Counting the Days:)

   So I was rereading my last post and at one point I said I was fine going to my due date but let's see how I feel in a few weeks. Well.... I'm 38 weeks and I'm ready:) Olivia, however, is nice and cozy and I don't think she has any intention of coming out to all the wintry weather we have been getting!! As Aunt Chris put it yesterday... why should she... she's warm, well fed and gets to play all day.... and it's too cold out here. I am still feeling fine... just ready to meet her. Although I have been feeling fine... I have been VERY emotional this week.... pretty sure I have cried every day so far this week... but that's hormones for ya I guess. I went today and got a pedicure so my feet will be nice and pretty when I do deliver... because that is really important huh. It was so nice to sit there and get a short leg massage... I fell asleep for a few minutes. I now have some pretty pink tootsies.

  I'm also soooo ready for spring!! I am sooo very thankful we don't live in a city that gets tons of snow most of the year. I think the snow is pretty, however, I don't like driving in it and I prefer the warmer weather.... this past Saturday it actually got up to 72 degrees!! I took advantage of the warm weather and read a book on the patio (got some tan lines too) and took Jax and Lilly to the dog park. They got some MUCH needed exercise and fresh air. However, my friend Emily's mom thought Lilly looked a little tired so she insisted we put Lilly in Graham's (my friend's child) stroller. I think we may have to exchange our stroller for a double stroller now because Lilly actually stayed in it and let us push her!! Rotten dog.

Lilly Living in Style



Jax lives to get dirty:) He enjoyed the fresh air!





 So that's pretty much it for this week.... hopefully the next post will be pictures of Olivia!! All in due time though... God is trying to teach me patience:)

Four Weeks to Go!!

    I can not believe I am 36 weeks.... time is flying by!! In four weeks (or less) Olivia will be here. The way my luck runs though I will go all the way to my due date.... as long as she's healthy I am ok with waiting for her. Lets just see if I feel that way in another few weeks though:) I think the dogs have finally figured out that something different is happening... they have both been sniffing my belly lately,  Lilly just stares at me, and both are very curious about everything we put in the nursery. Speaking of the nursery... we are all set!! Thanks to the awesome people I work with we now have everything (at least that I know of) and I received all the "big" items: carseat, swing and highchair.... along with alot of cute monogrammed outfits. Ben and I put the carseat bases in our cars today... the highchair is together ( a little early for that I know, but Ben was excited), the bassinet is ready and waiting and Olivia's clothes are packed for the hospital... although mine are not. There are several of us at work and at church that are all due within a month of each other: 2 of them had their babies this week.... and I keep thinking, "wow, it is really time and it's really going to happen!" I'm just waiting for my turn in a few more weeks!

                         My Swing!!!

Shower guests:)



Kristy 21 weeks, Emily 38 weeks, Mary 34 weeks and Me 35 weeks!

Work Pregos



P.S.  Ben is putting the swing together now! Can't wait to see it:)



Happy New Year!! It's 2011.... Olivia will be here soon!

    Happy New Year everyone.... yes 6 days into it.... I can still say it right? I cant believe how fast the holidays went by and here we are back to "normal." Ben and I had a great Christmas and a very low key New Year. Ben and I got spoiled at Christmas and we celebrated New Years by having Sonic on the couch and were in bed by 10pm... big partiers huh.

Jax always loves presents too

   As of today I am now 34 weeks along.... 6 weeks or less to go! I cant believe it, time is flying by. I am starting to freak out a little bit.... the kids in my house always go home after a day or so.... Olivia is going to stay... there's no sending her home with my sister like I do with my nieces and nephew:) Don't get me wrong... I'm very excited... I think I'm still getting used to the fact that I'm actually having a baby..hehe. We have the nursery ready and waiting, just need to do some organization after my baby shower next weekend! Olivia spends her days doing flips, sticking her butt in my ribs and dancing on my bladder.... but I have loved every bit of it so far. I can sit all day and watch my belly move. I have been feeling pretty good... although work is wearing me down....I crash at the end of those 12 hour days!

So for now... I am going to keep trekking on and waiting for February!!

Finishing Touches



34 weeks Pregnant!!

