Well i am now 34 weeks and 2 days. I really can't believe how fast pregnancy flew by. It seems like just a few months ago i found out i was pregnant. I am really blessed with friends and family who are excited and care about me. Brady and i had been dating a little less than a year when i had gotten pregnant. We really loved each other but at first we didn't know what to do. We considered adoption for the baby because we thought that the baby should have parents who was ready for him. He was 18 and i had just turned 17. But now i'm happy as can be and feel like we made the best decision ever because we decided to keep our little boy and get married. we got married on December 8 and the baby is due on March 8. Both sides of our family are very excited and can't wait to meet the baby. Right now its between 2 names. Either Lucas or Parker for the first name. his middle name is going to be after Brady. so its gunna be Lucas Christopher [brady's middle name] or Parker Brady. We'll just have to see when he comes out :]

Here are some Pictures of when Brady proposed!

January 30

Well I actually slept good last night for once :P i think it helps if i go to bed waayy later. I had a doctor's appointment at 8 so i was planning on getting up around 7 but i guess the baby wanted up earlier and i woke up at 6. not too bad actually. well at my last appointment the doctor told me that this appointment i would be getting that strep test thing which is kinda like a pap smear - ewwwe. Well when we got there we were the first ones to be seen. they took me back to a section of the building where i hadn't been before and i had a doctor that i hadn't had before but he is by far my fav!! [where i go its called The Women's Center and there isn't just one doctor there is like 7 or 8 maybe and you have to see them all because you don't know who's gonna be there when you go into labor] His name is Dr. Brooks. Anyways he measured me and i measure right on the money, Lucas or Parker's heart rate is good, and even though its "stuck" his head is in the right place :D but i didn't get the strep test this time i'll get it at my next appointment on Feb. 13. I have gained a LOT of weight :/ i was shocked to see the scale, but the doctors didn't say anything so i'm guessing its alright.

Well I'm having a surprise baby shower on Saturday. Yeah, my dad blew the surprise.. and even after i told him i didn't want to know anything about it he insisted on telling me the time and place. gahhhh. but i'm really really looking forward to it because i haven't seen my friends from school in what feels like a long time plus i'm excited to get things for the baby! I went out for dinner and desert with Becca my older sister tonight. it was a lot of fun she really is one of my best friends. Now i'm just trying to waste some time before bed so i can sleep longer and brady can come home faster :]

January 31

Hmm, well today didn't exactly go the way i had expected. I definately didn't think i'd be at the doctor again..for three hours!! haha. i woke up in the middle of the night with extreme heartburn, i realized that i was laying on my stomach instead of my side. i tried to turn over and got major pain shocking through my side and stomach. once i flipped over, i obviously couldn't fall back to sleep right away.. but usually when i switch sides the baby moves around, but he didn't. i eventually fell back asleep, but when i woke up, went to the bathroom of course, got some apple juice [ughh my fav drink craving], and layed back down to wait and see if brady was awake the baby still hadn't budged. after a while i got some cereal and went back to the couch, he still hadn't moved. brady was awake by now and i told him i was gonna call my mom, but first i wanted brady to talk to Lucas or Parker.. because whenever brady talks the baby immediately goes to the side where brady is and starts moving [its actually really cute that he can recognize brady's voice, i mean besides my dad's, brady's voice is the only male on the baby hears] but even playing with my belly and talking right on him he didn't move. i called my mom and she told me to call the doctor but he was probably fine. i called the Women's Center and they told me to come in whenever i could and they'd check me out.

well, dr. thompson was in today.. everybody knows that he takes FOREVER but is worth the wait [some say] because he's a good doc. so it went really sloooooooowww and we didn't get seen by the nurse until about an hour or so after we had gotten there. took my weight, my urine, and my blood pressure then we just had to wait for the dr. he finally came almost another hour later after brady went out there to ask where he was. he told me that they could hook me up to a monitor to watch his heart rate, he said it would take about 20 to 30 minutes. brady and i were already starving and the baby had finally kicked once we were in the room, but we wanted to make sure everything was okay. they hooked me up to the machine which is the same one that you get when you are at the hospital in labor. its 2 straps that wrap around your tummy and kinda chill there while taking the baby's constant heart rate and one to monitor contractions. about 35 minutes later brady and i were starting to get a little angry because nobody had come in to check on anything at all and we were so hungry [it was about 2:35 and we hadn't eaten lunch] so brady went out again and said that we really needed to go.. and 5 minutes later the doctor came in and looked at the chart that had printed off from the machine and showed me that the baby's heart rate was fine which meant he was okay and that i was having contractions but that was normal for how far along i was. [no wonder i felt like i had gotten my period back and strong cramps were happening! lol] we said thank you and left to go to Wendy's which was about 2 minutes away.

