Ticking Time Bomb

Chris says I'm just a ticking time bomb at this point , ready to go at any time ;)   Today I am 37 weeks. At this point in my pregnancy I go to the doctor once a week.  At 35 weeks we had an ultrasound to see how big the baby is. A normal 35 week fetus usually weighs 5.5 lbs. Well Mr. Carter was guesstimated to weigh 7lbs and 14 oz! So its safe to say he will be a big boy! It was amazing to see him on the screen and to see how big he was and how much he had changed in just 15 weeks. What was truly amazing was the 3D picture. You can already tell what he will look like....

At our 36 week appointment the doctor check my cervix and at that point nothing was happening. She told us that I could safely go into labor at any point and gave us a few things to look for. We had our 37 week appointment this past Tuesday. The first 20 mins of the apt was spent on the fetal monitor. It not only was monitoring Carters heart rate, but it was also showing that I was contracting. The contractions were not strong or painful, so nothing note worthy. Once again she checked my cervix and at that point I was dilated just 1/2 cm. Which isn't alot, but its movement in the right direction :). The contractions have continued but they are sporadic and still not painful.  My next apt is the 22nd..

I have had all my baby showers since I last blogged! Everyone of them was amazing and very special.

 Mom had a gathering at one of my favorite Mexican places. We sat outside on a beautiful day and indulged in Nachos, great company and good conversation. It was a non stressful, low key perfect way to celebrate Carter with all the special women in my life.
Brooke, my work partner threw me a work shower that was Halloween themed. The decor was amazing and the food spread was to die for! There was a chocolate fountain and cheese fondue. There were the cutest pumpkins with pacifiers as decoration.  She also made a fantastic fire/ems themed diaper wreath, which will go on display at the hospital when Carter arrives.

The following weekend my best girl friends totally out did themselves and hosted an outstanding shower.  I couldn't have asked for a better day!  It was everything I ever wanted.  There was an ice cream bar, lots of sweets and salty to contrast. It was held at my home and it was a great way for everyone to see Carters Room!

Lynn, my mother in law had a shower this past weekend at Chris' grandmothers house. Once again the food was a hit! We got lots of things we needed. It was great to spend time with my new family and friends. I couldn't have asked for more!  (pics to come)

I want to thank everyone involved in all my showers. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!

Carter's Room is 99 % complete... I am so proud to see all the ideas come to life. Here are some pics....

 The "C" painting was inspired by the squares in the fabric. Aunt Angela Painted it!

Another little project that Aunt LaLa (Alexis) did was make a casting of my belly!  It was cold, but fun. It ment alot for Alexis to do it, because I did it for her when she was pregnant with Addison. I will post pics as soon as its painted!
Liked Promise maternity pictures....just a few of my favs.

 updated belly pic..me at 36.5 weeks and a shorter hair do!

I would like to close by saying that I am now a proud wife of the newest Spring Hill Firefighter. On 11/11/11 at 11am Chris was offered at full time position with the department.  I couldnt be more proud of my ROOKIE!

Until next time...which just might include pics of Carter ;)

Just call me Martha Stewart.....Better yet Iris Posey ;)

I am 32 weeks and 2 days pregnant. We have been working on the nursery and its coming along beautifully. I decided to tackle the task of making Carter's bedding and art work for his room. After several, SEVERAL weeks of searching for the perfect fabric, I finally found it.. I ordered 5 yards! Chris and I decided that we didnt want a "babyish" feel to the nursery. We wanted something that wouldnt get to old and we wouldnt get tired of looking at.  We are going for a Fire Fighting theme, but not to heavy in the Fire stuff. We are trying to stay away from the cliche fire trucks and hoses look.

(Here is the before picture)

 After a serious hormonal melt down on Wednesday (thanks to my sewing machine) I was ready to give up.  Wednesday night my genius husband fixed my machine and he sewed a bumper himself.  I woke up thursday morning with a brand new outlook on the project at hand. I woke up ready to kick the project in the BUTT...and thats exactly what I did!  I knew I had my granny's blood flowing through me.. after all I am a Posey right? I have never been more proud of myself as I was when I was done.  The bumpers are made from the square fabric with a chocolate and white houndstooth fabric used for the ties and the cording that runs along the top of the bumpers.

 the after pictures.. oh yeah I rock!

I can not take ALL of the credit for the creative idea behind the choosing of the fabric. I was inspired by a bedding set I found. They wanted $300 for a 4 piece bedding set! I got all the fabrics, and art supplies and decor for under 250! I have to say, a whole nursery for under 250 is ddefiantly a steal!  My next project will be coordinating blanket, pillows and window treatments.  I also have some custom art work in the line up. I can not wait to have everything completed!    For other moms to be out there..If you want custom bedding... it can be done!

