we got approved for the house in Auburn today!!! YAY!!! such an answered prayer. and I absolutely love the house! God really works in mysterious ways, but I am so thankful and blessed.
The doctor's appointment went well. No big changes. Just learned about the c-section. I have pre-op tomorrow afternoon. So....i'm almost done. 7 days. holy cow.
more later!
we sign the lease on wednesday. then move on Friday. oh and by the way, the doctor told me to take it easy.
we'll see how that goes.
love,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
so this is what it is like to be pregnant...
I'd thought I'd come up with a little blog about what being pregnant means to me...
First, I'll start with the most recent "symptom". SWELLING. I'm officially done with this pregnancy and how I know so is that I'm swollen. My feet are huge, my fingers are like sausages, I can't put any of my jewelry on. My ring, which I have worn pretty much everyday for 7+ years, yeah, it doesn't fit. Oh, and apparently, my lips are swollen. GRRREEEEAT. BUT, there is a positive. I'm almost done. 11 more days.
So in conclusion, the first exhibit I would like to enter into what it means to be pregnant to me, is that you SWELL. :) Not only with fluid, but with love for this little baby girl who has already made me a better person, which means I can handle being swollen, she is worth it.
Second, I'd like to enter another exhibit: the endless and annoying opinions of everyone in the world. You get this when you are pregnant. Everyone has something to say about EVERY LITTLE THING. I like advice, but for the most part the only I advice I like is what I get from people I seek it from. I don't really care what joe-schmo has to say about me having to commute thirty minutes to work, or how I shouldn't be induced (which isn't happening now), or how I shouldn't have a c-section, I should just ask my doctor to turn her around. The thought of someone trying to turn a 5-7 pound baby in my stomach does not sound appealing to me. People also like to comment on how big you are, how they don't think you'll make it to your date, etc. People should just say congratulations. But! It's ok. These people are only trying to help and I can't help that I have raging pregnant woman hormones. So, secondly what being pregnant means to me is that you learn to take things that are said with a grain of salt. It helps put life into perspective. People's advice and opinions are only proof that we are all different and a reminder to me to remember that everyone is different, and it's not a bad thing. You can always learn from everyone's difference and being able to see that it is ok to be different, I think, is beautiful.
Third, being pregnant has taught me that life is hard. Life is about doing things you don't want to do everyday. But you do them. You get up and go to work everyday, and be thankful that you have a job, especially in this economy. You go back to work after your doctor's appointment when all you want to do is go home and cry after your plans have changed, and you make it through the day. I have learned that I can keep going. I can do it. I think this has prepared me for motherhood. So many times throughout this pregnany I have heard "it's going to be hard, you're going to be so tired when the baby wants to eat, you are going to wake up and not want to be a mom that day", etc. I know there will be these days, BUT, I have them now, and I do what I have to do and I survive. I've learned to look at the bright side of things, I'll have someone to share those moments with and so much to look forward to with little Miss Molly Grace that I know those moments of desperation will be only slim to the moments of joy she will bring to my life. So, being pregnant means to me that YOU CAN MAKE IT. YOU SURVIVE, and THRIVE.
Fourth, Being pregnant means accepting change. Change happens. ALL THE TIME. plans change. Your body changes. Once you accept that things WILL AND DO change, the better off you will be. I learned last night that the house we were moving into supposedly, oh ya know, next week, well, we aren't moving into it anymore. The owner decided he could not have it ready for move into until September. This was not what Kim or I wanted to hear, but we have found a new house that can be ready by July 1 and are applying for it today. Please pray that the owner accepts our application. I love the house and I am ready for peace about my living situation. I know that God has his hand over the situation and he will provide. So, be praying that we can get moved in at least somewhat before this baby comes.
