Countdown

As of tomorrow, I am 38 weeks pregnant. This last month has really dragged. I really thought that Cadyn was going to make his debut around this time, but it seems as if he is being stubborn. I shouldn't really be surprised being he has been stubborn throughout this whole pregnancy...he made me wait FOREVER to find out that he was a boy!

It makes things even harder when I am just so uncomfortable, my skin is absolutely stretched to the max....once I'm finished having all my kids, I'm going to need some major reconstructive surgery haha! I just feel like a whale...I have put on 36 lbs....I was doing SO GOOD and these last 2 months I have really ballooned! I have the classic pregnant woman swollen face going on, looks like I'm storing nuts for the Winter. The worst part is going in public, I have gotten to the point where I don't want to go anywhere because I am so sick of people talking to me about it. I know that sounds rude, but I really can't help it. I can't go ANYWHERE without people asking me if I'm having twins.....NEVER EVER EVER ask a pregnant woman that!!! It's just rude! You may not think it sounds all that bad, but you are basically are just telling me that I look twice as big as I should....I get it, I am huge. You would think that someone who has had a kid would know this, but I have had mom's ask if it was twins and when I say no, they say "it must be a boy then....my son did that to me too, I was huge" Just because you've been through it, doesn't give you the right to call me huge. UGH! I'm also paranoid when we go to restaurants, I'm so afraid they are going to take us to a booth that I'm not going to fit in....how embarassing would that be!?

Anyway, I had a dr's appt. today. I haven't really make any progress, but we scheduled a day for induction! YAAAAY! Cadyn will be here no later than March 23rd! Even though I really would love for him to come sooner...it makes me feel 100 times better knowing that he will at least be here in 12 days! I am going to stop wishing and hoping that he will be here sooner (I have been driving myself crazy doing that). I can officially just start counting down now. This also makes things a little easier for the family. We live 4 hours away from everyone so now they know exactly when he'll be here and can schedule around it. Obviously there is still a chance he could be here before the 23rd, but I really doubt it. I was getting a little worried that I would go past my due date (the 26th) and not be able to go to Tulsa for Easter....it will be our first trip with him...yes he won't be very old, but we for sure want to be with the family and go to church on Easter Sunday...plus we already bought a super cute outfit for him :)

Anyway, that's my update...countdown 12 days!

Homestretch!

This has got to be the slowest time has EVER ticked by. I will officially be 36 weeks in 2 days. Last Thursday I had a doctor's appointment. I was really excited to go because we got to have our very last ultrasound. On the way to the appointment, I actually teared up thinking that it would be the last time we would see him on a screen and the next time we see him it will be in real life! The ultrasound went great, his heartbeat was in the 150s which is good and according to the u.s. he was weighing in at 5.9lbs! At this point he will continue to grow about half a lb a week, so depending on how long he wants to stay in there, he will most likely be over 6.5 lbs, but no bigger than 8....perfect size baby. He has gotten so big that we could barely get pictures of anything on the u.s....however, we got a great shot of his boy parts :) His daddy was so proud.

After the u.s. my dr. asked how everything was going and I was just 100% honest...."I'm ready for it to be over!" I have been so uncomfortable, I'm hardly getting any sleep because of hip and back pain and I'm having A LOT of contractions and they don't make me feel so hot...or I guess I should say they don't make me feel very good, because they do make me feel hot...they give me hot flashes! My dr. decided to go ahead and put me in another room and hook me up to some monitors to check the baby's heartbeat along with monitoring how many contractions I was having. While I was hooked up, Cadyn's heartbeat sounded amazing, but they could clearly see that I was basically having one contraction right after the other. The nurses kept laughing because we were just watching my belly move around the whole time...they couldn't believe how active the little guy is. He is so active that he eventually wiggled the heart monitor off of him :) I think I might have my hands full here in a couple of weeks. After monitoring me for about an hour they decided to go ahead and give me a shot of Terbutiline, to stop the contractions. Dr. said that if he were to come right then, he would be fine, but we would rather let him incubate for 2 more weeks at least. She went ahead and gave me a pill prescription of the same drug for when I start contracting at home. This drug is absolutely terrible, it makes you feel very shakey and like your heart is going to pound out of your chest, not very fun.

