The Final Countdown!

I've been calling it the 'light at the end of the tunnel', but thought maybe that wasn't the best phrase to use when talking about giving birth! :)

Tomorrow is the big day and we are absolutely THRILLED about Emma's arrival. I am so excited for Truett to meet his little sister and to put a face with a name. I'm still not sure if he realizes that the 'Emma' we've been talking about is an actual person and not just a nickname for my belly!

I have to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 7:00 so Truett will be staying the night with my parents tonight and Danny will bring him to school in the morning before coming to the hospital. I'll have the c-section at 9:00 and then Emma and I will be in our room at 11:00.

Truett will come to the hospital tomorrow afternoon after school (and a nap!) to meet Emma. Be checking back for updates...I'll post them here. I'll try to put up pics as soon as possible, too.

Have a great day tomorrow...I know we will! :)

A Product of His "Raisin"

Well, it's official...I am DEFINITELY a mom. I had to 'surgically' remove a RAISIN from Truett's right nostral today!

He was sitting at the table, having his afternoon snack and all of sudden, he starts SCREAMING. I ran over to him and asked him what was wrong and he says, "My nose! I have a raisin in there!" I'm hoping he was freaked out enough by it that he won't attempt putting anything else in his nose, but that could just be wishful thinking. :)

My Nerves Got the Best of Me

I don't have pics to post with this blog, but wanted to give an update on Emma.

So, I called the doctor yesterday morning because I have been randomly checking my blood pressure to make sure all was well. The past few days, it's been higher than usual and at one point yesterday morning, it was 145/91 (fyi...normal is 120/80). I was supposed to have an appointment today, anyway, but they had me go in yesterday instead. Gramma came to stay with Truett and PaPaw took me to the doctor. Of course, when I got there and the nurse took my blood pressure, it was 127/70! When the doctor examined, he said everything looked good and that I didn't need to worry about my blood pressure unless I started having other systems (dizziness, seeing spots, headaches, etc...) or if it stayed over 140/90, consistently.

He also said that I am dialated 1 cm and Emma is still high and hasn't dropped yet so it doesn't look like she'll be a girl 'ahead of her time'. :) That kind of took the wind out of my sail a bit because by this time, every preggo is thinking that her water is about to break...at least I do! I guess I've just been anxious/excited/nervous about Emma's arrival. It's finally starting to dawn on me that we have no idea what to expect this time around, although we're already parents. Each kid is so different and may have different issues. I'm ASSUMING that Emma will sleep well like Truett did. I'm ASSUMING that Truett will welcome Emma with open arms and not go through any 'rebelious' stage like MOST kids do! :) WISHFUL THINKING!

Anyway, there are 13 days and counting. Until then...life as usual!

September Showers

When we found out that we were having a girl, Jay's mom (Gramma) and sister-in-law (Aunt Stephie) started planning a girl's baby shower. The shower was so nice and we had a great turn out, inspite of Hurricane Ike making his way through south and east Texas. We had punch and cupcakes and my mom made chocolate covered strawberries (always a crowd fave!). We even played a baby shower game! :)

Here are the party planners...Gramma and Aunt Stephy....everything looked great!

YUMMY cupcakes that were made by Gramma's friend.
Here is Aunt Sarah smelling the diaper trying to figure out what baby food was inside...GROSS!

I couldn't believe all of the gifts, either. I figured that since this was our 2nd time around, there would be a few gifts, but I guess every other woman out there is as addicted to baby girl things just as much as I am! Either that or my family and friends are REALLY supportive of me and feed into my obsession. :)


Thanks so much to my friends and family who were able to be at the shower. I can't wait for Emma to meet all of you and follow the wonderful examples you all set of being great women. I love you all!

Take Your Son to Work and Little Johnny Jones

I woke up the other morning and heard Jay ask Truett if he wanted to go to work with him. I thought Jay was just going to take him to McDonald's for breakfast and to meet PaPaw and the other men for coffee. To my surprise, Jay said he was taking Truett for the day! Truett was fired up to go and was excited about putting on his work uniform. His Papa was so proud!

Little Johnny Jones

So, my grandpa's name was Johnny Jones. Truett is actually named after him (JOHN Truett). Anyway, a short time after my grandpa died, someone in my family (possibly my mom?) came across this black musician whose name was 'Little Johnny Jones'. A little while after THAT, my mom found this statue of a little black boy sitting on the edge of something, fishing. She bought it and he sits on the edge of her pool in her backyard. We have since named him 'Little Johnny Jones'.

