Yay! I'm so excited I am to finally be able to say, we have made it to week 37 and 6 days today !!! YES IT'S TRUE, HARD TO BELIEVE. This has been an amazing experience and journey. Now just knowing that any day in the next few weeks this beautiful little boy could be born and this is the best feeling I could ever have. I have been extremely lucky so far and cont. to count my blessings and prayers that Ashton cont. to allow me to have a natural birth with drugs- sorry no a fence but I cant handle pain so great. The doctor thinks I will go all the way to my due date so were going to see how it goes...I wont be starting my maternity leave for 2 weeks, I plan to work up to the end so I can spend all my time with him when he gets here. I still have quit a lot to rap up at work the next 2 weeks and this will be a great time for me to cram it all in. In the mean time I am looking forward to this new adventure, I keep thinking about it and know that no matter what I think it could all be different then, what I expect but that will be the surprise in it.Jonathan and I are doing great too..He has been so cute calling and checking on me a few times a day to make sure all is ok... We both will be working close to home starting next week just in case he get's "the call" from me. Were both so excited... We cant wait. We will be taking one more trip this weekend up to the central coast/valley for my aunts 70th birthday and I'm super excited to spend that time with Jonathan and enjoy each others company and time together for the holiday weekend. I go back to the doctors on Friday and will let you all know the update...I have two more things to say... My girls from work threw me a surprise Baby shower on Friday night in OC... It was so great and they spoiled my little guy. They all pitched in a bought the travel system and my partner in crime got Ashton his first 3 Tiffany pieces. You all know how I love those blue boxes... :) The plate, bowl and cup are so cute. I just love it. My field stylist are to much and super cute- they decked Ashton out with the hottest out fit for the holiday season with Designer jeans, top and hoodie, from Nordies... As Jonathan says he's got jeans as expensive as his mom and he thinks Ashton is going to put him to shame with his wardrobe real soon. And he's not even here yet!!! It was a great night and I loved all the goodies/ clothes and surprise party they throw me.. Thank you Lisa, you did an wonderful job!!! Your the BEST!!!!Then yesterday I went and got pampered- it was so nice and truly needed. I went to the La Costa Resort and Spa and had a maturity massage and lavender scrub. It was great and felt so good. With all the travel I have done it really helped me out. As I cant really sleep much and have to get up at least every two hours to go to the bathroom. But I know that's my body preparing me... The day of relaxing and just me doing it was really nice and quite. I have not had a day like that in I don't know how long. I want to go back, maybe after the baby comes but- baby's are expensive so will see. :) I guess that's it for now...I promise I will work harder to update this the next few weeks as I get closer to my due date.
Well, I'm sorry I have not posted much the past few weeks. So here we go...I went to the doctors last Friday and she cleared me to travel to Hawaii this week for work. My last big trip before I go on leave right before Ashton comes. It was so great and beautiful in Hawaii but so HOT and sticky this time of year. I walked on the beach the first two nights and walked around the street shops too.. You all know how I love to shop. I watched the hula dancers and listened to the music and Ashton got so excited he was going crazy in my belly... It is such a crazy but amazing feeling to know someone is in there growing in side of you. As much as I want to see his cute little face, I feel like a part of me will miss that too. It's such in unbelievable feeling having that bond and relationship happening right there inside of you. I thought about that this week while I was out there but, I know I cant wait to see our little bundle of joy as well. He has been my little world traveler with me and doesn't even know it yet... He has been to 8 states, 4 islands and Puerto Rico too... It was a great trip and I'm super happy I got to make it, to see those stores before I go on leave.- Not to back track but my shower was last Saturday and it was a blast. Hat's off to Katrina, it was a beautiful shower from the dipper cake to the flowers and all the food. I had so much fun with all my besties... It was so great to see all of them and have such a good time together.It was so much fun getting to open all the little goodies for Ashton. He sure will have more aunties and uncles then he will know what to do with. They will all keep him in line.. Thank you to all my dear friends for a great shower and a wonderful day, I don't know what I would do without all of you... Your the best friends a girl could have!!!I'm so excited that Amy and Gina are next to be having babies... I cant wait to be there for them as they have been all so great to me. And Ashton will have frinds to play with.- Today is our family shower that my Aunt Joan, my Mom and Autie Cathie are throwing for me. It should be a great day with all the family. I know everyone has worked so hard and I cant wait to see everyone... Most of the family has not seen me really prego so this will be big for everyone. I'm happy will be doing it in the Irvine park, it brings back memories of our family picnics with my grandma and all the family. I'm sad that my grandma wont be here with me but I know she's in spirit. She past away a year ago Thursday of this last week. I know she would be so proud to be a great grandma and have this opportunity to see the first great grand- baby. Having the shower there, is a neat way to dedicate it to her and know that she is with me today.All keep you posted on all the fun!!! So one more thing to say....- I'm super excited about tomorrow evening Jonathan and I go take are maturity pictures with Mark. He's a great photographer, I just hope the weather stays good... I cant wait.... That's it for now !!! xoxox
Well this weekend was kinda rough... I haven't really been emotional at all but with the move, trying to get everything done and always being gone everything kinda all caught up to me and I wanted to have a melt down. I felt like nothing was getting done fast enough, no matter how much I tried. All in all a decent amount of stuff got done and the baby's room is staring to come together. It will be cute when I'm done. But it's still in the beginning stages, it's a start right. I'll post pictures of it next weekend if I have more done.
I went to the doctors on Friday and all was good. His heart beat was 150 and all my counts were good, I gained 0 weight... Yeah I say!!!! I have not gained a ton but it's 15 pounds more then I've ever weighed in my life and that's enough for me. I know the doctor says your to gain between 25-35 pounds, don't know what man thought that was a great number but if I gain a pound a week like they say you do in the last 8th and 9th month I'll be at 23 pounds by my due date. I'm surely going to try to continue what I'm doing and watch what I eat and swim every night. My tummy seems so big and I know I still have 7 weeks to go. I truly feel that has been the hardest part for me, every time I go to the doctors or I've been traveling and there's a scale in the bathroom, I get on it and it makes me want to cringe. Not that I don't mind doing this all for the outcome of this precious little baby Ashton we will soon have, it's really been the hardest part for me to get used to and surely not love. Oh BOY....
This sure has been in experience and a cool one too. It was so weird at first to feel movement and when he's not kicking now I wonder what he's doing in there if he's not sleeping. So crazy that a life is in their growing like that. WOW !!! We can't wait to meet you little one!!!
Baby's the size of a honeydew now !!!Things are heating up inside as well: Baby may grow up to a full inch this week alone, and his brain is developing like crazy. Pretty soon, he'll be able to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing. Also, his bones are hardening, and he's started to keep his eyes open when he's awake.
