Lil Ariza Monster

Elijah turned 9 months on July 22…WOW! Time is just flying by. I’m enjoying every second with Elijah. It is a lot of ups and downs but the one thing I do know is that I love him more and more everyday. I feel so blessed to be his mother.

• 18 lbs 10 oz

• Crawling like crazy, tearing up the house

• Standing and taking steps holding onto objects

• Says Mum (mom)

• Eating solids but only wants to do it himself, which creates a bite of a struggle and is quite frustrating but we are working through it and with time it will get better.

• Pediatrican was very happy that he has never been sick

Overall he is a very happy, active baby.

Had another doctor’s appointment today. Everything is looking really good. Baby is in position, head down, has dropped and I am 1 centimeter dilated. Funny thing is I had my due date wrong. Looks like my due date is October 24 not the 23. Oh well, I’ll take another day. Not that you can base everything on that due date cause honestly it can happen any time now. We are ready to see him! Feels exciting and scary at the same time.

Well here we are only 19 days away from my due date. Seems crazy to think. I’m definitely ready though. Life is getting pretty hard. Bending over to pick up something that I’ve dropped is no longer an option. My feet are swelling up to where my toes look like lil sausages They (moms) say the last few weeks of pregnancy are tough and boy are they right. I can’t complain too much, I’ve had such a wonderful pregnancy. Now I just can’t wait to see his beautiful face. Had my doctors appointment last Tuesday and she said that everything is looking good and baby is in good position (head down).

Daniel and I are trying to relax and enjoy our last days together just the two of us. We spent today out on the lake for what will probably be one of the last, if not the last, weekend on the lake before lil ariza monster comes. It was a beautiful day!

Here I am at the lake at 37 weeks and 2 days.

I know I know I haven’t blogged in forever, but I have a good excuse…I’m pregnant.

Everything has been going well. I just had another doctor’s appointment and I’m glad to say that baby and me are completely healthy. Other than getting bigger I’m doing excellent. Baby is growing like a weed, it is crazy to see my entire stomach move around.  I’m doing better at keeping my weight in check. Not eating 3 boxes of poptarts in a weekend has helped with that.

I’m currently 33 weeks. Only 7 more weeks to go. Scary since we have soooo much to do but I’m very anxious to see and hold our baby. We’ve been furiously painting the nursery and we are finally finished. It turned out AWESOME!

Lizzy, Jordan, Melissa, Jenn and Linda threw me probably what was the best baby shower ever. It was a little monster theme and it was incredible. I can’t thank them enough for it. And thank you to all my friends for being there and “showering” me with all the wonderful gifts.

We still have tons to do…and buy!!! We’ll keep you updated as much as possible.

Yesterday we went to the doctor for Kaci’s 24 week check up. The doctor said everything looked good and our last ultrasound looked completely normal. So thank goodness for all that.

But there is something else that I need to share with you. In the doctor’s office there is photos all over the walls. Photos of families and babies she has delivered. We even saw a few we knew. One in particular was a little off putting. Right next to the exam table. The area where the doctor may need to inspect your business is a photo of Isaac Hunter. That’s right… There is a photo of our pastor on the wall. So as the doctor is putting on her rubber glove, Isaac is there winking “hello”.