It's almost Christmas time!

Makayla is getting so big now! She's almost three months old and can hold her head up so well. She enjoys looking at the Christmas tree and she absolutely loves her playmat. BJ and I are enjoying every second we get to spend with her. She is the happiest baby girl ever! BJ's brother and his wife had their baby 12.9.09 and she was 4lbs 11.3oz and 17.25 inches long. She's starting to do a lot better and get a lot more lively now. We are leaving Sunday to go to South Carolina with my brother and sister so we can go see our Granny and so Granny can meet Makayla.

Other than wonderful things going on at home with our beautiful daughter, I am closing in on the end of my second semester. I actually only have 2 days left until my last class is over. This could be a little difficult. I am doing good though still. I am trying to contemplate my classes for next term, and it's very difficult because I just don't know what to take and it's hard to decide when you are someone who really chooses not to go to the campus because you don't enjoy meeting new people.

My best friend is fixing to have her baby! I am so incredibly excited for her! She enjoys being around Makayla but she's so ready for her daughter to be here. BJ and I are talking about marriage but it probably won't be for a little while longer, but we are still deciding. I am excited about it though. I WANT to be Mrs. Warrick.

Other than everything I've mentioned, nothing else is going on. I'll update after Christmas.
-SM

its been almost 3 months

It's been almost 3 months since I last updated on here so this could be a very long entry but there is a need to tell everyone what has happened.

To start, my baby shower was on 9/9/09. I had the best time and it was so nice being able to get to see everyone and spend some time with them. I got a lot of stuff, including several packs of diapers. Makayla is going to be such a spoiled baby when she is here. After my baby shower, nothing eventful happened, just regular doctor appointments. I started getting checked for dilation and I was at 4cm when I was 38 weeks. But there were no contractions letting me know if I was going into labor or not.

Then, the fun part came along. I started having some contractions on Saturday, September 26. They weren't excruciating, but they were kinda painful. I didn't want to go to the hospital yet so I waited and waited. Around 5am we left for the hospital. I got there and I was admitted at 7am. Of course, my contractions had stopped and I had to wait 5 hours for Gina to get there. She finally came in close to 1pm and decided to just go ahead and break my water and start me on pitocin. That wasn't my ideal choice but I wasn't going home! I labored for 6.5 hours before things really started getting bad. I was starting to not be able to breathe because the contractions were coming much harder than they were before. Finally, at about 7:30 I was 10cm but I wasnt fully effaced. At about 8pm my doctor walked in, realized I was right there and got ready. Man, pushing was hard. I pushed for maybe 15-20 minutes and there she was being laid on my chest at 8:37pm September 27,2009. She was absolutely beautiful! She was 8lb 14oz and 19.5 inches long with a 15 inch head! She had a good bit of light brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes. I had absolutely no complications with my delivery and I hardly had a tear from how big she was.

Now, it's November 2nd and Makayla is 5 weeks 1 day old! She is getting so big! She has got to be pushing 10lbs. We bought her Christmas dress Saturday afternoon. It's so pretty! But, I can't tell you about it, you'll just have to wait until Thanksgiving/Christmas since she will be wearing the dress to both occassions. We also, celebrated Halloween. I got to dress Makayla up as both a ladybug and a little mouse! She was absolutely adorable!

Now for mommy and daddy. At five weeks post partum, I'm doing okay. I had some complications with bleeding and it being too excessive, so for right now, I am on bedrest until my doctor releases me which will hopefully be soon. I'm just so very glad to not be pregnant anymore. Bj is so happy tht Makayla is here. He is such a great daddy to her. I know I sometimes criticize him, but I love him, and I love everything he does for us. Makayla really loves him too because when he comes home from work either her eyes get really big, or she wakes up to see him. All is well for us.

33 weeks pregnant! Getting so close now

Benjamin and I have just under 7 weeks to go until we get to see hold and kiss our baby girl. Time has gone by so slow, and I really am ready for this pregnancy to be over not just so I can actually start feeling like a normal person again, but because of the fact that Makayla will be here and everything will be just perfect. BJ was saying the other night that it was going to be so weird for me to not have the pregnant belly anymore. We joke all the time too, about me getting on birth control and something happening and me going, "BJ, we have a problem!!" and he just goes "Awe, shit..." lol. But we are so incredibly excited. We still have a lot left to do like going to a child birthing class and figuring out what I am going to do during labor for pain and so on. But right now, my main concern is when my baby shower is. Lol. But, I'm sure it will be going on here soon, according to BJ its going to be before the 20th of August and it has to be on a Tuesday, Wednesday or a Thursday so that mom can come. So, we shall see when that is.
I'll write again after the baby shower. :]

Almost 30 weeks pregnant and a marraige proposal!

Yes.
I am almost 30 weeks pregnant and I cannot believe it. I finally decided to start blogging now after having thought about it since I first found out I was pregnant. Things are getting rougher to deal with. It's slowly starting to get harder to breathe and the fact that its 90+ degrees outside daily now is just as difficult. When I had my doctor appointment yesterday, I found out everything is going just fine and I am progressing through my pregnancy perfectly. And, I have only gained 7.5lbs! That is just about damn amazing! BJ and I are still undecided about a name for our little girl, but hopefully we will figure something out soon.
And Yes again!
BJ asked me to marry him last night. When I get a chance I will post a picture of the pretty ring I have on my finger now. I am so happy about this! It feels like we have taken a step in the right path now. It has felt like we have done things backwards with me being almost 8 month pregnant, but we are happy about our decision to have this baby.

Everything is going perfectly and neither one of us can wait to hold our beautiful little angel. I am already so in love with her!