Thanks to all..

I just wanted to say thank you to all my family and friends that were at my baby shower today! It meant so much to me. I got so many things. I am very grateful to have so many people that care about me and love me! I will post pictures from the shower later. Once I get her room together and complete then I will post pictures of the nursery as well.  

Bed rest it is...

I went to the doctor today. We have come to the conclusion that it will be best for mine and Payton's health to be on bed rest the remainder of my pregnancy. Payton is head down, I am hoping she will stay that way. I kind of knew she was from the different movements I have been getting from her. I think now I can tell the difference between a foot, a hand, or a bottom. Her heart rate sounded good as always. I am going for another ultrasound in 3 weeks just to make sure she is still growing properly. I gained 1 pound in the past two weeks so total I have gained 10 pounds. I am very please with that, just means less to lose after I have her. 10 more weeks and our little one will be here with us!! I can't wait!! 

29 Weeks

Best rest already???

I talked to my doctor today. My blood pressure has gone up the past week. She told me to go ahead and plan on my last day of work being next Tuesday the 17th. I really didn't think that it would be this earlier. But she told me she is being cautious and doesn't want me working the rest of my pregnancy. She said I am treating you the way I would want someone to treat someone in my family. Which was a good thing to hear from your doctor. I still have 10 1/2 weeks till I have her. So this will probably get pretty boring. I would rather be safe than sorry. I just want Payton to be healthy and come when she is ready. It will all be official at my next appointment, which is next Wednesday. She wants me to take my blood pressure twice a day. At my appointment she will look at it and make the "final" decision. She said she would give me all the paperwork on Wednesday to take to work. Therefore, I went ahead and told work and am preparing myself for her to say I will be on bed rest the remainder of my pregnancy. 

Two appointments in one week...

I went to the Dr. yesterday to have my growth and hypertension ultrasound. Payton is weighing 2lbs 8oz. She is in the 59 percentile. She was once again putting her hand in her mouth. She also had both feet up by her face, looked as though she was trying to suck her toes. Saturday she was head down, yesterday she was breech. She has some chubby cheeks and she does have some hair on the back of her head. They said everything looked as it should. She is a growing baby!

Today I went to my Dr. for my normal checkup. Payton's heartbeat is 150 bpm. Which is normal. The Dr. is not concerned yet that she is breech. When I get to 32 weeks and if she still hasn't turned then she will be concerned. We talked about bed rest. At this time she is ok with me continuing to work. She said definitely no more than 40 hours of work per week. When I go back in 2 weeks she will reevaluate her decision on bed rest, as she will do from now on. I have a feeling I will be put on bed rest sooner than what I was planning on taking off. But let's hope I can make it at least another 2 months!

Here are a few pictures of her sweet little face

Sneak peek of Payton...

I had my 4-D ultrasound yesterday. It was so amazing to see Payton. She kept her hand on her face most of the time. If she wasn't doing that, then she was sucking her thumb. When she was sucking her thumb we could actually see her chin and mouth moving. It was so neat. She is head down already. I am guessing that is a good thing. We got to see her little feet too. I got a DVD, CD of all the pictures, and then printed pictures. It was well worth the money to have this done. I can not tell who I think she looks like, all I know is she is beautiful! Enjoy the pictures of our precious baby girl!!

She had her mouth open here..


Here are are cute little feet


So precious



Isn't her little nose so cute..


Trying to cover her face


Sucking her thumb


Putting her hand in her mouth


I believe her tongue is sticking out here


Beautiful baby


Her hands

Glucose results...

I called the doctor today to find out the results of my glucose test. I figured that since I had not heard from them then "no news was good news." But I wanted to make sure! She said that everything came back normal!! I am so relieved. One less thing for me to have to worry about! I moved the growth and hypertension ultrasound up a week, it will be this Tuesday February 3rd at 10:30. 

Baby update...

I went to the doctor this morning. Today was my glucose test to be tested for gestational diabetes. I should get the results back within the next two weeks. Everyone had told me how gross the drink is that you have to drink for the test. I actually liked it, tasted like kool-aid to me. They let me pick between orange and fruit punch. I did the fruit punch. Wasn't bad at all. The doctor measured my belly and I am measuring as I should. Payton's heartbeat sounded very strong. I am going to the doctor every two weeks now.

