Update...

Hi friends, went to the doctor today and I'm still not dilated.

Going in at 8am to start the induction with some gels, again at 2pm and then admitted to the hospital at 9pm.

~Unless, he decides to come tonight or at anytime during the day tomorrow~

But no matter what we are getting admitted tomorrow my doc said and she said to expect him Thursday!

Thanks for all your prayers, support and kind words!

Happy Baby Week!

Hi friends, I have not had my baby yet but think this is the big week!!

I have an appointment tomorrow and will most likely be induced on Wednesday.

At my appointment last Thursday I was not dilated and had an ultrasound and test test where everything came up healthy.

This morning thebump.com sent me an email titled, "your baby 1 week old" I need to email them back and let them know I need "your pregnancy week 41!"

Hope to be sharing our little bundle of joy with you all very soon!

Hugs,

Anna

I'm still pregnant

Hello friends, I'm still pregnant. Baby is the size of a watermelon {still I hope} and on my 40 week email from thebump.com on Monday it said he could be weighing between 5-11 pounds.

Whattt?! What kind of freak range of six pounds is that?! I'm assuming he will be 8+ pounds but don't really care as long as he decides to come soon!

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and if still decides to keep cooking she will induce me next Tuesday or Wednesday.

I finally have gotten to answer the question, "When are you due?" with, "Yesterday." or "Two days ago..." those are fun.

Here's hoping my little bambino comes soon so I can start cuddling on him!

Turquoise Thursday

I may or may not have treated myself to some new earrings I recently pinned...

Source: laylagrayce.com via Anna on Pinterest

Happy Turquoise Thursday friends! I'm rocking my turquoise scarf today and as always it makes me feel fabulous :)

Wordless Wednesday ~ Big Bumpin' Style

St. Francis Restaurant - Phoenix

On Camelback just east of Central there is an eatery I highly recommend, St. Francis. I have now been there several times and fortunately a couple visits ago I had Lauren take some photos on her iphone to share. On this particular visit I had a coupon for a free flatbread which is kind of a brick oven pizza, we got the Cheese {cheese blend, tomato, garlic, sicilian oregano}.

On this visit I got the Romaine Hearts salad + chicken {they didn't have a + steak option or I would have gotten it...} ingredients {romaine hearts, apple, endive, smoked bacon and buttermilk cheddar dressing}. Can I just say the dressing doesn't sound that appealing {to me anyway} but it was delicious and I didn't feel like it was cheesy...

Lauren got the French Onion Burger which I got the time before {smoked bacon, gruyere, crispy onions} she paired it with the cauliflower soup instead of fries or a side salad.

Patrick delighted us by getting the Fried Egg Sandwich {mozzarella, peppers, bacon, arugula, chipotle aioli}. I must say I got this sandwich last week when we went here for an office birthday lunch and it was PHENOMENAL. I asked for extra bacon {obviously} and it was seriously life changing delicious. The chiptole gave it a little kick, the crispy bacon, the arugula and dripping egg yolk made my DAY.

If you're ever in the Phoenix area I highly recommend St. Francis. It has a fun atmosphere, a great patio and fabulous fare. Just be warned we tried to go there with the hubby's grandma the other Sunday and it was and hour and half wait...

Writing Random and Linking Up

1. I didn't post one thing last week. I think it's because I was so insanely focused at work. Honest to goodness I accomplished more last week than I ever thought imaginable. Now here I am still pushing out tasks for work but in a more calm state. My February magazine is at the printer, I launched a new website for work and I got a ton of membership work done. Today, I hope to get edits back from co-workers on a newsletter, draft up a PAC brochure and email some people for interviews in my March issue. {Okay, so I'm a workaholic and I like lists. Thank you for reading this random section.}

2. Baby is 39 weeks and the size of a watermelon. He is kicking the heck out of my ribs and dancing around with moves like Jagger...oh wait they are probably more like his daddy. I'm certain he will come out knowing how to do the family elbow move :)

I'm still really comfortable and I think he is too. My next appointment is this Thursday. As of last week I was not dilated at all. I've been thinking this whole time we will go to 40 or 41 weeks but I woke up this morning and thought Friday will be the day...so we'll see!

3. On Saturday, I got to spend a wonderful day with my grandma. My parents went to Tucson to see our wildcats play {and sadly lose to Oregon} and they dropped her off with me. Well, I picked her up in town and we hit up Tarjay and then lunch at Paradise before heading back to the Copa. She proceeded to kick my butt in Rummy and then in Cribbage. Finally, I pulled off a W in one game of cribbage before my parents came to pick her up.

