7 weeks

Yep, that is the number of weeks I have left of being pregnant! Let me tell you the pregnancy is kicking in full force! I am huge, my feet and hands are swollen and I am uncomfortable. I did go to the Dr Tuesday and everything is still right on schedule!
Tomorrow we go on a tour of labor and delivery. That should be interesting. Sunday work is having a baby shower for me!
I don't really have anything else going on. Last weekend I went to my friend Jeni's baby shower! She is due 2 weeks after me and having a little girl too! I can't wait to see them together.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Baby Shower...

Yesterday my mom and sister threw Annalee and I a baby shower. It was wonderful. I must say Russ, Annalee and I are so very lucky. We had wonderful family and friends that attended. Annalee got so many wonderful things that makes it so real that we are one step closer. We received, pack-n-play, highchair, the bedding, cute outfits, diapers, diaper caddy, cute receiving blankets, baby tolietries, and so very much more!! It was all so wonderful! I was overwhelmed with joy. So many people traveled a great distance and it just meant so much! I can't wait until Annalee gets to meet all of these special people! We had good food and played games and laughed a lot! Thanks everyone for making the day so wonderful!
Last night after the shower I had a breakdown. I think it is due to the lack of sleep and the hormones! I just started crying and telling Russ that I am so scared of labor and having Annalee. I can't wait to meet her but I worry that I won't know her needs. Russ of course was there to let me know that everything will be ok and that my maternal instinct will come. I just hope he is right!

name...

I have a quick update. We have decided on the baby name!!! Annalee Victoria Compton.

I can't wait to get her stuff monogrammed!!!

6 months...

We had our 6 month visit last week. I know it is a little late for the post. The baby is growing bigger and bigger and is very healthy. She now weighs 1.7lbs! It was so amazing to see how much she has grown. We got a couple of decent shots as keepsakes and can see her little face. I think she may look a little like Russ. We don't go back for another month, but things are progressing nicely. Next appointment is my glucose test Again. I hope I am successful as I was the first go around.

We ordered the crib, hutch and dresser/changing table. Everything, but the crib should be in sometime next week. I can't believe how fast the time is going. We will hopefully start painting within the next month.

Russ and I will be married 1 year on Sunday. It seems like just yesterday we were walking down the aisle! We have definitly had a lot of changes over the last year.

Below is a sneak peak at the bedding:

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter!

and they.....

LOST!!! Can you believe it?? Clemson lost in the first round of the tournament! They lost to Georgia Tech. We DVR'd the game and just finished watching. It was a huge disappoinment. Booker played well, but they just couldn't get n'sync. (i just got the giggles thinking about the boy band n'sync!) So, now I need to think of some other options for Russ's birthday. I am open to suggestions! He doesn't want a party or to go anywhere! Maybe he is depressed about turning the big 3-0. He will just have to get over that! That is all i have to blog about now. The lose of the basketball game has gotten to me.
Also, thanks to Jenn and Steffi for the background suggestion. I think my blog got a nice facelift!

long over due

Where does the time go! I know I need to get better at this blogging thing. Every two weeks is pretty slack. Here is what has been going on in the Compton household:

