Happy 1 Month!!

 

 

 



The other night I was updating the baby book and flipped right past the 1 month milestone page then I realized that I was able to fill it out. Holy crap! I already have a 1 month old. Amazing how much she has changed already and how fast time really does go. We had our first girls only weekend when Rhett went to Missouri to deer hunt for the weekend. It was the first of many I'm sure! I went to Creative Bent to view the newborn pictures and as always awesome! It was difficult to narrow them down for the album but I did it. The birth announcements we designed should hopefully come in soon. At 3 weeks old Lainey went on her first sushi date with Aunt Erin, Aunt Meghan, Roxy & Cole. Also the first of many!!! That was fun with 3 car seats in one vehicle. We attended our first basketball game to watch Aunt Jaimee coach her grade school girls. It is still a little overwhelming to breastfeed in public but getting easier each time. We have had some good visits with friends including Allie & Avire, Sarah bringing over Sydney & Natalie, Lindsey bringing over Lucas, Jess bringing over Brynn, and we visited Sarah & Brooke! So many friends with babies is soooo fun!! At 4 weeks old we switched to 0-3 month clothes and 1's in diapers. My baby is growing and growing too fast already. Taking all the newborn clothes out of the drawer was so sad. Lainey's cheeks are getting chubbier by the day and she now has a little double chin. Our visit with Santa was great. We went to City Hall in Red Bud and Allie & Avrie went along. What a great set-up. Rhett & I had a date day to Olive Garden and the movies. She slept the whole time while we ate so we decided to be brave and hit Ronnie's cinema. We seen Catching Fire and it was very good. I was super nervous when the noise started so loud but it never even phased Lainey. She woke up once to eat and for a diaper change on Daddy's lap. Are we crazy or what!!!!!! Taking a 4 week old to the movies! Of course afterwards we had to get a pic for the baby book bc their is a spot for 1st movie outing.

 

 

On Thanksgiving Day we celebrated Lainey's baptism and it was a beautiful service. Everything was just perfect. Lots of family and friends came to help us celebrate. We had a yummy meal afterwards. Thank you everyone for all the great gifts for our girl. We appreciate it all. I have been trying to read to her often at night time. New discoveries include her tongue and her fist has found her mouth occasionally. She loves laying on Mommy & Daddy's chest to nap and cuddle. One night (just one) Lainey slept for 5 hours. Ahhhh I woke up at our normal time and she was still snoozing away. I then woke up hour and half later and she was still sleeping I was about fit to be tied. I stood over the crib watching her and putting my hand on her belly. When she finally did make a peep it wasn't much but I snatched her out of that crib and snuggled her up. We have also begun using the swing more often. Lainey & I both love the boppy!! I'm not sure why she loves it but it keeps her happy and that's why I love it! Had her 1 month appointment at the Dr's office and our chunky monkey now weighs 9 lbs 9 oz, 22" long, head circumference 14 1/4. She is healthy as can be! We have much to be thankful for!! The month of November was an eventful one and I can't wait to see what December brings!!

 

1 WEEK

                                                                                    1 MONTH

 

 

Hanging out with Dakota!!

 

 

 

