And We Have A Delivery Date!! YAY!!

Well we have some news!! :)

We went into our Week 36 doc appt Tuesday morning-fun times. We were thinking it would just be the start of our weekly appts, and that we would start talking about labor and delivery and all of that fun stuff. Well we ended up walking out with a scheduled induction date!! Holy cow!! We are both a little freaked out I think! HA! But we are also very excited since I am a planner! I like to know these things in advance if I can. :)

We are scheduled for Thurs, Aug 27th at 5 am. Crazy! :) My doctor would like to deliver the baby…and I would like her to as well. She is scheduled that day for deliveries so it worked out very well. Also, we have thought the entire pregnancy that the baby was actually a week early…..and that induction date will be a week and a day before my due date, so he should be fully cooked by then. LOL! She said that she thinks my chances of a c-section are very very low, and that with the induction it should only take me a couple of hours to get in labor. She thinks I will be able to get into labor as quickly as someone that goes into labor on their own (based on how everything looked today). So she thinks it should progress really smoothly. Praise the Lord! I hope that is true since I already have high anxiety over labor and delivery. :)

The doc said that I am already 2 cm dilated..so there is a chance that I could go into labor before the 27th....and we just needed to be prepared for that too.

I knew that I had felt him drop on Saturday b.c I started this crazy “waddle thing”. LOL! She confirmed that was true and he was all in position and ready to go. Have I mentioned that this is crazy? :)

So that is our big news!! Everything else looked really good with the baby, so the appt was mainly to talk through the next couple of weeks. If I do not go into labor first then the plans are for Braden to be here on Aug 27th . 2 weeks away!! Just wanted to let you all know the update, and ask for your prayers during these last couple of weeks before our son arrives. :) I am sure things are going to get a little crazy with the last minutes preparations and TO DO’s. :) Bring on the family of three! :)

Celebrating Baby Braden With One Star.....

Chris and I had a lot of fun today at the baby shower that his work (One Star Foundation) had for us! It was so sweet of them..and it was great to see everyone. :) They gave us some fun treats, and the most creative of all was the quilt that they made!! :) Folks designed squares for the quilt based on their favorite childhood books....very cute. Then they gave us the books to match the quilt too! We are excited about Braden's awesome library! YAY! :)

Thanks to everyone for the yummy desserts and the good laughs!! We had fun with the baby trivia..and we loved all of the great gifts!! Very sweet of everyone to do that for us..and to help us celebrate our new little arrival soon. :) You guys are the best! :)

Celebrating Mom's 60th Birthday!! WHOOP!

Lots of fun this weekend as the rest of my family came into Austin to meet up with Chris, Mom, and I for a fun birthday celebration. :) We celebrated Mom's 60th birthday and it was a good time with everyone! :) She does not look a day over 40....what a hottie! :)

Cory, Jen, and Lainey started out our Friday by sending Mom and I flowers...so sweet and so pretty! :) Mom's flowers were for her bday..and mine were b.c pregnancy is getting harder in the last month...and they were encouraging me to hang in there. Hee hee! :) I love Cory and Jen-they are so cute and so thoughtful all of the time! :)

Here are some pics of our very pretty flowers that arrived.......

Sweet Lainey just hanging out eating lunch. She is getting soooo big and her hair is getting so long-precious!

We took Mom out to dinner for the big bday on Sat night. We headed to downtown Austin for some fancy BBQ at Lamberts..and we grubbed it up! :) Next year Braden will be able to join in on the festivities...yay!!


She DEFINITELY does not look 60... :) Hope it is in the genes and that I look that good at 60!!

And then my sister in law (pretty much one of the most talented, crafty people on the planet),made us some more awesome stuff for Braden's arrival!! :) Thank you so much Sissy!!!
She made us a super cute sign for our yard when Braden arrives. How cute is that? She basically just found something on the Internet and painted it from there! WOW! :)

And here is my super cute pillowcase for the hospital!! Love it!! It not only matches our master bedroom..but Braden's room too! :) Now that's talent! :) I cannot wait to use it during my time up at hospital to make me smile! :)

And here is our super cute wreath for our hospital door once our little sweetie arrives. :) All Jen has to do is put the stats on there once he gets here...and we are all set!! :) Then it transfers over to his nursery door too...after we come home!! LOVE, LOVE IT!! :) Thank you so much Jen....everything is WONDERFUL!! :) You exceeded my expectations as usual!! :)

Fun With Mama Jet!!

