The Three of US

Miss Ella

Pictures

Miss Ella--I love her eyes to pieces...they're so bright you can almost see my reflection taking the pic!  They're just beautiful!

Family Picture

Random pictures!

After a crazy last few days (more details to come on that)...here are some random pictures we've been taking through the days.  As I'm feeling better I should be able to post more!

getting ready for second trip to the hospital for a weight check!

In my lady bug outfit....notice the antennas on her hat!  

All ready in her car seat.

Grandma and Grandad Bateman and Aunt Laura seeing Ella for the first time.

On the computer with daddy.

kisses from daddy 

Facetime with Aunt Kiki and Uncle Adam with Grandpa

Aunt Brittany and Paige came to the hospital to see Ella!

Flowers from the Anderson's!

Spending time with Grandpa Winkler before he has to go back to Nebraska.

Our precious bundle of joy....miss Ella

Ella Brookelynn Bateman

Just got home and here are a few...more to come as soon as mommy can get around to it!

the lovely swelling

Oh the joys of pregnancy!

Here are a couple of pictures of my swollen feet.  This happens to be after a walk at night when I had socks and tennis shoes on...you can definitely see the line!  haha!  While swelling is normal at the end of pregnancy (especially when it's 105 degrees outside) the docs have been slightly concerned with mine due to my gestational hypertension, as it can also be a sign of pre eclampsia.  I've also had swelling in my hands, legs, and sometimes a bit in my face....they're keeping an eye me!  I can't wait to have my skinny ankles back and wear my cute wedges again!

at least my pedicure looks good!  haha

38 Weeks

don't you love the give or take 13oz!  haha

How far along?  38 weeks

Total weight gain:  +26 lbs 

Maternity clothes? Tight shirts to show off my bump and yoga pants.  I show up to the ATU and everyone says…Oh, the cute one is here!  Makes me feel good but I only wish I felt cute!  I never bought maternity dresses so most of my dresses are not long enough to go over the bump anymore.  She grew a lot this past 3 weeks.  T-shirts that I wear are getting too short…oh boy, she better come soon or else I don’t know what I’ll wear!  :)  Definitely NOT going to buy more clothes right now. 

Sleep:  awful!

Stretch marks?  Lathering on the Mustela Stretch Cream!  I’m seeing a few small lines hoping they don’t get worse.  Let’s get this baby out of here!

Miss anything?  Everything that doesn’t go with being pregnant…can you tell I’m ready to be done?!

Movement:  I think she’s busy packing her suitcases for her arrival…notice I put suitcases…if she’s anything like me there will be multiple! 

Food Cravings: PEACHES and MANGOS!  Yummy!

Anything making you sick or queasy:  waking up in the morning I’ve been feeling a bit nauseous again…weird

Gender:  my sweet precious baby girl!

Labor signs:  still a few contractions…nothing too terrible though.  Doctor said I’m 2cm dilated! 

Symptoms: Let’s make a list…

         -swelling in legs, ankles, feet, face and hands

         -numbness in 4 fingers

         -carpal tunnel

         -high blood pressure

         -unfortunately saw some black spots this week

         -I'm sure there are more...pregnancy brain has me this morning

Belly Button in or out?  IN

Wedding rings on or off?  On but are slightly TIGHT when I’m swollen

Mood: HAPPY but nervous 

Excitement this week: relaxing!

Looking forward to:  Delivery day!  It’s looking like Monday we will be going in for induction! 

Also, CAN NOT wait for my mom and dad to get here!

On the agenda:  enjoy the last few days with it just being Kyle and me.  Also, finish up a few last minute things like cleaning, etc.  

Just A Pic!

Thought I'd share another picture of me and little baby b...I've definitely gotten bigger since then but I no longer feel like making myself look pretty for pictures.  haha!  

So excited for this little one to arrive!  

Craft Project

Headband holder!

So, once again, Pinterest gave me an idea of how to hold all of little baby b's headbands.  It is the simplest thing ever!  Basically, all we (Whitney and I) did was spray paint an oats container pink and then we hot glued it onto a candle stick holder.  We weren't sure where we were going to find that at.  Initially, we were going to try the thrifts store and see if we could find something that would work or that we could just spray paint.  That day, Whitney and I went to get a chair at IKEA and we were walking through the decorating/candle section and BAAM...there was a silver candle holder for $6!  It was as simple as that!  This project was becoming easier and easier!  So, all we did was put a few headbands around the outside and then you can fill the container with as many as will fit!  Genius!  :)

Sorry...the pics are from my iPHONE 3G, which stinks, but you get the picture!  :)

Cute, huh?!

clothes.

