Our Little Turkey

Hadley, please come before Thanksgiving so that you can wear this adorable onesie!!

39 Weeks

How far along? 39 weeks... 1 weeks left! (hopefully!)
How are you measuring? roughly 42 inches
Size of baby? according to What To Expect she's 19-22 inches, 6-9 lbs, and as big as a watermelon
Heartbeat? around 140-150 bpm (at our doctor's visit today it was 154)
Total weight gain/loss? 32 lbs
Stretch Marks? Still no stretch marks, but I do have a linea nigra.
Sleep? Today Shane said that he's having trouble sleeping because I'm tossing and turning all night... I'm "sorry"?
Best moment this week? I finished the thank you notes! ... again.
Dilation/Effacement/Station? 1 inch dilated still, and still 50% effaced. I literally groaned when Dr. Plank said "1 cm!"
Movement? She's still moving quite a bit. At the doctors office today she was showing off her moves!
Food Cravings? chocolate and cereal... actually chocolate flavored cereal
What I miss? Sleep
What I'm looking forward to? Hadley!
How are you feeling? Tired and Ready

My note to Hadley

My sweet Hadley,

The past 9 months carrying you has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I have loved feeling you grow and move. I am so in awe and in love with you already and you’re not even here yet; I am anxiously awaiting your arrival! I cannot wait to hold you and kiss you. I cannot wait to see your daddy’s face when he sees you. We are both so excited to finally meet you! It will be a little sad for me to have to finally share you, but it will be so worth it! Everyone is going to love you. Your G-dad and G-ma, Uncle Russ, Aunt Gen and Harper, Lolli, Pops, Aunt Erin, Uncle Tim, Aubrey and Eli cannot wait to welcome you to our family! They are just waiting for your daddy to call and say you are on the way!

Getting ready for you has been such a joy! From the very second we found out we were expecting you your daddy has been so supportive and loving to me. He’s been to every doctor’s appointment, all the birthing classes and helped with countless to-do lists. You’re going to love him and he’s going to be wrapped around your finger in no time! It melts my heart to see his excitement over you.

We are finally done with the to-do lists and are ready to welcome you to the world!

As I’m anxiously (and a little impatiently) waiting your arrival I’ve been thinking a lot about my prayer for us as a family. I’ve been praying for your safety and health during our labor and delivery. I pray that your daddy and I will be good parents to you. I pray that you are a happy little girl full of joy and life. I pray that we can provide for you all that you need. But most of all I pray that you love the Lord with all your heart and choose to follow only Him.

In a few weeks I’ll finally meet you, my love! In a few weeks I’ll see your little face and feel the grasp of your little fingers. What a gift you are to us and I thank God for you!

I love you,

Mommy

38 week video

Such big movements you have now-a-days, Hadley Faye!

38 Weeks

How far along? 38 weeks... 2 weeks left!
How are you measuring? roughly 42 inches
Size of baby? according to What To Expect she's 19-22 inches, 7 lbs, and as big as a watermelon
Heartbeat? around 140-150 bpm
Total weight gain/loss? 30 lbs
Stretch Marks? Still no stretch marks, but I do have a faint linea nigra.
Sleep? Sleep has not been going well lately. I'm waking up pretty often. I usually only take 1-2 bathroom trips, but with the constant waking up I'm not getting good sleep, which means I'm tired all day!
Best moment this week? I finished the nursery!!! I am so relieved to have it complete! I love it!!!
Dilation/Effacement/Station? 1 inch dilated still, but she has dropped and we are 50% effaced
Movement? She's still a mover. Her movements are so big now-a-days! They can be painful at times.
Food Cravings? Salt & Vinegar chips are still high on the list
What I miss? Sleep
What I'm looking forward to? Hadley!
How are you feeling? I'm starting to become impatient. I need to cool it!

Nursery

It's finally complete! I never thought I would say those words! It's absolutely perfect; it's just what I wanted! I love to just go in her room and sit. I can't wait to bring Hadley home to it!

Diaper wreath made by Blair Christensen

End table found by Aunt Erin and spray painted blue by Shane.

Poofs made by Jenna.

I love the bird paintings!

Bow holder made by Aunt Gen. All the hostesses at the Abilene shower pitched in to add bows.

I love how it all turned out!

Changing table.

We're all ready with diapers and wipes!

I love her letters! They were made by Jenna.

Books

Her closet- all her clothes are in her dresser right now. Maybe I'll hang some up eventually.

I love her bird mobile!

I'm so happy with her bedding!


Details


Firefighter Dad


So there you have it! Now, COME ON HADLEY!

Abilene Shower

I had so much fun at my Abilene shower! We are very blessed and received lots of love and loot to take back home with us! Thank you so much to Erin, Genny, Jenna, Kallie, Casey, Michelle and Aubrey!