Lamaze Class..hee hee whoo! And a brief Dr. update

That is my attempt at a breathing pattern we learned...it is actually 4 hee's though. This past Monday Chris and I attended a Lamaze class through my OB office. Now, Chris and I both were skeptic of going and had heard from many people that we would not need it and even friends who did not go told us they were fine without it. But after debating over it we figured why not, it can only help to be more informed. And I have to say I am very happy we went. Chris even said "that was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be". And I have to agree! Not only did we learn a lot and become more comfortable with whole birthing idea (as comfortable as I can be!) but I think it finally hit me that we are very close to adding a third member to our family and it is going to happen a lot sooner than I have realized. It also made us a lot more excited and anxious. When learning about what the baby will go through and what will happen with the baby as soon as he/she is born and right after, I just kept thinking "oh my gosh, there is that little baby in here so close to ready to come out and meet his/her mom and dad". Like I said, for some reason it is such a surreal feeling and odd feeling to me that there is a little baby in my belly. And not just any baby..the baby I have dreamt of, the baby I know I was meant to raise and the baby that Chris and I created is so close to meeting us. I know the baby is there, I feel him/her...and Lord knows my ever growing appearance screams "baby"..it still is just so hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that the baby, scratch that, our baby is almost here. Especially thinking it looks like a baby and acts like a baby already is just crazy! Maybe I am weird, but I just find the entire thing so surreal. After we left I think we talked half the way home about what a miracle this entire experience is and what a miracle this baby is. The fact my body has incubated and taken care of a baby and now knows what to do to birth it is just a wonderful miracle of life, and I can see why it is a miracle. The miracle of this baby, the fact my body knows what to do, and the fact that Baby B is almost here really hit me and took my breath away. We also talked about the Nurse's advice to the "coach"...treat your wife like a million bucks..fluff her pillow, massage her back and take care of her! Like I ever questioned him ;)

Anyways, now that I went on my rant on to the rest of our Lamaze class. The nurse that conducted it was so sweet and actually very funny! I think between the snacks she provided and her humor, Chris was entertained. There was one other cute couple there with us and we all just were filling that room with excitement. The nurse did a great job explaining everything to us...maybe even a little too much! Chris's eyes grew huge as he watched her explain the birth process and what the baby and my body goes through. After she showed examples of all the dialation and effacement stages (yes she used cans, cream cheese tops, paper, and other tools for measurement) Chris commented on how he could not believe our bodies did that. Yes, he is in for just as big of a shock as me..and probably a whole new level of appreciation for his wife ;). The nurse also had a baby, sac and umbilical cord (fake of course) and an actual real pelvic bone and showed what will happen. Yes I cringed and even Chris cringed! But it was neat to see. She explained everything from start to finish to our stay at the hospital (which I informed Chris he will not leave my side while there, which he said he would not want to) and she even went over breast feeding a little. We learned breathing techniques, the stages of labor, how to push and even some about breast feeding. And yes, after watching a labor video of a natural birth I can say I have no desire to go natural. I am not that strong..but that is ok I have nothing to prove and the baby will be here with or without drugs..so drug me up!

The funny part was when she talked about signs of when to call the Dr. and all of my blood pressure symptoms were on the list. Chris at this point leaned over to me and said check, check, check..we both chuckled. She also said unfortunately my bp does put us at a higher risk for c-section but it is not guaranteed. And if it is a normal labor most likely it will be a long one since I am being induced early. We will have movies and plenty of things packed. As Chris joked, we probably will have way too much stuff packed with us for our short stay! I guess the only real questions I have left to address with my Dr. are 1) how will he induce labor early especially if I am not progressing 2) Chances of c-section and how bp will effect labor.

Speaking of my Dr. I had my first nonstress test (NST) and weekly check up Wednesday. The NST went well. I had to lay there a long time because the baby was not kicking as strong as he liked. He/she was moving a ton, just not strong. But this baby never kicks strong. He/she is just sweet. But of course this worried me. My bp has been back up as well so he upped one of my meds (which I was NOT happy about) and he drew blood to test me for preeclampsia and for 5th disease (I had a student diagnosed with it last week). I am suppose to continue watching bp levels and headaches and swelling. I had a weak moment and broke down to him because I am very much over living in worry and stress about having a healthy baby. I feel like I am in a time cruch with my body and a race against my body. I hate knowing my body is not handling my pregnancy and I just worry about having a healthy child. I hate thinking about my bp not being good for the baby and I also even worry about taking too much meds. I guess I am just tired of being fearful of having an unhealthy baby because I would never forgive myself. I just feel as if I am messing up and I just wish things were normal and easy. But it seems like I do not like to do things the easy way...can't get preggo easy and cant have an easy pregnancy! Oh well! So needless to say it was a hormonal, emotional Dr. appointment that did not easy my worries..but next week we get an ultrasound and another NST.

