Matthew will be in Thursday afternoon.
He has to spend the night in Baltimore and then has a layover in Charlotte on his way to Fayetteville. But.....he's on his way home!
I am heading to North Carolina this afternoon to get things settled in.
Please say prayers for Matthew as he travels and for Layla and I as I am praying she will not want to come early.
Off we go!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Doctors Appointment
So.....
I am getting REALLY nervous and paranoid about Layla for SOME reason making her appearance early. But I have faith she will wait. I went to the doctor today and everything looks GREAT he said. He cleared me to drive tomorrow and said he has no reason whatsoever to believe that she will come early. He said he could check my cervix to see if I was dilated as the best indicator of whether or not she is imminent to come. However, last time my cervix was checked at the hospital at 30 weeks it sent me into contractions so he said it was really unnecessary and I should not worry. I am measuring perfectly at 37 weeks so Layla girl is healthy and happy. She moves tons, but the Braxton Hicks contractions are getting stronger, but still not hurting so that is perfect.
Anyway, on the home front.....Matthew will be leaving where he is within the next couple of days. We will find out more information when he gets to Germany as to more specific details of when we can expect him.
As for Roxy, Hurley, Layla and I, we are reluctantly leaving Kristin and Brian's house tomorrow afternoon around 3PM to head to North Carolina. Makes me nervous to drive away from the closest family and also such a DEAR sister and brother-in-law, but of course it will all be worth it when I am in Matthew's arms again SO soon! Let's just all pray I make it until he gets home and don't stress too much and don't worry about things until he gets here so I can make it! AH!
Ok, well....that is the only update for now. It will probably be my last update until August 2nd which means Matthew will be home! Since I am leaving tomorrow and we don't get cable in our apartment until the 2nd! YAY! My cell phone will probably be very busy, but don't worry, I will try to answer it if possible.....LOTS to do so I may be too stressed to talk for these last couple of days alone. Forgive me and please don't get frustrated as so many people have been. I do apologize, but honestly right now the last thing I am thinking about is talking on the phone....I am thinking about staying calm, healthy, and of course, Matthew!
Love to everyone!
I am getting REALLY nervous and paranoid about Layla for SOME reason making her appearance early. But I have faith she will wait. I went to the doctor today and everything looks GREAT he said. He cleared me to drive tomorrow and said he has no reason whatsoever to believe that she will come early. He said he could check my cervix to see if I was dilated as the best indicator of whether or not she is imminent to come. However, last time my cervix was checked at the hospital at 30 weeks it sent me into contractions so he said it was really unnecessary and I should not worry. I am measuring perfectly at 37 weeks so Layla girl is healthy and happy. She moves tons, but the Braxton Hicks contractions are getting stronger, but still not hurting so that is perfect.
Anyway, on the home front.....Matthew will be leaving where he is within the next couple of days. We will find out more information when he gets to Germany as to more specific details of when we can expect him.
As for Roxy, Hurley, Layla and I, we are reluctantly leaving Kristin and Brian's house tomorrow afternoon around 3PM to head to North Carolina. Makes me nervous to drive away from the closest family and also such a DEAR sister and brother-in-law, but of course it will all be worth it when I am in Matthew's arms again SO soon! Let's just all pray I make it until he gets home and don't stress too much and don't worry about things until he gets here so I can make it! AH!
Ok, well....that is the only update for now. It will probably be my last update until August 2nd which means Matthew will be home! Since I am leaving tomorrow and we don't get cable in our apartment until the 2nd! YAY! My cell phone will probably be very busy, but don't worry, I will try to answer it if possible.....LOTS to do so I may be too stressed to talk for these last couple of days alone. Forgive me and please don't get frustrated as so many people have been. I do apologize, but honestly right now the last thing I am thinking about is talking on the phone....I am thinking about staying calm, healthy, and of course, Matthew!
Love to everyone!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Doctor's Visit Update!
Well, it is noon here and what a GREAT day it is!!!
