Preparation for Childbirth Class

So Brian and I started our Childbirth class last monday and it lasts 6 weeks. There are 3 other couples in our class and I am the furthest along out of all of them. Everyone in there is having a girl except one couple. Our teacher seems to be very experienced so that's good- she is an RN and worked in Labor and Delivery and has 3 kids of her own. It's so interesting to hear all the different things that we are supposed to expect. She taught us how to do relaxation exercises the first night and we talked about postitive things that we experience during pregnancy. I talked about how incredible it is to be able to feel Chappell kick and the bonding experience that we have had and also how Brian gets to feel her at night when she is the most active. We watched a video that taught us how to measure contractions and when to go to the hospital when in labor. Then on the second visit...

We watched a video that showed it ALL!!!! It really scared me and I think every person in the room. It was a video of the actual birth and going through the contractions and different options that you have once you are there. It was just strange watching it from that aspect but I think that when it's our time to go through that and bring Chappell into the world that it will be wonderful and such a special experience. I am so thrilled for that day to come...but im still scared of the pain. But one thing that our teacher said that makes a lot of sense and gives me a piece of mind is that the pain was put into childbirth for a reason. It is to let you and your body know that it is time for the baby to come and it is all natural. So I am just going to relax these last few months and just let nature take its course. I just pray for a healthy baby girl and a healthy delivery.

Couple's Baby Shower

We had a great Couple's Baby Shower this past weekend! It was a cookout and lots of great friends and family came to celebrate Chappell's soon arrival! The weather was perfect and it was so nicely done. Our friends the Keck's and the Depew's hosted the shower and made a precious Diaper Cake for Chappell! It was filled with pacifiers, hairbows, spoons, and other baby supplies inside. It will definitley come in handy once she gets here! We also got a lot of bedding for the nursery that was much needed and of course more cute pink outfits and accessories for her! Granny got Chappell her Very Own Fairytale that is absolutely precious. Mommy and Daddy can't wait to read it to our sweet baby girl. She will in fact be a princess after all...

Wee See Chappell

On Friday we had our 4D appointment to get a sneak peek of Chappell :) It was so incredibly amazing the technology that they have these days. We went to WeeSee Imaging with our parents (Gibba and Manny & Granny and Grandpa) and saw our baby girl. She is absolutely beautiful. We think based on the pics that she may look more like her mommy but you really never know. She seems to have full lips and they said she has some peach fuzz on the top of her head like her mommy did. She has the cutest lil nose too! But she wasn't as cooperative as we had hoped initially. She had her hand in front of her face along with her foot above her head (which seems to be her favorite position at every ultrasound we have) so it was tough seeing her face at first. After mommy had a coke, she started to give us more of a peek and we got some great images. She is getting so big and will be here before we know it! The further along mommy gets, the more tangible she seems to mommy and daddy. We can't wait to hold her in our arms!

After the appointment, Gibba and Manny and Mommy and Daddy went to Charlotte to shop for Chappell and go to the Tot Trade in Concorde to see what neat things we could find. First we spent the day at Southpark and then made our way to the Tot Trade. It was INSANE and CHAOTIC! We did find some steals but not sure if we will do that again. We found some cute lil outfits (which barely fit in her closet since she has more clothes than mommy and daddy put together), some neat collectors books, and Manny got a baby carrier for her. She definitely racked up this weekend! :) We had a great time and this whole experience has just been so wonderful! We love her lil munckin...hugs, kisses, and kicks, Mom & Dad

Hiccup...Hiccup

Last night mommy and daddy got to experience your very first hiccups Chap! It was the cutest thing! At first you were kicking and daddy was feeling my belly. Then there was a constant jump every few seconds. We were like "what is she doing?" and then it came to me...I was like "She has the HICCUPS!" They lasted about 10 or 15 minutes and it was just so neat. Daddy tried to listen to them with the heartbeat monitor that we have but you couldn't hear much. I guess this means you're growing more and more! :) I can't wait for you to get here so that I can give you lots of kisses and hold my sweet baby girl! I love you...Mommy :)

Chappell's Nursery

Her nursery is done and she's growing more and more everyday! :) Mommy and daddy are getting so excited about her arrival! We have a great friend, Stacey Heilman, who painted an amazing mural in her nursery this past weekend and it really turned out PERFECT! It meant a lot to us for Stacey to design and paint the nursery for Chappell and it just made it that much more special! She added some very unique touches as well such as a Mommy and Baby birdie on the wall and a carving in the tree that stands for "Mommy and Daddy Love Chappell" :) It is just so sweet...i can't get over it! Last night we had the big reveal for our families. We had my parents, Lance and Michelle, Brian's parents, and Caralee and Stephen over for dinner and then showed everyone all at once the nursery. They absolutely LOVED IT!!!! It definitetly makes it more of a reality since we are getting everything ready for her.

I hit my 30 week marker yesterday so only 10 more weeks to go!! This Friday, we are going to WeeSeeImaging to have her 4D pictures done. Brian and I and our parents will be attending. I can't wait to see what our sweet lil girl is going to look like. You can actually see her facial features and everything in these pics! She is going to be so beautiful and for us to be able to have a sneak peek is so exciting! Until then...TWEET DREAMS! :)