Lainey's Birth Story Part 2

After pushing for about 1 1/2 hours our little girl arrived into this world at 12:29 am on Tuesday October 29, 2013. I'm not going into great detail of how the delivery went but I will say everything was just fine. By the end I was exhausted but thrilled to finally meet our baby. Rhett was such a trooper during the whole thing. I was a little nervous he would be passed out on the floor by the end of the whole process. He even gloved up and pretty much caught her when she came out. I don't think he was real keen on doing it at first but Sylvia got him involved. I was also able to reach down during the delivery and feel the baby's head which was very encouraging. So many emotions were running through my brain it's hard to remember exactly what I was thinking at the very moment I held my daughter for the first time. All I know is it was all happiness and love. Rhett helped cut the umbilical cord. Our awesome nurse Robin took great pictures for us documenting those memories. I immediately held baby on my chest and tried to nurse for a while. She just kept crying and crying. I remember saying is this normal? She won't stop crying I don't think she likes me very much yet. Eventually she was weighed and length was checked. I couldn't wait to hear what the stats were and was totally shocked when I heard 6 lbs 15 oz. Not so shocked with the length because I expected her to be long. The nurses kept commenting how her hair looked red but honestly I think it was just the dried blood on her head. Her hair is totally brown and I do not see any hint of red at all. Eventually around 1:15 am my Mom Dad & sister Jaimee came in to meet GrandBaby #1 and niece #1. I have no idea what was going on in their brains but I imagine it was excitement! They had only been waiting for many many hours!!! My Mom has been waiting for years!!!!! Long before Rhett & I were ever married (back when people probably thought we never would) she used to tell me to just start having kids. They visited for a short time and then headed home. My mom & dad did pick up some food for us before leaving. I was starvin marvin bc I hadn't eaten in forever! The only place open at 1 am was Denny's and that was just fine with me. Eventually baby went to the nursery, I was able to shower, and sleep for a few hours till time to feed again. Rhett was asleep in the chair before I could even get out of the shower. Once morning arrived we spent it snuggling, eating, changing diapers, taking pictures, and trying to decide on a name. Our little gal still was nameless!!!! Rhett still really liked Katina and my favorite was Eleanor. Every so often I would say ok so what are we going to do here with the name?? Lainey was a name we had discussed and both liked but it was never #1 pick. Then Rhett said how about Lainey and it just sounded so right. So Lainey it was! We could not have chosen a more perfect name because it fits her like a glove. I think most of our family & friends were pleasantly surprised as well with our choice. Rhett made a slideshow to music on the ipad with all the pictures we were taking. It was so sweet! The day was busy with visitors Aunt Erin, Aunt, Meghan, Rusty, Grandma & Grandpa Simpson, cousins Brooke & Madison, Great Aunt Nancy, Great Aunt Patti, cousin Kelsey, Aunt Jaimee, and of course Grandma Phegley. Thank You to everyone who came to see us and visit.  

Throughout the day/night numerous nurses/drs/etc came in and out of the room for various things. After a 2nd night we were so ready to go home. Sylvia came for a visit on Wed morning and said some of my blood work was low. Booo! Which meant she wanted to wait a few hours and for me to be redrawn to make sure it didn't drop any more. After the 2nd draw my count actually increased so we had the green light. Yay!!! I was nervous but excited to be leaving the little hospital room and going out into the real world WITH A CHILD! The discharge took forever and we were both getting pretty antsy. We got to leave Lainey's mark on the wall right outside of our room and above cousin Roxy.

Ready to Go home! 

Overall our birth experience went very well. I was extremely pleased that I was able to work until delivery time. Also very happy I was not induced and went into labor on my own. Now the real journey has just begun. Love our little Lainey! We are so blessed. Thank you God. 

 

 

Lainey's Birth Story Part 1

It has been 3 fast weeks since delivery day and I already feel like I can't remember everything. I figured it was time to document all the details from our sweet girls arrival into this world.

October 25th (Friday)
We spent the morning taking maternity pictures at Creative Bent. Rhett was unable to go the 1st go around so we went back for more. I'd like to say that getting up and down on the ground jump started the whole process of labor.....Let's just pretend it did. Thank You Anna!!!! I felt totally fine the whole time we were taking pictures. Afterwards we met my mother in-law and sister in-laws in Waterloo. Rhett headed home and we all headed to Kimswick for the day. We did quite a bit of walking and lots of eating. My meal at the Blue Owl was delicious. I had yummy salad, white chili, and chicken salad sandwich. Then of course I got desert to go! At one point I mentioned that my back was kinda hurting on the right side. I joked that maybe it was back labor. I also was texting my friends Allie & Alicia asking them what back labor felt like. Once we got home from Kimswick Rhett & I went to Steeleville to a wake at the funeral home. I was really tired from the day, had a headache, and my back still hurt. During dinner I just didn't feel the greatest and 2 different times thought maybe just maybe I had felt a contraction. What does a contraction really feel like? Am I imagining what I felt? I had no idea!! I was so nervous that I wouldn't really know when my labor was starting. Everyone reassured me that I would definitely know when it was real.

