Update!

Well, time is officially flying! I cannot believe that we will be 29 weeks on Monday and 7 months along! Not too much longer and, Lord willing, Claira-lynn will be here! So much has been going on and we have been quite busy, hence the lack of blogging. We also haven't taken a tummy shot in about 5 weeks! We will have to get one this week to update.

First thing, Carey started his new job at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center about a month ago! Yay! We are still getting used to his new schedule, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 4 am until he is finished. It is super nice to have him home more during the week though. It will be a great blessing when Claira-lynn arrives because a parent will be able to be home with her full time except for Monday. On those days she will be with our friend in the building until Carey gets home. Carey really seems to enjoy his new job as well. He loves the people he works with and enjoys how well the employees are treated by management and the company itself. It really has been a blessing in so many ways and we are so thankful the Lord provided it for us at the right time.

My second year of teaching and first in the public school system finished with a bang! This year had a stressful start, but once I got the hang of things and got my priorities straight I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Zebulon Elementary. And as far as I know, I will be returning there in the fall and I am so excited! I am also teaching summer school for them during the month of July which we start on Tuesday. It will definitely be a new experience, but I am looking forward to the adventure. :)

Carey and I are super excited for August to get here because we will be taking our final trip to visit family before Claira-lynn's due date, if she cooperates. We are so ready to see our family and spend some time with them before we have another addition.

Now for what most of you probably want to know, Claira-lynn update:

We will be 29 weeks in 2 days, so she is growing! We are now at the point that we see the doctor every two weeks. We saw him this past Thursday and he said everything looked perfect. Her heart rate was 155 (which scared me because it has always been in the 160s), my belly is measuring at 30 cm which he said was perfect, and my blood pressure was still looking good. I was glad that my blood pressure was normal because I had my first full day back to work that day and was a little worried it was up. ;) I had my glucose and iron test a few weeks ago and I passed with flying colors! :) Claira-lynn has gotten to the point where I feel the majority of her movements due to her growing body. I have been able to feel when she has the hiccups which made me laugh because it felt funny. She is still moving all over the place, but I can tell when she is moving her head around which is weird. For the first time the other day I could feel her kicking me up at the top of my belly which has not been the case so far this pregnancy. Back pain and leg pain has started to be a normal thing now and on Thursday at work, my feet got a little swollen. :/ Then Carey brought me my Reefs and the world was right again with my feet. :) At night, I get really bad leg cramps that at times prevent from having comfortable sleep, but Carey takes great care of me and definitely has a servant attitude when it comes to me and his princess. Claira-lynn has already started preparing me for those late nights and waking me up in the middle of the night because she does not like it when I move if she is comfortable and she lets me know it! Braxton Hicks have been happening for a few weeks now which is definitely a different feeling. My doctor said just to keep track of how many I have an hour and told me at how many I needed to call them. Thoughts of labor are beginning to be in my mind and it scares me a little bit. I have decided to take the all natural route and not use any medication after being convicted about it. I know things do not always go as planned, but that is the plan.

I am so ready for our sweet little princess to be here so I can hold her and love on her! After our miscarriage last year, she is such a gift from God and a blessing to have had her this far.

I think I have updated on what I have missed. Hopefully, I will be more disciplined about keeping up with this! lol Sorry I don't have any pictures to post today! :/