Oh Allison Allison

We went to the doctor yesterday. We had a sonogram and everthing looked good. She is weighing 5lbs 10 oz at this time. Its hard to see what your looking at on the sonogram I guess b/c she has gotten big. I have defintely grown a lot but feeling good. Baby Allison wasnt moving too much on the sonogram and when Dr.Harms asked me about her activity she was concerned regarding her decrease in fetal activity at different times. Its so strange b/c she will be so active for like 4 days and then she goes through a "quiet phase" where I dont hear much from her. I defintely feel some movement but I dont get as much acitivty as I do on the other days. I have always written it off as though she is more tired and usually right when I get worried enough to call the doc she starts moving more. But when talking with Dr.Harms she seemed very alarmed that I might not be getting enough movements. She stressed how I have to get 10 kicks in one hour each day and if I dont that I need to call her. She wants to do another non stress test and sonogram for next weeks appointment. It stresses me out as I am not worried that maybe I should have been calling a long time ago and I havent. Or maybe I have been negligent. I will say Allison has been crazy active since yesterday and today. She hasnt really stopped all day nor last night. I think sometimes she wears herself out and then goes to sleep for a little while. Who knows, I pray that everything is fine and she is okay. The doctor said everything looks good, but now I am just worried. I am just going to make sure I get my 10 kicks in an hour and if not then I will call the doc. I have started having contractions and the doc says I have dilated a small amount. I still need to do some things for instance pack my hospital bag and Allison's. We also need to finish the nursery and get the closet organized as well as figure out where to keep diaper warmer and other items. I have this weekend where I want to get everything done. I cant believe we have less than 3 weeks left until she could be here. We will induce labor on July 6th unless she comes before. I cant wait for this journey to begin I cant wait to see her and what she looks like. I am nervous though too as I have no idea what to expect. I just cant believe its all about to happen. HOW exciting. My last day of work is next friday june 25th. I am trying to get everything done so that the week before she is due I can relax and enjoy our last week before our baby is finally here. :)

Truly Blessed

Wow, What an amazing few last weeks Will and I have had. We had our couples baby shower hosted by Natalie Dunbar, Jenny Amalfi, Andrea Doornbos, Emily Ziegler, Lynne Flippen, Tiffany Strickland, Sabrina Driskell, Melody Zuker, Amy Adkins, and Amanda Burnett. It was at Matts Rancho Martinez in Lakewood. We had a great turn out with great food, beautiful flowers, great company, and so many great gifts for little miss Allison. The nursery is almost complete, we are waiting on the beautiful rocking chair the Driskells bought for us that we ordered from Pottery Barn (procrastination on my part). We got all of the big items we needed from our shower and now that everything is coming together it makes me feel great and less anxious. We are truly blessed by all of our friends and family who came to support Will and I. Its also so wonderful to see how giving everybody is to shower us with so many gifts, truly makes you humble. Its so weird, that I always feel guilty after showers because I want everyone to know how truly thankful I am for how generous everyone is and truly makes me feel blessed and loved. Today we had our work baby shower. AGAIN, what amazing people. They went all out, beautiful flowers, beautiful cake, SOOO much fun, SOOOO many gifts, balloons, pink everything. Everybody was so generous and Allison got so much stuff, so many cute outfits, tons of diapers, and lots of other stuff. Will even got 2 a&m onesies. We got so much stuff, now its time to organize and make it all have a home in Allison's room. I cannot get over how thankful I am and appreciative of everbodys generosity and support they showed us. We also got our bedding from Chrisine, its gorgeous. She also made us bedding for the bassinett they gave us for Allison to sleep in when she gets home from the hospital. ITS all so wonderful.
I am getting much bigger by the day. We saw Dr.harms this past Tuesday. She said everything is looking great. I am measuring 34 weeks and we went ahead and decided to schedule our induction date for July 6, unless Allison decides she wants to make her debut earlier. Who knows!! I feel good. Little tired, and my feet/hands have started swelling some. Mainly at night when I have been real active and on my feet most of the day. Other than that, doing very well. No new cravings or symptoms. Allison has been kicking a lot granted a week ago she gave me a scare because she goes from being really active for like 3 or 4 days then you notice a big difference for like 2 days where she isnt active much. It scared me so I went in and got a sonogram and a Non-stress test. The doctor that saw me (wasnt Dr.Harms) felt like everything looked good, babys heartbeat would go up when she kicked and there was a lot of variability for her beats. She did notice that she was small at this time --
4 pounds 5 oz, but Dr.Harms felt like she was fine. We go in for our next appt June 15 for our sonogram and beginning of our weekly appointments where we see if I am dilating. I doubt I am but who knows. Everything looks good so far from this point forward.
I cant really describe the emotions I am feeling. Its very serreal- its like I can tell now where the baby is as I can see different parts of her body protruding through my stomach ( I know so strange)... but then at the same time I cant picture what we are about to go through. Makes me very nervous yet sooo excited at the same time. I cant wait to be a mom but at the same time I cant picture that I am actually about to have a baby girl. VERY crazy.. but so amazing at the same time.. What a wonderful time in Will and I's lives with everything new and changing. I cant wait to see Will as a daddy, I know he will be so caring and loving towards our little girl. I think it will truly be amazing.