October 26th (Saturday)
I slept in and then went to my niece's cross country meet in Chester with Erin. It was a very nice morning but I still had that occasional twinge in my back. It wasn't bad just a little uncomfortable every once in a while. That afternoon my Mom & I headed to Ofallon to eat lunch with my sister & brother. Jaimee said she wanted to see me at least one more time before baby was born and since my due date was that upcoming week.....We ate at 54th Street and it was yummy as always. I just love that place! That evening I was laying on the couch watching the world series game and the contractions really started. At the time I wasn't positive that they were contractions but all I knew was my back was really hurting and it sucked. I don't remember when exactly I first started timing them but I think it was later in the evening. Every time it would hurt I would say Rhett come over here and rub my back. I'm sure I was driving him absolutely crazy. I was unable to sleep at all through the night. I took a hot bath in our tub at 3 am hoping it would give some relief. Nope! Rhett was very sweet even getting up through the night checking on me. I even called the maternity department at St. Elizabeth's asking a few questions.

October 27th (Sunday)
We did not go to church since I for one had not gotten any sleep and two felt like total crap. I spent the day attempting to get sleep, staying occupied, and taking multiple hot showers/baths. I don't know why I thought they would help bc they didn't at all but I was probably the cleanest I have ever been in my life. I had absolutely no appetite at all either. In the evening Tracey brought over her heating pad for me. Allie & Brandon also came over bringing me chicken soup. I ate a very small amount of it. The evening went about the same no sleep, back labor, and one tired preggy. I took a few more baths and showers too. I paced around the house, sat on my swiss ball, and called St. E's again. I even got Rhett up and we were about ready to head to Belleville at around 4. The nurse on the phone said it just didn't sound like I was quite ready yet to come in.

October 28th (Monday)
My back pain just kept getting stronger and more intense as time went on. Early morning Erin decided to come over with her massage chair and a few items we needed. (toilet paper & bread) Def 2 necessities! Rhett had some work things he needed to get done pronto so he was off and Erin was in. She was amazing cleaning up my house while I paced around moaning and groaning. Every time I would have a contraction she would stop what she was doing and rub my back till it ended. I had timed them through the night but they weren't extremely regular. Mid morning they were pretty well 5 minutes apart. The hospital had said that they needed to be 5 min apart for an hour and then it was time. I was watching that clock like a hawk. Every time the 5 minute mark would come I was actually hoping the contraction would come. The first time I hit that hour mark I declared that it was time to go. Rhett had just finished hauling a load of beans to FS in Evansville so he was ready as well. Erin gave me a good pep talk and we were off to the hospital. The ride to the hospital was HORRIBLE!!! Mainly bc my hubby couldn't really rub my back while concentrating on driving. We arrived at St. E's at 11:30 am. I did all the pre-registering that I could but still had to check in. I swear the lady checking me in was moving like molasses. She was soooo slow or maybe looking back now it was just because I felt like I was dying every time I had a contraction. Eventually she finished up and I was wheeled up to the 4th floor. That was silly being pushed in a wheelchair. I was in labor not injured. At 12:30 the nurse checked to see how dialated I was and the result........at a 4 and 90% effaced. I was so happy! I think if she would have said at like a one I would've flipped out. After getting an iv and some blood drawn it was time for the epidural at 2 pm. I was very nervous and even made Rhett stand in front of me so I could squeeze his hands. It was honestly not near as bad as I imagined. I don't think I even flinched at all during the process. After laying flat for a bit the nurse asked if I could feel the contraction. My response = What contraction??? Finaly some relief!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing to not have that stabbing achy pain on the right side of my back after 2 days worth. Now that I wasn't in pain I was hungry but since I wasn't allowed to eat I made do with 3 popsicles. At 3 pm Sylvia broke my water. She also checked me and I was dialated to a 5. At 6:30 the anesthesiologist came back and gave me a 2nd dose. My left side wasn't totally numb anymore and I was feeling quite a bit of pain. I was probably drivng my nurse crazy bc I couldn't get comfortable and kept moving around. Every time I would try to adjust myself the fetal monitor on my belly would get moved. After laying on my left side to distribute the medicine I had full relief again. At one point I got very sleepy and Rhett said my face was really shiny. The meds were really working! For the next few hours we just relaxed. I slept a little bit, watched t.v. and my Mom & sister came in for a visit. I wasn't checked again until 7 pm and I was at a 9/10. Immediately after Sylvia announced this I started feeling nausous. The feeling eventually passed and I didn't get sick. Two nurses came in and set up a table with different items needed for delivery time. Sylvia had 2 other Moms in labor so she was going back and forth between all of us. I ended up laying there until 9:30 pm and then tried pushing. After a couple times it was decided we needed to wait just a little while longer. By the time Sylvia was able to make it back to me to try pushing again it was 11:15 pm and I was ready. She was a busy bee with all her patients.

