Any day now!

Well, Addison should be here any day now. I went ahead and took leave from work as I'm having contractions at 10 minutes apart and my doctor didn't think I should be driving. I've been resting a lot or as much as I can anyway. Last Thursday I started having contractions at work and they continued to get closer into Friday so I finally called the doctor's office and they said to get up to the hospital. I ended up at the clinic because labor and delivery was full so they checked me there and had me on the monitor. Basically my contractions weren't consistant enough and I was only dilated to 1 so they sent me home. Mom went ahead and came up as we feared if I did have it she wouldn't make it through the snow storm. We did end up getting nearly a foot of snow so it was a good thing she made it here. It was nice to spend that time together even though Addison decided it wasn't quite time to join us.

Monday I had my regular appointment so mom went with me and they said I'm dilated to 3 so when my contractions get closer to 5 to come back up. Now I'm just waiting at home. I knew people were probably wondering what's going on so I thought I'd better update everyone.

6 lbs. 6 oz.

Well, we went to the doctor yesterday and they did an ultrasound. Everything looks well. They estimate her at 6 lbs. 6 oz. Right now it's just a waiting game. Scottie told the doctor he believes she'll be here before Christmas and after checking me the doctor agreed that this could be a possibility so at this point we'll just wait and see. I think we have most everything ready for her. We got the last of what we needed that day so that's a relief. We'll continue to keep everyone updated each week.

2:00 a.m. Scare

So we had a little scare early Sunday morning...For about an hour I was having horrible back and stomach pain. The stomach pain was only on my left side so I was pretty sure I wasn't having contractions but the pain was unbelievable. It got less and less and by 3:00 a.m. I was able to sleep a little. The next day at 3:00 that afternoon that horrible pain was back so we called the doctor who believes I may have just pulled a ligament or something but to rest as much as I can, take Tylenol and keep a heat pack on. I went to work a little yesterday but the back pain makes it hard to sit at a computer for very long so I didn't last but a few hours. This morning at about 2:30 a.m. I woke up extremely swollen on my left side. I looked like a monster with one eye swollen shut and my hand so large I couldn't make a fist. Addison wasn't moving much after me being up for an hour so I only got more concerned and finally called the doctor. I'm sure they think I'm a nut. They had me eat something and lay on the opposite side I was swollen on and sure enough she started to move. Needless to say, I have a doctor's appointment on the 3rd and I believe they'll be doing an ultrasound so we'll see what they say then. At this point I would just like some sleep without pain. Tylenol does not do the trick for me.

Oh Christmas Tree...

Friday we decided to get a real tree to decorate this year. I figured since I can't be home over the holidays this is the next big thing as it reminds me so much of home. The tree ended up a little larger than we thought once we got it in the house but I love it.

The finished product...

Oh and on Wednesday we had a couple inches of snow. Luckily I didn't work that day because it snowed most all day. It made for a pretty day to get out some Christmas stuff and get in the holiday spirit.

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Fishing on the Mighty MO

Scottie's mom, stepdad and nephew

Holy Fish!

Scottie's been asking me to post these and I keep forgetting. He enjoyed a little fishing this summer with family and friends as you can tell.

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