Annana & Gigi

Thanks to everyone who has sent a card or called to check on us! However we couldn't have made it without Annana & Gigi. Annana came up on Monday and spent the night with us and Gigi came Tuesday night and stayed the rest of the week. They hauled us all around back and forth to doctors appointments, etc.

Visitors...

When Grace arrived you could already tell how many people loved her with the amount of phone calls, flowers, gifts, & visitors that came. :) Here's a picture of Grace with some of her visitors.

Uncle Capi & Aunt Brooke

Bridget & Stephen

Jacquelyn

Uncle Jason

Grandaddy Terry

Gotta run for now. I'll post more pictures of visitors & Grace soon! XOXO

Friday, May 8, 2009

Allie Grace McLaughlin has arrived! Friday morning around 1am I woke up with contractions so Scott & I headed to the hospital as my contractions were 5-6 minutes apart. We arrived at Rex Hospital around 2:30am. Long story short... at 3am my water broke, at 5am I was 5cm & shortly after Gigi, Big Daddy, & Annana arrived! Just after 7am I was 10cm, so I labored down for an hour and then started to push. Grace arrived at 9:45 am.

Here's a picture of Scott & I waiting to meet Grace!

Meeting Grace...

Some Daddy time...

Perfect!

With Dr. Littleton...

Proud Gigi & Big Daddy...

Dr. Appt.

Yesterday I went to the doctor and I'm now 3cm! My weight is holding out at 159, I'm determined not to get over the 160 lbs. mark! (haha!) Instead of scheduling my doctors appointment for next week the doctors went ahead and scheduled an induction for next Thursday, the 14th, due to my feet & hands. However the doctor I saw yesterday seems to think I'll go before then, but of course they never can tell. Hopefully I'll go on my own and not have to be induced, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Grace was extremely active when I first got to the doctors office. The nurse said she was getting in her exercise. And just like when we exercise our heart rate goes up, so had hers. So they put me on a monitor and monitored her heart rate for about 30 minutes. Once she calmed down it was back in the normal range.

After seeing the following picture I realize I should probably wait until Grace is here to take anymore pictures. ;) I'm beginning to look pretty rough! Can I blame it on the nasty weather we were having that afternoon? Ok, guess not. (And check out that belly button, ha!) This picture was taken Monday of Dawson & I at our 4H meeting. He's going to be a great big cousin!

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay...

Saturday was Dock of the Bay and as every other year, it was another great time. This morning we received these pictures of Scott and I that I thought I'd share.

On Saturday I was 39 weeks, so we're planning for Grace any day now! I go back to the doctor tomorrow afternoon & hopefully I have progressed more from last week. My back sure is feeling it. Maybe the next time I post it will mean she's arrived! :) Fingers Crossed!

Love to all!

This Past Weekend

Starting on Thursday, Scott & I went to the Jimmy Buffett concert & had a great time. I didn't have even one Margarita while in Margaritaville ;) hehe!

On Friday, I had lunch with Jenn & Lilley. Lilley was such a trooper, never made a peep, & hung right in for our girls outing! Jenn snapped this shot before we left their house and I just received it in my email with a sweet message from Lilley. I can't wait for Grace to arrive so she and Lilley can have lots of play dates!


Saturday we went to the Triangle Beach Music Festival, let's just say that was an eventful day! Here are a few pictures that our friends snapped... (I don't look very happy in the first picture, but I really was, it was a good time!)


Everyone with our group (even some people I didn't even know) were very helpful to the "pregnant lady". They were sure I had my feet up enough & a water in my hand!

And on Sunday Scott & I went out to lunch, then visited the flea market. I'm *so* excited about my flea market find... (110 years old and still has all orginial parts, so the lady that sold it to us said).

And later Sunday afternoon our furniture was delivered! :) I will post more pictures of the furniture once I have more set up in the room. I'm having a hard time with my bedding (will explain more on that later)... but it looks like its coming together.

37 weeks & 5 days

So today, I'm 37 weeks & 5 days... (16 days to go, give or take a few, oh my!)

During the next picture you can see which side of my belly Grace was pushing on, guess the flash scared her or maybe she was just strikin' a pose! :)

I'm really enjoying everyone's "guess" to the baby game. Keep your guesses coming. The game will lock next week so no one can change their answers or post new guesses. If you need the link, it's: http://www.expectnet.com/games/AllieGrace

Good news: We received a phone call today that our furniture for the lake is being delivered on Sunday! :) Can't wait to get everything in place. I'll post pictures as soon as I can.

Hugs to all! XOXO