Gabriella Jay Williams

Gabriella (Gabby) Jay Williams was born on Saturday, April 25th at 1:54 p.m. Gabby weighed 7.3 lbs and is 19.5 inches long.

She's perfect!

37 Weeks or...Full Term!

I have so much to "blog" about...a wonderful baby shower, Brandon finding out he will graduate with honors (Cum Laude), a finished nursery...etc. However, this post will be short and sweet until I can get some pictures uploaded to help tell my lovely stories.

Today marks 37 weeks and I am officially "full term". While I have a feeling this little darling is pretty content, we do know it could technically be anytime now that we will get to meet her!

More updates to come soon....

33 1/2 weeks

Next Tuesday marks 8 1/2 months!! Let the countdown begin....

Baby Update....

8 weeks and counting! And if these next 8 weeks go as fast as the past 8 months have gone...holy moly are we in trouble!

We had an ultrasound on Wednesday and she's weighing around 3 lbs 11 oz which is 3 oz over the "norm" for a baby at this stage. I wanted to explain to the ultrasound tech that we generally don't follow any sort of "norm" in the Williams' house so as long as we've got the standard 2 arms, 2 legs...etc - I consider this to be a good thing. Needless to say - mom hasn't missed many meals which may account for the extra 3 ozs for her and the extra layer of "warmth" for me!

SHOCKING NEWS** She actually has some hair! Now - this is AMAZING news considering I was bald until I was like 2 and Brandon is still struggling with producing an amble amount of hair at age 29!

The tech said she has big feet (thank you Brandon) and a very long femur bone...which she then explained would mean she would probably be a L-O-N-G baby. I wanted to be like: "Really?...you needed an ultrasound to tell you that?. I probably could've filled you in at about 2:30 a.m. last night when I had 2 L-O-N-G feet permanently lodged in my rib cage". Whatever.

She has freaking enormous cheeks. I started getting a little concerned towards the end because the tech just kept saying how chubby her cheeks were. At first I was like: "Sweet, she'll be a cute, fat baby"...but then towards the end I was like: "Is she going to look like the Marshmallow Man from the Ghostbusters Movies?" I guess we'll see!!

All in all...everything is great. She is right on track and is officially head-down...and from what I hear things go a BIT smoother come D-day should gravity be working on your side :). It amazes me that in 8 short weeks all of this pregnancy stuff will be OVER and we'll have a BABY. I keep thinking "I can't even tie my own shoes right now and someone thinks I should provide love, security and a fulfilling LIFE to something?!". HA! Should be fun!!

Bragging!

We just got back from the mailbox - and what did we find? A letter to Brandon from the Dean of Students congratulating him on making the Dean's List for the 2008 Fall Academic Semester!! With work, a baby on the way, a semi-challenging pregnant wife and all of the other things he does...I'm in constant amazement on his dedication for school. But, as I've learned over our relationship - he never stops amazing me!

27 Weeks

Here is a bump shot from 27 weeks...almost 7 months! CRAZY! Things have been good...just the normal lower back pain and a few leg cramps. Thankfully the migraines haven't returned (cross your fingers). The crib bedding is set to be here on Friday!

Brandon got the floors done in the nursery and we got the crib and dresser last week...so it's all coming together. Once we have the bedding I will post pictures of the "finished product"!

Baby Update...

Tomorrow marks 25 weeks...or 6 months and 1 week. (WHY must they count in weeks?) I have a hard enough time remembering my name now-a-days and they expect me to divide numbers in my head? Anyways...We had our 6 month appointment today and all was well - heartbeat was good - measurements were good...so we're still on track for an April 21st due date. Baby Girl W is doing well...moving (some might say dancing!) around like the little super-star she'll be. She seems to be most active around 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. I think she's a tad bit stubborn (SO not my fault) because everytime I go to have Brandon feel her move she stops; so we may already have a tiny little attitude. Yes, totally my kid - even in utero.

We made some considerable progress on the nursery this weekend. Notice how I started this paragraph with "we" and now notice how I'll not mention my name again....I was the supervisor in case anyone was wondering. Brandon and Matt started installing the flooring in the nursery, which so-far looks great. Brandon and his dad pulled the carpet in the nursery over the Holiday's as Mr. Daddy to be decided he wanted hard-wood/laminate flooring vs. carpet. So....that's what were doing. It's a darker cherry color, so it should look splendid with our nursery furniture which should be here on Friday!!

I FINALLY found some crib bedding that I like and I received an email from the store that they will be shipping it this week. I have fallen in love with this little store - which is located in California. Here is their website it is TOO cute: http://www.laylagrace.com/. And here is a picture of the bedding:

This bedding helps set the tone for the whole room....luckily we received some gift cards from my mom for Christmas to Suite Dreams, so those will help us finish off the room (decoration-wise). I'm trying to convince the husband to let me hang a chandalier in the nursery, but he says it's not "practical". What? Not Practical? I completely disagree. This discussion is SO not over.

For Christmas, Brandon and I bought eachother a new camera. It's all fancy-schmancy and I need to take the time to figure out how to work it! It has been initiated by multiple pictures of our 1st baby - Kinnick. Who, for the many of you that have asked - is adjusting quite well to all of this new "stuff" at our house...but we'll see how he adjusts to being Baby # 2. We'll see... :)

Oh, and I HAVE to post this picture as I'm pretty sure that I found the most BEAUTIFUL Diaper Bag...EVER. Plus, what dad doesn't look SWEET carrying a damask patterned diaper bag?! He's going to LOVE IT and quite possibly win the hippest dad of the year award when the paparazzi snaps a picture of him carrying it.

On a side note - a big CONGRATS to Mark and Kristin Olmstead on the arrival of Alexis Claire on December 27th. Also, warm pregnany wishes to Nick and Megan Hague who are expecting their 1st baby next August!!