6 of my most favorite things!!!

I never thought that being an aunt could be so much fun. I love this little guys to pieces. And to think that my list is going to go to my most favorite 7 things in just 70 more days!

Connor Scott
a.k.a Coach Connor

Kinley Renee

a.k.a Uncle Jeff's water horsey
(who i might add looks just like her momma in this picture)

Camryn LeAnn
a.k.a Miss Blue eyes

Miss Abigail Rose
(100% MESS)

Benjamin Heath
a.k.a Uncle Jeff's look-a-like
Cason Dale
(our little red head)

29 weeks

I can't believe that I am 29 weeks and 3 days already. This pregnancy has literally flown by. I just knew that when we finally got pregnant it was going to be the longest 9 months of my life, however it has been the exact opposite. I have been doing really well, and if you ask my husband I am pretty sure he would say the same. =) Or at least that is what I hope he would say. I really have not had any problems at all. I have expected my back to really bother me a lot more than it has considering all the issues I have with it in the first place. I mean it aches and hurts from time to time but nothing that Tylenol and just laying down doesn't help. So i am pretty thankful for that. I have officially entered my third trimester, and I can defiantly tell. The first 12 weeks, I was tired a lot and could not hardly eat anything because of how fast I got so full, then the next 12 weeks rolled around and I was not near as tired and I was eating normally again, and with this last 12 weeks I am exhausted by the time I get home from work in the evenings, I hate to come home at lunch because all I really want to do it take a nap. And anyone who knows me, knows I don't do well after a nap. GroUchY! And I feel like I can't eat anything again without becoming miserable.

I had my 29 week appointment this past Wednesday and everything is looking good and I am measuring right on track. My appointments have now moved to every 2 weeks, which is kind of scary. I realized on Thursday night that I had really not felt Macy move awhole lot if at all, all day. I called my doctor, which just happens to be the ObGyn that I work for and talked to her about it. She seemed to think that everything was fine and if I still had not felt her move by Friday morning she would do a biophysical profile ultrasound on her. The BPP measures your baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. The best score you can get is 8 out of 8 and that is exactly what my girl got, A+. She was moving around in there but for what ever reason I was not feeling anything. Today though she is back to her old self. =) I was able to get a couple of really good profile pictures of her which made this momma pretty happy.
My mom and sister are coming down this next Thursday for my 4D ultrasound next Friday. I am so excited to see what or rather who this munchkin looks like. So say a few prayers and keep your fingers crossed that she cooperates. So until next time enjoy these pretty pictures.

Pretty Profile

Here she is with her hand under her chin.

Macy's Baby Shower

On Saturday September 18 not only did me and Jeff celebrate 16 years of being together, but we celebrated the upcoming arrival of our 1st born with a baby shower. I have dreamed about this shower for so long and it by far exceeded any expectations that I ever had. Everything from the location to the decorations to who all would be there. Everything was perfect. The only regret that I had the whole day was not being able to talk to everyone more than I did. We had to have the shower a few weeks earlier than the "normal" time frame for a baby shower due to the fact that we are busy in October and well living in Houston makes travel in November pretty much out of the question for me. So without further a-due here is your picture over load!

The Cake

Candy jars that my sister put together

Lifesaver/jellybean paci's that my mom made

Food table

Cake table

Tutu center piece that my sister had made
LOVE IT!

Mantel

Macy's door wreath that my sister made. With just enough
room left for her birthday and weight to be added. =)
Her name is on the top but in this picture its hard to see.

Canvas sign that one of my BFF's Misti painted herself.

The loot

One of my favorite outfits

One of MANY monogrammed goodies

Hats from nana.. I cant wait to put these on her sweet little head

Nana, Me & Juju

Me and the best little helper

Shelly,Me and Mom
(i dont look pregnant but I swear i am 27.5 weeks here)

My wonderful hostesses (minus 2)

The following 2 pictures are of a gift that I received from 2 of my bff's, Misti and Nicole. It is a cake/knife server that I will get to use for Macy, for many years down the road. The note was typed up and placed on the inside the box. I still can not read it with out crying. =*( I have wanted this baby girl for so long and the pure fact that one day she will be gone absolutely breaks my heart. But I love that I will have this serving set to use until we let her go.... when she's 40! =)

The note!
And consider yourself warned.....You will need a tissue

The serving set!
The knife has Macy Nicole engraved on it.
When she gets married we will have her wedding date engraved on the cake server.

Thank you to each and everyone of you that helped with Macy's shower and for those of you who came to celebrate with us. We love you all and appreciate everything you did for us.

24 weeks

First of all just let me say that I am sorry for the lack of blogging going on around here. Between my computer still being on the fritz, not really doing anything to exciting lately so there for pictures are minimum, and blogger always giving me a fit when I do put some one here. Im just plain borning these days I guess.

As far as pregnancy goes... i have made it to 24 weeks. And still so far so good. I have been extremely lucky with this pregnancy to have never had 1 day of being sick or just not feeling well. I guess the only complaint that I have besides my back always giving me grief ( which is not pregnancy related in the 1st place) Is the simple fact that I CAN NOT sleep anymore. I dont know if this happens to all pregnant people, but it is seriously driving me up the wall. I mean I totally expect this when she gets here. But I sleep on average around 5 hours every night. I am used to 8 hours. I find myself at least 4-5 nights a week getting up around 4am and just walking around my house (in the dark) just for the simple fact that I can not lay down anymore. I walk around for about 10-15 minutes and get back in the bed. Weird I know, but its the only thing that works.