I just wanted to share a quick picture.  One of the many things I've been doing to get ready for this sweet child of mine to arrive is washing, drying, and folding a bajillion little pink outfits for her.  This is the best picture I got of that process but I wanted to throw it in!  :)

37 Weeks

holy smokes...look at that belly!

I’m full term!  Whoa…when did that happen?!  I still think they have my due date slightly wrong but we’ll see when she decides to make her debut! 

My gestational hypertension has been getting worse the last few ATU appointments so we will see what happens here in the next few visits.  But little baby b is looking great…she is still at least 60^th percentile—so very healthy! 

How far along?  37 weeks

Total weight gain:  +24 lbs 

Maternity clothes? Anything tight around the bump!  Or when I’m home…huge t-shirt and huge shorts, just to be comfy!  haha 

Sleep:  awful!

Stretch marks?  Lathering on the Mustela Stretch Cream!  I’m see a few small lines on my love handles…haha!   Hopefully they don’t get worse.

Miss anything?  Everything that doesn’t go with being pregnant…can you tell I’m ready to be done?!

Movement:  I think she’s busy packing her suitcases for her arrival…notice I put suitcases…if she’s anything like me there will be multiple! 

Food Cravings: basically Water and fruit and sweets…same ole same

Anything making you sick or queasy:  waking up in the morning I’ve been feeling a bit nauseous again

Gender:  girl

Labor signs:  a few contractions…getting slightly stronger

Symptoms: cramps in my calves during the night, swelling in my legs, ankles, face, and fingers, numbness in my fingers and carpal tunnel in my hands, high blood pressure and it’s only getting worse…

Belly Button in or out?  Still in believe it or not…Kyle so badly wants it to pop out…I kinda don’t think it’s going to happen.

Wedding rings on or off?  On but are slightly tight when I’m swollen

Mood: getting very anxious to meet the little lady and a bit nervous but feeling pretty good 

Excitement this week: relaxing!

Looking forward to:  time with my hubby, meeting this little creature inside of me! 

On the agenda:  try to clean the house as good as I can and make little projects until little baby b arrives!

Just a quick shout out to my cousin, Jared, and his brand new wife, Tiffany—Congratulations!  I am so happy for you guys…sorry we couldn’t be there!  I was tearing up as I looked through some of the pics from your big day!  So happy for you guys!  :)

36 Weeks

How far along?  36 weeks

Total weight gain:  +24 lbs 

Maternity clothes? Definitely working the baby bump as much as possible until she’s born!  Anything tight with a sweater over and definitely lots of dresses! 

Sleep:  not so great, period.

Stretch marks?  Lathering on the Mustela Stretch Cream!

Miss anything?  I want Feta cheese on a greek salad so bad, I’d also love a mojito or a glass of wine!  Also, an iced coffee sounds really good!  

-bending over like a normal person

-sleeping

-not having to go pee every 10 minutes

-no swelling

-I could go on and on...can you tell I'm getting near the end?

Movement:  the best is when she is pushing her head against my hips and her feet against my ribs… gotta love that!  ;)

Food Cravings: WATER (I want water all the time), puppy chow, mangos, peaches or anything from that fruit family, still loving tomatoes on things too

Anything making you sick or queasy:  waking up in the morning...I’ve been feeling a bit nauseous again

Gender:  girl

Labor signs:  a few contractions…getting slightly stronger

Symptoms: cramps in my calves during the night, swelling in my legs, ankles, face, and fingers…also have developed numbness in my fingers and carpal tunnel in my hands

Belly Button in or out?  Still in believe it or not!

Wedding rings on or off?  On but are slightly tight when I’m swollen

Mood: getting very anxious to meet the little lady and a bit nervous but feeling pretty good 

Excitement this week: Kyle is HOME!  YAY!  Although, he's taking a short trip to drop off a jet and bring a jet back...hopefully only a 2 day thing.

Looking forward to:  spending some time with Kyle, the 4^th of July, our anniversary, and this baby girl getting here!! 

On the agenda:  try to clean the house as good as I can and make little projects until little baby b arrives!

ANYONE WANT TO GUESS ON AN ARRIVAL DATE?!?!