To start, I had my doctor's appointment today for week 36. Everything looks PERFECT and it went EXCELLENT! My belly is measuring exactly 36 weeks which is perfect and Layla is moving like a little wiggle worm! She is perfectly located head down, but NOT "dropped" or engaged yet which is GREAT news for her making it until next week when Matthew is expected home!! Speaking of....
Matthew is coming home NEXT WEEK!!!! In fact, he has already started moving back a base and will be OUT OF AFGHANISTAN by the end of today!! He and the other guy that he is traveling with are going to be just waiting for the next week for the flight home to the States! Finally he has started showing excitement about coming home now that it is getting real for him! In some ways it stinks for him since he basically just has to wait for the next flight out! ONE WEEK! That is all we are looking at now and well....LOTS to do in just a single week!
Next Monday is my next doctor's appointment, the last one here in Augusta, GA. Next Tuesday I am driving to North Carolina to our apartment!! Next Wednesday (hopefully) or Thursday depending on the flights home, Matthew will be HOME!!!!!!! We are both SO anxious, nervous, excited, and happy! The joy is getting overwhelming and lately, the thought of me being back in his arms makes me cry almost every time I think about it lately!
I will keep everyone updated about what is going on.......if not sooner, then next Monday after my appointment!
Love to all and all I have to Matthew!
To start, I had my doctor's appointment today for week 36. Everything looks PERFECT and it went EXCELLENT! My belly is measuring exactly 36 weeks which is perfect and Layla is moving like a little wiggle worm! She is perfectly located head down, but NOT "dropped" or engaged yet which is GREAT news for her making it until next week when Matthew is expected home!! Speaking of....
Matthew is coming home NEXT WEEK!!!! In fact, he has already started moving back a base and will be OUT OF AFGHANISTAN by the end of today!! He and the other guy that he is traveling with are going to be just waiting for the next week for the flight home to the States! Finally he has started showing excitement about coming home now that it is getting real for him! In some ways it stinks for him since he basically just has to wait for the next flight out! ONE WEEK! That is all we are looking at now and well....LOTS to do in just a single week!
Next Monday is my next doctor's appointment, the last one here in Augusta, GA. Next Tuesday I am driving to North Carolina to our apartment!! Next Wednesday (hopefully) or Thursday depending on the flights home, Matthew will be HOME!!!!!!! We are both SO anxious, nervous, excited, and happy! The joy is getting overwhelming and lately, the thought of me being back in his arms makes me cry almost every time I think about it lately!
I will keep everyone updated about what is going on.......if not sooner, then next Monday after my appointment!
Love to all and all I have to Matthew!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Start of week 36!
Can I get an AMEN! This whole chapter of my life is slowly coming to an end, pregnancy during deployment....YUCK! But, it has been a beautiful thing feeling and noticing my body change. I must say that I am one of the few women that LOVES being pregnant. All of my pregnant friends cannot WAIT to have their babies and be done with it, but I on the other hand am truly going to miss my baby bump! I pray I make it another 10 days until Matthew gets home so that he can be a part of this little miracle I am growing! It seems like just yesterday that we were in California for Christmas and I was still fitting in my favorite jeans! This year has been a CRAZY year and I must say I hardly remember the whole first 6 months except how I missed Matthew and couldn't WAIT for next week to come! I cannot believe we are closing in on the end of July 2007!!!
At the end of last year, I thought there was NO way that the next year would be as great as that one. Matthew and I met, got engaged, married, moved into a new home, got our wonderful doggies, and then found out we were pregnant to close the year. WHAT A JOY! But now.....approaching the second half of this year I realize something.....each year with Matthew IS getting sweeter. Life with him IS getting better with time and I see now how once you find the one you love SO much that time really does FLY by!! If I don't watch it, we will be 30 years old and looking back at these times as great, but always getting better! I want to enjoy this time with him....this time with Layla. I am cherishing the small things now, her little hiccups, kicks and squirms. I am realizing things I never want to take for granted again from Matthew.....his hugs, his kisses, and how it feels to be held by him. After so many months apart I realize that those memories DO fade, but the ones that don't are the times where we laugh until we cry, we sing at the top of our lungs and both sound terrible, the times when we feel free in each other to be completely ourselves. I will never forget the way it feels when he looks in my eyes and the way it feels when he stops time just to tell me he loves me for no reason at all. THOSE are the memories that will never fade. And now, with next week approaching faster by the day, I get more and more excited for us to refresh the memories of hugs and kisses, to refresh our laughter and tears. Time and time again I have said it, and I will never tire of saying it......I never know WHO reads this blog, but what I DO know is that Matthew IS my greatest, most precious gift. And I love being able to call him my own.
