3 days until we go to the hospital

Well lots to tell. I'll start with Saturday night. We went to the hospital at about 11pm that night. I was not filling Taylor and yes it scared me. When we got there as soon as they put the monitor on me we heard her heart beat and we heard her moving around. I still could not fill her move but the nurse said it could be because the way she is positioned. I was so relieved. I stayed there for a while and was having contractions about 3 and 4 min. apart but since they were not strong and I had not dilated they let me go on home. We got back home around 1am and I finally felt Taylor move.

Our final Dr. apt. was Wed. We had another ultrasound to see how much Taylor had grown in a week and surprisingly she was only 6lb 15oz. The Dr. said that she thought the measurements from the last ultrasound were off and that she feels I could have a vaginal delivery instead of a c-section if I wanted. So of course I want to experience this and now we are scheduled to go to the hospital Monday night at 7pm. Around 5am Tuesday morning we will induce and start the labor process. I am nervous but very excited. Pray for Clay and I because we are clueless. (ha) The next time I post something on this we will have our little Taylor with us.

37 Wks

Ok, so today I am 37 weeks pregnant and since we are inducing at 39 weeks that means that 2 weeks from today Clay and I will be Daddy and Mommy. It is still weird to think about. When I look at my left hand and I see this beautiful ring on my finger, I still feel as if I just got married yesterday. (Mom did a wonderful job with the wedding by the way) Now, we are bringing a little girl into our life, that we will love with all our hearts. We are so anxious to meet her and hold her and love her unconditionally.

We finally figured out how to use the car seat. Who would have thought it could be difficult. But you know once we(well I)read the directions it all came together. As far as I know we are as prepared as we can be as of now. Sure we will need more diapers. Sure we will need more drop-ins for bottles. Sure we have no clue what we are doing but we do know this, some how, some way, and for some reason the Lord felt it was best for us to have a baby right now. He thought well Ashley is still in school, and Clay is about to start a new job, and yes they will be stressed but they can handle a child. So Clay and I decided instead of worrying and stressing right now that we will just trust Him.

As for Clay's job we still have not heard when he is leaving. We are just in that waiting stage yet again. Hopefully he will be going to the academy in December if not then he will go in Feb. I think we both just want to know. Sometimes I think it will make our life "so much easier" but who am I kidding our life is just about to become even more crazy. (In a good way of course)
As for me and school, a week from today is my last day. My teachers have all be gracious enough to let me take my finals early. I once again will have all A's. Yes, I am very proud of myself for this because I have come along way with this school thing. Also being pregnant working and going to school is not as easy as you think.

If Taylor decided to come early I will let everyone know. Just pray she does not come before I take my finals so that I do not have to come back after she is born.

36 wks 4 days

Well we have had 3 doctors visits since the last time I updated this. The first visit the doctor put me on a monitor for about 20 or 30 min. When she came in she looked at the monitor and said I was having contractions that were about 5 min. apart. Mine and Clays eyes got HUGE! We were not expecting that at all. We were really not ready to have a baby that day. I mean we did just go in for a a weekly visit. I got admitted to the hospital right away. Clay was down stairs filling out paperwork and I was in the delivery room getting poked with needles. They started an i.v. just to get some fluids in me to see if that would help slow or stop the contractions. I also had to get a shot in my arm every 20 min. (just 3 of them though)this shot help relax my bladder. Finally, Clay gets to the room and we just do not know what to think. We called our parents and put them on stand-by just in case. I was there for a couple of hours I guess and the doctor came in and the contractions had stopped and she let me go home. What a relief. Not only was I not going to have to be in labor before I was mentally ready but also Taylor was not going to be early. If she would have come then her lungs would not have been fully developed. So we just thanked God for letting everything be ok.

The next visit was short and sweet. Everything was fine we heard Taylor's heartbeat and we got to leave. As for the visit we just had yesterday (Friday the 13th) we got alot of news. I had an ultrasound because the doctor wanted to see how big Taylor is right now, to get an idea of what we may be dealing with on Dec. 1. Well it was crazy looking at the ultrasound because she was like a normal size baby in there. The whole time I'm looking for a little spec like the others and finally I see her face and its the size of the little screen. It just amazes me. To know that Clay and I made this person in my stomach. Anyway, we got her approximate weight which is about 6lbs 13oz. Which means come Dec. 1 she is going to be 8lbs or more. Thank you Clay. :) The doctor suggested we really think about a c-section. Not my first choice but Clay and I want to do whats best me and Taylor. After discussing the risk of both a natural birth and a c-section we are going ahead with the c-section. There just seemed to be less risk with a c-section since I am so small. The option is still there if we decide we want to have a natural birth but since its a scheduled delivery we had to go ahead and schedule the c-section. Just pray for us. We know God is in control and he is going to take care of us.

So only 17 days until little miss Taylor is here. Clay and I are so excited and can't wait to meet her. Its crazy that in less than a month we will be parents. Its a scary but amazing feeling.