Well its officially my last day at work. My group planned a little "goodbye and good luck" party for me- a day early- haha! They thought yesterday was my last day- haha! I told them that it could be and that would be a GREAT present, but they didn't fall for it. They went around and gave me some great words of advice. A few were- "not all kids are gonna act the same so be prepared for difference", "make sure you mold your child before they have a mind to do it themselves", and "being a parent is just the beginning of life". I thought these were great! I told them my advice for myself and any other parent is "to remember to raise your kids the way that YOU want them to be, no matter what anyone else says." AND "Remember that no one likes bad/bratty kids" :) I have been working from home on Wednesdays for about a month now and it really helped with this last month of pregnancy. Thanks to my boss for that! I really do love being pregnant- it went so well- but I'm definitly ready for her to arrive. I am going today to get Kelson's car seat installed- professionally- so we are safe from the get go. Its strange and exciting to see a baby seat in the car now. A cool note on the car thing is my sister brought home Belle in the same car as I'm bringing Kelson home in. Thanks sis. Wanna borrow it for Corgan? haha!
My hospital bag is pretty much packed and ready to go. We go back to see Dr. Rushing on Monday to get a plan together for Tues. Let's hope that I've dilated and effaced a little more and she will come soon after they break my water Tues morning or it comes on its own. Jason will be home Monday morning and is SOOO excited about our family. BTW- Keri bought Big Brother Eers a t-shirt the other day- its so cute. Also i got Eers to wear one of Kelson's bonnets/hats- we are gonna get Kelson to call him Nana- like the dog on Peter Pan that pretty much babysits the darling kids. He is gonna be a GREAT help. Well let's hope.
I've had a few "pre-birth" dreams already. One was seeing Kelson wrapped in her blanket with a pink hat on- she was perfect and beautiful. The one lastnight was odd. I was feeding a baby- which I thought was Kelson- but it was a boy- well anyways, I was feeding him bitten off pizza bites. someone asked me why I wasn't breastfeeding and I was in shock- like I had forgotten that I was supposed to do that first and not go to solid foods. So I was crying cause I had already messed up and couldn't start the breastfeeding process. Also I remember a list on the wall that said 0-3 months- pudding and bananas- like that was the guideline for what they were allowed to eat during that time. WEIRD, huh? haha.
Well my sister Keri is trailing right behind me with her pregnancy- she has remained at 1CM- which is GREAT since she was put on bedrest at 35 weeks. Next week will be 37 weeks and then Corgan is allowed to come whenever. She is having a scheduled C-section on August 30th. Unless he comes before that. Its gonna be so cool having babies around the same time. Its gonna be a BUSY Christmas this year, huh, grandparents :) The "Bobfather"/"Da Bob" (Jason's dad) has offered to finish up "the honey do list" before Kelson arrives. He's been a GREAT help with everything and I can't thank him enough. He's probably the most nervous about Kelson arriving, but I think he's gonna be a GREAT grandpa. Just like his father was. My parents already have practice with being grandparents and are pros! Can't wait for Kelson to meet the whole clan.
Well I'm so anxious and can't wait to meet my little girl. I sing and talk to her all the time. Daddy will be home for good pretty soon, so that's another PLUS for us.
On a Heartland note- be listening for their new single "Once a Woman (gets a hold of your heart)" It comes out next Monday (August 13th).
So Jason has a single being released and his daughter being released next week- what a COOL week :) Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. Keep 'em coming!!! Love you all.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Hurry up and wait....
I'm so excited about the arrival of our little girl, Kelson Noelle or Kelson Noel- haven't decided yet. I can't believe the days are drawing nearer. Kelson's orginial due date was August 21st, but due to her daddy's tour schedule, we are planning to have her a week early so he will actually be able to attend the birth- haha!
I have to thank God first of all for giving me the oppportunity to have this child with such a WONDERFUL husband. Also a HUGE thank you for making this pregnancy SOOO wonderful. Other than a few hard days, it wasn't bad at all. I can only pray that the delivery goes as smoothly. As of my appt last Tues, I am a little over 1 centimeter and she is already head down. I'm not effaced at all, but hopefully thats changed over this last week. Jason hasn't been here for most of this last month, but I have been passing along all the "fun/nasty" details that have gone along with it. He will be home tomorrow and we all can't wait- he's been gone for 3 weeks! We are hoping to induce Kelson on August 14th- A day after Heartland's new single release and a day before "Papa" Kolumbus's 60th b-day. Its gonna be a memorable day.
Thank you to all my friends and family who have helped me through this and been so supportive. That really does make a difference. Kelson is going to be such a wonderful gift to us all and such a ray of sunshine.
I have to thank God first of all for giving me the oppportunity to have this child with such a WONDERFUL husband. Also a HUGE thank you for making this pregnancy SOOO wonderful. Other than a few hard days, it wasn't bad at all. I can only pray that the delivery goes as smoothly. As of my appt last Tues, I am a little over 1 centimeter and she is already head down. I'm not effaced at all, but hopefully thats changed over this last week. Jason hasn't been here for most of this last month, but I have been passing along all the "fun/nasty" details that have gone along with it. He will be home tomorrow and we all can't wait- he's been gone for 3 weeks! We are hoping to induce Kelson on August 14th- A day after Heartland's new single release and a day before "Papa" Kolumbus's 60th b-day. Its gonna be a memorable day.
Thank you to all my friends and family who have helped me through this and been so supportive. That really does make a difference. Kelson is going to be such a wonderful gift to us all and such a ray of sunshine.
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