Still No News...

So I've been waiting for a long time to title an entry, "We're not in Kansas Anymore..." but still no such luck. We went to what we hoped to be our last official doctor's appointment, but that does not seem to be God's plan! Our little Man is still way up high, we don't even know if he's head down anymore. So, since I'm doing "fine" (I use that term loosely) and Brady seems to be enjoying himself, we're going to wait... patiently... or at least try to.

Thursday we are going to go back for a sonogram just to make sure he's not any bigger than we all think that he is... and then we'll see where to go from there. The good news is that he will not let us go past a week overdue... so I can begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

We're just so anxious for him to be here, and I started my maternity leave today and I fear that I'm already running out of things to do. Thanks to my sweet husband our whole house is clean. I mean, spotless. The toilet, the shower, the kitchen, the oven, EVERYTHING!! I did my laundry today and sterilized all of Brady's bottles, pacifiers, food cups (that he won't be using for a while) and anything else I could get my hands on today. I picked out what we're all going to wear when we come home from the hospital and I put together the diaper genie. Jeff hooked up the car seat and packed his bag as well. (Dr. Wells did say that things could very well change in an instant so we're hoping for that too...).

We're ready and we're just waiting for our little man to make his way into our arms!

A Newborn's Conversation with God

A friend at work forwarded this to me this morning to encourage me in my wait for our Little One to arrive!! Both Jeff and I thought it was so sweet, we had to post it on here. Enjoy!

A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.'

The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.'

Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.'

'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.'

'Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.'

'But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.'

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.'

God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.'

Thoughts on Pregnancy

This morning was a new morning for me... I have now officially turned over a new leaf. I found the strength to GENUINELY pray that God would give us our Little Brady in HIS perfect timing... not my earthly timing. Now, don't get me wrong, I have been praying for this for some time now, but I felt like this morning was the first morning that I genuinely had a peace about praying that instead of praying that he would come... um.... today? or yesterday maybe? or maybe tomorrow? Every time I've come to Him, I've asked for a specific time, but we all know that is not how our God works most times.

So here I am, having turned over a new leaf, and I get to work and I hear of TWO people that were due after I was, that have had their baby! Can you say aggravation? I tried desperately not get a little agitated and I went on with my morning, dwelling on the peace I had felt this morning during my little prayer time with the Lord! As I'm dwelling on this, I couldn't help but think about all the things that I will MISS about being pregnant.... yes, I said MISS. Although this list may be short at the moment, it definitely is special!!

At the top of the list HAS to be feeling him move and grow inside my belly. Although sometimes this is uncomfortable, unsettling, and disrupts my REM cycle, it truly is one of the most blessed things about carrying a child. This would go at the top of Jeff's list to, I believe, because he loves to feel our little boy kick around my stomach. (Of course, I believe these little "kicks" aren't actually kicks at all, but rather his arm motioning as if he were throwing the football to T.O. on the football field!)

The next thing on my list would have to be the way people treat you when they know you're pregnant. It really is fun being able to start a conversation with almost anybody in a split second. Whether we're in the mall, 7-11, or at church, people who you would never in the world dream were interested, all of a sudden have a million questions for you and your spouse. I also love the awkward moments that inevitably come when a guy doesn't know what to say to you. (Did anyone catch Ryan Seacrest interviewing Jessica Alba at the Oscars?) People truly go out of their way to help you with your groceries, open the door for you, and make sure that you are comfortable.

The last thing (for now anyway) would have to be how wonderful my husband has been to me. Now... please don't read this the wrong way.... he's always been wonderful, but now it's just an Extra-Special Wonderful that has brought me to appreciate him in a whole new light. He has been tremendously caring... not ever letting me pick something up that I've dropped on the floor, going grocery shopping with me--- or even FOR me, folding my laundry (which he probably did anyway), and making me peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at all hours of the day! I know that he is ready for this season to be over as much as I am, but he is the one that has been a real trooper. He has completely embraced my weepiness and my silliness... and all the gross and real things that come along with pregnancy. He even offered to paint my toenails! (My mom took me to get a pedicure instead.... but nonetheless, he DID offer). My new nasty habit that I've picked up is apparently snoring. (This one has just been in the last week). And whenever it's loud enough to wake him up, he'll gently let me know that I need to roll over so as not to snore anymore! What a husband!? :)

So all of this to say--- that as excited as I am to meet our Little Man, I am going to miss being pregnant too--- maybe not for the first few months.... but eventually! Sorry to write a book today, I just had to share!

Doctors and Coke Floats....

