What's the Deal-y-o?!

So I know many of you are wondering..."where's the baby, when is she coming out, why haven't I heard heard anything yet???" Well, that would be because there's nothing new to report really. Miss SJ is apparently warm and comfy and has decided not to come out yet. I am HUGE!!!!!! I didn't even realize that I would come to the point where even my huge maternity clothes don't fit. Yep I'm there...even the sweats don't fit...SAD! I went back to the doctor today and I'm not really making any progress. We did go ahead and change the induction date to December 17. Hopefully she'll come on her own but right now it looks like she's going to need some extra coaxing.

D-Day

Well, I didn't blog about this on Thursday as I promised because I really didn't think there was much to share. The sonogram pics were awful and only because I think Scott is one of those rare people that can see something when no one else can was he able to decipher the shadows and blobs that made up our baby girl. Right now she should weigh around 7lbs...give or take. I was told today to not take much stock in that as they can be WAY OFF with their measurements at this stage. If I haven't personally told you yet...she is now head down...YAY! I know a lot of you have been praying about that so thank you! Basically the doctor said I hadn't made much progress and though he didn't come right out and say it, he insinuated that it could be awhile. Sigh! Well...I'm thinking Miss Sarah Jean might surprise us all. Scott says he thinks she'll come on Wednesday but I've been having contractions since Friday. Sooo....I'm starting to get a bit nervous! The contractions didn't actually start to hurt until today and they aren't yet consistent or close together so we'll keep waiting. Keep praying for us. I know the Lord is watching over us. I promise I'll try to keep this updated and if we have a new arrival I'll definitely post pictures! Stay tuned....

The Belly-36 Weeks

Let me preface this by saying I almost screamed out loud when I saw these pics and was adding them to the post. So for those of you who don't want to do the math, that's 9 months in pregnancy speak or 5 eternitys if you want to get really technical! Check it out...Sarah has dropped which I found out really means absolutely nothing! I can't even breath better!So, you can probably tell at this point...if not by the desperation in my voice, at least the size of my ginormous belly that I am more than ready for this baby to come out. Sigh! I guess it would probably be best if I wait until she...and God decide it's time for her to come out. I'm fairly certain she wants to come out though. She squirms around a lot now...especially at night...which is a first for her. Usually, she is like her mamma and snoozes away but I think she so squenched up that she can't seem to get comfy...well join the club because I can't get comfy either! Well, only 4 more weeks but if Mom is right then she'll be here the weekend after Thanksgiving! Btw...we have another sono on Thursday so check the blog that afternoon/evening because I'll be posting new sono pics along with her stats...length, weight, etc. The doctor wants to see if she's turned but I'm pretty sure she's still breech. I feel her hard little head ramming into my lungs throughout the day! Oh I can't wait to meet my baby girl! :o)

Random Thoughts

So I'm going to forewarn you...though this blog might seem totally random it all makes perfect sense in my scrambled prego brain! I just got home a bit ago from this amazing Bible study that I've been going to every Wednesday entititled Jesus in the Old Testament. Let me just say major props Amanda! God has blessed you with some truly amazing gifts and not only do you do a bang up, unbelievably amazing job with the children's ministry at Providence, you also teach a pretty stinking good women's Bible study! :o) So, anyways, I get home from Bible study and have this overwhelming urge to blog and share with all of you or one of you or however many of you actually read this my thoughts from tonight. We had the most amazing and open discussion tonight about God and how He works in our lives and how He teaches us and disciplines us and most of all how He's a good and loving God. There were lots of tears but the revelation I came away with tonight is how blessed I am to have such wonderful girlfriends. You read the emails and of course your mother tells you how important girlfriends are but you don't really realize just what a wonderful gift they are until you're older. I don't really think there's a lot we do appreciate until we are older. So really, that's what blogging tonight was all about. Lord, thank you so much for all of the blessings in my life. You have given me so much that I don't deserve, but Lord, tonight I thank you for gracing my life with beautiful, godly women that along with your help mold and guide me through being a good wife, friend, servant and soon, a good mother. Thank you for reminding me of all of these blessings when I lose perspective.

Can I Get Any Bigger???

This is a question that I ask myself...usually several times a day and I've finally come to the conclusion that YES I can get much bigger! This actually amazes me as I haven't decided exactly how it is that my skin seems to be able to stretch any tighter however I do think that Sarah has a hand in that as she spends most of the day ramming her hard little head into my left ribs along with the punches and kicks I receive at random and frequent intervals. I believe that she believes she's "helping" to create more room in there though I don't think that either of us is quite convinced of that at this point. Also...I have to wonder and am I the only one who has ever wondered this but do you think it's possible that her finger nails and toe nails are approximately 3 inches long?! This is another question I ponder frequently throughout the day as she seems to find great joy in digging them into every tender part of my insides. Is it actually possible to bleed to death from your unborn child's Elvira nails??? So if anyone is actually reading this you're probably wondering why, why is Allena blogging about her ginormous belly??? Well I'll tell you why. As I sit here squirming around in my chair...both Sarah and I trying desperately to get comfortable and truth be told I think she's the only one who might possibly be accomplishing this...my belly looking like a yoga ball implant is shoved just underneath the skin and cankles the size of telephone poles I think to myself...no one probably cares that I'm stinking miserable right now and it's my blog so hey, if I want to write about my misery then I will! Lol...so here you go...the mindless ramblings from a crazy pregnant lady!