I have had a little bit of blood pressure concern throughout the pregnancy. It had gotten better through my 2nd trimester. But I guess now that I am approaching my 3rd trimester it has decided to go back up. Today at the appointment it was up. Now that we are getting so close to the end it is something that we have to really watch. I am scheduled to go back to the perinatologist doctor (same place I went when I found out we are having a girl) in 3 weeks to have a growth and hypertension ultrasound. My doctor wants me to do this so that we can make sure Payton is getting all the nutrients she is supposed to and growing properly. I was very upset when I left the hospital this morning, something being wrong with her is not something I want to think about. I am sure that every thing is going to be fine. Just a bit of added stress to me, I am going to try not to worry.

I am having my 3D-Ultrasound next Saturday January 31st. My mom, sister, and good friend Kelli are going with me to that. I will post those pictures as soon as I can. We will be able to take a sneak peek at Miss Payton.

Here are a few pictures of me at 25 weeks and 2 days since I do not have any sono pictures to share!

Entering 2009...

The year 2008 was a good year for me. I found out that God will be blessing me with a little girl, a little girl who will change my life forever!! Now entering 2009 is exciting to me because I know that this year I will meet that special gift. This morning about 4 a.m. I got up for one of my regular middle of the night bathroom trips. I came back laid down, still being kind of out of it... I laid on my right side and as I was fixing to fall back asleep I kept filling this constant thump. It was almost uncomfortable, so I switched back to my left side and put my hand on my right side and there the constant thump was. That's when I realized Payton was having hiccups. I know that it is normal for them to have hiccups, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for her and there was nothing I could do for her. Sounds corny, I know. So of course I didn't want to go back to sleep because I love feeling her. So I stayed up until her hiccups finally went away. Her kicks are defiantly getting stronger. The other night once again around 4 a.m. I was watching TV and all of the sudden I felt a hard kick above my belly button. And I thought whoa.. So I put my hand there and she did it like 3 more times. It was so amazing to feel! I love it!! Although I am so excited to meet her and cannot wait to be a mommy to her, I am really going to miss her in my belly after I have her!! Happy New Year to all!!!!

Christmas came and went...

I had not had time to update the blog since Christmas. I had a wonderful Christmas. We had Christmas at my dad's on Christmas morning. I had to work so we were not able to make it to my moms until Saturday morning. I got lost of great gifts. My mom and step dad surprised us and got all of us kids a Wii! My first thought was how excited Phil will be that we finally have a Wii. Before he left we always wanted to go buy one and play on Sunday's (which was our "date day") but we never did. So now when he gets home we will have to make time for him and I to play, maybe when Payton is sleeping, haha. It was so much fun watching my niece open all of her gifts. We all kept saying how next year I will have an 8 month old at Christmas. I know Payton won't understand or get too excited about the gifts but one thing I know is that Parker will be right there helping her little cousin out! After this year she is a pro! My Aunt B gave Payton her "1st Christmas gift" unborn. She isn't even here and yet she is already spoiled. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!! Here is a picture of me at 22 weeks!!

Another checkup...

Today I am 21 weeks and 2 days along. Over halfway through. I had a doctor appointment today. I got to hear Miss Payton's heartbeat and little kicks on the Doppler. It was nice to hear. As she gets a little bigger those kicks will get stronger. The doctor said everything sounded great. I go back in 4 weeks to do my glucose testing. After that appointment I will be going every two weeks. She agreed to induce me April 28, 2009. So this is when we will get to meet our little miracle, unless she of course decides to bless us with her presence before then. Only four more months to go, I know that it will be here before I know it. I have lots to do to get ready for her!!

You would have thought it was Christmas...

Today my sister and Parker came over to see me. A friend of mine from work had given me boxes of clothes for Payton. So as I was going through the clothes Parker would come over to me and say "dah dah" and grab a piece of clothing that I was stacking nicely. Then if it wasn't the piece of clothing she wanted she would wine. So I would then grab the one she wanted and give it to her, and of course if you have ever read my sister's blog you would know that she loves putting things on her head and around her neck. I don't have any pictures of that part of the show because I didn't have my camera handy. After getting my camera this is what she decided to do with the clothes. She entertained herself for a good 30 min and made me and Marla laugh.

Here is the whole stack of clothes for Payton that was given to me..



This is when she only had a few dragged out..

She would bring some back to me to exchange for others...

She would lay in a pile of clothes and kick and make cute baby sounds...



Here is the one where she started to tear the pile down..


Then she continued to play in the floor with all the clothes...



And I think she is getting tired.....

She makes me smile...

