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This is the link to the pictures Lillie (Aunt Lillie) took at my shower!

Thank you Lillie!

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Not to Much

Well guys! There isn't much to report this time, we went to see Dr. Carter yesterday and heard Parker's heartbeat which is routine and then sat there for about 10 minutes until she came in and said these exact words "Well you look great on paper! Any questions?" After telling her we didn't she told us we'd be coming back in 2 weeks to have an exam to be tested for group B strep which is routine and then a week after that we would come back and have another ultrasound to check Parker's size! By that week I will be 37 weeks and we will just be waiting on Parker at that point! I can't believe how close we are, I am getting anxious. I will be glad when all of this swelling goes down and I don't feel like major crap all of the time.

well until next time, I hope everyone is doing well!

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It's August!

Hello everyone!

Well, we only have 7 more weeks to go and Me and Michael are getting so anxious, Michael told me he was sitting in the living room while I was gone and it suddenly occurred to him that it is August! We're going to have a baby next month! While on one hand we are anxious and excited for Parker to be here I think on the other hand we are both a little nervous and worried about it, we're going to be responsible for a little person and we can't take him back to his mommy and daddy when we are tired and have had enough ha-ha. I know that it is going to be tough but I also know we are ready and we'll be fine!

Today was my baby shower here in Lufkin! I had so much fun and loves seeing everyone, Parker got a lot of cute things and I can't wait to put him in some of those adorable clothes! Everything was so adorable, the ladies did a wonderful job and I couldn't have asked for a better shower! I will have more pictures after I get them from family and friends but here are a few of the ones Delana took before her camera died.

My adorable cake! Made by Amanda (thanks Amanda!)

My Super sized belly at 33 weeks :)

Me, Layla and Nana

Lillie, Lea Ann, Nana, Tara and Ashley

Maria and Jamie

Me, Britney, Aunt Melody, Belinda (she isn't visible but she was at this table), Amanda and Tisha

And here is Layla! She won 2 games!

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31 weeks

Today we went to Dr. Carter's office and had an ultrasound done to measure our little man, he is 4 ponds and 2 ounces! Dr. Carter said according to our most accurate ultrasound our due date is actually going to be September 19th YAY. Other than that there wasn't much else that needed to be discussed, we are doing great and will go back in 2 weeks! Tonight is Lamaze...Michael is so looking forward to it! Not really ha-ha it should be interesting though.

Other than this there isn't much else going on so here is the ultrasound picture we got.

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All is well

I am updating to let those of you who read my blog know that the results of my second glucose test came back normal. It took Michael calling up there and being mean for them to call, this is how I got a response from them last time even though they asked me to call them! Anyway he had to call and tell them hat they needed to call me back as soon as possible and VOILA! I got a phone call from Brooke, a nurse there who sounded like I had ruined her afternoon because I wanted to know whether or not I had diabetes! I will be talking to Dr. Carter about this issue. Any who I think it was the little bit of Dr. Pepper that I had before my appointment the last time that caused me to fail the first test and I blame the stupid receptionist for that. I called two days before my first test and she said I didn't need to fast! She did say not to eat or drink anything to sweet but I didn't think that a little bit of watered down Dr. Pepper would cause me to have to take off of work last Friday and starve while sitting on uncomfortable chairs waiting to get stabbed in the arm for four hours. In the end I came out with the shakes, four holes in my arms which made me look like a druggie ha-ha, thinking about only one thing...lunch. I voted on Cheddars because Michael doesn't like to eat there and I got chicken strips, mashed potatoes, broccoli and my lovely, oh so unhealthy addiction Dr. Pepper...I had two. I am now trying to ween myself from Dr. Pepper because I know it really isn't good for me to be drinking it, I have done it before and I can do it again!

That is all of the news I have for now, I will hopefully have pictures of my shower last weekend to post soon and I will write all about it then.

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24 weeks

Hello all! Not much to report this time, I had my glucose test done today and I assume they will call if there are any problems. Parker is a little mover and shaker these days and his favorite time to move and shake is at about 2 in the morning! Gotta love it! We are going back on June 30th for another check up and I will be getting a shot for RH factor, I am so not looking forward to it! I am not a fan of shots but I will just have to suck it up. 2 weeks after that we should be doing what will probably be our last ultrasound (we may do a 3-D one) to measure him and see just about how far along we really are. I am also hoping that she will be able to determine whether or not I will be able to have him naturally. Until then, here are a couple of belly pictures

This past weekend we were at Gary and Delana's house and I got a couple of cute pictures of Sean in the tub and on the potty (he is FINALLY going to the potty), he was SO funny. We also went swimming last Sunday but unfortunately my phone was dead and I didn't have a camera! Next time I will get tons of pictures of him swimming and jumping :)

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Appointment 4

I am SO late with this! Sorry about that!! Anyway we had our 4th appointment last Tuesday and it was SO exciting! this was the appointment where we were to find out if our little bean was a boy or a girl. We got there at 2:00, the ultrasound was scheduled for 2:15 and we didn't get in there until 2:45...I was SUPER annoyed because I had rushed to get there and then I had to wait for what felt like forever! I am so impatient...I will learn :) When we were called into the ultrasound room I was so nervous! I was ready to finally know what we were having and had convinced myself it was a girl, well our tech (if that is what she is called) was measuring and taking pictures...all the while I am thinking HURRY UP WOMEN!!!!!! She finally, and very casually, said "IT'S LOOKING A LOT LIKE A BOY" I was thinking in this moment....aww shucks well, I guess there will be no dress up! Oh well I Love him already! So after a few seconds she said she wanted to do another ultrasound in 4 weeks to confirm because it could be a girl with swollen parts...I will post he picture, I think there is NO WAY this is a girl with swollen parts. So that was the exciting part of the appointment. Dr. Carter got called into surgery and we waited for 2 hours to see her so while waiting I got more blood work done Yippie!...not...and she said everything looked great. The only comment she had was that he was 8oz and I was 17 weeks and 5 days so she thinks I may be a week or 2 further along than we thought. We will be measuring and everything at my 30 week appointment to make sure and we may or may not have him early. Michael is of course thrilled about this because that is a possible week or two extra he has before deer season....get a grip buddy not with a newborn! Of course I won't completely limit him ha-ha but he will have to compromise.

IN OTHER NEWS!

I am now 18 weeks and 4 days and my little Parker is just a squirmy worm! most days it is like he is having a little party in there ha-ha and sometimes he only moves a lot when I am about to or in the process of eating and when I am sitting down relaxing. I got home from work the other day and layed down with Michael and he put his hand on my tummy and kind of pushed with his fingers where I told him I always feel movement and it was so funny because Parker pushed him back! I don't know if it was a foot or a hand but it was like he was saying "hey get out of my space here there isn't much room as it is!" ha-ha I was like...Did you feel that! and Michael said yeah...he was not as excited about this as I was, or at least he wasn't on the outside.

here are the latest ultrasound pictures and one of me

Baby Parker 8oz at 17 weeks 5 days

Maybe it is just me but that does not look like swollen girl parts...I see a turtle

me and my, as Michael says, soccer ball belly ha-ha it isn't THAT big yet

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