36 Weeks and 6 Days

Here I am at 14 weeks and 3 days with a fake belly....

Here I am at 36 weeks and 6 days. No need for a fake belly any longer, Christian took over my body and he's just about ready to make his grand appearance!

Christian's Nursery

Okay, so these are the beginning pictures...but I was sooooo happy to get home and see the furniture set up in the nursery. Carlos is awesome!!! We brought it in from Guzman Furniture Store lol (Thank you Vicky & Sergi!) on Sunday and it had to be cleaned, reassembled and needed a few touch ups. It looks great! I'll work on putting on the bedding tonight, it's been washed, but now needs to be ironed. I am having so much fun putting clothes away in the drawers and can't wait to personalize the room. The finishing touch will be the day Christian arrives! Tomorrow is our 37 week appointment, he will be fully baked by tomorrow and could come at any time now and be considered full-term! My sweet baby is about to be showered with so much love, hugs and kisses!!

Christian has been so blessed with tons of clothes and diapers! We really hope he gets to wear it all. This is only a small portion of things I've placed in his closet already. So much more to still hang and fold away!

Update on my bumpie friend, Julie. She gave birth to her perfect lil angel, Conner James last early this am soon after midnight weighing in at 6 lbs and 14 oz. He's adorable!! Congrats to the Lewis Family!

I LOVE This Belly of Mine!!

Just went to the restroom and checked my belly out...I LOVE it!! I won't love it so much when Christian is OUT though! LOL I can't wait to meet my future lil dr, and my mini Carlos!! He's coming very very soon! :)

Preparing for Christian's Big Arrival

Daddy getting the play yard ready...This is where Christian will sleep for about the first year or so. He'll be right close to us so when he wakes up during the night we can quickly be at his beckon call! Yup, he'll be spoiled rotten, just as all babies should be!!

Perfectionist daddy as usual working hard!

The finished product!! I love it! Thanks to family and friends who gave giftcards or duplicate gifts that were returned for store credit I was able to buy the play yard with a gift card and it cost me and Carlos $0.

Tio Sergi painting one wall in Christian's room. I love the final product, great job as always Sergi!!

36 Week Appointment One Day Early

So yesterday was our 36 week appointment. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, 11/18, but we got the date moved up 2 days. I was happy about that, got to see Christian even sooner than I expected. The u/s machine at my dr's isn't as great as the hospital's, but we definitely got great shots of our little sweetie. He was just wiggling around, taking in fluid, dr says he must be one happy baby! I hope so and can't wait to wrap my arms around him and hold him tight forever and ever!!

Here is a video of the last u/s before the BIG day!!

Dr. estimates Christian is about 5 1/2 - 6lbs, which is average according to sites I check and an application on my cell phone. I'm not concerned. Dr's first words were, "Well, he's NOT huge". Phew, what a relief! haha I'm just worried he'll be a big baby like I was, but I'm trying to eat better for his sake and mine. I'm guessing he'll be a healthy 8 pounder and I'll be happy with that! So, I only gained 1 lb since my last visit, which was 2 weeks ago, blood pressure was fine, cervix has not changed yet and dr assured me it's okay as this is my first pregnancy. I just hope and pray for a smooth delivery.

Yesterday was also my surprise baby shower at work. They did a great job, we had tons of food, it was like Thanksgiving! haha Carlos and Vicky were invited. Tamika did most of the planning and did a great job. They all pitched in and got me the exersaucer I had registered for. We got a couple giftcards to go shopping at Children's Place, also some long sleeve onesies, socks and wash cloths. I was getting upset and worried that I wouldn't be here for my own shower, Tamika had mentioned she was still planning the shower and was hoping to have it soon after our first paycheck in December, which would be 12/10 and my due date is 12/15!! I started to harass Vicky and Ieshia about it. Sad puppy moment I know...

TGIF

I'm so thankful it's finally Friday! :)

Update on baby...He's been so active the past few days, I feel him almost all day long! It's an amazing feeling!!

Carlos and me have lots to still do. We have not put the car seat in my car yet, need to paint the one wall in the nursey, and bring in the furniture.

Yeah, I just found out our play pen has been delivered!! I can't wait to have it set up in our bedroom for our sweet lil Christian!

We don't have much planned for this weekend, phew!! Today, I'll just get home and work on baby's room and my "memories". We went to Lowe's yesterday and brought home some color swatches and I think we decided on a color we'll paint just one of the walls in his room. His nursery is just about cleared out, needs to be vacuumed and we'll need to bring in his furniture. I can't wait to see it all done!! Tomorrow is our neice's baby shower, Vanessa is also having a boy! His name will be Anthony Michael and he's due in mid January. Fall and Winter 2010 is definitely BOY season! My bumpie friend, Julie is now 37 and a half weeks into her pregnancy and is now on bed rest, but she's just about there and lil Conner will join us soon enough!!

Next Thursday is my next doctor's appointment and I can't wait. We'll get to see Christian one more time before his big arrival date, get an accurate weight on him, or maybe not so accurate according to some of my friends their last u/s was wrong. As long as Dr. Peterson doesn't say 8 lbs, I'll be okay! haha

35 Weeks

This is a very special dress. This was Vicky's baby shower dress about 3 years ago. I love it and got lots of compliments on it. Thanks again Vicky! Glad I was finally able to use it! haha

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