To all of our friends and family.....this week will undoubtedly be a long one, but it will also be the greatest anticipation, the greatest excitement that I have ever had in my life. More so than waiting for our wedding do I look forward to seeing Matthew's face again and feeling his hand cover mine knowing he is safe and in my arms again.
Matthew does not have access to the internet right now since he is traveling for the next couple of weeks, but if he ever looks back and reads this.....I want you to know that tomorrow is just another day until my tomorrow brings you back to me. I love you with all that I am!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
35 weeks photos!!!!!
My belly, sooooooooo big!
Enjoy in my misery! Belly is gettin' HUUUGE! And it is getting CLOSER to MATTHEW being HOOOOOOME! YAAAAY!
Be nice with any comments left!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Results are in!
PHEW!
After worrying all night, I got the results back from my doctor's appointment yesterday and they are ALL PERFECT! Nothing to worry about, in fact, some of the levels are slightly low so that means I am perfectly healthy. Now I can tell you what the scare was....
I have been having some REALLY bad rib pain on my right side, now this is a normal occurance as her feet can be up there kicking, but the thing that scared me was that the pain was SO localized to the right side of my chest (near the liver). I have also been experiencing fatigue, headaches, and a few other symptoms that are ALL common in late pregnancy. What they were testing me for was Preeclampsia (pregnancy induced high blood pressure) and a condition called HELLP Syndrome (pregnancy induced liver failure). BOTH of the conditions are DEADLY and require IMMEDIATE delivery of the baby. Once the baby is delivered in both cases, the condition goes away. However, if not caught they can cause long term effects and even death if left untreated.
SO....needless to say, I was VERY anxious to get my blood work results back. They came back today and I was NEGATIVE on all accounts for both conditions! Which means, my rib pain is just Layla getting her foot WAY up there and kickin' the DEVIL out of my ribs, lungs, and liver!! Also, it means the fatigue I have is not medically related, it is just common pregnancy fatigue, the headaches are hormone level changes and I DON'T have any problem with high blood pressure which is fantastic!
THUS.....what this means is that I SHOULD (knock on wood) have NO problems making it another TWO weeks until Matthew gets home before I have Layla girl! This is a GREAT thing and really encouraging. Although, I must say that time is neither moving NOR making this wait ANY easier! I really think the last few weeks of deployment are made solely for torture purposes! I have already been cleared for the drive in a couple of weeks as long as nothing drastically changes before then, GREAT news! I will now be seeing the doctor's once a week until I deliver so my next appointment in next Wednesday. Then I will have one more appointment the following Monday before I head to North Carolina on Tuesday. Once in North Carolina and once Matthew is home (AHHH!!!) we already have an appointment scheduled up there for that Friday, August 3rd. This will be the FIRST appointment he has been to since I was 10 weeks pregnant!!!!! What a blessing for him!!!
So....two weeks from today I will be driving ONE WAY to North Carolina to get ready for Matthew's return!! I have to say though.....it makes me VERY emotional to be leaving Kristin and Brian's house. They have been SO kind, caring, and giving of all they have to me during this time. There is NO WAY I could have done so well through this without them! They will ALWAYS hold such a special place in mine and Matthew's lives for what they have done for us and how kind and inviting they have been. I will truly miss being so close to my dear sister and her husband that it makes me tear up at just the thought of leaving. I cannot thank you guys enough and we love you SO very much!!
I will keep everyone updated, there isn't really anything exciting happening this week (no news is good news right now!) Next week will start the fireworks as Matthew will be returning the following week! SO exciting!
Matthew, handsome, you know what I am thinking, words won't do it justice. I love you.