Lastly, being pregnant means you learn a new type of love. A love that is not initiated by physical sight or appearance of a person, or of their personality. You LOVE with all you have for someone you haven't met yet and that is beautiful. You love despite how sick they may have made you the first three months (I realize this is totally not her fault at all, so MG if you read this later, I don't blame you for the sickness, just making a point), you love despite the swelling, the tiredness, mood swings. YOU LOVE. Which I believe is what the world is all about.
So there. I'm 37 weeks today and these are few of the things pregnancy has taught me.
Pregnancy means to me something so special and such a gift, no matter what circumstance. I am so blessed.
I love you Molly Grace. And I love being pregnant with you.
LOVE,
always,
Mary Beth
First, I'll start with the most recent "symptom". SWELLING. I'm officially done with this pregnancy and how I know so is that I'm swollen. My feet are huge, my fingers are like sausages, I can't put any of my jewelry on. My ring, which I have worn pretty much everyday for 7+ years, yeah, it doesn't fit. Oh, and apparently, my lips are swollen. GRRREEEEAT. BUT, there is a positive. I'm almost done. 11 more days.
So in conclusion, the first exhibit I would like to enter into what it means to be pregnant to me, is that you SWELL. :) Not only with fluid, but with love for this little baby girl who has already made me a better person, which means I can handle being swollen, she is worth it.
Second, I'd like to enter another exhibit: the endless and annoying opinions of everyone in the world. You get this when you are pregnant. Everyone has something to say about EVERY LITTLE THING. I like advice, but for the most part the only I advice I like is what I get from people I seek it from. I don't really care what joe-schmo has to say about me having to commute thirty minutes to work, or how I shouldn't be induced (which isn't happening now), or how I shouldn't have a c-section, I should just ask my doctor to turn her around. The thought of someone trying to turn a 5-7 pound baby in my stomach does not sound appealing to me. People also like to comment on how big you are, how they don't think you'll make it to your date, etc. People should just say congratulations. But! It's ok. These people are only trying to help and I can't help that I have raging pregnant woman hormones. So, secondly what being pregnant means to me is that you learn to take things that are said with a grain of salt. It helps put life into perspective. People's advice and opinions are only proof that we are all different and a reminder to me to remember that everyone is different, and it's not a bad thing. You can always learn from everyone's difference and being able to see that it is ok to be different, I think, is beautiful.
Third, being pregnant has taught me that life is hard. Life is about doing things you don't want to do everyday. But you do them. You get up and go to work everyday, and be thankful that you have a job, especially in this economy. You go back to work after your doctor's appointment when all you want to do is go home and cry after your plans have changed, and you make it through the day. I have learned that I can keep going. I can do it. I think this has prepared me for motherhood. So many times throughout this pregnany I have heard "it's going to be hard, you're going to be so tired when the baby wants to eat, you are going to wake up and not want to be a mom that day", etc. I know there will be these days, BUT, I have them now, and I do what I have to do and I survive. I've learned to look at the bright side of things, I'll have someone to share those moments with and so much to look forward to with little Miss Molly Grace that I know those moments of desperation will be only slim to the moments of joy she will bring to my life. So, being pregnant means to me that YOU CAN MAKE IT. YOU SURVIVE, and THRIVE.
Fourth, Being pregnant means accepting change. Change happens. ALL THE TIME. plans change. Your body changes. Once you accept that things WILL AND DO change, the better off you will be. I learned last night that the house we were moving into supposedly, oh ya know, next week, well, we aren't moving into it anymore. The owner decided he could not have it ready for move into until September. This was not what Kim or I wanted to hear, but we have found a new house that can be ready by July 1 and are applying for it today. Please pray that the owner accepts our application. I love the house and I am ready for peace about my living situation. I know that God has his hand over the situation and he will provide. So, be praying that we can get moved in at least somewhat before this baby comes.
Lastly, being pregnant means you learn a new type of love. A love that is not initiated by physical sight or appearance of a person, or of their personality. You LOVE with all you have for someone you haven't met yet and that is beautiful. You love despite how sick they may have made you the first three months (I realize this is totally not her fault at all, so MG if you read this later, I don't blame you for the sickness, just making a point), you love despite the swelling, the tiredness, mood swings. YOU LOVE. Which I believe is what the world is all about.
