4cm!

At my Dr appt today, I was 4cm & 100% effaced!

3cm!

At my Dr appt today, I was 3cm & 100% effaced!  Like whoa…

Pregnancy Update

33 weeks (so almost 3 weeks ago...I swear my belly has grown a lot since then)

I'll be 36 weeks pregnant on Friday which will start month nine!  My actual due date is April 22nd but I honestly don't think I will make it to my due date.

Last Friday night, I had contractions that were 7 minutes apart for about 12 hours.  They didn't hurt but they were strong enough that they kept me awake almost the entire night.  I even called the Dr. and almost headed to the hospital but then I actually felt like I could fall asleep and I was so tired, that's all I wanted to do.  If they were painful then I definitely would have headed to the hospital.  It kind of freaked me out though because I was only 35 weeks and having that many regular contractions for that long of a period of time was exactly what happened to me two nights before I went into real labor with Blakeley.  And a few of my friends said the same thing..."That's exactly how it was two days before I went into labor."  As much as I am excited to meet my new princess, I think 5 weeks early is too early!  So I'm glad it was false labor.

Just to be on the safe side, I went to the Dr. on Monday just to get checked out since I had not had any internal exams yet & I was curious if I was dilated.  I also just wanted to make sure everything was OK.  The Dr. told me I was dilated 2cm and about 50-60% effaced.  He estimated that I would probably deliver about two weeks early...especially since Blakeley came a week early and this is my second baby.  Of course we all know that being dilated doesn't necessarily mean you will go into labor anytime soon...you can be dilated for weeks and I know he was just estimating.  I think I was 1-2cm dilated with Blakeley for like three weeks.

However, I just have a feeling that I will deliver early because my body feels the way it felt the last week or two with Blakeley.  Extra sore.  And I'm showing some signs that I won't share since I don't want to be too graphic.  I've also been having A LOT of contractions...they will be 7 mins apart for like two hours here and there.  Tonight I walked around some stores for a couple hours and my body seriously feels like it took a beating!  I feel like my belly is bigger this time too and I'm more uncomfortable which makes me wonder if Skylar will be bigger than Blakeley?  I sure hope not!  Blakeley was 7lbs 4oz which is big enough for me!  I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I've had some "oh crap!" moments lately where I do get anxious about having two kids since I know it will be harder but the way I see it, if all those other people out there in the world can do it, then so can I!  I'm sure it will be hard at first and there will be an adjustment period but it will all work out & I will get into a routine.

I've also had moments where I've been really excited lately.  I'm excited to see little Miss Skylar's face!  She looked pretty cute in a couple of her 3D pictures...

Our princess will be arriving soon!  Yippee!

Baby Shower for Skylar

Look at the amazing job my friends did on my baby shower last Thursday!  I am so blessed to have such great friends here in San Antonio.  Special thanks to Christy who hosted it, Rachael for helping Christy so much with the preparation, Kim for the name sign & taking pictures, Crystal for making the shower favors, and Allison for providing some of the food.  Thank you to everyone else who came as well.  Love those ladies!  I'm so grateful for their friendship and for making it such a special occassion for me.

It's hard not having family around so it's really nice to be so well taken care of by good friends!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My friend, Kim made this name sign for Skylar.  Isn't it sooo adorable?!  I love it!
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My friends, Christy & Rachael made me this diaper cake.  Super cute!
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This was the dessert table with cake balls.  Isn't the display so adorable?  The cake balls were seriously amazing and I love the way they were displayed on the table.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My friend, Crystal made these shower favors.  The package of seeds have a little saying on them that reads, "Watch these grow as Skylar Blooms."  So clever!  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
I'm one lucky girl!  It was such a great shower & I'm so grateful for all the hard work that my friends put into it.
 
Can't wait to meet my Princess Skylar!

Chuckle.

I went to get Blakeley out of her crib after her nap today & this is what I found...

Apparently she wanted her shirt off but it got stuck.

Chuckle.

A Quote To Live By...

"For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For an attractive face, speak words of kindness. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone." -Audrey Hepburn

Maternity Photo Shoot

32 weeks pregnant with Skylar!  This photo shoot was on 2.27.11

Look at that precious face!  I love her!

Thank you Becca Mary Photography!

Scorpion Scare

This past Saturday, Blakeley got stung by a scorpion! 

Just looking at the picture makes me disgusted...they are such gross creatures.

Here's what happened...it was morning & she was running around the house playing like she always does.  All of a sudden she started crying out of the blue and it must have sounded like an "I'm hurt" cry because I immediately could tell she got hurt.  I walked over to where she was and I saw the scorpion on the ground in our hallway near the laundry room.  She must have been holding her finger out because I could tell it was her finger that was hurt & I saw two little marks on her middle finger so she must have tried to touch it or pick it up. 

The crazy thing is she only cried for literally about 15 seconds and then she acted completely normal after that. 

How was I, you ask?  Well I was freaked!  I didn't know whether it was poisonous & I had to rush her to the ER or what!  And Tyson was at work so I was left to deal with it all by myself! 

I called a couple people in my ward who are Dr's and they both said that the scorpions here aren't poisonous (phew!) and that I didn't even need to take her to the ER.  I just gave her some infant ibuprofen drops and then proceeded to begin "Mission Exterminate Nasty Creature."  I have a hard time killing anything...even spiders which I hate so it was actually really hard for me to kill the little punk. 

It had gone from my hallway to my entry way which was a good thing so I took a broom and swept it outside and then Tyson's co-worker said to spray it with 409 so I did that & then I crushed it with a rock!  I had to make sure it was really dead.  SO GROSS!!!

Needless to say, I was more traumatized than Blakeley was.  I'm so glad it ended up not being a huge ordeal although it took me about half the day to get over it.

Potentially poisonous creature messes with your kid + Pregnancy Hormones = Me as a Hot Mess!

Mommy Necklace

I am in love!  This was my Valentine's Day present from Tyson.  Isn't it the cutest thing EVER?!

Found at lisaleonardonline.com

I LOVE IT!!!