8 month Check up

I went tues. for my 8 month check up. The doc said that I am measuring right where I should be and that Hailey is beg. to move into place. She is sitting diagonal from bottom left to top right now! No wonder my right rib change is killing me, there are feet tangled up in there!! :)
I did get a bit of nerve racking news. They thought that I was showing signs of preeclampsia, which is high blood pressure during pregnancy. We all know that I have had my fair share of dealing with high blood pressure before, and I thought that it might be raring its ugly head again. Luckily I got a call on Wed. and they told me that my blood test came back normal! I was super excited to hear this, one because I don't have to worry about it effecting the health of the baby, and secondly because they were going to put me on bed rest for the remainder of the time!! Ahh!! So I now have to start going every week until my due date and my next appointment is next tues. I will get to hear more details then, but until the appt the doc has just ordered me to take it easy and try to stay off my feet when I am at home (which we all know is not my fave thing, but I am following his directions!) Please keep us in your prayers and I will let you know of any new news that we get. Have a great weekend!!

Keeping Busy

We have been doing a lot lately. We pretty much have every weekend booked from now until the end of May!! I got to get away with the girls for a friday night at Sugarland. I have been waiting to see them for it feels like forever.. and it was def. worth the wait! Luke Bryan opened up for them and was so adorable. He put on a great show and had cute little dance moves :) Then Sugarland came out and WOW!! It was so much fun and they def. know how to get the crowd pumped. They did all of our favorite songs and a few more classics to boot! They ended the show with 'Love Shack' and she wore a huge blonde afro. They also got in these huge plastic balls and rolled out over the crowd, it was sooo cool!!

2 days after the concert, we headed out for Pigeon Forge for the annual car show and Dustin's 24th Bday. We decided to stay a whole week and make it our last big trip before Hailey joins us :) The weather was chilly in the beg. but then turned into beautiful blue skies and mid 70's by the end of the week to walk the strip and see all of the old cars. I was proud of myself for how much exercise I got, and pretty much keeping up with everyone (minus the numerous bathroom breaks!) The last day that we were there we decided to take a long scenic drive and found a huge waterfall and stopped to take pics. We were sad to see the trip go, but so thankful that we were able to get away for a while and had a great trip to our favorite place!

Sugarland and Pigeon Forge

My Second Shower

I had my second shower this past weekend and couldn't believe the turn out!! A lot of people came out to support us, and I was thankful for that. It was good to see some ladies that I had not seen in over a year (some more than that!) Hailey got all kinds of things. She got toys and clothes, and lots of diapers! yay! I showed them to dustin and he pointed to a 40 pack and said 'about how long will that last us'? I smiled and said 'maybe 4 days'!! You should have seen his face!! haha :) Sherry and Joyce (and mom) did a great job with the shower and food. The chocolate fountain was a hit and the punch was so good (always one of my favorites). Mom made a little ham ball that was in the shape of a baby shoe, very cute. We got so many gifts that I had to take a bathroom break in the middle of opening presents! I have lot of work to do in getting everything put away. But at least I have it in category stacks right now :) Can't wait to get the strollers out of the box and see them up close! Funny how the grandmothes thought a like of this one. My mom gave us the travel system, and his mom gave the light weight stroller that we need once she gets a little bit bigger. Can't wait until Hailey joins us and we get to start using all of her goodies :)

2nd Shower

Got the Polka dots up!

We finally got the polka dots up!! They look so good and I am glad that we decided to do them in wood. His Grandfather did a great job and it gives it a 3-D look. It looks like we left a big whole in the middle above the crib, but this is where we are going to hang the circle mirror at. We were going to do her name there, but there is already a toggle screw in the middle which requires a sheet rock patch to take out, so we decided to do the mirror there and her name on the other wall. I got a call today that my chair is in, so we are going to go pick it up and the nursery will pretty much be complete besides a few pics!!! I am so excited at how it has all come together :)

Nursery

We had our 30 week check up on wed and the doctor said everything looked and sounded great! I measured right at 30 weeks and he said Hailey is around 3 lbs. I have felt very blessed throughout this pregnancy and thank God for keeping his hand of protection on us :)

Family Shower

I had my first shower March 22nd! It was a lot of fun and Hailey got a lot of goodies :) My cousin Fran was such a trooper for letting us use her house when she unexpectedly had to go to the hospital with her daughter to have her appendix removed. She is doing well now and on her way to recovery. I was very thankful for my cousins Jamie and Lisa for stepping in and getting everything ready with such short notice. They had the most adorable cake made. They brought a picture of Hailey's nursery up to publix and had them recreate it on the cake!! It was a great idea. Chloe even wore a dress to match the nursery!! I am so happy for all the gifts that were given and can't wait to sort through them and set them up. The hard part is coming home and having to figure out where we want everything and getting it put away. We have just shut the door for now with all the presents on the floor and a sign on the door that says "Hailey's Room Under Construction"!!

Family Shower

3D Ultrasound

We had our 3D ultrasound done on March 18 and it was the most amazing thing. It was so cool to see what the machine can do! It was like we were taking pictures of her ourselves. You could see all her features and her chubby little cheeks. The lady that did it for us did a great job. Hailey cooperated for the most part, but she did give us some trouble with her hands. She loves to have her hands on or around her face! (as you can see in the main photo at the top of our page) She would put them down for a quick second and the lady would have to snag a picture. I was pretty nervous before hand about getting the ultrasound because you never know how they are going to be positioned, and I didn't want it to be a waste, but it turned out great! We got a dvd of the whole thing which has a small clip of her heart beat. I am so glad that we decided to go ahead with it and how great it turned out :) Here are some of the pictures of Hailey.

3D Ultrasound

My 24th Birthday

We headed down to Charleston for my birthday this year. We camped with mom and dad and brought all the dogs along too! We had a blast. It was quite chilly, but that didnt stop us from having fun. We visited the Magnolia Gardens where we took our engagement pictures and took some preggo pics this time instead. I was a little disappointed because the flowers were not in bloom like they were last time, so they weren't very colorful. (now 28 weeks/7 mo.)


We did find a funny tree and took my picture beside it to try and compare.. what do you think?

We enjoyed shopping in the main down town and also hitting the outlet malls. I got some good deals on clothes with my birthday money. I was excited about my presents because mom gave me a couple of dresses that I can wear at my showers! Dustin gave me 2 preggo massages, one for now and one for later :) I can't wait to cash in on those. We were very thankful because it was suppose to rain the whole time, but it held off until we were about 10 mins. down the road on the way home!
Mom cooked a huge meal on Sunday when we got home and I ate way too much (was literally on the sofa that night trying to stretch my stomach out!) and Adam surprised me with Sugarland tickets for 4/10!! I have been wanting to see them for the past 3 or so years, so I can't wait for the concert :)
I had a great birthday!!!