The Secret to going into Labor?

My friend gave me this goodie bag the other day in hopes that it would help! I opened it and it gave me a good laugh. You see, she was due 3 weeks before me, but ended up having her baby 2 weeks ahead of time. She was to be induced that weekend, but instead, her water broke that wednesday night. You'll have to read the note and you'll understand what all this is for... Haha...she's awesome!




In case the picture is too small and you can't read it, it says:
Ashley,
Don't try this until you're really ready just in case it works :)
I watched this movie and ate these cookies...couple hours later my water broke. The pee pad would have been awesome but I wasn't that prepared. I got you one for your bed and one for the car ride to the hospital.
Good Luck
Kami

Baby Shower 2

My friends from my old job threw me a baby shower last weekend and we had a blast! We ate (my favorite) chips with salsa and guacamole, and had tacos for dinner. We also played BINGO (which I won in the first round) and I learned there are many other ways to get a BINGO as well. It was great to see all of them again as I've been gone already for 2 weeks. We laughed a lot and had a grand ol time. Here are some of the pics from the night...

Getting ready for Baby!

The countdown is coming to a close and I did a horrible job of keeping the blog updated! I only have 3 weeks or so and I will be a MOMMY! Crazy to think that. I have officially retired from my job! I'm in the second week and Im LOVING it...other than the fact that I am so uncomfortable to do too much. I have been working a little on my photography stuff. I've been working with my friend trying to get a new look and blog all set up, and hopefully soon I can start shooting more pictures! Check it out (www.freshfocusphoto.com)
We still have lots to do before Macy gets here....like paint her room and set it all up! For the most part, everything is going good. Its getting hard to sleep at night because my hips hurt so bad and I have to pee every couple hours. Dr says everything is great and now we're just playing the waiting game...whenever Macy decides its time will be the time. I haven't had any REAL contractions yet and I am only dialated to a 1, so we'll see... Hopefully I can keep this updated as much as possible since I will be staying home now.
I thought i'd post some pictures since I haven't done that in a while....

Daddy and Dakota are a big help setting up stuff. We cant wait to use the stroller and car seat!

Here's mama at 35? weeks

Pregnancy does some ugly things to your body...

33? weeks

After getting home from my baby shower...lots and lots of goodies!

Apparently Dakota likes to be in every picture...

All growed up!

Ok, so our first little baby is all grown up now. We celebrated her 1st birthday with her on August 4. Nick thinks Im a little ridiculous for wrapping up her present. Hey, she deserves it! Everyone needs to have a little fun on their birthday. Dakota got to open her new bone (which is like 2 feet long) and after that we took her to the park (her FAVORITE place in the world!) Dakota is funny with her bone. She wont chew on it, but likes carrying it around everywhere and running into the walls and door frames with it. She likes to leave it in special places for you...like on the bed, or in your chair! For the most part, she has been a pretty good dog. She is VERY smart. Like Nick says, Smart Dog, Dumb Owners... aint that true.