38 weeks...

The estimated weight for Lily this week is about 6.8 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long! She has a firm grasp, which we'll soon be able to test when we hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Now we just wait! We are so ready to hold our precious Lily in our arms!

38 week baby bump!

2 weeks to go

Maternity Pics...

Several weeks ago, we decided to have some maternity pictures taken by Ashley Swallow, which we met through blog land!

She is fabulous...check out some of the pics on her blog...more coming soon!

theswallownest.blogspot.com

37 weeks...

Lily is full term! This means that if she arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though our due date is still three weeks away. Our baby girl weighs about 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel. She could possibly have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long! So cool!

37 week baby bump!

3 weeks to go

Our doctor appt. today went great! We are just waiting patiently for sweet Lily to arrive!

Prosper vs Celina

This past Friday was Celina's Homecoming and they played Prosper! It was a huge game, and the word on the street was that Celina would whoop Prosper's tail. Well...see the results for yourself...

Score at Half-time

Let the battle begin!

Yes...Prosper played an incredible game and came out ahead! It was unbelievable! They actually scored one more time after we left, so the final score was 38-14, Prosper!

Go Eagles!

We love our Celina friends, but we are not hiding the fact we are pumped for the Eagles, they both played a great game!

Introducing...Hunter Luke Jackson!

Our sweet friends Jeff & Amy Jackson had their precious baby boy!

Hunter Luke Jackson

10/13/09 - 12:59pm - 8lbs - 19.5in

Amy, Hunter, & Julie

Carter & Jeff

Everyone is healthy and doing well! Praise the Lord!

Lauren's Birthday!

We celebrated Lauren's birthday with a Mexican Fiesta and some good ole' nanner pudding at our house with some friends! Happy Birthday Lauren, we love you!

Holly, Aunt B, Lauren, Julie, Kyley

Lauren opening her gifts!

Holly & Lauren posing with her Sprinkles cupcake!

36 weeks...

Our baby girl is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds, like a crenshaw melon, and is more than 18 1/2 inches long! At the end of this week, she will be considered full-term.

36 week baby bump!

4 weeks to go

Our Dr. visit last week went great! She is growing and positioned just like she should be! We'll keep you posted on the next Dr. visit this week!

35 weeks...

Our sweet Lily doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds, about the weight of a honeydew melon. Because it's so snug in the womb, she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times she kicks should remain about the same. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight. (we are definitely doing that!!!)

35 week baby bump!

5 weeks to go

We had our Dr. appt. today and everything is looking great! Our Dr. thinks she is maybe around 6lbs and we are still thinking she will arrive sometime at the end of the month or first of November! We got the scoop on what to do if contractions begin or Julie's water breaks...wow...it is really here! Time is flying by! Everyone told us it would seem like forever before she would get here...this has not been the case for us!