One more week!

I had my 38week appointment today. Mallory's heart is beating strong and I am measuring 44 now!! I can't believe I'm still growing but I can feel it in my skin..ouch!
We were able to get the csection date moved up, thanks be to God! So now I am scheduled for May 3rd at 7am!! Luis is off M-W so it worked out perfectly. One week from today and we'll finally be holding Mallory in our arms! We are so excited!!

Introducing Officer Sanchez

He made it!! Luis finally graduated from the Austin Police Department on Friday and is officially a police officer! It's still surreal to me, him being a cop vs. a soldier. Just a new life style I'll have to adapt to now. But as always a job I have to constantly worry about him.
However I am very proud of my husband for sticking through the hard times of the Academy and making it through. Our book of life has started a new chapter and I'm looking forward it!

Shaking Chief Art Acevedo's hand
Our family.... so proud of him.

Luis' best friend, Leo. They went to HS together
and ended up both in Austin and in the academy!

24 more days to go!!!

I had an appointment today. First I had my sonogram. She took all the accurate measurements and end result was Mallory is weighing 8lbs 6oz as of today!!!! She is in the 97th percentile! That is just insane to me! I know I have big babies and they definently run in the family but WHOA! I was 9lbs 7oz; Luis was 9.6, Ashlyn was almost 9 at 8.14. I have cousins, nieces, nephews all in the 9lb even 10lb range. I can tell she is bigger than Ashlyn. She sits right out in front just stretching my skin by the day. I didn't get hardly any stretch marks with Ashlyn and not any on my belly and Mallory has broken that mold, the front of me is stretched out and so tight. And someone I managed to lose 3lbs in one week ha.

So with that said, we have chosen to have a repeat Csection on May 6th. With her size, I'm just afraid of the risk of uterine rupture with vaginal birth and then just not being able to handle her size. And I figure if God wants it another way, I'll go into labor before my csection.

We are very excited and anxious! I can't wait to meet her. Ashlyn is beside herself ready! She's going to be such a big help!

Here she is , side profile, blowing bubbles :)

35 week update

I had my appointment today. Mallory's heartbeat was 150. I'm measuring at 36 weeks. I asked him about a repeat csection vs. vaginal birth and what he thinks I should do. We'll decide on that next week after my next ultrasound to determine her weight.

Things are getting close! I'm very anxious. I still feel like there are many things I need. I still haven't bought any diapers, wipes, soaps, etc. Guess I need to get on that! ha.
I do have her bedding and cradle all set up.

My feet are swelling so bad at this point that I don't even recognize them.
Other than that, just anxiously awaiting her arrival!

update again next week!