Over the weekend we made a trip to Tulsa. The contractions continued and the medicine didn't really seem to help, so I was pretty miserable the whole trip. We wanted to make one last trip before Cadyn makes his arrival, because from here on out I need to stick around Conway. I can't risk being 4 hours away from my dr. and go into labor. Kinda sad because I REALLY wanted to go to the Just Between Friends Sale that will be in Tulsa this weekend. I decided it wouldn't really be worth it though because Cadyn really has everything he needs, so it would just be more for fun anyway. This weekend we were able to pick up pieces of the crib....not the whole thing yet. Drew's parents are currently painting it and due to the weather here lately it has been hard for them to get it painted. We wanted to go ahead and get some of it home though and they are bringing the rest of it to us this weekend! I am really excited about this crib....it looks great and is MASSIVE. It sits on top of drawers and even has more drawers that sit up next to it.....Kind of hard to explain, but it has lots of pieces to it, I'll post pictures of it once I get it all together.

Since I got home, I have felt much better. I'm still contracting, but not too much. I have been a nesting MAD WOMAN. I have scrubbed every nook and cranny. I don't think I really believed that the whole "nesting" thing was real, but after these last few days...it's DEFINITELY real! I don't think our house has been this clean since we moved in....it looks fabulous and is ready for a new baby to come home to.

I also got my bag packed for the hospital this week. You never know when I could go into labor and I wanna be ready! I can't believe I will be full term in just a week...he could be here any day! Can't wait!

Things NOT to Say to a Pregnant Woman

Let me first put out this disclaimer....I DO NOT get offended easily...most of these things don't actually offend me, I just think it's funny.

Here recently I have noticed that some people have no etiquette when it comes to talking to a pregnant woman. Do I need to remind you that hormones run RAMPID when you are pregnant and sometimes the slightest thing you say can really cause an emotional breakdown. So here are just a few things that I have heard...

"OH MY GOD, you poor thing, how much longer do you have?"

me- "um I actually still have 2 months"

"You must be ready to pop anyday"

nope...thanks jerk

"Are there 2 in there?"

nope just one

I was walking into a gas station that has a Baskin Robbins inside, the lady behind the counter says to her co-worker "she's definitely here for some ice cream" then says to me..."you have that 'I want ice cream look in your eye.' Even though she was right, I wanted to say "yes bitch..I want ice cream, but why don't you just say the truth and say...'your big ol' fat round belly tells me you want ice cream"

"I bet that thing is gonna be a 10 lber"

at this time the baby was only about 2 lbs....I was only 7'3 and drew was in the 6 range....so the likelihood of it being 10 lbs is not very good.

I know people don't mean anything by it and that is why I don't get offended by it, it just really makes me laugh that people actually say these kinds of things....I KNOW I'M HUGE...I don't need all of God's creation telling me over and over and over again.

Things you also hear a lot when you are pregnant:

"Get sleep while you can, because you won't be able to soon" (really???? you try sleeping with a belly that is bigger than a basketball)

"You really should try breastfeeding" (no thank you...It's just a personal preference, don't judge me or make me seem like a bad mom just because I would rather bottle feed.)

"You really shouldn't eat that/take that/drink that/do that" (my doctor said it was fine...leave me alone)

"You don't think it was too soon for you to get pregnant?" (I have an AMAZING, sturdy relationship with my husband and can say that Drew and I made Cadyn on the most romantic week of our lives...our honeymoon...I think he came in God's timing...not mine)

"There is no way you felt him move at 13 weeks, that's way too early" (last time I checked it's my body, I think I of all people would know what I felt)

"Your life is about to completely change" (you're joking right? I thought that it would stay the same! CRAP! What did we do?)

