37 Week Check Up

Well its that time now where I have weekly visits with the doctor. Yesterday was my weekly appointment, unfortunately, there is not much to share. I am still dialated a 1/2 centimeter and Gavin's heart rate is still between 130 and 140 beats per minute. My stomach was measuring between 35 and 36 centimeters, smaller than last week, but that is because Gavin is moving downward, which is the right direction. Besides that not much else new here. Its just a waiting game now.

Basket O' Books

Yesterday at my MOM's bible study the ladies celebrated Gavin's soon to be birth. Each lady brought a book for Gavin to fill a beautiful basket. It was a very thoughtful gift and I know Gavin will love all his books. Thanks so much.

36 Week Ultrasound

These are the pics of our little Gavin at 36 weeks. Now it may be kind of hard to tell in these pics what exactly you are looking at but I will try to tell you. The first pic is of his little hand, the whole time he was opening and closing his hand. The second and third pics are of his little face, its a little hard to see, but its turned sideways and the two darker spots are his eyes. I hope that makes sense and you can see it. Gavin is weighing right around 6 lbs 14 ounces, although that's not an exact weight, but they know he is somewhere between 6 and 7 lbs. Everything else looked good and healthy, measuring between 36 and 37 weeks, right on time still. And I am dialated 1/2 centimeter, so we are on our way. Yah! Just a quick update to let you all know how Gavin is growing.

Kevin's Birthday

This past weekend we celebrated Kevin's birthday. We celebrated the big day by waiting 3 hours for one of Kevin's favorite pizza, at none other than . . .



It was a wonderfully fun evening spent with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Paul eating lots of appetizers(while waiting) and enjoying the cooler weather(finally).

Halloween Weekend

So this weekend, we had a relaxing time hanging out with family. Momma Holt and Nate were in town so we did do some birthday celebrating as well. Kevin's birthday is next weekend, but since everyone was in town we went ahead and celebrated the big 26 at Cheesecake Factory. Here are some pics from the fun.



We had lots of fun shopping for Gavin this weekend, and Momma Holt and Aunt Kathy thought Kevin needed to have a few essential pieces for Gavin's wardrobe.

Jake & Company Come to Town!

This past weekend we had a full house, but what fun it was. On Thursday night Jake, Hannah (Jake's girl), Lindsey & Joey (friends from Biola) came to visit for the weekend. We had a fun filled weekend. We enjoyed the sun, lounged at the pool, took a well guided tour of Chase Stadium (given by Kevin himself), went to a pumpkin patch (of sorts, pumpkins on the side of the road is what it turned out to be, gotta love the internet), wandered Cabela's, carved pumpkins, and played cranium. It was a fun weekend and we enjoyed having company. Here are some pics of the fun.

Week of Family & Friends

Sorry it has been so long since I've updated you, but things have been a little crazy, and I spose will only get crazier. So here we go. About a week ago my mom came to town to help us get ready for Gavin's arrival, which is coming up very quickly. We did have a very productive week. The time went by quickly running errands, going to Costco and Ikea, going to the doc, swimming, walking, and we did have a day of fun with Aunt Kathy as well.



One of our big projects was putting together our lovely changing table (thanks to Mom and Dad Holt). After many, many small pieces and lots of instructions we were able to get the changing table all together and set up.



We also worked on fixing the wall Mandy had helped me paint where the amazing painter's tape had so generously pulled the paint off the wall. But thanks to my mom's expertise you would never know. See . . .


Thanks mom for all your help.

On Friday my mom and I flew to LA where Mandy picked us up from the airport and we began a long journey to Sacramento. Because of our lovely timing we hit after work traffic. It took us 2 hours to get to Santa Clarita, way too long. Needless to say we arrived in Sacramento very, very early Saturday morning, but at least I could spend this long journey with two of my favorite people.

Saturday Kevin's mom and our family friend Renee threw me a baby shower. It was a wonderful day and a wonderful shower and lots of catching up with friends and family. Yah!!! Unfortunately I don't currently have any pics from the shower, but I will be posting some soon.

On Sunday I joined Mandy on the road again, back to LA. I was able to spend some time with my sis catching up and having fun. She can alwasy manage to make a road trip fun and filled with lots of laughs.

Monday I got to spend some time with Jake around Biola, and Hannah, his girlfriend. I was also able to meet up with Talia for lunch and catch up. It was a wonderful day to catch up with friends and I am very thankful for the time to be able to do it.





And now I am back home to my hubby. It was a wonderful trip but I did miss him much. While I was gone Kevin picked up our bassinet, well not Kevin and I's actually, Gavin's bassinet. Thanks to Aunt Terri & Uncle Gar and Grandma & Grandad.