UPDATE!!!!

Nothings happening...... :(

With one week to go I figured I would start feeling like things were changing. But NO! Everything is still the same. I have been joking that I have an iron gate inside me and everything is locked up tight. Cason is VERY comfortable. Toby and I have been researching ways to make me go into labor. Here are some of the suggestions:

1. walking (we walked around Firewheel today and I walk everyday at school)

2. spicy food (haven't tired)

3. driving on a bumpy rode (Toby suggested we drive around the Target parking lot and go over the speed bumps over and over again-haven't tired)

4. caster oil (ewww, gross, I don't want the side effects of that)

5. my sister thinks that bouncing on an exercise ball would work too, but can't you see the ball shooting out from underneath me? Maybe that would send me into labor.

We do go to the doctor tomorrow but I am very doubtful that anything has changed since last week. Our doctor seems pretty confident that I will make it to 41 weeks. I am not going to wait that long. We have decided to induce on Nov. 18 if Cason hasn't decided to make his appearance.

Here are some pictures of Cason's room. I am still working on an art project to hang over his crib but everything else is ready!

Alicia came to see us today! It was very good to see her! Also, here is what could be Toby and my last pregnancy picture. I think I might actually miss being pregnant a little bit!

Here are our bags all packed, but with nowhere to go!

Couples Shower

This past weekend some awesome friends and family of ours threw Toby and I a couples shower. It was a blast! The Texas Tech/A&M game was on and we ate pizza and wings. It was so good to be able to spend time with our family and friends. I wish we could do that every weekend!

Sally made this cake! I think she should go into the cake decorating business!

These are the cookies that Sally, Martha and Virgina made. Aren't they cute?

The wonderful hostesses! Sally (childhood friend), Allison (my sister), Beth (childhood friend), Melodie (college roomie), and Jennie (childhood friend). Thank you girls for everything you did. It was so good to see all of you. The shower was great!

Update on Cason

He's still hangin out in my belly! I think he's getting too comfortable for his own good. I am ready to meet him already! If anything changes I will let you know!

Showers!

2 groups of wonderful ladies threw me a baby shower this week. The first one was given by my team mates at school. Here are the ladies that put up with me every day!Thank you to Laura, Deidra, Brenda, Michelle, and Amy. I couldn't ask for a better team to work with.

The second shower was given by my small group at church. They were thoughtful enough to play my favorite shower game, Guess What's in the Diaper! I LOVE that game! Here are the girls in our small group.

Thank you to Sally, Allison, Brooke, Lindsay, Kelly, Lee, and Brandy. I have loved getting to know you over the past few years. Ya'll are very special to me!

Big Change

Our 3 "babies" are fixing to undergo a big change. They won't be our "babies" anymore because we are going to have the real thing! I thought I would let them debut in our blog b/c it may be the only time they make an appearance. One of the baby books I am reading says to start preparing your pets for the appearance of a new baby. They actually say to stop giving them as much attention. Isn't that sad?

Mox is our oldest. He is named after Johnny Moxin from Varsity Blues (Toby named him). He weighs 20lbs. and is very shy. I can hardly pick him up anymore b/c of my big ol belly.

Maverick came next. He was born without a tail. He thinks he's a dog sometimes. He meets us by the door and even eats dog food when he thinks we aren't looking. Recently I have caught him sleeping in Cason's crib. This is going to be a very big problem. We may have to get a crib tent to keep him out.

Hercules is our youngest. He is spoiled rotten. This summer we started taking him on walks almost every night. Now he expects it and stands at the door whining all night. We even had to make a code word for walk b/c if he hears it, he goes crazy. He is going to have the hardest time with Cason coming. He won't have his daddy's undevoted attention.

Here are some pics of our little guys.

Toby Ratted Me Out

We went to the doctor today and while we were there he asked me if I had anything sweet to eat in the past hour. I told him I had had a Fiber One bar but that was it. THEN my awesome husband blurts out..."But she had a cupcake for lunch". Thanks Toby. Our doctor told me that he had spies everywhere and that I couldn't hide what I had been eating. Great........

It was all in fun but I can't help to feel a little bad when Dr. R is telling me to cut out sweets from my diet. He's not that worried about my weight but I did gain 10 lbs. in a month. OPPS! I thought it would slow down but apparently not. I have got to stop eating so much!

On a happier note, we had another sonogram today. I had high levels of amniotic fluid and they wanted to monitor it. While we were in there the sono tech did a 3-D sono just for fun! It was soo cool. I think that Cason has my nose. That could be very bad. I know I am biased but he is a cutie! Here are the pics!

Summer's Over :(

I love my job, don't get me wrong, but since going back to work this week I have been wishing it were already summer again! It's weird to think that this was my last summer as a "free" woman. From here on out I will always have a child with me! I took the time to do something this summer that won't happen for many many more years. Let's see if you can guess which activity is was.

My summer activities

1. Got Sick

2. Slept

3. Went to Lubbock to spend time with Toby's family for the 4th of July

4. Slept

5. Went on a cruise to the Bahama's and Key West with Toby and my family

6. Slept

7. Got Sick again

8. Slept

9. Started to get ready to go back to school.

There's No Question Cason's A Boy

As you can see in the pictures below Cason is 100% boy. At our 19 wk sono. we knew we were going to find our the sex of our baby. He wasn't very cooperative. His umbilical cord was between his legs and the sono tech couldn't get him to kick it free. She pushed on my belly, made me lay on my side, and then made me go to the bathroom. Nothing worked. FINALLY she got a side view picture (she usually tried to get a between the legs picture).

I have had to have 2 more sonograms since then. The 23 wk one was b/c Cason had 2 cysts in his brain which are fairly common and have since gone away. The 25 wk one was b/c I had been sick and dehydrated and was having some cramping (everything was ok). This was the picture that confirmed to us that Cason is 100% boy!

This is a underneath the butt shot. The sono tech said he had a "hard on", her words, not mine! I didn't even know they could do that in -utero. Toby is so proud, he thinks Cason's man part is almost as long as this thigh. Boys.......