Sorry it has been so long since the last post, I have been extremely tired, and simple things like finding the time to upload photos and videos are becoming difficult.

I wanted to give you all an update.  I am currently 34 weeks, and if you count in four week months, that is 8 and a half months!  It is getting really close.  Days are going by slowly, but weeks are just flying by!

I am having some pain in my lower abdomen, and sleeping is fitful and borderline non-existent, so I am ready for this one to come!

Some updates on what Aubrey Ann is up to lately:

She has hiccups 3 times a day.

While Sherlock was laying on my tummy, she gave him a big kick.  It startled him and I think he is starting to figure out this whole big belly thing.

She is sleepy in the mornings, and midday.  Awake at around 4 pm and when I lay down to sleep at night.  She usually wakes up at least once during the middle of the night to give me a few nice big kicks!

She is very, very big.  At least I think so!

Her favorite activity is pushing her bottom up under my right rib, and her foot under my  left.  She then likes to give me a few “foot flicks” right in my ribs.

She is sweet, lovable, loves her Daddies voice, loves to hear her Mama sing, and absolutely cannot wait to come out and meet everyone.

Mommy and Daddy love you baby girl.  You are God’s special gift to us, and we can’t wait to look into your eyes for the first time.

This past Saturday Brandon and I (and 7 other family members) went to have a 3D ultrasound done. Now I am a worry wort, and I get nervous before every ultrasound, so I was really nervous this time. I had a regular 2D ultrasound on the Wednesday before and the ultrasound tech told me that she really needed to change positions before the 3D, because she was so low and squished right up to my tummy.

Well, Saturday morning I got up and had chocolate chip pancakes and orange juice, cause I figured that if that didn’t get her up and moving, nothing would. Well, I guess nothing would because we found her in the exact same spot as before, with her face all squished against my tummy. What a snuggle bug!

Well, since her face was squished, I spent the first 20 minutes of the ultrasound completely stressed and worried. But finally, she moved back and gave us a few good shots. She gave us one nice big smile, and even tried to put her fist inside her mouth!

So then came the process of deciding who she looks like more. My family thought that she completely looked like me, and nothing like Brandon. Brandon’s family were willing to concede on a few features (such as lips) but saw a lot of Brandon in her as well.

So this is basically what we have decided:

She has lots of hair already, so we think she may have my hair because Brandon was bald. That means she will come out with a head full of coal-black hair!

She definitely (as far as we can tell) has my lips. She has a tiny little mouth with pouty lips just like I did.

The jury is still out on the eyes. They don’t look as squintey as mine, so we think they may be Brandon’s (yay!!!).

The jury is out on the chin, Brandon’s family say that she has his chin, my family says “no way”. I think she has Brandon’s bone structure, so I could see her having Daddy’s chin.

The nose was squished in almost all of the pics, we think it might be mine, but it was too squished up against my tummy to tell.

The one thing my Dad (Papa) was willing to concede on was that she had Brandon’s fist. Something about one finger being small. I guess he decided to throw Brandon a bone!

Here are the pics, you can decide for yourselves.

In this picture she has one hand stretched under her chin, and the other resting by her face. So cute!

This picture did not come out real good, but you can see her opening her mouth and trying to put her fist inside.

This is the picture that Aunt Tahnee called the “tiger claw” because it looks like Aubrey Ann is making a claw with her right hand.

This picture shows her features pretty well, we can really tell she has my lips in this pic. I just wish her nose wasn’t squished, then it would be perfect!

Whatever she looks like, I love her so much already. I can’t stop looking at her pictures at the house and just imagining kissing all of her tiny features! Seeing her picture is making the last month and a half or so of pregnancy REALLY long!

Can’t wait to see you baby girl!!!!

Brandon and I recently had some pictures taken at JC Penny. We thought they came out sweet, and we wanted to share them with all of you. So here they are!

I think this one is my favorite, maybe because you can’t see my face!  Actually I like it because I have enjoyed many kisses on the belly from a proud Daddy, and I want to remember it forever!  I also want Aubrey Ann to know how loved she was before she was even here!

Another one.

Can he hear her hiccups?

Pink, pink, pink.  We are so bad!  Oh yeah, the teddy bear Brandon is holding is “Peanut Bear”.  We kept it in our bed to remind us of our little one.  We use to like to think that she was about the same size, however I think she has chunked up too much now!

So there you have it.  All of the Grandma’s and Grandpa’s got a picture of us so they can remember this time too.

So, the time has come. We must move on from the belly button, so sad. I will still let you know when to expect the arrival.

After much debate and turmoil, I believe we have chosen a new poll.

Who will be the most stingy with letting people hold Aubrey Ann?

Mari Jo

Brandon

or Sherlock?

Now before you pick the most obvious choice (me) I have decided to give you some reasons to choose the other two candidates.

First, I am really going to try to be good. I know that I can be a bit of a ‘momma bear’ already, but I am going to try. Also, I am so excited about Grandma’s and Grandpa’s, so I don’t think they will have any trouble getting me to give her up for awhile. Besides, I guess I can’t be too stingy, I have been “carrying” her for the last 8 months! (Neener, neener, neener!)

Second, Brandon has been feeling pretty snuggly these days, and is turning into a ‘papa bear’ himself. I believe that he is going to be a force to be reckoned with after she is born. Go figure, he is Daddy!

Last, but not least, Sherlock is just downright crazy, and he is either going to love Aubrey Ann, and try to protect her from anyone who might want to hold her, or he is going to be extremely jealous and therefore not want anyone to pay any attention to her.

So there are your three choices, personally I would choose from the latter (maybe…or maybe not), but that has to be a personal decision.

By the way, after you vote, leave a comment so that we know how you voted and why you voted that way.

I think all three of us have good reason to not want to share baby girl, she is already so lovable!

As we talked about earlier, and had a poll, we thought Mari Jo’s belly button would stay in it’s normal place as an “innie”. Looks like we might be wrong.

Like Bill Murray, I think we’re going to wake up one morning and find out that the button has popped out of it’s hole signaling the end of winter. Which speaking of winter, what’s up with it being 89 degrees today?

Maybe we should take new guesses on Mari Jo’s belly button popping…any guesses?

Short one today…just some silly hormonal ramblings…

I never knew it was possible to miss someone whom you have never met. I miss Aubrey Ann like she has been gone on a long vacation. I can’t wait until she is home in my arms! I can’t believe we are going to be Mommy and Daddy in less than two months! Please continue to pray for us.

The showers are just a couple of weeks away. Invitations went out a couple of days ago for one and the other will be going out this week. So check you mail boxes. Brandon and I are sooooo excited. We love parties!

Yesterday was Pa’s birthday, and I kept thinking that in just a few short years the three of us will be going over Pa’s to make him birthday breakfast. I just imagine our little one running down the hall, jumping on her Pa squealing “wake up, wake up!” Pa will get up only to find a disaster called breakfast on the table. I can’t wait for all of these sweet times.

Sorry for the silly post. These are just a few of my thoughts.