Baby Stuff!!
I went to my Dr. Appt. yesterday and for it just being 4 days since they checked me last, my Dr. said I have progressed rather quickly. I am now 1.5 cm and 80% effaced. This kid must really want to come! And I am OK with that!! Last night I had a pretty extreme series of Braxton Hicks contractions, so I'm sure I'm dilated even more, and this kid will be here soon...I have a feeling!! In the mean time, here is some of the stuff I have for the baby...mind you it's not everything, we have plenty of other stuff too. I also was given a few baby showers, so there are some pictures from those events as well. Thanks to those of you who gave me the showers and who came!
Baby Update...
Here I am at 36 1/2 weeks
I went to a doctors appt. yesterday and they checked me for the first time. The baby's head is down, hopefully it stays that way! I am dilated to 1 cm. and I am 50% effaced!! My next appt. is on Tuesday, so hopefully I make a little bit more progress by then. I'll keep you all posted!!
I went to a doctors appt. yesterday and they checked me for the first time. The baby's head is down, hopefully it stays that way! I am dilated to 1 cm. and I am 50% effaced!! My next appt. is on Tuesday, so hopefully I make a little bit more progress by then. I'll keep you all posted!!
Happy Birthday My Little 27 Year Old!
I love Birthdays!! Especially my husbands, because I get to surpise him and make him so happy! Even though there was a lack of energy and moving on my part-being 36 weeks prego, it was a pretty good weekend for my honey pie! On Friday morning he opened his first presents, he then had to go to school-poor birthday boy :( Then we went and saw the movie "Date Night" with Steve Carrel and Tina Fey. We busted a gut laughing the entire movie! So Good!! We then came home and Dave opened his last presents from me! Then on Saturday we had planned to go to Baby Animal Days. But when we got there and realized how much it was, and how long the line was, we decided it would be much more cost effective to wait a couple years and bring Dylan instead. So we did a little shopping and then my parents took him out for his birthday dinner to Texas Roadhouse! I have never had ribs before and I think they are now my favorite!! Thanks for the nice dinner mom and dad! Then on Sunday Dave's family celebrated with dinner, cake, and presents. I think he was very happy (especially with the second XBOX controller he received), now I have to hide 2 controllers when he chooses XBOX over homework and not just one...this is getting tricky! haha! Happy Birthday Sweetie! Hope it was a great one!!
Time flies when your having a baby...
I can't believe only 5 more weeks until Dylan comes! I'm hoping it will be a couple weeks sooner, with all the Braxton Hicks contractions I've been having lately!! I was reading a status of one of my pregnant friends on facebook that said-"I just had one of those 'oh crap' moments, and wondering if I'm ready to have this baby"- Well I had one of those moments about a week ago! I am a very planned and organized person, and I don't like not knowing when this baby is coming! I'm excited, nervous, and all sorts of emotions are running through me!!! I can't wait to see him.
Going Private!
We are going private! So anyone who wants to keep up with our blog please give us your email. You can email it to me at elwoodfamily@hotmail.com, or if you click on this post title, I believe you can leave it as a comment?...hopefully. If you blog stalk me in secret that's ok too, because I probably blog stalk you! Just let me know, and I would be happy to add you!
Preparing for Baby!
I went to a doctors appt. today and I am measuring a week early, but the ultra-sound I had showed that Dylan is growing on track with my usual due date. So they are going with the ultra-sound...dang! It would be nice to have my baby a week earlier! We'll see what my doctor says next week. :) Here are some pictures of Dave putting together Dylan's crib! He did a great job, and he was so excited to put it together!!
This was the night before he put it together, he got everything out and ready to go, he was excited!!
Here he is prepping for the build with a pre-snack...
Such a handyman...
And I approve! Good Job honey!
This is random, but I have been going through a lot of chocolate pies lately...shhh don't tell my doctor...and I think I had eaten only one piece of this pie, and it slipped right out of my hands and I couldn't save any of it. :( I almost cried.
This was the night before he put it together, he got everything out and ready to go, he was excited!!
Here he is prepping for the build with a pre-snack...
Such a handyman...
And I approve! Good Job honey!
This is random, but I have been going through a lot of chocolate pies lately...shhh don't tell my doctor...and I think I had eaten only one piece of this pie, and it slipped right out of my hands and I couldn't save any of it. :( I almost cried.
Vacation!
So I have stopped working and Dave has Spring Break from school, and he took a whole week off of work to use up his vacation hours before he loses them. So we took advantage! We may not have gone to some fabulous resort or cruise, but Salt Lake was good enough! We spent 3 nights at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake. It was really nice, as you walk into the hotel there's a giant chandelier and fancy.... everything pretty much. We just relaxed everyday and swam a lot. On Monday we drove to Park City, because I haven't been there since I was like 12 and Dave couldn't even remember the last time he was there. We drove around there for a while and shopped at the outlets. Usually I would be looking for stuff for me to buy, but when you have a baby on the way, all you want to do is buy stuff for the baby! Which I love to baby shop! I found some really cute clothes for our little Dylan at Oshkosh. And I'm super excited for my showers coming up to see what else he gets! Here are some pics from the trip...Sorry they're not very exciting!
