30 weeks

Laney's heartbeat... they said it looked "beautiful"

140's - 160's 

Our Christmas Ornament this year!

The blanket I made Laney, 

my first completed crocheting project ever!

Sneak Peak... one brown wall. 

This is where the mural will go!

Sneak Peak... three pink walls.

Jordan's favorite Christmas present.

An Ohio State PINK dress for Laney :)

Another week complete, and only TEN weeks left! I feel like every post I tell you how fast the time has gone by, but really it has!!! 

Yesterday we had our first little scare. Typically I feel Laney move throughout the day, but yesterday I felt only two very slight movements. I actually wasn't even quite sure if it was Laney moving or not. There are days she moves A LOT, and there are days when she is lazy. We have just never had a day where I didn't feel her move, and I couldn't do something to make her move.

I tried to eat candy, drink juice, lay in place quietly, play music, sing to her, talk to her, and nothing was working. I called in and they told me to come in and they will check me out just to be safe. So we headed to Tacoma General and they actually admitted me and made me put a gown on. It was a blessing in disguise, because we got to spend an hour listening to her beautiful perfect heartbeat! I even felt her move twice FINALLY while they were monitoring her. 

Every time that I would talk to Jordan Laney's heartbeat would increase. It was so precious to know that she is already excited by the sound of my voice. They said that everything looks great, and that she was probably just feeling the effects of the flu I had the day prior.  We headed home completely reassured and we thanked God for our little healthy girl! Today she is moving like crazy, and I will enjoy every moment of it. 

As for the nursery we have all the walls painted! My cousin and aunt will be painting a mural in the next few weeks, and then we will have it almost completely done! I will post pictures as soon as it is complete. 

Our Christmas Blessing

Profile picture, 29 weeks!!! 

Face picture, she is finally gaining some fat. 

She doesn't look as much like a skeleton!

29 Weeks.. you can see her little lips

Today I had my 7 month appointment, which is the appointment that I have been dreading from the very beginning. I had to do the diabetes test, which I have heard horrible stories about AND I had to get a HUGE shot in my hip, because I am Rh Negative. 

We woke up to snow and decided to leave 1 hour and 15 minutes early since the roads have been really bad lately. We arrived there in just one hour :), and I headed to the lab to drink the sugar soda. It actually wasn't bad at all. It just taste like flat sprite, but it was nice and cold. I drank it right down. Then we headed to my OB appointment. My doctor was not able to make it in today, because of the snow so I was able to see another doctor who we have seen in the past. 

The appointment went very well. Everything is still looking good! My blood pressure is still low, and I don't have any protein or sugars in my urine. Laney's heart rate was 142, and she even kicked the doppler which made us all giggle. I had to get the shot in my hip today, and it really didn't hurt. I asked Jordan NOT to say anything about how big the needle was while I was getting the shot, but after all was said and done he told me the needle was HUGE. He said it is one the biggest he has seen, and he use to be an EMT.  The nurse even told me she chose "the friendlier needle". 

Every appointment they measure your belly, and while my weight gain is still minimal my belly was measuring more growth than it should be at 29 weeks. The doctor said it could be because she measures differently than my actual doctor, and at our next appointment if our doctor found the same thing we might do an ultrasound. She said it is NOTHING to worry about, but that some women just make big babies and they like to keep an eye on them. She said do you guys want an ultrasound, and of course we said YES YES YES!!! We thought we wouldn't get to see Laney anymore, so she said well I have medical reason I can call one in for you. We were so excited. 

We then called a few places, and luckily there were a lot of openings for the same day, because of the everyone canceling due to the snow. Normally it takes a few weeks to get an appointment. We felt SO BLESSED. 

We got to our ultrasound and the technician was FABULOUS! We spent a lot of time just watching Laney, and all her measurements came out to be just the size they should be. She is measuring exactly with our due date. The technician also checked the gender again for us, and YES she is still a girl :) It is funny, because we have had a hard time finding the gender all three times we have looked. Laney always seems to have her legs together! We decided that we have a modest young girl in there, and we are proud of that! You could clearly see those three lines they look for to determine if it is a girl. 

Laney was so adorable. We spent a few minutes watching her play with her lips! She was sucking on her bottom lip and playing with her tongue. It was the most precious thing I have ever seen. It melted my heart, and it melted Jordan's as well!! We can't wait to meet our little girl, only 11 weeks left!!!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let is snow!!!

Out our front window!

28 weeks... 7 months complete!

Today Jordan and I are enjoying a day off together! There was no school today, because of the SNOW. It is so beautiful outside, and the dogs are have having a blast running around and digging in the snow. 

Today we plan on making some Christmas cookies and cleaning house. It is nice to have a day off together just to relax. It is so hard to believe that Christmas is just a week away, but we have all of our Christmas shopping done. 

I am still feeling great and I am currently 28 weeks pregnant. This means that I just completed my 7th month of pregnancy, and I am in my 8th month. It is so crazy how fast the time has gone. I am hoping that it will continue to fly by, but I have a feeling January and February will be two long months. I have an appointment next Monday where I will have the typical gestational diabetes testing, and a yucky shot in my hip. I have to get the shot, because I am RH negative. I will also be making a trip to the dentist next week, and I haven't been there for 4 1/2 years!!! I am going to try and go every 6 months from now on.

Babies R Us.. WOW!

Currently I am 26 weeks and 5 days. We only have about one week left and then we will be in the third trimester! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by! Laney is moving so much, and I enjoy every single moment of it. When I feel her kick it is like the whole world stops and the only thing that matters is feeling my baby move inside of me!

I have still been feeling great, and we are so thankful for this wonderful blessing God has given us. This week we graduate from birthing class, and last week we were able to get a tour of the hospital. The birthing room is HUGE, but the room after the baby is born is SO small! 

Yesterday, Jordan and I registered at Babies R Us. I think that was the most overwhelming thing we have come across in this pregnancy. Since we are first time parents, we have no idea what we need exactly and how much of each thing we need. So first, we had to decide what is essential for our baby. Then once we decided that we needed something, we had to choose between ten different brand names and a HUGE price range. Well, we got through it, and I think we actually did really well. It really made me nervous seeing how much stuff we will need for this little girl. So if any of you mommys out there are reading this, I would LOVE it if you wouldn't mind posting a comment and telling us what things you think are most important to have for baby, or your favorite gadgets :) 

Only 18 days till Christmas :)

Jordan's expecting?

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...