As of Monday, I only have one week
until my due date! I just started feeling Braxton Hicks contractions
this week. In fact, last night and this morning they were pretty
consistent, so I think things are starting to progress and maybe my
body is starting to get ready for delivery! Chase is getting very
impatient and wants her to come out now! I on the other hand am very
patient mostly because I am not looking forward to the pain of
delivery. I am to the point of having midwife appointments every
week now. Everything is going good and looking healthy. I got the
results back last week that my Strep-B test was negative. I am very
excited to not have to have antibiotics at delivery. The baby seems
to be in a pretty good position now, so everything should run pretty
smooth with delivery. We have one class left of our Bradley Method
classes. We have learned the different labor and pushing positions
and creating our birth plan. We are looking forward to having our
Tuesday nights back.
Work is going pretty good for Chase.
He is still trying to get caught up every day, but it is getting
better and he is getting the hang of it all.
I was let go from Dr. Baird's office 2
weeks early (I had already put in my notice that I wasn't coming back
after the baby). He sold his practice to Apex Dental, a company
owned by 2 dentists and 2 administrative people. Wednesday a week
ago, I was getting ready to leave and they asked me to stay for just
a minute. They came out of the office with some flowers and a thank
you card, thanked me for all I did for the office, and said to enjoy
some time off before the baby comes. Then they just stared at me and
waited for me to figure out that they didn't want me to come back on
Monday. Obviously I was stunned and so was everyone that I have
worked with for the past 3 years, including Dr. Baird. None of them
knew they were going to do that to me. So I went in the back and
collected all my things and left. It was a huge disappointment the
way they notified me and was just a true display of their character.
I was pretty upset about what went down and that I wasn't able to
have a proper goodbye. Nothing I can do about it but realize how
glad I am to not have to work with Apex dental and enjoy my extra
time off.
We went to Phoenix the weekend of July
27th. I spent Friday making hair bows and flowers for the
babies with my Mom and sister. Saturday, we had a joint baby shower
for family and friends. It was a great time, we had a great turnout,
the decorations were so cute, and the food was so yummy! Chase and I
went to my friend Megan's wedding that evening. We had fun seeing
her and her parents and meeting her husband Kyle. We got to hang out
with my good friend from high school Jason Scott the whole time.
Unfortunately, I got pretty warm in the building and we had to leave
shortly after eating dinner. Megan looked beautiful and very happy.
We went back to Beth's house and the family went swimming. It felt
so good with how hot it was! We left on Sunday morning to come back
home. The long drive made my feet and ankles swell up so much! So
ugly and painful! Ready for that to be over.
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| Making Bows and Flowers |
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| The whole group |
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| So lucky to have brothers that will attend! (both brothers were there!) |
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| 3 (almost 4) generations of mothers |
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| We look like twins... |
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| Cousin Heather made this adorable cake (Juliet's name is spelled wrong...) |
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A few days later on Wednesday, my
parents and Scott and Avery came up to visit us so my mom could come
to two more baby showers. My good friend Sarah hosted one for me on
Thursday (Aug 2nd) evening. This one included friends from my ward
now and the ward we split from and Dr Noorda's office. We had a
great time! The food was amazing! Sarah had us play this cute came
that had a box wrapped in several layers of tissue paper. On each
layer was a getting to know you question and then who to pass it to
(someone who has brown hair, painted toes, etc) who then unwrapped
the next layer and did another question. It ended up with me on the
last layer and when I opened the box, it was Sarah's gift to me – a
super cute pink swimsuit and sunglasses!
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| With Sarah and Carli - such great party planners and hosts! Love these girls! |
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| The girls from Dr. Noorda's office and my mommy |
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| Opening gifts |
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| The whole group - thank you everyone! |
On Friday, we all went to tour the
birthing center so my parents could see it and Scott got to see it
again since Avery was almost delivered there. We then went to lunch
at Sammy's in Pleasant Grove and then toured the Kennecott copper
mine. We've lived here for 6 years and have never been up there. It
was pretty amazing to see the inside of it and see all the huge
trucks!
Saturday morning was another baby
shower. We went to Jennae's house where family members, Riverton
ward members, and girls from Dr. Baird's office came. Melissa
planned a great table of breakfast foods and open house style shower
that included opening gifts as people arrived, so they could leave
whenever they needed to. It was so much fun and super cute. It was
so much fun to have my mom there at all the showers and I am so glad
she made the arrangements to attend them. She makes me feel pretty
loved! That night, we started putting the nursery together and
getting stuff organized.
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| So darling! |
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| Adorable little pink shoes |
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| Family and friends |
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| Melissa's gift to me - a onesie labeled with the month for a photo each month |
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| Love Kelsee!!! |
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| Melissa displayed all the gifts |
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Over the past few weeks, we have
attended 3 wedding receptions and have one more coming up next
weekend. Fun stuff! I also went bowling with some girl friends for
Sarah's birthday celebration. It was a lot of fun, but I did realize
that I'm pretty much too pregnant to go bowling! I had to let my
neighbor Carli finish my game for me.
On Monday, August 20th, I
had my final baby shower. Manu from Crossfit hosted a co-ed crossfit
baby shower at the gym. She had fantastic food and some people came
to hang out and party with us. I'm so grateful for all my friends
and family who have shown their support and love through attending my
showers and especially to those who have hosted them! I am a very
lucky girl.
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| My best bud Brittney |
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| Jamie! |
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| Manu!! You're the best! |
Chase and I went shopping at Target
last weekend to get the rest of the things off our registry. We
spent the weekend finishing her room and hanging up all her clothes –
there's a whole lot of them! But they are so cute!! I'm finally
starting to get to my nesting stage...barely. I have noticed a lot
of things that need to be cleaned or organized for a while now, but I
have been too tired from working to do anything about it. Now that
I'm not working as much, I have been able to spend a few hours
cleaning and organizing. It helps me feel a little more prepared.
We did finally manage to get our bags packed for the birthing center
and I got the hand me down car seat disassembled, washed, and
reassembled. Now that all that is done, I can finally go into labor.
So until then, I will just keep cleaning and waiting patiently.
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| Her going home outfit |
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| My last day at Crossfit - Aug 13th - 105lbs overhead squat |
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| The bassinet from Aunt Audrey |
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| We hung Melissa's gift on her wall. We will replace each onesie with the picture. |
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| August 7th - 35 weeks 1 day |
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| August 23rd - 37 weeks 3 days |
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| August 30th - 38 weeks 3 days |
