Visit from Mom

It was so wonderful to have my mom here for a whole week! I think it might be just as helpful to come before the baby as right after. She is coming again after Claire comes, of course, but man, was it helpful! Having someone help pick up, cook, help with the kiddos and just hang out so I could run errands toddler-free was amazing! The day she left I found myself sitting down and forgetting to grab something and wanting to ask, "can you get that mom?" but there was no one there to grab it for me! :( Oh, the simple things that are SO extremely helpful when your body is in slow motion. She had a blast with Carson! Carson was trying to call her "grandma" which is what she prefers but he couldn't get that "gr" on there so he was calling her mamaw. It was so cute..he would pray for her when we would pray at meals and bedtime. After she left he woke up and asked where she was as he pointed to the room where she slept. Here are a couple pics from her time here including one from my baby shower that she was able to be at, which was great!This was so funny...he was getting a kick out of himself laughing so he kept FAKE laughing one night...we were in tears cracking up!


At my shower...it was a wonderful time with so many friends...and yes, my belly is getting BIG! I look like I might tip over! :)

Update on Claire....she is still measuring small, under the 10th percentile so...I go twice a week for them to monitor her heartbeat and oxygen flow. They are saying that they will most likely want to get her out at the 37-38 week mark since she isn't growing great on the inside. She will grow better on the outside when she is getting nutrition directly from me, instead of through my umbilical cord. They were saying she weighed around 4 lbs. a little over a week ago, so....in two more weeks from now, we are guessing maybe 5 lbs. This is almost half the size Carson was (8.1). Maybe this will make delivery MUCH quicker! So, needless to say, I am super excited to meet her earlier and know that if that's what they decide to do, it will be best for her (and of course me since I am SUPER uncomfortable these days). Good thing is, she is head down still so, hopefully we won't be having a c-section!