So to give everyone a little update, we walked all weekend! My precious husband walked with me on Friday night around our neighborhood for about an hour and a half, when I know that he wanted to be home watching basketball, and then we went with my mom to the Arboretum to walk for another three hours on Saturday! Saturday was GORGEOUS and Jeff had never been to the Arboretum before and as you can tell from the previous post, he had a load of fun with our new "Baby Camera" as we like to call it. I have to give him credit for every single picture taken (out of the 258 that were taken) and he even messed with them on his computer after loading them up. I think I'm going to get some of them developed and hang them around the house!
Anyway, sorry, I got sidetracked.... our doctor's appointment today. Okay, so I don't think that we've ever had a doctor's appointment this short. Jeff said he actually thinks that I was "collecting my urine sample" longer than we were actually in the exam room! Dr. Wells walked in, checked me and said... "You look good... Brady's still up in Kansas.... we'll see you next Monday." I was like, "WHAT??" I was for sure that he would have moved SOME with all the walking we did and the spicy food I ate!! Jeff even said before we went in that he thought my belly looked different. So, just like last week, we'll know more next week. He DID say that we could maybe start working on a "plan" next week if the news is still the same.... seeing as I AM due next week!!
Please do not hear me wrong.... we are SO thankful for a healthy baby and for the fact that I am healthy and although I feel swollen, tired, cranky and achey, I've had a pretty good pregnancy.... we're just anxious to meet our little man. The good news is that I have an extremely patient husband who has waited on me hand and foot and has never said an ill word to me when I ask him for something!!
For example, yesterday on the basketball games, I definitely saw a new coke commercial and it was a glass of three perfect scoops of vanilla ice cream, being filled with an ultra-fizzy coke... and then it comes up with "You had a nice run, root beer...." and I looked at Jeff and instantly he knew I needed one. So off to Sonic he went!! Thank you, Jeff for being such a wonderful care taker and friend during all of this!! I certainly do not give you enough credit at all!!

Spring at the Dallas Arboretum...

This afternoon we went to the Dallas Arboretum to enjoy the beautiful spring day, get some exercise and also to test out (and play with) our new camera that we got for Christmas. As you can tell from the pics below, it was a perfect day...

March Madness!!

I don't usually keep up with college basketball, but of course this year our Baylor Bears proved to be the "Feel Good Story" throughout the season. We of course were there when the scandal hit the campus, so to see the progress that we have made is absolutely incredible. Even though we lost in the first round, I have to say that it was a big feat for us to make it there in the first place. We are so excited for our team and for our University.
I stumbled upon this interview this morning of Coach Drew (obviously done before we lost) and I am so incredibly pumped that he is our coach. Not only is he obviously a good coach and a wonderful motivator, he seems like a wonderful Christian man as well. Now, if we could only get someone like him for our football team!!
As far as the rest of the tourney goes, I'm one game back on my bracket from my sweet husband. If you know me at all, you could say that I can get a wee bit competitive. So there has been just a little bit of "trash talk" in our house this week over our brackets... and I will still hold to the fact that I truly believe Jeff waited until I filled my bracket out and THEN he filled his out!! (He completely denies this of course). So Round 2 begins today and we'll see how I do....

Georgia's Getting Ready Too!

We realized the other night that we've been getting everything ready for Mr. Brady except for our Little Miss Georgia! (She reminded us of that when she came in from the backyard all muddy and itchy.) So at 10:00 on Wednesday night, Jeff gave Georgia a bath. Although she gets a little upset during the bath, she always loves Jeff afterward for making her smell good!
She's been such a good big sister already by only sniffing at Brady's toys and stuffed animals, even though they are out in a basket for her to see all day. We're so proud of her and hope that she only does even better once Brady gets here. We think that she may actually begin to think that he's her baby. She's a really sweet dog and I think once she gets used to him, she'll be a wonderful protector and playmate!

Northern Oklahoma or Maybe Kansas....

We went to the Doctor on Monday for my second official "exam". I was so glad that Jeff was able to go with me this time because it ended up being a very long appointment! I had been feeling a whole heck of a lot of pressure since last Thursday so I was sure that our little Brady had dropped and was getting himself ready to visit us this week. On Sunday night, we were both SURE that he was going to come this week. So sure, in fact, that we got our bags out from the attic to get packed for our trip to the hospital.
So I was ready for some "good" news at the doctor on Monday. Instead, during my "exam", Dr. Wells said... "I can't tell if he's head down so we're going to do a sonogram". Well of course the sonogram is the biggest treat because we get to see our little boy, but it kind of scared us a bit because he rushed out of the room. Turns out that he IS head-down (which is a good thing) but he's very high up in my belly. Dr. Wells described it as being in Northern Oklahoma or maybe even Kansas when he's supposed to be in Brownsville. So that gives you an idea of how far he has to go. The truly good news though is that Brady is happy and healthy in there and my blood pressure and weight is doing well so there is no reason to be concerned about that. This only ups my chances at having a C-Section, but we will know more next Monday! Only 14 more days until my due date!!

Almost There....

So it's almost time and I've been very lazy about updating the blog... so sorry!! The Nursery is pretty much finished and we're getting all packed for the hospital. I'm feeling very achey and sore but I have heard that is a good thing! I'm trying to stay active to encourage our little Brady to drop a some more... or any, for that matter!!
Here's a picture of the nursery... Jeff painted that little table red and some sweet friends from work did the glider for me, which fits perfectly in the room! The whole nursery has been one big collaborative effort and we so appreciate everyone's help and hardwork for it to all come together!