35 Weeks!

As of today, we are 35 weeks along! Only 5 weeks until we get to meet our little God made princess. I am so excited to be able to teach her just how special God has made her. I also can not wait just to meet her and hold her. Byron will be back at the beginning of August and we will be scheduling all of the classes that have to do with babies after that. We will only have one month available to take these classes and there are like 5 of them we want to take. It will be hard work to make sure we get them all in with such a short amount of time but we know it will be worth it. We are both research kind of people. We like to do as much research on something as possible before we approach it. So we know these classes will offer even more much wanted knowledge before the big event. My first class is tomorrow and it is called Breast Feeding Basics. I have done a lot of research on breast feeding, but I just think that knowing more never hurt anyone. After that class, I will be going by the doctors office to pick up the August class schedule so Byron and I can schedule our classes asap.

As for how I am feeling. Well, i have been very fortunate up until now with having a pretty smooth pregnancy. No real complaints. Things are starting to get somewhat uncomfortable now though. My back is feeling the extra weight in my stomach. My sinuses have never really

let up. And I like literally eat children sized portions now because I have no room. I guess these could be counted as complaints. They are not meant to be. This is a journey that I am blessed to be on so I am just trying to take it for what it is. Understanding the symptoms and why you have them makes it easier to not be upset about it. Plus there are only 5 more weeks of this getting worse, then I get new problems and pains. So all in all, I would say I feel pretty good. Here are some pictures I took right before typing this so it is the end of the day (when I am the biggest). I figured that made for better pictures anyway.

34 Weeks

Well, just as I suspected, my life has been hectic lately. Byron came back from a 13 day underway on tuesday and left again toady. So needless to say I was not interested in sitting down with my computer to write a new blog when i could instead be spending time with Byron. So, this is my 34 week post that should have happened on tuesday. My latest doctor appointment was wednesday. She measured at 35 which is slightly big but they said it is nothing to worry about since she has measured right on track the whole time up until now. I lost 5 pounds but they said that i am still on track. I had gained a little extra on my trip to Ohio (the food is just so good there!). So they are not concerned about it. Her heart rate was about 140 bpm and we actually got to hear it spike to 153 as she started really moving in there. I believe she was practicing her break dancing moves so she can show her daddy. They said that a heart rate of 120 to 160 is completely normal for a girl. So everything is looking great! I am now far enough along that if i were to go into labor, they will not try to stop it! That is a crazy thing to think about. I still remember waking up the day after Christmas and taking the pregnancy test and seeing that it was possative. I remember running in to tell Byron and him hugging and kissing me so much that i didnt even get to tell him that it was possitive, only that i had taken it. Now here we are needing to be preadmitted at the hospital, pack our bags, have a labor plan, and a list of who to call when she is born! At times i feel like it has gone so slow. Right now i feel as though it has gone shockingly fast. I think that it takes 40 weeks so that the anticipation builds so much until she is born, that when she comes you could care less that she is so demanding and keeps you up all night. Who knows. But i know Byron and i cant wait to finally meet her and have her home with us.

6 more weeks...

33 Weeks!

Well, I am 33 weeks along this journey now. It has been a long path, but very rewarding. Now that I get to feel her move regularly, I am feeling like I am getting to know her. She is getting so big now. The books say that she is over 4 pounds and 18 inches long! That is hard for me to believe. I still remember reading that she was only the size of a pea. The pregnancy has been physically trying at times but all in all it has been fairly easy. My next doctor appointment is July 22nd. That will be my last 4 week appointment. Then i switch to every 2 weeks. In the beginning of this, I kept thinking it would be FOREVER until i finally got to the every 2 week appointments. Now i am less than a month away from them and less than 7 weeks from meeting little Isabella Nicole Stocks. Byron will be gone the rest of the month so we will be signing up for all the baby classes during August. That means August will be Very busy, but at least Byron will be able to go with me. Well, that is all for now. Here is a picture from today:

32 weeks!

Well, we have now made it to 32 weeks! It is hard to believe in just 8 weeks, we will get to meet the little girl who has been forming for so long. I am so excited to hold her and meet her and teach her about the world around her. I also can not wait to watch Byron step into the role of "daddy". It was amazing to see him step into being "husband" and I know he will only amaze me more as a father. We now have almost all the baby stuff we will need for her. It seems like so much stuff right now. But everyone tells me that this is only the beginning.

Things have been pretty busy around here lately. Friday we went to a retirement ceremony on Byron's ship. Today we went to a change of command where the captain of his ship is changing. On top of all that, we are looking at houses to buy and I a

m planning a youth group outing for this weekend. So basically, I am saying that I have been very busy.

This picture is from the Change of Command today!