New Blog Site
Hello Everyone! We had to start a new blog site because I was uploading pictures wrong onto this one. This site will stay up so you can see old pictures, but I will be posting everything new onto the new site:) The address is pretty much the same, just added a number 2. Here is the site. Thanks again for following :)
vspratts2.blogspot.com
A Nice morning hike at Hogan!
So I have been home for a couple of days now getting ready for our little one's arrival. I decided to take the dogs for a three mile walk this morning, at lake Hogan, to get some energy out ;) Hopefully the walk also gets someone else moving also :) I was pretty tired after we finished. The weather has been so beautiful, I just couldn't waste it! I hope it stays this nice for the next couple of weeks.
Baby updates...
So today we had another doctor appointment, so I thought I would give everyone a quick update. Everything looks great, they did an NST test (stress test) and our little one was moving around like crazy :) Doctor did a pelvic and said I am 2 cm dialated, 100% effaced and already engaged, doctor was able to feel her head, which is so cool. Everything looks great, and we may be meeting our little one a little sooner than we thought, we can't wait! I will keep everyone posted if anything changes:)
Friday and Saturday
Friday was my second to the last day at work. My kids were so cute, they had another teacher let them into my room early and they completely decorated with signs, balloons and gifts. They even made my favorite treats! I am going to miss them, and I really hope I am able to make it to their promotion ceremony on the 4th!
Saturday night, Jeremy and I met Emily and Timothy up at the Frog Jump. We had a lot of fun walking around, and going to a concert :) It was great to hang out with them both. I think the hilly frog jump got to me a little after cleaning all day so I was pretty hurt at the end of the night, but had an awesome time!
37 Week Doctor Appointment...
Today we had our 37 week appointment with Dr. Pennisi. As of right now I am 100% effaced and a centimenter dialated, so we still have a ways to go :) I am getting to finish up work on Monday so I will have some time on my hands to get things ready for our little one :) Everything else seemed good, he is going to run a stress test on Tuesday to check her out, but all should be fine. We will keep you all updated on her status and let you know if the doctor thinks she will be coming soon. Keep us in your thoughts :)
This last weekend in Tahoe and baby updates...
So last weekend, Jeremy and I headed up to Tahoe one last time before our little one arrives. We had a great mother's day weekend. My parents met us up there. Saturday the boys and my mom cut up wood. I couldn't really do much, especially with the high altitude, but I was able to work the lever on the spliter. Saturday night we went to Kalani's for a very nice dinner. Great last weekend in Tahoe:)
Baby updates:
Yesterday, I had to go into the doctor because I wasn't feeling right. Turns out everything was good, but I'm already 80% effaced and dialating, so the doctor is going to have me come in again tomorrow for a check. Looks like I'm starting my maternity leave early and we might be having our little one before June :) We decided since the check up that we should probably put her car seat in the car and her bag:) Please keep us in your thoughts and we will keep you updated:)
Baby News...
Jeremy and I went to our 36 week appointment today. Everything looks great, and Dr. Pennisi thinks we are on schedule for the first week in June, he thinks she will be able to hold out until then, after doing an internal and I'm not dialated, so that's good news. Dr. will do a sonogram next Thursday to see how big she is:) Keep us in your thoughts and we will update if we hear anything at our weekly appointments. I will post a couple belly pictures soon, she is dropping fast, and looks much different:)
One Jam Packed Weekend!
So Jeremy and I had an amazing, very busy weekend! First of all my best friend Nicole, and her mom Julie planned a surprise shower for me on Saturday afternoon. I can't believe how long ago they had this planned and how many people, including my wonderful husband kept it a secret! Thank you Coley and Julie for such a wonderful surprise! It was great to see everyone, and their home looked beautiful! I had a great time:)
Saturday night Jeremy and I headed up to Murphy's for a wonderful anniversary dinner. We ate at "V" which is where we spent the night after our wedding, they made it very special for us :) We stayed the night at our families house and came home Sunday after a beautfiul breakfast at Grounds.
Sunday was our actual wedding anniversary, I went to my friend Lindsay's shower for a couple hours, she was home for this weekend from Virginia. Jeremy did a lot of yard work, and then when I came home, we put away all of the baby gear, washed everything, and then sat down to a romantic anniversary dinner outside on our deck, perfect weather!!! We had a great time and we are finally feeling ready for our little one to arrive:)
Around 5 Weeks left!
With only about 5 weeks left, give or take, Jeremy and I are trying to get everything ready! My grandma finished all of the baby's bedding, we have the room pretty much put together, diaper bag packed and some essentials throughout the house already. We still need to clean the car and pack it, but I think we are almost there! Here are some pictures of her finished cradle. Thanks Anya for all you have done!!!! She is already sooo very spoiled:)
Thursday Night Dinner with Friends
Jeremy and I went over to Em's house for dinner on Thursday night. It was great to see Nicole, Lindsay, Em and all the families. Nicole came home from med school and Lindsay home from Virginia. Thanks Em from getting all of us together!
Our nephew Colson is Born!!!
On Friday April 23 at 1am Jason and Nicole delivered our little nephew Colson Mitchell Pratt. He weighed 7lbs 14 ounces and was 21.25 inches long. He is absolutely perfect! Jeremy and I headed down to meet him at the hospital on Friday after work, and spent the whole weekend in San Luis with family. We had a great time and it was so exciting to be a part of this new adventure! Nicole and Jason are doing such a great job with Colson, it was exciting to see them be parents! We can't wait to watch Colson grow up! We hope you enjoy some pictures of Colson's first couple of days in the world:)
Sunday Morning on the Ranch
This morning Jeremy and my dad headed off, bright and early to the ranch to finish building a fence on some new pasture land. I met them out there for a couple of hours to help do clips, but then got tired and hot and had to come home :) The fence is looking great, they have had to do so much work, but it will be worth it once we get the cows moved to the new pasture to graze. Riggs, Tule and Bodie were having a great time!