"Just wait until ____ happens" (it might not, being that everyone is different)

I have noticed that anyone who has had a child ALWAYS wants to give advice...sometimes you have to remember that EVERY woman is different. If I didn't ask for advice....most likely I don't want it. Don't get me wrong....for all of you who are friends with me on facebook know that I LOVE talking about being pregnant and sharing my experience. Hearing the same things over and over again just gets a little redundant. I guess once you have a child you become an expert and have gone through the right of passage to give advice....I hope I don't get that way haha.

End rant. :)

2009-2010 Survey :)

I know survey's are kinda lame, but I am bored....give me a break!

((( End of 2009/Start of 2010 )))
Calendar Year Review…
JANUARY: How did you ring in 2009? Details! Where, who, kiss, etc???:	2009...I was in Bartlesville, Ok at my friend Kyla & Ryan's house. It was a work week for Drew so sadly I didn't get to kiss him at midnight :(
FEBRUARY: Were you in a relationship for Valentine's Day and what'd you do:	yes....it was also a work week for Drew, but we celebrated later...I got a beautiful necklace from Tiffany's that has "I Y U" dangling from it.
MARCH: Did you celebrate St. Patty's Day by getting drunk?:	no...Molly & I went to Dallas and went down to some street that had lots of things going on...I was super sick so we didn't stay for long.
APRIL: Did you have to walk in the rain (or any month in 09)?:	probably
MAY: Did you fail any classes?:	being that I was the teacher, I was the one giving out the "Fs", but since I'm nice...I didn't fail anyone
JUNE: Did you buy a new swimsuit?:	yes...yes I did...I got married this month and so I needed a new suit for our honeymoon!
JULY: Did you party on 4th of July?:	we had just gotten back from our honeymoon the day before, so we were really tired, but we went out to the Aunt & Uncles and celebrated.
AUGUST: Did you go to the beach?:	in August no...like I said...we did that in June/July
SEPTEMBER: Did you start school again?:	no...I graduated in May of 2008...I'm done with school.
OCTOBER: What did you dress as for Halloween?:	my big ol preggo belly was Humpty Dumpty.
NOVEMBER: What did you do for Thanksgiving?:	early in the day we went to Aunt & Uncles...and that night we went out to the lake to my grandma's house.
DECEMBER: What do you want/what did you get for Christmas?:	I got a lot of great things...but really my favorite part of Christmas was being snowed in and spending time with family.
Personal Reflection
Did you reach your goals for 2009?:	sure!
Beside your set goals, what else did you accomplish?:	2009 was an amazing year...I got married & found out that we are having a sweet baby boy!
What is something you learned about yourself?:	I'm a big fan of NOT working haha! I'm totally cool with just being a house wife.
Did you do anything you'd never thought you'd never do?:	I never thought I would get pregnant on the honeymoon haha
In 2009, Did You…
Change your appearance?:	yes...I started getting a baby belly
Move to a new place?:	yep...we moved from Tulsa, Ok to Damascus, Ar in July
Go to a concert?:	a few...not as many as in the past...2009 was a busy year
Go to a sporting event?:	OSU football games
Get a new job?:	yes...I went from teaching 2nd grade at the beginning of the year to being a house wife :)
Get a new addition to your family?:	my niece Annie Laine arrived in May! and baby Cadyn was created in June.
Gain new friends?:	yes I did
Lose old friends?:	lose them no...I am just far away from them
Get into a fight (verbal or physical)?:	im not a fighter
Puke from drinking too much?:	no...haven't done that in quite a while
Travel?:	we went to Florida on the honeymoon
Go to a wedding?:	yes...a couple...including my own!
Go to a funeral?:	I don't think so
Go to the hospital?:	just when Ashley was there to have Annie..but me personally no
Have any run-ins with the law?:	nope! I am a good girl
Start a relationship?:	nope...been in a relationship since March of 2008
End a relationship?:	no
Spend over $1000 on something?:	yes...bought a new car
Favorite 2009…
Month?:	June
Season?:	Summer
Holiday?:	My birthday
Memory?:	wedding
Party?:	my Safari bday party was pretty fun!
Event?:	my wedding (again)
Club/Bar/Hangout?:	?????
Moment you laughed so hard that you cried?:	I do that quite often
Movie?:	The Hangover
Song?:	Better Hands Now- Natalie Grant
Worst 2009...
Memory?:	I honestly don't know
Day at work or school?:	I had an evaluation one day and one of my little hellians was absolutely going nuts, he ran out of the classroom during my evaluation! On top of it all I was sick with a sinus infection... It was a rough day.
Embarrassing moment?:	it takes a lot to embarrass me
Fight/Disagreement/Argument?:	i dunno
Pain you felt?:	i dunno
Person you met?:	geez that's not very nice!
Movie?:	I have no idea
Song?:	There were some dumb ones that came out.
Place?:	?
For NYE 09-10…
Where were you?:	I was asleep in my bed...lame I know haha
Who was there?:	Drew was next to me
Did you kiss someone at midnight?:	not right at midnight...I woke up at 12:30 and woke him up and gave him a smootch
What did you wear?:	probably wasn't wearing anything?? sorry TMI
In 2010...
What are your goals?:	be a good mommy :)
What do you look forward to?:	my baby being here in March!!

