Wednesday, March 9, 2011
38 Week Appointment
Doctor's words: "you're probably going to go a little overdue." At this point, fine with me (but I reserve the right to change that opinion). The Lord is always on time!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
38 Weeks
Still here, don't worry! No signs of an early appearance yet. Doctor appointment tomorrow. Still praying for him to stay put for another week, so I can finish this week at work and get my house back in order!
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
Psalm 27:1
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
Psalm 27:1
Monday, February 21, 2011
I Should Blog . . .
If I'm going to claim to keep this thing going, shouldn't I? I really do want to (keep it going, that is). I just refuse (well, try to refuse) to stress over it. Yes, I still have "The Grand Adventure, Part II" hanging over my head, chronicling the main part of the trip, the vow renewal ceremony. I'll definitely feel better when I get that done. Why don't I do it now, you ask? I don't have access to the pictures from this computer.
So, I am 36 weeks and I day. Though it feels awkward, I will share a few pictures for those who aren't on Facebook. Thankfully I have the benefit of a fantastic photographer.
To answer the common questions:
1. Due date? March 20
2. Am I ready? Umm . . . I have to say "no". I mean, if he were to come, of course we would be fine. But this weekend Jason will be at Tres Dias, and I'll be spending time in Birmingham, including a shower on Saturday, and next weekend is Women's Tres Dias, and I really want to be there. Then, I'm planning to work until March 11. After that, I'll have a week before my due date. I'd really like to have at least part of that week to get things in order at home. So while I realize he will come in God's perfect timing, I'm praying that's not before March 16. Yes, I realize I may totally eat these words if March 20 comes and goes with nothing, but at this point, I'm willing to take that chance.
3. Is the nursery finished? Not completely. Still finishing a few details on walls and decor. I'm not going to post any more pictures until those items are complete. But it could certainly function now if necessary.
4. How am I feeling? I'm still sticking with the answer "really good!". And it's true. Yes, I'm slightly less comfortable than I was a few weeks ago, but still nothing to complain about. I sleep well most of the time. I wouldn't mind less swelling in my feet, but I digress. I realize that not being miserable is playing a big part in my answer to #2 and wanting him to stay put for a few more weeks.
5. When do I go back to the doctor? Currently, my 36 week appointment is Thursday, Feb. 24. Thursday is a busy day all around, though, so I'm in the process of trying to move it up. There hasn't been anything available, so I'm checking back for cancellations daily. Next week, I start on a Tuesday rotation for the next few weeks, so it would be great to go earlier this week.
6. What am I doing about work? I am so, so, grateful to our faithful God and my wonderful husband to have given my resignation effective March 11, so that I will be home full time with Bradford. This has been both my and Jason's heart's desire since before getting pregnant, and I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity.
7. _____ while you can! Ok, I am aware this isn't a question. But it's still something I hear often. And yes, we are trying. Sleep, eat out, shop, relax, etc. This very morning, I enjoyed an extra 5 minute snooze on the basis that Bradford will not have a snooze button. :)
Those are the main questions I can think of! What am I missing?
"There is an appointed time for everything. And a time for every event under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die." Ecc. 3: 1-2
"The Lord is always on time!" H. Bradford Ramsey, Sr (Paw-Paw)
So, I am 36 weeks and I day. Though it feels awkward, I will share a few pictures for those who aren't on Facebook. Thankfully I have the benefit of a fantastic photographer.
To answer the common questions:
1. Due date? March 20
2. Am I ready? Umm . . . I have to say "no". I mean, if he were to come, of course we would be fine. But this weekend Jason will be at Tres Dias, and I'll be spending time in Birmingham, including a shower on Saturday, and next weekend is Women's Tres Dias, and I really want to be there. Then, I'm planning to work until March 11. After that, I'll have a week before my due date. I'd really like to have at least part of that week to get things in order at home. So while I realize he will come in God's perfect timing, I'm praying that's not before March 16. Yes, I realize I may totally eat these words if March 20 comes and goes with nothing, but at this point, I'm willing to take that chance.
