Nursery Pics!! Just a preview...

I'm finally posting some nursery pics, however it's still a work in progress but we're excited with what's been done so far. I ordered some wooden letters that spell out Madelyn to hang on the wall above the dresser, we're hoping to have a corner bookshelf to display some of her books in the corner between the crib and the dresser, and I also ordered some decals that say "Dream a little a dream..." to put above her crib. We also want to replace the glider that Clay's had since college with a new one and hang some curtains, so we still have a ways to go but hopefully we'll have everything done in the next month or so...Clay has done a great job putting everything together! :) We'll post the final pics of the nursery once it's complete!

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We just got the decal in the mail today....looks great!

Weekly Update!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I just wanted to post a quick update since I went to the doctor yesterday. I had a good report, meaning nothing has really changed since last week (which is always good news to me!) I wasn't able to meet with my doctor since he was out delivering a little one but I'm okay with that since I have another appointment next week. Still just taking it one day at a time and marking off the days till I meet my little girl! Only 9 more weeks to go!!! :)

WOO HOO! 70 DAYS (or less) TO GO!!!!

Baby Shower!

I had my first shower yesterday, it was hosted by Claudette, Amanda, and Lori (aka Punk). I had such a great time and it was a beautiful shower! I got the cutest gifts for little Maddie, I'm so excited to go through all the toys and clothes (she is going to be one well dressed baby!) I loved the decorations that Amanda had put together, you can see in the background of the picture that she had put some onsies, socks, hats, and bibs on a clothes line- such a cute idea! Thanks again to all my hostesses for throwing such a great shower!!

Wednesday marks 30 weeks which means only 6 weeks till the cerclage comes out and 10 weeks until baby arrives, hopefully these next few weeks go by fast! My next appointment is Friday, I'll post again then!!

Update

I had another doctor's appointment today, everything looked good according the ultrasound technician. I didn't see my main OB today but the doctor I talked to seemed pleased with everything and just told me to continue my bedrest and do what I've been doing. It's nice to have good news after being holed up in the house all week. The past 8 weeks of bedrest have been tough but I know it's serving its purpose and I'm so thankful for that! So all in all everything went well today and now I can look forward to the weekend! Speaking of weekend, I'm so excited about my first shower on Sunday. Claudette (mother-in-law), Amanda (sister-in-law) and Punk (Clay's Aunt) are hosting the event and I know it's going to be great! I'll definitely post some pics next week along with some nursery pics! Thanks for all the prayers and support!!

NURSERY PICS COMING SOON....

Our first milestone!

We're excited to say that I'm officially in the third trimester...woo hoo! I'm 28 weeks today and very happy to have made this far without further complications! We had our two doctor's appointments yesterday, the perinatoligist (peri) confirmed after the ultrasound that everything looks fine, the stitch is "doing it's job" and he's real glad to see that I've made it to 28 weeks...I go back to see him in four weeks at 32 weeks! I also saw my regular OB yesterday after seeing the peri and he agreed that he was happy with everything. He wants to continue to see me weekly for cervical measurements and also to continue my moderate bedrest.

In 8 weeks, I'll have the stitch removed so I'm trying hard to make it to 36 weeks! I'm taking it week by week for now...it's hard to believe I've been on bedrest for the past 7 weeks! It's been pretty difficult but it is getting easier...thanks for all the visitors and support we've had over the past several weeks, it's definitely made this process a lot easier!

My next appt is 8/20...hope it goes as well as this last one and there are no changes to report!
Thanks again for all the prayers!

Happy Friday!

No updates yet, my next appointment is Tuesday the 11th and it's with the high risk doctor...hopefully things will look the same if not better. I'm trying to take it easy after registering this week, I went to Babies R Us on Wednesday and Target on Thursday. It was so nice getting out of the house and picking out items for the baby, I'm getting excited about the showers! Clay is also picking up our new mattress tomorrow and the baby furniture (woo-hoo!) I can't wait to see the room come together, I wish I could help but I know either way it's going to turn out beautiful! I will post pics as soon as possible...

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy birthday to me! Plus, we have somewhat happy news!

After a weekend of stricter bedrest, we had an appointment today and things seem to have been better than Friday. My measurements were better than last week but still not where they were 2 weeks ago. However, the doctor seems to think that everything is okay and he doesn't seem too worried or even too concerned at this point. Since I haven't had any contractions or any other signs of pre term labor, he told me to continue the moderate bedrest (which was a relief to not be told to go on strict bedrest) and try to take it easy as much as possible. He even gave me the go ahead to register on Wednesday which made me happy. I will still continue to get monitored each week and next Tuesday I have an appointment with the perinatologist (high risk doc). Hopefully things will look the same if not better and we'll keep everyone posted with each visit.

Thanks again for all the prayers!

On a lighter note....

To keep myself busy during the next 12 to 15 weeks of bed rest my cousin was nice enough (and patient enough) to teach me how to crochet. At first I wasn't too fond of it. I couldn't figure it out, which drove me crazy, and my hands wouldn't do what I wanted them to do. However, after several hours of frustration I finally got the hang of it and my pink scarf pictured to the left is now looking more and more like a pink blanket, in fact I think I'm a little addicted to it! It's been pretty therapeutic and definitely keeps me busy. I work on it everyday and hope to be done soon...I'll post the final version when finished! :)

My next project is a red toboggan (for N.C State of course). We'll see how that goes, seems pretty hard but the good thing is I have time on my side.