36 weeks for Little Miss Caelin

Here we are at 36 weeks for Caelin. It won't be long now before she is here and our family is a family of 5 (Yes, I will always count Baylor!). I think we have done everything to prepare for her arrival, now we just wait. I went to the doc today and here are the stats...

- Weight: Lost one pound this week...which is good since I gained 4.5 last week!

- BP: 98/66

- Caelin's HR: 146

- Dilation: 0

- Effacement: 0%

- Other: slowly we are showing signs of labor such as tightening and Braxton Hicks, but the doc still thinks she will hold out till July 8th. We shall see! I guess our doc apt next Tuesday will be the best indicator when we see if I have dilated any. Until then, the Doc wants me to rest and try not to be on my feet as much. We will see how that goes with my little Angel Cade since he doesn't really prefer I sit down that much! But, I am glad that now I am off of work until October and able to spend more time with him and Caelin when she comes. Praise God for that!

Is this Nesting?

Not sure what you might call these last few days, other than to say we have been a busy little family. Here are some of the highlights of preparing for Caelin coming!

• Her room is ready! I finished sewing her quilt to an iron piece we already had and used that as one of the wall decorations. I also looped ribbon through an iron plate holder to create our unique version of a bow holder (this was Charles' idea!). Everything is now hung and ready to go!


• Car seats are installed and ready for her to be in them. We wanted to do this a little early to help prepare Cade for his sister in the back seats!


• Bassinet (Pack-n-play) is up in our bedroom. This was our way of preparing Baylor since his bed had to move, and Cade since she will be in our room for the first little bit. Cade and Baylor have both had to check everything out, play with the diapers and materials, and even use some of her powder.


• I also spent yesterday morning cooking lots of meals to freeze for when Caelin is here! I cooked several stuffed pasta shells and chicken pot pie.


• We went to store and stocked up on all the goodies my family will need while they are in town and staying with us.


• Updated our call lists for the hospital.


• Gam-ee took pregnancy photos of us as a family. I will post some now, but I still need to edit them, so more will come later!


• Finally, we packed our bags...now I guess all we need is for her to get here!

35 weeks prego (according to Doc)

Well, here we are! We made it to week 35 according to the Doc. C-section is officially scheduled for less than a month away! Can't believe time has flown by so fast! She is still quite the little mover and packs a solid punch. She moves all day and night and kicks way more than Cade ever did. Cade was more of a "stretcher"...Caelin, a flipper and kicker! We are putting the last finishing touches on her room and packing the hospital bags this week. We are putting up her bassinet in our room so Baylor and Cade can get used to it. We are also doing a LOT of talking to Cade about "his baby Caelin" coming soon. He loves to read the book "A Baby is on the Way" and we talk about things like how to touch a baby, and what a baby eats. I know he will be such an amazing and loving big brother. I am now on weekly doctor visits, so here are the stats from this week.

• Weight: gained 4.6 lbs this WEEK...oops, I guess I will put down my brownie now.


• Blood Pressure: 104/68


• Caelin's HR: 144


• Uterus measurement: 34 inches


• Sonogram showed she is head down and faced toward my spine. So, we didn't get to see her beautiful face, but we will see it soon anyway! Currently she is measuring about 6lbs, and Doc predicted she will be about 7.5lbs when born.

Here is what BabyCenter.com says about week 35: "Your baby is running out of room to move as she is measuring about 18 inches and 5.25 lbs. Because it is getting snugger in the womb, it isn't likely that she is still doing somersaults anymore, but she may still be kicking regularly. Her kidneys are now fully developed and her liver can now process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete and the next few weeks will be spent putting on weight."

Nina comes to town!

This past weekend, my sis came into town to spend some Sister time and help with Caelin's soon arrival. We had such a blast! On Saturday, we went to eat Coffee and crepes for breakfast as soon as she got here! Cade LOVES his Aunt Mendy, "mmeeeenn-deee", and followed her everywhere. It was nice for Charles and I to sit back and watch them. After Breakfast, we all went to buy treats for Baylor's BD. We totally splurged and got Salted Caramel and Smore's cupcakes! They were SO YUMMY. Next, our adventures took us shopping as Nana/Papa had called and said they wanted us to spend some money on ourselves from them! That is never a problem, so we went to several clothing stores, Starbucks (of course), and Ulta. Ulta was the jackpot as we found a fun clearance section with all kinds of pampering products. WHOO HOO! Of course the fun couldn't stop there as we then went to the Pedicure place and got mani/pedi's with Gam-ee. We rounded out the evening with Baylor's BD party, dinner at home, and some couch lounging with TV. What a perfect, relaxing day. THANKS to Nana/Papa for the amazing donation and Charles for watching Cade so we could have a "Sis Day out"!

Sunday was even more fun as we spent the morning relaxing, taking Cade and Caelin to the Donut shop (hehehe), and working on Caelin's room. We decided on some very unique decorating ideas (I will post when they are completed)...for now it remains a surprise!

Thanks Sis for coming and spending the night with us. It meant so much to me, and I will never forget all our fun! I love you!

Baylor turns 7 years

Often times we forget about our sweet lil Baylor. Baylor joined our quiet family of just Charles and I only 2 months after we had been married. He has watched our family grow over the last 7 years and has had to adapt to sharing the spot light with Cade. He holds a very special place in my heart and has helped me when we went through some tough fertility times. He is ALWAYS there when you need him (pretty much anytime). He will do anything for just a little attention and makes us laugh when he gives us the "save me look" when Cade starts beating on him. To celebrate, we went to "Treats!" in the Vintage and bought everyone cupcakes (Cade couldn't resist a "hot pink cake pop" and Baylor got a "Pup Cake". His Pup Cake is made of peanut butter, carrot shreds and other yummy stuff for dogs. When we sang Happy Birthday to Baylor, he was so excited knowing he was about to get his treat. Thanks Baylor for all your sweet love to us, you mean so much to our family. HAPPY 7th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Gam-ee!

We couldn't let the day go by without saying Happy Birthday to Gam-ee! Most of you know Cindy and how amazing she is. She shows love to everyone she meets and is a constant ray of sunshine. She is always there when we need her and she is one of the best friends anyone could ask for. To celebrate after work, we surprised her by going to dinner at Babin's. So, on this special day, we say HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAM-EE! We love you!

- Charles, Stacy, Cade, Caelin, and Baylor

Caelin is 34 weeks today!

Welcome to 34 weeks Caelin! We had a Doctor's apt today, all the stats are below. Thought I would include a few pics from this past week. I will try to post some belly pics each week now. She is getting bigger and we even scheduled the C-section date officially with the hospital! July 7th was all booked as of today, so she is officially scheduled now for July 8th at 12:30pm. That is unless she comes before! I am guessing June 27th on my my BFF Lizzy's BD, Gam-ee is guessing June 18th, and my Sister Mendy has put her guess of June 21st out there. So, we will see. We are ready anytime she is! Here are her stats from this week: weight- 158.8lbs, BP- 102/68, and Caelin's HR- 154.

Here is what BabyCenter.com says about Caelin this week:

"Your baby now weighs almost 5 lbs (like the size of a large cantaloupe) and is approaching 20 inches long. Her fat layers are filling out making her rounder. her skin is smoother than ever and her central nervous system is maturing along with her lungs."