To Be Continued....



2 weeks Already!!

It's crazy my little Lainey is already 2 weeks old. Ahhhhh where is the time going. Too fast is what I think. A lot has happened since we have been home. Rhett killed a deer so we had our 1st official hunting picture with Daddy. Another trip to church and several outings including Wal-Mart, drs office, Aunt Erin's house, and Lincoln Park to a football game. At the Drs. appt Lainey's weight was 7 lbs so at 10 days she had regained what she lost plus another ounce. Her head gained half an inch as well. I was very excited about the weight gain because that means our breastfeeding is going very well. She eats a lot and that is just great! She is still sleeping in the bassinet but today took a nap in the crib for the 1st time. I figured trying out the crib and monitor during the day is a good start for the both of us. I pretty much just sat and stared at the video monitor watching her wiggle squirm and sleep. We took our 1st walk on one of the nicer days this past week. It was just up & down the driveway but it was very nice. Those hills were a killer pushing a stroller! I gave Lainey her 1st real bath in the little tub we got. At first I thought I can't do this by myself I should just wait for Rhett to get home but then decided to just go for it. The worst that could happen is it could not go smoothly. I am happy and proud to say that it went extremely well. She never even made a peep. Just layed there in the sling happy as a clam. Now once we were finished and I was lotioning her up and dressing her she was fussing but not during the actual bath. We have decided to have the baptism on Thanksgiving Day at the convent. I am so excited about this. I think it is going to be just perfect. What better to give thanks for than our precious little girl. My sister Jaimee is the godmother and Jason our brother in law is the godfather. We had newborn pictures taken at Creative Bent. We did family pictures first so Rhett could head home once those were finished. But he didn't leave before Lainey decided to poop and pee all over our photographer. Bless Anna's heart because it was a massive mess all over her crotch. She was sitting on the floor holding Lainey and all of a sudden it was everywhere. We were all laughing so hard. I wish we could have gotten it on video. Definately a moment that will never be forgotten. Anna normally allows 4 hours for newborns and we ended up being there for 5! Once the family pics were done we had to take a nice long hour break for Lainey to eat and fall back asleep. It was so worth the wait. At one point I was seriously crying because of how sweet she looked. All nakey as a jay bird with a little bow on top of her head and positioned in a cute little pose. Love!!!!! I can not wait to see how they all turned out. I go tomorrow for the viewing. Overall I think I might be getting the hang of this Mom thing! Some days are easier and others are more exhausting but all I know is I have an easy going baby who is my little love bug!

 

They look pretty comfy!!

 

 

Here is the true test Who does she really look like?????

I'm a Mommy!!



