Its FEBRUARY

Well February is finally here. Wow only 1 more month to go till Rylee Michelle will be here. Time is a flying. :) This Friday three more days and I will be 35 weeks along. Wow!! Only 5 more weeks until she will be full term. :) We are getting so excited!! Her dresser/changing table came in at the store yesterday and so Mark is going to pick it up today for me. Can't wait to get it set up. That's the last of her nursery furniture. Yay!!! We have our second baby shower this Saturday at my mom's house. My sister in law Abbie and best friend Misty are throwing it for me. :) Can't wait to see all my mom's family and close friends. Rylee already has tons of things but can't wait to see what else she gets. Are parents and friends have been so kind and have gotten us everything so far so we feel really blessed. We will be finishing up our Lamaze class at Baylor Hospital on Thursday. So we get to have a tour of the maternity dept. Can't wait for that. Then the following week they have a breastfeeding class that they offer. I have gained 29 lbs so far and starting to feel huge. Maybe I should just start walking backwards so i look skinnier. hahah! Rylee has been kicking me and moving like crazy lately. Probably because she is 5lbs now and doesn't have as much room to move around. She started kicking me in the ribs up high now and she makes it uncomfortable at times. My ankles are starting to get swollen some probably because all the extra weight I carry. I am still working Monday thru Friday 6am to 10am. So that keeps me busy and gets me out of the house. Last week my boss was out of town so I got work 8 hrs for 3 days so I got some extra hours in. But I am glad to be back to the shorter hours. I guess it does take a toll on you when you are 8 1/2 months prego. haha!! I just found out that one my best friends is prego and her baby will be 7 months younger than Rylee!!! So excited about that. We went to lunch yesterday and celebrated her birthday at this amazing lil Italian restaurant. Well I am about to get off work soon so I have to go. But will update you after the baby shower. Have a blessed day!!!

What a great weekend!

Well I had a wonderful weekend. Friday Mark and I got our new nursery baby furniture for Rylee's room. The crib we were able to take home and put up and the dresser/changing table will be here 7-14 days later. We had to order it and the conversion rails for the crib so it can turn into a full size bed later. :) So excited. So we have Rylee's room all set up and it looks so cute!! Then Saturday we had our 1st baby shower at Pattie's house and I got so many wonderful things and now Rylee's room has so many cute things in it. I can't wait for Mark to set up the pack n play so we can put it in our room and also set up the high chair. We even put a wooden rocker glider in the nursery. I love to sit on it and look at her room. :)We have been so blessed. We are getting so excited for our lil Rylee Michelle to be here and I can't wait to hold her. I have 7 more weeks and I hope it goes fast. We also have another baby shower in two weeks so can't wait to see my mom's family and friends at that one. Well I am working a lot this week and going to just take it easy. Hope all have a wonderful week!!!

33 weeks along 8 months

Rylee and me are 33 weeks along today which is in my 8Th month. Time is just flying by. We saw the midwife this week on Tuesday and Rylee is very active and laying transverse sideways in my tummy. haha! I think she is very much like Mark. Midwife said I have a urinary tract infection so to drink lots of water and take cranberry pills and if doesn't get better see the doctor. I have gained 28lbs now all belly. haha! Rylee is getting the hiccups regularly and about 3 or 4 times a day she kicks me really hard whenever I put things on my belly. She doesn't like anything in her space. Also like Mark. Well Wednesday we started getting a sore throat and getting really congested so we scheduled a doctors appointment yesterday and got tests taken to see if its strep or if I still have urinary tract infection. So should find out the results soon. I did get some antibiotics which are making me feel much better. My first baby shower is this weekend so I want to be feeling great and enjoy it. We had Lamaze class last night again and really enjoyed it. We practiced our breathing a lot and Mark is being a really good coach. He made it thru the birth video and just made some funny faces. haha! I think he is going to be a wonderful dad. :) Today Mark & I are going to look for baby furniture. The original furniture I wanted you have to order it which takes 9-12 weeks so too long. So we are going to go find something that is available now. Tomorrow is the baby shower and I can't wait to get things setup for Rylee. The nursery is only missing the furniture and a new daybed comforter. Mark even put up an brown antique chandelier which looks so good. Then we are going to put a little white chandelier above her crib. This really dresses up the nursery. :) Well we nesting away. Stay tuned to see how the shower turns out. Have a blessed day!!

