Christmas baby?

I had my 38 week OB appointment yesterday.  That night before I was up for 1.5 hours with strong contractions that I was sure was the start of labor, but then they just stopped.  When I went to the OB I thought I was going to be really dilated but I am still just 1cm.  He was going to induce me on Monday the 21st but I think everyone is trying to have their babies before Christmas so Wednesday the 23th is the first available.  They start the induction in the evening so it looks like I will be spending the Holidays at the hospital.  I have a nephew who's birthday is on Christmas day and I feel like he gets so cheated....poor Bella!  Just goes to remind me that I am so not in control....which we all know how much I hate (maybe she will come earlier on her own?)!!  I just pray for a safe/smooth delivery and can't wait to be a family of 3!

Baby Shower #4

I feel extremely blessed to have so many wonderful family and friends who wanted to throw Bella a baby shower.  With me not working I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all the gifts-having a kid is expensive and she's not even here yet!!  This shower was hosted by the dear girls who live in our apartment complex.  They did such an amazing job!

This beautiful cake matched the invitations perfectly!

It's only sparkling cider!

The wonderful hostesses: Left to right-Funmi, Lisette, Me, Claudia, Natalie

Me  & my mama

37 weeks pregnant-perhaps the last profile shot!

Me and Claudia

Dr. Scurria (my first employer out of PA school), Elizabeth, Lisette

Myra, Kelli, and Lindsay-wives of fellow ENT residents

The girls I used to work with at Dr. Davidson's office-Maria, Erika, me, Leslie

Cutting the DELICIOUS cake!

Pictures from Thanksgiving

I finally got my mom's memory card and downloaded some pictures from Thanksgiving. 

This is my cousin Justin and his beautiful daughter Emmerson.  Justin is in the army and going to Iraq in a few weeks.

David and his mama

My nephews/nieces from left to right: Nick, Colin, Tyler, Josh, Cameron, Emily

David graciously stayed at the baby shower my mom threw for me despite that the other boys went fishing.  I think he just wanted first dibs on cake!

Guests:  Judy, Rachel, Aunt Denise, Jennifer, and David and Dad in the back

Aunt Denise, Dad, Jennifer, Karen, Clare (sister in law)

This little blanket my 13 year old niece, Emily, made for Bella in Home Economics.

Karen made me a wipe case with bling on it!

This ADORABLE set of pink scrubs is what David and I decided we will dress Bella in to meet all his fellow residents at the hospital!!

I'm pregnant and yet he's sleeping!!!! Must be the turkey.

Thanksgiving fun

So unfortunately I do not yet have photos to go with this post but will include them as soon as I can.  For Thanksgiving David and I spent two days with my family up in Conroe.  My mom cooked a delicious lunch and then threw us a little baby shower that included family members.  Once again we were extremely blessed with lots of goodies for baby Bella.  The next day the girls took part in our crazy annual tradition of Black Friday shopping.  Although this year we did not get up at 5am as there was really nothing any of us needed.  David did score some good deals on some dress clothes at Express (yes, he was the only guy who went shopping with us!).  Other than that the kids had a blast running around, fishing, and going out on the boat....I wasn't about to freeze out there so I stayed comfy on the couch!

Thanksgiving was a big milestone for me as now I only have 4 weeks (or less!) of pregnancy.  I can honestly say that when I was so sick in the beginning I never thought this day would come.  Praise God for getting me through!  I am starting to get tired again and feeling big.  I have an OB appointment tomorrow for one last ultrasound-I am so excited to get to see baby love.  I am down to weekly appointments-which I am hoping will make the time go fast but I have a feeling that towards the end it is just going to drag!  Bella's nursery is all done-I just need to wash all her clothes and pack my hospital bag and we are ready!

Baby Shower #2-Couples Shower Palestine, TX

David and I are so incredibly blessed to have such supportive and loving family and friends.  David grew up in a small town in East Texas called Palestine and a group of 7 women (including his sister Allison) from there threw us a couples shower November 7th.  The weather was so pretty we had it outside.   Everything was just perfect-we felt so blessed by the people who came and all the hard work put into making the shower special.  Isabella is one lucky little girl!

The cake was sooooo delicious-I think it had a hint of Amaretto!


Allison and I surrounded by all the gifts-Isabella received so many precious little outfits.

Karen, David's mom, got us a video camera!

A side shot of my 33 week pregnant belly!

The hostesses from left to right:  Martha Conner, Jane Matthews, Allison Killion, Susan Leggett, Camille Carney, Debbie Lawrence, Charlotte Fall (not pictured), and of course David and I with precious McKenzie (David's niece) on his lap!

The guests

Isabella's Kiki and Grandma Celina

Thank you to all our family and friends whom we love dearly!

Airshow

This past weekend the weather couldn't have been more beautiful so David and I went to the "Wings Over Houston" airshow. From 9am to 5pm they had all sorts of acts with David's favorite being the Blue Angels. There were vendors set up with food and souvenirs but my favorite was this interactive army experience. You started off by "signing up" for the army and being issued an ID. You then were split into teams of 4, given your mission, and then went into this large room with simulators of tanks and helicopters. We were assigned to the helicopter. So you get in and you have your own weapon and you are looking at this massive screen and you shoot the enemy and try to complete the mission. Now I am TERRIBLE at video games but our team actually got first place...HA! David of course LOVED it!!

Here is us in our chairs watching the airshow.
This truck was ridiculous!

The Blue Angels

Flying in formation

Not sure what kind of plane this was but it used rockets off the back to take off!

Re-enactment of Pearl Harbor

Good times!

Maternity Photos

This weekend the weather was so beautiful David and I decided to go to Hermann Park and take some maternity photos. These are some areas of Houston I am really going to miss when we move. David did a really good job and was coaching me on all my poses! When we go to Conroe for Thanksgiving we will try to take some pictures of the two of us by the lake.