My sweet little mom came and played in Austin for a week..and it was SO great to have her here. She was a HUGE help on all of the last minute things that we needed to do before Braden's arrival. :) We ran lots of errands, and she and I got everything in order that was not ready to go yet. She was COMPLETELY amazing b.c she literally did spring cleaning on our house. It was INSANE! :) She cleaned everything from baseboards to blinds...and all that was in between. It truly looked like a new house when she got done with her magic touch! :) So Chris and I were VERY grateful for all of her help with literally everything! :) What a treat! :)

We did fun things at night to thank her for all of her efforts. :) We went and grubbed it up at some fun restaurants like The Melting Pot and others....since we do love food! :) We went and saw some movies with her as well. It was just great to have her here for a week, and I am so thankful for the wonderful mom that I have!! And I LOVE that she and my husband have an awesome relationship too....what a blessing!!

We love you so much Mom!! So glad you came!! Thank you for everything! :)

Heading Into The Final Month...

Well here we are....up against the final month of the pregnancy. I must say that for me this month has been DRASTICALLY different than the other 8 months. It had been such a smooth ride and then I think I just hit the large boulder in the road!! :) We are moving into Week 36 this week, and everyone had told me that it would start to get really uncomfortable in the 3rd trimester. It was not quite that same story for me, as it has actually been going into the last month that has gotten rather trying. Something has just changed this week...and I feel like the pregnancy is stalling. HA!!

Seriously though....as of this week, I have no idea why I cannot sleep anymore. And I am literally talking "not sleep". I guess that is obvious as I write this post at about 4 am. I have been trying to go to sleep since 11:30 pm but no such luck. :( It was just like my insomnia clock turned on and I cannot get it to turn off..no matter what I do. I have tried all of the tricks that they tell you to try when you are up all night...and pretty much none of them work. :( Not sure what that means other than pure pain tomorrow. :)

Other than a serious lack of sleep, I have all kinds of fun aches and pains that are showing their face right around this time. So fun! :) I am trying to keep those at bay by continuing to walk and swim...but I am not sure how much longer the walking part will actually last, as it is pretty tricky to tie my tennis shoes these days! :)

I am sure I could list a ton of other woes that are starting to crop up but who wants to be so depressing, right? :) I have been kicking it with the high anxiety level these past few days as well, as if all of a sudden I just realized I was pregnant, and was going to have to deliver this baby or something! LOL! :) So I am on my knees praying for some serious peace during these last weeks, as well as the strength to continue to finish everything up at work and home before Braden makes his arrival!! :)

Guess I'll go and pack my hospital bag now!! :) Cannot think of anything better to do at 4 am! :)

More Classes To Make Us Smarter Parents!

So we had two more of our "parental prep" classes this past weekend. What fun! HA! :) We took the Breastfeeding and Newborn Care classes...and I feel like we are so much smarter now!! LOL! :) Honestly though, we did like the classes and thought that they were VERY helpful!! So at least we felt like we got our money's worth, right? :)

The Breastfeeding class was absolutely hysterical b.c I swear that chic was a stand up comic in another life. She had us laughing the entire time...so that class flew by!! And then in Newborn Care we got to be more "involved" in the lesson with the different stations we worked through-bathing, swaddling, diapering, clothing, burping, etc. You know the drill! :) So we feel well informed and Chris is a pro swaddler by now!! :) He is excited to put all of this techiniques to good use in just a couple of weeks! Oh yeah!! :) He is going to be such a cute dad! :)

Nothing Like College Girlfriends......

This past weekend was soooo much fun!! :) We had a wonderful girls weekend with all of the ladies that I lived with my freshman year in the dorm at A&M. Go Mosher dorm buddies!!! :) I absolutely adore these ladies..and I LOVE these annual events that we do. Such a blast!! :)

The 9 of us get together each year (usually in the spring or summer), and we just play. We tell so many stories, laugh until we cry, eat amazing food, and just really enjoy one another's company. I look so forward to these fun times that we have, feel so grateful that they are all in my life, and are so happy that we can still do this annually.

Ladies-I appreciate your hubbies and kids giving you up for a weekend so we can all be together. Thank them for me! :) Love you guys!

Natalie, Angie, and Melissa.....

Ana, Monica, and Christina.....

Stephanie and Kelsey...

My sweet little friend Angie runs a cookie business (very similiar to something like Cookie Bouquet BUT yummier!). :) She makes super cute cookies of all types and I LOVE them!! Once again, this makes me realize that I really need my own business of some sort, and that many of my friends are so very talented. Go Angie!! Loved those amazing treats! :)

She made a special batch for "Girls Weekend 2009" with all of our names! :)

She also made some super cute margarita cookies b.c she knew that was the closest that I could get to a margarita this weekend! HA!! How sweet! :)

As you can see...everyone loves them! :)