33 weeks

49 days….give a few, take a few…the day we’ve been waiting for since June will be here. I think I’ve gotten over the period of being completely afraid of labor that I’m just now in awe that “our moment” will be here so soon. She could possibly be here in about 3 weeks and the docs wouldn’t do anything to try and slow it down or stop it. Today I’ve been trying to get things around the house ready “just in case!” I guess you never can really be prepared for something like this. Her room is ready and we have almost everything we “think” we will need when she first gets here but I’m sure there are all those little items we won’t even realize we’ll need until we actually need them!
I’ve read about and heard about the Braxton Hicks contractions but never noticed that I was experiencing them until just two nights ago…it was pretty exciting! I can feel my body starting to get ready for all that it will endure. It’s amazing how our body tries it’s best to take care of us and prepare us. God definitely knew what He was doing when he created us…it’s all just perfect…literally.
Kylin has been kicking and moving around constantly! I can tell she’s growing and getting stronger…actually I can feel it…her little kicks and rolls are so strong sometimes! We are 33 weeks so our countdown begins…49…

30 weeks pregnant

I am currently 30 weeks pregnant….wow….each day I still find myself amazed at this fact. Each day we get closer to having our “real” baby here. It’s still hard to really understand how she is already alive and living inside of me. I can feel her kick and turn over all throughout the day…but it’s still a concept that blows my mind away. Last night, Travis and I found ourselves sitting in the nursery looking at all we’ve done to get ready for her and talking about what we still need to get and/or do. I cherish those moments spent with him just talking about our past and dreaming about the future. God has brought the two of us through a lot and He continues to take us through this life that is ever-changing and sometimes hard to figure out and understand. I am so thankful for this path I get to walk down and I could not imagine my life without Travis. It seems like just yesterday I was watching him walk up to me for the very first time and pull up a chair beside me in the Gordon College cafeteria and here we are a little over 6 years later talking about our little girl. I am still blown away by the sight of Travis walking up to me….he still takes my breath away. I’m more in love with him now than ever and thinking about him becoming the father to our little girl brings tears to my eyes. Love…it really is a powerful thing. I know God has blessed me tremendously!

I’m feeling Kylin kick and move now more than ever. She has definitely been active! Sometimes at night I feel her kick so hard it hurts…but the uncomfortableness is bearable because it’s nice to know she’s there and doing alright. We went to the doctor this past Monday and everything is looking great. I’ve been so lucky to remain fairly healthy throughout this pregnancy. I can’t believe the pregnancy part is quickly coming to an end. I have to say even though I am beyond excited to have her here with us…I am scared about what is to come. I question if I’ll be not just a good mother, but an amazing mother! I want to be the best for her! I get scared about the labor and delivery aspect and hope and pray everything turns out alright. I wonder if Travis and I will know just what to do with her when she does get here. I know though that there is no way we could ever be fully prepared for a new baby…we’ll just do the best we can. Until she gets here, I’ll just keep cherishing these moments spent dreaming about what she’ll be like and what it will feel like holding my little newborn.

Kylin's Nursery

This is a teacup floor lamp that Travis made! I am so impressed!

The mirror reads "Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the most adorable of them all".

Welcome to the most adorable room in the house!

The changing station

We are nearing 29 weeks and little Kylin's nursery is almost complete! It is by far my favorite room in the house! :) I just can't wait to enjoy it with our sweet little girl.

Thanksgiving 2008

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday. I can't believe Thanksgiving is here and almost over.....that means we're only getting closer to meeting our little girl! This week I've been off all week so Travis and I have gotten alot of work done in the nursery. It is looking better than I ever imagined! (the frame in the background will hold a pic of the baby once she gets here....we just put it up for now to get an idea of where everything is going! lol)

I'll have to post pics again from the baby shower this past weekend. I posted some but obviously the post did not go through completely because they are not up. Sorry about that.