The 4D Experience

I really suck at keeping this thing updated :)

I went in for my 4D Ultrasound on December 23rd. The whole family was able to come which was really cool. Mom, dad, my two sisters, Drew's parents and his little sister, and my 2 best friends in the whole world, Mallory (who was in from California) and Molly. I knew my kid was stubborn being that I was 21 weeks until we finally knew he was a boy, but HOLY COW! He buried his face in my placenta and so we could NOT get a face shot of him. We got a few profile shots but that's about it and even those weren't very good because the way they were taken made him look like he had a HUGE nose! Not gonna lie, it kinda scared me a little bit. Here are a few shots from the session.

Thankfully they let us reschedule for another day. 4D ultrasounds are NOT cheap so it's great that they let you do that. So skip ahead 2 weeks and we go in on Jan. 11th for the second 4D experience! All of the family gathers again to see if little Cadyn David will finally cooperate. We get in there get me all prepped and ready to go...we start the ultrasound and Cadyn is sideways again!! Little turd!! We keep pushing on my belly and I roll over trying to get him to turn and FINALLY, after 13 minutes, he turns! As soon as his little face popped up on the screen I was so overwhelmed with joy. There he was! His little cheeks have even filled out from the last time we were there. I may just be a proud momma, but he is so darn cute. Seeing him made me want him to hurry and get here! I wanna hold him so bad! Here are some of the pictures from the 2nd 4D.

his little tootsies

Today I am officially 30 weeks pregnant. He still has 7 more weeks to cook until I am considered full term. Crazy how time flies...seems like just yesterday I was peeing on a stick. I'm glad it's gone by so quickly though...hopefully these next 7-10 weeks go by just as fast (or faster would be great). I'm really excited about next week. I have another Dr's appt. on Thursday, I am officially going every 2 weeks now. We got all preregistered at the last appt. so that was an exciting step. Next week is also Drew's 25th birthday and Saturday is my baby shower!! I am excited to see what all Cadyn gets so we can get it all prepared for him! Then, Saturday night we are going out for Drew's birthday....I haven't seen my Stillwater friends since November so I am really looking forward to hanging out with all of them. Well, that's enough writing for now...hopefully it won't take me a whole month to update next time :)

Ultrasounds

Let me just tell you how super excited I am about next week. Not only is it Christmas, but I also have my 4D ultrasound on Tuesday! I cannot wait to see his little face. I am super blessed to be able to have the opportunity to do that, because I know not all moms have the chance to have a 4D ultrasound. I always wondered what the difference was between a 3D and 4D ultrasound and finally found out that a 3D is just pictures and 4D is an actual moving DVD. I had to choose 30 minutes worth of music to play during the DVD. It was quite difficult. There are TONS of songs out there about little girls, but not so many about little boys. I went through my itunes about a hundered times and even googled "songs for ultrasound" and finally I have all the songs!

