32 weeks!

So I'm finally 8 months pregnant! yeah! Not too much longer now! We had another OB appointment yesterday and Miss Marlee is still doing great. Mommy is measuring right at 32 weeks and Marlee's heartbeat was 152! I actually asked my doctor how late they would let me go, ( just in case Marlee is stubborn like her mommy!) she told me no more than a week. So that means at the absolute latest, Marlee Claire should be here by August 23rd! yeah! I am so ready to have this baby but knowing her, she will probably be late to her own party!.......My feet have been swelling so much lately and I'm just puffy! The doctor says it's because I'm so far along in this hot summer! This pregnancy was poor planning on my part. My next child will be a December/January/February baby because it's not being pregnant in the summer that is bad. It's being this far along! The top picture is of me at 24 weeks ( wearing the same shirt) and the bottom one is from 31 weeks! I was amazed at the difference because I remember thinking that I was huge at that point!

"Baby Marlee"

We introduced Harley to "Baby Marlee" today. We had read that it was important to introduce your dog to a baby doll and also to play sounds of a baby crying to get them ready for the big transition! Well we chose today for Harley to meet "her" after my mom brought me one of my old baby dolls! Everything started out well, we placed the "baby" in her carrier and all Harley really wanted to do was sniff her and chew on her blanket! ( which is better than chewing on the baby.) Even though I knew that we would have to work on him trying to chew on her blanket, I thought we had done pretty good for our first introduction! Well Jason left to get some dinner and we left the "baby" in the bouncer. I had noticed that Harley had been gone for a little while and when I turned around I found that he had not only taken the baby out of the bouncer, but was in the process of stripping her naked! Needless to see Harley got put in time out ( or as we call it, night night time) I have obviously learned to never leave the baby alone for two seconds! We will continue trying to get Harley used to the "baby" for these next 8 weeks! Hopefully we will have more success in the future or else I see Harley's future as living at Gram's house!

Nursery

We've been working really hard getting the nursery ready these past few weeks! There are still a few finishing touches that we need to do, but I just wanted to show it off! It looks even more beautiful in person! Now all we need is Marlee Claire! Thanks to Aunt Kayla for the letters! WE love you!

9 more weeks!

So we've made it to the single digit countdown! Why does it seem soo much longer? We have been soo busy trying to finish up Marlee's nursery and putting all of her equipment together! I have such an amazing husband and he is so patient with me and I know that it's hard because I am very hormonal right now! We actually bought a new car last week! It's exciting and sad because I loved my Jetta so much but it would barely even hold Marlee's stroller! We ended up getting a new 4runner and we absolutly love it! (except when I have to fill it up with gas!) On another note, this heat is starting to really drain me! My mom and I ran errands all afternoon and then when Jay got home, he wanted to go out! I was on my feet all day! We were at the mall and I just had to find a seat and sit. When I looked down at my feet, I was shocked! I no longer had ankles! I was sporting a brand new pair of cankles! So needless to say, we immediately went home so I could prop my legs up! Jason's reward for being so wonderful to me is a round of golf this morning! He's out with his buddies so I'm all alone until this afternoon! What do I do with myself?

30.5 weeks

We had our 30.5 week appointment yesterday and Miss Marlee is still doing great but her mommy on the other hand is getting miserable! Mostly due to this terrible heat! The doctor says that Marlee is about 3.5 lbs now and she chooses to lay that 3.5 lbs right on my pelvis! I swear that I am carrying this child so low and OUT! Like a basketball! We had a wonderful baby shower last Sunday that my mom's best friend's threw us! Marlee got her car seat, pack n play, bouncer, stroller and sooo many clothes! I have never seen so much pink in my entire life! We are truly blessed to have such amazing friends and family! Marlee will truly be loved and spoiled!

Marlee Claire at 29.5 weeks

We had Marlee's 3d pictures done yesterday and it was absolutly amazing! Marlee actually had her hand or foot in her mouth 90% of the time! She is quite the gymnast! Jason was excited to see that she has chubby cheeks but I'm scared that she's going to be a 9lb baby! (and I'm the one who has to give birth to this little girl!) Marlee is doing great! We have our first (well technically 2nd) baby shower this weekend and we are very excited!