when we walked in i heard the lady taking orders at the front say "i don't know if i can take 20 more days until this baby gets here" and i immediately smiled and asked her how far along she was. we actually talked and laughed about not sleeping and the cramping and kicking. its crazy how many people are preggo now but i LOVE the bond pregnant women have with eachother. for once it doesn't matter how old you are, what you look like, where you work, what you wear its all just about relating with someone you don't even know on a totally different level that no one but pregnant women or women who have been pregnant understand :] which is why i really appreciate this site.

February 4

okay, so i'm up here online while Brady is downstairs cursing at the xbox and slamming the controller as usual. hmm well Saturday was my "surprise" baby shower for all my friends my age. my dad ruined the surprise for me which i wrote about above, but it was still soo much fun and a lot of things i didn't expect. we played some games ate some food, talked, hung out, opened presents. it was a lot of fun. i was looking forward to it sooo much i even had a dream about it the night before! lol. mainly because i hadn't seen any of my friends except a few in what sempt like forever. my aunt & cuzcame down from Fairfax for the baby shower and to visit. that was fun for Kate because her and my cousin seem to really get along. That morning my mom called Brady and said that Lee, my stepdad was in the hospital. there was something wrong with his abdomen and they didn't know what was going on. They had a tupe going down to his stomach and they said he would be there for a few days. he's doing much better now though and should be home by tonight. we got a lot of cute baby boy stuff for the shower, i'll have to put up pictures later. GIANTS WON THE SUPER BOWL! haha i was so mad that my packers didn't get in it that i didn't even want to watch, but i really didn't think it was fair that the patriots were in it again, so i was rootin for the NY.

Tonight is my first childbirthing class!!!! my mom is going with me because Brady has to work so it should be interesting.

February 6

Childbirthing class was actually fun. there was a lot of people there and surprisingly, i was one of the ones that was furthest along. My mom is going with me because my hubby works nights :[ i really wish he could come though.. he really needs to know this stuff and won't look it up himself. he just relys on me to know everything because i'm so damn interested in whats going on with me and the baby. at class they have snacks and videos and packets and all kinds of stuff. Kayla, a senior [like me] from my school is in this class too. she's nice. she's a week behind me i think. I'm starting to have sudden sharp lower back pain along with the period feeling like cramps. its no fun at all. especially when youre home alone all night. :[[[

i've got school today. i've gotta take 4 tests on 4 different chapters so, wish me luck! i hate government lol. then after "school" caitlin, one of my best friends is suppose to come over for a little while. we've got a busy next few days. tomrw i have childbirthing class number 2. friday we're having my old neighbors/my REALLY good friends come over for dinner [which means we'll be preparing the house and food all day], then saturday us and our friends justin and jessi are going to Harrisonburg to look at prom dresses. theyre our friends we went out to eat with before prom last year. my senior prom is April 19. i know i'll have had the baby wayyy before then, i just don't know if i'll be the size i want by then.

Feb. 7

well.. my day and night yesterday were very interesting. I apologize for some of the writing in yesterday's blog, but i was sooo emotional i guess because my body was changing. I woke up with bad stomach and back pain so i went upstairs to lay with brady for a bit. i didn't have time to go with him to file our taxes because i had school. until he had to leave to go file taxes and i left for school, we played xbox for a while. only, i was having really bad stomach pains again. i wasn't sure if it was contractions or what it was. when i got to school i went to my mom's office first [she works there as the book keeper] to say hello and give her some things i had gathered for kate. i told her about my pains and she really wanted me to call the doctor, but i knew what they'd say and didn't want to call. so i went to my "class" and started working on a test and the teacher came in and told me that my mom and the nurse wanted me to call the doctor NOW. so i gave up and walked back down to her office to obey her and call the doctor. i explained to them what was going on and they told me that unless my water breaks or i'm bleeding to just chill. so i finished my other 3 tests and went home. brady called before he went into work and told me that i needed to call my mom and she said she would call him if i needed him. i got home and saw that becca had called, so i called her back. she asked if i wanted some company and i said sure. so she came over and we talked and talked and talked. my tummy and back were feeling better and the baby was moving aronud like crazy!! its so cool when you can actually see them poking out of your stomach. we would talk to the baby and see what he would do. apparently he likes the name parker better than lucas :PP