This One's for you Whitney:) hehe

    So I was told by a friend of mine at work that Im not very good at keeping my blog up to date so here we go:) I am 30 weeks today!!! I cant believe in 10 weeks or less Olivia will be here.... sometimes I still cant believe I am pregnant... even though she is doing somersaults all day long. Very sureal. I had my glucola test a few weeks ago... which tests for gestational diabetes.... my sugar was a little too high so I had to take another test a week later. The first test wasnt so bad... drink a sugar drink and get a blood sugar. Then the office called and said I need to do a three hour test. Here is the only good part... I got to carb load for 3 days before the test!! I loved that:) Then I had to drink another sugar drink and have my blood sugar checked every hour a few hours. That drink made me feel so bad.... I just wanted to lay down on the floor of the waiting room... and puke. However.... I maintained my composure and stayed in my chair..... and thankfully after 2 hours my sugar was ok... and I am not gestational diabetic! Thank God because I have been craving chocolate sooo much and Im so glad I CAN eat it... it really is the little things that make me happy. So ANYWAYS.... we have been working on Olivia's room... her furniture is up and in it's place... and I love it. I was really worried since I bought it online without seeing it... but it looks great. I also had my first baby shower and recieved alot of goodies for Olivia; she is racking up! A good friend of mine, April, came in from Knoxville and surprised me.... and of course my emotional self cried when I saw her... however... not as much as she did when I told her I was pregnant. (she had tears of joy among other things) I hope she reads this and giggles... she will know why. Other than that Ben and I have been getting ready for Christmas and waiting patiently for February!! I actually have all my shopping done.... and I usually dont even start until now so I am way ahead of the game!! I think that is about all the blabbing I have for now... off to bed for me!

                         The crib and bedding

Baby Shower 29 weeks

Ben and I at Collierville Sqauare

30 weeks

We had Ben's mom take several pics of us for our Christmas card... this is just one of several:)

  So the plan for the next few weeks is to relax and enjoy the holidays..... although I work Christmas Eve and Ben works Christmas Day.... but atleast we have jobs... I am very thankful for that!! Merry Christmas ya'll!!!

Moving Right Along

  Well.... the last month has flown by... along with my pregnancy, which is a good thing!! So far Im still feeling great.... I dont have a ton of energy... but I never did before either:) I love my naps! We cleaned out the "junk room" and Ben and his mom painted the nursery. They got it done in about and hour and a half!! I was sooo surprised at how quickly they finished.... now that I know they can paint that fast I will never paint again. If I had done the painting... I would still be going:) Next on the list is getting the carpets cleaned which is being done right now... then Ben must figure out how to put baby furniture together.... that should be interesting. Olivia is busy doing flips all day which I think is the absolute coolest feeling in the world!! I saw my belly move for the first time this week too.... now I sit and stare at it. Also, Ben got to feel her move for the first time the other night..... he was thrilled!! He jumped away at first and then kept his hand on my belly so he could feel her do her gymnastics:) We registered a few weeks ago too... very overwhelming.... there is just soooo much stuff!! I kept thinking... we are never going to get all this stuff... but I have come to realize most of the stuff is out of convenience and 100 years ago.. things like bouncy seats and swings and play mats and gyms and diaper genies didnt exist... and people actually survived... somehow. God will give us what we need... so Im trying not to worry. So, coming up in the next weeks: I have my glucola test (hope Im not a gestational diabetic because I value my daily dose of chocolate)... my first shower that my mom, sis and mother in law are giving me.... and more work on the nursery!! Very exciting... here are a few pics of some progress we've made!
                                                                     
                                                                        Halloween!!

                                          Charlie Brown and the great pumpkin patch

                                   Jax helped me clean out Olivia's closet:)

        The bedding and a beautiful picture my friend Bethany painted to match!!

                           26 weeks 3 days pregnant in Olivia's painted room

New Blogger

So... I never thought I would start a blog... just didn't think it was for me. But here I am trying to figure this all out. What can I say... I love reading other people's blogs and thought maybe someone would check mine out too:) To start off  I will let everyone know that I am 22 weeks pregnant now with Miss Olivia Grace Hetzler.... I finally started feeling her move around last week!! Wow, such an amazing feeling that is!! Ben touches my belly all the time waiting to feel her move.. but she isn't quite big enough for him to feel just yet. We are very excited and cant wait to meet her in February. We are going to start getting her room ready soon... probably at the end of the month.. and I plan on finally registering soon too. I have been a little superstitious and have been waiting until I am 24 weeks.... the downfall of working in labor and delivery is I know a little too much and freak myself out ALOT. However, I remind myself daily that God has a plan and I need to trust in HIM!! So, here are a few ultrasound pics of Olivia at 19weeks!!