3. Is the nursery finished? Not completely. Still finishing a few details on walls and decor. I'm not going to post any more pictures until those items are complete. But it could certainly function now if necessary.
4. How am I feeling? I'm still sticking with the answer "really good!". And it's true. Yes, I'm slightly less comfortable than I was a few weeks ago, but still nothing to complain about. I sleep well most of the time. I wouldn't mind less swelling in my feet, but I digress. I realize that not being miserable is playing a big part in my answer to #2 and wanting him to stay put for a few more weeks.
5. When do I go back to the doctor? Currently, my 36 week appointment is Thursday, Feb. 24. Thursday is a busy day all around, though, so I'm in the process of trying to move it up. There hasn't been anything available, so I'm checking back for cancellations daily. Next week, I start on a Tuesday rotation for the next few weeks, so it would be great to go earlier this week.
6. What am I doing about work? I am so, so, grateful to our faithful God and my wonderful husband to have given my resignation effective March 11, so that I will be home full time with Bradford. This has been both my and Jason's heart's desire since before getting pregnant, and I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity.
7. _____ while you can! Ok, I am aware this isn't a question. But it's still something I hear often. And yes, we are trying. Sleep, eat out, shop, relax, etc. This very morning, I enjoyed an extra 5 minute snooze on the basis that Bradford will not have a snooze button. :)
Those are the main questions I can think of! What am I missing?
"There is an appointed time for everything. And a time for every event under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die." Ecc. 3: 1-2
"The Lord is always on time!" H. Bradford Ramsey, Sr (Paw-Paw)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Welcome to the third trimester!
This seems to be the consensus lately. At 31 weeks, it hit me. First, it was back pain. Quite significant back pain, as a matter of fact. The nurse verified that it wasn't any kind of kidney or ut infection, then confirmed my fear - it's normal! Try to stay comfortable, use a heating pad, take Tylenol if necessary. It's the third trimester - you're going to have some pain.
Thankfully, the back pain has virtually disappeared at this point. I think I must have done something a couple of weeks ago to aggravate it.
So I'm cruising along, feeling pretty good again, when I happened to look at my feet. Oh my! Out of nowhere, they are swollen beyond recognition. I was at work at the time, so my immediate thought was to put them up. Easier said than done when sitting at a desk. First plan, pull the extra chair around behind my desk and prop them there. Problem is, this involved turning my desk chair completely perpendicular to my desk, therefore making it rather difficult to work at the computer. I was eventually able to rig a box and some binders underneath my desk so I can be angled slightly instead of completely turned to the side. Nonetheless, it's not as comfortable as it sounds.
At childbirth class this week, I showed my puffy appendages to our teacher, a nurse. "Are you having any swelling anywhere else?", she asked. No? Well then, she smiled, "it's just what happens". It's the third trimester - you're going to have some swelling.
Don't get me wrong - I'm NOT COMPLAINING. I've been so blessed to feel great all along. These are certainly minor issues, and I'm so thankful that it's all I've dealt with so far. Nonetheless, it's crazy to think that the cure for these complications is delivery - meaning that by the time I'm better, we'll have a baby! Wow!
I'm currently 32.5 weeks. I go to the doctor tomorrow (every two weeks now!), so we shall see if he has any great insight into the swelling issue. I've read my share of books and articles online, so I'm not expecting any miracle remedies.
As for the weekly pictures, umm . . . we kind of fell off the wagon with those. I think we got off track when Jason was working very long hours, and I was always wearing pajamas and no makeup by the time he got home. Don't worry, I'm huge now. I'll try to get one posted in the next couple of days. Same issue now - Jason's home, but I've changed clothes and my face is washed, so no way are we taking it now.
The nursery is coming right along. I think I'll wait to post any more pictures until it's more complete. My mom and I (well, who am I kidding, my mom) is finishing up the bed skirt and window treatment. There's nothing on the walls yet, but we'll get there. We don't have much in the way of clothes yet, but our first shower is this weekend, so I believe we're coming to that point! Plus, my mom and dad have been in Florida this month and I've heard they had quite the time shopping at the Carter's outlet. :)
So that's pretty much where we are! Time is absolutely flying by, and we can't believe that we're under the two month mark. Time to get these details wrapped up. We are so thankful!
"Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. "
2 Samuel 22:50
Thankfully, the back pain has virtually disappeared at this point. I think I must have done something a couple of weeks ago to aggravate it.
So I'm cruising along, feeling pretty good again, when I happened to look at my feet. Oh my! Out of nowhere, they are swollen beyond recognition. I was at work at the time, so my immediate thought was to put them up. Easier said than done when sitting at a desk. First plan, pull the extra chair around behind my desk and prop them there. Problem is, this involved turning my desk chair completely perpendicular to my desk, therefore making it rather difficult to work at the computer. I was eventually able to rig a box and some binders underneath my desk so I can be angled slightly instead of completely turned to the side. Nonetheless, it's not as comfortable as it sounds.
At childbirth class this week, I showed my puffy appendages to our teacher, a nurse. "Are you having any swelling anywhere else?", she asked. No? Well then, she smiled, "it's just what happens". It's the third trimester - you're going to have some swelling.
Don't get me wrong - I'm NOT COMPLAINING. I've been so blessed to feel great all along. These are certainly minor issues, and I'm so thankful that it's all I've dealt with so far. Nonetheless, it's crazy to think that the cure for these complications is delivery - meaning that by the time I'm better, we'll have a baby! Wow!
I'm currently 32.5 weeks. I go to the doctor tomorrow (every two weeks now!), so we shall see if he has any great insight into the swelling issue. I've read my share of books and articles online, so I'm not expecting any miracle remedies.
As for the weekly pictures, umm . . . we kind of fell off the wagon with those. I think we got off track when Jason was working very long hours, and I was always wearing pajamas and no makeup by the time he got home. Don't worry, I'm huge now. I'll try to get one posted in the next couple of days. Same issue now - Jason's home, but I've changed clothes and my face is washed, so no way are we taking it now.
The nursery is coming right along. I think I'll wait to post any more pictures until it's more complete. My mom and I (well, who am I kidding, my mom) is finishing up the bed skirt and window treatment. There's nothing on the walls yet, but we'll get there. We don't have much in the way of clothes yet, but our first shower is this weekend, so I believe we're coming to that point! Plus, my mom and dad have been in Florida this month and I've heard they had quite the time shopping at the Carter's outlet. :)
So that's pretty much where we are! Time is absolutely flying by, and we can't believe that we're under the two month mark. Time to get these details wrapped up. We are so thankful!
"Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. "
2 Samuel 22:50
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Before and After
Office, 8 a.m., Saturday, January 1, 2011
Nursery, 4 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011
How's that for a day's work?!? Thanks to my amazing husband and parents, we have a nursery!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Grand Celebration, Part 1
On January 13, 2011, my parents will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. F-I-F-T-I-E-T-H. 5-0. Is that amazing or what!? Last winter, we began discussing how we would commorate this incredible milestone. Instead of a party, their request was that the whole family go on vacation together. Of course, we all loved this idea too! We discussed a cruise, but some weren't crazy about leaving land, and some job situations didn't permit committing to a full 5-day trip 10 months in advance. We settled on a trip to The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, AL. Several of us had been before, so we knew what a wonderful place it is, but none of us had seen it at Christmastime.
So on December 18, after much planning, discussion, and what must have been hundreds of emails, The Grand Celebration officially began. Saturday dinner was our first group function - we met at a local Mexican restaurant to celebrate Daddy's birthday. It's not actually until January 16, but it seemed appropriate to celebrate it along with the anniversary and since we would all be together.
When we got back to the hotel, we headed to the Skylounge in the main building, which we had reserved as our meeting area. It had a beautiful view of the bay, and was the perfect place for all 25 of us to sit around comfortably, talk, and play games.
