I have been inspired to create a new blog on behalf of my soon to be daughter Addison Rylee and myself! I hope to share the wonders of becoming a new mom with friends, family and whoever else stops by.
As of now, I am just weeks away from welcoming our little girl. I am anxious beyond belief. The past 37 weeks have been difficult, but thankfully the pregnancy has gone wonderfully. Of course I am more than ready to have my body back! More than that though, I just cannot wait to look into the eyes of our baby girl for the first time. To study her face and her little fingers and toes. I can't even begin to imagine how that moment is going to feel. I am sure it will be the most wonderful moment of my life, with many more to follow as she grows and surprises us each and every day.
As for me - I am currently working on getting a BA in Accounting. I have been attending Scottsdale Community College part-time. I have taken this semester off in order to care for the baby, but I plan to enroll again in the Fall semester. Other than attending school part-time I am fortunate enough to stay home with Addison. I am more than thankful to have that opportunity! It's something I will cherish forever - knowing that I was there for all of the milestones in my baby's first years of life. I look forward to spending time with her each and every day as she discovers new things and we learn together how to grow as a family. I also hope to meet other moms and get involved in some groups where Addison and I can each make new friends and socialize. I hope to avoid getting lonely as an at-home mom and I also wish for Addison to have social interaction with more than just her mom. I think activities will keep us both feeling good! I have already investigated a group of moms in my area on meetup.com that seems to be a great group of people. Once Addison arrives I hope to meet them and build some new relationships.
Until then, I am impatiently awaiting her arrival. Since school is on hold and I am not working, the last few weeks of anticipation have been torturous. With (hopefully) less than 3 weeks to go, the wait is almost over! Although 3 weeks of boredom and anticipation can move quite slowly. I am trying to relax and enjoy the ride - as much as possible.
I had a weekly check-up yesterday. I went in hoping for good news - such as "oh my goodness you're 3cm dilated and should begin labor any time now!" Okay - so I knew that wouldn't happen.. but to my surprise the doc measures my belly and gets a strange look on her face.. makes a "Hmmm.." and asks me if I felt like I grew much recently. Apparently I measured quite large.. I'm not yet sure how to feel about this. She scheduled an ultrasound for my 38 week check-up (next Tuesday) to see if Addison is as big as she seems to be. I am glad that she may be a big healthy baby - however, I will be disappointed if it means I will have to deliver by c-section. That has been a worry of mine since day one - being that I am a small woman. Either way, she s worth whatever it takes.. but I am quite nervous about the whole thing. The funny thing is - when the doc asked me that, I thought - No.. not really.. But when I got home I decided to measure my waist as I have been doing from the beginning just to see for myself how much I am growing.. Turns out I'm 1.5in. wider than the last time I measured which couldn't have been more than a few days ago.. and my belly button is completely flush with my stomach and my skin is noticeably tighter than even the day before! I guess I overlooked it, but she must have grown overnight! I hope for good news this Tuesday. Maybe she is big enough and ready to come out!! Maybe not... We'll see!
Here are some pictures of our journey the past few months!
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