She will be here tomorrow!

So here's the latest since I have so long neglected my blog. I have been on maternity leave for over a few weeks already because my blood pressure has been slowly increasing each week. As a result they put me on bed rest (not fun!) to try to keep my blood pressure down long enough for McKaylah to be full term. So...I'm officially full term, and my blood pressure has since increase again over the last week. As a result, we are inducing labor early because waiting could cause more serious problems for the both of us. I go into Seton Hospital on 38th St tonight at 8pm and if everything goes as planned then they will start to induce me around 6am tomorrow. I know there was concern about having to have a C-section, but it we are going to try to do this naturally and hopefully everything will progress as it should. Thank you to everyone for their support and prayers! I know I'm going to be in the hospital for a couple of days and I expect there to be a period of adjustment when we do go home so please don't be offended if you don't hear from us immediately. Matt is going to be keeping everything posted by email so if there are any email addresses for anyone that we are missing or if there are different addresses you want pictures/updates emailed to, please send them to me. Matt is taking the laptop to the hospital so email is the best way to communicate. :) We are beyond thrilled and excited and we only have 24 hours to go!

Baby Shower Pictures!

Here is the link and password to view all the pictures that Paula took of our baby shower on February 16th!

website: http://gallery.mac.com/worthingtonp#100033
user name: hernandez
password: shower

It may just let you on to the photos but if not, use the user name and password. Enjoy!

New Year's Picture

We got this picture as Nikki and Eric were leaving after the New Year's Eve party. I look terrible but it's the only one of me the whole night. Nikki looks great! In my defense I would just like to say it was about 2-2:30am and it was WAY past my bedtime. lol! And this is the only shot of my belly so far. It's not a great one but when I get a better one I will put it up.

This shot is of our bon fire which was definately awesome but way too out of control in the beginning. The wind started to blow it around so much that the flames practically bowed to the ground! And that was with Matt decreasing the amount of wood that was on there originally. It was about 8 feet high in the beginning and he brought it down to about 4-5 feet. I would like to say I finally got a true s'more made over a fire! Hooray for me! Everyone thought I was weird that I had never had one that way. lol!

Just a little update....

Okay so I haven't posted in awhile. Christmas has come and gone and so has New Year's. I hope everyone's was safe and truly special. Our holiday was great. We have been working on the house, the baby plans, and our health. Matt's surgery that he had in December is pretty much all healed and I have officially returned back to work as of this past Monday. I'm a little bummed out because I'm going to have to miss my Aunt Wendy's wedding this Friday in Tennessee, but we are definately sending our well wishes her way.

Nikki has been working fast and furious on our baby shower which is scheduled for 02/16/07. Invites will be going out this week sometime. We are working on putting McKaylah's nursery together. It's slow going but you can see the color scheme we are going for if you check out our registry on Target.com or BabiesRus.com. There's a bedding set by MiGi that's got pink and reddish flowers that will go perfect with her room. We are really excited! We just attended a meet and greet seminar to meet the other doctors that may end up doing the delivery if my OB is not available. Both Matt and I learned a lot and McKaylah was kicking up such a storm while we were there that Matt got to feel it. We were in an audortorium with a hundred pregnant women and 8 OBs. I kept waiting for someone to go into labor. lol! We have a childbirth prep class all day on 02/02/08 which should be interesting. And then after the babyshower it's just a matter of counting down the weeks. :)

Lindsey is getting married!

So my Maid of Honor for my wedding has asked me to be the Matron of Honor for her wedding in May of 2008. I am really excited for her and Brandon and even happier because I won't have to waddle down the aisle 8-9 months pregnant. I love you Linds! This is the kind of thing we always talked about coming true when we were little girls and now it is! (this is a picture of us at my bachelorette dinner at Sullivan's)

Matt's reaction finally explained

Matt said the reason he jumped back so alarmed was McKaylah's kick was so hard and pronounced. I think it really solidified the idea that, "yes, honey, there is a baby in there!" lol! He said he felt like she was kicking her way out. Not yet, but in due time. Maybe she will be a soccer player. What do you think Mariah? lol!

Finally McKaylah Cooporates

Matt finally felt McKaylah move last night! It was really funny to watch his reaction. We were watching TV and my back was propped against the arm of the couch. I don't know if it was because of my position or due to her growth, but she started kicking me up by my left ribs. I had never felt her up there so it startled me to say the least. I waited for a few minutes and when she continued to let me know she was there I asked Matt to come see if he could feel it. He stood behind me with his hand on my belly. I was worried because in all the past attempts McKaylah would suddenly quit kicking whenever Matt tried to feel her. But not last night. The first time he felt her, I looked up and his eyes were as big as golf balls and he laughed. The second time she kicked him though, he scared me. He shrieked and jumped backwards about three feet. It startled me and made me jump which I think sent McKaylah back into hiding. Needless to say, it was quite the moment. So after that he has persistantly kept asking me if she is kicking. When we were going to bed last night he even asked if I would wake him up if I felt her kicking. All I could do was laugh. I have been feeling her for well over a month, but it's really special to finally share it with Matt.