So there. I'm 37 weeks today and these are few of the things pregnancy has taught me.
Pregnancy means to me something so special and such a gift, no matter what circumstance. I am so blessed.
I love you Molly Grace. And I love being pregnant with you.
LOVE,
always,
Mary Beth
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
This is what I will hold onto. I hate when plans change. It really bothers me, but obviously, these plans I had were mine, and not God's.
I went to the doctor this morning and I usually love these visits. Not today. Molly Grace is breech (head not down, she would come out feet first if I tried to deliver right now) and they have scheduled a cesearan section for July 6 at 7 a.m.
Now there are lots of things that could happen, she could turn. They did say she was head down a few weeks ago. The positives are that she will have a prettier shaped head, and won't have to go through the trauma of birth and it will take 1-2 hours as opposed to what would normally take many, many more hours.
The negatives: I'm a single mom. This baby only has me a parent. I won't be able to lift her for a while or drive. The recovery is longer. It's surgery. I've never had surgery.
But! Everything will be ok and I am going to be a mommy one day sooner than I had originally planned.
I love this baby girl and I hope that everything is ok. And that she would flip over.
My next appointment is June 29th. They will check to see if she has turned. But I can feel her pretty little head way up top. Then I have pre-op on June 30th. Then a baby on July 6, 2009.
I will update soon.
LOVE,
always,
Mary Beth
This is what I will hold onto. I hate when plans change. It really bothers me, but obviously, these plans I had were mine, and not God's.
I went to the doctor this morning and I usually love these visits. Not today. Molly Grace is breech (head not down, she would come out feet first if I tried to deliver right now) and they have scheduled a cesearan section for July 6 at 7 a.m.
Now there are lots of things that could happen, she could turn. They did say she was head down a few weeks ago. The positives are that she will have a prettier shaped head, and won't have to go through the trauma of birth and it will take 1-2 hours as opposed to what would normally take many, many more hours.
The negatives: I'm a single mom. This baby only has me a parent. I won't be able to lift her for a while or drive. The recovery is longer. It's surgery. I've never had surgery.
But! Everything will be ok and I am going to be a mommy one day sooner than I had originally planned.
I love this baby girl and I hope that everything is ok. And that she would flip over.
My next appointment is June 29th. They will check to see if she has turned. But I can feel her pretty little head way up top. Then I have pre-op on June 30th. Then a baby on July 6, 2009.
I will update soon.
LOVE,
always,
Mary Beth
Friday, June 19, 2009
May Showers
Praise God for answered prayers! My back has been hurting sooooo bad lately and today, well, the pain is pretty much non-existent. Which is really nice because I have been pretty dang miserable the past few days.
Today the GA Theatre in Athens caught on fire. Sad story. I went to many a show there. Luke Bryan, Zac Brown, just to name a few. The outside of the building is still pretty much in tact, so hopefully they will be able to rebuild.
The agency baby shower was really nice yesterday. I got LOTS of diapers, which I will definitely be needing and a few handmade blankets, which is really nice. I'm excited to give these things to her so she can know just how much she is loved before she even arrives!
Here are a few pics from the shower...her cake was pretty cute I must say. I still have the baby part and I don't know how I'm going to cut her!
Those are just a few snapshots of what I look like 8 months preggers! I look so tired to me!
Hope everyone is doing well. Keep me and MG in your prayers, especially for quick and healthy labor, delivery, birth, after-birth, life. lol.
I have sooo much to do tomorrow, and I hope I can fit it all in. I have to go to Addison's birthday party and then hopefully (cross my fingers) I can make it to Rome for Jessica's shower!
Then Daddy's Day with my daddy and my sisters!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
Today the GA Theatre in Athens caught on fire. Sad story. I went to many a show there. Luke Bryan, Zac Brown, just to name a few. The outside of the building is still pretty much in tact, so hopefully they will be able to rebuild.
