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Jordan wearing the "empathy belt"

6 months!!!

These are picture of Jordan wearing the empathy belt!!! It weighted 30 pounds, restricted his breathing, and pushed on his bladder. I hope you enjoy the pictures of this, as much as I did seeing it in person! Our birthing classes are going very well.

6 months has come and gone, and now I am in my 7th month of pregnancy! Hopefully the last few months go as fast as this pregnancy has.

It is so wonderful knowing the gender of our baby. I have completely fallen in love with her. Knowing the gender just makes it easier to picture yourself holding her, loving her, kissing her, and growing old with her. I especially love shopping for her!!!!! Well, I am not allowing myself to buy anything else, until after our baby shower!

Last week Jordan and I cleaned up and organized the nursery and all of Laney's stuff that we have some how accumulated :) We sure do have A LOT of things already, but we are excited to put the most precious thing in there, LANEY :) We have our crib bedding, and we plan to paint sometime before or during my Christmas Break. We really don't have a theme in the nursery, but the colors are pink and brown with leaves.

Yesterday we had my 6 month check up, and everything went well. My blood pressure is still low, weight gain still very minimal, and Laney's heart beat was in the 160's. Our doctor told us that Laney is growing well, and that my uterus is now several inches above my belly button. Laney has officially taken over my mid-section, but I don't mind. Feeling her move in the most amazing feeling in the world! I wish I could feel it 24/7. To know that God's creation is growing and developing inside me, is just amazing.

Jordan and I have began a nighttime ritual, story time with Laney. I enjoy listening to Jordan read, but most of all I am sure Laney is enjoying it. Well everything seems to be going great, but as always we would love your prayer for a healthy baby and a full term delivery.

It's a girl... Laney Brianne Bailey!!!!!!!

Well... it is a girl!  We had our third ultrasound today, and around 10:30am we found out that "it" is now a her!!! We couldn't be more excited. Jordan says he just knew the whole time and everyone agreed with him, my whole family, Jordan's whole family, and even everyone in our birthing class. 

Last week Jordan's grandmother said to me, "So Carrie... when do you find out you are having a girl? Because I know your having one, but when do you find out." Did I have it written on my head or something? We couldn't be more excited! I am still nervous, I hate to paint the room pink and have it come out a boy!! That does happen ya know!

Everything looked great. HER heart rate was 150, and she weights a whopping 1.2 POUNDS already. We spent the rest of the day driving around telling eveyone and eating lunch at Sizzler! We still haven't bought an outfit, but I think we are heading to the store in a few minutes!!!

Her name will be Laney Brianne Bailey. We really felt God chose this name for her....

Laney meaning "bright light" 

Brianne meaning "noble and strong" - Brianne was my sister's name who passed away at birth.

We hope and pray that our little one will be a bright light for Jesus. That she will shine and have a overwhelming love for God! This is a verse for our little "bright light":

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on it's stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.    Matthew 5:14-16

First Birthing Class - 11/6/08

The candy we used to tell everyone... It's a girl!!!

Face - Looking right at ya (23 wks)

Look at the arrow... It's a girl! (23wks)

Babies Feet.. how precious! (23 wks)

Babies profile of head, not a good shot. It had it's head buried in the placenta. (23 wks)

Busy Weekend

Daisy, "Mommy's girl" all tuckered out!

Roxy "Psycho dog aka daddy's girl" ready to bark at more trick or treaters!

Well it was a very busy weekend in the Bailey house! Friday morning I woke up with a yucky tummy ache, and by the end of the day my tummy was worse and I had a headache on top of it! Jordan and I stayed home for Halloween, and boring us we didn't even dress up. We did however dress the puppies up, as you saw above :). I headed to bed around 7:30, hopeful that I would feel better the next day!

Saturday we headed to little Noah's 1st birthday (Jordan's second cousin). We had a great time, and it was great to see family and catch up! Not to mention Noah was just adorable, especially when he was eating his cake :) After the party we went to dinner with Debbi, Tom, and Kaiti. We had a wonderful time, and enjoyed our Mexican food. Unfortunately , my tummy wasn't too happy after the fact. 

Sunday I headed to church by myself, as Jordan had an overtime shift that kept him working 16.5 hours! After church I headed over to Jason and Jessi's for Cailin's (my niece) baby shower. We played fun games and enjoyed Debbi's yummy cupcakes and the boys giggles!

Pregnancy wise I am feeling great, just a little under the weather. I have had a headache for about three days on and off now, and I am coming down with a head cold. Spending the whole weekend with family really gave me mixed emotions about our little one who is on the way. 

At times I want to hold my baby right now, and I feel like I can't wait any longer! However, when I see all the little cousins running around and I think about how QUICK time flies by it makes me want to really enjoy being pregnant and not wish this special time away. I know once our baby is here time will just fly by even faster, and they change so much every single month when they are newborns! 

I just can't wait to meet our little one. I just imagine what our baby looks like, and what they are doing all day long. How tired this little one is of my voice, since it can now hear me talking ALL DAY long as I am teaching children. I know our baby is familiar with Daisy and Roxy's howling as well. I am still craving fruit all the time, and this baby is sure happy to know that Satsumas are finally in season!!! I think I have had about 8 in the past two days :)

Jordan and I start our birthing classes this Thursday, and 9 days from now we have our next ultrasound! We will again, ATTEMPT to find out the gender...

2nd Exposure/Pictures

Our Babies Pumpkin :) "Our little pumpkin"

Proud Daddy with the pumpkin!