Well we made it!!!!!!  Ms. Lainey Nicole Simpson was born on October 29, 2013 @ 12:29 am. She weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and 21" long. I was right about one thing on my predictions she sure is long. I could hardly believe it when they said the weight. I really thought I had an 8 pounder in there. All went well and Mom/Baby are doing great. I'm saving her complete birth story for another post. I have this urge to write everything down because I don't want to forget a single thing about my sweet girl. We celebrated our 1st Halloween by going to the Dr for a weight check & hospital for bilirubin check. Weight was 6 lbs 12 oz and bilirubin just fine. In the evening we went to Grandma Simpson's and Lainey met all 12 of her cousins. She slept the entire time through A LOT of noise. We've got a good sound sleeper! The first night at home was a bit rough on sleeping through the night. It was definately experimental trying to figure out what was going to work. My plan was to use the bassinet so we started out in our bedroom & eventually I moved it to the living room. We ended up going to bed at 5 am and I held her in my arms in the recliner. We finally got 3 hours of solid down time thank the lord. Friday was a low key day and we had some visitors in the evening. Our 2nd night of sleep went much better. She slept in the bassinet for consecutive hours with feedings in between. When we did wake up I just thought how lucky am I to be getting woken up to my sweet baby instead of the alarm going off for work. This past weekend would have been mine to work. Saturday we had our 1st outing to Alco & Lisa's to eat lunch. She was an angel and slept the entire time. Rhett & I both got fried chicken and it was sooo good. Aunt Jaimee & Grandma came over to visit in the evening. We worked on a diaper cake for a benefit for my co-worker Julie. They also spent the whole time posing Lainey and taking lots of pictures. No shortage of pictures of this child. Sunday we went to church and then ate at the wurstmart. Father Clyde addressed us in church and it was very sweet. He was speaking about how we are all sinners except for Lainey because she was only 6 days old. He also put her name in the gun raffle at the wurstmart. We got to see lots of family while eating and that was nice. My Aunt Kay and cousin Kim came to visit in the afternoon and brought very nice gifts. Thank You!!! We had our 1st diaper blowout already! I had just put jammies on, layed her down and noticed a small poop spot on the pants. It is amazing the little things that get me excited now. The one day I was having major anxiety because she didn't have a wet diaper for a long time. When her diaper was wet that evening I was crying like a lunatic. That was an emotional day between the drs visit and blood draw. I also watched a little video of my maternity pics that really got me going. Rhett has been extremely sweet with her. Last night he said "She already looks different. I don't want her to change." Ahhhh be still my heart! We love watching all the facial expressions she makes. I know people say babies don't smile or its gas or whatever. I don't care what anyone says! She smiles and it is absolutely the cutest thing ever when her dimple pops out on her right cheek. She also has a dimple in her little chin. The dogs are doing well with the new addition. Drake is def the most interested being extremely aware of her. When he comes inside the first thing he does is goes over to bassinet and pokes his nose over looking for her. Ammo & Dakota have given her a few kisses already but not near as interested. Breastfeeding is going well. It is a learning process but every day gets a little easier. Last night my Mom was holding her and she began to cry then I noticed I was leaking like crazy down my t-shirt. My reaction=me clapping and yelling with excitement. She got her 1st bath at home. Rhett & I gave it to her together. I was washing her up and all of a sudden she was peeing. You can totally see it in the picture he had taken. Haha!! Good one for the baby book. Lainey hiccups quite often. She also loves kicking her legs a lot like she is riding a bicycle. They are so long and skinny. I honestly think I could just sit and watch her sleep forever. Overall so far I feel that she is an easy going baby. She has already stolen our hearts completely!

Thank You to everyone who has brought us food, picked up items from the store, and helped us in any way in these first few days at home. We are so blessed with a fantastic family.

 Check out our sneak peek from Creative Bent
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MOMMY VS DADDY

Thoughts & questions of the day....Who will Baby take after Mommy or Daddy???