• We found out that we are having a baby girl! How we found out is pretty random. About two weeks ago I missed work because i was having a lot of pain and discomfort. I thought it was normal, but decided to call the Dr just to make sure. Well, they told me that it wasn't normal and that i needed to come in the next day for lab work. I went in and they did this painful procedure. I won't go into details, but it hurt so bad! Then they decided to do an ultrasound to make sure everything was still normal. And there she was. Our little girl! They basically told me that I was having such pain and discomfort because I over-exhausted myself and need to take it easy. I have been trying to not do so much but it is pretty hard!
• Last week was my sister's 23rd birthday! My mom, sister and I headed to Myrtle Beach for a couple of days of relaxing and shopping. We found some deals. All of the stores were at least 30% off of everything. It was a very nice getaway and I got to hang out with the family. We went on Wednesday and I had to leave on Friday to go to Wilmington to hang out for Tara's bachlorette. It was a very nice and relaxing 5 days I didn't want to come back to work.
• Work is still touch and go right now. We were officially bought out 2 weeks ago and I still have a job. Hopefully, I will continue to keep mine! With the uncertainty of things, I am about 75% sure that I will be going back to school in January! I will be going for my nursing degree. It will be a very slow process (we are talking about 2 classes each semester going year round!) If i don't go back now I probably won't. The program here is really strict and competitive. I talked to the advisor last year and she was really optimistic that I would be accepted since I already have a 4 year degree. I hope that is still the case!
• We had our 5 month visit yesterday with the Dr. The baby, Russ and I are doing really good! I did however gain 4.5 lbs!!! Not sure if it is the baby or the girl scout cookies! We got to hear the heartbeat again! She is still very active. The doctor asked me if I have felt any movement yet, but unfortunately I haven't. He said that she is moving around like crazy! He had to push on my belly because she would not stay in one spot. Last visit, they said she was kicking at the doctor. I think we are going to have a wild child, or one that is very active.
• I have been a slacker with the water aerobics. I still go on Saturdays when I can, but during the week it is too hectic. So, I decided that I would just go and walk on the treadmill. When I got there, I hopped on and started walking. I was on for about 3o minutes and it nearly killed me. I think I will only be doing that 2x's a week. More power to those people who work out while they are pregnant. They are better than I am.
• Tomorrow Clemson is playing in their first round of the ACC tournament!!! Hopefully, they will win because if they do we are heading to ATL for the weekend to watch them play on Saturday. Cross your fingers! The trip and going to the game will be husbands 30th b-day present. If this doesn't work out I have no idea what I am going to do!

I am still trying to get into this blog routine and I really want to find a cute background, but apparently I am very stupid in this department because I can only change colors. Be on the lookout for pictures to be added also! The blog just looks so blah!! Hopefully, i didn't bore you guys too much! Have a good week!

update, update, update.....

It has been forever since the last update. The main reason is because of work. They are doing some "changes" here, so I have been working a lot. I am hoping that I will get to keep my job by the time this thing is over with. Right now, no one really knows. I am hoping they will at least keep my job until the baby comes, but I don't know at this point. I am not stressing out right now just keeping my fingers crossed.
Russ and I have been doing some home improvements. We have painted the downstairs hallway and the hallway leading upstairs. It looks so much better. We have also hung some new light fixtures. We re-did our bedroom. It is now in the colors of light blue and chocolate brown. It looks pretty grown-up i must say!
We went to the dr for my 4 month appointment last week. The baby is healthy and is in line with its progress. I think we might have a little personality on our hands! When the dr was trying to listen to the heartbeat the baby kicked twice and then swam away! Apparantly, he/she did not want to participate. I had to take my glucose test too, which i passed. Normally, they like you to take between I think 24 and 28 weeks, but due to my history I had to take early and will also do again in a few more weeks. I have only gained two pounds which I am really excited about. I have been walking on the treadmill and doing the water-aerobics also. I think it is paying off, or could it be the lack of alcohol intake????
Macks is still Macks. He has been acting crazy lately and I blame it on the rawhide bones. I swear those things are like crack for dogs. after seeing how he acted after eating the thing over the course of a couple of days, he will not get one for awhile. He was so hyper and then he ate part of Russ's shoe! He hasn't done that since he was a puppy almost three years ago! So, no more rawhides for him.
I think that is pretty much all that is going on. We had a nice relaxing Valentines day. We just stayed in and watched movies then went to dinner. I don't think Wheel-of-fortune is going to contact me. It's ok, i don't watch that show anymore! It got boring! I am now into the amazing race! It is where people race around the world for one million dollars!! Sunday's episode was hilarious! They had to do this obstacle in Switzerland that involved moving cheese. I laughed so hard I cried. Definitly check this show out. I don't know if I would want to go on this show though. It looks like they have to camp and stuff!
That is all i got! We are pretty boring! Hope everyone had a good Valentines day!