38 weeks pictures!

Kinda hard to see - it wasn't even dark outside - wierd! - here I am at 38 weeks....we will take another one soon - well i would be ok if Jacob was on the outside by 39 weeks :)

My poor puffy feet :(.....i am looking forward to having my ankles back.
You can be praying - my mom is flying in monday the 9th and I would LOVE for Jacob to be here by then or the next day because I don't want mom sitting here for 2 weeks with no baby.

Pictures of the Deck

Here are some pictures of the finished deck...I think we will powerwash it and maybe seal it. My father in law did that to their deck at home and it made it look almost brand new.
This natural wood knot caught my eye yesterday - we have lived here for a year and a half and i have never noticed it before......it nearly made me cry. I LOVE IT! and it represents exactly what Troy and I are all about - so much LOVE!
View from the house of the deck.

View towards the house of the deck - Troy built a bench and it is super cool!

My hot husband and his Puffy wife :)

38 weeks and a nice long weekend!

Well....we are officially 38 weeks tomorrow i think :)...i got back and forth on this due date thing - i think i am actually 39 weeks but we will see how far along Jacob thinks we are.
we had a wonderful weekend....i actually did want the baby to not come until now because i wanted one more weekend with troy :) i know i know - and every day i want one more day with just troy but we are getting more and more excited about Jacob's arrival and have decided he can come any day now.
we came home friday after work and both fell asleep on the couch by about 8:30pm, however we were outside by 8am saturday working on the deck....we were able to completely finish the deck over the weekend, most of it by saturday early afternoon. the boltons came over for supper saturday pm so that was really nice and the kids really enjoyed the deck....sunday - we went to church, ran errands, troy built a bench on the deck and his parents came over for a couple hours in the evening to just visit....monday we slept in :) yahoo!!!! did a few things around the house but mainly hopped from one cook out to another.....it was another nice day.
i am feeling pretty well still - i guess, not much to compare it to but i am ready to have this baby and have some of my body back....i have had swelling pretty badly and it just keeps getting worse....my hands are tingly all the time and wake me up numerous times during the night, i have had some contractions, nothing consistent but that too will come hopefully sooner than later.
we have a dr. apt today at 3:45pm so we may have more of an update tomorrow.
i hope you all had a wonderful weekend - i will try and take pictures tonight of the deck and get those posted soon.

Pictures of Deck

Here is a side view of the deck.

A view of the deck as it comes off the side of the house.

All we have left to do is add the rails and spindles. Here is my wonderful father-in-law, I love him SO much :)...I think I have the best in-laws in the world.

The Latest Happenings

well...what is new - we had our dr. apt last week and i am not dilated but am 50% effaced - which can me something or nothing - we have between 2 - 3 weeks left depending on which due date you go by....i am about at the point when he can come anytime and it would be ok....however, after going to our childbirth class on saturday and watching a video of childbirth (i have been trying not to watch any of these videos)...i had that fun look of panic/fear on my face for quite awhile...knowing that he has to come out and that it can be ANY time is a little nerve racking.
we worked on the deck all weekend- it is looking awesome - i took some pictures last pm and will try and post them at home tonight - i forgot the camera at home - i know i know - not smart at this stage.
troy's dad has been a huge blessing with this deck and even our neighbor Tom came over for a bit this weekend - it is hard for me to sit by and watch but there is only so much i can do and it is usually just handing troy boards and nails.
it will be so nice to have a deck to sit out at during the day and in these gorgeous evenings...
well ...we will keep you posted on our lives - i have been praying for an obvious sign of labor, like my water breaking ( i would prefer at home on a friday night - if i can be specific :) but God is good and in control and all will go according to His perfect plan...
we will talk again soon ;)

36 weeks and counting

here is a picture of holly and jacob :) here is troy and i and a nice nose shot of holly - i will add more pictures when i get copies of them.

well............we did it - troy and i went to WI this past weekend and surprised my family...my mom knew about it but dad, the girls and tj didn'tknow about it. it was wonderful to see them and spend some time with them. they wanted to see me all pregnant and i wanted that as well.

unfortunately brandy wasn't able to join us but we are looking forward to seeing her after jacob is born.

tj graduated with his masters, it was mother's day weekend so we gave it a go - it wasn't too bad - we had to stop a lot for me to use the rest room and just get out of the car for a little bit but we are sure glad we made the trip.

it is my dad's bday on the 19th so there are quite a few family members that want me to have the baby on that day - we will see about that.

we have a dr. apt this afternoon so i will keep you updated on how that one goes...

hope you all have a great thursday.

Let the guessing begin :)

So, I am curious when people think we will have the baby, what time, length and how much he will weigh. I will give you a little information to help you make an informed guess :) My original due date is June 11th, my ultrasound showed him of having a June 3rd due date. I have gained 25 lbs total and he is still high :)...i have Felt very few braxton hicks contractions and am feeling pretty good right now.
I will try and get another picture posted soon!
Have a wonderful Thursday!
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34 weeks

Here is another picture of me at 34 weeks. I figured I should put one on that shows that I do wear nice clothing :) and not just sweatpants and t-shirts.

Also, this one isn't taken by Troy sitting on the couch. :)