Maternity Pictures

These were taken at 35 weeks and 5 days. I love how they turned out!

37 Weeks

Belly Measurement: 42 1/2"

Weight: 147 lbs.

Hello, full term! At my doctor's appointment today, Elise's heart rate was in the 160's when it's normally in the 140's so they sent me to do a non stress test. The test came out fine, her heart rate just goes up when she's moving around (which makes sense). She was moving around a lot when they initially listened to her on the doppler so they just caught her at an active time. I gained 2 lbs since my last appointment. That puts total weight gain at 14 lbs so far. Not bad! I gained 30 lbs with Avery, so this is awesome!

I've been having cramps here and there every day and more braxton hicks contractions. Maybe some progress is happening? They offered to check me today, but I said I would just wait until the next appointment when they'll definitely do it. I'd rather not go through the pain (ouchhh). 

I noticed that she definitely looks lower to me than she did last week:

I'm getting so anxious to know when she's going to come! Since I was induced with Avery and it was planned, I have no idea what it's like to go into labor on my own. Ah, the unknown. I have a feeling she'll come before my due date though (25th). We'll see! Maybe that's just wishful thinking, ha!

36 Weeks

Belly Measurement: 42"

Weight: 145 lbs.

36 weeks?! Wow! I had my doctor's appointment today and we got to see our beautiful girl. She is precious and I cannot wait to kiss her sweet face. The tech said that we have a "perfect baby" in there and everything looked great. Praise God! Oh, we also double checked that she's still a girl. No surprises here! I also only gained one pound since my last appointment!

Without further adieu, here is our littlest love:

          

Here is a comparison from Avery's 36 week sonogram. They're definitely sisters!

And here is how much my belly grew in a month:

Here is a comparison from when I was 8 months with Avery:

We can't wait to see our Elise in 3 1/2 "ish" weeks!

Sneak Peek!

Here is a sneak peek of our maternity pictures we had taken today!

I'll post more of them when I get them. I can't wait to see the rest!

35 Weeks

Belly Measurement: 41 1/2"

There's not too much to say about this week. I've noticed she is moving a lot more than before. Her movements seemed to slow down for a bit, but she's making up for it now. I can't wait to see her at my ultrasound in 6 days!

34 Weeks

Belly Measurement: 41 1/4 "

Weight: 144 lbs 

I'm a little late posting this, considering I'll be 35 weeks on Monday. Better late than never! 

So...yeah, that's an inch of growth in a week. I knew that I felt bigger! We had so much fun on our little weekend getaway! It's not easy walking around a mall all day at 34 weeks pregnant though. I was BEAT at the end of the day. I definitely enjoyed swimming in the pool and soaking my feet in the hot tub. Avery absolutely loved the pool and had so much fun swimming!

I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday. I gained another 2 lbs since my last appointment, so that's a total weight gain of 11 lbs. Not too shabby compared to how much I gained at this point in my pregnancy with Avery. We get a sonogram at my next appointment on the 28th and I am so excited! I can't wait to see her adorable face. After that, it's weekly appointments. Eek!

So, we're having a bit of a problem with the new house. Apparently, the seller owes back taxes to the IRS and now there is a lean on the house. That means he can't sell us the house until he pays/gets things sorted out with the IRS. Major bummer. We have no idea how much he actually owes and how long it's going to take to get it figured out. We were supposed to close on the 14th. Oh, and we signed a contract stating that his ex wife that lives in the house could have 30 days after closing to get out. Well, we signed that thinking the closing date would be February 14th and we would take possession of the house on March 17th. Now that it's delayed (for who knows how long), she still is going to get 30 days after the closing! We're going to ask her to still go with the original date of March 17th, but I'm sure she won't go for it. Unfortunately, it's a divorce situation and she's trying to drag it out as much as she can. Prayers for this to all be sorted out would be appreciated! Everything happens for a reason, so we're just trusting God's plan and not stressing over it.

Belly Comparison between Avery & Elise

Just comparing the belly between pregnancies!

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months