Any day now!

Come out Baby girl!

The world can't wait to meet you!

I'm officially 38 weeks! TWO WEEKS till baby Layla's due date. Chris and I are anxious and excited beyond words for the arrival of our daughter! Daddy is constantly telling her to get her butt out here and he's not the only one! I have given her some words of encouragement myself. :)

Layla's great-grand parents bought us the most amazing swing. Chris and I both have turned it on multiple times just to watch it! It's got a TON of features. I'll post a video when it's dark so you can see the effects!! :)

Thank you so much great-grandma and grandpa Bratt! We love it & so will Layla!

Doctors say everything is good. Something can happen anytime now & we're hoping!!!

Not much to update on. We will call everyone as soon as we know something & will post when possible!

PS. Chris got a job! :) Hes working at a response monitoring center & starts Monday! Will let everyone know how he likes it! :)

We love you Layla

love mommy & daddy

The Countdown is ON!

31 days till Halloween!

Our little girls expected arrival!

-Sept. 30 2009-

Today we had our final ultrasound for measurements! Layla is IN POSITION! I really thought she was taking after daddy, but now I'm having second thoughts. She's weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz with a month left to go! They guess shes gonna be upper 7 lbs, lower 8's! She's a healthy girl! That's all that matters! We got very lucky today and had a girl learning to do ultrasounds stand in on ours. She was curious about the 3D ones & Chris spoke up and asked if we could have one!!!! I'm not so sure which one of us she looks like. Either way, Shes absolutely beautiful! She'll be a little of Chris and a little of me & that's amazing!

I had my Group B strep test today. Should have the results in a couple days. The doctor said if the baby were to come out now, she would only probably need a couple days in the NICU. So, we've made it!! We're in the very last stretch & it's moving quickly! Not a whole lot is new. I just really wanted to post these pictures!!!

We love you Layla

love mommy+daddy

& Yes, That is hair!

Nursery!!!

Layla's Nursery!

The replacement part for Layla's crib came today! Funny story? Chris opened the box and laughed, showing me the CHERRY COLORED replacement leg. Infuriated me, called Delta Enterprises to complain that after waiting a week and a half and dealing with the biggest butt of a woman when I originally called, they sent me the wrong color! The woman I talked with today by the way, was also rude and of no help at all. While she had me on hold sending me to an answering machine, Chris said that he got the crib together with the old part. I asked if I was supposed to be mad at Delta or him. He said, him. haha There was nothing wrong with the leg in the first place. He just had to push and pull on the headboard. Using his man strength, he got it this time! haha.

Anywhoo. It's together and GORGEOUS! I love her room! I may have Chris rearrange a few things. We'll see!

Birthing Class is over! We Graduated and got a Certificate! :)

We had our hospital tour too! It really made it feel real! I really like that once you check in, you stay in the SAME ROOM the entire time until 2 hours after the baby is born. They have Whirlpools in some rooms but if you don't get a room with one, they have a central one in the middle of the floor. NOT TO SHARE WITH OTHER WOMEN AT THE SAME TIME. I had to clear that up, since my sister was a little worried about a bunch of women in one "pool" birthing their babies. haha

Everything here is pretty much ready! Her car seat and diaper bag are ready to go. Her bottles are in the kitchen, her baby bath is in the bathroom under the sink. Her pack and play is next to our bed & sheets are in the hall closet! Your welcome anytime now Baby girl!!

It's so weird that in 2 1/2 weeks our baby will be READY if she wanted to come into the world a little early! If not its only 5 more weeks!

We have a doctor appt. this week. Then our FINAL sono next week on the 30Th!

Check back!

We love you Layla Grace Bratt

love mommy+daddy

Quick update!

Quickie Update

33 weeks 3 days pregnant today! Wahoo! Almost there! As of now, my doctor has pulled me out of work for a week to see if my stress level goes down. I had to make an early appt. with the doctor last week cause work & pregnancy stress are taking their toll on me! :( the midwife said she wanted me out a month ago!! Well that was news to me. She wanted me out for the remainder of my pregnancy but I thought we could try a week for now and see how it goes. It wont be long before I'm on maternity leave anyway :) Baby Layla's heart rate was a littttle fast and they put me on the monitor for 30 minutes. No contractions YAY!! but a very stressed baby girl :(

My baby shower was Saturday. It was nice and personal. 9 people including me. ha

My mom did a nice job even though her back was KILLING HER! Chris and I are very appreciative! thank you, Mom! :) I wasn't feeling my absolute best, but I enjoyed myself & was very happy to see everyone who did come. Thank you!

Chris surprised me with gorgeous pink roses before he went to his dads! He left them on the table with a note that said, " IT'S A GIRL! I couldn't be happier! I love you! " That made my day :) Thank you, Chris<3

Layla's room has been painteddd!! YAYY! It's a very pretty light pink. Her room isn't finished yet. We have to wait on a replacement part for the crib :(

Thank you Aunt Colleen!

Thank you Aunt Colleen!!!!

We were not even expecting this! The UPS delivered this to us today!!!! SO EXCITED!!

We love it!!!! Chris could hardly wait to take it out and put it together!! It is absolutely adorable!! I cannot wait to put her in it!! Thank you so much! This was a very nice surprise!

Pretty face!

Wonderful News!!

sorry, its a picture of a picture!

Layla is growing "absolutely beautifully!!! " as the midwife put it! She's 3 pounds 3 ounces! She has her daddies mouth and is head down, for now! We had a new ultrasound tech today, who we thought was going to be miserable. Turned out shes the best we've ever had! She got great pictures of the baby & even though she told us at first we couldn't do a video, eventually let us & daddy got the perfect shot!! Mommy & Daddy are both good too.

We started Birthing class last night, too! Nothing special!

Well, thats it for now. Keep checking!!

We love you babygirl!

love mommy+daddy

:)

Thank you Mom Bratt for Laylas gorgeous bedding!!

Thank you Grandma&Grandpa Veley

for Laylas Travel System!

Third Trimester!!

The Third Trimester is Finally Here!!!

It snuck up fast!

We're getting pretty anxious! Laylas room is coming together! We picked out her bedding set ( Thank You Mom Bratt! ) It is absolutely gorgeous! We bought most of the accessories that go with it! The theme is Dragonflies, Flowers and Butterflies in Pink,silver & cream! I cannot wait to have it out of the bag!! We brought her bassinett into our room, too! It's really starting to feel REAL! Shes gonna be here before we know it! I've never wanted summer to end so quickly, I'm not complaining though! I love being pregnant!! Feeling our daughter move around inside of me is the most AMAZING feeling in the ENTIRE world! I could never thank Chris enough for giving me this. I cannot wait to see the little face we created. I cannot wait to see Chris hold his daughter! It's all just unreal to me. <3

So I got the results of my glucose test back! PASS! No diabetes :) my contractions have stopped & they took me off the meds. :) :) I was scheduled for a non stress test yesterday, but they forgot to order it, so we checked the heartbeat on the ultrasound!! Miss Layla Grace was flipping around all over the place and waved hello to daddy & I ! We're having a sonogram done next week to check her growth! I can already tell you though, shes huge! She's running out of room quickly!!

My mom and Sister are giving me a baby shower September 12th :0

Ummm I think thats about all for now!

We love you Layla<3

love mommy + daddy