the roof, the roof, the roof is...you know the rest right?

So...most of you already know...Billy's house burned today. We are very sad for he and his family and just so thankful that they all made it out of the house and everyone is ok.

I do have some pictures from the inside of the house (David took them) but there aren't many and they are on my camera...I'll post more tomorrow. 

This is best I could I do with the pictures...not that you didn't see it on the news. 

days, weeks, months...

Everyone who knows anything about pregnancy understands at least the basic concept of trimesters. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters made up of "3 months" each. 

We often refer to pregnancy length in months. In all actuality, you can ask any pregnant woman out there in the world how many "months" along she is and (unless she's already sat down to figure that up this week) it's probably going to take her a minute to figure out the answer.

See...pregnancy is actually timed in weeks. Always weeks and nothing but weeks. We are technically pregnant for 40 weeks (although we aren't ACTUALLY pregnant for the first two). If you break it down to 4 weeks a month...then...yep, you figured it out...we are actually pregnant for 10 months. I realize it's all so confusing to our convention minds that have always been taught that human gestation is a 9 month process. 

So...your "estimated due date" is 40 weeks into this whole pregnancy thing BUT your baby is actually considered to be "full term" at 37 weeks. So babies that are born 3 weeks "early" are viewed, in the medical world, as being fully developed functioning babies.

Most doctors will induce at 37 weeks or perform a c-section at 37 weeks...they just don't really hesitate to bring a baby on into the world at 37 weeks. 

I don't know when Camden will be making his entrance into the world...but hopefully...once we hit the 37 week mark (the last week of July) he'll be ready to come on!

I'm still feeling good. I'm actually feeling better than I have been. He finally "dropped" this week (also know as "Lightening"). So I am FINALLY able to breath easily again and I actually have a stomach for my food to go into! :) I still don't know if my body is making any other progress because my doctor chose not to check me just yet. Either way...we are inevitably getting VERY close. While I would LOVE to have a date (being the "control freak" that I am)...we don't. This is one surprise that even I can't snoop around and find out. That's a hard lesson for me to learn...but a good one :)

average

We are home, and the results are in. 

Our baby, by all indications, (at this point in time) is totally and completely average! His current weight is estimated at 5.6 lbs. 

The rule of weight gain from here on out is 1/2 to 1 lb. a week. So...he should be a good healthy size...but PERHAPS not the size of a "Thanksgiving Turkey." 

We talked a bit about induction...possibly 2 weeks early (38 weeks)...but my doctor will NOT induce if my body isn't "ready." He was very clear about not putting me in danger. 

So...there you go. There is your update and we are back the the "waiting game."

We are just SOOOOOO ready to hold our baby!!!!

35 week ultrasound

Our 35 week ultrasound is coming up!

I'm getting super impatient to see what they have to say! Hopefully on Monday (at 2:oo) we will have a much better idea of when and how our baby boy will arrive. 

The Doctor may decide to do nothing. We just won't know until we get some indication of just how big baby Camden is right now.

Of course, I'll keep you updated! 

P.S. You can vote on how big you think the ultrasound will say baby Camden is on Monday.

*hint* the average baby at 35 weeks  gestation is 5.5 lbs ***

d.o.n.e. DONE!

The crib is assembled...the letters are painted and hung! It's all set and ready for baby!!! :) 

I can't believe we are FINALLY ready!

it's a miracle!

My laptop is working again! I'm so excited!!! :) I don't know what happened...I just tried plugging it in...yet again...and suddenly it came on! :) Good stuff!!!

looking good...

We are ALMOST totally done with the house!

Yay!
I do not think I could be more excited about what we have accomplished! I know I could not have done it without Mom’s help! She has worked so hard the entire time she has been here.
I keep telling her that when she leaves I’m not going to be able to get out bed for an entire day! She has more energy than should be humanly possible! (As far as I’m concerned, it isn’t humanly possible!)

So…here are the pictures so we can share what we’ve done with all of you who aren’t here to see it.

