3 days left.....

Dear Baby,

Only 3 days are left until we head to the hospital.

Lately pregnancy has been getting really hard on me. I almost passed out just grocery shopping for like 30 minutes yesterday. I just want to get everything ready for you before your here and I feel like I am running out of time and energy. It doesnt help that I am suppose to be conserving energy for labor and delivery!

We are so excited to meet you and hold you. We have already begun planning your baby blessing. Not that you will remember it but itll be a day for all of us to remember. Jonnys mom and brother are flying up for it! And my dad is talking about coming up for it. So hopefully lots of family and friends will show up. We are gonna try to do a bbq afterwards at a park but we will see when the time gets closer if that is possible or not.

Muffin seems to be getting quite anxious lately. Not sure if its becuase she can tell something is about to change or what. But I am excited to see how you two interact. Obviously you won't be doing much for a while and muffin is pretty lazy so I dont think much will happen till you are crawling or walking. Just please please please dont be allergic to cats. It would break mommys heart to have to get rid of muffin but I most definitely would do it for you.

The nursery is pretty much finished. We need to finish hanging up the rest of the clothes we have for you but people keep bringing us more. Not that I am complaining all of the gifts definitely have been a big help. I just need more hangers!! But we will make it work.

Your nana has been spoiling you like crazy already. Everytime we see her she has a new outfit or something for you. She bought you this really cool light projector sound maker thing. I havent got to see it yet but I am excited to get it! She will bring it up saturday.

Your grandma bought you a really nice pack n play! It is so nice to have one of those! We have been trying to find one but they were just so expensive we havent had the money to get you a nice one and I couldnt find a good used one.

The only thing I really wish we had was one of those play mats that has all the stuff hanging above it. and we will need to get you one of those walker things once you start sitting up on your own. But we will wait and see what else we get as gifts and wait a lil longer cause we dont have too much space left.

Well remember we love you lots,

Mommy

39 weeks completed!!!

Dear Baby,

Today we completed our 39th week together!! It is so crazy that that much time has passed. Only 1 week until your due date but thankfully Dr. Hall is letting us induce Sunday morning. On the downside I have to be there at 6:30am!! I am so not a morning person but I will prolly just go back to sleep once they have me all hooked up :).

I am so nervous/excited about having you. I am nervous about labor but I feel better knowing when it is gonna be atleast and we will be at the hospital when it starts which is good. I am so excited to bring you home but me and your daddy have lots to do before you get here. Today we went grocery shopping and we are gonna go again saturday to pick up milk and things like that. Saturday we are going to finish up everything that needs done. Lots of cleaning and organizing so I can relax when we get home.

The bishop of our ward says he talked to the relief society president and they are going to bring meals for the first couple days so that'll be nice not to have to worry about that.

We also need to find someone to take care of Muffin while at the hospital. But thats about all that is left. So saturday will be a busy day and Sunday we will get to meet you! Yay!!!

Your nana is gonna come up saturday night prolly so she doesnt have to drive so early in the morning. And Bret and Tabbie will prolly come up sunday sometime to meet you. But we are gonna ask everyone else to wait until we are home for them to come meet you.

Well remember we love you lots and only 6 days till we get to meet you,

Love,

Mommy

38 weeks 3 days

Dear Baby,

Mommy is feeling totally anxious tonight. Well today your daddy and I had an amazing job interview. It is managing a storage rental facility with some office spaces. It comes with an all expense paid 2 bedroom apartment! This would be so perfect for our lil family! It went so amazing. We now just have to wait and see if we get it. It started out with about 50 applicants. 10 of which got phone interviews. 3 of which got interviews in person today. And that is where we are at! We will know by monday at the latest if we get the job or not. I really want it so you can spend even more time with your daddy because the apartment is on site! And they are super animal friendly.

I am also anxious because as I told you before Monday we will find out when we can induce.

So Monday is gonna be a big day!

You have been moving tons today! Sad to say I cant really enjoy feeling it anymore cause you are just so strong it usually hurts :(. But not too much longer and we will have you. 10 days max!

Remember we love you so much,

Mommy

38 weeks and 1 day

Dear Baby,

This past week has been hard. Lots of cramping and contractions! It is super painful and exhausting. I miss getting out and can't wait to have you and take you to the park! To make things even worse the Nausia has started to come back and its super hot! So that makes it even harder to get out.

Yesterday was the 4th of July! We didnt do too much cause I get tired super easy. We did go to the arcade and I spanked your daddys butt!!! It was way fun. I cant wait to take you to arcades and things like that.

