Due Date

Well, I am officially due tomorrow, July 13th! AND, I am getting induced in the afternoon:)- I have been avoiding the topic of induction because I truly thought I would go naturally when he was ready; however, my boys apparently both like to stay as long as possible & need a little encouragement to come out!! (hopefully this isn't a sign of what's yet to come...LOL). At my appointment last week when I, once again, denied wanting induction, my doctor sat both Mitch & I down & relayed some concerns she had with me continually waiting to deliver...some included: big baby, history of Drew's broken collar bone in delivery, etc... so after some deliberation over the weekend, we've both agreed to proceed with a scheduled induction.

I have mixed emotions going into this. I, physically, am very ready to NOT be pregnant anymore:) I would love to reclaim my body as soon as possible. But I find myself very emotionally up & down today, which I know is normal. No one around here is letting me clean or do anything (which I can't stand sitting still!), so I just find myself running a million different scenarios through my head which is beginning to drive me crazy.

So I'm spending my time getting my iPod all ready, blog updated, bags packed & spending time with family travelling to be a part of the joyous addition to our little family of 3:)- I hope tomorrow is relaxing, enjoying some lunch & quiet time with family/friends before heading to the hospital. I will keep updating as the new crazy schedule of a newborn will allow:)

I've attached my last prego shot taken last night at my girlfriend's baby shower - you'll see there's 4 of us friends all pregnant, due within 8 weeks of each other! That was fun:)-



Drew says we're bringing Baby Teegan home from the "Baby Bank!" :)

Finished project

So Mitch & I stayed up until midnight finishing our beautiful kitchen - a team effort:)- It was great working together & as Mitch said, "It was a nice holiday home project." So enjoy photos...

I am just completely exhausted these days... working full-time yet & staying on top of all normal day-to-day activities has me wanting bedtime about 6p. We're just praying for a delivery soon:)- My parents drive in tomorrow & will be staying into August - cannot wait! We have LOTS of boating, pool, ice cream, pizza, etc fun ahead of us!! Whoa whoa - summer:)

Remodel

So we have more remodel projects that Mitch has taken on:) Despite working the last 72 hours, he decided to add our kitchen backsplash - yea:)- Here are some pictures of what he completed today!! I'll post more when finished... you're the best, babe:)-
I also added some shots from Drew with the fireworks.

Before...

Happy 4th of July!

Wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July!! Firefighter Drew says, "Please be careful this holiday weekend!" :)- Maybe some fireworks will spark some labor for me...haha!! It was a nice thought anyway.

Sun. Sun. Sun.

Need I say more? :) We have spent the entire weekend on the beach and river along with the pool! We're all bronzed babes now:)- And an idea came to mind as we were crossing some pretty big wakes - this is probably a good idea to induce labor:)- Ouchers!!

37 weeks

Well, only three weeks until my due date!! We are more than ready for this little man to present himself:) The room is ready, diapers are stacked, and we have loaded up on wipes:)- I had Mitch take some photos of me because I'm not sure how much longer the belly will be here! He's been very active & I've been consistently contracting throughout most days. And Big Brother, Drew, is more than ready to meet "Baby Tee-Dan."

Dr Mehta said she would put me on the calendar for an induction if I haven't delivered by July 14th, but I've prayed & sought the Lord for what He would have me to do... & I feel I've been given the answer to not be induced & let Teegan come when he's ready! So please pray with us that he comes naturally & is born without complications.

I will try to blog again before, but ya just never know at this point! Will keep ya posted:) P.S. Had to add a cute picture of daddy, too!! :)-

These days

These days have been very hectic for all of us!! Drew was just getting used to beautiful summer days on the beach and at the pool, but now that's been spoiled with nearly two weeks of rain:( And poor Mitch is just trying to keep up with the crazy lawn due to all the rain!

I have another doctor appointment this week (which my mama will be joining me for since Mitch is busy) and boy, do I have questions!!! I feel like I need to sit down & write them all down so I don't forget:) Dr Mehta usually scolds me at my visits because I tend to 'diagnose myself' and not call her office. She will usually glance over at Mitch like, "Have this woman call me!!" :) But with the Labor & Delivery background, I find that I can figure out what's going on - except this last month. This child has me completely confused...and sometimes tearful:) It's so crazy how two pregnancies will be so completely different! So Dr Mehta, you should be proud of me this week - I WILL be coming with questions:)

This last weekend was spent in the Quad Cities. We had several parties to attend & made another family weekend out of it! Sorry there are no pictures, but my camera battery had died. Drew found himself playing in the rain A LOT, bouncing in a garage bounce house, and roughing around in "mud clothes" all weekend! He had a blast! He was almost comatose while sleeping that I put my hand over his nose just to verify that he was still breathing:)- Don't we LOVE deep, sleeping babies!! :)- But myself, on the other hand, found myself contracting through the weekend. Mitch & I did some shopping Saturday & Sunday that was consistently stopped by contractions. Mitch, being the wonderful attentive husband that he is, wanted to immediately stop & return home so I could put my feet up. ME?! I was like, "No way! I'll breathe through it. It will stop & then we can keep shopping!" :)- Hey, we don't get much alone time shopping, so I wasn't going to let some contractions stop me:)

So now I'm back to work sitting in my chair with my feet (literally) up! All the memories of the final days of pregnancy have quickly rushed back to me - especially the pain of a contraction! "Oh yea, I do remember them hurting this bad" :) God is so gracious to have the mind completely forget the pain of childbirth!

This week we're also blessed with the return of my mom. She & I are in a wedding this coming weekend & have lots of fun 'girl time' scheduled! Can't wait, mimis!! And to make sure Mitch isn't left out, he's getting some guy time in too! :)-