Hiccups

Last Thursday, August 26th, while Lucas was studying, I was laying on the couch watching some TV and trying to relax so my huge stomach would stop hurting. While I was laying there, I began to feel Brock moving a little and then he started kicking (well, what I thought was kicking). After a minute or so, I realized that this "kicking" was very consistent and had a rhythmic beat to it. I began to pay more close attention and realized that Brock had the HICCUPS! This was the first time I had felt him hiccuping, so I said, "Lucas, Brock is hiccuping!" Lucas came over to feel and was also able to see my abdomen "jumping" with each hiccup. What a cool feeling! At 34 weeks, I finally felt my son hiccup. What causes babies in the womb to hiccup anyway??

I am 35 weeks now and I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday. They will do a test to see if I have Group B Strep...all that means is that if I have this specific bacteria (which they SAY is normal for 1 out of 3 women to have), they will give me an IV antibiotic when I go into labor so Brock won't get sick when he is delivered. After this appointment, I will start going every week to check my progress! It's getting so close...almost have everything ready! :)

....I promise, I will post pictures of the nursery soon! AH! I need to get it finished this week. :)

Until then,
Jessica.

Family Baby Shower

I guess posting this a week late isn't too bad, eh?! :) THANK YOU so much to everyone who came to my baby shower...it was SO wonderful to see so many family members and friends that I haven't seen in a while. I definitely need to do better about visiting, for sure!

Here is a link to the pictures from the shower. I know...there are alot of VERY STRANGE looks on my face in most of the pictures. What can I say, I'm expressionate! LOL. (let's blame it on the photographer! jk.) Thank you, Janet, for taking so many pictures to help us capture the shower! You are wonderful and I love you!!

Here is a photo of me with [most of] the Harvey family! They were such wonderful hostesses and I can't thank them enough for all of the work they put into the shower. I love you!

Here's the link to the rest of the pictures from the shower: https://cid-58ac0661e93485ae.photos.live.com/play.aspx/Album1?Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&sa=843901023

Family Baby Shower

This past weekend, Lucas and I went home to Lady Lake, FL to see family, friends and to have my very first baby shower! No, Lucas didn't go to the shower, but he's such a wonderful husband and came by afterwards to help load everything up!! If there's one thing I constantly notice and appreciate about my husband is that he is ALWAYS willing to jump in and do something without being asked to do it. He'll do laundry, fold clothes, take out the trash, load stuff in a vehicle, pack the suitcase, etc...and the list goes ON and ON! He's amazing...

I digress. :) THANK YOU so much to my Aunt Daphine and her wonderful daughters for hosting the shower! It was so beautiful and I had such a wonderful time seeing everyone. We were SO blessed by all of the gifts. Brock has such a wonderful extended family and I know he will be so thankful too (we'll make sure he is! hehe). Thank you to those of you who came from far away just to celebrate our little man with us. It means SSOO much to us to have you in our life!

I don't have the pictures yet from the shower, but I know my mom and sister will email them to me so I can put some on the blog for everyone to see, right? ;)

Pictures of Brock's room to come soon....one more coat of stain on the dresser and then it will be ready to move into his room! It's almost there.

Until then...

Jessica.