So today we had a Drs appt. Everything is healthy and right on track. We were hoping to go in and the doctor would check me and say I was at a 2 so we could schedule an inducement. But sadly I havent dialated any more from last week. So I am still at a 1. So we couldnt schedule an inducement. The Doctor is going out of town next week which makes me really nervous!! But in 6 days we are going back in and getting checked agian. If we are at a 2 then we will scheule an inducement for next week. If not we are getting induced on the 17th at the latest! I just really wanna schedule an inducement so we are at the hospital when everything happens and your nana could definitely be there! Also I dont wanna be alone when I go into labor! It would be super scary.

Ive been having lots of cramps and contractions tonight. But we just met with the Dr and he said it would prolly be a while. So I bet its just false labor so I dont wanna have your daddy come home. But I hate being home alone when I am in pain! So I dont know what to do.

Well your daddy and I got the last couple things we need for you except a play mat and a play pen. But your grandma is getting you a play pen. Shhh. We arent suppose to know yet. And your daddy and I are looking for a play mat still but havent found one we like at a decent price.

Well we are still deciding on names. We have 4 now but I am not allowed to tell anyone yet. Ill post it on here after we have you and pick one so you know what your other names could have been.

Well we love you lots and hope to meet you soon!

Love,

mommy

37 weeks & 2 days

Dear baby,

So lots of new news. Yesterday was your dr appt. And glad to say you are healthy and strong.

I have finally started dialating!! I am at a 1 and 50% thinned out!! So its almost baby time :)

We talked to the Doctor about inducement. I am just super nervous about how far from the hospital we live and your daddy has finals right after your due date. So I wouldnt want to go into labor while he is taking a test. Plus mommy is getting no sleep and is in a lot of pain lately. And we just cant wait to have you!

So the Doctor said I needed to be at a 2 or 3 which won't be hard since I am already at a 1. And it needs be within a week of my due date. So the 11th at the earliest but that is only 12 days away!!! We are so excited.

Also daddy has started bringing up new baby names! I know I thought we had decided on Kayden Isaac but now that it is so close he is not sure. So we are gonna wait and see what you look like before  definitely picking a name. He also wants to keep the new name secret until we pick for sure which will be at your birth. So you are again unnamed lol. Sorry bud.

Well we are just getting so anxious and excited to have you!

We love you so much!!!

Love,

Mommy

36 weeks.

Dear Kayden,

Today we are 36 weeks along. Which means if I start contracting the Dr won't stop it :). But the bad news is at my dr appt last week I was told I haven't even started dialating. I have another appt tomorrow and I hope I have started dialating. With all these contractions you think something would happen. I can't even sit up from laying down without having a contraction. It can be frustrating to feel all these contractions and know that nothing is happening.

Well we only have 28 days left till the due date but if you wanna come a little earlier your daddy and I wouldn't be upset at all.

This last week was pretty hard to be honest. Its been really hard to get any sleep. Between contractions, your head on my bladder and my brain going 100 mph. It just doesnt happen most nights. But I started taking my nausia medicine before bed and it helps me sleep. Last night I didnt even have to take any and I still slept. So that was pretty great!

Your daddy and I are so anxious for you to come! We love you lots and can't wait to hold you!!!

Love,

mommy

34 weeks!!!

Dear Kayden,

We are 34 weeks today.

That means we are down to 42 days.

It is going by super slow for mommy though. Every night since we got your baby books your amazing father has been reading you a bedtime story. I love it. I lay in bed reading "What to expect the first year" while he is laying with his head hear my stomach reading to you. Last night was the cutest. Muffin was laying between your daddy and me looking at the book. Your daddy read Beauty and the Beast. It was really cute.

Today it actually got hot. Not so fun when u r as big as I am but its nice that it is finally summer. You are gonna learn summer in rexburg doesnt last long.

Kayden I can't even believe you are gonna be here in six weeks. I have completely mixed feelings. Part of me is like Come out already!!! The other part I don't think fully understands that I am gonna be a mom in around 6 weeks!!! Don't get me wrong I am super excited. I just hope I can be the best mom ever. You totally deserve it.

Your nana seems to be just as ready for you to be here as I am. She loves you so much and constantly is talking about you. She wants your daddy and I to go on a vacation next summer so she can take care of you.

Your grandmother has gotten her plane ticket and taken the time off work so she will be here for a week in August to get to know you.

Your father came home from school the other day and was like it totally hit me that I am gonna be a dad. I think it is so cute that we are so far along and he is just starting to process it. I mean I haven't fully processed it either but I don't think anyone can fully process it until they take that lil baby home from the hospital.  

Well my website that I've used through out the whole pregnancy says that you could weigh up to 5 pounds already!  That is crazy. I have gained between 30-35 pounds already! So I'm not too excited about the fact that  I am gonna gain even more weight. But you are totally worth it. It also says you could be up to 20 inches long. Its so crazy how big you are. Sorry you are so squished.

Well remember mommy loves you!!!