I haven't posted a prego picture of me for a while, so here I am at 32 weeks! Just 8 more to go! Except for the Doctor keeps saying I'll be 5-6 weeks early, so I guess I should say..Just 2-3 weeks to go?!
I haven't posted a prego picture of me for a while, so here I am at 32 weeks! Just 8 more to go! Except for the Doctor keeps saying I'll be 5-6 weeks early, so I guess I should say..Just 2-3 weeks to go?!
The Family; A Proclamation To The World
-The first commandment that God gave Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force......We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.-
I want to tell my story about starting a family, and my reasonings and feelings about it. Since I was little I always dreamed of a big family. When I thought of what I wanted to be when I grew up, it was a model, singer, dancer, nurse...etc. But as I got older my plan was to become a beautician and be a mom. I thought-what a great talent to have that I could do from my home, and still be a full time mom. So that plan has now begun. As I was preparing for marriage there was something that stuck out in the books I read, and also in my thoughts, as I planned what I wanted in life as I got married. And what stuck out to me was -multiply and replenish the earth-. I had heard stories from friends where some women took birth control and had problems having children. That really scared me and I wasn't' sure if I should take it or not. I discussed with my fiance' at the time-Dave- about how I was feeling, and he said that I could do whatever I felt was right. We also discussed how we wanted to spend time together and get to know each other for at least a year or so before we had kids. So I took birth control for about 9 months, but the whole time I felt like I was doing something bad. I can't explain it, but it was like the spirit was telling me that I needed to listen to what was told in the Proclamation to the Family, and what was told as we were sealed in the Temple-Multiply and Replenish the Earth-. About 6 months into marriage I prayed and asked what I should do. I asked if I was ready to be a mom, and I asked if it was the right time to bring one of these precious children into this world. And I had this peaceful feeling, and this assurity that it was what I should do, even if I didn't get pregnant right away, I should stop trying to prevent it. Because Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us, whether we have a honeymoon baby or we have kids 10 years down the road. Or if we are able to adopt one of his children, and raise them in the Gospel. I talked to Dave and he wasn't ready to have kids yet. So after some more praying and Temple attending we started trying in June of 2009. And we conceived our baby boy in August. I'm so thankful that I have been blessed to carry this little boy. I don't know what the future brings, but I hope that he will make it to this Earth, and stay for a while. And that I can be a good mom and bring him up in this Gospel, and watch him learn and grow. It's definitely scary, but I know God trusts me with this gift from above. And I thank him for this opportunity that not every woman receives here on the Earth. I pray with Dave every night that the people we know and love will be able to be blessed with children in their lives. We are thankful, thankful, thankful for this blessing!
I want to tell my story about starting a family, and my reasonings and feelings about it. Since I was little I always dreamed of a big family. When I thought of what I wanted to be when I grew up, it was a model, singer, dancer, nurse...etc. But as I got older my plan was to become a beautician and be a mom. I thought-what a great talent to have that I could do from my home, and still be a full time mom. So that plan has now begun. As I was preparing for marriage there was something that stuck out in the books I read, and also in my thoughts, as I planned what I wanted in life as I got married. And what stuck out to me was -multiply and replenish the earth-. I had heard stories from friends where some women took birth control and had problems having children. That really scared me and I wasn't' sure if I should take it or not. I discussed with my fiance' at the time-Dave- about how I was feeling, and he said that I could do whatever I felt was right. We also discussed how we wanted to spend time together and get to know each other for at least a year or so before we had kids. So I took birth control for about 9 months, but the whole time I felt like I was doing something bad. I can't explain it, but it was like the spirit was telling me that I needed to listen to what was told in the Proclamation to the Family, and what was told as we were sealed in the Temple-Multiply and Replenish the Earth-. About 6 months into marriage I prayed and asked what I should do. I asked if I was ready to be a mom, and I asked if it was the right time to bring one of these precious children into this world. And I had this peaceful feeling, and this assurity that it was what I should do, even if I didn't get pregnant right away, I should stop trying to prevent it. Because Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us, whether we have a honeymoon baby or we have kids 10 years down the road. Or if we are able to adopt one of his children, and raise them in the Gospel. I talked to Dave and he wasn't ready to have kids yet. So after some more praying and Temple attending we started trying in June of 2009. And we conceived our baby boy in August. I'm so thankful that I have been blessed to carry this little boy. I don't know what the future brings, but I hope that he will make it to this Earth, and stay for a while. And that I can be a good mom and bring him up in this Gospel, and watch him learn and grow. It's definitely scary, but I know God trusts me with this gift from above. And I thank him for this opportunity that not every woman receives here on the Earth. I pray with Dave every night that the people we know and love will be able to be blessed with children in their lives. We are thankful, thankful, thankful for this blessing!
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