After worrying all night, I got the results back from my doctor's appointment yesterday and they are ALL PERFECT! Nothing to worry about, in fact, some of the levels are slightly low so that means I am perfectly healthy. Now I can tell you what the scare was....
I have been having some REALLY bad rib pain on my right side, now this is a normal occurance as her feet can be up there kicking, but the thing that scared me was that the pain was SO localized to the right side of my chest (near the liver). I have also been experiencing fatigue, headaches, and a few other symptoms that are ALL common in late pregnancy. What they were testing me for was Preeclampsia (pregnancy induced high blood pressure) and a condition called HELLP Syndrome (pregnancy induced liver failure). BOTH of the conditions are DEADLY and require IMMEDIATE delivery of the baby. Once the baby is delivered in both cases, the condition goes away. However, if not caught they can cause long term effects and even death if left untreated.
SO....needless to say, I was VERY anxious to get my blood work results back. They came back today and I was NEGATIVE on all accounts for both conditions! Which means, my rib pain is just Layla getting her foot WAY up there and kickin' the DEVIL out of my ribs, lungs, and liver!! Also, it means the fatigue I have is not medically related, it is just common pregnancy fatigue, the headaches are hormone level changes and I DON'T have any problem with high blood pressure which is fantastic!
THUS.....what this means is that I SHOULD (knock on wood) have NO problems making it another TWO weeks until Matthew gets home before I have Layla girl! This is a GREAT thing and really encouraging. Although, I must say that time is neither moving NOR making this wait ANY easier! I really think the last few weeks of deployment are made solely for torture purposes! I have already been cleared for the drive in a couple of weeks as long as nothing drastically changes before then, GREAT news! I will now be seeing the doctor's once a week until I deliver so my next appointment in next Wednesday. Then I will have one more appointment the following Monday before I head to North Carolina on Tuesday. Once in North Carolina and once Matthew is home (AHHH!!!) we already have an appointment scheduled up there for that Friday, August 3rd. This will be the FIRST appointment he has been to since I was 10 weeks pregnant!!!!! What a blessing for him!!!
So....two weeks from today I will be driving ONE WAY to North Carolina to get ready for Matthew's return!! I have to say though.....it makes me VERY emotional to be leaving Kristin and Brian's house. They have been SO kind, caring, and giving of all they have to me during this time. There is NO WAY I could have done so well through this without them! They will ALWAYS hold such a special place in mine and Matthew's lives for what they have done for us and how kind and inviting they have been. I will truly miss being so close to my dear sister and her husband that it makes me tear up at just the thought of leaving. I cannot thank you guys enough and we love you SO very much!!
I will keep everyone updated, there isn't really anything exciting happening this week (no news is good news right now!) Next week will start the fireworks as Matthew will be returning the following week! SO exciting!
Matthew, handsome, you know what I am thinking, words won't do it justice. I love you.
Monday, July 16, 2007
An update from Augusta!
So....had my doctor's appointment today. ANOTHER different doctor, not that it makes a really big deal, but it does get a bit annoying to have to REtell the same things over and over again! Anyway, he basically just made me paranoid because I am having some sharp pains in my upper right abdomen that he checked out. Now granted, they could easily be just sore ribs from Layla kicking me, but it ALSO could be my liver getting out of whack. Just to be safe, he ordered some bloodwork for my liver which IF it comes back positive then I literally go in and deliver the baby TOMORROW. The only way to stop the progression of the problem, which could ultimately lead to liver and kidney failure, is to deliver the baby immediately. SO.....now that I am sufficiently worried sick and haven't slept in several nights anyways, I am paranoid about getting the results back, hopefully by tomorrow. It would just be SUCH a shame for me to come this far SO healthy and SO easily only to have to deliver her immediately. Apparently, though, the condition is VERY rare (in only .2%-.6% of pregnancies). So we have that in our favor. I will be sure to keep everyone updated as I find out more. They also did some bloodwork to determine if I have any risk of preeclampsia and also for anemia. I have another appointment every week from here on out, as standard procedure. And for those that have lost count....I am officially 35 weeks pregnant today! Next Wednesday will be my next appointment. Oh the joys......
