Maternity Pictures

Josh and I were lucky enough to get to work with Whitney Warnes (one of my employers at Fuller) and her husband Nick taking some maternity pictures. Whitney is a photographer and did such an amazing job. She has only be able to post some of the photos so far but if you want to take a look go to www.whitneywarnesphotography.com and click on portraits. The password is Sophi. Hope you enjoy.

Still not much change on the labor front. I am having a few more contractions each day so I think Sophi and I are making progress...just slow progress. Mom and Dad come tomorrow and hopefully will keep us entertained until Sophi arrives. Stay posted for breaking news as it happens!!

Going on 39 weeks

Tuesday I will be 39 weeks! As of now I am still feeling pretty good. We had a doctors appointment today and discovered that I am 80% effaced and 1 centimeter dilated. The doctor even touched Sophi's head while checking things (a little weird really!). Things seem to be moving along and he felt I could go any day or it could still be about 2 weeks. I had only gained one pound since last week and he thinks that pound went directly to Sophi, now weighing about 7 and 1/2 pounds.

Here are some pictures of me taken yesterday after my last day of work!! I will not return to work until after the new year. I am excited to have a break for a bit and so thankful I get so much time to spend with my little girl when she arrives!

Thank you for all the prayers each of you have been saying our our behalf. Please continue to pray that everything goes smoothly and that Sophi's transition into this world is an easy, healthy, happy one!

Keep checking in for updates as Sophi's birthday draws near!

Full Term and due date pool

I am 37 weeks today which means I am full term!! We made it!!

We had a doctors visit today and found out a few interesting things about our little girl. First they determined that my cervix is thinning but I am not dilating yet. Sophi is turned head down (at least she was when we were there) which is helping the thinning but making me walk with quite the waddle!
Sophi, we learned, currently weighs in at 6 1/2 pounds. So all of those out there who think I look a bit on the large side, well, it is because my baby is a very healthy, very BIG, baby!! The doctor predicts that if she comes in the next two to three weeks she will weigh 7 1/2 pounds. If she decides to wait another three to four weeks to make her grand debut she will probably weigh 8 pounds!! So.....please pray she comes early or on time for my sake!! But we are very happy to hear we have a very healthy baby.
My last day of work is next Friday which is also the day that my doctor returns from a week long vacation so our goal is to at least make it to that day, September 4th. This also happens to be a full moon which my dad is now predicting will be the day Sophi arrives!

Speaking of predicting Sophi's arrival, I really enjoyed my sister-in-laws due date pool she had when her little one was a few weeks away. So I decided it is time to give everyone an opportunity to start guessing when our little Sophi will make her entrance into the world. A prize will be given to the one who gets closest so start guessing!!!

Quick photo update

Here is a quick photo update for all you who are interested...

33 weeks

33 week belly

36 weeks

36 week belly

More pics to come soon...hopefully ones of an actual baby will be coming very soon!!

Nursery...almost perfect

After having Rebecca, Josh's mom, here for a week and my parents for a few days we now feel like the nursery is complete. (Well, Josh feels that way. Of course my pregnant brain can think of sooo many things I still have left to do!). We absolutely LOVE it! Josh's mom painted the walls and did an amazing job. She also helped us brighten up the ugly white shelves and gave us many decorating tips! My mom and dad came in two hours after Rebecca left to go home and helped us add all the finishing touches to make the room complete! We are so grateful to both of our parents for all they have done to make our little Sophi's room just what we had hoped for! Thank you Rebecca for taking a week away from work to come all the way to California to paint for us. It is a gift that we truly treasure and we will always tell our little Sophi the story of her Grammy painting her first room. And now the anticipated pictures....let me just say that they do not do justice to how absolutly adorable the room really looks!

The amazing tree that I LOVE!!!!

The changing table/Josh's desk

My favorite little nursing corner!

Sophi's dresser full of cute little clothes!

Thanks again Rebecca and Mom and Dad for all you did to make this room everything we hoped it would be. We couldn't have done it without you. Now all we need is our little girl to make the room perfect!!

While we were in Atlanta a few weeks ago, my cousin's wife (and long time friend) Amy Chamblee along with her mom, my cousin Rachel, my Aunt Karen and many other wonderful women from my home church, North Atlanta Church of Christ, threw Sophi and I a baby shower. Josh and I were overwhelmed with the support and blessings we received that day. Thank you to all those who made that day such a memorable day for me.
Here are a few pics from the day:

My best friend Kathryn! It was sooo good to get spend time with you!!

Long time Friend Lauren! So good to catch up with you!

Grandma, Nana, Mom, Me and Sophi... 4 generations!

All the amazing gifts we received. Thank you so much!!

Josh's mom is flying into LA tonight to spend a week with us and paint Sophi's nursery! We are so excited to have her here. We are so grateful for her willingness to do this for our little girl. What a special gift from a special Grammy! I will post before and after pictures next week when it is done!

I leave you with a belly picture from 30 weeks, entering the third trimester! I am now 32 weeks and still feeling pretty good. I know I am very lucky and I am counting my blessings. I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and look forward to hearing how Sophi is doing! We will let you know!

Sophi and I at 30 weeks

Vacation

It is the final day of Josh and I's much anticipated last vacation before we have to stay put in Pasadena for awhile, anxiously awaiting Sophi's arrival. I am sad to go back tomorrow to the busy work week. We had such a great, relaxing, fun trip spending most of our time in Panama City Beach with my parents at their condo. It was so nice to sleep in, lay out on the beach all day reading good books, eat fresh fried shrimp every night for dinner (ok not every night, just almost every night!) and have time to actually think out loud with Josh without any distractions. Sometimes I wish every week was vacation week, but I know if this was the case a vacation would not hold the same meaning and feeling! Here are some pics from trip.

Sophi and I soaking in some sun.

Dinner at Uncle Ernie's, one of our new favorite eats!

The family!

Just the two of us...for now!

Thanks mom and dad for making this trip possible for us. We had such a great time and were able to get the much needed rest and relaxation we needed. We now feel a little more prepared for Sophi's arrival! We can't wait for next year's trip...with Sophi in tow!