 

 

 

Stats on our Births

 

Sara                                                         Rhett

 

DOB:                                     8-6-85 (Tuesday)                                   10-11-81 (Sunday)

 

WEIGHT                               8 lbs 9 oz                                                7 lbs 12 oz

 

LENGTH                               21.5 "                                                      21"

 

TIME OF BIRTH                   8:53 pm                                                 8:50 pm 

 

AGE OF MOM                       23                                                         30

 

PLACE OF BIRTH               St. Charles, MO                                     Red Bud, IL

 

OVERDUE                            Born 5 days after due date                    Born 6 days after due date

 

HAIR COLOR                       I was pretty much bald                          medium to dark brown

                                                until I was 2

 

EYE COLOR                         brown                                                     blue

                                                

 

My due date is on Wednesday October 30, 2013. My guess on weight is mid 8 lbs and on length I'm going with 22". I know this kid has some hair bc I seen it on the us scan and I'm going with ........RED. Bet you didn't think I would say that. I just have a feeling!! Both sides of the fam have the gene so it can happen. Eye color I'm gonna say blue bc majority of the nieces & nephews have the beautiful blue eyes. At my drs. appointment last week when I saw Dr. Covlin he said at next appointment which will be this upcoming Wed (39 weeks) we would discuss induction. Ahhhhhh that really makes everything seem more real. I would prefer to wait until my actual due date to be induced so we will see what Sylvia says. Rhett is already anticipating how the birth of our 1st child is totally going to mess up his deer hunting schedule. I might have to drag his butt out of the deer stand to the hospital!!!!!!!!!

 

 Who will baby look like Mommy

 

or Daddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



38 weeks and counting

I am now 38 weeks along which is CrAzY!!! This baby could really be born any day.....The other night my belly started hurting and I thought no no I hope this isn't contractions. I'm not ready!! Lol.  Honestly is anyone ever ready? I highly doubt it. I'm not getting anxious yet but sleeping is becoming more and more uncomfortable. I currently have a cold which totally sucks a big one. Not being able to breathe out of your nose and delivering a baby don't sound like a good combo so praying I get over this quickly. Everything has gone well at my last 2 Dr appointments. Blood pressure still good and very minimal swelling so thankful for both of those things. I have been being a good girl and wearing my compression hose every day I work. It only takes about 10 minutes to put them on but so worth it. At the end of the day my legs are thanking me. Rhett hung my wall decorations in the baby room and they look so cute. The walls still look a bit plain but I know things will be added eventually. If we ever get a name picked out then I could incorporate it above the crib. My friend Sarah lent me all her maternity clothes and it is AMAZING!!! It was like a shopping spree in my living room trying everything on. Thank you sooo much!! I am very much enjoying wearing all of them. People at work are constantly asking how much longer?? How many more weeks? Lately I don't even say weeks I just say the amount of days left till my due date. I had my maternity pictures with Ms. Anna at Creative Bent. She said to just bring 2 outfits but of course I took 4 and we used all of them. Plus we did the bare belly pics. Thank you to another friend Sarah who lent me her adorable maternity sash to use. I have such sweet friends. It was an exhausting 2 hours of taking pictures but so much fun. Rhett was swamped with combining his corn trying to beat the rain so I was solo. Next week planning to go back to get additional pics with the both of us. Fingers crossed I don't go into labor before then and he gets the rest of his beans combined for some free time. Thank you to my wonderful sissy in law Erin who did my hair before the pics. Can not wait to see how the pictures turn out. Even with a big belly, double chin, and my self consciousness I know Anna will make them look awesome!!!!!! The year old wedding cake was actually very tasty in my opinion. I only ate like 3 pieces. Whoops! I still have a good excuse but soon it will be back to a strict diet!! Gotta take advantage now.

Enjoy the weekend!!  I will be spending mine at work both days so hoping I have an easy one!!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary!

Today is our wedding anniversary! Officially married for 1 whole year and I'm 36 1/2 weeks pregnant. The countdown is on until baby Simpson makes her arrival. I love my husband soooo much that he is spending our lovely 1 year union in Canada hunting geese. Am I a great wife or what?? Actually though I am stuck at work for 12 hours and if he was here would most likely be working. I teased him saying that I was going to bust out our cake from the freezer without him and eat it all. My mother in law said she would gladly come help me out with it. Haha!!! A few extra days wont hurt it. Rhett's birthday is on Friday October 11th so I'm thinking our top layer of wedding cake will turn into his 32nd birthday cake! Just have to say I am blessed to have such a wonderful husband. He is sweet, loving, thoughtful, funny, hard working, and he puts up with me!!! I know in my heart he will be a fantastic father.  I love you to the moon and back!!!! It's hard to believe I spent over a year and a half planning for the perfect wedding and then just like that it's over! I was truly lucky bc I really got 2 days of celebrating the 6th (wedding) and 27th (big reception). 11 years was worth the wait. For the past 9 months I have been doing things in preparation for the baby. It feels like just yesterday I was taking the tests and telling our family. I have a feeling time is going to fly and before you know it little Belinda will be 11 years old. I have been working on a photo album for Allie's baby Avrie. I guess I can't really say baby anymore bc she is now 1 year old and walking!!!! So hard to believe! I can't wait to take millions of pictures of our little girl! I doubt if I will ever become a slacker in the picture taking department but just in case Grandma Phegley is on back up. I know she will keep us well supplied.