well we had just gotten into the movie Knocked Up, which is one of my ultimate favorites and all of a sudden we heard the door open and brady walked in!! it scared us both to death because he hadn't called, he works a half hour away, and he loses a majority of his money if he leaves work early or comes in late! he just relocked the door and came right over to lay with me and told me he was worried about me and he lost his phone and didn't know any of our numbers by heart. i immediately was worried about his work taking off money from his paycheck and knew we couldn't afford it.. then realized that he was just being sweet and really cared about me and wanted to make sure i was alright. well we all finished watching the movie and then becca wanted to head home. by then it was 11. my stomach was hurting again and neither brady nor i could fall asleep so we stayed up a little longer while i watched him play xbox. my stomach was really hurting and brady could tell i was in pain, so he told me i needed to call the birthing suite. i told him it wasn't neccessary and i was okay, just in some pain. he went into the kitchen dialed the number and handed me the phone. i figured i didn't have a choice so i called them and told them what was going on. they said it sounded like contractions and i should probably come in just to be on the safe side.

well we got ready and left for the hospital. i called my mom and he called both his parents in utah to let them know what was going on. we got to the hosptial and had to go through the ER. there, i was put into a wheelchair and pushed up to the birthing suite. we got a room and i was told to change into a gown and pee in a cup. did that. then after a few minutes i was hooked up to the monitors i had seen before. we were on those for about half an hour then the doctor came in to look at the sheet and told me that it looked like i was having minor contractions but the baby was fine and i was fine and not going into labor yet. she said she wanted to check my cervix before we left though. i was like alright my first time experienceing this kind of thing. well it was basically what i expected. but i was much much much more comfortable with brady there beside me for some reason. well she said that i was one cm dialated. she said that thatmeant that i could go into labor today, tomrw, next week, or 5 weeks. its just up to the baby when he wants to come. that made me feel better that the pain i was feeling was worth something and it just meant that the process is getting started and i will have my baby within a month :DD but wow, what an experience!

February 12

Wow. well nothing much has changed. i've just been extremely emotional lately. Yeah so i like how i couldn't fall asleep until 7AM this morning. suckkss real bad. some of it had to do with my older sister leaving someone she's been with and who has been a part of our family for almost 5 years. she stayed with me here at our house last night, because she obviously couldn't go home. i mean, i love the girl to death and she's always welcome at our house or welcome to call me anytime and talk about anything, i just am really gonna miss steph. Tommorrow i go to the doctor.. for the strep b. cultures or whatev. i'll be okay if brady is there with me. he'll check to see if i'm dialated any further. i doubt i will be. Lucas will come when he is ready, and i don't think its any time really soon. 2 days til valentines day.. i'm pretty excited, but also pretty nervous. i always end up hurt and alone on valentines day, i can't remember a good one since elementary school when you sent valentines to everyone and had a big party with lots of treats.

being up until 7 i got to watch quite a few episodes of One Tree Hill [my bff let me borrow the 3rd season] and it made me realize that i cannot wait until this little boy gets here so i can give him the life i never had but always wanted. a life where your mother and father love each other instead of dislike or even hate each other at times. and a good home where everything is stable and where he likes to go and stay. and i am also going to make sure that this boy is a good one. the kind all of you having girls would one day like your daughter to be with. a boy who knows how girls should be treated and not just girls, but everyone. i want to raise a good son who has a life filled with happiness.

February 18

Well i guess it has been a few days. Valentines day was the best EVER. Brady surprised me and took off work a month early so we could be together! i was sooo surprised :] he took me to a very nice dinner. and to get my nails done and eyebrows waxed and we went to see a movie. it was the perfect day. And i went to the doctor on Wednesday i think it was and got the strep b test. ughhh can you say painful? i guess cuz the baby had already dropped and was kinda low it hurt really bad. but hey, its over with. we found out that i was 1and a half cm dialated and 70 percent efaced. which is some pretty good progress :] i was happy to hear that. i have a feeling the next docs visit i'll be like 3 cm and fully efaced or something. that will be even better progress :DD my stomach feels like a hot air balloon or something. i'm not use to sitting down and being able to put my hands on my belly like a table top :p its exciting though to know that i have a real live baby inside of me that is all mine forever. i've never been happier. Can't sit at the computer for very long anymore. annnd i've gotta go to birthing class in like half hour and that is just constant sitting for about 2 hours. so, i think i'll go lay down. update laterr.