Anyway, we are DEFINITELY getting closer now to my prince charming coming home!!!! I got in trouble last time I put exactly when he is coming home, so just know it is just sliiiiightly over 2 weeks until I get to see my handsome man!! And let me tell you, I have NEVER had so many mixed emotions in my LIFE! Nervous, anxious, excited, happy, CRAZY.....SO many thoughts and emotions running through me about his return. Will he still like to look at me? Will he think Layla moving is cool? Gross? Weird? Will he be ready? Will I be ready? SO many things I just cannot help but think about!!! AH!
However, Matthew is doing REALLY well and had the opportunity to hang out with a bunch of F-15 pilots yesterday! What a treat! He got to get up close and personal with the Fighter aircraft too as you can see in the pictures above! What a neat opportunity! Right now he is working crappy overnight shifts, but hopefully that helps him adjust back to our time when he gets back in not too long now at all! Neither of us like to talk about how close it is getting because it still seems SO far away!!!! Anywho....enjoy the pictures of my man!!! He's soooo dang handsome, I just have to show him off!
Matthew, tomorrow is one day closer.....our little girl and I are waiting on you! The pup pups are waiting on their daddy too!!!!!!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
New belly shots...
Reluctantly, I place these photos for everyone's enjoyment (except my own, of course). The good news is that I haven't gained any weight since my last appointment 4 weeks ago. Bad news is that I have another appointment on Monday to check and see how everything is and I am worried that the baby has dropped. In fact, you guys all tell ME what you think, has she dropped or not? Those pictures were taken this morning so that is literally how I look right this moment!
Love you guys and BE NICE! NO LAUGHING!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Ok, I have to vent!!
Whoever decided that keeping track of TIME is a good thing, really needs to rethink their strategy! Why is it that when you want something SO bad, it takes FOREVER to come, and when you wish something would WAIT, it ALWAYS makes an early bird appearance?! AH!
Staying in Augusta right now is like watching the hands on a clock, watching the paint dry, or watching a pot trying to boil. It is KILLING me! Knowing that Matthew will be coming home sooner rather than later now is pretty much one of the most difficult waits of my life. Of course, it is REALLY tough on him too, but the good thing for him is that he will be on the move shortly to start base jumping to get home. I, on the other hand, sit here and wait wait wait for the ONE phone call that says "I am getting on the plane to come home". Those words are my anticipation for the last 6 months all balled up into one phrase. I am trying to keep from those words ALONE sending me into labor, much less seeing him at the airport!
What people don't understand is that basically I am excited about the baby, I am excited about the apartment, but my TRUEST excitement lays in being able to hug and kiss Matthew again. If EVERYTHING else in the world was to disappear and I had Matthew to love me, I would be the happiest woman alive. Without him, it LITERALLY feels like the world has STOPPED rotating. My life is at a standstill and has been for about 6 months. The only way that I feel like I have accomplished ANYthing is by this growing belly and the constant reassurance our daughter offers every 5 seconds or so.
So, again, to whoever decided keeping track of time was a GOOD idea, think again! I would rather him just WALK in one day and be like "I am home for good!" than to know I still have 4 weeks, then 3 weeks, then 2 weeks.....until that last week, I am waiting....waiting, waiting, WAITING!!!!! I must say of ALL this deployment, these last few weeks will be the toughest. I have basically NOTHING to do because I don't want to get stressed or excited so I try to stay calm and mediocre all day in order to not induce labor. It would be a cryin' shame to go into labor and have the baby THIS close to Matthew coming home!
Ok, well.....I am off my soapbox now. Now I am just STARVING so I think I am going to get Moe's for a BIG OL' BURRITO with some chips! YUMMY! Layla likes Mexican....and Italian, and American, and Chinese, and well....you get the point!
Matthew.....NOW I get what it is like with Ground Hogs day to you, same thing every day and basically just waiting for it to be over. Baby, you are comin' HOME!!!!!!! AHH!!!! I just CAN'T wait to see that smile when you come around the corner at the airport, I better look pretty because it might just be the LAST time you see me pregnant with Layla! Haha, wait.....knock on wood, I want a little time with you all to myself if it can be arranged! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!! Kisses from your girls!