The agency baby shower was really nice yesterday. I got LOTS of diapers, which I will definitely be needing and a few handmade blankets, which is really nice. I'm excited to give these things to her so she can know just how much she is loved before she even arrives!
Here are a few pics from the shower...her cake was pretty cute I must say. I still have the baby part and I don't know how I'm going to cut her!
Those are just a few snapshots of what I look like 8 months preggers! I look so tired to me!
Hope everyone is doing well. Keep me and MG in your prayers, especially for quick and healthy labor, delivery, birth, after-birth, life. lol.
I have sooo much to do tomorrow, and I hope I can fit it all in. I have to go to Addison's birthday party and then hopefully (cross my fingers) I can make it to Rome for Jessica's shower!
Then Daddy's Day with my daddy and my sisters!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
36 weeks...
So I'm 36 weeks pregnant (well, tomorrow I will officially be, but whatevs)....holy cow.
So much has happened since I last updated. I am still going to be induced on the 7th and things are looking good for the induction right now. I went to what will probably be my favorite doctor's appointment yesterday. My doctor is really great and makes this whole terrifying experience ALOT easier for me. Turns out I have already dilated about 2 cm. Go me! It's so surreal, I will be a mother in 3 weeks. CRAZY! I'm just ready to meet her and move into the house.
Beth and Deanna (my dad's sisters, thus my aunts), Shanah (my cousin's wife), and my BFF from HS Amanda threw me a baby shower on Saturday and it was so lovely. Since I'm guessing most of you that read this have facebok, I'm just going to post the link to the album Shanah made for a quick look at the pics.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245339611#/album.php?aid=2012139&id=1245339611
The agency where I work is giving me a baby shower tomorrow afternoon and I am very thankful to them for thinking of me.
A little bit about Miss MG...her heartrate yesterday was in the 140's, so thats good and she's measuring right at 35 weeks so she's still pretty little, even though so many people have commented on how HUGE I am, I actually am measuring a week behind, but thats pretty normal so says the doctor.
I think thats all the updates for now! I go back to the doctor next Tuesday so I'll keep everyone updated with the goings on!
3 more weeks! SAY LOTS OF PRAYERS FOR ME AND MG!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
So much has happened since I last updated. I am still going to be induced on the 7th and things are looking good for the induction right now. I went to what will probably be my favorite doctor's appointment yesterday. My doctor is really great and makes this whole terrifying experience ALOT easier for me. Turns out I have already dilated about 2 cm. Go me! It's so surreal, I will be a mother in 3 weeks. CRAZY! I'm just ready to meet her and move into the house.
Beth and Deanna (my dad's sisters, thus my aunts), Shanah (my cousin's wife), and my BFF from HS Amanda threw me a baby shower on Saturday and it was so lovely. Since I'm guessing most of you that read this have facebok, I'm just going to post the link to the album Shanah made for a quick look at the pics.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245339611#/album.php?aid=2012139&id=1245339611
The agency where I work is giving me a baby shower tomorrow afternoon and I am very thankful to them for thinking of me.
A little bit about Miss MG...her heartrate yesterday was in the 140's, so thats good and she's measuring right at 35 weeks so she's still pretty little, even though so many people have commented on how HUGE I am, I actually am measuring a week behind, but thats pretty normal so says the doctor.
I think thats all the updates for now! I go back to the doctor next Tuesday so I'll keep everyone updated with the goings on!
3 more weeks! SAY LOTS OF PRAYERS FOR ME AND MG!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Lucky Number 7
Luck is typically associated with the number 7. It also has religious conotation. God created the world in 7 days. And he actually rested and contemplated/appreciated everything he had accomplished on the 7th day.
In 8th grade when I tried out cheerleading and made the team for varsity my freshman year, I was number 7.
Seven is the optimum number of hours of sleep for humans, according to a US scientific study. (who doesn't LOVE sleep?!?!)
