10 Days 'til Our Due Date!

Today officially marks the countdown from 10. Hopefully either Tyler and Denise are right and he comes this Saturday the 19th, or the Grandpa Chris's are right and he comes next Tuesday the 22nd. Either date is wonderful with me, though if we went in on Thursday for our appointment and I went into labor that would be just fine as well!

Tyler and I have had many fun and exciting things happen this past week. FUN: 1. Grandpa C.P. got back from Baltimore in time for us to enjoy a Trader-Price concert at Foss Lake last Friday. 2. I was asked to model for Blunks for a maternity photo setting this past Saturday morning. Unbeknown to myself and Tyler, they wanted Ty in many of the pictures, which was great. However, you all must ask him of how "violated" he felt when they asked him to take off his shirt for a few pictures. :D Afterwords we both agreed that Rip's maternity photo shoots are MUCH more our style. 3. Saturday afternoon we were able to spend a few hours with my wonderful Grandma. The photos follow.

EXCITING: 1. My contractions have been increasing steadily almost every night. I've been having pretty strong back labor which makes getting comfortable impossible. But, just like Grandma Denise says, each one brings us closer to seeing our little boy. 2. Our friends Meridith and Jason Smith are scheduled to be induced this THURSDAY!!! Such exciting news for them. She's been having some trouble with preeclamcia so she and her doctor opted to induce at a very certain 38 weeks. Tyler and I will be up there on Thursday for our weekly appointment, so hopefully we'll get to see little Wilder Smith his first day in the world.

The waiting game has begun for Tyler and myself, and my patience has been surprising. Ty's not as patient, but he's an incredible coach and support during the contractions. I'm sure if I was having to stand aside and wait, I'd get a little impatient as well.

Any new news will be posted on the blog, so stay tuned.

38 Weeks