1. Proud Father - Jon McLaughlin

2. Until You - Dave Barnes

3. My Wish - Rascal Flatts

4. Best Days - Graham Colton

5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

6. I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

7. You Are My Sunshine - Instrumental

I did LOTS of crying listening to these songs! Especially the song Proud Father! I think one of the best things about having a baby is knowing how great of a daddy Drew is going to be. I could not have chose a more special person to have a family with. Just watching him talk to my belly and seeing how protective of me he is (he won't let me carry groceries for goodness sake), I know that he is going to put everything he has into being the best daddy he can. Here recently I have REALLY gotten baby fever badly. Everyone has been having babies and posting their pictures on facebook. Hopefully these next 10-12 weeks go by SO fast!! I have a feeling that Cadyn will be earlier than what the Dr. thinks...I would almost put money on the fact that he comes around 37 weeks...he already feels like he's wanting to come now! He needs to ripen just a little bit more though...he's weighing in at a whopping 2 lbs and about 15 inches long. I will officially be 27 weeks in 2 days. Which means that he is almost fully developed he just has some more growing to do! As you can tell I'm super excited and can't wait to share the pictures from the ultrasound, and I can even post the video!

Merry Christmas!

Home for the Holidays

Keeping up with this thing might be harder than I thought. I forgot I had it....oops. I'll try to be better, but writing is actually really difficult for me. Coming up with things to talk about is my biggest problem, plus, my life really isn't that interesting.

Last week was Thanksgiving. For some reason, I am super excited about the Holidays this year. Maybe it's because we live 4 hours away from our families and so it's just so exciting to go home to Oklahoma and spend time with those that we love. Maybe it's because I have so much to be thankful for this year. I have a new husband, a new home, and a new baby growing in my belly! Seriously, it makes me tear up just thinking of how thankful I truly am (that could also be the hormones).

Thanksgiving this year was amazing. We were really hoping that we wouldn't have to choose where to go for Thanksgiving. His family, always eats around noon, so I asked if we could do my family's Thanksgiving a little later this year. It worked out perfectly. It was so nice to go and just spend time with those we love. I ate way too much and pretty sure my doctor is going to be a little mad at me for putting on so much weight this month HA! Thanksgiving is a pregnant woman's dream.

Sunday, marked the 24 week mark. I can't believe I am over half-way there....just one more month until I am in my 3rd trimester. It's going by SO QUICKLY! 24 weeks means that Cadyn is about 9 inches long, crown to rump, so that's not including his legs! and he is about 1.7 lbs!! I can tell you though...it feels like he weighs so much more than that. I feel so front heavy and he is KILLING my back. They say that if a woman delivers at 24 weeks there is a chance for survival, not that I WANT to deliver him now...he's not finished cooking, but I just find this a HUGE step in building this baby! He is quite the little active guy....I feel him all the time! He's constantly twisting and turning, kicking and punching, and I can even feel when he is stretching and sticking his booty out. He seems to be the most active at night and in the morning....which is actually kinda cool cause it's while I'm in bed and so Drew has been able to just lay his hand over my belly and feel the movement right along with me. His face lights up when he feels it too, he is constantly asking me questions about how it feels and such. He is really excited about being a daddy and I know that he is going to be SO much help. His work schedule is going to be great for me. He works only every other week and so 2 weeks out of every month he is home ALL day! Of course, he works VERY hard when he is at work, in one week he works over 87 hours, so his work weeks it's gonna be ALL me taking care of Cadyn, but I'm ok with that.

Yesterday, we went to Home Depot and picked out paint and other things to decorate his room with. I have got so many ideas for the nursery and I can't wait to start on it! We will probably start after Christmas. We really are in no hurry...he won't be here until late March, but I think it'll be really fun working on his room. I went ahead and started a registry at Target, I know it's early, but Drew and I FINALLY agreed on bedding and I didn't want to forget about it, so I just went ahead and started....just on the big stuff though. I'm so glad we don't have to go out and buy a crib...those things are expensive!! My parents bought my sister hers for my neice and so they offered to buy ours, but we are using Drew's from when he was a baby! It is still in great condition and it's actually REALLY nice....plus...I think it's pretty cool that it was Drews! Now my parents can take that money and buy us other things for the nursery!

It's still kinda weird thinking that Christmas next year, I will have a 9 month old. I can't wait!!