Hello! Hello! Hello! I am still here. And still hugely pregnant. I know I haven’t updated in a long, long time – but there is really nothing all that exciting going on around here! I haven’t been on the computer all that much – other than the random Etsy searches I frequently find myself caught up in bookmarking all sorts of items I think I “need” and updating Facebook of course! It is HOT HOT HOT and we are laying low and soaking up the air conditioning and enjoying some pool time! Throw in wrapping things up with Gentry’s dance class, the summer movie program and daily naps {for me} and that is pretty much how our summer is going! I can’t believe we are already well into June and will be meeting our sweet baby soon. Or so I hope!
My entire pregnancy has flown by at warp speed, but now that I know this baby could literally come at any moment, life is suddenly moving in slow motion. Or as slow motion as it can with two kids! I am trying to keep us occupied though and my mind off of it…as though that is possible! 
Quick update…I will be 37 weeks tomorrow. At my appointment last Friday I was dilated to between a 1 and 2. At that point the doctor said the baby’s head was down but still “floaty” and it hadn’t dropped all the way yet. But who knows now? I know it is shifting and moving because I have had some sciatic nerve pain. However, that is gone so I am guessing I either got used to it or the little bean moved even more. And then there are the contractions. I’ve been having them for months and months with this baby. Last night I was absolutely certain I was going into labor because I was having real {not Braxton Hicks} contractions every 3 to 4 minutes. They were low and they hurt! And they sent pain shooting through my hips and legs. After two hours, I was convinced that we should probably head to the hospital, so I got up and started getting my stuff together. And then they spaced out and eventually stopped hurting. Go figure. However, I am pretty sure that they had to have helped to dilate me a little more and move the baby down. It was going CRAZY the entire time!
So there is that. I go back on Friday morning and if nothing else, I’ll try to just post a little blurb about any changes! Keep your fingers crossed!! I hate to complain because I have had a super easy pregnancy other than having trouble sleeping and the occasional aches and pains. But let’s get real here. It is hot. And I mean triple digit HOT. I am huge. And I mean HUGE. And I am just anxious – so curious to know whether this little kicking machine is a boy or a girl. To put a name with our baby and a face with the name!!
I snapped this today – 36 weeks and 6 days. {And on a side note, I now see why I have to straighten 3/4 of the pictures I take – I can NOT hold the camera straight to save my life!}
One more thing…if you want to enter the little contest I have going on, there is still time! There are 42 guesses so far! I love it!! Just scroll down to the post below and it will direct you! For some reason some people aren’t able to log in, so if you want to play but can’t, just leave a comment or shoot me an email and I can enter your guess for you! The more the merrier!
Saturday night I took Huntler out swimming for awhile. Chris was working and Gentry was sleeping {a rare nap} so Huntler and I spent a little quality time out back. He was sooooo cute and I got so many adorable shots of him while we were out!! Here are just three. I just don’t have the energy or desire to edit much lately so I’m just not! I HOPE that once the baby is born I’ll have more energy and be able to get caught up on some things! Or not. Pretty sure that third child is going to throw us all for a loop!!
Before I post these, for any of my photographer friends, could you tell me how these look on your screen? I am still trying to find my editing niche with our new computer!! I have the brightness turned down and while these look good on our screen, I have NO idea what others are seeing! THANK YOU!! {I also want to add that the first two probably need to be cooled down a bit on the skin tones – I totally see that now…}
Alright…that’s all I’ve got for today! I need to get some laundry put away and then find my spot on the bed to snuggle into while the kids watch too much TV and I sleep. Just keeping it real.
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by Bethany
You look fabulous! Cute pictures of your handsome little guy!
I am guessing a Baby BOY- 8 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches long. He will arrive 6-12-10 at approx 5 pm
You are looking super cute these days…and I think you are carrying very low! Good luck, and I hope for a safe delivery! Every morning I think I ask your mom if you’ve had that baby yet 
okay, I’m finally leaving my guess here too! I think GIRL – 8lbs 10oz, 19 1/2 inches, arriving on 6/17 at 2:32pm Man, you look great! I wish I had looked like that at 37 weeks!
The colors really pop in those last photos! I love them! They are bright, but not overly bright. I think they look good, color-wise, on my screen! I guess a true test would to be to print them?
So I’m secretly (or not so secretly) hoping this little angel comes tomorrow on Caitlyn’s birthday! Which would also be the same number as yours!
Love ya!
awww, you look so cute!!
your making me miss being pregnant!! 
I’ll email you my guess because i can’t get it to work on my computer!