So this past Thursday I started feeling a little nauseated. Wes and I left the college bible study earlier than normal b/c I wasn't feeling well. Starting at about midnight my body decided to get rid of all that was within me. Every hour until about 9am! FUN!! Finally Wes called the doctor for me and they told me to go to the hospital to get fluids.
So I go check in on the Labor & Delivery floor and they totally admit me as if I were about to have a baby! They did the monitors for my contractions and baby's heart beat and gave me an IV. I asked the nurse if she could loosen one of the monitors and she said it was tight b/c I was having a contraction. WHAT? I had NO idea. She also said they were 4 minutes apart. So part of me is thinking...YES!! I am gonna have this baby and get away with not feeling contractions! Anyway, they checked me and said I was dilated only about a cheerio (so nothing to get excited about). Basically I had a GI virus and the dehydration was making me have contractions.
So for the last few days I have been on the couch or bed sleeping and resting.
I will say the scare was a good trial run for me. Now I have a much better idea of how things will go when I really do go in to labor. Which by the way, due date is less than 3 weeks! And my husband has already proven to be an awesome support when I become unraveled! I am so glad God gave him to me!
My mom told me that my cousin had the same "GI bug" and that 36 hours later she was in labor, so I better make sure my bags are packed! Well they are!!
I know that every mom-to-be must go through this waiting and wondering phase her last few weeks, it is just a little strange. Makes it hard to "plan" your day or next days events wondering if you will be in labor or not.
So on that note, continue to lift a sister up!
4 weeks til we meet our son! we have been going non-stop these past few weeks, but finally as of today, things are slowing down. now slowing down in the church household would still be considered busy by most...but i am thankful for the break.
we have 3 more weeks of childbirth class, we have a thursday night summer bible study with the college group and i have no more jewelry shows until July 21.
and that is about it for scheduled things
it is hard for me to be still, but know i need the rest b/c i have quite the physical challenge ahead of me...
people ask me all the time..."aren't you scared [of delivery]" and my response is, "i just don't think about it too much b/c i HAVE to do it...ha"!
but when i really do think about it, the Lord pours out His love and reassurance over me. He will give me the strength, endurance and comfort to not only have the child but to also raise him!
as for "Nesting" i dont think that has really kicked in for me, but instead for Wes. we really have gotten a lot done in the house thanks to his motivation. the nursery is coming along. i think all we have left to do is hang stuff on the walls and wash the bedding...it is so cute!
this week i will be packing for the hospital, selecting a pediatrician, washing baby clothes and shopping for fun things like...nursing bras!!! reality is sinking in! pray for me...ahhhhhh!
so i kinda feel strange writing all about motherhood, pregnancy, babies, etc...but it is currently a "big" part of my life! (kinda like my belly- ha!)
i just wanted to post some pics. we had a maternity photo session with Brooke Turner and she does an amazing job! i stole these pics off her blog, can't wait to see the rest!
thank y
ou Brooke!
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well the countdown is on... 6 weeks until my life is forever changed! i have a whole new role to learn, mother! and what a big role that is. it is kind of overwhelming.
we had a wonderful weekend celebrating mother's day with my mom and mimi. i was also given gifts and cards from my family! i am always up for another day of celebration! woo-hoo!
let me give a shout out to my mother who i think has done a pretty darn good job in raising 4 children!
my mom is one of the most selfless people you will ever meet. she is constantly thinking of others! she pays attention to the little things and remembers the details. many times she sees a need and meets it before you realize you have it!
while growing up, she taught me so much about the Lord and how to trust Him with my life. she is not afraid to step out in faith and through that we have seen the Lord do amazing things.
she definitely fits the Proverbs 31 woman description...some of the verses that remind me specifically of her from the 31st chapter are:
-Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
-She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
-She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands
-She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
-She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
-She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
-She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
-Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
-She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
-She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
-She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
-She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
-Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
So I have big shoes to fill! I am thankful the Lord gave me wonderful parents! I am so excited to have such a rich heritage to pass on to my children.
Yesterday we went to Wee See Imaging and had a 4D ultrasound! What amazing technology! We got to see our little son move and kick and stretch and nibble on his fingers (we may have a thumb sucker). He has all 10 fingers and toes and even hair on his head! We are just in awe of our God and his incredible creativity! We are getting excited about meeting our little one!
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.
Psalm 139:13-18
hello friends and fellow bloggers! i have been a little slack with the updating!
i will use the excuse that i have been out of town lately! a few weeks ago i got to visit my dear friends jen and matt in temple, tx! it was a lot of fun! we had lunch at the ambrosia tea room and went to cute shops in selado, tx...i got to meet many of jen's spiritual mentors and friends and we just chilled! it is hard to believe that they have been there almost 3 years!
when i got home from tx, some of my sweet girlfriends threw me my first baby shower! so fun! paige, megan, jessie (and leigh anne) did an awesome job! we were given some great things for our little son! a pack-n-play, diapers, cute onesies and more! i am so thankful for all of your generosity! it is amazing how much "stuff" one little 
human needs!
for those who are wondering, we still do not have a name for our baby boy. 11 weeks to pick it out!! ahhh!
this past weekend, i won a weekend at the beach through premier, so the churchs and cothrans enjoyed a little R&R! even though the weather was a little crazy, the Lord gave us some sunshine on Friday and we enjoyed the pool and the nice breeze! oh and i have a great belly pic in a bikini! ha! coming soon... we went to the outlets and we ate seafood and played lots of speed scrabble and NERTZ!
