brant, and his wife, Kari. So that was an added bonus.
Me and Brant at Ole Miss (1st picture above). My necklace left a really rockin' tan line. I wish that I wore my Razorback necklace to sport an even cooler tan line. Brant and Kari (2nd picture above) wondering why we haven't won any previous games. Oh, and we're excited because I think Little Bit's Aunt and Uncle are moving back to LR in a few weeks. YEAH!!!

Then, last Tuesday, my dad had a partial knee replacement. He's fine...he's just hobblin' around. So I'm not the only one that waddling, or hobbling. :) I had to share this picture of my cute dad because I wanted everyone to see how "pimpin'" he looked right when he was taken to his room.

My dad talking to my brother. Aren't you jealous of his hat?

The same day as my dad's surgery, Drew and I took a breastfeeding class at the hospital. Let's just say that, although helpful, neither of us really want to see boobs ever again. The video was a little too much for the both of us. On a more serious note, though, I pray that breastfeeding does work for me and Little Bit.

Also, since I knew that Drew had so much fun on Tuesday :D, I drug him to childbirth class the following night. This class, unfortunately, is four Wednesdays in a row. The first class wasn't too bad since they took us on a tour of the Labor and Delivery section of the hospital. It did make it a little more real for the both of us, but I think it was very helpful for me. Next week is "the" video and it's on Halloween. Drew doesn't think anyone should ever have to be that scared on Halloween night, so I'm not sure if we'll be attending that class or not. I'll keep you posted.

Tonight was one of the most exciting things we've done so far this month, though. Our friends, Leslie and Robbie, got engaged today so we went to their new house and celebrated.

Me, Leslie, and Ashley's baby, Davis. Check out her ring!

The celebratory toast. We're so excited for you two and we're glad that we've gotten to know Robbie this past year.

As for Little Bit...I am now 32 weeks pregnant, which translates to 8 months along, which translates to 8 weeks left, which translates to starting to feel a little bit of panic on top of the anxious feeling. So to help control my panic, I woke up this morning and started to wash all of Little Bit's things (clothes, towels, blankets, etc.) Little Bit is CONSTANTLY moving and I think he/she has got rhythm (obviously not a trait from his/her daddy). About 2 weeks ago, I felt Little Bit flip inside me. Although it was an amazing feeling and an awesome thing to see, I'm praying that this will be the last flip before delivery because the nurse said that the head was in the correct position at my last visit. Also, the doctor said that our baby is long. I wonder how long! I start going to the doctor bi-weekly this week, then I will soon be going for weekly checkups, so I will keep you posted on any other tidbits of information that Dr. Simmons gives me. Oh, and my bedding should be finished this week, so I hope to have my nursery finished soon so I can post new pictures of the room.