4. Not this past weekend but the one before the hubby and I wheeled and dealed all weekend as we have been shopping for a bigger family vehicle. We settled on a nice gently used suburban that we like to call "Full time Fancy." She is fancy because she has leather seats - something both of us never thought we would have but many people are saying we will appreciate it with kiddos. It ended up being a fantastic deal and we are really happy with our purchase. Here's the first family shot with the sub FTF :)

Hubby loves this car much more than Dotty {my ford escape} for some reason he is a tad more comfortable and just fits better in this rig...

5. Oh, blessings abound! I believe we have found someone to watch our little guy when I head back to work. Honestly, it FREAKS me out to not have even given birth and yet to have to search for child care...I don't want to think about someone else taking care of my baby *sob* BUT I realize it's a necessary evil. Anyway, just want to say Praise God because we have found a nice little lady in our town that is interested. We haven't confirmed it in stone yet but I'm pretty sure it's set. And friends of ours used her for I think 6 years and her kids call her nana...so that obviously puts my heart at rest - sort of :)

Link up with Carissa!

Music Box

All I have to say is a couple of things...yesterday I made my pandora station be the "David Crowder Band" station and it pulled up some amazing tunes.

One song by Shawn McDonald "Open Me" came on from his Live in Seattle album and I went ahead and bought the whole dang thing on itunes last night. It is AMAZING people. I'm into the whole live acoustic type show so if you're not, I'm sorry. But you may change your mind...my fave songs so far are All I Need, Open Me and of course Take My Hand {which I already had of his but it's great in this setting.}

Get yourself the Shawn McDonald Live in Seattle album.

Next, Chris Tomlin's "Our God" is and should be life changing. It pumps me up. I love it. I'm a music addict so I went ahead and bought that whole album. I already have a lot of Chris Tomlin, I think he is a great worship singer so I know I won't be disappointed.

I picked up one Newsboys tune, "God's Not Dead" and one Needtobreathe tune, "Something Beautiful." Both are super legit.

And finally, I pre-ordered the final album of David Crowder Band, Give Us Rest. It comes out on the 14th I believe...

Okay, I'm jumping off my music soapbox. Happy Friday!

It's My Monday

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I never showed you all my Christmas decorations...boo. I had all the intentions to take some photos and put them up here and then *poof* Christmas came and this crazy lady took everything down the day after because I wanted to ensure that if I went into labor I would not have a tree up when baby came home...

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I am 37 weeks + 1 day! woohoo!
The question of the moment is, "Oh, you're due pretty soon. Aren't you getting miserable?" My answer: "No, I feel great. I've been very blessed with an easy pregnancy." And it's true. Honestly, yes, I go to the bathroom a heck of a lot more but really it's no big deal. I didn't write anything last week but I had an appointment on Thursday and we had some concerns my little bambino was still breech so I got an ultrasound and much to my happiness he is head down and in proper position! My next appointment is this Thursday so I will keep you posted!

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Yesterday, was college football mayhem. I didn't realize they were going to put like six bowl games on one day. I'm just happy I got to watch the Rose Parade on tv in the morning. If you've never watched it you must make sure you do it next year. It is absolutely amazing. Someday I would love to see it in person!

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Now it's officially Wednesday I forgot to post this yesterday...but in keeping with my random updates I will continue:

So I've mentioned Barb's bakery before and I have to say they are the best of the best. Last Monday I stopped in for a sweet treat and opted for their cream filled donut...it was a long john and it made my life complete. It took every ounce of my being to not stop in there every day last week and get another one. Here's the random: the donut was $1 and frankly worth every penny. I may or may not have stopped in yesterday and gotten another one {it had been 8 days people...} it was still $1. Today for my dear friend Lauren's birthday I stopped in for a box of donuts for the office, I picked 7 donuts and a cheese danish...I'm thinking the total is at least $8...it was $6.34. Umm, four of the 8 treats were long johns so apparently for 2.34 I got 3 donuts and a cheese danish, right? I was confused. I said, "I don't think you charged me enough." The guy ignored me and rung me up...

I'm thinking tonight is the night that I finish tackling the baby's room. I promise to get my act together and snap some photos of it once it's complete!

Happy Wednesday, it's almost Fridaaaayyyyy!!