Staying in Augusta right now is like watching the hands on a clock, watching the paint dry, or watching a pot trying to boil. It is KILLING me! Knowing that Matthew will be coming home sooner rather than later now is pretty much one of the most difficult waits of my life. Of course, it is REALLY tough on him too, but the good thing for him is that he will be on the move shortly to start base jumping to get home. I, on the other hand, sit here and wait wait wait for the ONE phone call that says "I am getting on the plane to come home". Those words are my anticipation for the last 6 months all balled up into one phrase. I am trying to keep from those words ALONE sending me into labor, much less seeing him at the airport!
What people don't understand is that basically I am excited about the baby, I am excited about the apartment, but my TRUEST excitement lays in being able to hug and kiss Matthew again. If EVERYTHING else in the world was to disappear and I had Matthew to love me, I would be the happiest woman alive. Without him, it LITERALLY feels like the world has STOPPED rotating. My life is at a standstill and has been for about 6 months. The only way that I feel like I have accomplished ANYthing is by this growing belly and the constant reassurance our daughter offers every 5 seconds or so.
So, again, to whoever decided keeping track of time was a GOOD idea, think again! I would rather him just WALK in one day and be like "I am home for good!" than to know I still have 4 weeks, then 3 weeks, then 2 weeks.....until that last week, I am waiting....waiting, waiting, WAITING!!!!! I must say of ALL this deployment, these last few weeks will be the toughest. I have basically NOTHING to do because I don't want to get stressed or excited so I try to stay calm and mediocre all day in order to not induce labor. It would be a cryin' shame to go into labor and have the baby THIS close to Matthew coming home!
Ok, well.....I am off my soapbox now. Now I am just STARVING so I think I am going to get Moe's for a BIG OL' BURRITO with some chips! YUMMY! Layla likes Mexican....and Italian, and American, and Chinese, and well....you get the point!
Matthew.....NOW I get what it is like with Ground Hogs day to you, same thing every day and basically just waiting for it to be over. Baby, you are comin' HOME!!!!!!! AHH!!!! I just CAN'T wait to see that smile when you come around the corner at the airport, I better look pretty because it might just be the LAST time you see me pregnant with Layla! Haha, wait.....knock on wood, I want a little time with you all to myself if it can be arranged! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!! Kisses from your girls!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
ALL MOVED IN!!!
After a whirlwind week and trip to North Carolina, I am back in Augusta at my sister's house safe and sound! Thank you for all your prayers in my safe travels and move because I am still feeling great! I didn't push it too hard, but I sure did command my helpers left and right to get everything done. Thank you to my dad, Brian, and Katie for coming up to help me move. I DEFINITELY could not have done NEAR what is done by myself!
With that said, the apartment is COMPLETELY move-in ready. Everything is exactly where it needs to be and even the clothes are clean and put away! We got our new washer and dryer that works wonderfully and the baby's room is COMPLETELY done! Even down to the diapers and changing table are ready! I am just SO excited about going back and let me tell you....it was VERY tough to leave! The only motivation I had to leave that apartment was, of course, coming back to the puppies!!! I missed them so much, but they were going CRAZY and I don't think they missed me so much.
I took MANY pictures of the apartment all set up, but I cannot post them on here since Matthew does not want to see them before he gets home. He says it will just make the next 3.5 weeks go by even slower, which I understand. Plus, it will be SO much fun to show him our new home and see his reaction to it all! Anxious, nervous, excited, worried....all those words describe my feelings as the day approaches that Matthew is supposed to return. I am SOOO nervous for him to see me and how big I have gotten. I have gotten UNBELIEVABLY big and it is really weird for me. Layla, however, is doing great and moving more and more every day. She is too funny and I really LOVE the feeling of her in my belly. It is going to be sad when she is no longer inside of me.....I am starting to dread that.
