My Amazing Husband

On my way to work this morning I heard 2 songs I haven't heard in a while.  Both songs reminding me of when Sam and I first started dating and how in love with him I am.  It's little things like a George Strait song that makes me remember how lucky I am to have such a wonderful husband!  

He has been so loving and patient with me through the whole pregnancy.  He takes care of me and does whatever I need; Whether it's getting up to get me a giant glass of ice water, or wiping the dogs off every.single.time. they come inside all muddy and wet because I can't bend over to do it.  He even paints my toenails for me! 

(sorry I made this public Sam... I just really appreciate you and want everyone to know how wonderful you are!)

All of the amazing things he's doing now lets me know he is going to be the most amazing Dad to our little girl!  I am so excited to see how wrapped he will be around her little finger from the first moment they look into each others eyes :)   He'll be playing Barbies in no time! I'm definitely going to have to get used to not being the only girl Sam spoils rotten, but it will absolutely be worth it!   

I-Love-My-Husband 

Waiting For Little Miss

On Thursday we had our 36 week ultrasound to measure growth of little miss.  The ultrasound showed that she was weighing in at approximately 8 pounds!!  The ultrasound tech and doctor assured us that the ultrasound weight is not always accurate and that it can be + or - 1 pound... which still means at 36 weeks, she is weighing in at 7-9 pounds!  All of her measurements were good and she is even practicing breathing already.  The ultrasound tech let us know that once babies start breathing practices, they are ready to come anytime!  All of this information was very exciting! We could be parents sooner rather than later!  

Just like our last ultrasound (20 weeks), little miss hid her face from us.   We told the ultrasound tech that we really wanted a view of her face this time, so he spent a bit of time trying to get a shot for us.  He was only able to get a chin view of her nose and mouth.  

View of her little nose and mouth from her chin

View of her mouth from her chin

While the ultrasound tech was looking for her face, we got a clear view of her mouth, and then her tongue sticking out at us.  We clearly have a little brat! Just like her mom :)  I've already trained her well!  So all we have a mediocre profile view of her face from our 20 week ultrasound.  We will patiently wait to see her face for the first time when she is born (hopefully that is soon)!!

After our ultrasound we had an appointment with our doctor.  She said I'm already 1.5 - 2cm dilated and 25% effaced.  That doesn't mean a whole lot right now, but our next appointment will tell us more.  Here I am at 36 weeks pregnant!

Oliver and Duncan are always right at my feet.  If you look closely, Duncan's big brown nose is at the bottom of the picture.  They definitely know that little miss is growing in my belly, and that she will be here very soon!  

Our next appointment is on Tuesday... until then, we will be scrambling to get everything ready just in case she comes early! Including our hospital bag, finishing the bookshelf, putting the car seat in the 4runner, and completing our doula homework :)

I Feel It In My Skin, Warming Up My Mind

Yesterday was such a beautiful sunny day!  Although Sam and I are super busy getting the house ready for Baby Girl, it's days like these that make us excited to spoil our pups as much as possible!  We all woke up to sunshine and the dogs just couldn't wait to get outside to play.  Grandma was here for the morning where we spent time in the backyard.  Oliver spent his morning running through the flowers (currently dandelions, Sam is ACTIVELY working on landscaping our yard.  When we bought the house the weeds were over our heads, now they are just at Oliver's ankles... still not great, but it's progress).  Oliver would run through said flowers to stir up the bees and little bugs to attack.  Duncan spent his morning playing catch with his baseball and tennis ball (thrown by Grandma, Mom, and Dad.)  

After Grandma left, we decided to give the dogs baths.  Since the weather was nice we decided to pull out the hose, which as you know, the dogs absolutely LOVE!!! We decided it would be better to wash them in the driveway since the grass would just get extremely muddy, defeating the purpose of the bath.

After the bath, Duncan spent some time rolling around on a towel drying himself off.  It's very very cute to watch!

While Duncan was busy drying himself off, Sam and I realized that 3 of Oliver's feet were bleeding.  Why?  Well, he was so busy jumping and running around on the concrete for the water from the hose, his nails naturally filed themselves.  Leaving most of his quick exposed and worn.  Poor Oliver spent an hour in my lap drying off in the sun, getting his feet taken care of.  The only way we could keep his feet from bleeding all over the house, was of course, wrap them up.

He was no happy about having his feet wrapped up.

Once he figured out that he could still walk, he flapped around like a duck, thumping his back feet on the ground each step.

Of course we had to put a cone around his neck for him to leave his feet alone.  He waddled around and thumped his feet on the ground.  

Sam made a wonderful Looney Tunes reference, the episode where Bugs Bunny draws specific features on Daffy Duck... A flower around his head :)

He wasn't too miserable and even spent more time lying in the sun outside.  Not to worry... He is doing much better today and doesn't have the cone or the wraps on his feet.  

Days like this make me realize that we are going to have our hands full very soon with Baby Girl, but these silly pups still need our love and attention too.  Dog Dog spoils will happen in full effect until Baby Girl joins us.  Then, we will have to find a balance for our 3 kids :)

First Entry, Life Update

Our life has been so busy lately getting ready for Baby Girl Crowson (who's name is still a secret and neither Sam or I have slipped).  So here I am to keep you all up to date with everything going on in our life!  We have had many appointments over the past 35 weeks and 4 days.  Let me catch you all up just in case you haven't seen these pictures yet.

Our first ultrasound 7 weeks 1 day

Our second ultrasound 11 weeks.  A this point we had no idea whether we were having a boy or a girl.  But little baby Crowson was starting to look more like a baby at this point.

12 weeks pregnant.  12 weeks is the typical safe zone, at which point we shared the pregnancy news with as many people as possible.  It was difficult to keep this secret for so long!

16 weeks 5 days.  Getting closer and closer to Christmas!  This time next year, that tree will be filled with presents for Baby Girl, not Sam and Whit :)

19 weeks 6 days.  Healthy little baby, but we still weren't sure if we were having a boy or girl yet.

20 weeks 1 day.

20 weeks 1 day, IT'S A GIRL!!!

23 weeks

25 weeks 1 day.  Since this picture, Sam has clicked the picture and said, "WOW you look so pregnant!"  This quote getting louder and more wide-eyed as the weeks go on.

30 weeks 

32 weeks

And finally the most recent picture... 35 weeks!

We have 4 weeks, 3 days until Baby Girl's due date of May 25th.  There have been no signs of labor so far, and I'm not even sure if I've experienced Braxton Hicks Contractions yet.  There have been a few times where I thought, "maybe that was a Braxton Hick?"

The nursery is coming along and I'm very ready to add the final touch (Baby Girl).  Here are a few pictures of the nursery.

Bird clock

Crib set, courtesy of the Delamarter Family. THANK YOU!!

Another view of the crib

View from the door

Lights made by Auntie Ashley

Grandma hanging up the lights