On the brighter note, tomorrow is Friday!! And my sweet class and their parents are throwing a baby shower for me! And tonight is my favorite night of TV..Greys Anatomy, Office, Practice, Parks and Rec and 30 Rock..yes we are TV junkies!

Tasty Tuesday..32 weeks!!

This week we reach our first big milestone our Dr. wanted us to get to..and it is a HUGE sigh of relief! It is so good to know that if the baby were born this week, yes he/she would be premature but he/she most likely would have no long term effects. Crazy to think it is around this time my mom had Kevin and soon me! But Baby B, by no means are we ready for you! Yes we do dream of you and talk about you all the time, and we can not wait to hold you..but we need you to "bake" a little longer, get a little chubbier and develop those lungs a little more! It is hard to believe you are almost 4 pounds (by the end of this week you should be) and 18 inches long..wow! I have read you have hair and color to it (if you are going to have hair), fingernails, toenails, and all other tiny details are complete! You are just gaining weight, developing those lungs and fine tuning everything! I also read you spend much of your day sleeping, looking around, grabbing things, kicking, moving, making faces, swallowing, listening to all sounds (sorry for my crazy days at work!) and even peeing! It is still so hard to believe the little human we created is just inside my belly acting like a real baby already! So Baby B, you just keep working hard in my belly and we will keep preparing for your entrance to the world!

Tomorrow starts a new kind of Dr. apt. for me. I will now (with my weekly visits) do weekly non stress tests. I will let you know how it goes! Any chance to focus on you, feel you move or hear your heartbeat is good to me :). My blood pressure is back up a little and I have been swelling A LOT (gross!) but Dr. M is doing a great job keeping a close eye on you and me, kid!

On another note, this week back has been good so far...other than feeling a little sick still. And oh yea, sorry Baby B..I have had to open and use one of your gifts already. Turns out the humidifier works and feels great! The little stars it projects are even cute...I predict you will like it..but lets hope we do not have to use for a long time, I do not want a sick baby! Last night Chris and I attended a Lamaze class! I will post about that experience tomorrow..as it was a memorable one :)!

Another Tuesday down..another Tuesday closer to YOU!!

**32 week bump photos below ;)

In Like A Lamb..Out Like a Lion

Isn't that how the saying goes for March? Either way, that is how it goes in my eyes! Weather and health speaking. Or at least my spring break seems this way! Spring break started with weather in the 60s and now it is ending in the 30s..yuck! Enough of this winter already! And spring break started with a well rested feeling and now I am anything but rested. Seems as if a horrible, terrible, no good cold has hit me HARD! Like a Lion! My chest hurts (burns to be exact) and I have a deep cough that makes it even more painful..with wheezing breathing. And if that was not enough my head and entire body aches. I can not remember the last time I felt this sick. And I think it makes it harder knowing I can not take much for it and the fact my immune system is down does not help. But enough of me complaining. I just hope I feel better soon, work will be miserable feeling like this! Lucky for me I have a puppy to love on and a husband that is spoiling me to help me feel better..well and a few chick flicks to help along the way!

But my spring break was fast and great..up until a few days ago at least! It was spent resting, relaxing and doing much of nothing! I was going to try and get things done around the house but figured we have plenty of time and my body needed rest! I was also able to visit and do lunch with Momma Perks and her adorable little boys. We also were able to go to the park. Now momma Perks is such a wonderful friend, wife and mom. I admire her in so many ways. She has a 19 month old and a 6 week old! Both adorable and sweet and cute as can be boys! She is such a great mom, probably why her boys are so easy going! I am already taking notes on how she is so at ease and just the way she is. And I have asked her about a million questions all of which I have kept mental notes on too! I am sure I will have more for her but I appreciate her so much as a dear friend and as a mom. She is the best!