We each wrote down a favorite memory or story involving Daddy, then drew them out of a hat and read them aloud. It was fun to guess who had written what, and see what has stood out to different people (like all 3 of the teenage guys writing about going to Baron's baseball games). It turned out to be a great way to share familiar stories and hear some new ones too.
Saturday night wound up culminating at the indoor pool (since all our guestrooms were in the Spa Building where it is located). The men were in one corner playing spades, the girls were in the opposite corner visiting, and the grandsons and younger girls were in the pool.
Sunday morning, Jason and a couple of the guys got up and went fishing. Evidently it was wonderfully exciting for the first few minutes, before the lack of fish and cold caught up to them. :) A bit later, a bunch of us enjoyed the famous Grand Breakfast Buffet (lump crab omelet . . . YUMMMM). At 1 p.m., we were all to be dressed and ready for the family picture. I wish I could adequately recount the hours of discussion that went into what we should all wear. For the last 3 years, Jason has been the designated family photographer, but Tiffany's boyfriend (now fiance!), Craig, was able to be there for this portion and take it for us. Jason was thrilled. Much easier than him having to set the timer and run back and forth from the picture to the camera. Plus, Craig is incredibly talented and did a phenomenal job corralling 25 rather opinionated subjects. See the result?
Sunday's dinner was our Hawaiian-themed luau at Original Oyster House. We had a private room so we could have as much fun as we wanted. I will share the full wedding story later, but Mom & Daddy were married in Hawaii when he was stationed with the Army there for 15 months. We tried to dress as festively as we could, considering it was December and our summer clothes were packed away.
I was planning to wear one of Mom's original mumus, that she wore often while pregnant with Lane. However, we somehow managed to forget how remarkably petite she was as an 18 year old. Suffice it to say that it didn't fit my pregnant body as well as it had hers. Yeah, how does it make a pregnant girl feel when a MUMU is too small? You guess. Anyway, I had to improvise with a sarong.
Mom recently converted all their slide photos to digital format, so with a little effort from our resident AV expert, we were able to watch their Hawaii pictures while enjoying our dinner. Laura did an AWESOME job planning, decorating, and organizing this event!
So on December 18, after much planning, discussion, and what must have been hundreds of emails, The Grand Celebration officially began. Saturday dinner was our first group function - we met at a local Mexican restaurant to celebrate Daddy's birthday. It's not actually until January 16, but it seemed appropriate to celebrate it along with the anniversary and since we would all be together.
When we got back to the hotel, we headed to the Skylounge in the main building, which we had reserved as our meeting area. It had a beautiful view of the bay, and was the perfect place for all 25 of us to sit around comfortably, talk, and play games.
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| From left - Holly Beth, Blake, Leanne, Paul, Crawford, Owen, Carter (partial), Alec, Mitch, Melissa
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Saturday night wound up culminating at the indoor pool (since all our guestrooms were in the Spa Building where it is located). The men were in one corner playing spades, the girls were in the opposite corner visiting, and the grandsons and younger girls were in the pool.
Sunday morning, Jason and a couple of the guys got up and went fishing. Evidently it was wonderfully exciting for the first few minutes, before the lack of fish and cold caught up to them. :) A bit later, a bunch of us enjoyed the famous Grand Breakfast Buffet (lump crab omelet . . . YUMMMM). At 1 p.m., we were all to be dressed and ready for the family picture. I wish I could adequately recount the hours of discussion that went into what we should all wear. For the last 3 years, Jason has been the designated family photographer, but Tiffany's boyfriend (now fiance!), Craig, was able to be there for this portion and take it for us. Jason was thrilled. Much easier than him having to set the timer and run back and forth from the picture to the camera. Plus, Craig is incredibly talented and did a phenomenal job corralling 25 rather opinionated subjects. See the result?
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| Heffington Family, 2010 |
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| Grandchildren, including unborn Bradford. :) |
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| They were married as mere infants, I tell you! |
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| Wish we all could be fun sisters . . . Laura, Margaret Lindi, Mom, Daddy, Lynn, Lane, Leanne |
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