February 23

omg omg omg. I'M 38 WEEKS! and sooo excited. i can't believe he could be here in like 2 weeks or less. i can't wait to see him. and his room is now almost done and we are pretty much ready for him. we just have to paint and put up the letters of his name across the wall above his crib. but we have to wait to do that because the other night we decided on a name. and its not lucas OR parker. something totally different and it fits perfectly. we're not telling anyone, we're keeping it a secret until he's born :] its fun to watch people squirm ;p we went to Babys R Us yesterday with Lisha. it was sooo big and nice! it had almost everything you could think of. we got red crib bumpers and a waterproof cushion thing to go on top of his mattress to make it softer. and we got him a basketball outfit because i knew brady would loove it! and then finally we got wooden letters to spell out his name. they were really expensive! 5 bucks a piece and he has 6 letters in his name, but it was well worth it. its gonna look so cute!

Today is baby shower number 2. for the older ladies instead of girls my age. i'm excited! i can't wait to get more stuff for this little guy. we're so lucky we have so many people who care about us and are going to help us. My mom and old neighbor/good family friend are coming over here before the shower because they haven't seen the baby's room even since we put up curtains! brady and i stayed up til about 1 in the morning fixed up his room and tidying up the house. it looks SO good! we finally put his bassinet and swing downstairs and little cradle in our room for his first few nights. at my docs appmnt on thursday they just said that the baby measured perfect and his heart rate was good, but no change since tuesday in my cervix :[ i'm still about 2 cm and about 50-70 percent efaced. but still thats better than nothing right? Oh, and good news, i think. I think i lost my mucus plug! or parts of it. unless if its something else, but i think its the plug. i'm just not sure about anything about these last few weeks its making me nervous. haha but it'll all be worth it when our little one is here :DD

February 28

Well, today is thursday and i'll be 39 weeks on saturday. i just can't believe it. i am SO incredibly ready for this little boy to enter our lives forever. i honestly don't know how much longer i can wait! i just want to sleep until i go into labor :p its like christmas or something when you were little. went to the doc today and my cervix hasn't changed or anything but the doctor said i still am making good progress because i'm already started. she said it really could be any day now. all we can do is wait.... and wait... and wait some more.

i don't think it actually hit me until my due date was on the milk cartons at the grocery store! <333not too much longer now :]

March 4

whaaaaaaat?! its already march!? AH!! haha. i honestly cannot beileve it. i just looked at my page and it says i have "4 days left" that seems nearly impossible except i am MORE than ready so.. i really just need my son to come ASAP. i just don't think its hit me exactly yet. i mean i'm starting to realize that i will have a baby and a son for the rest of my life and that makes me extremely happy. its fun talking with brady about getting family pictures done and everything as a family. i'm so excited. anyways, i went to the doctor today. had a doc i didn't remember havnig before, but she was very very nice and extremely helpful and knew what she was talking about.

i lost a pound or 2 since last week's appmnt, but i expected my weight to do that. his heartbeat is good. very strong and loud it sounds great :] and he's measuring 38 inches still. its been that for about 3 weeks, but i feel like i keep getting bigger. the doctor said thats fine it just means that he's lowered into my pelvis so its not measuring that big. [i'm honestly glad its not, i don't want a big baby!!] and she looked at my stomach and said "ooh and he's pretty long too" and said he'd probably be about 21 inches or so. i thought he was long because i could feel his head wayyy down low and his feet still not being so nice to my air supply. but my weights good, he's measuring good, his heart rate is good. we're both healthy and thats all i could ask for :] my next appointment i asked to be earlier because my due date is on saturday and if i have to be induced i want to do it as soon as possible. the reception lady said that they'd probably schedule me a induction appointment if the baby hasn't come by then within a week or so. please please come tonight or within a few days little boy, i want to see your cute face and hands and feet!