33 week update

A lot has been happening over the past few weeks, mainly all revolving around Ryan of course, but this is probably just a look at things to come! Two weekends ago, Sarah, Kristen, Jill, and family friend Mrs. Johnson all threw me a wonderful baby shower at the Houstonian. It was absolutely beautfiul and looked more like a wedding than a baby shower. I had such a great time getting to see all of my family and friends at least one last time before Ryan makes his debut. We stocked up on just about everything we need to bring Ryan into the world in style and it has really gotten us more excited to meet him! Here are just a few pics of the shower, all of the little details were just amazing!

Over the past week or two, we have been trying to get prepared for the little one's arrival. Wes has become a pro at putting baby products together. From swings to cribs to strollers, and everything in between, our house is beginning to look like Babies R Us. Who knew there was so much gear that such a tiny person could use?!? We just took an infant CPR class this week as well. Scary to imagine, but definitely informative. We have two classes left in the next week or so, hopefully we'll be able to make them! The nursery is just about finished as well (minus his cute little letters for above the crib!)

Between my mom and Wes' mom, they have both been so sweet to make things for the nursery to add little personal touches; from a pillow for his rocker to cute little painted signs and treasure chests, hopefully Ryan will appreciate them all!!! At my 32 week check-up, everything was looking great and the little guy was growing at exponential rates. He measured 5 and a half pounds last Monday (almost 1.5-2 lbs ahead of schedule, what a chunk!!!) He was measuring 3 and a half weeks ahead of schedule, which may explain what has happened over the past few days. He has decided to drop and begin to get ready to enter this world as of Tuesday of this week. We went to Labor and Delivery Tuesday afternoon because I was having contractions and some pain indicative of labor. After a few hours, everything looked good and we were able to go home. Basically, his head is about as low as it can possibly be without actually coming out. However, I am now on bedrest so that we can keep him in there a little longer and have also had the steroid shots to speed up lung development, just in case. We are hoping to keep him cooking until 36 weeks (about 2.5 weeks from now). So not too much longer to go, it will just depend on how his weight continues to progress, which we will know more next Wednesday. Having said all of this, he'll probably get comfortable and stay in until full term and be 11 pounds :) Despite all of this, he has been SUPER active lately, basically staying awake all day and kicking and punching me at any given minute. We really think he may come out with biceps! He also gets the hiccups a few times a day, which seems cute but can be distracting when I was trying to work! 

I haven't been as good at taking pics lately, here is one from this Monday at 33 weeks. Sorry for such a long post, I promise once he is born, I will update more frequently.

 

We'll keep ya posted on his progress sometime next week!