I'm not sure what to write other then my baby girl is here. Kinda hard to organize your thoughts when all you want to do is hold her and be thankful she got here ok. Here are some pics I took of my cute little nugget.
More to come later. Plenty more.
You knew it was inevitable. You know it was only a matter of time before we posted the typical post of the baby's room and crib. Well there you have it. We only have two more days and we are ready as we can be. The Christmas shopping is complete, the presents are wrapped, the hospital bag is packed, and the car seat bases are now in the cars. It is kind of weird to think that in two days, I'll be joining the ranks of parenthood. From here on out Ash is going to be outnumbered. She will now have two kids to take care of. And she thought I was a handful.
Avery will be here on the 23rd and we should be able to bring her home a few days later. She still hasn't turned, but if she does, they will go ahead and induce Ashley instead of doing a c-section. Christmas will most likely be spent in the hospital this year. As long as all goes ok, which it will, I'm ok with that. She'll be well worth it. Avery is the best Christmas present we could get. Yes, even better than the PlayStation 3 we got last year.
We'll be sure to keep everyone updated. I have set up a Twitter account where I can post updates of all of the happenings. So you'll be able to find out if I passed out in the delivery room or not. You can keep on checking back on our blog (top right) or you can follow it directly from the Twitter page at twitter.com/erx3.
In case you were wondering, yes I did put the dresser and crib together. And yes, I know I'm good. 
This morning was a whole new ball game in pregnancy for me. I had to go in to the hospital today and try to have Avery turned because she is in a breached position. Little did I know what was in store for me. Eric , bless his heart, was there to help get me through it. They first did an ultrasound to check out everything from her position to all her organs and features to make sure she would be ok to turn. From there they took me into a non-stress testing room where they monitored her heart beats and movements for about a half hour. Then they put in an IV and gave me a shot in my arm to help relax my pelvis. I HATE IV's and Needles!!! Eric helps me get through this. I could not be strong without him. Then they took me into another room and the Dr. came in and the sonographor and they got everything all ready to begin. The Dr. tried about five times to turn her by taking his hands and placing them on my belly and just twisting every which way. It hurt , not going to lie. I wanted to scream but I took the pain. Eric said it made his stomach hurt just to watch it. He would get Avery in a side ways position and she would not let him go any more than that. Each time she would just flip right back into position as before. She likes it there and I guess she is stubborn too. The Dr. then told us that we should schedule a C-section in case she does not turn. So that was a downer for me. That was not in my plan. Then I was taken back to the non-stress test room to have the baby monitored for another half hour. It was a long morning, but I know that she is doing great other than the positioning. So that is where we are at and I will keep you all updated. We are looking at the 23rd for the procedure.
I believe this picture will be much easier on the eyes. Well November flew by. I think it had something to do with the fact that I wasn't in a stats class. It was a very eventful month. At the first of the month we flew to Arizona for Jeff's funeral. 
Ash and I celebrated our 30th 3rd anniversary.
Ashley turned 24.
We spent the Thanksgiving weekend down in Meadow. And now Avery will be here before we know it. Ashley has been one tough cookie and I really appreciate her for doing what she does day in and day out. I understand it is not easy being prego. I'm sure every woman reading this is thinking that I really don't understand. At least Ashley reminds me that I have no idea. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for her and I love her for all that she is going through. I know she'll make the best mom ever because she still continues to take care of me regardless of her condition and how she is feeling.
It is official. I am finished with a little class called research and evaluation otherwise known as my mortal enemy or statistics. Finally. After 10 weeks and two classes, I can breathe. I feel like these four women 
were pulled off of me after they had dog piled on top of me while fighting over a Little Debbie snack. It was one of the most difficult classes that I have had yet. I don't know how I did it, but I was able to score two A's in the two classes. I really don't know what my teachers were smoking, but I took those two A's and I ran. I know the prayers worked. I won't get all spiritual on anyone here, because I think I lost that chance with the picture above.
I should probably thank Ashley for putting up with my crying and complaining and helping me get through these classes. Also thank you to Amber (Ash's sis) or 'Ber as I call her, for sitting with me and trying to figure out what the heck my teachers wanted me to do.
I wanted to close my post with some smart statistical reference I picked up over the past 10 weeks, but I couldn't think of anything. You see why I ran with those A's? Rather I will close with a "did you know" question.
Did you know that the bikinis that the women are wearing are what us normal-sized people would call blankets? 
Perhaps my teachers know this guy?
Me and Brittany ( I love her!) both pregnant
Me opening my late Grandma Beckstrand's gift
Now this is Becca and you can just tell why I love her
Me and my Mom opening a special gift from her and my Dad
This is my baby blessing dress that I wore and my parents had it framed for me to always remind me of how special little girls are.
