Month 9

I made it! Now we are just waiting for the arrival of baby. the last few days I haven't been feeling quite as good as baby occasionally lands on my sciatic nerve, and I just don't think my stomach can stretch any more. Otherwise all is good on my first day at home. I even slept in a tiny bit, until my hips ached to bad to lay there anymore, which was by 8 am.

Last Day

It was my last day at work I am now a stay at-home-wife, that is until the baby is born. I have to admit though I did feel a bit like Milton today. By 10 am the desk movers had stopped by my desk like 5 times confused as to why someone was sitting there when they were scheduled to be moving someone in to that spot today. Go figure my wonderful supervisor who is always on top of things and communicates well (sarcasm intended) didn't communicate that I was in fact still working today. It made me a little mad and I was just going to leave, since the previously mentioned supervisor didn't even come in to work, something that happens most Fridays or Mondays, I decided to stay around to eat lunch with the girls one last time. By the time I got back from lunch the phone people had already changed my extension number to the new desk occupant's extension number. Final sign it was time for me to go. So I am home!!!!!!!!!! I think I am going to go lay down and read a book!!!!

I had my going away lunch for work today at one of my favorite restaurants downtown. Centro is oh so yummy. I was pleasantly surprised when we arrived to see that my wonderful co-workers had planned a surprise baby shower for me! I did not have a camera to capture the moment in the restaurant, but I did take a picture of all my loot. I am so excited to put everything away, and finish getting prepared for this little one. Thanks everyone!!

Haircut

Before

I thought it would be fun to take pictures of my hair before and after makeover style, but I can't say I am too thrilled about the "after" bangs. I guess it back fired letting the stylist do what she wanted. Usually I am very satisfied, but the bangs just aren't my thing. They will grow out soon enough. My favorite picture is the 'before' one because it makes me laugh. Hopefully we come to a compromise before there are a million pictures of me holding baby, with a bad haircut forever remembered. I will probably like it in a few days once I get used to it.

After

Her name is Dorthy

The dreams have been rolling in. In Andy’s dream we had a girl and I insisted that we name her Dorthy even though he tried to talk me out of it. We have also been chased by tame lions and commuted by helicopter. I most recently dreamed we had a girl, not an unusual dream at all, we had a girl and called everyone to tell them and happily ever after. So my dreams for boy/girl are about 50/50 now, and the anticipation is building.
This is my last week of work! Yesterday was my last Monday and today is my last Tuesday! I have long awaited this, but now I am a bit sad to not be returning to some of my co-workers. Don’t get me wrong I am thrilled to be staying at home, but it’s funny when the time comes that I am getting a bit nostalgic. I still have 2 ½ weeks to my due date, so maybe I will get a few weeks of being a stay at home wife, I always thought that would be fun; it would be ok if baby made an early arrival too. Either way, change is coming!

So I have been meaning to do another post but I have had something to do every night after work for the last 2 weeks. It's been fun and time has been flying by, but that leaves no time for blogging, or for painting the last project in the nursery. So Here are a few pictures of what baby Fogle could possibly look like. I was going through some old pictures and I thought it was fun to look at Andy and my newborn pictures, and try to imagine what our baby may look like. So for your amusement and imaginations....

Andy as a newborn (above)Andy at 3 months (below)

Me as a newborn (above) Me at 3 weeks (below)

One interesting fact about the Fogle's is that both Andy and I were born in the same hospital. We even had the option of having our first child there, but we opted for a hospital with a newer maternity wing.

Guess the Gender

Not much time left and baby Fogle will be here. Now is your chance to guess the gender. I am really curious to hear your thoughts. I haven't had too many people say they know either way.
Just in case it helps you guess:
*the heart rate has been around 140 the whole time.
*I feel like I am carrying in the middle- haven't had many comments about high or low
*My friend Peter Marie and I had the same dream (which is really freaky) The synopsis was there was a group of people like most of our Sunday school class sitting around in a circle type thing, I was also part of this group watching the birth. It did not seem weird in the dream it was like the baby was just born, out of what I'm not sure. I couldn't see the baby though at the final moment when the Dr and everyone around said It's a boy! Then some of the goofy people tried to mix me up and say It's a girl! and since I couldn't see, I didn't know who to believe. It wound up I gave birth to a boy.

I set up a poll on the side for you to vote, but feel free to leave comments too. Even if you are just a lurker, I would love to hear from you!