The average number of spots a ladybug has is seven.
Now you may be asking, why the obsession with the number seven all the sudden??
Well, little Molly Grace will be making her debut then!!! Lord willing!
Yesterday I went to the doctor. After the usual, (ya know, how much more weight have I gained, what is my blood pressure, is MG's heart rate good, how many cm's is my bump now, etc. etc.) Dr. Sepesi and I started talking about all the labor and delivery stuff, (really boring, so I'll spare you), and he mentioned that he was not real fond of inducing before a certain number of weeks, etc. This conversation started to freak me out. I'm so terrified of going into labor n Athens by myself with none of family around and having to drive myself to the hospital. Then to my surprise towards the end of the appointment, this conversation happened:
Me: "I just want to have this baby by July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Well, when is your due date?"
Me: "July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Oh, I was thinking around the 6th or the 7TH"
WELL...before I go on, I need to give you a little background info...
For the past couple of weeks I have been telling everyone, mainly people at work, that I had a feeling this baby was going to come on July 7. I think I dreamed this date or something, I don't know. I just get these feelings and this was one of them.
So, when Dr. Sepesi said the 7th, I was estactic, I told him I had had this feeling she was going to be born on 7/7 and so he got his cell phone out, called the hospital and put me on the books for an induction on July 7, 2009. I was so happy. Having an end in sight makes pregnancy so much easier for me, and it makes me feel like I can do pregnancy for another month!!!
You can add another meaning the number 7 has, on the seventh day in the seventh month, I will finally get to meet my little girl. And I will rest (HA) and comtemplate/appreciate what I have been doing, feeling, getting to know the past 7+ months.
So, ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars and get ready to meet little Molly Grace on July 7, 2009!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
EDIT: I changed my ticker to the day of the induction, not my due date...YAY FOR ONLY 35 MORE DAYS!
In 8th grade when I tried out cheerleading and made the team for varsity my freshman year, I was number 7.
Seven is the optimum number of hours of sleep for humans, according to a US scientific study. (who doesn't LOVE sleep?!?!)
The average number of spots a ladybug has is seven.
Now you may be asking, why the obsession with the number seven all the sudden??
Well, little Molly Grace will be making her debut then!!! Lord willing!
Yesterday I went to the doctor. After the usual, (ya know, how much more weight have I gained, what is my blood pressure, is MG's heart rate good, how many cm's is my bump now, etc. etc.) Dr. Sepesi and I started talking about all the labor and delivery stuff, (really boring, so I'll spare you), and he mentioned that he was not real fond of inducing before a certain number of weeks, etc. This conversation started to freak me out. I'm so terrified of going into labor n Athens by myself with none of family around and having to drive myself to the hospital. Then to my surprise towards the end of the appointment, this conversation happened:
Me: "I just want to have this baby by July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Well, when is your due date?"
Me: "July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Oh, I was thinking around the 6th or the 7TH"
WELL...before I go on, I need to give you a little background info...
For the past couple of weeks I have been telling everyone, mainly people at work, that I had a feeling this baby was going to come on July 7. I think I dreamed this date or something, I don't know. I just get these feelings and this was one of them.
So, when Dr. Sepesi said the 7th, I was estactic, I told him I had had this feeling she was going to be born on 7/7 and so he got his cell phone out, called the hospital and put me on the books for an induction on July 7, 2009. I was so happy. Having an end in sight makes pregnancy so much easier for me, and it makes me feel like I can do pregnancy for another month!!!
You can add another meaning the number 7 has, on the seventh day in the seventh month, I will finally get to meet my little girl. And I will rest (HA) and comtemplate/appreciate what I have been doing, feeling, getting to know the past 7+ months.
So, ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars and get ready to meet little Molly Grace on July 7, 2009!
LOVE!
always,
Mary Beth and Molly Grace
EDIT: I changed my ticker to the day of the induction, not my due date...YAY FOR ONLY 35 MORE DAYS!
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