Overall I am still feeling pretty good. Shaving my legs the other day was a bit interesting. I had my 36 week drs appointment and it went well. Sylvia checked to see if I was dialated at all and I was not. Yay for that! Blood pressure still good and no swelling. (yet) I know it is inevitable. My appointment 2 weeks before this one the scale showed 0 weight gain which I found hard to believe. This time the scale showed 7 lbs. Ahhhh!!!!!!!! I about died of embarrasement. In total my chart shows a total weight gain of 25 lbs so I'm ok with that. I know my boobs must account for at least 5 lbs! Ha! Now I go on a weekly basis which is just crazy.

The car seat is installed in my vehicle. Monitor is set up in bedroom. Wall decorations still not hung up in room but hopefully Rhett will do next weekend. I found out that my insurance is going to pay for breast pump so super stoked about that.  I do need to pack my hospital bag so it's ready. What all do I really need to take along Moms?????????

Baby Shower Gifts!!!!

We received a lot of wonderful gifts at my baby shower. Too many to name all of them but I shall share a few or 10. Haha!! 

Here we go!! 

Everyone gets blankets at baby showers and mine was no exception. We got 1 crocheted, 1 knitted, 1 quilted, 1 with embroidery, and a few others. They are all wonderful but I have to say Janet you outdid yourself on the quilt. It is soooo sweet and right up our alley on the print. I just love it. The blanket that has embroidery has a nice little story behind it as well. My grandma Phegley embroidered a whole bunch of quilt blocks years ago. She passed away 2 years ago. Recently my aunt had gotten the blocks out and let me choose the set I liked best. My mom & aunt then shopped for fabric and then had it made into a blanket. I knew I was getting it but had not seen the finished product before the shower. It turned out perfect and I can't wait to share the story with our little princess when she is older. A little gift from her great grandmother.

We received the awesome stroller/carseat that was on the registry from the big Simpson Clan!! I think their were 20 names on the card. Thank you to all of you!!!!!! The gift also came with a video monitor which was very exciting.

My wonderful artistic sissy in law Erin made me a wall hanging for baby's room. Love it. When Meg had her baby shower and she got a cute wall hanging I think I did a little hint hint...would love something like that when I get pregnant. So subtle lol.
It's probably hard to see but the painting says (Daddy's little Dear) and it has a pic of baby deer on it. So sweet!!!

adorable bibs I got from Sarah & her mom!!!!!
Thank you so much!! I just love them

This child already has a wardrobe bigger than mine so she is set on clothes for a while. Only one double on outfits so I thought that was good. We also received diapers, bathtubs, boppys, a mobile for crib, baskets filled with goodies, bouncer, baby gate, and the list could go on and on. I think it took like 2 weeks to sort through everything and get it all out of the dining & living room off the couches.

My amazing sister and soon to be auntie!!!!!!!!!!!

