Gracie Layne Cannon

Gracie was born Dec 21st at 10:56 am.The second best day of my life, the first was marring her daddy. I can't explain the feelings when the doctor delivered her and showed us she was a girl and then laid her on my chest. I just couldn't believe it. She was mine, my baby, my baby girl. We made her, God gave her to us. We are her parents forever. We get to keep her, no one is picking her up at 5:30pm.

Just minutes old, the best feeling the whole world to hold her for the first time.

And I thought I was having a big baby, not when she comes 10 days early

Thanksgiving

Well baby didn't come on the 18th, nothing really special happened. It was one of my little girls last day. It was bittersweet b/c mom is able to quit work and stay home . I helped interview for a friend of mine. She is hiring an assistant at her home daycare and I can use them if I need a sub. I never interviewed before, it was great experience and we found some really great girls. My feet swelled even more, I have elephant feet, cankles, etc,.

Baby didn't come the 19th either, but it did start moving more, like it found a pocket of extra room and has been stretching out. It is so amazing how my belly has grown. Friday morning Tana dropped off Macy, I reached down to pick something up and bumped Macy on the head with my belly and knocked her down, right in front of her mom. Kinda embarrassing.

I have heard more from people I am having a girl. What a surprise if little Blaze comes out! Come out baby we want to meet you!!!

38 weeks

We are at 38 weeks. I am 2 centimeters dilated and baby is about 7lbs. Doc still says baby could come now, or 5 days before or 5 days after Dec 31. I feel great, just large and getting up and down off the floor is really hard. Baby is moving as I type, I think I feel a knee or a heel. I am really hungry this week, more than usual. The last two weeks I didn't have much of an appetite, and now I can't get enough. We were at Jason's Christmas party and when they started up the lines to get food, Jason said Lets wait for the lines to go down, I about cried. Those crazy hormones.

All pregnancy the 18th kept feeling like it meant something special, so I figured baby must becoming on Dec 18th, but I don't see that happening. So the 18th must be special for something else. I will keep you posted.

Ok I am full term now, 37 weeks!! I have a hunch it is coming the 18th. Which would be awesome. I feel great, but I am getting really sleepy at work which is kind of difficult. Baby has dropped and I am 1 centimeter dilated. Come on baby!!