Our 3rd Anniversary

Because of all the excitement of baby #2 I forgot to blog about Ace & my 3rd Anniversary on March 24th (we did celebrate here at home). It has been 3 great years with lots of big events & wonderful blessings. I love you very much Ace, you are a wonderful husband & Daddy!

38 Weeks - 9 1/2 Months

All I can say is yes, I'm uncomfortable. But only 3 more days until we get to hold our little girl!

New Date for baby C

I got word this morning that baby Charlotte will be born on Tuesday, March 30th! I am having contractions everyday but as of today there is still no "progress" so I am very thankful that it is only 1 MORE WEEK! Please pray for a healthy & safe delivery & surgery. The surgery is at 12:45pm on Tuesday.

Baby Update

Many of you may remember that I had pre-eclampsia with Parker & he was born by c-section about 2.5 weeks early. Well, in between my 2 pregnancies I was diagnosed with cronic hypertension (it runs in my family) so this whole pregnancy I have been considered "high-risk" & have been closely monitored for my blood pressure. Everything has been great the whole pregnancy until Wednesday when my blood pressure was pretty high. I kept checking it until Thursday morning when I decided to call my Doctor once her office opened, knowing that she would probably send me to the hospital. She did send me directly there to be monitored & once I got there my BP was normal, all blood work was normal...I am ready for baby to come but I knew that at least another week inside my belly was best for her, so we were thankful when the doctor sent me home.
Today I had an appt. with the specialist & the baby is on the small side, approximately 5lb.15oz. right now but that didn't concern the doctor too much. My BP was borderline today (higher than it was at the hospital) so I am of course supposed to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get too high. So because of all this, it looks like they are moving my c-section up to sometime between weeks 38 & 39, which begins just a week from tomorrow. Waiting for Dr. Soufi's scheduler to call me back to schedule it. I'll update the blog on the new date to expect baby Charlotte once I get word!

The Nursery is Done!

Here is Baby Charlotte's Nursery - & in case you haven't heard, yes Baby Girl's name is going to be Charlotte Mae Howell! I went all out with the PINK, as you can see. I am so ready for a baby girl!

The Cross on her door

A favorite find of mine - a vintage doll carriage for all her blankies

Her pink tutu

36 Weeks

I am trying to be patient, just 3 weeks from today, cookies & cakes will be safe again in my house & I will definately be holding my baby girl, maybe even before if I go into labor on my own. Here is what 9 Months Pregnant looks like.

Birmingham Weekend

We went to Birmingham to visit the Bakers & Baby Bradford last weekend, this is Bradford lying on my belly / Baby Charlotte. Isn't it sweet?

The kids all had their matching pj's on with their capes - playing dress up is big at the Baker house right now.

Ace, Parker & Knox in the back of the new Mini -- yes I got a minivan -- or "swagger-wagon", that's right, no one in the A got swagger like us... But to defend the new VW Routan (which I thought was the coolest minivan on the market), everything, I mean everything is done with the touch of a button & it has more cool stuff in it than I ever knew they put into cars these days. You will not understand the importance of DVD players, bucket seats, under-floor storage, seating for 7, push button doors, ect. until you have at least 1, maybe 2 kids. I just decided convienence (& safety of course) was the most important thing to me at this stage in life. Maybe it had something to do with feeling like a "fat man in a little coat" (translation - 8 months pregnant in an Audi A4) but I really love my new living room on wheels.

Which brings me to my next point, I was sitting at the gas station the other day & I had the radio on 95.5 The Beat (hip hop music) & I opened the door & the guy next to me looked at me funny & I all of a sudden came to the realization of, OH can I still listen to this sort of music since I'm driving this minivan now?! What else can't I do anymore? I've always had pretty cool/young cars, & I'm not sure how to act now. Ace told me to go get an I-phone so at least I still look cool outside of the car.

Ace said "we can drive this for like 10 years honey!" I said, "great, just in time for my mid-life crisis to begin..."

Parker acting silly at the big Chili Cook-off in B-ham

Snow Day #3

These pics were from Atlanta Snow Day #3 this year, about a month ago, but they are too cute not to post.

Parker & his "larger-than-life-size" snowmanKissing the snowman

Baby Baker is Here!

Ace's sister Carey & Brother-in-law Andrew had their baby tonight, we had 2 suprises to be excited about, we didn't know the gender or the name! Baby Baker #3 is a GIRL! Her name is Caroline Bradford Baker, weighing in at 6lb.4oz. Praise the Lord for this smooth delivery & healthy new addition to the Baker Family!

I got this picture off of Carey's FB page - isn't she precious!