Tucker Update

I had a Dr.'s appointment today and all is well. Tucker is still breach, and most likely he is still Frank Breach (head, arms and legs up) like he was in the ultra sound two weeks ago. The Dr. made it sound like if he is still breach when it comes closer to my due date, that he would give me the option of whether or not I want to try and turn him. My sister-in-law, Tory, had a frank breach baby and she said that if she could do it again she would just take the C-section. She wound up having a C-section anyway because Lexy turned head down, and then flipped right back to breach. I think it was a sign of her little stubbornness now. But we love her. :) I am measuring at 36 1/2 weeks, and technically I am only 33 1/2. So probably in another month if I am still measuring big I will have another ultra sound. YAY! That will also tell us if he is breach and whatnot as well. My BP is great, it's actually 4 points lower than it was before...YAY! The Dr. gave me permission to exercise again, so my goal is to make it to the gym for 20 minutes or so on the treadmill at least 4 days a week from now until delivery.

This is what a Frank Breach baby supposedly looks like. I'm sure Tucker is in there with his legs in a perfectly straight position like that. If so, he's going to be a gold medalist in the Olympics some day! :)

It is so strange to think that next month Tucker will be joining our family. I won't lie and say it's been easy, but it has seemed to go by fast. I'm sure this next month will go by slow, but we seem to have something going on every weekend, so that should help. I am so excited to meet this little man. David and I were talking tonight about how we want to be selfish for the first few hours after he is born and not share him with anyone. At our hospital tour last week they told us that the baby is normally most alert for the first 2-3 hrs. after delivery and then he just sleeps a lot. So we will most likely be taking those couple of hours as our own. David said this evening, "Don't lie, you don't want to share him with anyone at that point, even me." I laughed and said, "It's true, but since you're the Dad you get to be there." He knows me to well!
These last couple of days my mind has been wandering all over the place with everything that is going on in the world. I lie awake at night and sometimes think to myself, "How could I bring an innocent baby into this madness. What am I getting him in to?" But then I am so comforted by my knowledge of the gospel. How grateful I am in these perilous times to know that there is a greater plan, even greater than we can imagine. What a wonderful thing! I'm not bringing this baby into a world of peril and turmoil, I am giving a spirit the chance to come into this world and fulfill the Plan of Salvation as it pertains to him. I am allowing a Son of our Heavenly Father the opportunity to come down to grow and learn so that one day he and our family can return to live with our Heavenly Father again. What an amazing responsibility I feel as his mother to teach him in the correct way. To teach him that although things in the world may be contrary to what we believe, our testimony of the gospel and of our Savior Jesus Christ can carry us through these times. What a comforting thing it is to know that David and I aren't completely on our own in raising this little boy and his future siblings, but that we have the guidance of our Heavenly Father every step of the way. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.

General Conference (Thoughts Wanted)

I love hearing from these men...

As well as these men...

And all of the other men and women that speak to us during General Conference. I look forward to it every April and October. This last weekend I was especially excited because David and I have the opportunity to speak in Sacrament next week about our favorite conference talk. It sound easy, but more difficult than one might think. I have narrowed my choices down to a couple of different talks but am still so torn as to which I want to speak about. So I thought I would ask everyone what their favorite parts/talks of conference were. So please leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks everyone! :)

Taj-Ma-Hospital

David and I went and did our hospital tour this morning. The tour itself was nice. I enjoyed being able to see where we will be and how it is going to flow. Nothing was really said though that I didn't already know. I feel fortunate enough to have spent time with my sister-in-law Rachel while she was laboring with my nephews. I wasn't in the room when they were born, but I got a pretty good idea of how laboring goes. I think her motto of who is in the room during delivery is hilarious, "If you were in the room when the baby was conceived, then you can be in the room when the baby is born." For anyone who is wondering no friends or family were in the delivery room with her and my brother! :) The hospital is really nice though. It was opened in 2003 so it's fairly new. For those of you in Citrus Heights/Roseville, it's comparable to Sutter Roseville, maybe a little more up to date, and it has a NICU. I'm not sure if Roseville has a NICU. And for those of you familiar with Kaiser Sacramento, this hospital makes Kaiser look like a World War II hospital. :)
I don't want to totally discredit this tour of the hospital. The main point of this tour really was to figure out where the hospital is, and parking and whatnot. After our adventure today, we are sure glad that we did it. Since neither of us had ever been to the birthing center before we had no clue really where to go. So we take the general directions and make it to the hospital and then we had to figure out parking. Of course we get stuck behind some idiot in a white van who would just stop randomly to try and figure out where he was. Drove me up the wall. Eventually we park in the Valet Parking garage, because it is free on Saturdays, and we make the trek over to the birthing center. We had to walk through all of the construction and whatnot and it wasn't so convenient. But we made it just fine. As we approach the entrance to the Birthing Center we notice that to the right, just across the path, is a HUGE parking garage. We both look at each other and say, "Well, I guess we should park there for the real thing." As we were walking back to the car after the tour we were playing it out in our heads what it would have been like had we not figured this out ahead of time, and we had to do it while I was in labor. Anyone that knows me well enough knows that it would NOT be a pretty site! :)
While we were standing outside of the well-baby nursery discussing various things one of the nurses brought a little baby to the window. Right at the moment everything became SO real for everyone in the group. I, along with all of the other Mommies, got a little teary eyed. Even David was anxious to see the little baby. It was so cool. We can't wait for next month when we get to be there with Tucker, and finally get to start our own family.

HAPPY OCTOBER!!!!!

My Sister-In-Law, Rachel, Sent Me This Picture And I Thought It Was Too Funny No To Share With Everyone! I Hope That Everyone Is Looking Forward To Halloween This Year As Much As I Am! Remember... Calories Are Cut In 1/2 On Halloween! :)

You've Been MOONed

49-Days...

...And Counting!

I can't believe that d-day is just about around the corner. It is so crazy how quickly the time has gone. And at the same time I am sure that these next 49 days or so will seem like 9 months in and of itself. So we'll see!
Tomorrow David and I are going to take a tour of the hospital that Tucker will be delivered at. I am kind of excited to see everything. Since I don't go there for my Dr.'s appointments I especially wanted to do the tour so we would know where we are going exactly when the time comes, and it won't be such an unfamiliar place when I am there. The easier and more familiar my surroundings are, the easier the experience will be for me. From what I have read on the hospital's web site, and what I have heard from others it is really nice. If you are curious about the hospital Click Here. It seems like a nice enough place. I'll be sure and let everyone know in about 49-days. :)

Holy Stuff

Wow, Tuckers room is literally overflowing with stuff. Our possessions have doubled since we have started collecting things for him. It is insane. Tomorrow I will have to take a picture of his room. It is ridiculous! Until I can get a picture let me paint a picture for you...

Crib...overflowing with clothes
Car seat and base
Stroller
Cradle...overflowing with decoration odds and ends
Dresser
4 Dresser drawers
Changing table... overflowing with clothes
Guest bed
Computer Desk
Boxes
Filing Cabinet

It is so crazy. I am SO grateful that my Mom is coming to town this month from the 16th to the 19th. She is going to help me get everything ready. I don't know what I would do otherwise. Probably just go insane. I know that David could help me, but he would want to do it the easy way, and I would want to do it my way (easy or not). My Mom is a lot like me so we will be on the same page as far as how things should be done. It will be a fun weekend for us! :)