Chubby Bunny

This picture was taken on Sunday, July 25 when I was just over 36 weeks.  We are scheduled to induce on August 12.  Believe me, we are counting down the days!!!!

And so it begins!!

Well, we are officially on the downhill slide, folks!  I had my 36 week appointment today and.........

I am starting to dilate! So far, I am only at 1cm, so we have a looooooong way to go.  BUT, Dr. Dewane said that we will have our little boy in our arms on August 12, unless he decides to make his appearance a little earlier!

I absolutely cannot believe that, in 3 weeks, Grayson will be here!!!!  AHHHH!!

I will update more soon, but, for now, I have lots of work to catch up on.  I just wanted to let you all know the good news!

As always, we love you!!

It's been awhile....

Well, it's been several days since my last post...I guess between the relaxin time off of work and then the business that is life, I just didn't get a chance to sit down and write about everything that's been going on! So, I will try to start at the beginning....

First, vacation was great.  We were able to spend some much needed time at the house doing absolutely nothing and just enjoying each others' company.  I also was able to get some work done on my dissertation...which, I successfully defended on July 9!!  :)  That means that, on August 15, I will OFFICIALLY be Dr. Esther Bledsoe.  Oh, I like the ring of that!

This picture was taken right after I rang the bell--ringing the bell is a tradition for someone who successfully defends a dissertation.  It's the schools' way of letting everyone in the building know that there is a new doctor amongst them.  Unfortunately, I defended in summer, so there was only one other person who came out and congratulated me.  HA!

The very next day, I travelled to Jackson for Grayson's second baby shower.  My wonderful girlfriends from college put everything together, and I couldn't have felt more loved than I did on that day.  I was so excited to see so many wonderful friends who love Grayson so much already!  We got some WONDERFUL gifts...thank you so much, everyone!!!

See, they love Grayson already!! :)  And, on top of all the wonderful things we got at the shower, David's mom, sister, and grandmother bought us Grayson's highchair, and my parents bought the car seat and stroller.  We are sooooooo very blessed!  

The last several days have been spent working and getting as much rest as I can.  We went to the doctor on Thursday for my 35 week checkup.  Grayson has dropped and is all in place to make his appearance! The doctor again told me that our little boy's heartbeat is perfect, my blood pressure is perfect, and my weight is perfect...although, gaining 32lbs is a little much for me!  We will go back to visit the doctor every week from here on out.  Hopefully there will be progress at each visit!

This past weekend, we got A LOT done at the house.  I think David and I are finally starting to feel more prepared in terms of having things that we need in place.  We have the pack-n-play all set for Grayson to sleep in for the first few weeks, his clothes/blankets/towels/burp cloths are all washed and put away, the car seat is in the car, and his nursery is ALMOST done.  We are still waiting on our custom-made letters that we ordered from etsy.com...I LOVE that website!  Once those come in, then we will officially be all set for Grayson!  Here is his almost complete room:

I think the part about the nursery that I love the most, is the rocking chair.  That rocking chair is so very special, and I am so excited to have it.  You see, my great grandmother, Granny Ruth, rocked every single one of her kids in that chair, as did her mother.  Granny was an amazingly Godly woman (with a CRAZY large family, including at least 50 grandkids, great grandkids, and great-great grandkids), who I looked up to, and still strive to be like.  She passed away over 10 years ago, but I still think about her daily.  I didn't know until just a few weeks ago that she had saved this chair for me to have to rock my babies in....and, I am absolutely in awe that she wanted me to have it.  I think it completes Grayson's room perfectly.  :)

Finally, here is a "preggo belly pic" of Grayson at just over 35 weeks:

Only a month left to go!

We love you all!

Vacation: Day 2

The second day of my vacation began with an email from my boss, and the work didn't slow down from there.  It turns out that I didn't get to relax much yesterday, as I spent most of my time emailing and answering phone calls.  I also had to go to a staff meeting in the afternoon....while my husband lounged in the pool.  :)


The highlight of my day definitely was getting to hang out with Sara.  We didn't really do much of anything, but I love how we can do nothing and still have a blast.  Thanks for the girl time, Sara!!!


Today, David and I are looking forward to doing a bunch of NOTHING.  We are getting a new garage door installed this morning, and then we are going to head to Germantown to pick up a pork butt we ordered. Other than that, it's going to be a day of no plans and no commitments.  Oh, we are looking forward to that!!!!


Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend.  We love you!

Vacation: Day 1

So, I guess the word "vacation" is a little deceiving...I didn't actually travel anywhere, but I am blessed enough to be able to take an extra long weekend from work (sort of), and I am trying to enjoy every minute of it.  I only worked 3 days this week, but I feel like I worked about 12.  Yesterday (Wednesday) was the absolute worst.  I had some VERY important paper work that I needed to take with me to Jackson, but, being the moron I am, I left home without it.  I didn't realize it until I had already gotten ALL THE WAY to Jackson.  Darnit!  So, I had to drive BACK to my house, pick up the paperwork, drive BACK to Jackson, work with all my clients, and drive BACK home to Memphis at the end of the day.  Let's just say that I won't be forgetting anymore paperwork anytime soon.

This morning, I was actually able to sleep in, which I haven't been able to do in forever.  Then, I just chilled out and was lazy until it was time to go to the doctor for another check-up.  I am 33 weeks today, so it was the last appointment before I start going every week.  (AH!!  Grayson's almost here!!!)  Anyway, again, my doctor said that everything is perfect...thank goodness!  And, the other great news is that Grayson is no longer breech!!!  YAY Grayson!!!  There is still a chance that he will flip back over, but the doctor seemed encouraged that he was head down for now.  Whew!  What a relief!  I feel totally and completely unprepared in terms of having things ready for him.  BUT, I am blessed to have a few more showers in the weeks ahead, so I figure I will be able to have a better grasp on things after I talk to my friends about what I need to get and all that good stuff.  Also, my friend, Amber, has been so thoughtful to lend Grayson some items...THANK YOU, Amber!!!!  We owe you big time!!

The rest of the day, I relaxed some more, and then David and I did some shopping and went out to eat.  I know that a lot of people say that they married their best friend, but David truly is the best friend I have ever had.  We had SO much fun tonight just spending time with each other.  :)  And, I think Grayson enjoyed the fact that we ate at Hooter's for dinner...he was kicking, squirming, and punching the whole time!  HA!

I do want to make sure I note that we are soooooooooooooooo very thankful that David's mom got good news today that we have been praying for.  I don't want to go into too much detail (just because it's personal), but I will say that a situation that could have been devastating has turned out to be wonderful!  Gammie, we are so so so so grateful that you are okay!!!! :)

David is working on the pool right now (we needed to add some chlorine and stuff to it), so hopefully I will be able to spend some time in it this weekend.  I absolutely cannot wait, especially since I haven't been able to enjoy it the past couple of weeks, like I had hoped.  If all goes well, I can take a dip tomorrow and get some much needed sun.  YAY for vacation!!! :)

As always, we love you all!!!

P.S.  A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law, Karen.  Hope it was a wonderfully fabulous day!!!