I had my monthly check up last week and everything is going well with Miss Macy. Her growth and everything is right on track. And according to parentconnect.com, my little wiener schnitzel is about the length of a foot-long Chicago hot dog and weighs about 1 1/3 pounds. (although i think the est. weight may be a little big still)
I unfortunantly am scheduled for jury duty today and (fingers crossed) if I don't get picked to sit on a jury then I will be doing my glucose tolerance test on Thursday. I had to do this test about a year ago and although its not the best thing I have ever had to drink its not terrible. Yet im just really not looking forward to it. So please keep me in your prayers that I pass it.

I guess that's pretty much it for now. We do have some plans in the near future so hopefully I will have lots of pictures and plently to blog about. So thats all time next time!

Cravings

Everyone keeps asking me what crazy cravings I have had during this pregnancy. And honestly I dont really think that I have had any. I mean there are a couple of things that I wake up thinking about and go to sleep dreaming about. But I have not sent Jeff out on any midnight runs for pickles and hot fries....... YET.

Since day 1 I want a snowcone everyday. And when I say everyday I mean that I found a coffee shop of all places across the street from my office that sells these bad boys buy one get 1 free. NO I dont have 2 at a time but my point is that they are cheap! And any flavor will do.

My most recent craving has been cherry icee's. I just figure if I can't get to a snowcone stand this HAS to be the next best thing. And at every convient store there a slurpee machine.

So I figure up until this point my cravings have been pretty harmless. In a calorie/weight gaining kind of way. Seriously how bad can flavored ice be. Apparently not to bad. Im 20 weeks and have not gained a pound yet!

HOWEVER, I have a feeling this may soon change. After a quick trip to the grocerie store tonight and a very bad decision to walk the ice cream isle. I discovered quite possibly the most wonderful thing ever. Strawberry Cheesecake Icecream from Blue Bell. I am not a huge ice cream eatter and I would choose Sherbert any day. But this is the most delicious thing ever... I recomend staying very far away from the ice cream isle at you local grocerie store. Whether you are pregnant or not. =) ** Have any of you had any crazy cravings while you were pregnant?**

What's in a name

Well folks our baby girl has a name. Which has made this whole experience even more real. She no longer has to go by baby, or baby girl. She actually has a name! Macy Nicole Herring
Macy: Which means Enduring. And after enduring 3 years of infertility and coming out with the best outcome,it just fit. PLUS I just love it.
Nicole: This was an easy one. It's my middle name. And it also means victory of the people. And beating infertlity is an amazing victory for a couple.
Herring: Well because I could not think of any other last name I would want to give my girl =)

It's a......

Well folks... We are having a GIRL! I still can't believe it, I mean I would not have cared in the least if it would have been a boy. But I am over the moon to have a daughter. We found out on Tuesday June 28. Since I work at an ObGyn clinic, ultrasounds are pretty much at my disposal. Our "official" appt is still not until this coming Friday (7/16) But I just couldnt stand it any longer. So I had our tech scan me and not tell me what it was. She wrote it down on a piece of paper and sealed it in a envelope. On my lunch break I took my little note to Dillards and picked out 2 lovies, a pink one and a blue one. I took them to the lady behind the counter and had to explain why I was there and that I didnt know what we were having and that I wanted her to open up my envelope and without showing me to bag up which ever one it said. She laughed, bagged it up, I and was on my way.

THEN I took my Dillards bag down to Hallmark and picked out a little bag and some pink and blue paper and then explained to the lady behind the counter there what I was trying to do and asked her if she could please wrap my present without showing me what was inside. She too laughed, made me turn around, bagged my gift, i paid and left.
I honestly had to put the gift bag in the back of my car because I was afraid I would open it with out Jeff.Once I got home we went to dinner and opened our present. When Jeff pulled out the little pink lovie out of the bag I was in complete shock to say the least! I would have bet money he was going to pull out blue. I felt like I was trying to scarf down my food (as best I can these days) to get out of there and call my family. =)Everyone was just as excited as we were and no one could believe it either. With Jeff being the last Herring, I know his parents we thinking blue! Hopefully next time.
And as if my night could not get any sweeter, once I finally calmed down enough to go to bed. I was laying there watching TV and sure enough my baby girl started kicking . It was the 1st time I felt her move and it could not have happened on a more perfect day.

Here's my GIRL!

I DISLIKE my computer ALOT

I am sorry I am still behind on ALL of my post right now. I have been trying to get everything up to date yet I guess since my computer is still acting all crazy blogger will not let me upload ANY pictures and the 2 that it did let me upload it will not let me move anything around. Hopefully 1 day I can get caught up. =(

Camryn's 1st Birthday Party

I am still having issues with my computer which is why I am WAY behind on all my posts. I promise one day I will get all caught up. Figures that this would happen when I finally get pregnant! This particular post is almost a month late. =( Auntie M is sorry Camryn.

On June 18 my niece Camryn LeAnn turned a whole 1 year old. I still can't believe that an enire year has passes by since she joined our family. She is such a sweet baby girl and I cant wait to watch her grow up.
We celebrated her birthday with a family cookout and swim party. The kids had a blast, and the adults had a pretty good time too. As you can tell from all the pictures below.

Birthday Girl!

Kinley and Camryn... Sweet girls

Give me so CAKE!!!!

Its my party and Ill cry it I want to...
Not to sure about all this party singing and attention!

Connor and Kinley waiting patiently

Yummy Cake!

Present time


Kinley showing the b-day girl how all the toys work =)