Kayleigh is hanging in there!

Hello! The latest is that I AM READY TO HAVE THIS BABY!! It is definitely harder to be pregnant with a 3 year old needing your attention and help 24/7 verses when I was pregnant with Ansley with no children to take care of (except the husband!). My back is hurting and I can feel the pregnant "waddle" beginning. And there are contractions too. Knowing that she is gaining an ounce a day is making me nervous, but I really hope she comes on her own. I don't really want to be induced. At my dr visit this week, I was 2 cm and 50% effaced, so I am making progress, but not fast enough!! I have another appointment Tuesday, so we will see how things are then!

Our bags are packed and we have been talking to Ansley about what will be happening so she is prepared. I am sure she will be fine. She knows she will be spending the night with Rebecca and Max or Nana and Pop, and she is looking forward to it.

I am trying to enjoy the last of eating without too much guilt. I am looking forward to working on being healthier-eating and exercising. After Ansley, I knew I was going to have another baby and wasn't very motivated to get to my goal weight (that last 15-20 pounds is so stingy). Since this will be my last pregnancy, I am motivated to get my body back. I have a great group of friends that live close by that will walk with me and Gary to support me in eating healthier, so wish me luck!

Gary is looking for a new job so wish him luck! Your prayers are needed:)

Courtney

Kayleigh is already a big girl!!

Hi everyone! We had an ultrasound on Friday and Miss Kayleigh is already bigger than Ansley was when she was born!! If she goes full term, she could be 9 lbs!!!! Yikes! I have another appointment Wednesday, so we will see if anything has progressed. If not, they said they would induce so that I don't have to wait for her to get any bigger!! I would really like to wait till she is ready to come on her own, but I don't really want to wait till February either, so I am not sure what we will be doing!

I am getting more uncomfortable every day and more tired, but I still love feeling her move around. It is the most amazing thing ever!!

Ansley continues to keep us busy! I can't wait for her to meet Kayleigh! She will be such a wonderful big sister and a big help to me! I am glad that we waited till she is 3 to have another one!

Hopefully I will be giving you good news here very soon!

Hope you are doing well!
Courtney

The new year

Hello! Just wanted to let you know what is going on these days! Ansley is growing so quickly and asks me all the time if February is here. I am sure it really has been forever that she's been hearing about this baby sister, cause it seems like forever to me. In some ways though, it has gone by really fast. Its hard to believe I won't be pregnant ever again:( Ansley still enjoys going to school to play with her friends and make art projects. She knows her letters and most of their sounds, so I am looking into teaching her to read, its just hard to start something like that with a baby coming any day now!

Ansley and I stay busy with our friends we made through the Jackson County Moms Group. We also like to spend time with family whenever we can. I get out a good bit, thanks to my wonderful husband who supports me getting out of the house by myself and he enjoys some Daddy and Ansley time. It will be interesting to see how it goes with 2 little girls by himself!!!!

I have gotten my 2 girlfriends into scrapbooking, so we do that whenever we get the chance and we also go out to the movies or to someone's house for dinner and a movie occasionally.

The winter gives Gary a chance not to work so much, since there isn't much to cut in the winter. He has been busy though lately-getting ready for Kayleigh. Our little 1400 sq ft house is getting smaller and smaller. We have to keep getting rid of stuff and taking stuff to our parents for storage. We may try to find a little bit bigger house in the near future.

We only have 3 weeks left till Kayleigh's due date of February 6th and we are so ready to meet her! We will keep you updated! We have an ultrasound Friday-can't wait!

Love
Courtney, Gary, and Ansley