Hiccup..Hiccup..Hiccup

My wee little baby girl is hiccuping right now..so cute!!!!

I am 31 weeks today! We cannot believe that in an estimated 9 weeks Isabella will be born! Honestly, it makes me cry everytime I think about it. I cannot wait to meet her and hold her in my arms and look into her beautiful eyes. It's so overwhelming to think about at times-like there's so much to do in such little time. Although I've heard most moms feel that way before their kids are born.

The shower went great! We got so much stuff that we needed and are still trying to find space for it all! We just have to rearrange a little and then it will be perfect!
Thank you to everyone who came and were so kind and generous to Isabella! <3

I have such mixed emotions right now. I really want her out of my belly so I can hold her and see her finally, but at the same time I fear not being able to protect her enough. Right now she's in me and I can protect her and keep her safe so much easier. I want her to be happy and know how much she is loved always! To never feel pain or suffer-even though I know that is not possible to prevent that sometimes. That's life.

The night before our wedding my Mom gave me all the letter she's written to me since I was born. I cried so hard! I was/am her baby girl and now I'm having a baby girl. The amount of love she felt for me even then is so amazing because I feel it already for Isabella. To see the words she wrote throughout the years breaks my heart in good and bad ways. To hear how I hurt her as a young woman in ways that at the time I couldn't fathom and I know that it may happen to me with my baby girl. I want Isabella to be my best friend as I have been with my Mom.
Lets just keep hoping and praying for a healthy delivery for baby and I!!!!

Rockaby Baby In....My Swollen Belly

Baby Bella is a perfectly healthy baby still-had my 7 month check up today! All is well in baby land!
I am 29 weeks and 5 days---She'll be here in about 10 weeks!! Crazy!
The crib looks great-thanks to Grandma Pederson! And our crib mattress looks great in the crib-thanks to Mom McLeod (Doug's Mom)!!
All that's missing for the crib is the crib sheets and bumpers and...of course Isabella who will make it complete!
This is just the photo from the website-we haven't taken any official photos of ours yet until we have like the sheets, etc...And this is not the bedding or theme for Baby Bella, but you can still see the crib!

I feel bad for her because I can feel how she is running out of room. She takes up almost the whole uterine cavity so now when I feel her in there it's not just little kicks and punches, it's her elbows and knees as she tries to get comfortable. Cute!!!
She is approximately 17 inches long and almost 3 whole lbs!!!! Our baby girl is getting so big already!
Yesterday I counted and I saw on 4 separate occasions my belly jump from her in there doing in dance routine! It was amazing! And I wasn't even staring at my belly-I was looking at something and it caught my eye.
The baby shower is 3 days away and I cannot wait! I'm sure I'll spend the day(s) after washing all her tiny clothes and making room for all her little things.
Today we go to our first "meet'n'greet" with a potential pediatrician for baby Bella. I got a bunch of questions online to ask and added a few of my own-just want to make sure Doug and I feel comfortable and confident with our choice.
He's been great as I expand outwards! ( I feel like a beached whale at times...)
He always offers to get me something to eat or cook for me. He did the laundry last weekend-I helped, I had to show him how to do it right-and made the bed from scratch last weekend too! And it's really adorable and makes me want to tear up when I see him gaze over into the crib looking down in it and I assume imagining our little girl sleeping so sweetly in there.
He's going to be an amazing father and if I am 1/2 of how amazing my mom was, baby Bella will in great hands!