Here is an updated Belly picture...

Be on the look out for my next blog!  I had a maternity shoot last week and I can not wait to get the pics so I can show yall! 

Till next time!

Just Call me Mamma Bird

  I am 28wks and 5 days along. My last Dr. visit was good. His heart rate was 138 and my belly is still measuring 2 weeks ahead. She prescribed me Protonix for my acid reflux, It was getting REAL BAD! She also said that I needed to start counting his kicks. He needs to kick at least 6 times in 1 hour in a day. She said just pick the hour he is most active and count those. He is passing with flying colors! This little boy is active!  Dr. Rupe wants to see me in 3 weeks instead of the usual 4 and then I will go every two until 35 weeks then I will start going every week! Time is flying by so fast. I have a feeling Im going to look back on this pregnancy and it be a blur!

September is a special month in our family.  Chris and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary on the 4th. We spent the day together in a creek fishing, we got soaked by a rain storm ;)  I had packed a lunch for a picnic but due to the rain we just sat in the car and ate. It was a perfect day for us despite the rain. It was actually fun to get caught up in a rain storm! Later that night we went for a nice dinner at Stoney River. We came home and cut our cake topper and shared a slice.   My birthday was a few days later and Chris gave me a gift cert. for a 1 hour massage. I can not wait to use it!

                                             Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Our topper

My nesting is in full swing!  I have been cleaning and washing and organizing like a fool!  I have already washed all of Carters Blankets and towels that we have received. I am slowly making a dent is all the clothes. Yesterday I spent the majority of the day in the bonus room organizing our new office space. I also took my old rocking chair from when I was little and cleaned it up and re stained it. For those of you in my family, this WAS my Strawberry Short Cake Rocker...the music box still works :)

 We bought the nursery furniture this past weekend. Chris painted the nursery today. We are waiting on the pain to dry to assemble his crib!  While Chris was busy in the nursery I washed all his bottles and cleaned out a cabinet in the kitchen just for Carter.   I cant wait to get his dresser out of the box so I can organize his clothes better! 

His Crib and dresser waiting to be opened :)

Daddy Painting the nursery!

 Well, here are a few updated belly pics, enjoy! I will add more pictures of the nursery as it progresses!

Until next time Folks!

Carter Jackson is his name and kicking is his game ;)

Just a quick update...
Im at 25 weeks and 4 days along.  Just 3.5 months left or 14 weeks.. seems shorter when you say it in weeks :)  Our last appointment went really well. I passed my glucose test and my vitals and measurements were great!  His heart rate was 144, which is perfect!
   He is moving ALL the time! I get such a happy feeling when I feel him move and squirm. Chris got to experience him kicking for the first time the other day. His face lit up! We get a kick out of placing things on my tummy and watching him kick them off. I have been feeling great! The only complaint is the occasional heart burn.
    I finished resigstering this past week. I am registered at Target and BabysRus. Im looking forward to getting the Nursery started. Carter already has a closet full of stuff thanks to the many people who already love him! I dont know what I would do without such great friends and family and all of their support. Thank you all!  We also got a great deal on his car seat and stroller and I found a fantastic deal on a breast pump!   Things are really starting to come together! Im just looking forward to meeting him!
 Here are a few new pictures.

                                                                            24 Weeks

 Carter's new ride!

                                                            Carter's Closet is already full!

                                                               My Medela pump

And a special note...  The newest addition to the Hackney Family.. NASH!!  Mom and Mikes new Puppy.

Untill next time folks!

And His name is Carter...

 Today I am 23 weeks and 2 days pregnant!  Alot has happened in the past weeks since I last wrote. We had our 20 week appointment on the 21st of last month. We had our anatomy scan, which is just an extra long ultra sound where the tech takes measurements of the baby and she makes sure that he is growing properly and has ALL his parts.  Chris was there and we were both so excited to see him! It was really amazing when we got to see him in 3D!

We made is name official. Carter Jace Jackson.  Carter is Chris middle name and his grandfathers name. Chris adored his grandfather and has always wanted to name his first son Carter.  It just so happens that I have ALWAYS loved that name! I was going to upload the video of our ultrasound, but it will not upload :(   I guess yall will have to settle on some pictures instead.

                                                              CARTER JACE JACKSON

                                                                   HE IS #1

                                                           I'M STILL A BOY!!!

                                                              MOMMY AND CARTER!

My next appointment is the 17th of this month. At this appt I will have my glucose test to make sure I do not have gestational diabetes.  Wish us luck! I will let yall know how that works out.