So.....all in all, these next few weeks I am taking it SUPER easy and basically putting myself on bedrest and drinking TONS of water. I don't want to come THIS far and then have Layla only DAYS before my love returns! I don't plan on doing a whole lot of anything just to avoid any potential stresses. Honestly, I hope I DON'T have her soon considering I really don't feel like it is time. I know I have no control over there, but for some reason it just doesn't feel real to me. Perhaps that is normal for a first time mother, but I hope we can just wait 3.5 more weeks....that's all I am hoping for. I am currently 34 weeks pregnant which is really bizarre since it just seems like yesterday that I found out I was pregnant. Of course, I get a reality check when I feel a nice kick in the ribs or hip bone!! For Layla to be 100% healthy, I need to make it at LEAST 2 more weeks for her lungs to be fully developed. After that, she will be SUPER healthy coming out any time. What a blessing this pregnancy has been and how healthy she is!!
Well.....I suppose those are all the updates for now. I am going to try and keep updated as much as possible, but I don't plan on being at the computer too much these next few weeks. A lot of laying down and staying cool and comfy is in my playbook!
Love to everyone......email me if anyone needs or wants anything! I cannot wait to see everyone we can when Layla is born! If you plan on coming to visit, we would LOVE to have you, please just call and let us know when you are planning on coming so we can tell you our schedule and needs!
To Matthew, I love you, handsome. 3.5 weeks is so close, but still so far! Be careful and keep that head down for just a little longer! We have come so far.....now is the home stretch. Your girls and puppies are waiting for you!!!
With that said, the apartment is COMPLETELY move-in ready. Everything is exactly where it needs to be and even the clothes are clean and put away! We got our new washer and dryer that works wonderfully and the baby's room is COMPLETELY done! Even down to the diapers and changing table are ready! I am just SO excited about going back and let me tell you....it was VERY tough to leave! The only motivation I had to leave that apartment was, of course, coming back to the puppies!!! I missed them so much, but they were going CRAZY and I don't think they missed me so much.
I took MANY pictures of the apartment all set up, but I cannot post them on here since Matthew does not want to see them before he gets home. He says it will just make the next 3.5 weeks go by even slower, which I understand. Plus, it will be SO much fun to show him our new home and see his reaction to it all! Anxious, nervous, excited, worried....all those words describe my feelings as the day approaches that Matthew is supposed to return. I am SOOO nervous for him to see me and how big I have gotten. I have gotten UNBELIEVABLY big and it is really weird for me. Layla, however, is doing great and moving more and more every day. She is too funny and I really LOVE the feeling of her in my belly. It is going to be sad when she is no longer inside of me.....I am starting to dread that.
So.....all in all, these next few weeks I am taking it SUPER easy and basically putting myself on bedrest and drinking TONS of water. I don't want to come THIS far and then have Layla only DAYS before my love returns! I don't plan on doing a whole lot of anything just to avoid any potential stresses. Honestly, I hope I DON'T have her soon considering I really don't feel like it is time. I know I have no control over there, but for some reason it just doesn't feel real to me. Perhaps that is normal for a first time mother, but I hope we can just wait 3.5 more weeks....that's all I am hoping for. I am currently 34 weeks pregnant which is really bizarre since it just seems like yesterday that I found out I was pregnant. Of course, I get a reality check when I feel a nice kick in the ribs or hip bone!! For Layla to be 100% healthy, I need to make it at LEAST 2 more weeks for her lungs to be fully developed. After that, she will be SUPER healthy coming out any time. What a blessing this pregnancy has been and how healthy she is!!
Well.....I suppose those are all the updates for now. I am going to try and keep updated as much as possible, but I don't plan on being at the computer too much these next few weeks. A lot of laying down and staying cool and comfy is in my playbook!
Love to everyone......email me if anyone needs or wants anything! I cannot wait to see everyone we can when Layla is born! If you plan on coming to visit, we would LOVE to have you, please just call and let us know when you are planning on coming so we can tell you our schedule and needs!
To Matthew, I love you, handsome. 3.5 weeks is so close, but still so far! Be careful and keep that head down for just a little longer! We have come so far.....now is the home stretch. Your girls and puppies are waiting for you!!!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!
