39 Weeks

September 3

1. We are officially in Sullivan's birth month! Now he just needs to pick a day soon! :)

2. Saturday was the first Auburn football game! War eagle! We beat Arkansas... Woo hoo! We had our friends Krista and Brandon over to watch it. Krista is due 5 days after me with her first baby boy! We are so excited to have them close and watch them grow up together! So here is the newest (and maybe last) belly picture! :)

3. I kept joking about going into labor on Labor Day, but that obviously didn't happen. Haha!

4. Sunday, we went to lunch at Panda Express. Here was my fortune.... I wonder how soon "soon" will be. Haha!

5. To make this fortune even better, my mom and dad got Chinese food on Tuesday night. These were their fortunes. Maybe this means Sullivan will be a "smaller package" than Caroline (she weighed 8lb 10oz). 

6. My big belly keeps getting in the way now that it sticks out so much. This was just one moment this week where I was wishing I was holding Sullivan in my arms and not in my belly. Haha! How in the world am I supposed to fit in that tiny space?!

7. My doctor's appointment (on Tuesday) went well. I am finally dilated!! I am 1.5, 70% effaced! and he is still high. I am going to see him again on Friday morning. If I am dilated more, he is going to induce me then! :) I'm trying to not get my hopes up, but it sure would be nice to have a baby on Friday!

8. Blake took me and Caroline to Sweet Frog for some frozen yogurt on Labor Day! It was so yummy!

9. I finally have my hospital bag packed now. I'm not sure why put that off so long but it feels good to have it ready. 

10. We just found out today that Blake's brother is also expecting a boy in January! It is crazy that all of our siblings with kids will have a boy and girl! And now we continue our waiting game for Sullivan to arrive...

38 Weeks

August 27

1. I had a good appointment this week. I still haven't dilated, which made me discouraged at first. But then I realized that I still have 2 whole weeks until my due date so there is plenty of time for something to happen. 

2. I have gained a total of 21 lb now. The next 2 weeks shouldn't add too much so I'm happy with that!

3. This weekend, Caroline stayed with my parents on Friday night. It was fun to have a date night to Mellow Mushroom and just some time to relax and have some quiet time with Blake before all that changes soon!

4. Caroline was not sad to say goodbye to me when I dropped her off. She went to build a bear and made a Hello Kitty and she played at the splash pad... So fun!

5. On Sunday, we went to Navarre after church to have lunch with Grandmother and Grandaddy and spend time with them. They are down here for the week for vacation. We had a good time even though we didn't get in the water. 

6. Blake was out of town the beginning of this week, so of course something had to go wrong. My car battery died, and it took 3 different tries (with 3 different jumper cables) to get it started. Thankful for friends who come to help at the drop of a hat (Thanks, Rachel!) and strangers in the Shane's Rib Shack parking lot who stopped their day to help me. 

7. To add to that bad day, I came home and was going to monogram a hat with Sullivan's name on it. Well... This is how it turned out. :(

8. I am finally getting Sullivan's room finished with decorations and such! Nothing is hung on the wall, so I will wait to take pictures and reveal everything until that is done. This is just one part that will be on the wall above is changing table. 

9. I know I must be huge because so many strangers make comments about how this baby must be coming soon. It is so funny in church when people look at you and smile and then their eyes get wide when they see my belly. Haha! It's like it shocks them to see a pregnant lady. 

10. I am really hoping that my cervix will change this week before my next appointment. I would love to go into labor again without being induced, but we will see what this little man has planned!