Maternity pictures

Dear AnnaBella Jane,

You are in my tummy & based upon your continuous movement having a dance party. You are also breech which has ceased all good imagines during the doctor's visits. You are growing quickly & we are trucking right along. They last thing on our maternity checklist is pictures. You must know that this is really just your first set of pictures & you will spend your life wondering if Hon has a camera permanently attached to her. She loves taking pictures & does an amazing job. Easton has about every special, funny, holiday & cute outfit moment captured by Hon. So get ready little girl, Hon's ready to take your close-up!

Final Countdown

Tomorrow is one month until my Princess arrives. Hibdon has been anxiously tracking every day on his phone, sending me updates on when AnnaBella will be here. He walks in to every appointment saying, "I'm just ready for her to get here". Well, I am too!!!!

We have been preparing pretty well. Hon has been over helping get the nursery organized, Nana-Great has helped with washing all the sweet little outfits, CC has finished furniture and helped with the hospital bag. They have gotten us together. Hibdon and I have been to a BF class, infant massage class, Safety class is coming up, installed the car seat, had consultations with Pediatricians. We have watched endless YouTube videos on C-Sections. We are feeling more & more like a parents. I'm super ready.

However, AnnaBella is not quite ready. She's got a few more weeks to grow & develop. She's still breech & running out of room. My stomach muscles constantly feel tender & bruised. Her little head just pushes out alllllll the time right below my sternum. I've started getting these little pushes on my left side. I think these might be her little feet. It just melts my heart! I continually rub my belly. I've read where the baby can feel the touch & understand the affection. Every car ride home from work, I sing & rub my belly. I consider it Momma-ABJ time.

So I'll continue to sing Wagon Wheel, Tom Petty, Eric Church & Sheryl Crow, rub my belly & patiently wait for AnnaBella Jane to come see her Momma & Daddy. We are WAITING!

Week 33 Sucked

Nine times out of ten, I'm a very positive person. I'm really thankful & typically see the glass half full. So when I say week 33 sucked, you can understand it sucked.

I started out the week with food poisoning. Yeah that was awesome. 24 hours of not wanting to even drink water. Then once I was over that I got a HORRIBLE sinus infection. Apparently your sinus infections can settle in various sinal (is that a word?) cavities. Mine decided to settle in my jaw, causing extreme pain. I'm not really a crier. I sometimes cry at sad things, but more likely out of anger & exhaustion. I could not tell you the last time I actually cried out of pain. Well it happened this week. It was just awful. Finally I got the right meds & kind of feel better. You can throw in the mad dash to stage my house for a showing & almost passing out on Hon & Nana-great. After that, I'm kind of like a normal person.

Now that I sound like a big whiny baby I will tell you the epiphany I had during this time. The first night I was super sick Hibdon was the best ever. Waited on my hand & foot, prayed for me to feel better & just held me when I had taken my max in Tylenol without getting relief. My momma was my rock the entire day Friday. She taxied me around to the various doctors & pharmacy twice. She stayed at my house while I slept, until Hibdon got home. Just in case I woke up. My daddy had a few hours of care taking for me in which he sat by my side alternating a cold rag & heating pad, while looking up what's safe for a pregnant woman to take.

I finally got some sleep & then bright & early we get a text someone wants to look at our house.. I've been sick for a week. It's so not ready. Hon & Nana-great came as fast as they could. We cleaned & staged, I almost passed out, they nursed me back & finished the house.

Today I'm feeling a little better & able to rest because of the village that is still raising me. My epiphany was that we will NEVER move away. I can't be away from this village. Not when they are so so so so good to us. I can't imagine how wonderful they will be to AnnaBella. I for one, will not be rolling the dice on that one. Staying close to our village!