Christmas Pics and Update

I finally got around to uploading our Christmas pics to the computer, so here goes....


Let's see...not too much going on here, unfortunately...At my doctor's appt. last Wednesday, nothing had changed.....Blood pressure was still pretty high (140/100), I won't be going back to work on the 2nd, baby or no baby.....I had contractions all Wednesday night, from 10 pm until about 5 in the morning, but then they stopped :( The rest of the week has been pretty uneventful.....We have all the Christmas stuff packed away and all the baby stuff out and put together for Gabriel, if he ever decides to get here! Mom and I hit the mall this afternoon, we walked it from top to bottom, hoping that might bring something on. So far, nothing.... Then Cedric and I went out to dinner for Mexican and watched the UNC/Valpo game, GO TARHEELS! If I have not gone into labor, I have a doctor's appt. on Wednesday...At that point, they will make a plan to induce...they will not let you go more than 1 week past your due date, so I guess the worst case scenario is January 9th. I hope it is before then, but I guess it is not up to me!

Late Merry Christmas to All!

Hi Guys,
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We were super busy yesterday, we started the morning off at 6:30 at my parents, went to my grandma's for lunch at 12:00, headed to Kings Mountain to see Cedric's family in the afternoon, and then finished up the night at Aunt Janie's....Needless to say, by the time we got home around 9, we were exhausted!!! Rocky and me slept in this morning, but poor Cedric had to go to work. Still no baby news....I go to the doctor today at 2:15, so we will see what they say....I am officially 39 weeks pregnant today! Hopefully I will go into labor any time now, we are ready!

Movie You HAVE to See!

Last night, Cedric and I went to see "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith....I have to tell you, this is one of the BEST movies I have seen EVER! I will warn you though, it is a tear jerker. If I had been watching it from home instead of the theatre, I would have been doing one of those can't breathe, loud, sobbing cries...I did my best to control it at the theatre so I would not embarrass Cedric. Seriously, you have to got to go and see this one...

Other news....let's see....I am still pregnant and hoping to go into labor at any time.....I am feeling pretty good though, still doing a lot of resting. We are ready for the holidays. Of course Cedric has to work this weekend and on Christmas Eve from 10-2, but at least he is off on Christmas Day...wouldn't surprise me if next year the Matt Firm decided to be open on Christmas Day too....I mean, I am sure there must be at least 1 person who would come in one of the thousand stores if they were open. My Christmas wish is that Cedric will have a new job this time next year :), and one with a better schedule, one that allows us to actually see each other!

Cedric is going to the Cowboys/Panthers game tonight in Charlotte, lucky dog...I will be watching from home of course...Even if we did have a ticket for me, I don't really think I could make it. When we went to the game at the end of November, I could barely make it to our seats at the top of the stadium :)

Too Much Free Time!

Ok, you can tell I have a little too much spare time on my hands..I figured while I am out, I might as well learn a little bit...here is my 1st attempt at doing a slide show with pictures. These are from our baby shower with Cedric's family..It was last Saturday and we had a ton of fun! Hope it works!!!

Belly Shots!

Ok, a lot of you have been requesting some belly pictures, so here goes.....




I swear I think if it gets much bigger it is going to pop!!! At least no stretch marks yet and my belly button has not popped out..but it is getting close!!!!

BEDREST!

Doctor's appointment yesterday did not go so well. Gabriel is doing fine, but I am not doing so well. Blood pressure is way up and they are concerned about how much my hands and feet are swelling. So, I have officially been placed on bedrest. I am not supposed to do anything besides lay on the sofa or bed with my feet up, and I can get up to shower or get something to eat. So here I am at 2:00 on a Tuesday, still in my pajamas and watching a movie! Today it has been nice, but I have a feeling it is going to get old very quickly. I have to admit though, I am glad to be away from work. It has been so stressful lately, and it is nice to have a little time before Gabriel is here to get some rest, I think I really do need it. I go back to the doctor on Monday. They may let me go back to work next Tuesday through Friday, and then our Christmas break begins anyway. My bag is packed for the hospital and so is Gabriel's. Hopefully it will not be too much longer now! My aunt dreamed that I had Gabriel 3 days before Christmas and that he weighed 8 pounds, I hope that she is right!!

Baby Shower #3!!!!

We had our 3rd baby shower today for Gabriel, given by the Parker side of my family (my mom's family)...It was given by my aunts (Rita, Carol, and Christine) and my cousin Measer. Everything was SOO cute (I especially love the cute Boston Terrier stuffed animal that Aunt Rita found) and we had such a good time!!!! The cake was made by our favorite cake maker Martha, and it was YUMMY!!! My aunt Carol made homemade butter cream mints for the first time and they were adorable and delicious--she is going to teach me how to make them too!!! We got so much cute stuff and really, I think we now have just about everything we need for baby Gabriel. It will probably take me the month or so I have left to put away everything and get it all ready for him to use!!!!! Here are some pics from the shower:





Me and Mom

Me, Anna and Abby (friends from work)

The rest of the weekend was pretty busy too...We went out Thursday night to watch the Green Bay/Dallas game, so I was up very late. Friday, Cedric and I went to Mooresville to do a little Christmas shopping. We got home around 8 and I think I was probably asleep on the sofa by 8:05, I was worn out from being out late the night before. Saturday, mom and I went to Hickory and I finished up 90% of my Christmas shopping. I still have to get stocking stuffers for Cedric and Rocky. This morning before the shower, I was feeling pretty good and wrapped all the presents I had left to wrap..So I have most everything done for Christmas, thank goodness. Tomorrow night, I am going to a breastfeeding class at the hospital. Cedric has to work, so I am bringing mom along for support! Friday and Saturday, Cedric and I have our childbirth classes at the hospital, and on Saturday afternoon, his family is giving us a shower. So this is going to be another busy week!!!! I wish I could just take a week off from work to relax some before Gabriel is born, but unfortunately that is not possible. Maybe I will at least take a day off--I am trying to make it until Friday, and if I have gotten a lot of stuff done at work, maybe I will take a personal day.......