34 Weeks and Doctor Update!!

34 weeks and counting!! Only about 5 more weeks and Brayden will be here (if not sooner) Time is getting closer! This past weekend I had a wonderful shower at my moms. It was great! Thank you to all of my family that came and to my WONDERFUL, AMAZING mother who put it all together during a very stressful week. My step dad ended up having some health issues, which had him back and forth to the doctor the entire week before and landed him in the hospital the night before the shower. He ended up having surgery on Monday of this week. He is doing better but is still in the hospital and it will be a long road so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. But through everything my mom put together a great shower and also thank you to my stepsister Sara who helped out that day as well. Again HUGE THANK YOUS to all of those that came and for all the wonderful gifts. Brayden is so loved and oh so spoiled already.

Here are just a few pictures from the shower:


This is the cute cake that my step sister got for the shower! Too bad I couldn't have any of it! :(


These are the gifts before the guests even arrived. They are from Braydens Grammie(my mom). You think he has her wrapped around his little finger already??? This is just a few of the gifts he has got from her. :)

This is the awesome diaper cake my mom made! How cute it this?

This is me and my mom

Me and my wonderful husband and daddy to be! :)

This is me and my brother. SO glad that he was able to come in. :)

Me, my brother and my mom

On Tuesday, I had another great shower with the girls at work. They were all so great! Brayden got lots of cute outfits, rattles, teethers, a blanket, book, piggy bank, bibs and burp cloths, the list goes on and on. I also received some lotion and body/hand scrub and a gift card to Head Over Heelz Salon and Spa here in Evansville to pamper myself after Brayden is born. I had a wonderful shower and I want to thank each and everyone of them for all of the wonderful gifts. I have pictures on a disposable camera but I have not had time to have them developed. I will try and get those developed soon and have those for my next post.

This week has been a very stressful week for me. I have been so emotional on top of everything else. I cry at the drop of a hat. On Tuesday, we had a doctors appointment. Everything went great. My blood pressure was good at 118/61 and I have not gained any weight since my last visit. Dr. Cave measured me and I was measuring right on track. She felt of my belly and said that he was still breech. :( Not really what I wanted to hear. Oh well, he still has time to turn and if he does not then that was the way God intended for him to come into this world.

Dr. Cave also brought up that I needed to get my flu shot!! OH NO!! I have never ever taken one and I was terrified. I can get them for free at work, so I told her that I would get it at work so that I could have more time to think about it. She told me that she highly recommended it and that it would help protect Brayden after he is born. Well of course I want to do any and everything I can to protect him. So I worried and cried and worried some more. I did some research and talked to a lot of people and got their advice and Nick and I decided to get the shot. I was just so worried of the effects it would have on him as well as on me. I did not know how I was going to react to the shot. Well, I felt okay until Thursday. My arm was really sore and I was so drained along with some body aches! YUCK! I think that all the stress that I put myself under this week did not help out at all. I am really concerned with the swine flu as well. I am actually terrified. I just need to continue to put all of my trust and faith in God. He will take care of me and Brayden and my family and everything will be OK.

Brayden is still moving around like crazy and gets the hiccups all the time!! It is the weirdest feeling. :) I still have been feeling pretty good besides the exhaustion and the usual aches and pains. But it will not be long and Brayden will be here.

Anyway here are my 34 week photos:

My daddy bought Brayden another gift this past weekend while he and my brother were up to visit. He got us the glider that we wanted for his nursery. We love it!

Here is a picture of the glider:

My mom made Brayden the blanket that is hanging on the back of the glider. She made it to match his nursery. :) This past weekend I started washing some of Braydens clothes and finished organizing things in his nursery from the showers. Everything is just about complete! Brayden has just about everything a baby could ask for and much more! We have been so blessed to have such great parents, families, and friends who have given so much to Brayden. We are so lucky and we love you all!! I am getting so excited, anxious and nervous for his arrival! It will not be long!!

Well I guess that is all for now. I hope everyone is doing great and has a wonderful weekend.

Love you all,
Nick, Amy and Brayden