Maternity Photo Session

I am so very lucky that my BFF is a photographer!! Landria with "The Natural Expression" captured this moment in time. She had never taken pregnant pics, I was her lab rat, so to speak!
I had seen some beautiful photos online of other women who had chosen to have their shirt unbutonned with the belly exposed and they all seemed to turn out so beautifully!
I could have never imagined mine would be one of those!
Landria presented me with this framed photo at my baby shower for everyone to see.

I can't wait to hang it in Owen's nursery.

Week 34 appt

I am finally getting caught up on my "blogging"! I am so envious of you other blogger's who already have the distraction on having their baby and still manage to keep their blogs up to date!
Wheww! Ok, so I went for my 35 wk appt with Dr Cook on January 13th. I weighed in at 208lbs, my weight is finally starting to slow down. Dr. Cook was able to find Owen's heartbeat right away, the doppler picked up on it to the lower left of my belly button, right above my hip bone. Dr Cook then measured my belly and the following reaction: "How many weeks along are you?" I thought, um......shouldn't HE know the answer to that?!! He said that I was measuring 37 weeks instead of my estimated 34 weeks! This of course made me a bit nervous and I then began rambling about what I should do if my husband is not at home when I go into labor and that I am still working and when should I take maternity leave. Dr. Cook assured me that once I return for my 36 wk appt they would be able to determine Owen's size with an ultrasound. He also offered the option of inducing labor @ 39 weeks if I wanted to. He said that he guesses the Owen is going to be a BIG BOY and I could induce early to ensure that I wouldn't have to experience the anxiety of waiting on labor to begin. It's only an option and I'm just not sure if its a decision I feel comfortable making. Seems to me, it's like taking a cake out of the oven before it's done cooking! I've also heard several horror stories about early induction. So, I consulted my arsenal of mommies for their advice. It's all been mixed opinions. I will be going to see Dr. Turner on the 28th on January for my ultrasound to see how big Owen actually is : )
I know from the inside he feels like he's going to be a MONSTER!

33 WEEKS

I am now approaching my 34th week into my pregnancy, however yesterday I had two complete strangers comment to me on how I look like I could "bust" and that my due date is "any day now". I stopped by Michael's craft store yesterday in search of some wooden letter's to paint for Owen's room. I found a few but decided on some much cuter magnetic wooden letters
(See picture).

Over the weekend Owen's nursery was updated with his new custom built shelves by Granddaddy Buzz. Big Cheese stayed with me all day and helped to stain them to match his crib and changing table. I'm still working between 10-12 hrs a day, however my boss has scheduled me to work in the office a few days a week since working the treatment floor is becoming more and more difficult. I am planning on working up until my due date of Feb 25th, unless I am ordered not to do so otherwise by Dr. Cook.

Mike and I are planning on taking a tour of the hospital in a few weeks as well as viewing a childbirth video. Hopefully, that won't scare him too much. He can barely watch "A baby story" on TLC without getting grossed out! Also, this weekend I will be meeting with my BFF Landria to have some Maternity belly photos! I am proud to say that I haven't gotten any strectch marks (yet) and I want to go ahead and capture my belly while it's still pretty!