One year ago today, the love of my life and I said our vows in Louisville, KY. That day is one we will never forget and one we fondly look back upon like it was yesterday. After spending one year married and only half of it physically together, we have both learned things about each other and what we "really married into". Neither of us could be happier or more satisfied. I must say that I never REALLY knew how perfect Matthew is for me until we were married and have gone through difficult times. He truly brings out the best in me and I like to think I do the same for him. I am a stronger woman married to him, he makes me strive to be the very best.
I don't consider myself lucky....luck had nothing to do with us. Fate, destiny and God's hand bringing us together at the perfect time and place is all that I can attribute to our wonderful life together. I am not lucky, luck fades and diminishes....I am blessed. I have a man that completes my sentences and knows how I am feeling from halfway across the world. He knows just what to say to make everything ok and when together he knows just how to love me and deal with me in the kindest, most gentle way. He truly is the greatest gift I could ever receive from above. heaven sent and heaven loved.
I cannot say one thing that makes us so perfect....there are too many ways that we match, that we fit and that we complete each other. We are each others rock, each others biggest fan, and each others strongest encourager. I confide in him and him in me. I know he will always be there to catch me when I fall and that makes me brave enough to jump with him into new things. I never knew how much I could love one person or how much I could BE loved by one person until I met Matthew and we let our love blossom and grow. I have never been so proud to call anyone my own. I have never been so thankful for God giving me someone in my life. I have NEVER been so full of joy, not just happy.....but full of joy than I am being with Matthew.
Now, with the GREATEST, most beautiful expression of our love....I have the privilege of carrying our child. There is no better way to tell a man who loves you with all that he is that you are pregnant. There is NO greater joy than what his face shows when he hears that his love for you was able to produce such a miracle. Now, with the day approaching our daughter's arrival, I marvel at the miracle of life and how perfect she really is. Only in THIS little perfection growing inside of me can I truly understand the perfection of our love. I am not saying either of us is perfect, we both have flaws, but our love is just that.....seemingly flawless, understanding of our differences and imperfections and strengthening our greatest achievements within each other.
So.....here's to us, baby, one year down and many MANY more wonderful years to come! You make my life a musical masterpiece worth playing every second of every day. Thank you for bringing harmony to my life and showing me what no one else ever has or ever will. Thank you for loving me.
I love you, Matthew.
Happy one year anniversary!
I don't consider myself lucky....luck had nothing to do with us. Fate, destiny and God's hand bringing us together at the perfect time and place is all that I can attribute to our wonderful life together. I am not lucky, luck fades and diminishes....I am blessed. I have a man that completes my sentences and knows how I am feeling from halfway across the world. He knows just what to say to make everything ok and when together he knows just how to love me and deal with me in the kindest, most gentle way. He truly is the greatest gift I could ever receive from above. heaven sent and heaven loved.
I cannot say one thing that makes us so perfect....there are too many ways that we match, that we fit and that we complete each other. We are each others rock, each others biggest fan, and each others strongest encourager. I confide in him and him in me. I know he will always be there to catch me when I fall and that makes me brave enough to jump with him into new things. I never knew how much I could love one person or how much I could BE loved by one person until I met Matthew and we let our love blossom and grow. I have never been so proud to call anyone my own. I have never been so thankful for God giving me someone in my life. I have NEVER been so full of joy, not just happy.....but full of joy than I am being with Matthew.
Now, with the GREATEST, most beautiful expression of our love....I have the privilege of carrying our child. There is no better way to tell a man who loves you with all that he is that you are pregnant. There is NO greater joy than what his face shows when he hears that his love for you was able to produce such a miracle. Now, with the day approaching our daughter's arrival, I marvel at the miracle of life and how perfect she really is. Only in THIS little perfection growing inside of me can I truly understand the perfection of our love. I am not saying either of us is perfect, we both have flaws, but our love is just that.....seemingly flawless, understanding of our differences and imperfections and strengthening our greatest achievements within each other.
So.....here's to us, baby, one year down and many MANY more wonderful years to come! You make my life a musical masterpiece worth playing every second of every day. Thank you for bringing harmony to my life and showing me what no one else ever has or ever will. Thank you for loving me.
I love you, Matthew.
Happy one year anniversary!
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