Emma may be here next week!

Well let's just say this week has been interesting. We made a trip to Williamson Medical Monday night but after monitoring me for a few hours they sent me home. I had an appt scheduled Tuesday morning with Dr. Bell and from the time we left Williamson late Monday night to Tuesday morning I had dilated another centimeter. They have been concerned with the swelling I've been having so they ran more tests. As of the appt Tuesday, she was hoping she could get me through to next week and possibly the week after. I had to go back today for an ultrasound so we could find out if the blood flow was ok and what little one is weighing in at. She has an estimated weight of 5pds and 3oz. Dr. Bell is pleased with this. She is still a little drama queen b/c she was sleeping with her hand on her forehead. The unfortunate news is that Dr. Bell called this evening and they found protein in the test that they ran and it is enough for me to be considered mild pre-clampsia. I am on bedrest now instead of just taking it easy. I go in Friday morning to get my blood pressure checked. If my bp is up and/or I've started having some of the symptoms we discussed one of the other doctors will  assess me and possibly put me in immediately. Dr. Bell is hoping I can make it through the weekend and see her first thing Tuesday morning. She will then assess me and do another round of test. More than likely Emma will be here at some point next week especially with me have the pre-clampsia. Dr. Bell is just hoping she doesn't have to perform and emergency c-section. Keep us in your prayers. 

The Nursery!

The nursery is pretty much complete. After 2 weeks of scurrying around we only lack getting pictures on the wall and the bookshelf cleaned off. Bryan did a wonderful job painting and helping get everything in place. Now we just need Emma to complete it. As you can see from the pics, she is a very loved little girl. A closet full of clothes already that is just newborn to 3 months. Everything else is still bagged up. Her bin full of shoes because let's face it, every girl needs matching shoes. One of the pics is of the spare bedroom where we had to unload all the presents and most of those showing were from our work shower. Going for now but hopefully we will have some exciting pics in the next couple of weeks. 

Pictures and surprises

Me and the cake
My cousin and I. We are 3 weeks apart. Look how much bigger I am compared to her and this is her 3rd child.

The sign in table. Everything was beautiful.

They had some of the neatest ideas and sayings around the room. I thought this was fitting being so close to Halloween.

They hand painted so many of the decorations and gifts.

These were just a few of the pics from my shower this past Sunday. Our work shower is tomorrow and they are so excited and being so secretive. I wanted to update everyone. I had some problems on Monday and had to see the nurse practioner to be monitored. She never could find or see anything but wanted me to follow up today with my doctor. Dr. Bell checked me and I have dialated to a 1 and the baby has dropped which explains why I haven't been feeling her move so much. I go back in the morning to get checked again. I have a feeling she will be here before Halloween. I'll keep you guys updated. Bryan and I will be scurrying around tonight to get some of the necessities finished. Have a great day.

Good report

I went back to the doctor today and received a good report. My cervical length was shorter than last week but not enough for her to be concerned. My fluid, blood pressure and weight is doing great. My cervix has started to soften but has not opened at this point so I think that is a sign that we need to get Emma's room finished just in case. During the ultrasound she was looking around and blinking. We were able to get the best ultrasound pic yet. You can see her head, tummy and knees and was sucking on her thumb. I was able to return to work this past Monday with the rule of staying off my feet. When we get home at night I'm ready for bed. My energy level is little to nothing. My feet and legs are so swollen that you can't tell where each ends and begins. The joys of pregnancy. We have the first baby shower Sunday for family and friends. I'm so excited because everyone has worked so hard on it. We will also have a shower next Thursday at work and can't wait for it. Everyone is tickled that there will be a new baby at the Central Office and it is a little girl to dress up. We haven't painted the nursery yet but maybe by next weekend we can start. My mom brought up all the stuff that had been stored at their house until we got in and got settled at our house. It is amazing at how much stuff you need for a baby. Well that is all for now. We will post pics of the showers and hopefully the great ultrasound pic by next week. Have a great rest of the week!!!!

Updates

We have received Emma's bedding finally. After many months of deciding what her room was going to look like we came to an agreement. I'm posting some pics of the bedding. Also, we have her dresser. My parents were able to find it at a great deal in Lawrenceburg. We are hoping to finish cleaning her room out this weekend and get the holes patched so we can start the painting. I go back to the doctor tomorrow to see what all is going on. Last week when I went, I was measuring shorter than ever and the doctor was a little more concerned. There is a possibility that if the measurement gets any shorter then I will have to go in and have steroid shots just to help with Emma's growth in case she comes early. Their main goal is to get me to 35 weeks. At least if something should happen at that point it won't be as dangerous. I'm posting a pic of my belly so friends and family afar can see the progression. I am now 30 weeks. Poor Bryan is having to help me get off the couch and out of bed more and put up with my bursting into tears at the drop of a hat. I'm also posting a pic of Bryan holding Lilly. After being with me all day, she is inseparable from him at night and on weekends. Well that is all for now. I will have more updates as they come along. We have our baby shower in two weeks and looking forward to seeing a lot of family and friends that I haven't seen in a while.   

The nursery has been started

As you see from the picture, we have started working on the nursery. I love this crib with the Pooh accents. I wanted a little Pooh for Emma's room so it worked out wonderful. Now the decision of paint is coming up. It truly seems real for us now that we will be bringing our daughter home in less than 89 days. 

Emma Update

We went to the doctor last week for my monthly check up. I hit the 24 week mark so time is flying by fast. While we were there the doctor discovered some problems and I am now on bed rest. The problems that I was having and she found put me at high risk for preterm labor which we don't want so we are taking all precautions. Unfortunately on Friday night the pains had proceeded to get worse so we had to make a trip to the hospital for them to monitor me. We will see what she says when we go back next week. We've had 2 ultrasounds in the last 2 weeks and Emma is growing so much. Yesterday she was moving her mouth and tongue on the ultrasound as well as posing with her hand resting on her cheek. She moves non stop. She hates to have the monitors or anything for that matter resting on my belly. Bryan laid is head on my belly other night to nap and she kicked him a couple of times to wake up. Lilly has also gotten her share of kicks. She thinks my belly is resting place for her now and Emma doesn't like it. We are starting to pick stuff out for the nursery. We will take pics and post them when we start painting and get the bed and bedding. That's all for now.