Baby's Room
My grandmother came over Saturday evening and brought by our bedding for the baby's room that she made! She went to soooo much work! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! It looks amazing, we were so excited to get it all put together, her room looks beautiful and is ready for her arrival! We then went over to my parents house for an amazing dinner :) Great Saturday evening!
Friday Afternoon Hike
Friday after work Jeremy and I decided to take the dogs for a little hike by Hogan. Later that evening we made our way back to the house, picked up some wine and walked to my parents house for a couple of hours. It was absolutely beautiful out!
32 week Dr. Appointment
Today we had our 32 week dr. appoint. Our little girl isn't so little anymore:) They did an ultrasound and she measures in at about 4lbs, her heartbeat was 147 and everything looks completely normal. She was already turned into the head down position, so she is right on schedule for around June 5th!!!! We cannot believe how close that is, only about 8 more weeks to go! Keep us in your thoughts these last few weeks. We can't wait to be able to introduce our little girl to the world:)
Easter Present :)
My parents suprised us with the most amazing backpack for the baby!!! We had been looking at "Sherpa" baby packs for a while. This pack is amazing, so much storage and sooo many features, we were so excited and can't thank them enough :) This way our little one can enjoy our hikes with us :)
Easter Weekend
We had a very productive Easter weekend. Friday night was so nice because our friends Emily, Kristina and Emily's new friend/co-worker Tim came over for dinner. We had such a nice time with everyone. Saturday and Sunday, Jeremy and I spent time up at the Murphys house with the family. The boys built a new fence in the backyard, which looks amazing!!!! We ate a lot of food and just enjoyed eachother's company:)
My Birthday Weekend :)
We had a great weekend! We were able to stay home and do a bunch of work around the house. Jeremy suprised me with the dresser we found at an antique store for the baby's room and the wagon wheel we found there also! JulieAnn and Pablo bought us some beautiful daisy trees for our front yard for my birthday, and my parents and brother picked up some rosemary and a beautiful olive tree. Jeremy took me to Lowes on Saturday morning and we loaded up on soil, bark, lavendar and some alyssum for the front flower bed. Poor Jeremy worked so hard digging out flower beds, transplanting plants, and weeding to make my birthday special. I planted a bunch of plants in the front and back of the house, it looks 100% better than before! We had some couples over for a bbq in our nicely cleaned yard on Saturday and then went to my parents on Sunday for a beautiful birthday dinner! My anya even picked up an ice cream cake, my favorite. They had a hot air balloon put on the cake since the trip Jeremy had planned for my birthday ended up getting cancelled because I was wayyy too pregnant! Thanks to everyone, especially my wonderful husband for making my birthday sooo special!
This weekend March 20th
Jeremy and I drove down to San Luis Obispo for the weekend. We spent the morning on Saturday at Avila Beach and then we went up to Atascadero for Nicole and Jason's baby shower. Sunday the four of us, along with some friends and JulieAnn and Pablo went to Morro Bay to take some pictures. We had a great time and it was wonderful to see everyone. We were very excited to see Nicole and Jason's house and can't wait to see our nephew Colson, who should arrive in the next few weeks :)
March 18th Mom's Birthday
For my mom's birthday, the girls went up to Murphys to celebrate. We stayed the night at our house, went to a nice breakfast, had pedicures and did a little shopping. That night my dad suprised my mom with a new 6mo old german shepard, she was ohhh so excited!
New addition to the baby's room
My grandma ordered a new cushion for the rocker she gave us for the baby's room. This is the same rocker that was used for all of the kids in my family, starting with my mom. We are so excited to be able to use it :)
Our Little Girl!
We had a 3/4D ultra sound this morning which was amazing! Yes it was a little freaky, but it was so nice to see our little girl again. She is much bigger and growing normally, her heart sounded great and she is right on track to deliver around June 5th yayyy! It was so cool to see her move around, suck her thumb and even stick out her toung:) They gave us soooo many pictures and a DVD, here are a couple for now, you can see she has Jeremy's nose and my mouth :) we also found out that my placenta has moved, Yipppy so we are on schedule for a natural birth :)
This Weekend
We had another great weekend in Tahoe! On Friday we met up with my long time friend Katie and brought her, and Joost up to Tahoe with us. It was so great to see her! (Katie's poor husband Kyle had to work ) Once up in Tahoe, my brother and some of his friends met us up there for the night before they headed down south for spring break. We started the party at the house and then the boys all made it out to the casinos, Katie stayed back at the house with my prego butt, haha. The rest of the weekend was very relaxing, boys went skiing, and us girls did some much needed shopping! Sunday we left early and Jeremy and I went for a hike before going to my parents for an amazing filet dinner! I have the rest of the week off for spring break so hopefully I get some much needed yardwork finished, I'll post pictures :)
Our little one's room :)
We added a few more things to the baby's room, it is really looking adorable! We are definately looking forward to getting our little cowgirl all settled in :)
28 Week Dr. Appointment
Jeremy and I had our 28 week doctor appointment today. All went well, the baby seems to be growing great, my belly measures much bigger :) I have gained around 10 pounds total so far so that is good. The doctor will check in a few weeks with a sonogram to see if a natural birth is possible :) All looks well and keep our little one in your thoughts as we enter into our last streatch, yayyyy!
