Tired of course

I can really say and mean it when I say that I am so tired of being pregnant that I am looking forward to labor and delivery. I am ready for Fallon to be here and in our arms. I am ready to close the chapter on pregnancy and open the chapter on becoming first time parents. Pregnancy is a long hard process that I feel is torture on a women's body and emotions. I love the process of bringing in a new life into this world, a new life that is mine but I don't like the physical pain and emotional highs and lows that you have to deal with through the entire 9 months.

Fallon is going to be a blessing for David and I and I only have 5 weeks left until I know that she'll be here for us. This week, I go in for my strep b test and that will be my last test for this pregnancy. I hope that everything goes smoothly that's for sure.

Contractions and Pain

I am so ready to have Fallon in the world with us. Monday in the late afternoon, I had my first random set of contractions. My uterus area all day felt like someone had used me as a punching bag but it started to get worse so I decided that I would go ahead and take a warm bath to see if that would relieve some of the tension. It only seemed to have made it worse. So I went and laid down in bed and read a book. I paid attention when the contractions came and how far apart they were but they weren't getting close to each other or staying regular. They hurt though. My word did they hurt. If they are a prelude to what's to come, I'm in trouble because I don't deal well with pain at all.

Last night, I started to have the same like symptoms when we started to head to bed. I didn't have the contractions but boy my stomach hurt every time I moved and it was from the inside out. Fallon moved a couple times and it felt like there were razor blades attached to her when she moved. Luckily David came and saved the day and helped make me feel better. I have a great husband that's for sure!

Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's day was a very simple day and I enjoyed every minute of it. David was going to do the Riverboat like we did a couple years ago but decided against that because they really pack that boat and I don't think that my belly would agree trying to weave through people that close. So he didn't do that. We went to Chattanooga and did some shopping. We went to Coolidge Park and looked at the famous Delta Queen Riverboat that has come to dock in Chattanooga. Then he got me 3 rose plants from the nursery. They are going to be beautiful. We had a Valentine's Day lunch at PF Changs and it was so good. We absolutely love that place. We didn't do a whole lot more the rest of the day but I was spending time with David and I really enjoyed not having a specific thing that we had to do. I know that it's hard to plan for special stuff like that when your wife's 8 1/2 months pregnant!

Baby Shower 2/7/09

It has taken me a few days to recover from this weekend of family and friends and late nights/early mornings. So I am finally getting around to posting about my baby shower that was put on by Dana and Teresa this past Saturday. It was really beautiful and enjoyable! I had a bunch of David's family there and Jaime, Dana, and Teresa were there for my friends. Heather, my great neice was the source of entertainment for the most part. She really enjoyed running around and exploring someplace new. Dana and Teresa put together food for it and they got a cake. It was beautiful and tasty too! David and I are still eating on it even after the men attacked it when we got home from the baby shower. I got a lot of clothes and blankets and really appriciated the practical gifts from the girls. Now I have an inventory of what I have and what I need so now I can freely go baby shopping without David saying...you need to wait to see what others get you.

Been Awhile

It's amazing how busy your life can get and you not even really notice it except for the handfuls of hair that you are pulling out in stress of trying to get it all done. Last Friday, I entered my 32nd week of pregnancy and the start of my 8th month. Fallon is still really good at scaring me with different scenarios that takes me into my dr's office to say..."what's going on now". Our most recent dr's trip was Wednesday when I noticed some blood appearing. So I freaked out within and kept my composure, called David and then called the dr's office.

At first the dr's office and I agreed that it was nothing since it went away and I wasn't having any pains. Then Dr. Mullin's nurse called back and said that if I wanted to come in for an ultrasound and a visit with Dr. Mullin that I could. So taking advantage of the chance for an ultrasound, I agreed. So David and I went in and saw Fallon and her FULL head of hair. I guess the old wives tale about morning sickness and heartburn is true. Fallon had her little feet tucked up to her face. The ultrasound tech tried to give us a 4d image of her face so that the medical student could see it as well but Fallon wouldn't cooperate and move her foot. Dr. Mullin checked me over and said that everything is working fine and that there are no signs that she was thinking of coming out or what not. He's so giving in information.

Other than her scaring us at least once a week, things are going well. David and I are preparing to have company for the weekend. Teresa and Dana are throwing me a baby shower this weekend. I'm pretty excited because David's mom, sister and her husband are coming down and staying for the weekend and our neice's and nephews are coming down on Saturday for the shower and then heading back to Nashville. I've never had shower before wedding or baby shower and have never attended one so I don't know what to really expect.