Rise and Shine 2010

Well this morning 5am Rylee decided to wake me up instead of me waking her up. haha! The joys of having your unborn child kick you bright and early. Usually she doesn't wake until after I get moving around. But not this morning. :) It is such a cool feeling to feel your child move inside of you. I just love it!! :) Motherhood is so wonderful and I can't wait until little Rylee Michelle is here. 4 more days and I will be 28 weeks along which is the start of my 8th month. So two more months 8 weeks to go! I can't wait to hold my little girl. :) I have actually lost 3 lbs since last Tuesday which is good I guess. I was at 27lbs at my last midwife appointment and now I have only gained 24lbs. :) Not that I am trying to lose weight but it is nice when i do lose weight because I have been eating so bad since being prego. Maybe its because I have been eating smaller portions. I just don't want to have too much weight stick on me. Mark tells me to quit worrying. Well gotta love mondays. Have a blessed week. :)

Rylee finally had the hiccups for the 1st time

Well Monday 12-28-09 I felt Rylee Michelle have the hiccups for the first time it's the coolest feeling. :) It felt like I could feel her heartbeat or pulse or something. I didn't know what it was since I had never felt that before. But was talking with Pattie my mother-in-law and she said that's hiccups. I said oh silly me. The joys of motherhood. :) I am so excited! I can't wait for Rylee to be here. :) Yesterday 12-29-09 Tuesday it snowed again and it was so beautiful. Mark and I have been just getting lots of naps and laying around staying warm. We have also been playing all our new board games we got for Christmas and darts. 2010 will be here Friday and so time is flying by so fast. Mark's cousin had their little girl Harper on Monday so Rylee will be a few months later. I am sure they will be great playmates. Mark is feeling better and is not having any more pain in his side so we are hoping he has passed his kidney stones. :) So that is wonderful! Well everyone had to tell u about the hiccups. Have a blessed day!!

Christmas is over now... :(

Well sorry I haven't posted in awhile I have been busy enjoying my days off work. I had a wonderful Christmas. I had the whole week off Christmas off except for one shift. So I enjoyed sleeping in each day. :) Well I am 29 weeks along which is 7 1/2 months now. Still feeling wonderful and haven't had any problems. Besides my belly running into things and it being harder to get up and down it hasn't been too bad yet. Rylee sure moves alot and kicks more and more often now. Its such a cool feeling to feel. She always likes to kick right before I go to bed so I can't go to sleep. haha! Looks like my mother-in-law Pattie is going to have a baby shower for me in Irving January 23rd Saturday and then my mom is going to have another baby shower for me in February which will be in Keller. So hopefully soon I will get the nursery painted and will start working on that project. I am going to register at Babies R Us. I am so excited because we got a video camera for Christmas so now we will be able to tape Rylee. :) We had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed all the family time. Mark still has a kidney stone and so it hurts him every few days. He has also been sick with a sore throat. So please be praying for him to feel better and to pass his kidney stone. Well I hope everyone had a wonderful holidays and has a Happy New Year!! 2010 is near!!

16 Days till Christmas!

Hello everyone!!

Well I will be 27 weeks along in 2 days this friday. One more week till I will be in my third trimester already which will make me 7 months along. Time has gone fast. I have gained 21 lbs so far. Which seems like alot to me but is right on track. So thats good. Because I sure have been eating lots of junk food and Mark eats right along with me. haha! I think he has put on some pounds too. I have been feeling Rylee kick alot lately and she likes to twirl and turn too. I feel her the most in the mornings and right before I go to bed. Mark likes to talk to her and feel her kick. :) We have started to clear out her room which is currently our office and so we only have a little more to do. We are planning on painting the nursery light pink and will add some brown not sure where yet. I may also do a poka dot border. Still haven't bought the bedding yet but the one I want is Babies R Us online. So maybe after Christmas I can afford to get it. :) I think Rylee is going thru a growth splurt because I have been so tired lately and groggy. Even lightheaded at times. So she is taking my energy some days. I'm very blessed though that I get to have a 2-3 hr nap each day to help with my sleepyness. My next midwife appointment is December 21, 2010 Monday. My midwife had to reschedule because she is sick and also going out of town. So will look forward to my next appointment. Mark and I have been staying busy lately and are going to the Farm our country house this weekend. So it will be nice to get away. I hope everyone is doing well and will continue to keep u updated. Rylee Michelle Crow is officially going to be her name. It has just stuck and we love it. Till next time have a blessed day!