20 weeks... HALFWAY DONE!!!

10 weeks... not showing yet

Yep.. for the SECOND time I was exposed to fifths disease. So that means at least two more blood draws. Two of the fifth grade students at Clover Creek have it, and of course it is two of the students that I see ALL the time. I am hoping and praying that it doesn't spread like wildfire at my school, because if it becomes a big epidemic there then I will have to take some time off. I really need to save my sick days to use when I go on maternity leave. I am sure everything will be fine, but I am tired of getting the extra blood draws.

On the upside, everything is still going great! I am feeling good and my belly sure is growing these past few weeks. Also, I am feeling the baby move so much! It is the most amazing feeling in the world. I wish I could feel it every second of every day. When I feel the baby moving, I just imagine what that little one is doing inside. 

FYI...

1 week until we find out what president will be in office when our baby is born... ahhh

1.5 weeks until we start our birthing classes... we are very excited!!!

2 weeks until our next ultrasound where we will ATTEMPT to find out the gender for the second time!

5 month appointment

Time is just flying by! Today we had our 5 month appointment, and it was actually the first time we met our doctor. We knew she had been out of the country, but today we found out she was on a mission trip! She is such a wonderful lady. She explains things very well and best of all we actually talked about God and how he has blessed this pregnancy! It is so awesome to have somebody who is playing such an important role in our lives at this time, share the same beliefs as us.

Everything is still going great! The babies heart rate was in the 160's today, and my uterus is all the way up to my bellybutton. It was so great hearing the heart rate again, and this time we listened for over a minute to make sure it sounded regular. 

I also got a flu shot today! They make a special shot for pregnant women that does not have any preservatives. It was important to have this shot, because our baby will have my immunities for the first 6 months of it's life. So the flu shot won't only keep me well, it should benefit the baby as well. I have FINALLY become use to being poked and stabbed all the time. My blood pressure was 104/60 --- so that is still looking great as well. 

In December I have to get my blood sugar test done, and I have heard it is YUCKY. I also have to get a shot in my hip, ahhhh YUCK! It is a pretty big shot, and they have to make sure it goes all the way into the muscle. 

Well I guess we only have 23 more days until we can try to find the gender out again. I guess I can TRY to be patient. :) 

Our little STUBBORN pumpkin :)

Below is a picture of our baby. The baby is staring right at you, scary pic huh!?! Normally you get quite a few pictures, but our baby was stubborn and this was the only one we could get.

I have been waiting MONTHS to post the blog that would tell everyone the gender of our baby, and today I found out that we have to wait another month!

Today we had our second ultrasound, and the most exciting part about the day was that we were suppose to find out the gender. I had a countdown going in my classroom and on my myspace, and now we have to start the countdown over.

Our little pumpkin decided to not cooperate with the ultrasound technician. The funny thing about this, is that I told Jordan two months ago, "Watch our baby will be stubborn and we won't be able to find out right away."

Looking for the gender:

• The first time she looked, the baby had it's legs together.
• The second time she looked, it had it's legs crossed and both feet in it's crotch.
• The third time she looked, she showed Jordan and I a picture and there was nothing between the legs, but she told us she couldn't tell.

Good news to report:

• The heart looks great and it is the right size
• The heart rate is 154- perfect hr
• Our baby weights 7oz - perfect size
• It has both arms and legs
• Everything looks great and our baby seems to be healthy!!!!

Details about the ultrasound:

We got to the appointment and I had to use the restroom REALLY bad. The lady made me wait a few minutes. Then she put the gel all over my tummy, and after about 30 seconds she wanted me to go empty my bladder so she could see baby more... DUH isn't that what I told her. :)

Then when I got back she began looking at the baby, and she said it was moving so much but she really needed it to roll over so she could get a good look at it's spine. After about 20 more minutes she made me go to the bathroom again! I didn't even feel like I had to go, but she wanted me to, so I did. I think the lady must have been new, most of the time they want your bladder full for ultrasounds.

The baby still would not cooperate, so she told me I had to come back so that they can get a good picture of the spine, but everything else looked great! The lady knew how bad we wanted to know the gender, but we could tell that she could care less what the gender was. Once she knew I had to come back anyways she sure didn't try hard to find out the gender.

Is it a boy or girl?

After the appointment, I thought it was a stubborn little boy for sure! The more I think about it, I think if it was a boy we would have been able to tell right away. When she showed Jordan and I the picture we thought we could see between the legs and there really wasn't anything there. So I think I am guessing it will be a girl now.

Jordan thinks it is a girl again. He said she was just being modest and she is stubborn like her mother. Also, he thought the picture clearly showed a girl.

That is what we think for now, and I guess we will be waiting another month. I am going to try and schedule a 3D appointment as soon as possible. Until then.. our babies new name is, "Our little pumpkin."

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!!!

Ok, so the time is finally here! We have less than 24 hours until we know the gender... we are just so excited we can hardly sit still.

There have been three different polls where I had people vote:

This blog: Girl 22 Boy 10

My Students: Girl 9 Boy 18

My CoWorkers: Girl 6 Boy 8

That is a total of: 

Girl: 37 

Boy: 36

Currently my womanly intuition is telling me it is a girl, but I would never put money on that. Jordan has thought it was a girl FOR SURE, until about 30 minutes ago when he told me that he KNOWS for sure it is a boy. 

So tomorrow is the big day, and after we find out we will post a blog and see who was right!!! We can't wait to call our baby by name instead of "It".  :)