36 weeks

So saw the doctor today and it looks like baby is engaged...seems like he has dropped a little more from last week! Dr said that he is still head down but now he can't put his fingers between baby's head and my pelvic bone. Looks like baby is getting ready!!! I don't feel that I'm ready though...I still have to pack my bags, finish putting the baby clothes away and put the carseat in the car!!! Plus my mom and Jaime are still in DC and Jacqueline is going next weekend to DC. We will have to start a pool soon on when this baby will come. Who's in?

Here is how big baby is now:

Labor horoscope...

Just wanted to share my "labor horoscope" with you guys...I did it just for fun, but we'll see if any of it is true!

"The day you deliver, outside will be rainy. Your baby will arrive in the middle of the night. After a labor lasting approximately 7 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 5 pounds, 10 ounces and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have medium brown eyes and barely there auburn hair."

Well it has gotten the boy part right...and it could be rainy in October. I wouldn't mind a 7 hour labor and the weight...sounds better than 10lbs! Lol...enjoy!

35/35

So judging by the title if you guessed that I am 35 weeks with 35 days left...you are correct! If you had no idea what it meant that is ok too b/c it actually took me a while to figure it out (pregnancy brain =P) I had my 35 week appointment today and from now on I have one EVERY WEEK!!!! How crazy is that!? I remember when I was sad because I had to wait 4 weeks until my next appointment, but it really has gone super fast! Everything looked good today. Baby's heartbeat was loud and strong, I'm measuring right on track (even though I feel that I am HUGE) and the doctor even said the he felt the baby's head on it's way down by my pelvic bone...just not engaged yet, but on the right track! I also had my strep B test today and got the results from my last blood test. Looks like my iron is going up and steady so for now I don't have to keep taking the iron pills, just prenatals! Yay for me =)

Survey time!
How far along?35 weeks exactly!

Total weight gain/loss: 19lbs!!!!

Maternity clothes? yup!

Stretch marks? Yes =(

Sleep: soo uncomfortable...not to mention having to go to the bathroom multiple times in the night!

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby as always and knowing he his headed in the right direction...lol...no pun intended =)

Movement: Yes more active now!!!

Food cravings: still the same...fruit...chocolate...

Gender: Baby boy!

Labor Signs: been having Braxton-Hicks (fake contractions) but nothing more

Belly Button in or out? Kinda in the middle...lol...still in, but just sticking out more, if that makes any sense

What I miss: wine and soft cheeses, being able to sleep comfortably and being able to climb stairs without feeling like I just did a marathon!

What I am looking forward to: Meeting him!!!

Weekly Wisdom: hmm...make sure you always know where a bathroom is wherever you are!

Milestones: 35/35 =)

35 week belly shot

Maternity pics by Meganelle Photography

Last month we got a very special treat. One of my best friends from elementary school was visiting and spending time with her family. It was awesome because I got to visit with my best friend, see her family and take advantage of her awesome photography skills!!! She was able to come over and take some maternity pics for us and we couldn't be more happier with the outcome! We first started out in the baby's nursery and then we went outside to get some shots with the scenery and sunset. We had an awesome time! click here to see the whole gallery! To see the rest of her work checkout her webpage Meganelle Photography. Here are just some of my favorites.

Our beloved dog Rocky Road

At the end of this month we had an unfortunate event happen to us. On the night of Aug.19th our doggy Rocky got out of our backyard while we were out running errands. David and I searched for him for 3 hours that night driving around the neighborhood. We didn't find him and so we decided to sleep and then we would try again in the morning. The next morning I was about to go out to search for him when I received a call from the Animal Shelter. At first I was very happy that they had called and was all ready to go get him....but then the lady told me that they did have him and he had passed away. She said that someone reported it that morning and he had gotten hit on Peabody and passed away. My heart dropped and I could not keep my emotions in. I called David and he came straight home to be with me. Luckily for us we have lots of our family around and everyone comforted us, my sister Jacqueline even came with us to bid him goodbye at the shelter. It was a very sad day. This blog post is really just for me so I can share how much we cared for him.

Here is a picture one of the first days we got him.

