Just for fun - hope it's not true!

I took a birth prediction quiz online just for fun. Here are the answers to the questions they asked:

Green is your favorite color.
You have three ring(s) on your fingers.
The weather outside now is fair.
Do you prefer the scent of pine or lavender? - Lavender.
The last animal you saw was a dog.
Your favorite type of movie is comedy.
pop music makes baby the most active.
Do you like broccoli? yes.
Your most consistent craving is? chocolate.
Do you paint your fingernails or toenails? yes.
You are one of three.

And here are the results:

The day you deliver, outside will be hazy. Your baby will arrive in the early morning. After a labor lasting approximately 40 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 5 pounds, 8 ounces, and will be 16 inches long. This child will have dark hazel eyes and fluffy red hair.

40 hour labor!!! And fluffy red hair?? Glad this was just for fun!

We had a little scare

Yesterday as I was getting off work, Mama text me and told me they had decided to put my Grandaddy in the hospital because he was having problems breathing. So I decide to go by and visit him to see how he is doing. I was there for several hours and he seemed to get better the longer I was there. He told me that he didn't want me to leave until Daddy got there, which was fine because I was enjoying our visit. After about the 100th nurse came in, I decided to step outside the room for a few minutes and when I stood up from the chair I had been sitting in for a while, I noticed my pants were all wet. So I get a little freaked out of course and go to the bathroom to find my whole crotch area wet...it's even gone through my jeans! I know I haven't peed on myself so I'm feeling very confused at this point. I call my mom and she (who has had 3 kids) has never experienced anything like this and suggests that I call my doctor. It's after hours so I have to leave a message for the doctor to call me back. When he called me back, I explained what had happened and he wants to know if it's still going on or has it stopped. At this point, I have no idea because I am still in the same wet clothes and once they are wet, they're wet. He advises I get home as soon as possible to monitor the leakage and come in first thing in the morning. In other words...he was scared my water had broke.
Thankfully, my parents showed up shortly after to be with Grandaddy and I was able to get home and change clothes but I was a nervous wreck all night. I kept waking up and checking my underwear all night to be sure no more leakage had occurred. On a positive note, in the middle of the night Mallory decided to get the hiccups and I love to feel her hiccuping inside my stomach :) As usual, as soon as I wake Patrick up to tell him to feel my stomach...she stops :(
I had my doctor's appointment at 10:30 this morning and the first thing they do is check the baby's heart rate. It was 148 this morning and all was well. The doctor then took some swabs to look at under the microscope to check for amniotic fluid and I had an ultrasound to check my levels of fluid. We are so thankful that all turned out to be well. My doctor says he is 97% certain that the leakage was not premature rupture of membranes and apparently Mallory just decided to kick my bladder. Embarrassing, yes, but I am so very thankful she is still ok and in my belly to stay a while longer. The biggest concern I have now is, if this sort of thing is already happening at 5 and a half months, what is month 8 and 9 going to be like?? We will just have to deal with that when it gets here!
They cancelled my appointment for Tuesday so my one hour glucose test has been delayed until April 20th. Yay! I will post the ultrasound pictures this weekend probably. Mallory was moving around so much the tech had a hard time. She had her foot in her hand, playing with her toes...so cute! Well I have rambled on long enough...we are so very thankful that we have a healthy baby and that is the most important thing in the world right now.

Baby kicks

So baby Mallory loves to move around a lot now and Patrick has had the pleasure of feeling her kick two times now I think. The thing is, as soon as you put your hand on my stomach all movement stops, which is why he hasn't felt her move more. I am not sure if it's just our timing or coincidence. I am thinking it's because she is going to be as stubborn as her Daddy :)

Patrick and I survived all the birthday's the past two weeks. We had a great time celebrating with everyone and spending time with you all. I will have to say that I think my biggest craving during this whole pregnancy has been sweets and cake, so all the birthday cakes have been thoroughly enjoyed!

We get to have another ultrasound on Tuesday, the 31st along with the one hour glucose test, which I am a little concerned that I am going to fail. Don't ask me why, I just am. I will be sure to post the new ultrasound pictures though, so stay tuned!

Until next time,
Ashley

Also, 22 and a half week bump!

I am definitely pregnant "all over"! My face has gotten huge as well as everything else!
PS. Let's try a better angle next time A. Manning :)

Surprise!!!

After a really bad day yesterday (constant back pain and some kind of irritation going on in my left eye) I came home and thankfully Patrick was cooking dinner. He had a shrimp stew going and it was the perfect weather for it so I was happy about that. I changed my clothes, relaxed on the couch and started catching up on Y&R. After being home 30 minutes or so, Patrick asked if I could still smell the paint fumes from yesterday and Saturday and I said no. I then decided to go look at the painted, empty room to make sure it had all dried and when I opened the bedroom door... all the furniture was set up!! I had no idea that Patrick had been up to this all day! It is very hard for him to find time away from work to do these things so I wasn't getting my hopes up that we would get the furniture anytime this week. He was not able to work due to the rain, but I also never asked about him getting the furniture because I did not want it to get wet, but it all worked out! We still have a lot of work to do to the nursery and we are going to do some more painting but at least we have the basics now. Special thanks to Uncle Allen for his help yesterday!!

The cute sign above was a gift from Aunt Megan :) We love it and thank you!! She also bought Mallory the tag blanket that is on the back of the rocking chair. She is spoiling Mallory already!

The precious little onsie hanging on the dresser says "Does this diaper make my butt look big?" That was a gift from my friend Trish, who is also going to help with the more creative, finishing touches on the nursery. We are ready anytime now Trish!

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated the blog, things have been extremely busy! Four of my closest friends have birthdays all within 11 days and we are right in the middle of them now. Happy Birthday to Megan, Leigh, Nikki and Ashley! I hope you all have wonderful birthdays and many many more, I love you all!

My baby has a bed!

I finally decided on a crib and dressing table on Saturday. We didn't get the chest of drawers in the picture above, just the crib, dressing table and a chair. It is actually darker in person than in the picture and the crib converts to a toddler bed and a full size bed. I am in love with it and cannot wait to get the room painted and everything set up. We found the furniture at H Stadiems in Kinston and I also registered there...fyi :) They have the cutest baby clothes and a large selection. Believe it or not, but I have yet to buy my baby girl any clothes or shoes. If you all know me well...I know you are surprised!

I plan on starting to paint the nursery this weekend so I will be sure to post pictures of the progress we make.

18 Weeks and 2 Days

Yikes!!! That bump has grown! My coworker just took this picture of me this morning in the office. Big difference from two weeks ago, huh?