Pics from the things I haven't blogged about.. :)

Well these pics are out of order because I uploaded them that way, so I'll start with last weekend-my baby shower in Heber. It was a lot of fun and I got lots of awesome stuff. Thanks to everyone who came! It was good that we got EVERYTHING we needed because he might be coming soon! Here are some pics...my grandma Mair made the cute diaper cake.
The loot! I don't even think this is everything...





I was able to go to NYC with my mom, grandma, and aunt Di at the beginning of April. It was a LOT of fun. Hard on my swollen feet, but totally worth it :) We did all the tourist-y things (Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Rockefellar Center, etc.) and also went to Wicked (my 3rd, and BEST time) and Promises, Promises. It was awesome! Kristen Chennoweth was the lead in Promises, Promises along with Jack from Will and Grace. We also went to Martha Stewart! It was fun to see a live show and Jeff Daniels was the guest star. My mom got to sit on the front row cause she was wearing a cute shirt. :) It was really good and funny. It was a short couple of days but so fun for all of us. I didn't take many pics on my camera cause we decided just to use one to make it easier, but there are a couple here I'll post.

This is the Martha set.

On the way home I got to see my cute niece and nephew Elle and Maddix. We met for a quick lunch at my favorite sandwich place, Jimmy Johns. Here are some pics of that :)

I just thought this was cute cause she is posing...kinda ugly of me!

Making a "dragon face!"

I showed my other niece, Jaylee, this pic of her cousin Elle. She had to have a pic taken of the same face :) I love them!

And finally, a belly shot. 34.5 weeks :) (I just took this today..)

Not what I expected...

So..it's been far too long, I know. I have no excuse really. I'm not that busy. I have quite a lot of time on my hands...but..I've just been blog lazy I guess. And even now that I'm posting, it probably won't be too exciting because I don't feel like posting pics and if I don't go back to my laying position on the couch within 4 minutes then my baby might decide to come out. :)

I have to admit I have had this expectation of what will happen when it's time for baby Luke to arrive. (That's what we decided to name him, if you haven't heard! :)) I figured it would be the middle of the night (like the movies) and I would wake up and my water would break and we'd rush to the hospital and he'd be born. Uh...wrong-o. Let's just say it's been quite surprising and not very fun-but I know it will be worth it.

Last Tuesday, I started having really bad cramps and leaking and decided I better go talk to my Doc, who of course just told me to go to Labor and Delivery. Now, it's a week later, and we've been back 4 times! It turns out I had a kidney stone, and UTI that started preterm labor. When I got there last week I was dialated to a 1, 60% effaced, and contracting every 4 minutes. They gave me antibiotics and a med to slow down the contractions, which worked enough to slow it down, but not stop it. I had to go back a couple more times last week and left for Heber (I didn't even ask my Doc, for fear he'd say no...) dialated to a 2 and 70% effaced. We had a fun time in Heber! I thought it would be miserable but I felt well enough to enjoy most of the weekend. I had a great baby shower and got lots of really nice things-good thing, cause I think he's coming pretty soon!

I had to go back this morning because of an allergic reaction to the med that slows contractions. Turns out I was a little bit more dialated and effaced, so they kept me ALL day to make sure I wasn't progressing too fast. I'm still contracting regularly and the Doc put me on "bed rest" (not strict...) and told me to go in as soon as I feel like it's time! So, we're crossing our fingers for another week or two. But if he decides to come before, our Dr. reassured us that 34 week old premies are usually just fine.

Anyway-it's been a crazy week and I'm sure it will only get crazier. I will keep everyone updated as I'm able to! Next post, we might have a baby! Good thing we got organized early. :) Love everyone-hope all is well with everyone else! Until next time... :)