This past weekend, we were over at my mom's house swimming and Truett decided to go fishing with Little Johnny Jones. He sat next to him and fished for a few minutes. I had to get pictures because although the statue (OBVIOUSLY) looks nothing like my grandpa did, the sentiment behind the statue and what he represents, in a way, was like having Truett fishing with my grandpa.

Labor Day

My uncle was in town fleeing from Gustav and I think he got more than he had bargained for! Having 3 brothers and sister, plus a 2-year-old, my mom's house is never quiet, even on an average, 'nothing going on' type of day.

For Labor Day, we all got together at my mom's house for swimming and grilling. My cousin (who lives in Dallas) came with her hubby and their 3 kids and the Kingsleys came over with Peyton, Blair and Jackson. Emily showed up, too, with her friend Heather. Needless to say, it was a full house and we joked that we would have to set everyone up on rotations for the pool!

The kids had a great time and Truett LOVED playing with all of them. They swam, played, and ate all afternoon. It was a full day...full of kids, full of family, full of friends and full of NOISE! Timmy left the next day! hahah!

My grandma (Gooey) came to Dallas for a few days because our family in Thibodaux were without electricity and AC for several days. She came to Dallas to COOL OFF. Her trip was quick, but it was nice to visit with her and we're glad she's back at home...I know she's glad too!

Coming Soon....

So, my doctor appointments are now happening every week, which is great because it means the end is near. Last week when I went, we scheduled my c-section for Wednesday, October 1st at 9 a.m. It's so funny because I am very nervous about a scheduled c-section for some reason. My thoughts are that when I had Truett, I didn't care what they did to me, because I figured anything was better than the awful contractions. I never felt the needles or IV's that they were giving me and all I knew was that whatever they had done was great, because it made the pain go away!


This time around, I'm going in feeling totally fine, no contractions, no pain, etc...so now I'm a little skeptical and nervous about all of the surgery prep that'll go on, mainly the spinal and epidural. My doctor is so great, though, because he answers all of my questions without giving me a "are you kidding me" look! I think he senses my fears, especially since I flat out told him I was freaking out about it :). He was very thorough in his instructions and also told me signs to look for so that I would know when to worry about calling him and when to not worry about it.


There are only 20 days until Emma gets here and the closer it gets, the slower time seems to move. I guess I'll have to start soaking up the extra time because that will no longer exist once our household has another family member!

It's Carnival Time!

Our church had their annual carnival this weekend. After dinner with my family, we took Truett to enjoy the festivities. I have to admit that the weather was pretty great on Saturday but for an 8 1/2 month preggo like myself, I wouldn't have minded AT ALL if it had been about 20 degrees cooler!

As soon as we got to the carnival, we headed straight to the pony rides. It was the first thing Truett did last year because Jay and I were so excited about it. This year, Truett was the one really excited about it. Every once in a while, he'd throw out a little, "Hee Hah!"

He also rode the horse and buggy where he got to ride shotgun, since his Papa 'knows people'. HA!

Truett had so much fun and it was great to see him enjoy everything, although looking at the pictures, it looked as though riding the rides was some sort of punishment for him. He has reached the age where he absolute refuses to smile in pictures...IT MAKES ME CRAZY! I found myself the other day telling him that I would put him in Time Out if he didn't smile at the camera...SERIOUSLY???? hahahah!

There was a big inflatable slide that I think was our favorite part of the carnival. There was no waiting in line, it was something Truett could do on his own and it WORE HIM OUT! He'd shimmy up the slide, zoom down, jump off and ask for another ticket.

We had a good time, but I'm glad the carnival only comes to town once a year!

Emma's Room

As I said in the last post, we're still working on some last details in prep. for Emma, but I thought I'd post some pics of Emma's room. When everything is finally finished, I'll post those pics later, but thought I'd give a 'sneak preview'.

30 Days and Counting!

So, we only have 30 more days until Emma shows her pretty little face. We are getting so excited about it and have begun to finalize all the last minute 'details' to prepare for her arrival. This weekend, Jay got into the attic and took down all of the baby 'things' (stroller, carseat, exersaucer, playmat, etc....) Truett was pumped up about each item we took out. We're not sure if he was regressing or just reminiscing, but he had to climb in each thing we took out. Here are a few shots of him 'testing out' Emma's toys.