Little Mans FALSE Labor story

Thursday March 17th I was super busy going to the laundry mat and shopping. When I got home I folded all the laundry put all the groceries away and started to make homemade pizza. From 1pm to 7pm I didn't stop at all and around 6 I noticed I started to have contractions 10 minutes apart. They didn't hurt at all I just felt the pressure of my stomach getting hard. So I kept making the pizza, called my mom and Laura to see what they thought. (Meanwhile Brian was gone flying his dad out to the camp site) They said that it sounded like the beginning of labor. Well I kinda started freaking out (cried to my mom that Brian wasn't here even though I knew he would be home with in the hour) and I started to pack my hospital bag and clean out the car and double check I had the things I needed for the hospital. Well Brian finally got home and the contractions continued.
The next day I went into my doctor to get checked to see how far a long I was and if I needed to go to the hospital. Sadly enough I was only effaced 50% and dilated to a 1. Not much was happening. So my Doctor told me to go walk around for an hour and come back to get checked again. I was excited that this might help and was walking as fast as I could. When she checked me again nothing had changed but she said that I would probably have him sometime that weekend. Well this was not so. My contractions slowly died down that Friday and then were only happening sporadically the next couple days.
Monday I had a doctor appointment and got checked again and she said I was now at 80% effaced but still only dilated to a one.
Tuesday we decided to try drinking Castor Oil. Gross! I mixed it with some orange juice and drank it really fast. It didn't do anything to help labor progress but it got the bowels moving so I guess it did it filled its job requirement.
So since the Castor oil we haven't been doing much to make him come out cuz I just don't think he wants to. He is teaching mommy and daddy a lot of patience. We really would love to have him here sooner rather than later though because we would love to go to Brian's sisters wedding April 9th in Idaho and I would appreciate as much time to recover before we go.

So Lincoln....Mommy knows you are all comfortable and warm inside my belly but lots of people are waiting for you to come out so they can meet and you. I promise when you get here mommy and daddy will take really good care of you and wrap you up warm so you're happy so please please please come out!

38 Weeks

39 Weeks

Hey all!
A little update on the babe on the way... he dropped!!
Ok I know its not that big of a deal but I am really excited about it because it means we are that much closer to having him here. Still have no clue when he will actually be here but I am glad he is out of my ribs for the most part. I think he is going to be really long though because now that he is on my bladder 24/7 and making me almost pee my pants several times a day I can still feel him kicking my ribs. Like really Lincoln can I not get a break!? I just think it should be time to get you out of the small and cramped place and then you can stretch as much as you want and I promise I won't complain.

1 week and 5 days till his due date!!

Moved to Fairbanks

So it has been a really long time again since I have posted a blog about what we are up to and since then a lot has changed....or I guess one thing has changed but it's a big thing so it feels like a lot has changed.

We have moved to Fairbanks! We have been thinking about it on and off for a while now but we always decided to stay in Wasilla because we liked it there so much and his family was there and it is a better town by far. But with all that considered, it kept Brian and I away from each other more often then we liked so last Thursday we decided to move. Friday Brian had us all packed up and we drove to Fairbanks. Saturday we looked for placed to live and found one and moved in. Ya it all happened that fast!! It was crazy!!

It was a very emotional move on me because I was leaving Wasilla, his family (my support when Brian was gone), and our wonderful ward that had just thrown me an amazing baby shower two days before we decided to move. Lets just say the pregnancy hormones were definitely in full effect for these few days and there were lots of tears shed, but my wonderful husband made it so much easier on me then it could have been at 36 weeks pregnant.

Brian completely packed us up in one day and once we got to our new place he unpacked us in one day. He even got all the furniture in the house and set up all by himself! He was so amazing and didn't make me do anything. I did as much as I could though but it wasn't much and he did lots while I was still sleeping in the morning or fell asleep early at night. I can't explain how wonderful he was through the whole thing and now I am very grateful we have moved. Brian has been home every night but one since the move and if we were in Wasilla he would have been gone for the past 5 nights. It has really made me that much happier we are closer to his work and closer together.

So here are the before and after pictures of our house. Sorry if theres a lot, I know my family wants to see it all :)

Our Bedroom (two closets. Brian's is the front one and mine is the walk in :))

The Second Bedroom (Lincoln's Room and Brian's office)

The Bathroom

Stairs

Kitchen table (currently a mess with my sewing project)

Living Room

I couldn't get the last mask hung by myself.