Patients at work are now starting to comment on me being pregnant without me telling them. It's crazy to say yep only 5 weeks to go. The time is just flying by so quickly. Often people will say well you sure aren't very big but I def feel big!! I am getting heartburn often. It seems lately that water is the culprit which sucks bc I try and drink a lot of water all the time. Sleeping at night has become a bit of an interesting thing. Rolling over especially from one side to the other is hard to do. I still only get up once a night to pee. Thank goodness for that! I am back to my normal shift at work going in at noon and having mon & fri off. I enjoyed the day shift and all weekends off but kinda glad to go back to my routine. I was thankful last weekend when I worked it was decent. Feeling lots of movement all throughout the day. It used to be mainly at night but now varies off/on all day. Sometimes it feels like she is up in my ribcage and I have a hard time sitting up straight. I have all newborn, 0-3, and 3-6 months clothes washed and put away in drawers/closet. I just have a feeling this little missy is going to be long and is not even going to fit into newborn sleepers. We will see soon enough though!! Trying to pick out an outfit for coming home from the hospital is about impossible. My mom & I narrowed it down to 5 different ones. When I told Rhett he could help pick from the 5 his response was "Who cares what she wears home." Haha!! He may not care now but he will still be helping me decide when the time comes. We are no where near closer to picking a name than we were 2 months ago. My weight gain now is around 28.5 lbs which I feel just fine with. No swelling still so fingers crossed it keeps holding off. My maternity pictures are in a few weeks so just hoping if I get any swelling it waits until after we get them done. Rhett had a diaper party this past Sunday. Thank you to all friends/family that came and spent the day and brought diapers. We appreciate it greatly. I was not home for majority of the party but I think all the guys had a good time and enjoyed themselves. My Mom spent a good 4 hours helping me organize everything from the shower & in the baby room. Thank you thank you!!! I never would've gotten it all done alone.
I am feeling a bit tired so going to go lay down and rest before I am off to work for the day then I have 4 days off!!!! Yay!!!!!

My Baby Shower!

BELLY WEEK 32 

First & foremost I want to say a huge THANK YOU to any/everyone who helped prepare for and attend my baby shower. It was amazing in every way possible and just wonderful. Thank you for all the great gifts. Every single one is greatly appreciated. Thank you for coming and eating all the yummy food we had. Thank you for taking time out of your day to come help me celebrate our little girl. My sister completely out did herself with all the decorations. I was teasing her and told her when her time comes for bridal/baby showers I will never ever do as good of job as she has for mine. The chicken salad was yum yum. Thank You Darla for making it!!!! Your the best!

Diaper cake Jme made. I still don't have the heart to take it apart yet because it is so cute!

Table decorations made from diapers!

 Diaper baby Allie made!!

       

                 Body scrub we made as take home gifts!



Delicious forest themed food Allie & her Mom made!!

Pine cone cheeseball

 Marshmallow mushrooms

Acorns made from Hershey's kisses, vanilla wafers, and butterscotch chips!



My cake was amazing!! Gordon's cakes from Sparta made it. It not only looked great but tasted great as well. I highly recommend her. All I did was send a picture from pinterest and she changed some of the colors to exactly what I wanted. My niece Brooke also made yummy cupcakes!!!

We played a fun game with music involving songs all with "Baby" in the title. Jaimee was going to play on the computer but it was too loud for anyone to hear so we ended up using the PA system. That was just about the time Rhett arrived and he said it was playing outside on the speakers. He also said Father Clyde was out there dancing but I'm almost positive he was joking. Brooke made a cute tutu for the punch bowl. Thank you my love!!! She is going to be the best cousin ever.

Their was a little basket set up for people to give name suggestions so that was fun afterwards to see what everyone had to say! We still DO NOT have a name so any and all ideas are welcome!

My sister, Mom, Erin, & Meg hung up the cutest clothes on a clothesline as decorations and then I got to keep them. I can not say it enough times everyone is so generous and giving. We truly are blessed and have the best family & friends. Some people only traveled 2 miles and some traveled from very far distances. It is always so fun to have such a wide range of people in one place at the same time. It is not very often that we can all be together at once. Everyone that brought food did such a great job. Especially the salad Meghan made. I literally could've eaten the whole entire bowl!!!!!!

I wanted to get a picture with all my friends & family with babies because we def had a lot in attendance. What a wonderful picture memory to have. Almost all little girls with the exception of a few boys!


I got so many wonderful gifts that will have to be an entirely different post so that's all for now folks!!
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