Max's Room

Just wanted to put up a few pictures from Max's room. Everything is ready except for a few little cross's we need to put up.....well and we still need Max :)

Full Term!!

Yeah!!! Max has finally reached that magic mark where if he decided to come into this world his body is ready. Here is what my weekly email states "Your baby is now considered full term, even though your due date is still three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. He weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long."

We go back to see Dr P Thursday afternoon for Max's weekly check but he seems to be doing fine. I think I may have had a few braxton hicks contractions yesterday....but I have never had them so I'm not gonna say for sure. I am also swollen all over...so yes if you see me and my eyes look puffy, my nose looks big, my ankles and feet are the size of watermelon you do not need to remind me, I know. My ankles and feet look better in the mornings but go right back as the day goes on. I have been checking my Blood pressure at home and it's doing ok so no need to worry about my swelling.

Today we went to lunch with Scott's mom and then went to target to get a few things Max is going to need. It was a bit overwhelming but at the same time exciting! He will be here soon!

Couples Shower

After getting home Sat from Clarksville I changed real quick and off to Rockvale we went to our Couples shower. Some of our wonderful friends Gina, Jerry, Amy, Danny, Kala, Wayne, Meredith, and Josh threw it for us. The food was wonderful, all things Max loves :) and there was super delicious cake!! As a matter of fact after I get done posting this I'm gonna have a piece! Max got some great gifts, all things he needed. After presents we played Left Right Center. This is a dice game that requires each player to have 3 one dollar bills and in the end hopefully you are the one who wins everyone elses money! Super fun and we usually all get very competitive. The night was super fun and so nice getting to hang out with most of our friends for what may be the last time for a little while. I only took a few pics.

Visiting Family

Sat morning I got up bright and early and made my way to my dads to head to Clarksville to visit some family. I hadn't seen my Great Aunt Katye in about 3 years and my Uncle Donnie in several months. My Aunt Katye is 92 years old! wow oh wow and she doesn't look it at all! Even better she has a facebook page and has probably had email longer then me. She is a great cook and spent a lot of the visit going through cookbooks and getting Vicki recipes. My Uncle Donnie stopped by and as usual lot of joking and picking in each other occurred.

36 Week Dr appointment

Just a quick entry. Today was a scheduled Dr appointment. Max is doing great. His heart rate was 142. I am not dilated but Dr p did say Max is low and is in the Anterior position. That's a good thing. I got this info off some website and think it explains anterior position well-

"Your baby is anterior if he is facing your back. So your baby's spine is curled along the front of your belly and his face is towards your spine. Your baby is "anterior" if his spine is straight up against your belly. If baby position is turned slightly to your right, he is "right anterior;" if he is turned slightly to your left, then he is "left anterior." Anterior is the favored baby position. It allows the baby to most easy maneuver through your pelvis and out into the world"

We go back to the Dr next week on Thursday. It's getting closer and closer!

36 Weeks

Wow oh wow 36 weeks! I can't believe Max is so close to being here! This last week was making it real that he is soon on his way. Max has started to drop. Thats great because he is no longer sitting in my ribcage so I can breath a little easier but it has made me a lot more uncomfortable. I can no longer bend over at all, peeing a whole lot more often, and there are times where it feels like he is so far down in my pelvis that he will fall out :) I haven't had any contractions that I know of, not real sure what they will feel like, but people say I will know if I have any. The books say at 36 weeks Max should be about 6 pounds and about 18 1/2 inches long. He should be fully developed just gaining weight. Next week Max will be considered full term. We go back to the Dr on tuesday. Max's room is basically done and we are for the most part ready. I had dinner last night with the girls from my work in Lavergne at Millers Grocery. It is one of my fav restaurants!! After dinner we came back to the house and Max got a gift! They got his travel crib/playpen. We plan on using this as a bassinet so were super glad to get it!


I am also including a pic of something super cool! Our friends Amy and Danny just got back from the beach(lucky!!) and while there Amy found a great gift! Pee Pee Tee Pee's! LOL You put it over Max's Wee Wee when you change his diaper so hopefully there are no accidental sprays. Even better they are washable so they can be used over and over again.

Happy 4th of July!!

The 4th of July this year is a bit different than last year. I find it amazing how much can change in a year. Last year we were in Las Vegas(I worked there for the summer) at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino partying, gambling, and their big 4th of July party. This year was much tamer seeing how Max will be here in about 5 weeks. Scott's Aunt Jackie had a cookout at her house with a lot of the family and friends. We had a great time, had some great food-burgers that had to weigh over a pound and homemade ice cream(egg free for me and Max). The weather was actually pretty nice and I didn't sweat to death! Below are 2 pictures, one from last year with the Paris hotel behind us and one form this year with me looking gigantic!

The drive-in

Sat night we went to the drive in movie theater in Lewisburg with one of Scott's friends Melissa. We saw Eclispe...me for the 2nd time! I still love it! I had never been to a drive-in before so it was quite an experience. It Only cost $6 a person to get in and you can bring in a cooler and whatever food you want. They do have a concession stand that has very reasonable prices, I think Scott got a large popcorn for about $2.50. Now the drive-in does have very colorful people who go there. I felt out of place because we didn't bring a recliner, a dog, or an old mattress to lay on. Here is a pic of the group that was behind us, it's a little blurry but oh well :)

Welcome McKenna and Mason!!

Our friends Kala and Wayne had their twins Friday afternoon! I didn't get up to the hospital to this afternoon. A big congrats to mom and dad the twins are beautiful! Everyone is doing great also! Both weighed 5lb 10oz and 18 and 18 1/2 inches. There were 36 weeks when they were born. It's weird to think that max is probally just a little smaller than they are right now.

Eclispe!!!

Tuesday night I went with a 17 other girls from Columbia to Franklin to see the midnight showing of Eclispe. I made sure to take a nap so I could make it through the night. The movie was wonderful!! Here are a couple pics from the night.