37 Wks 6 Days

Here's the belly at 37 Wks, 6 Days...



We had our weekly checkup today. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch, ZERO going on. Dr. Becker said I'm still not even a full 1 cm dilated yet and that I'm 25-50% effaced. (I think he just gave me the 25-50% to make me feel better!) He also said that she has not dropped much more since last visit.

We discussed the next few visits and had some dialogue about options for VBAC and possibly scheduling a c-section between now and 41 weeks.

For now, we sit and wait and laugh and enjoy the time we have together as a family. While we are excited to meet her, she'll be here soon enough!

Baylor vs Kansas Homecoming Game

This past weekend, we took Andrew to the Baylor Homecoming game. Andrew was fired up for days beforehand in anticipation of going to the football game. Below is a picture of him working on his "Bear Claw"...

The day was pretty bad in terms of weather. The game start was delayed over an hour and a half due to the thunderstorms. Before we could get into the game, we were advised to return to our car since there would be a delay. (I will note that as David went back to get the car while Andrew and I hung out, pretty much every person walking by got a "deer in the headlights" look when they noticed my belly... not very comforting for a 9 month preggo lady!) :)

Because of the weather, we decided to go grab a late lunch/early dinner at a new sports bar & grill in town.

We finally made it to the game and to our seats. Within seconds of getting seated, the rain began to drizzle and Andrew was freezing as it had dropped several degrees. And he wanted popcorn. We convinced him to watch a few minutes of the game since we had made the effort to FINALLY get to the game. Andrew really enjoyed the game but raised the eyebrows of some who were seated around us. Our dear friends Ray & Dianne taught him "Gig 'em, Aggies!" early on. (I don't know if he could talk yet when they started 'brainwashing' him ;o) ) As the rest of the bleachers was rooting for the Bears, our sweet boy hollers, "Gig 'em, Bears!" Oh well... at least we didn't stay in our seats too long since we had to get popcorn for our boy...

After a long day for 45 mins at a football game, we came home pooped. Oh well, that's sports with a 3 1/2 year old! :)

Hairbows and such

I've been slowly but surely learning that little girls require a lot more "stuff" than boys. Primarily speaking, I'm referencing bows.

So this past week, I decorated some wall decor with bows to match her room and accented it with two other pieces of wall decor. This is to ensure she has enough "storage" room for her bows and headbands. I'm sure it won't be enough room to store her hair things but figured it was a good start...

Yeah - I think we're going to need a LOT more frills and ribbons to make room for bows :)

Alyssa's Nursery

YAY! We finally got Alyssa's SECOND crib in this week... so we were able to get the nursery put together a little more.

Here are a few shots of what we have put together so far...

Marshmallow Boy

Our boy loves marshmallows. Plain & simple.

Last night we got into PJ's early to watch a movie and he wanted his marshmallows to snack on... He's such a goofball! :)

37 Week Checkup

Tomorrow we are officially 37 weeks along. WOW!

Today was my check up to see if Ms "Popcorn Alyssa Bumblebee" (as Andrew calls her) has made any progress. Her heartbeat was at 130 and the nurse said she's nice and relaxed (?). When Dr. Becker checked, I am about 25% effaced and still barely 1 cm dilated. But the good news is she is still head down and still progressing as a healthy baby girl!

While Alyssa is hanging in there and not overly anxious to do too much, I've made some achievements. I actually achieved the sophomore 40 this visit. Yep, that's right... 4o lbs.... I guess the yummy pumpkin bread that Andrew & I made together last night stuck faster than I expected! LOL...

Andrew's First Camping Experience

While I'd like to call this entry, "Andrew's First CampOUT Experience", I can't.

David and Andrew had been discussing camping out a lot recently. I thought it might be a good idea since Alyssa is due soon, that they stay close to home. This is for 2 reasons:

(1) Alyssa is due soon
(2) I had a sneaking suspicion that Andrew would not want to camp outside all night long.

So, this past Friday, David got out the tent and set up camp in the backyard. Andrew helped David build a campfire pit out of rocks in the yard and we even ate hot dogs, beans and other "camping" food. (Ok - well, the guys ate the hot dogs... me and my hot dog aversion ate some grilled chicken tenders!) Later on we even made s'mores over the campfire. (I'm sure our neighbors AND the city loved the fact that we were doing this!)


















































Around 8 o'clock, I went in to get ready for bed. No, I wasn't trying to be a poor sport by not camping out. I was trying to keep things as easy as possible for me since I get up at LEAST 2-3 times a night now. So I got ready for bed and got settled into my cozy chair, thinking I would watch one of my "girlie-type" shows.

Five minutes into the show, David calls from his cell phone. He mentioned Andrew was already hinting towards wanting to come inside. Five more minutes passed and I heard the back door open as my boys came inside. Andrew came in looking a little forlorn, so I asked him what happened to camping out. His response? "It was a disaster." (Leave it to our 3 1/2 year old son!) When I asked what he meant by that, his response was "camping." Without missing a beat, he promptly asked if we could have a "slumber party" in my bed. All I could do was laugh as David looked a little exhausted from all his work on the camp out having gone down the tubes. So, we all went into our room, and the 3 monkeys went to sleep.

So much for camping "out" this fall!