We are nearing the 29 week point! I'm feeling great so far. I feel better now in the third trimester than I did in the second. I still get exhausted easily, walk slowly through stores, and need to take breaks throughout the day but other than that I cannot complain. In like less than 77 days our little one will be here. It is truly amazing! Each moment I feel her kicking reminds me that she is really there and getting stronger each day. Lately it has felt like she is doing complete flips inside my stomach! I love to feel her there but sometimes the movements are pretty strong and I'm sure I give off some pretty funny faces! Oh, this week I started pages for her scrapbook.....I figured once she gets here I'll be busy with her and making pages of what she's currently doing so I went ahead and started pages from when we found out we were pregnant and then some ultrasound visit pages and such.

Travis has been busy building shelves for the nursery, painting, and just decorating all the finishing touches in her room. She is a lucky little girl to have a Dad that puts so much effort into making her room fit for a princess! I think the room looks like a little baby shop. It's better than I ever imagined it could look. I find myself walking in there and sitting throughout the day just imagining how it will be when she is in there with me!

I'm sure December will fly by. I only have 3 weeks of teaching with my students and I know that will go by soooo fast! I've been lucky to have these holiday breaks built in to my pregnancy!

I'm off to enjoy the rest of a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hospital Fun

So....it's about 7:30 p.m. and we are BACK in the hospital for Travis this time. In the past four weeks this is our third visit among us in the not-so-fun place. Travis has hyponatremia and from time to time his sodium will drop and this will lead us to the hospital for an IV and Lasix and lots of donating of his blood! Today his sodium was down to 123. Usually we will come in when it's like 127 or a little higher so this is the lowest it's been in a few years. He gets very lethargic and nauseated, looks pitiful, and I wish I could take his place. I mean, it's not fair he gets the comfy bed and I'm cramped in one of those chairs in the corner! Oh well...I'm just thankful that for now all things are going good with our pregnancy....other than the frequent exhaustion...I'm learning my limits and try not too push them to far.
Anyways, right now I'm just taking advantage of the wireless internet here in the room so I'll keep you posted.
That's it for now~

Taking a pic of myself at 26 wks. and 2 days!
26 weeks!
22 weeks
22 weeks
26 weeks

I am sooo excited! We got to have the 4D ultrasound done this morning and even though our little baby kept putting her hands in front of her face we were able to get a few precious shots! It's still so amazing that we can see her this clearly already. It is amazing to see how far she has come in just 26 short weeks. She went from being a little "bean" to looking like a real baby.

23 1/2 weeks pregnant

This is me at 23 and 1/2 weeks pregnant. As of Nov. 1 we are 25 weeks pregnant! It is going by soooo fast!

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/t/travisandkirsten/
This is the baby journaling page I've been using but it will only let me put up 3 pics soo.....it's this blogspot for now.

October was a crazy month! Whew....finally after having set this blog up a month ago I'm finally sitting down to get it going. I've been doing good...just continuing to take it slow. Travis and I went to Walmart last nite for some grocery shopping and I could not even walk fast at all....like I felt like a turtle walking so slow but Travis is such a great husband that he walked at my pace right beside me. I don't know what I'd do without him.

I've uploaded a few pics from the past week in OUR life....we can't get our scanner to work so no ultrasound pics yet. :(

This is my new favorite children's books 'You Are My I Love You'. I got it last weekend for Kylin. It is amazing how everything in our life now revolves around this little girl who isn't even born yet!

Pet Fun Day 2008

Slade got to conquer the "mountain" as well.

Slade was happy just sitting on the winners block!

Coda got to conquer the "mountain".

Travis is holding Slade up to see the little gerbils. Yum Yum! lol

Coda FINALLY found a doggy buffet!

Slade was a little unsure about this whole "store" experience!
Statesboro Rec. Dept. hosted a Pet Fun Day so we took the boys and the had a great time! Then, we bought them hamburgers from BK and last they got to go to Petco! What a day!!! We figured they needed a day centered around them in between all this baby planning.

New website

So....I'm getting tired of the baby website we set up cause it's been too hard to add more photos and then I tried this other website but visitors had to sign up and get a login in order to view it....so....I'm thinking setting up a blog is the way to go.