Maternity Pictures

Here are some "web versions" of the final pictures!!!

Family-Please let me know what photos you would like to have, and be checking the mail soon for a picture or two!  XOXO

Maternity Photos Gallery UP!!

Hello!
I would like to invite you to view pictures Allison Neelley - Maternity at http://www.kerrimathisphotography.com/. They are located at http://www.kerrimathisphotography.com/photocart.
When you go to the website, click the Access Gallery link and enter in the access code below:
Email is allisonb1981@yahoo.com
Password is december20
Access code: allison

After you do that, you will be able to view these pictures.

33 weeks and counting...

We had a slight scare Friday evening... started feeling contractions for about an hour and a half.  Called my doctor and was told to stay off my feet for the night, lay on my left side and drink lots of water (had a hard day at work=on my feet much of the day and lots of walking, maybe a little dehydrated; swollen feet)... Contractions decided to settle down and a warm bath helped relax me.  I have a doctor appointment this Wednesday for my two week check up.

How your baby's growing:

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

How your life's changing:

As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.
You may be feeling some achiness and even numbness in your fingers, wrists, and hands. Like many other tissues in your body, those in your wrist can retain fluid, which can increase pressure in the carpal tunnel, a bony canal in your wrist. Nerves that run through this "tunnel" may end up pinched, creating numbness; tingling, shooting or burning pain; or a dull ache. Try wearing a splint to stabilize your wrist or propping your arm up with a pillow when you sleep. If your work requires repetitive hand movements (at a keyboard or on an assembly line, for instance), remember to stretch your hands when you take breaks — which should be frequently.

Maternity Photoshoot "Sneak Peek"

Here is a link to a few photos that were posted on the blog from my photographer!!  I can't wait to see the rest...Enjoy :) 
http://kerrimathisphotography.com/blog/?p=1324

32 weeks and counting... (58 days to go)

How your baby's growing:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.


Bo and I had out maternity photo shoot last night.  We were able to capture some amazing pictures with the sun setting (which gave the pictures a beautiful glare).  My photographer is going to send me a "sneak peek" link to the gallery today or tomorrow.  Then it takes roughly 2 weeks to edit the 5 (or more) pictures I choose.  After that I will receive a file containing the images for me save forever and print as much as I like... :)  Family you will be receiving pictures in the mail!!  I will post a few on this blog as well for you to enjoy!  Be looking for an update soon.

XOXO Allison

Latest Update 9/7/11

Home from my doctor appointment!
My new expected due date is November 5th!!  BUT, that could change again because I am scheduled for an ultrasound to get a more precise length and weight of baby Emma October 5th at 2:00, then afterwards to view results and discuss at 4:00 with my doctor.  All is looking good: weight, measurements, and urine. 
My next appointment (2 week checkup is September 21st)... then 2 weeks later for the ultrasound and followup!! 
I have a cold and my doctor prescribed me some medication that hopefully starts kicking in soon... kinda hard to breath with a nice big belly and clogged nostrils, hehe :)

Maternity photo shoot is Monday... so excited to get some nice pictures taken while I am pregnant!!  I'll post them as soon as they land in my hands... happy Wednesday everyone and enjoy your weekend.  Will post later after I learn more following these next few appointments XOXO

31 weeks and counting...

Seems like delivery is right around the corner when the weeks left are listed, but then I realize I still have almost 2 months left!
I have an appointment tomorrow at 3:50 after work to see how things are looking.  I am going to ask my doctor to go a head and schedule the ultrasound she said I could get so we can see how big she actually is and if she is beginning to drop her head for delivery.  I will have another appointment towards the end of the month too.  I am going to get Bo to start showing up to these last few appointments so he knows how close we are getting and what to expect.
Bo seems to think he will be able to attend his friends bachelor party October 22nd weekend in Alabama, but what Daddy doesn't understand is I am considered full term a week before that-haha!!  My anxiety is he is too far away to even get home in time if I did go into labor, why chance that?  I would die!!  The doctor already advised he doesn't attend... but since he hasn't been at my appointments it probably doesn't seem all that "real" to him.  Anyways, anything could happen so I just don't want him to plan something that might not happen.  The closer we get to the date the more information we will know about Emma and her arrival :)
On another note, our weekends are pretty full these days-almost until the time she is due.
Sept 11th Sunday(Texans Opening Day Game)
September 17th Saturday (Daddy's 30th Bday Party)
September 24th Saturday (My Babyshower with friends)
October 1st Saturday (Life with Newborn class)
October 8th Saturday (Couples shower for Jamie and Brent)
October 15th Saturday (Babyshower for Shelley)
October 16th Sunday (Babyshower for me with MIL friends)
October 22nd Saturday (Weekend Daddy thinks he is going to Bachelor Party??)
October 27th Thursday (My 30th Bday)
Nov 5th Saturday (last weekend before expected due date!!)
WHEW!!  I have a feeling the next month is going to fly by and that makes me excited and nervous at the same time!
I'll post more after the doctor appointment tomorrow!

XOXO