I also was able to squeeze in a visit with Megan and her little new guy Peyton who is too cute for words! She is also doing such a wonderful job at being a new mommy. She is so laid back and is such a natural! Probably why Peyton is doing so well too! I have also asked her a bunch of questions and plan on having her be a go to mom for help! I lucked out with Sarah and her 5 month old son being there too, so I got some extra little boy lovin' and mommy advice! I am so lucky to have so many great girlfriends to look up to and go to for advice. They have all already helped ease my worries and answer questions. After all, I do have about 14 pregnant friends or friends that have had babies in the past 6 months...all but 2 are boys so far! Looks like we will be having a lot of fun play dates and mommy get togethers in the future! What a fun time to go through with all my good girl friends! If we have a boy he will already have a ton of friends to rough house with..and if it is a girl, well Chris will be extra protective knowing many of these boys daddys!

Showered with love!

This past Sunday my mother in law Patty (aka Grams) threw Baby B and I a wonderful shower! It was so much fun and it was full of so much love. I can not thank her enough for all the time, energy, money and love she put into this shower. It made me feel so special and loved and I will forever remember this day. We played the cutest games..pass the pacifier and play dough babies! Chris and I also were asked questions on separate occasions about parenting and then our answers were compared. Now, for the most part we were fairly similar and did well. I would say the only problematic question was "who will be the disciplinarian?" And Chris said I would be and I said he would be! Oh dear! Now if it is a girl I think I will be because he can not discipline a little girl and if it is a boy I think he will be tougher. Only time will tell!
But back to the shower! Chris came with me and it was so great to share in this special time with him! There were over 30 loved ones there and each woman made me feel so incredibly special. Thank you so much Patty, every single detail was just perfect and it all was so wonderful. I was truly spoiled and I was and am still so touched by the out pour of love and support.
This baby truly is loved by all of his/her grandparents!
Here are just some of the TONS of pictures I have! I can not wait to make a big album of all my showers to show Baby B just how loved he/she is and how lucky he/she is to have such wonderful family members! Thank you again Patty, I do not have enough words to tell you how grateful I am!

Just to show some of the detail, here is some fondant decor she had made..is this not the cutest thing ever?!

Hostess with the mostest and I!

Soon to be mom and dad!

Uncle Kevin (aka Godfather Kev) made it to the shower too! He is becoming a pro!

Thank you to all the wonderful women who attended and made me feel so special and loved

Pooh came too! Does my father in law love me and this baby or what?!

Ohio State diaper cake..so stinking cute!

Pass the pacifier!

Play dough babies!

My family from Datyon even made the drive up. How special! Thank you ladies!!

The adorable diaper cake Patty made..how sweet is this?! It was soo cute!!!

Tasty Tuesday....31 Weeks!!

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

And Yes, Baby Brown is active!! We see elbows and legs moving across my belly daily!

Hard to believe Baby Brown is about 3 and a half pounds! And according to my books he or she is about to head into a big growth spurt and will gain about half a pound each week from here on out! Hard to believe at most we are 9 weeks away. And according to my Dr. who wants to deliver around 38 weeks we are just a mere 7 weeks away! Which means 7 weekends to get things done and to enjoy being a family of 2 for a bit longer.

Usually when I encounter strangers they look at me and say "aww, how far along are you?". But not now, just in the last week I have started getting "how much longer do you have left?". Which obviously means I must be getting close, and bigger. Now, when I start to get those sympathetic looks from women that say I've been there, or hang in there, or poor thing..then I know I am real close! And I have to think I will somewhat miss this special time in my life. I will definitely miss people giving up their seats at restaurants while waiting or strangers opening up doors, or just being extra spoiled (although I am spoiled most days even not pregnant) and having a reason to take it easy a lot. And I will miss most feeling our little sweet pea move all around all the time. BUT, none of those out weigh my anxious feeling and excitement to have this baby. I simply CAN NOT WAIT to have this baby! This morning I was watching reruns of a Baby Story on TLC (and crying of course) and I still find it so hard we will soon be going through the journey of delivering our child. I still can not picture us doing that...as if I will be pregnant forever. So while I will miss things about this stage, I am way more excited about holding and spoiling our little peanut and showing him/her to the world and starting our new life as a new family and entering in a new love I can not even imagine right now. And lets face it...getting out of breath all the time, not sleeping well, being exhausted all the time and having a hard time getting around is getting old!! So yes I will make the most of these next 7 or 8 weeks but I am counting down!

This week I am on Spring Break..wahoo!! So I will be posting more this week! Pictures and updates from my wonderful shower my mother in law Patty threw are coming next!! It was such a special and memorable shower and I absolutely can not wait to share all the details!! It was so special and full of so much love.