He was part of our family. He was really our first baby before we got pregnant and we will miss him ALOT! I know I do all the time. He was very loving and ALWAYS wanted to be around David and I, he liked people in general. We adopted him from the shelter where they had found him in a field in Fairfield and when we first got him he was very finicky. We think he had probably been abused. But after a while he really warmed up to us. We found out he liked to eat...no he LOVED to eat!!!! He would probably eat and never stop if we didn't portion control him! He wasn't the most obedient dog in the world, but he did listen to us (maybe just not to everyone else...lol..) Sometimes he would be a little slow...but that was just his personality. That is what made him different from other dogs.

At Bark for Life. Doing his part raising money for Relay for Life.

After walking the track with Daddy David.

Later at home resting...

Like every family we would probably all annoy each other. Rocky probably hated the fact that on weekends we would sleep in which meant he didn't get to eat until later than usual! He would definitely not stand for it on some days...well usually he only did this to David or I guess anyone else but never to me =)

Rocky on his birthday

Rocky waiting patiently for his birthday treat

At least before he went to doggie heaven we got to spend one last vacation with him. We went camping for a week up in the Redwoods and he got to be with us all the time. I'm sure he had a great time....most of the time =) He was definitely well fed.

Here he is hiking with Daddy

Rocky being "wind blown" and flappy-eared

Probably one of the times he wasn't too happy...he was forced in the water and had to swim...lol...

Posing on a redwood

Cute picture of Rocky on his bed

He was such a good dog and we know that he would have been great with our baby boy. While we were getting ready for baby boy he was being a good boy staying out of the nursery while we painted and got it ready. We actually tried to block him once by putting furniture and boxes in the way of the hallway so he wouldn't get in the nursery...but this dog was sure smart when it came to him getting his way. We had used the baby's changing table as one of the "blockers" and soon we hear this noise and we go out in the hallway and see Rocky crawling through the bottom shelf of the changing table. It had to be the funniest thing and I wish we had gotten a picture but we missed it! This was just a little tribute to our dog...we hope he is resting now and happy eating as much as he wants in doggie heaven. We love you Rocky Road!!! xoxoxoxox

Rocky and Laci checking each other out

Smile for the camera!

Shopping and San Francisco

Well we got back from camping in the beginning of August...right in time for our birthdays! And what did we do...we went shopping for the baby! lol...I guess that's what happens when you have kids =) But we were very excited to go shopping to get stuff for the baby and the baby's room. Of course my sister went with me for some expert advice. While looking at stuff we were even able to use baby Lace to "tryout" some of the baby things!

Laci trying out the crib set and mobileNicky even tried stuff out...but he wanted to keep it for himself! lol...

Here is Laci again in our carseat/stroller set

We had a really good time at our birthdays. My dad had to leave to Washington DC on my birthday so we dropped him off and went to Goore's and Ikea. Then David left and while he was gone I went to San Francisco to see King Tut at the DeYoung Museum with Jassy, Auntie Sunny and Sammy. It was pretty cool...

And here is my 30 week belly picture!

A little Camping then 3D time!

So we did go camping and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. We had a great time and I even went hiking and swimming. I was even comfortable going to bed...it was getting into and out of the bed/tent that was not fun! And having to go to the bathroom REALLY bad when I woke up!!! lol...Here are some pictures of us at camping:
We got back from camping on July 31st and we were able to rest for a little while. The next day (Aug.1st) we had our 3D/4D ultrasound scheduled! I was sooo anxious and excited I started to get butterflies in my stomach because we would be seeing our baby for the first time! We were able to bring up to 11 guests...but we had a little more b/c the kids wanted to see their cousin. Here are my favorite pictures from that day...it really is amazing! I had seen 3D ultrasounds before, but it was like I was seeing it for the first time!!! Everyone loved it!

Of course to show he is a BOY!

Here he looks like he is saying "no pictures please..." lol...

look how peaceful

What a cutie!!!

Baby yawning...

Well I just wanted to share those with all of you. Hopefully soon he will be able to meet all of you in person!!! Sorry I'm sooo far behind in blogging! =)