Carr visit

After my family left, Josh's parents, sister and her daughter came to meet Bridget!
They were only here for a few days, but we had so much fun! While they were here we went to the zoo. We had never been to the one here, but it's free and really nice!
The next day we left the babies with Josh and his dad and the girls went and got pedicures! That was a nice treat!
We also had fun just hanging out at home, playing games and watching movies! And Josh finally got his homemade ice cream! (thanks to Julie)
Sunday we blessed Bridget and it was so great. Josh gave a beautiful blessing and it was good to have our family there.






Thanks Pete, Julie and Amber for a great time!

Warning: Long post!

So much has happened since Bridget was born, I don't even know where to begin!
The Monday after she was born, my parents came into town and stayed for 10 days. They were such a huge help, making meals and cleaning the house! My sister Maggie also came down from Iowa the second week they were here to meet Bridget. She loved her so much so joked about packing Bridget in her suitcase!

Mary Jo, Jack and Hudson also came over to visit and play with Bridget!


Her first bath



Her first walk


Bridgets frist Sunday at church. We only stayed for sacrament meeting, but she was the most popular person there!


Having a baby has definately changed our lives, but for the better! She is such a joy!

Bridget Leta Carr

Thursday, September 16 I was scheduled to be induced at 7:00 a.m. I had been 2 cm for 2 weeks and my Dr. felt confident that it would move things along, and she knew how much I wanted this baby out of me!! Before even starting the pitocin, I was already a 4! So my body had pretty much already started on it's own, and I think I would have been going to the hospital that day anyways. After they started the pitocin I didn't move very fast, I stayed a 4 till the late afternoon. They uped the pitocin more and more and I finally was a 7 around 3:00. At 5:00 they gave me an epidural which didn't hurt that bad, but they had to do it 3 times!! It was not a good experience! But once I couldn't feel anything, it was so much more relaxing!! I started pushing at 6:55 and she was born at 7:09 p.m. It was so easy, they just told me when to start and stop pushing and before I knew it they were putting my baby on my chest. It was the best feeling ever! She was 6 lbs. 5 oz. 20 inches long. She cried and cried, it was music to my ears!
She's now a week old and doing so well!! First couple nights home were pretty rough, but since then she has slept pretty good! I'll put her down around 7:30-8 and she doesn't wake up till 2-2:30. She only cries when she's hungry or has a dirty diaper, pretty much the best baby! We couldn't be happier or more in love with this little girl.

Still...

Yes, I'm still pregnant. My due date is tomorrow, and I have my Dr. appointment at 10 am and we will see what progress I have made. All this pineapple eating, walking, and squating had better pay off! Anyways we will decide what to do from there and if/when I want to get induced. Josh and I are so anxious, we can't wait to meet her and hold her!

38 weeks

Here I am at 38 weeks.
A week and a half ago I developed a rash that pregnant women can get called PUPPP(Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy). It doesn't affect the baby or anything and it's not serious, just uncomfortable. My stomach pretty much has the chicken pox!! It itches sooo incredibly bad! There is also a little on the corner of my right eye and chest. My Dr. said to start with some over the counter things like Benadryl and Claritin. So I started with those and they did nothing, then she told me about an anti-itch lotion to try and that of course only helps for so long and the itch is back.
Today I had my 38 week appointment and she prescribed me a pill, that does make you sleepy so I will just take it before bed and it will help me sleep. She said it won't go away till I have the baby so if I haven't gone into labor by next week that they can induce me. So if I decide to go that route, we could definately have the baby by next week!
So up until this whole PUPPP thing, I was doing pretty okay, now I just want this baby out and the itching to go away! Josh and I just can't wait to hold her and play with her. Like everyday Josh says "Can you please just have the baby?!" If only it was that easy....

Nursery

We finally got the baby's room all put together this past week and I'm really happy with the way it all turned out! A big thanks to my sister Maggie for getting us our crib and Julie for all the crib bedding, curtains and wall hangings! We got the glider from an older couple in our ward for FREE! It's a little out-dated, but it's comfortable and works! We got the changing table/dresser off craigslist for $30 and I just repainted it white. Here are some pics:

Ultrasound

Today I had an appointment for an ultrasound because at my last Dr. appointment I was measuring a little small so my Dr. wanted to check her size and make she is growing and everything. And she is! Everything looks great! Strong heartbeat, head is good size and her estimated weight is 5 lbs. 5 oz. The ultrasound tech said she didn't think she would be more than 7 lbs. Thank goodness!
I love my lady that does ultrasounds, shes so thorough and shows me everything that's going on. It was so cool! Some of the ultrasound was 3-D, she would switch back and forth.
So she gave me a 3-D picture of her face:

When I saw those cheeks I said "Are you sure she's only 5 lbs?! Those cheeks look so chubby!!" haha She was like "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The weight is just an estimate" I don't know I guess everything being smooshed together would maybe make it looked bigger than it really is? Isn't she so stinkin cute though?!
Here is the hair on her head:

And this one is a view straight on of her face, showing her eyelashes:

Also she is head down, so that is very good news!