So other than watching Baby Story reruns, sifting through all of our shower goodies and being lazy, I plan on visiting my girl friends Lindsey, Megan and Lori and their new babies to get my friend and baby fix. And hopefully another trip to the hospital to meet my girlfriend Katie's new baby that is due today!! I have been ordered not to do anything around the house..so hopefully I can have some self control and avoid the long to do list staring at me on the fridge!

Happy Tuesday Yall!

30 Random Thoughts for 30 Weeks of Pregnancy!

This is a day early!

This comes after reading two friends blogs who posted random things to know about them..which I think I may still do one week! But I thought it would be fun to take my own twist on it and post my most inner thoughts on pregnancy..some outrageous, some odd, some hormonal and some just thought provoking. So you ask, what occupies a 30 week pregnant girl's brain...read on if you dare! These come in no particular order! And I feel like these do not even hit on half of my crazy thoughts!

1. I wonder what Baby Brown will look like. Who's eyes, smile, and features will you have? What color hair will you have, heck are you a boy or a girl?...This occupies most my time!

2. I hope you have a good combination of both of us but I would be excited if you had your daddy's smile, dimples and eyes...he is a good lookin' guy after all!

3. I wonder what your personality/temperament will be like.

4. Will I miss being pregnant? I think I will miss taking you every where with me and feeling you move all day long. You are a part of me and I love taking you everywhere!

5. Will my hormones ever return to normal and will I ever have a day without feeling irritable, happy, and teary eyed all within a short time span of each other? I cry all the time!

6. I hope I can kick my sweet craving after pregnancy as I have never had one before. Will you love sweets and juice since that is what I crave?

7. If I am going to deliver at 38 weeks, we need to avoid Friday, May 13th!

8. You are kicking me right now and you feel like a twisting ninja..I wonder what you are thinking while squirming around in there!

9. Will I ever feel sane again? I am pretty sure Chris is praying I do soon! Between my intense nesting urge and raging hormones I am a tough cookie to live with at times I am sure. I want to organize, reorganize, clean and reclean everything! And the smallest of thing can put me in a horrible mood or make me cry! Lord, please help!

10. Hmm, what sweets do we have in our pantry for after dinner...not what I want I don' think! Again, see number 6!

11. I wonder if you will be colicky.

12. Will I ever feel rested again? Lately I feel like I am in the first trimester again and feel like a walking zombie. I am tired all. the. time. Never rested! At least I know when you get here it will be all worth it because holding you is priceless and sleep deprivation is all worth it to me to have you in my arms!

13. I have gotten spoiled with Chris cleaning, doing laundry and cooking..I sure hope it stays this way!

14. I wonder if my body will ever feel back to normal again and like it belongs to me.

15. But in the same sense, I think I will kind of miss having a belly to be protective over, rest my hands on and touch all the time.

16. Is it bed time yet?

17. I think I will miss maternity pants..I forget what buttons and zippers are like.

18. I wonder if I could get away with wearing some of my comfy shirts or pants for those "fat" feeling days after you are born. I know 1 thing, I will miss wearing Daddy's sweats as those are the only thing that fits these days.

19. I never had a clue as to how much your body changes through pregnancy....I will stop there. Many of the "changes" are ones I will spare you all of going into detail with...plus I know my dad and father in-law read this and that would just be awkward! But lets just say, it is a miracle your body knows how to grow a human and does the things it needs to do. But to witness these changes is just crazy. Things I never dreamed of happen..almost scary! What your body goes through to incubate a grow a human is miraculous and weird all at the same time!

20. I wonder if nursing will be as hard as I am thinking it will be. This is probably my biggest worry about pregnancy. All my dreams about you revolve around me trying to nurse you and you look like a 8 month old in all my dreams! So yes, this occupies my mind a lot. But I am hopeful with a great support system (thank you do a dear friend who has already "taught" me a lot), some reading I have done and just some good ol' trial and error with you and me kiddo, I think we can figure it out!

21. You will be the oldest in our family...will you have the typical "oldest" personality? Or will you be a jealous older sibling like I was when my brother was first born? Don't worry baby B, if you are..I understand!

22. Will you ever know how much I love you? And do you know who I am already?

23. No, you will never know how much I love you...I can not imagine how much my love will continue to grow because of how much I already love you. I know it will multiply to unimaginable lengths, but my heart already has grown so much.

24. Will I be a good mom? Am I already being a good enough mom and taking good enough care of you each day?

25. How can I ever protect you from all the bad and harm in the world? Can you be the next bubble boy/girl?? Worry should be my middle name. I already worry about all the potential bad things out there.

