August 25, 2010- 38 weeks


No change at the doctor last Friday. Laila is still just as comfortable as ever in there. Last weekend we made a lot of progress on the house. D.J. finished the master closet and I have to say that my husband is pretty awesome. Our closet looks great and we are going to have plenty of room for all our stuff!! Margaret, Billy, and Jayme came over too to help us put our tile backsplash up in the kitchen. It looks really really good!! We are all ready for carpet installation this Saturday YAY!!!

                                                                       D.J. cutting tile

                                                                D.J. and Jayme hard at work

                                                              Kitchen Before

                                                                      Kitchen After

August 20, 2010- 37 weeks


We celebrated D.J.’s 30th birthday last weekend at Lake Livingston. We had so much fun! The guys played on the jetski most all day! Thank you to mom & Darrell for having us out there!! I made home made ice cream and I have to say it was pretty darn delicious! We need to do that more often. Here are some pictures from the day…

Happy 30th Birthday D.J.!

                                                      D.J. & his 4 year old self

The Bells

My hunny and me

Family

                                          Jean, Mickey, Me, D.J. Jennifer, Annelise, Yohan
 
We had a yummy dinner at Grandma Margaret’s for D.J.’s actual birthday on Thursday. We also ate some very delicious mud pudding.

                 The Preggies                                         Me 9 months, Grandma Margaret, Jayme 7 months
 
I go today for another weekly check up at the doctor. Laila is probably over 6 pounds by now and it definitely feels like it. I literally feel like I can feel my belly growing over night. I usually wake up very sore in my back and in my stomach muscles, like I just got done doing 1000 crunches. This week has definitely been the hardest for getting up and going to work. I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll make it two more weeks of work. But I like to think of it as only 8 more work days :) Here’s me at 37 weeks.
 

August 11, 2010- 36 weeks

At about 32 weeks Aunt Jayme took some maternity pictures of us and she did an awesome job capturing this special moment in our lives. Here are a few of my favorites.

                     

On July 16th my sweet friends, Ashley and Yohana threw me a beautiful work baby shower. A lot of people came and we got some very nice gifts for baby Laila. We actually had about as many guys as girls there, so it was a lot of fun.

           Scott & Mickey                                                                   Me with Ashely & Yohana

Hostesses

On July 30th Aunt Suzanne and Aunt Samantha came into town for the baby shower the next day. I picked Suzanne up from the airport and then we all went over to Granny’s so the girls could decorate for the shower. The girls also got to go with me to my doctor appointment. They so nicely did an ultrasound just so they could see. Suzanne had never gotten to see the baby yet, so that was pretty cool!

On Saturday the 31st My aunts and Granny hosted a baby shower for D.J. and I. There was lots of pink tissue paper and we had a lot of fun! We got a lot of very nice gifts and I think we are pretty much set and have just about everything we need to bring Laila home. Here’s some pictures from the day.

Me, mom and my awesome aunts

Me and my sisters

Cousins!

               All the hostesses

My beautiful cousins

We feel so loved and appreciate all the support and gifts from everyone!!

Last week I went in for another Level II ultrasound at the hospital so they could estimate the baby’s weight, size, and position. She is head down and in position to come out! I can definitely tell she is lower. Mostly right now she’s laying on the left side with her butt near my ribs and her legs are folded to the right. I get a lot of side kicks now. I also had a check up at the doctor right after that and she says I’m not dialated yet but she could feel her head! Crazy! I go back every week now until I deliver. 

Doctor should be able to tell me what the estimated weight and size is this week. Hopefully she’s getting big enough to come out soon… only about 4 more weeks!! Here are a few pictures of the last ultrasound.

Laila's Foot

Her leg was by her head

We’ve also been furiously working to get the house ready before Laila’s arrival. So far we have the entire house painted, we have new granite counter tops in the kitchen, the extension on the back of the house is 100% complete, ½ bath complete, laundry room complete, and rounded corners complete. We should be getting wood floors and carpet this week or next. Then we can get all the bedrooms including the nursery all set up! I can’t wait. I’ve had no where to put all the new baby stuff so it’s just piled up in the dining room.