Our little girl makes me smile! I feel her moving all the time now. She likes to kick mommy! But I am loving every minute of it. I look forward to waking up everyday just so that I can feel her move. It's like I just sit still waiting to feel her. It is the most amazing thing!! I went to Northpark Mall today with my sister and friend Kelli. We took Jackson and Garrett (Kelli's boys) and Parker (my niece) to see Santa! We were talking about how next year when we go Payton will be 8 months and she will get to take her picture with Santa!! Since Payton couldn't be there as herself (she was there in me) my sister took this picture of me today at the mall. 20 weeks & 2days pregnant.

She has a name...

We have named our little girl. Her name will be Payton Ann. I love this name. At first Phil wasn't too sure but it has grown on him. So today we decided that this will be her name! Payton isn't named after anyone. But a couple of years ago when my sister was trying to decide on a name for my niece every time I made my suggestion I would say "how bout Payton" no matter how many times they told me no I always came back to that name. So I guess now I am glad they didn't use that name, haha. Ann is my mother's middle name. So that is where we got that name. My niece's middle name is also Ann after my mom. So now we will have a Parker Ann and a Payton Ann. I am excited that we can now call her by her name!! Here is a picture that my  mom took of me last night at 19 weeks and 2 days. 

It's a Girl!!!!!

Well it is now confirmed we are having a little girl! The sonogram lasted 10 minutes. I have the whole thing on the video. I will have to post it later. She is 11oz and about 6 inches long. Her heart rate was 156. She was moving all over the place. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen. They looked at everything, and when I say everything I mean everything. From the brain, eyes, nose, mouth,heart, arms, fingers, legs, spine. I am sure I am leaving out something! Everything looks the way that it is supposed to at this point. I am really blessed that everything looks good. They asked me if I wanted to know the sex, I of course said yes. She told me it was a girl, but that she would let the doctor confirm that once he came in to see me. So he came in and told me that it was absolutely a girl. He said everything looks AWESOME!! Which made me happy when I heard him say that. These are the two sono pictures that they gave me. I asked if she could give me a picture of the whole baby, she said well this is as good of a picture as I can get since the baby is positioned funny. But she is definitely looking towards us when she snapped the picture. You can see her face, kind of looks like a skeleton. You can see her eyes and her mouth! Enjoy!!

Less than a day left...

I have less than 24 hours until I hopefully find out what this little one is! I have heard so many stories lately about babies not being in the right position to be able to see what the sex is. So let's hope this one is cooperative. This sonogram is going to be a lengthy one. They will let me know if the baby is developing properly. They look at the brain, the 4 chambers of the heart, and many more things. I am anxious to hear and learn all of the information. It is just a plus that they can tell me the sex! Last week I started the scrapbook for the baby. This way I can tell the baby things that I am feeling now before I ever get to meet her/him. I have only done one page so far, but that one page took me a whole evening to do. I am getting very excited and you will hear from me in the morning!

My next appointment...

Just wanted to remind everyone that my appointment is still set for Monday December 8th @ 9:30 A.M. We made this appointment back when Phil was in town. Seems like forever ago. My mom and sister are going to the appointment with me. I am getting really excited! I will let you know after I talk to Phil and tell him the exciting news!

Moving right along...

I went to the doctor today. I am 17 weeks and 2 days along. Everything is great! I don't have a sonogram picture to share today. But I did get to hear the heartbeat and it was amazing!! The doctor got the Doppler all ready and said "Ok let's see if we can find this baby's heartbeat" then the first place he laid it was right in the middle of my stomach and there was the heartbeat. Then he said "well we didn't have to search for it" So it was pretty neat to me that the first place he checked I got to hear it. I wish that Phil could have been there with me to experience that. In less than two weeks we will find out what this little one is!! I am ready to give "it" a name! I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!! I am truly blessed and thankful for my family and friends! I couldn't make it through this time without you!!

Pictures of us...

Today we went to the park with Marla and Parker. My sister has become quite the photographer. Phil and I have very few pictures, ones that I like anyways. So Marla took some pictures of us. These will be the last pics taken of us until we become parents! When the baby comes I know who will be doing my "professional" pictures. She does such a great job. Thanks sister!

Another baby appointment

We went to the doctor on Wednesday. The baby has grown so much since 3 weeks ago. The doctor said everything looked great. This little one was moving around all over the place. She could barely get a good picture because the baby would not be still I guess you could say! It was pretty cool. I am really glad that Phil got to see it with me.