26. I feel like pregnancy has already changed a lot of who I am and can not wait to see how else you transform each your dad and I and our new family.

27. I am nervous about feeding, bathing, and caring for you. Ok nervous is not the best word, but I worry about things like..do we dress you in long sleeves and pants to sleep in, how do I know you have eaten enough and about a million other little questions. Again, see number 25!

28. I can not wait until I can roll over, get off the couch or bed, and basically just move without letting out a groan, huff or getting out of breath! Seriously, I have to catch my breath after climbing stairs. Turns out you are occupying most my breathing room!

29. Hearing your heartbeat and seeing you in ultrasounds is the perk of my week. There is nothing better than hearing your heartbeat. And each time it is like the first time and I often find myself saying, oh my gosh you are really in there, we are really going to meet you soon and we are really having a baby! I think I am still in shock that this is happening and it has not hit me that we created YOU!

30. I love being pregnant! It is the happiest I have ever been. And I want you to know Baby Brown, you have already made me the happiest I have EVER been and I can not wait for a lifetime with you!

I am fairly sure you are 3 pounds already as you almost were about a week ago! I go to the Dr. on Tuesday so we will see!

30 week update:

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

Cheeks to kiss!

Yesterday at our weekly check up we were able to have an up close shot of Baby B! Probably the only blissful perks to my blood pressure issues are frequent ultrasounds..which means frequent sneak peeks at our bundle of joy! Now, at our last ultrasound I left the office crying and in shambles so I was quite nervous yesterday. But, I have to say after yesterday I left in the best mood I have left my Dr. in in quite a while! The ultrasound showed that my placenta "spots" or placenta calcification has not gotten any worse. The spots have not gotten any bigger so the tiny blood clots are not a worry as of yet! And even better, last time Baby B was in the 35th percentile and measuring a little small but yesterday he/she was bumped up to the 40th percentile..YAY!! So proud of you munchkin! In fact, this week it says that baby should be 2 1/2 pounds and this little guy/girl is already 2 lb 12 oz..almost 3 whole pounds!! So after hearing the relief about size and spots we were given these fun pictures of the baby's face. The baby kept opening his/her eyes and kept looking right as us! I felt such a strong connection and still do each time I look at these photos. He/she even opened his/her mouth a few times. And um, look at those cheeks! I can not wait to kiss them a million times a day. You can see the chin, cheeks, eyes and nose..oh and those cute hands curled up! I think the baby has my cheeks according to these pictures. Chris has very chizzled and structured cheeks and I have the Sawchak cheeks! The round, jolly "Santa" cheeks as Chris likes to call them! I am bias but I think this is the sweetest face ever! For some reason, after seeing these pictures I have felt closer to Baby B than ever. I do not know if it has made it feel more real that yes there is a human growing inside of me, or the fact that it looks officially like a baby and not an egg anymore has made it more real..but the past 2 days I have been on cloud 9 and I keep staring at the pictures. Maybe I now have a better image of Baby B! So overall it was a great day. Good Dr. appointment and great photos!
I am not out of the clear yet by any means and the Dr. still thinks either my BP is just high due to pregnancy or I am in the early stages of pre-eclampsia. As he clearly reminded me, "there is definitely still something going on with you". So I am going to continue to see him weekly for check ups and we have another ultrasound and stress test scheduled for the baby in 4 weeks. I have been getting really bad headaches daily and I am starting to swell a lot so the Dr. has Chris and myself keeping a close eye on me and if headaches do not go away after Tylenol and sleep or swelling does not go down after resting I have to go in to see him immediately. He also put me on another new bp med to take with my original bp meds to try and help bp more. I was not real happy about taking all these medications and I am freaked out a little but I have to trust the Dr. that he would not give me medicine that would harm the baby. So Chris took diligent notes on signs to look for as I stared googly eyed at the baby. So I am still on commands to do nothing but keep my feet up and rest at home and as much as I can at work (HA!) and the plans are still to deliver early...but I have accepted my life is a week to week basis and this week is good my friends!

I have other exciting news to share too of new babies and haircuts (yes a weak moment of chopping my long locks!). But for now its off to couch and trashy tv!

Tasty Tuesday....29 weeks!!

Baby's now the size of a squash!
Baby's energy is surging, thanks to white fat depositing beneath his skin. And since he's growing so fast (weight will triple by birth), things are getting kind of cramped in the womb. What all this means for you: Get ready for some more kicks and jabs to the ribs.

