38 week appointment

So I had my 38 week appt (I will be 38 weeks tomorrow so we will just round up today) and my midwife checked my cervix to see how things were progressing. My cervix has softened but no dialation going on yet. I can't complain though because she didn't even think anything would have really been going on yet since this is my first pregnancy. I was also very excited to learn that he is still head down so hopefully he stays that way. I am so ready to have him here but I really want him to come on his own, meaning I want to avoid being induced at all costs. BUT don't get me wrong if I am over my due date I don't think I would turn it down=) My midwife thinks he will come right around his due date so we will see. Only 14 days left I keep telling myself it's only two weeks that is nothing! I also have my mother coming the weekend of the 19th so that gives me something to look forward to. I can't imagine her not being here for this, she has ALWAYS been there for me and I know with her and Michael by my side things will go much better=) She wants to play it safe and come a few days before my due date. She is going to stay for a couple of weeks after Parker is born to help out, a true blessing. We are hoping Parker decides to come while my Dad is here the weekend of the 19th. We have a whole list of people that can't wait to meet him it is a wonderful feeling! Well I will update you again after my next appointment on the 15th.

So as you can see I am doing anything at this point to help past the time till our lil one arrives. I had a very rough night last night trying to sleep, TRYING is the key word. I was very uncomfortable and poor Michael was not sleeping so well with me in so much misery. So this morning when our alarm went off to get up for church he quickly turned it off and let me sleep, knowing the last three nights I have gone without sleep and decided maybe she should sleep in. I HATE that we missed church but I am feeling a little better. While I am on the subject of churches we have been attending a new Church of Christ that is closer to home and LOVE it, the preacher is wonderful. We enjoy his Sunday morning sermons and LOVE his Wed. night class. I feel like our prayers have been answered to find a better church home for us. ANYWAYS I woke up and received an e-mail from a friend of mine with this website that would allow you to see what your baby could possibly look like. Michael and I tried many different pictures and laughed our heads off. I decided I would post this one, we will see if he looks anything like this. Well I hope you get a good laugh out of it. Don't you just love his teeth and his BIG ole head. Well I will continue to keep everyone updated. Just to let you know I have had contractions on and off but nothing consistent. I have my 38 week doc appt tomorrow hopefully she will check me and we can see if this baby is progressing in the right direction. Fingers crossed!

So my parents came this weekend and brought all of our gifts from our shower in Kansas City. We FINALLY could complete the nursery. It turned out AMAZING as you can see. We even turned his huge closet into a little playroom (pictures on top), I can't quit peeking in his room! Michael and I can't thank my parents enough for driving 8 hours to bring everything and then working so hard to get Parker's room all set up. We just LOVE it. I think he will too=) Now all we need is Parker to complete everything.

So I don't know what I am thinking posting this pic, YIKES!! My belly is HUGE! We are at about 36 weeks now so in the last month, thank goodness. I can't lie there are things I have LOVED about being pregnant like feeling Parker move in my belly, but I am having a tough time loving anything about being pregnant right now. I'm sure you women out there who have been pregnant can sympathize with me, ha ha! I am honestly just ready to have him here. My midwife told me she would feel comfortable with him coming at an point now, so let's go LIL P it's time to come=) I not only posted the pic to show how big my belly is but to also let you see how he has begun to drop and I think my lower back has begun screaming out in pain=) Well start praying that Parker decides to come before or at least by his due date because his mommy is a little bit uncomfortable to say the least and daddy is running out of things to say and do to make mommy feel better!!!

Baby Shower....... Amazing

making a wish before letting go!!!!!!!

my awesome diaper cake made by Jamie Ackart

My amazing cake thank you Whitney!

My mom honestly did an amazing job with the decorations!

So I thought I would post a few pics from my baby shower because it was AMAZING! Everything was so beautiful and honestly much more than I could have ever expected. So many people showed up I think there ended up being around 50 people, can you believe that. Talk about feeling loved. I was overwhelmed with emotion after opening the ginormous pile of gifts. Thank you did not feel like enough, I was at a loss at how to tell all of our friends and family how much we appreciated all of these special gifts for our baby. I couldn't wait to get on the phone with Michael to tell him all of the wonderful details of the shower and how loved this baby really is. He was speechless when I told him how many people were there and all of the items we received to help start our journey with our baby boy. Michael asked me to wait to send out the thank you cards because he wanted to write in them but I couldn't wait to write them and actually had all of them written and sealed when he said this...oops. I had them finished before I came back to TN, I just couldn't wait to thank everyone again! I think we received almost every single item that we registered for, WOW!!!! This is a HUGE help considering the fact that I will not be teaching this year due to my strong feelings of being at home with our baby. I can't thank everyone enough for the wonderful gifts, God has truly surrounded us with such loving friends and family.

So I thought it would be fun to post a baby picture of each of us on here to see what our baby boy could possibly look like. Hope you enjoy!!! Michael says Parker is going to look just like him, we will see!

Well here we are at almost 31 weeks looking mighty large! I can't tell you how many people have made remarks such as "wow how big is that baby you are carrying," or "you are really carrying that baby all in front." The best remark came from a lady the other day walking her dog as I was cutting my roses she proceeded to say "oh my sweetheart it's going to be any day now, huh?" HA HA I just looked at Michael with a smile and looked back at her and said "yup." Even though we all know I still have two months I just didn't feel like saying anything=) It honestly just makes me chuckle, I like that people acknowledge that I am pregnant it is such an exciting time for Michael and I and I love talking about it even when I am telling someone it's not going to be any day now but two more months! I will admit my belly has shot out in the past three weeks. I am beginning to get a little worried at how big this baby is going to be. Michael was 9.4 and I was around 9.0, actually 9.2 my mother corrected me and she deserves the extra 2 ounces she is the one that had to birth me. So basically I am saying I have a feeling this will be a nice size baby. That is ok we want that healthy looking baby boy. We have been working very hard on the nursery. I will post a picture of it when it is all complete. Michael has done quite a bit from striping the wall to putting together the furniture. I helped as much as I could. I am really looking forward to my baby shower and getting to see all of my loved ones. I always love going home, there is no place like home. I love TN but MO will always be home for Michael and I. The baby shower couldn't come at a better time, Michael has been extremely busy with work and has been away quite a bit in the past three weeks and will continue to be on this crazy schedule for the next couple of weeks. So it is a great time for me to fly home and have a wonderful time seeing my family and friends. Well if you see me anytime soon just say this "WOW Jamie you can barely tell you are pregnant you have such a tiny belly!" HA HA HA!!!