Our wonderful baby swing that Brian's Mom got us (I LOVE IT)

Living Room/Dinning Room (kinda a small space for the table)

Lincoln's half of the room mostly put together (Brian's office half is a mess so I am not showing it)

Lincoln's closet kind of a mess with stuff. I haven't really organized this yet. But he's got everything he needs :)

Bathroom

Our Room with my parents old dresser we brought all the way from Idaho :)

So that is our new little place. :D


OK BABY UPDATE!

Our little Lincoln is still growing and making his
mama bigger and more uncomfortable each day.

So two doctor appointments ago I was measuring good and Lincolns heart rate was good around 150. They said my blood pressure was climbing a little but nothing to be worried about. During the appointment the doctor told me I was having a contraction when she was listening to Lincoln's heart. I thought it was pretty funny cuz I didn't have a clue I was having one (thank goodness).
At the last doctors appointment (in Fairbanks now with a nurse midwife that I just love!) said everything was going good. I got "checked" and she said that I had thinned out a little and seemed to be dilated a little too but that it didn't mean much because I wasn't having any contractions or any other signs of anything happening. But she did tell me that Lincoln's head was in the downward position! That was happy news and now that she told me that I have been having fun playing with him and knowing more surely what body part is sticking out. :)

So these are the updated pictures....

33 weeks

34 weeks

37 weeks

Everything is going good though and I am looking forward to him getting here at any time. I really hope its only one more week or so but I guess we will find out if he agrees with me or not.

Baby Update

So I haven't been very good about updating my blog but here is an update on what has been going on with our little growing boy.

26 weeks

29 week appointment....
At the apointment I had the other day I found out I have gained a total of 10 pounds so far during the pregnancy and I am measuring to be about the normal size. Our little Boys heart rate was 140-150's which is good and normal and was moving around while the doctor was trying to listen to him. :) (I love it when he moves, especially when I can hear his heart beat at the same time :))

29 weeks

Everything is going really well. On Monday I started week 30. At the end of week 29 and a lot this week I have felt him move a lot more. Not just a kick though, I have been feeling those field goals for a while. Now when I feel him move I can see my tummy roll. And its so fun to put my hand on my stomach to feel him roll against me instead of just karate chopping me for a second. Its so much fun! He is especially active like this when I lay on my side so every morning when I wake up I just lay there for an extra couple minutes with my hand on my tummy feeling my little boy stretch and wake up with me :) I have to say this is the best part of being pregnant by far! Its so much fun and satisfying knowing he is ok.

We are now 31 weeks along and things are still going great. I love being pregnant and I can't wait to meet this little guy around 9 weeks from now! Its going to be amazing!

Happy New Year!!!!

We have had a great winter vacation with family and friends and are now back in Alaska. It was good to be away and have fun and see lots of people but it is also nice to be home, unpack wedding gifts and move into our own place for the first time since we have been married!

Yes, We now have a year lease in a beautiful apartment and we are loving it! It has been amazing to move in and unpack and put things on the walls (still in progress) and just enjoy being the two of us for a little while before we get a little addition in March :)

So to sum up our vacation travels, the tropics were Amazing, going home to see family was full of fun and coming back home was bitter sweet. Here are some pictures from our travels.

We flew over the volcano and saw the lava, it was awesome!

Beach Time

Our 1 year anniversary started with swimming with hundreds of Dolphins (sorry there are no pictures in the water just us in front of the spot where we were). Needless to say it was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. LOVED IT!

Then we went to a luau.

Top of the highest point in Hawaii with some of the worlds best and largest telescopes.

We went hiking in an old volcano tube.

Went star gazing and saw amazing star constellations.
Jupiter was the best, seeing its red stripes.

Beautiful old sugar mill.

The river we kayaked along to a waterfall.

Beautiful Beach on Kauai.

Island off the coast of Kauai

My time spent at home. Seeing my sis after a year apart!!!

Brian and I ate a piece of our wedding cake a year or so later.

Me and my mamma the day we were leaving.

Brian and I had to wear our arctic coats in the truck cuz it was so cold outside that our truck wouldn't get warm inside. Tons of fun for 4 days :)

For Christmas Brian and I got a harness for Hotei and Brian taught him to pull me. It was fun.