Little Aly was born Sunday March 30, 2008 at 1:16am weighing in at 6 lbs, 12 oz. She was 4 weeks early and considered pre-mature. She has been diagnosed with a very rare skin disorder and was transferred up to Stanford on Sunday evening. Jonny and I will be up with her on Monday. Please pray for her and us as we learn how to take care of our little girl. God is good and she is precious!

This little girl just might come sooner than we think.  I started having contractions this weekend and lost my mucous plug (I know this may be gross and TMI for some) on Saturday night.  Now, it could still be weeks or it could be days.  I am hoping she waits just at least a few more days until I am 36 and considered full-term.  If she decides to come before that we have to go to a different hospital because we will be considered pre-term.   I want her to be as healthy as can be and so I am encouraging her to wait until 36 weeks!  She might be a little pushy and stubborn like her momma and come when she feels like it…lol.  I have a doc appointment on Wednesday and will know more info then, but in the meantime, send those prayers on up that she is healthy and waits til 36 weeks!

I am now in overdrive thinking about what we absolutely need for her to come and trying to prepare the house.  But I am also taking lots of breaks to make sure I don’t stress myself out.  So if anyone has encouraging words…share, please!

**Update**  I had my doc apt. this morning and I am dialated to 1cm.  Wow…haha, she told me to take it easy for the next week or so to give the little girl a little longer to cook.  But from now on, I will be having weekly appointments, so I will keep everyone updated!

Here I am at 6 weeks:

and here I am at 34 weeks:

Well, here we are nearing closer to our due date.  Only 7 weeks to go, I can’t believe she is coming next month.  I am getting more and more ready to meet this little one.  Having the showers and getting the nursery ready have gotten me really excited for her arrival. 

I have gotten to the point in pregnancy where it is a little difficult to sleep.  It takes forever to roll over in bed and by the time I have rolled over, I realize I have to go to the bathroom…now I am just that much more awake.  I am starting to get back aches which make it hard to sleep, so I head out to the couch to watch a little Nick at Nite until I fall asleep again.  Jonny is so sweet and understanding at 3am while I am rummaging through an armoir for a blanket. I have decided this is God’s way of preparing you to be tired when your little babe comes. 

The nursery is coming along.  We have had two great baby showers with so many loved ones showering us with generous gifts.  I am now making a list of the things we absolutely need for when she gets here and will worry about the rest later.  I do find myself in her room a lot just looking at everything.  The one thing we are still trying to get is a rocker/glider that is comfy. 

I am still subbing at this point, though I am thinking about going to half days because those little boogers can wear you out.  Sometimes I have to go 4 hours without a bathroom break and that kills me.  I will sure miss all my kiddies rubbing my belly and asking me lots of questions about her, but know I will be consumed with my own soon. 

Nelson has just started to become aware of the nursery.  I tend to catch him in there sleeping on the rug and looking around at the new things.  Usually when we get home he is super excited and automatically runs into that room to look for a toy to play with.  I think we will have a hard time distinguishing between baby toys and dog toys. 

With only 7 weeks to go, I would ask for your continued prayers for our little growing family.  We are anxious to meet her, but know she will come in God’s timing.  Thank you for all your support and love during my pregnancy.