Too Good Not to Share

Don't you agree?

And now you know why we call him Vaughanster the Monster!

Long Day, Happy Endings

Yesterday was a VERY stressful day at the Watson household. We had a lot to accomplish and not a whole lot of time to accomplish it. We started out at the new house for our walk through and reinspection...of course this didn't start when it was supposed to because the sellers were there and were mad and refusing to leave...John stayed, I had to run off to Chesapeake for my first doctor's appointment of the day with the OB...no real news there unfortunately. My blood pressure is still really high, I guess I haven't been doing a very good job at relaxing but who has time for that? And I am only dilated 1 cm, which is practically nothing and could be that way for weeks. Next week I get to have another ultrasound to check out the baby's kidneys and see how big this baby is...I am fearful of how big it is getting because it certainly seems to be out of room. The good news, the baby has dropped a little, yay for that...After lunch we headed to CHKD to meet the doctor in the surgical urology department. That actually went pretty well and we are relieved. Not much for us to do until after the baby is born, we will go back when the baby is 2 weeks old for an ultrasound on the baby's kidneys...maybe it will all be fixed by then?

We had plenty of obstacles yesterday with the sellers of the house but finally around 4:30 we closed and the house is ours! We are officially poor but ecstatic! Baby just needs to stay put at least until Monday so we can get moved in.

37 weeks pregnant...ready to pop!

What Happened?

Back in May, while on a beautiful beach celebrating the marriage of Katie and Brad, I had a heart to heart with my soon to be doctor friend, Kedar...I think he was in an OB rotation and was full of interesting information. His main concern was telling me all about incontinence and how that was going to be happening to me pretty soon...I was only 20 weeks at that point and luckily for me still haven't had a problem with that. My biggest concern was when my belly button would pop out. I was worried it would stick out nastily and be gross looking...little did I know that actually it would just keep stretching and be pulled to capacity...only because I, myself, am so interested in the weird workings of pregnancy am I willing to post this photo for you...so...here is my belly button...stretched to the end! Enjoy!

Admit it, it IS kind of weird, isn't it?

Big Week!!

This is a big week for us. Wednesday I have an OB check up, meet with the pediatric urologist at CHKD, have a reinspection on the house, final walk-thru, and closing all in one day!! phew, exhausts me just to think about it!! I am officially 37 weeks pregnant, which for those of you who aren't familiar with baby speak it means that I am 9 months, 1 week pregnant AND the baby is now FULL TERM!!! No real movement that I can tell towards labor but the OB appointment should let me know if it is imminent or not...I am hoping to make it at least until labor day...which would be ironic, right? because on top of everything else on our plate we are planning on moving Saturday!!! I am so thankful for all of my amazing friends who have offered to come and help! I am pretty much worthless at this point but we are hiring some laborers to come and do the heavy lifting...we just need help with the little things like clothes...and for those of you who know me well, I have A LOT of clothes :) So if you are bored or feel pity for the largely pregnant lady, I would love your help!

Please keep us in your prayers this week! We will need it!

We're Buying a House!!!

After searching and debating for over a year and a half, John and I are really going to buy a house!!! We definitely have to give a shout out to our realtor, Melanie Rice, she was incredibly supportive and patient during this whole process and helped us to find a "steal"....The house is down the street from the house I grew up in and I love the street. We are closing on September 2nd, right around the corner!! and hope to move that weekend, labor day weekend...the sellers are the original owners so they have taken very good care of the house which is nice...the decor isn't really me so I know this house will be a work in progress...but...we are SOOO excited!!! The baby is due one month from today so it is going to be tight!! I will work on posting some before and after photos, some of the wall paper and the beautiful turquoise toilet will have to go :)

How Big?

How big is the belly you might ask....SOOO BIG! My niece is such a crack up, if you ask her where the baby is she says "in your tummy....BIG TUMMY"

Here is the photographic evidence you wanted, I hope you are happy :) At least Cliff looks super cute, right?

Baby Update

Yesterday I went in for my 34 week tummy check...yes, you read right, 34 weeks!! ahhhh!!! Everything is looking good and I actually got to meet with my doctor, Dr. Puritz, so I was glad about that. I told her I am getting very anxious that my baby will be too big. She said while she can't predict what is too big for one person, she is going to order a follow up ultrasound in a few weeks to check on baby...So that makes me feel MUCH better. The baby is VERY strong and constantly moving...have I mentioned that I am convinced that I am having a Cliff? It is hard to believe this baby can get much bigger in there, I feel like I am at capacity :)