Mother's Day Shout Out

I just wanted to give a shout out to my awesome husband. He got me flowers and a present for Mother's Day. I don't know if being pregnant technically counts as having kids, but he decided to celebrate anyway. This Sunday was a little intense. I was having contractions all day. They weren't strong enough to get this baby out, but they were annoying and painful. I thought maybe we'd have this baby on Mother's Day, but since it's Wednesday and she's still not here, apparently not. For Mother's Day Dusty got me roses and What to Expect in the First Year. It was so nice of him and it made me feel a little better (though a little more dissapointing that she hasn't made an appearance yet).

I've been tagged

I've been tagged
So I have been tagged by Jen C. (I wonder if she thought I'd really do this?):

Four jobs I have had:
1. Paper Route
2. Samsonite Company Store Assistant Manager
3. ShopKo General Merchandise Floor Supervisor
4. Nanny

Four movies I have watched more than once:
1. You've got Mail
2. Muppet Christmas Carol
3. Stardust
4. Every other movie that I own...

Four places I have lived:
1. Redding CA
2. Corvallis OR
3. That's it... is that sad?
4.

Four TV shows I watch:
1. The Office
2. Lost
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Deadliest Catch
Among others... and there are lots of them...

Four places I have been:
1. Washington D.C., New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania (all on one trip)
2. Catalonia, Spain (Barcelona, Blanes, etc.)
3. British Columbia
4. Carcassonne France

Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. My Mom
2. Orchard Court (recently these have been very interesting...)
3. The Corvallis Relief Society
4. Old Navy

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Cereal
2. In and Out: Grilled Cheese, no onion
3. Wendy's fries
4. Homemade Pizza

Four places I would like to visit:
1. Hawaii
2. Europe
3. Australia
4. New York
(Mostly the same places as Jen. Hey Jen, you want to go on a trip?)

Four things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Having a baby and figuring out how to take care of her
2. Finishing school
3. Moving to Portland (okay that's like 13 months from now, but I'm counting it)
4. Dusty having one more year of school out of the way. Yay!

Four friends I am tagging:
1. Shiara
2. Jen (my sister)
3. Jenn
4. Becky

39 weeks and counting...

At our doctors appointment today we found out that we probably won't be having this baby any time soon (well, not in the next couple days). We found out that I am 1/2 cm dilated which isn't much. In fact half the people reading this are probably 1/2 cm dilated. I am 70% thinned out, but that unfortunately means very little as far as timing is concerned. Also this little girl has yet to drop, that can mean she's just not ready to come out yet or that she's too big to fit any farther down. Our doctors said she didn't seem to be bigger than normal, but really only time will tell. So we'll just have to wait and see.

Congrats Jen!

My Niece Lily

Finally a picture of my new niece Lily Renee. Hopefully we'll get some more pictures soon

I'm an Aunt!

We are excited to announce the arrival of my new niece. Lily Renee Pope finally made her entrance last night at 10:06pm; coming in at 8lbs. 13oz and 21 inches long! We hear that Mom and baby are doing well (and Dad even survived the experience). We have yet to see pictures of her since Dad forgot the camera on the way to the hospital (geez Scott, I can't fathom why you'd be destracted enough to forget your camera?). My Parents were in L.A. all weekend, but she was being stubborn and didn't want to come until she was ready. We are excited to see her and to meet her, even though that won't be until July. Having her finally here only makes me more excited to see our little girl. Hopefully we won't have to wait much longer. Congrats Jen, Scott and Lily!

Update

We met with Doctor Morcos again today and everything is going well. She measured and felt the baby and said that she seemed to be doing fine. She has yet to drop so it looks like we have a while before this little girl will make an appearance. Luckily my parents can now safely drive to L.A. to see my sister without having to worry about turning around half way and coming up here instead. My sister on the other hand is a week over-due and there's no sign of their little girl either. I know she has to be going crazy, we still have two weeks until our due date and we are getting anxious to see our baby. I do realize that she'll require a lot more work once she's out, but I can't wait to see what she looks like. Last week my blood pressure was a little high, but this week everything was fine. I still have to give a urine sample before every appointment to make sure I don't have preeclampsia, but even that tested fine today. Hopefully we won't have a reason to have this baby any earlier than she wants to come.
Also, today is Aunt Kellie's birthday (the big 22!). HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLIE! It looks like she won't be sharing her birthday with any of her nieces. Grandpa Jerry's and Great-Grandma Horrocks' birthdays are just around the corner, so who knows, they might have to share with at least one of them.