Update :)

I figured that it is about time for an update. There have been a lot of things going on over the past few weeks and I feel bad becasue I havn't wrote about any of it so, I am going to try my best to catch you up. The last time I wrote I was nervous about my next doctors appointment and looking forward to our first birthing class. Since then I have had two doctors appointments. The first one I gained no weight!!! I was so excited because as many of you know my doctors have really stressed me out about my weight gain. Well the excitement was short lived because at my next doctors appointment which was last week I gained five :(. However, the doctor said that my ankles were swollen and my stumach was feeling really icky and bloated so that could have contributed to a lot of it. He told me to watch my sodium intake and drink a little more water (as if eight glasses a day wasn't enough already) and see if that helps with the swelling.

We are now finished with all of our birthing classes and to be honest I did not really learn a lot (because I have already done a lot of reading about the subject) which was a little disappointing but Andrew did so that I believe was worth it. The first class we went over the types of things that we may have been feeling, the signs of pre-term labor, and went over some relaxation and breathing techniques. The second class, we watched a movie about what happens during birth and our instructor showed us some different things we should pack for the hospital, and discussed some things that may need to be used during labor such as a vaccuum extractor or forceps. The third class we watched a video on c-sections and discussed the reasons for c-sections such as the baby being breech or what not. My favorite part was the tour of the hospital. I am very much a visual person and it helps me to see how things are going to work when Everett finally decides to make his debute. We started with where you would go in and went to the check-in where the nurses will observe me and decide whether I can stay or not. After that we went into one of the delivery rooms and she showed us a lot of the equiptment that was going to be used. After that we went and looked at the nursery (sweet babies!!) and went to a post-delievery room. Finally she showed us the OR and some of the neonatal units just in case. It really made me feel a lot better to see everything and know how it was going to work.

Another things that has recently happened is I had my first baby shower!!!! It was in Macon at my house given by four of the greatest friends a girl could ask for! Here is a picture of the four of us

There were a bunch of people there and we ate some yummy food and played some funny games. They measured my belly and had people estimate my size. It was really interesting how big people really thought I was to say the least! Here is a picture of the super cute cupcakes Becca and Jamie made (they are whales!!)
I also got some really great stuff for Everett! He got a lot of clothes (my boy is going to be very well dressed!), a boppy, a sleeper to put in his crib, and a bath seat. And that is only some of it! Thanks for the wonderful shower guys! Here is a picture of me and my prego firend Jen looking huge at the shower :)
Finally, Andrew and I went and had a 3D/4D ultrasound done. I was getting so cuious/nervous about what Everett was going to look like so I said why not? My little boy proved himself to be quite stubborn! First of all at my previous doctor's appointment the doctor said Everett was head's down. Well on Satuday Everett was breech with his head up :(. But it is ok because he still has time to turn. He also had not only his hands infront of his face but his feet too and was refusing to move them! The girl spent probably a good fifteen to twenty minutes trying to get him to move and finally he did! We got some really good pictures of him! He smiled for us a few times, opened his eyes, and yawned. He also apprears to have my nose and my lips. However, I have been told he has Andrew's smile! Here is a couple pictures of him


Well that is all for now!! I will try to post again soon!