Wow! My last week in my 20's and a whole new "fruit" and possibly my last time ending a week in "9". Can we say it is getting closer?! What a good looking squash that is. Feels more like a little pumpkin in my belly than squash but I will take it! And they are not kidding with the energy surge. This week I have felt the baby moving under my ribs and down in my lower belly all at the same time. I keep picturing a tiny thing but I guess I need to accept this baby is getting bigger..and so am I! So hard to believe the baby should be 2 1/2 pounds this week. Each week I fall more and more in love with you, Baby B. And I day dream of you all day long. It probably does not help there are babies being born every which way (3 friends in the last 4 weeks and 1 due next week!) so it has really ramped up my excitement, anticipation and day dreaming!

Your daddy and I love you to the moon and back a million times and are getting so excited for your arrival!!

On a separate note these past 2 weeks have been insanely busy....which my eyes, ankles and even my nose is starting to show..hello lovely swelling! I have had conferences, visits to friends ,visits to hospitals for babies, and just non stop craziness! Luckily tomorrow night is my last busy night then it is back to the couch for me! I will post all the Blissful happenings soon. Until then, happy Tuesday!

I think I can, I think I can

**See why I do not want to get up in the mornings?! She sleeps curled above my head every night

**Layla lovin on my preggo pillow...best invention ever and my other sleeping buddy, besides Layla. Poor Chris has 1/3 of the bed..if he is lucky!

2 work weeks until a much deserved week off! Spring break is a mere 10 school days away and I could not be counting down more. This spring break will be a little different than spring breaks in the past. In high school, the days were filled loading up cars and heading down to the beach in FL for a not so restful week of fun in the sun with girl friends. Then in college, most of my spring breaks were filled with going home to Georgia to see my family and friends. And even then it was not so restful as many nights were late nights with friends, or visiting colleges to see them. And days were spent shopping and hanging out with my family. Even after college, I often tried my hardest to get home for this week as I always miss my family dearly so any opportunity to head down south was usually taken advantage of. And even last year we went to Hocking Hills and rented a cabin with some friends for a crazy week! This coming spring break however is very different! I am looking forward to sleeping in, taking naps, organizing the nursery (over and over again), and just relaxing! It would be an understatement to say the 3rd trimester exhaustion has settled in. I am tired ALL. THE. TIME. And I know it will not change for the next 18+ years so a week full of just me time and time to rest will be heavenly. Plus I imagine spring breaks from here on out may be even more different! Hopefully I can still make it home to GA for the week in the future..well until I am then worrying about my teenager taking trips..but none will be full of a silent week of resting! So while I will not be pulling out the sun dresses and bikinis (thank God, right?!..who wants to see a 7 month preggo lady in a bathing suit..pale preggo lady at that!), and gathering up tanning lotion and heading to the beach..or packing up and gearing up for a fun week at home with family (which I will miss most definitely this year)...I am just as anxiously awaiting a week of having nothing to do! Well except day dream about the baby in my belly and snuggle with my other baby..see pictures above! Miss Layla is always anxiously awaiting to have her momma home with her for a week of spoiled rotten attention that will be headed her way!

Those of you that do not know my relationship with my dog, it is probably quite sickening to witness. She is my baby and child. Probably why she acts like a baby! She is my shadow and my number one snuggler. I love her more than words can say and can't wait to spend more time with her as I have felt so bad that I have been busy and not able to walk her as much..or take her to swim! Have I mentioned how much I can not wait to see her with a little brother or sister?! I know..if I already feel guilty going to work and leaving her everyday I do not know how I will do it with Baby B!

Let the count down begin for a spring fever for spring break! Spring Break 2011 here I come!

Tasty Tuesday...28 weeks!

Here is a picture of Baby Brown himself/herself! In utero that is! This week puts us at possibly 10 weeks til baby B is in our arms! So hard to believe and a bit over whelming...but exciting at none the less! This week Baby B has started to take up more room in his/her temporary residency...see pictures below! Supposidly he/she can see more now so we will have to try the light trick again. And in other "exciting" news, my belly button has decided to "pop". As Chris put it "that is weird"...yes thank you dear husband as I do not feel "weird" every where else! I keep rubbing it forgetting it is there! But here is the internet update on Baby B! Big news this week too is baby is over 2 pounds...almost 2 and a half and working on putting on that weight!!
Happy Tuesday y'all!