Chris and I also had our last baby free vacation. It was nice to get away to the beach and relax for a bit!  We are slowly working on the nursery.  Carter already has a full closet of clothes, thanks to all my wonderful friends and family! We are so blessed to have so many people love him already. His room is almost cleaned out! Just need some extra man power to get the heavy stuff out since I cant help lift.  I will post pictures as they come!  Love all of yall and thanks for checking in...

 Promise to not let it be another month before I post a new blog!

Making room for baby

Who knew that planning a nursery and picking a stroller could be so hard. I have always wanted to be a mother, but I never really put that much thought into strollers and bath tubs and nursery decor. I always thought that when the time came to make all these plans that it would "just come to me" boy was I wrong!  I am one of the last of my friends to have a baby. Why didn't any of y'all tell me it was going to be this hard!  Well, for most of them a lot has changed since their first child. There are way to many choices out there. What happened to the good ol days where there was one type of stroller and the only thing you did to a nursery was maybe paint it some gender specific color and put a crib and changing table in it?  As if it isn't hard enough try adding a husband to the mix! I get " I don't care baby, its whatever you want" and then I find something I want and then I get a turned up nose.  We are on the same page for the most part. Neither one of us like cutesy cartoon type themes. We don't want something that we would get tired of easily. We like classic and timeless, but there aren't that many bedding options that fall under this category, so this leads me to think that I just need to make my own bedding. Sewing runs in our genes right? I wish my Granny lived here :(

I've been researching strollers and who knew that there were so many options. What should I do?  A whole travel system with the stroller and matching carrier or do I just use the infant carrier that has just the metal frame that it snaps into? then what.. an umbrella stroller for later?  AHHH...so frustrating!  Then on top of that there are so many colors and patterns...and I'm a little OCD so I will want ALL my stuff to match. The pack n play, stroller, high chair ect.. I know a little over the top... but I cant help it!  I pretty much know that I'm leaning toward Chicco for the brand, and getting a travel system. The only reason I'm leaning this way is because i just LOVE their Polly high chair, and they make everything to match. Plus I am more familiar with how this brand works cause my friend has it.

We are in the process of making room for this baby. We had a yard sale this past weekend. It was HOT, but we got rid of most of the junk and what we didn't sale we gave to good will. I would say it was a success! What is now the office will become his room, so we are having to relocate the desk and the gun safe to the bonus room, and to do this we had to sale the futon. We have actually been trying to sale the futon for over a year and finally the right person came along at just the right time. Now we have plenty of room for us to move the office upstairs. Now only if we can muster up some muscle to get it up the stairs..wink wink..

Everyone is excited about the baby, so much so that we already have a closet FULL of stuff. I have some really amazing friends that have given me so much more than i could have ever asked for. This baby will not want for anything!  I am 18 weeks and 6 days today! My belly is starting to "round out" as they call it. I think the belly showing makes it more of a reality. Books say I should start feeling "flutters" any day now. I'm pretty sure i have felt a few flutters and thumps :)   Our next appt is the 21st of this month. We will have our big ultra sound this day. We are having it put on DVD, so be on the look out for it to be posted to the blog real soon!  Here are some updated pics!  Don't be offended by the bare belly :)

Wedding Bells and Baby News

Chris and I headed to Georgia on June 17th to be in our friends wedding. Angela and Hunter got married in Leesburg Ga, at the Ocala House on June 18th. Angela made such a beautiful Bride!  It was such an honor to be her Matron of Honor!

Since the wedding was in my home town we took the opprotunity to have Sunday lunch with my grandparents. Chris has never met them and I was excited for them to meet. My granny cooked the best lunch and a home made chocolate pound cake! I miss them and wish we could visit more often. They also bought the baby a fire truck outfit that is the cutest!  Love you Granny and Grand-daddy!



 NOW FOR SOME BABY NEWS!!

Today I am 17 weeks. I had my 16 week appointment last friday. She checked the heart beat and drew some labs. I got news that everything is PERFECT!  Monday I had another impromptu unltrasound. He was very active. He waved and gave a big yawn and moved his mouth alot. The tech says that he was drinking. He decided to cooperate and allowed us to get a 100% fool proof shot... and He is still a HE!! 

A new Profile of our SON!

A few new Belly Pics. Its Getting big....

 

So far I have only gained 7lbs. Dr. Rupe says that I am right on track. Im still feeling great. No sickness, only a few "growing pains" every once in a while.  Our next appt is the 21st of July.  I will be 20 weeks. This would normally be the appointment where we find out the sex, but since we already know we will concentrate on getting our boys measurements and making sure he is growing properly. I will keep you updated!

TILL NEXT TIME........