Under His Wings: November 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013

{GummyBear Weekly Update}

Thanksgiving is 5 days away!!!

Bare Belly!!!

How far along? I am 39 weeks today! 1 more till DUE DATE!

Baby Size? She is about 7 pounds and 20 inches long!!!

Total weight gain? I have gained a total of 30+ pounds! YIKES!

Maternity Clothes? Yes!! Not all the time but I have some very cute tops and jeans to wear now! :)

Stretch marks? I have two little ones that just popped up on my sides... I call them my "Mommy Stripes" and I am proud of them! :)

Sleep? Getting interrupted by the frequent bathroom trips I have to make.. And the constant switching of sides is getting harder... And my hips are sore and fall asleep... Lol

Best moment of the week? Watching my tummy moving non-stop! Gonna miss that!

Miss anything? COFFEE and sleeping on my belly... that's about it! Oh and Sushi! And cookie dough... And Fried eggs that are a little runny...

Baby movement? YES!!! She is getting into my ribs now and trying to stretch out!

Food cravings? Cereal... all kinds. Rice krispies mainly!

Sick? Nope! Just heartburn ALL THE TIME!

Showing yet? Yes I am! For sure!!

Gender? A BEAUTIFUL little GIRL!!!

Labor signs? Just stronger Braxton Hicks... Blah! But I am 1 cm dilated and 50-60% thinned.

Belly button in or out? Outtie for sure!

Wedding rings on or off? Took my wedding ring and bands off the other day because I am so terrified that at the last minute my hands will swell and I wouldn't be able to get them off, so now I am wearing my Granny's ring my Mama gave me!

Happy or moody? HAPPY! Nervous, excited, antsy! WAITING!!!!!

Weekly wisdom? Doesn't matter what I eat at this point.. I still get heartburn.. Even pancakes...

Looking forward to...? Giving birth to our sweetie pie, IVY VICTORIA!!! :)

Saturday, November 16, 2013

{GummyBear Weekly Update}

Baby Size? She is about 7 pounds and 20 inches long!!!

How far along? I am 38 Weeks!!

Total weight gain? I have gained a total of 30+ pounds! YIKES!

Maternity Clothes? Yes!! Not all the time but I have some very cute tops and jeans to wear now! :)

Stretch marks? I have two little ones that just popped up on my sides... Sad but glad thats all!

Sleep? Getting interrupted by the frequent bathroom trips I have to make.. And the constant switching of sides is getting harder...

Best moment of the week? Announcing our little's name!!!

Miss anything? COFFEE and sleeping on my belly... that's about it! Oh and Sushi! And cookie dough...

Baby movement? YES!!! She is getting into my ribs now and trying to stretch out!

Food cravings? Cereal... all kinds.

Sick? Nope! Just the the occasional heartburn now...

Showing yet? Yes I am! For sure!!

Gender? A BEAUTIFUL little GIRL!!!

Labor signs? Just stronger Braxton Hicks... Blah! But I am 1 cm dilated and 50-60% thinned.

Belly button in or out? I think I can call it popped now!

Happy or moody? HAPPY! Nervous, excited, antsy! WAITING!!!!!

Weekly wisdom? It's ok to sleep until noon. Just keep telling myself that... ;)

Looking forward to...? Giving birth to our sweetie pie, IVY VICTORIA!!! :)

Friday, November 15, 2013

{Dear Ivy}

Dear Ivy,

I am finally able to scream your name to the world! We have waited so long to announce your name and after having pictures done, we were finally able to let everyone know the name Daddy and I chose for you. I know it will be a name you are proud of. It means so much to me and I hope it will to you too someday. Your first name we got from a very good friend of ours. She is one Godly, smart, hilarious, passionate woman and I hope you are something like her one day. She is a very bright light for Jesus in this dark world. She loved the fact that we chose her name to be our daughter's name as well. You will meet her one day and you will love her just like everyone else who comes face to face with her.

Your middle name, Victoria, is not only the same middle name as me but the same one your Grammy has too! It's a very special name to me and I knew when I was a little girl that if I ever gave birth to a girl her middle name would be Victoria. It was a given. Now your Great Papa named your Grammy and he says, "You might say it goes back to my grandpa whose name was Arthur Victor, so Amanda Victoria could be a take off, anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.....".

So you see both your first and middle name are very special and means a lot to me.

You will be 38 weeks tomorrow! I can not believe how fast this pregnancy has pasted. I am sad that I won't be feeling your tiny feet kick my ribs or your sweet little punches for much longer. But something tells me I am gonna love tickling those little toes even more on the outside! Sweet Ivy I am beyond ready for your arrival. I am so ready to hold you and to give you warm kisses. Your Daddy is so ready to swaddle you up and cuddle you in his arms. Your sister, Ellie, is so curious to see who gets to have all these cool new clothes and stuffed animals. We are all just waiting for you! I know The Lord has already set in stone what day you will arrive and you won't come a second too soon or too late. It will be the perfect time! I just need the patience to sit here and wait on you! :)

I promise you I will do my very best to be the Mommy you need me to be. I have never been a mother before (other than to Ellie) but I can tell you this... I was put on this Earth to be a Mommy! YOUR MOMMY!!! I have had so many people from all over the world pray for you to happen and we have been through a lot to get to this point in our lives. I will tell you all about it when you are older. Just know that your Daddy and I have wanted you for a very long time it seems like and we are almost there! Just a matter of days! God totally knows what He is doing. His timing is always perfect even if we don't think it is sometimes. My daughter I am praying for you!!!! I love you with every inch of my heart! You are so loved by so many people. Never forget that!!!

Love Always,

Mommy.

{Maternity Pictures}

Here are my FAVORITES from our maternity pictures!!

ENJOY! :)

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

{Baby Ru's Name Reveal}

Richard and I prayed and pondered on what we were going to name our tiny blessing from above. It had to be special. It had to have meaning. It had to be perfect! We played around with a few different names but we just could not agree on anything. We just knew her middle name was going to be Victoria because that is my Mama's middle name and it is my middle name too so we had to keep that tradition going! Well one day my Mama and I were talking about names and she told me to play around with some of my friend's names. So there I was writing down all of my friend's names on paper. When I wrote this particular friend's name along with my middle name it just looked so perfect. It flowed together so well, even with her last name! I loved it! I just had to see if Richard was going to love it just as much. Lucky for me he absolutely loved the name! We were so excited to finally know our daughter's name! We {I} wanted to announce her name via Maternity pictures and we got a few of them today so I could announce her name ASAP! I am so pleased with these pictures and was so ready to finally be able to share with the world the name we picked for our baby girl! So here it is folks!!!

Introducing our {SOON TO BE} Daughter, Ivy Victoria RuBright!!!