As I said, we are “almost” done…David is planning to assemble the crib tomorrow…that is all that is missing from the nursery. The room we used is TINY and it has never felt SO small as it does now! So, in with adding all this furniture to our house, the entire space has had to be “revamped.” We even had to move my dresser into the living room/dining room space. My mom says it’s called a “credenza” and that it’s perfectly okay to have such furniture in this room. I went with it, and…it really doesn’t look bad!

We are still planning on getting a queen sized bed and moving our full sized bed into the “office” so when we have guests, they will actually have a place to sleep! (That will be really nice.) So, we went ahead and measured out room for the furniture changes and the set up shouldn’t have to be changed much at all from where we have it now! Yay for less work!
Okay, you’ve waited long enough…here are ALL the pictures!


This is the living/dining space with the "credenza" :)




This is Camden's closet. I'm pretty sure he has NOTHING to wear!
We still have a "little" stack of things in the corner of the nursery...including the crib bedding...still waiting for the crib :)
This is where the crib will go. Please note the precious dalmation (Ozzy) nightlight.
Camden's stuffed puppies :)
Diaper changing table...fully stocked, I might add, and the letters on top WILL BE hung on the wall (with brown ribbon) above his crib.
Here's the new office set up. I don't know if I mentioned that my mac laptop (FINALLY) gave up the ghost last week...so, this is the new set up Tyler was kind enough to transport down from Tennesee for us!
Yes, the nursery "over flows" a little into the office/guest room. The cradle will likely be in our bedroom for the first few weeks.
The corner of the nursery again.
Changing table again...you can see the glider in the corner. (Did I mention the room is TINY?)

The "baby" part of the office/guest room. That "swing thing" is the new Graco sweetpeace. It might just be the coolest thing EVER!

p.s. anybody out there want some fish?

everything looks good

I know I said I'd update today.

I also know it's late. I'm tired and off to bed soon.

I did see the Doctor today and he said everything looks fine. My blood pressure was back down and there are no problems or warning signs.

He said for me to keep talking it easy...but also said he would recommend that to anyone who is at these "end stages" of pregnancy.

So, Mom is still here. We have really accomplished a ton. I'm so thankful for her time here.

That's all for now! :) Take care!

all is (still) well

Just wanted to check in again!

I'm still doing well and feeling just fine. Mom is still here. She and Ashley came up yesterday (Saturday) morning.

We have gotten lots accomplished. I can't even begin to call it "bedrest" with all I've been trying to do. Mom has really helped tons and tons though (and they have TRIED to make me rest as much as possible.) Ashley helped a ton yesterday too but had to get home to her sweet baby boy last night. (She'll be back tomorrow for my Doctor's appointment.)

We have finished painting the nursery and even got the curtains hung.


It's coming along. David is going to assemble the crib on Thursday (his next day off) and we'll hopefully have the room all set up then! :)

It is exciting! It's all finally happening. We're gonna have a baby in no time!
I'll update again after my appointment tomorrow afternoon.

home...and just fine!

We are home...

It has been a bit of a crazy day. I went to the doctor this morning, as requested, and they sent me to the hospital to run some tests. 

EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE!

I am fine! I'm on bedrest for the time being. David is hard at work on the nursery! :)

I'll keep you updated!

fair warning...

This is my right hand. I put my wedding rings on (as far as they would go) to show you some scale of how HUGE my fingers are! Try to imagine, these rings SHOULD be able to fit on this finger!

Ok, I just wanted to make an announcement.

I'm starting to get concerned at the amount of swelling I'm having in my hands...and now my ankles and feet. 

I am in the process of "taking it easy" for my second day in a row. I'm trying to get the swelling to subside but it is just getting worse. 

This is a frightening situation due to the things that swelling can signify. You may or may not be familiar with a condition known as  preeclampsia. (You can click on the word to read more about it.)

My blood pressure has not been high at any of my appointments thus far, but the scary thing about preeclamsia is that there isn't always a warning. Sometimes it comes out of NOWHERE. My next Doctor's appointment is on Monday. However, my sister has informed me I MUST call them tomorrow if I'm still swelling. 

This may be nothing to worry about! I may be totally fine! Hopefully  that's the case. I really don't want a NICU baby...but then again, who does?

Just keep us in your thoughts and prayers and I'll update you guys tomorrow.